Building Materials Business — Gross Profit
Martin Marietta Materials Building Materials Business — Gross Profit decreased by 27.5% to $272.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 8.7%, from $298.00M to $272.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Building Materials Business — Gross Profit shows an upward trend with a 9.4% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Higher gross profit indicates better cost control or higher margins on products sold, whereas lower profit suggests rising input costs or compressed pricing.
Detailed definition
This represents the revenue from building materials sales minus the direct costs of production, including raw material e...
Peer comparison
Commonly reported as Gross Profit in segment disclosures for industrial and materials firms.
mlm_segment_building_materials_business_gross_profitHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $357.60M | $414.40M | $319.60M | $138.40M | $400.80M | $469.30M | $329.70M | $275.90M | $536.10M | $649.50M | $461.20M | $248.00M | $501.00M | $588.00M | $473.00M | $298.00M | $517.00M | $585.00M | $375.00M | $272.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +15.9% | -22.9% | -56.7% | +189.6% | +17.1% | -29.7% | -16.3% | +94.3% | +21.2% | -29.0% | -46.2% | +102.0% | +17.4% | -19.6% | -37.0% | +73.5% | +13.2% | -35.9% | -27.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +12.1% | +13.2% | +3.2% | +99.3% | +33.8% | +38.4% | +39.9% | -10.1% | -6.5% | -9.5% | +2.6% | +20.2% | +3.2% | -0.5% | -20.7% | -8.7% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Martin Marietta Materials's building materials business — gross profit?
- Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) reported building materials business — gross profit of $272.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Martin Marietta Materials's building materials business — gross profit changed year-over-year?
- Martin Marietta Materials's building materials business — gross profit decreased by 8.7% year-over-year, from $298.00M to $272.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Martin Marietta Materials's building materials business — gross profit?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Martin Marietta Materials's building materials business — gross profit has grown at a 9.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.24B to $1.78B.
- What does building materials business — gross profit mean?
- Revenue from building materials minus the direct costs to produce and deliver them.