What does specialties — external freight expense mean?

Costs incurred for third-party logistics and transportation services to deliver products from the Specialties segment to customers. This metric is highly sensitive to shipping volumes, fuel surcharges, and logistics network efficiency.

Martin Marietta Materials MLM Specialties — External Freight Expense

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$310M+3.7%

DORMSpecialty Vehicle — Other segment expenses

$17.27M-3.1%

CNASpecialty — Other expenses

$12M-20.0%

FWRDExpedited Freight Segment — Other operating expenses

$19.28M-12.0%

ALBSpecialties — Cost Of Revenue, Excluding Depreciation And Amortization, And Non-Operating, Non-Recurring Or Unusual Items

$242.79M+5.0%

WTFCSpecialty finance — Other segment expenses

$24.68M+5.3%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$1.4B+17.2%

Gross profit$310.0M-1.6%

Operating income$162.0M-9.5%

Net income$1.5B+1,204%

EPS (diluted)$25.06+1,219%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$273.0M+170%

Total debt$5.7B-2.0%

Total equity$11.3B+24.4%

Total assets$20.5B+15.6%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$227.0M+4.1%

CapEx$186.0M-20.2%

Free cash flow$41.0M+373%

Valuation

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Market cap$36.99B+11.1%

Enterprise value$42.41B+9.1%

P/E14.6×-15.6×

P/S5.8×+0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin27.3%+0.3pp

Operating margin23.1%+0.2pp

Net margin39.9%+21.4pp

FCF margin16.3%+5.6pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity24.9%+13.0pp

Debt / equity0.5×-0.1×

Current ratio2.3×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Martin Marietta Materials in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept mlm:ExternalFreightExpense.

The official record: Martin Marietta Materials’s 10-Q, filed April 30, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Martin Marietta Materials's specialties — external freight expense?: Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) reported specialties — external freight expense of $11M in Q1 2026.
How has Martin Marietta Materials's specialties — external freight expense changed year-over-year?: Martin Marietta Materials's specialties — external freight expense increased by 57.1% year-over-year, from $7M to $11M.
What does specialties — external freight expense mean?: Costs incurred for third-party logistics and transportation services to deliver products from the Specialties segment to customers. This metric is highly sensitive to shipping volumes, fuel surcharges, and logistics network efficiency.