Martin Marietta Q2 2026 revenue jumps 21%, adjusted EPS beats
Martin Marietta's second quarter was a story of scale, not margin: revenue rose 21.0% to a record $1.947 billion, but gross profit was flat at $495 million and adjusted EBITDA rose 13.0% to $638 million. Read the quarter as bought growth plus a stronger lime business, with softer aggregates pricing and a large one-off accounting charge dragging the GAAP numbers.
1 · Expected vs. Actual
Free preview belowGAAP diluted earnings per share from continuing operations fell 12.0% to $4.26, while the $4.17 total diluted figure includes a $0.09 loss from discontinued operations. Adjusted earnings per diluted share came in at $5.00 against a $4.7933 consensus estimate and $4.84 a year earlier. Most of the gap is a $45 million, or $0.74 per share, charge tied to acquisition and inventory accounting.
Revenue hit a record $1.947 billion, up 21.0% from $1.609 billion a year earlier. Volume did the work: aggregates shipments rose 17.0% to 61.6 million tons on a full quarter of the QUIKRETE assets and a partial quarter from New Frontier. Price went the other way, with average selling price per ton down 2.0% to $22.74.
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Figures on this page come from the company's original SEC filings. The analysis is generated automatically and checked against validation rules, but may still contain errors or omissions. Not investment advice. · Generated 2026-09-17
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