CRH
CRH · Construction Materials
$84.89
1.8%Martin Marietta Materials
MLM · Construction Materials
$507.17
2.0%The short version
- CRH is the larger business, with $37.4B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $6.2B for Martin Marietta Materials, about 6.1 times as much.
- Martin Marietta Materials grew revenue faster (8.6%, against 5.3%).
- Martin Marietta Materials kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (23.4% operating margin, against 14.5% operating margin).
- Martin Marietta Materials turned more of its sales into free cash flow (15.9% FCF margin, against 7.8% FCF margin).
- CRH earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (11.8%, against 7.7%).
- Investors pay more for each dollar of CRH’s earnings: a P/E of 15.0x against 12.5x for Martin Marietta Materials.
| Latest fiscal year | CRH · FY25 | MLM · FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $56.8B | $30.5B |
| Revenue | $37.4B | $6.2B |
| Free cash flow | $2.9B | $978M |
| Net income | $3.8B | $1.1B |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 5.3% | 8.6% |
| 5-year growth | 7.7% | 5.4% |
| Share count change | −1.8% | −1.6% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 36.1% | 30.7% |
| Operating margin | 14.5% | 23.4% |
| Net margin | 10.0% | 18.5% |
| FCF margin | 7.8% | 15.9% |
| Return on capital | 11.8% | 7.7% |
| Return on equity | 16.5% | 11.7% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $14.1B | $5.6B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.9x | 2.7x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $1.2B | $647M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 15.0x | 12.5x |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | 7 |
FY16
CRH —
MLM $3.8B
FY17
CRH —
MLM $4.0B
FY18
CRH $27.4B
MLM $4.2B
FY19
CRH $28.1B
MLM $4.7B
FY20
CRH $25.9B
MLM $4.7B
FY21
CRH $29.2B
MLM $5.4B
FY22
CRH $32.7B
MLM $6.2B
FY23
CRH $34.9B
MLM $5.9B
FY24
CRH $35.6B
MLM $5.7B
FY25
CRH $37.4B
MLM $6.2B
CRH
MLM
FY16
CRH —
MLM 17.7%
FY17
CRH —
MLM 17.7%
FY18
CRH 8.9%
MLM 16.3%
FY19
CRH 9.9%
MLM 18.7%
FY20
CRH 7.8%
MLM 21.3%
FY21
CRH 11.4%
MLM 18.0%
FY22
CRH 11.6%
MLM 19.6%
FY23
CRH 12.0%
MLM 22.8%
FY24
CRH 13.9%
MLM 43.8%
FY25
CRH 14.5%
MLM 23.4%
CRH
MLM
FY16
CRH —
MLM $302M
FY17
CRH —
MLM $247M
FY18
CRH $922M
MLM $329M
FY19
CRH $2.5B
MLM $573M
FY20
CRH $2.9B
MLM $690M
FY21
CRH $2.4B
MLM $715M
FY22
CRH $2.3B
MLM $509M
FY23
CRH $3.2B
MLM $878M
FY24
CRH $2.4B
MLM $604M
FY25
CRH $2.9B
MLM $978M
CRH
MLM
FY16
CRH —
MLM 8.5%
FY17
CRH —
MLM 11.6%
FY18
CRH —
MLM 7.9%
FY19
CRH 6.5%
MLM 9.0%
FY20
CRH 5.0%
MLM 9.9%
FY21
CRH 10.3%
MLM 8.0%
FY22
CRH 11.3%
MLM 8.0%
FY23
CRH 12.1%
MLM 9.2%
FY24
CRH 12.7%
MLM 14.8%
FY25
CRH 11.8%
MLM 7.7%
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