CRH vs Martin Marietta Materials
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I put CRH and Martin Marietta Materials side by side, using each one’s latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- 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%).
- Martin Marietta Materials turned more of its sales into free cash flow (15.9% FCF margin, against 7.8%).
- 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 15.1x against 12.4x for Martin Marietta Materials.
Who comes out ahead
Of the 11 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
CRH
CRH
6/11
5-year growthGross marginReturn on capitalReturn on equityNet debt / EBITDAShare count change
Martin Marietta Materials
MLM
4/11
Revenue growthOperating marginNet marginFCF margin
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | CRH FY25 | MLM FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $57.1B | $30.3B |
| 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 | 15.1x | 12.4x |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | 7 |
Ten years
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Operating margin
Free cash flow
Return on capital
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.