Buyback yield (TTM)
0.61%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
1.17%
5Y share count change
-3.0%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$218.00M
Cumulative buybacks
$3.44B
Key takeaways
- Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) repurchased about $218.00M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 3.0% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 4.74× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +47.5% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 26% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Martin Marietta Materials (MLM)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for Martin Marietta Materials (MLM)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for Martin Marietta Materials (MLM)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for Martin Marietta Materials (MLM)
Latest: $450.00M
Overview
In 2025, Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) buyback spend totalled $450.00M – edged up 0.0% year-over-year.
Looking at the 2020–2025 (5 years) stretch, Martin Marietta Materials buyback spend compounded at +47.5% per year, with mixed annual results across the window.
Between 2007 and 2025, Martin Marietta Materials buyback spend declined 18.4%, falling from $551.16M to $450.00M.
2007 marks the peak buyback spend at $551.16M, with the historical low of $0.00 recorded in 1995.
Martin Marietta Materials Buyback Spend 2025: $450.00M
2025's buyback spend for Martin Marietta Materials came in at $450.00M, edged up 0.0% from 2024.
Martin Marietta Materials Buyback Spend 2024: $450.00M
Martin Marietta Materials posted buyback spend of $450.00M in 2024, surged 200.0% from 2023.
Martin Marietta Materials Buyback Spend 2023: $150.00M
In 2023, Martin Marietta Materials reported buyback spend of $150.00M, edged up 0.0% from 2022.
Martin Marietta Materials Buyback Spend 2022: $150.00M
Martin Marietta Materials buyback spend in 2022 was $150.00M.
Martin Marietta Materials Buyback Spend 2021: $0.00
Martin Marietta Materials buyback spend in 2021 was $0.00.
See more financial history for Martin Marietta Materials (MLM).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $450.00M | $46.00M | $404.00M | 1.20% | 0.06B | -1.8% | |
| 2024 | $450.00M | $58.00M | $392.00M | 1.43% | 0.06B | -0.8% | |
| 2023 | $150.00M | $50.00M | $100.00M | 0.49% | 0.06B | -0.6% | |
| 2022 | $150.00M | $43.00M | $107.00M | 0.71% | 0.06B | -0.2% | |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $43.00M | −$43.00M | — | 0.06B | +0.3% | |
| 2020 | $64.50M | $30.00M | $34.50M | 0.36% | 0.06B | -0.5% | |
| 2019 | $126.30M | $34.10M | $92.20M | 0.72% | 0.06B | -0.6% | |
| 2018 | $112.30M | $29.30M | $83.00M | 1.04% | 0.06B | -0.2% | |
| 2017 | $111.80M | $30.50M | $81.30M | 0.80% | 0.06B | -1.0% | |
| 2016 | $268.95M | $20.48M | $248.47M | 1.92% | 0.06B | -4.7% | |
| 2015 | $527.56M | $13.59M | $513.97M | 5.90% | 0.07B | +17.4% | |
| 2014 | $0.00 | $8.99M | −$8.99M | — | 0.06B | +23.3% | |
| 2013 | $0.00 | $7.01M | −$7.01M | — | 0.05B | +0.7% | |
| 2012 | $0.00 | $7.78M | −$7.78M | — | 0.05B | +0.4% | |
| 2011 | $0.00 | $11.52M | −$11.52M | — | 0.05B | +0.3% | |
| 2010 | $0.00 | $14.68M | −$14.68M | — | 0.05B | +3.3% | |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $20.55M | −$20.55M | — | 0.04B | +6.2% | |
| 2008 | $24.02M | $21.86M | $2.15M | 0.60% | 0.04B | -4.0% | |
| 2007 | $551.16M | $19.69M | $531.48M | 10.06% | 0.04B | -6.5% | |
| 2006 | $172.89M | $0.00 | $172.89M | 3.73% | 0.05B | -1.9% | |
| 2005 | $178.79M | $0.00 | $178.79M | 5.09% | 0.05B | -2.6% | |
| 2004 | $71.51M | $0.00 | $71.51M | 2.83% | 0.05B | -0.9% | |
| 2003 | $13.25M | $0.00 | $13.25M | 0.58% | 0.05B | +0.5% | |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.05B | +1.3% | |
| 2001 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.05B | +2.6% | |
| 2000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.05B | -0.2% | |
| 1999 | $12.70M | $0.00 | $12.70M | — | 0.05B | +0.5% | |
| 1998 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.05B | +1.0% | |
| 1997 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.05B | +0.6% | |
| 1996 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.05B | — | |
| 1995 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | $1.30M | $0.00 | $1.30M | — | — | — |
- 2025$450.00M
- 2024$450.00M
- 2023$150.00M
- 2022$150.00M
- 2021$0.00
- 2020$64.50M
- 2019$126.30M
- 2018$112.30M
- 2017$111.80M
- 2016$268.95M
- 2015$527.56M
- 2014$0.00
- 2013$0.00
- 2012$0.00
- 2011$0.00
- 2010$0.00
- 2009$0.00
- 2008$24.02M
- 2007$551.16M
- 2006$172.89M
- 2005$178.79M
- 2004$71.51M
- 2003$13.25M
- 2002$0.00
- 2001$0.00
- 2000$0.00
- 1999$12.70M
- 1998$0.00
- 1997$0.00
- 1996$0.00
- 1995$0.00
- 1994$1.30M
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Martin Marietta Materials (MLM)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 4.74×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Martin Marietta Materials (MLM)
How Martin Marietta Materials splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as Martin Marietta Materials, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
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Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $835.00M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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