MLM vs USLM
Martin Marietta Materials Inc. and United States Lime & Minerals Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | MLM | USLM |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $6.2B | $372.7M |
| Net income | $1.1B | $134.3M |
| Gross margin | 30.7% | 48.9% |
| Net margin | 18.5% | 36.0% |
| Return on equity | 11.7% | 23.8% |
| Diluted EPS | $18.77 | $4.67 |
| Dividend / share | $3.24 | $0.24 |
| Payout ratio | 17.3% | 5.1% |
| Free cash flow | $978.0M | $102.3M |
| Equity | $10.0B | $630.8M |
| Net debt / equity | 0.52× | −0.59× |
| Current ratio | 3.57× | 19.27× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 5.4% | 18.3% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 9.5% | 36.6% |
MLM bills 16.5× the revenue of USLM, and USLM keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (36.0% against 18.5%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | MLM | USLM |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $6.2B | $372.7M |
| FY2024 | $5.7B | $317.7M |
| FY2023 | $5.9B | $281.3M |
| FY2022 | $6.2B | $236.2M |
| FY2021 | $5.4B | $189.3M |
| FY2020 | $4.7B | $160.7M |
| FY2019 | $4.7B | $158.3M |
| FY2018 | $4.2B | $144.4M |
| FY2017 | $4.0B | $144.8M |
| FY2016 | $3.8B | $139.3M |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | MLM | USLM |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $1.1B | $134.3M |
| FY2024 | $2.0B | $108.8M |
| FY2023 | $1.2B | $74.5M |
| FY2022 | $867.0M | $45.4M |
| FY2021 | $702.5M | $37.0M |
| FY2020 | $721.0M | $28.2M |
| FY2019 | $611.9M | $26.1M |
| FY2018 | $470.0M | $19.7M |
| FY2017 | $713.3M | $27.1M |
| FY2016 | $425.4M | $17.8M |
17 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$5,777,273,000 | MLM |
| FY2024 | +$5,344,279,000 | MLM |
| FY2023 | +$5,569,670,000 | MLM |
| FY2022 | +$5,924,850,000 | MLM |
| FY2021 | +$5,224,745,000 | MLM |
| FY2020 | +$4,569,196,000 | MLM |
| FY2019 | +$4,580,823,000 | MLM |
| FY2018 | +$4,099,865,000 | MLM |
| FY2017 | +$3,820,756,000 | MLM |
| FY2016 | +$3,679,467,000 | MLM |
| FY2015 | +$3,408,733,000 | MLM |
| FY2014 | +$2,808,110,000 | MLM |
| FY2013 | +$2,021,786,000 | MLM |
| FY2012 | +$1,893,376,000 | MLM |
| FY2011 | +$1,571,034,000 | MLM |
| FY2010 | +$1,520,212,000 | MLM |
| FY2009 | +$1,455,985,000 | MLM |
MLM has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 17 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
17 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
11 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −17.5 pp | USLM |
| FY2024 | +1.0 pp | MLM |
| FY2023 | −6.5 pp | USLM |
| FY2022 | −5.2 pp | USLM |
| FY2021 | −6.6 pp | USLM |
| FY2020 | −2.3 pp | USLM |
| FY2019 | −3.5 pp | USLM |
| FY2018 | −2.5 pp | USLM |
| FY2017 | −0.8 pp | USLM |
| FY2016 | −1.6 pp | USLM |
| FY2015 | −1.7 pp | USLM |
The higher net margin has changed hands between MLM and USLM over this period.
11 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
USLM's net margin has been more volatile than MLM's over the 11 comparable fiscal years — 8.1 percentage points of standard deviation against 6.9.
11 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between MLM and USLM over these 11 fiscal years — MLM led in 1 and USLM in 10.
11 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
USLM's return on equity has been more volatile than MLM's over the 17 comparable fiscal years — 4.5 percentage points of standard deviation against 4.4.
17 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between MLM and USLM over these 17 fiscal years — MLM led in 5 and USLM in 12.
17 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.