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Data last updated: Oct 17, 2026
Snapshot (as of Oct 17, 2026): Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (MLM) pays a $3.32 annual dividend ($0.84 quarterly), yielding 0.68% at $500.84/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-09-01. 30+ consecutive years of dividend growth (Dividend Aristocrat). Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 0.68%
Annual Dividend: $3.32 per share
Payout Ratio: 21.6%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-09-01
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Basic Materials
Years of Dividend History: 33
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. dividend has been paid without interruption for over three decades, backed by a business that supplies crushed stone, sand, gravel, and asphalt to infrastructure and construction projects across the United States. The current yield is 0.7%, with trailing twelve-month payments of $3.32 per share paid quarterly. The next ex-dividend date is September 1, 2026. MLM is a Dividend Aristocrat, making it a fit for investors who prioritize growth and longevity over immediate income, a profile reinforced by its beta of 1.085.
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. pays out 21.6% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as conservative (below 40%). That low payout leaves substantial room to sustain and grow the dividend even if earnings soften, and demand for aggregates like crushed stone and gravel is tied to infrastructure and construction activity that generates recurring revenue across economic cycles. Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. dividend safety faces its main pressure from the cyclical nature of construction spending, which can contract during downturns and squeeze earnings.
Over the past 14 years, Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. dividend history shows a CAGR of 5.2% per year from 2011 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $1.60 to $3.24 over that window (2026 data is partial and excluded from the CAGR calculation). The largest annual increase in the window was 12.0% in 2019, while the dividend held flat at $1.60 per share across 2012 through 2015, representing the slowest stretch of growth in the available data.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +8.5% | $2.54 (2022) | $3.24 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +7.7% | $2.24 (2020) | $3.24 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +7.3% | $1.60 (2015) | $3.24 (2025) |
MLM stock fits dividend investors who value a long, unbroken growth streak over a high current payout. The yield is low (below 2%), sitting at 0.7% today versus a 5-year average of 0.59%, so income generation is modest in absolute terms. What MLM offers instead is 30 consecutive years of dividend increases, Dividend Aristocrat status, and a 21.6% payout ratio that leaves the dividend well covered. The trade-off is straightforward: investors get durability and growth from a building materials business, but not meaningful current income.
MLM is a Dividend Aristocrat with 30 consecutive years of dividend increases.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-01 | $0.8400 |
| 2026-06-01 | $0.8300 |
| 2026-03-02 | $0.8300 |
| 2025-12-01 | $0.8300 |
| 2025-09-02 | $0.8300 |
| 2025-06-02 | $0.7900 |
| 2025-03-03 | $0.7900 |
| 2024-12-02 | $0.7900 |
| 2024-09-03 | $0.7900 |
| 2024-06-03 | $0.7400 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $2.5000 |
| 2025 | $3.2400 |
| 2024 | $3.0600 |
| 2023 | $2.8000 |
| 2022 | $2.5400 |
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