Martin Marietta Materials Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
Martin Marietta Materials' CEO is Ward Nye, appointed in Aug 2006, has a tenure of 19.42 years. total yearly compensation is $17.72M, comprised of 7.3% salary and 92.7% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.37% of the company’s shares, worth $147.53M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.5 years and 8.3 years respectively.
Key information
Ward Nye
Chief executive officer
US$17.7m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 7.25% |
| CEO tenure | 19.4yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.4% |
| Management average tenure | 2.5yrs |
| Board average tenure | 8.3yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
Martin Marietta Is Still Too Richly Valued Going Into 2026E
Dec 22Should You Investigate Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (NYSE:MLM) At US$631?
Sep 12
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.'s (NYSE:MLM) Price In Tune With Earnings
Jul 09Martin Marietta Materials: Shares Haven't Dropped Enough
Apr 26Calculating The Fair Value Of Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (NYSE:MLM)
Mar 27Do Martin Marietta Materials' (NYSE:MLM) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?
Feb 10Martin Marietta Materials (NYSE:MLM) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly
Jan 27Martin Marietta Materials: Impressive Fundamentals, But Overvalued
Jan 24Martin Marietta Materials: A Spike In Shares After Q3 Results Is A Great Time For A Downgrade
Oct 31Martin Marietta: Headwinds, High Valuation Ratios, And Lack Of Insider Buying Activity
Aug 20
Decisive Acquisitions And Solid Market Fundamentals Set The Stage For Robust Growth
Acquisition of operations from Blue Water Industries and the synergy from integrating recent acquisitions significantly enhance Martin Marietta Materials' market share and operational efficiency.Martin Marietta Is Now A Much More Attractive Investment
May 30CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
| Jun 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
| Mar 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
| Dec 31 2024 | US$18m | US$1m | US$2b |
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
| Dec 31 2023 | US$18m | US$1m | US$1b |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$960m |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$966m |
| Dec 31 2022 | US$13m | US$1m | US$856m |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$825m |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$789m |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$661m |
| Dec 31 2021 | US$15m | US$1m | US$702m |
| Sep 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$729m |
| Jun 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$768m |
| Mar 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$760m |
| Dec 31 2020 | US$13m | US$1m | US$720m |
| Sep 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$669m |
| Jun 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$623m |
| Mar 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$594m |
| Dec 31 2019 | US$12m | US$1m | US$611m |
Compensation vs Market: Ward's total compensation ($USD17.72M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD13.25M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Ward's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Ward Nye (62 yo)
Mr. C. Howard Nye, also known as Ward, has been the Chief Executive Officer and President of Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. since January 1, 2010 and August 10, 2006 respectively. Mr. Nye serves as Presid...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | 19.4yrs | US$17.72m | 0.37% $ 147.5m | |
| Senior VP & CFO | less than a year | US$2.04m | 0.018% $ 7.2m | |
| Senior VP | 6.7yrs | US$2.45m | 0.012% $ 4.9m | |
| Senior VP & Chief Information Officer | 3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Vice President of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP | 1yr | no data | no data | |
| Executive VP & Chief Human Resources Officer | 2yrs | US$1.75m | 0.0032% $ 1.3m | |
| East Division President | no data | no data | no data | |
| President of Cement & Southwest Ready Mix | no data | no data | no data | |
| Director of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: MLM's management team is considered experienced (2.5 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | 16yrs | US$17.72m | 0.37% $ 147.5m | |
| Independent Director | 9.7yrs | US$327.35k | 0.0079% $ 3.2m | |
| Lead Independent Director | 9.4yrs | US$386.04k | 0.018% $ 7.3m | |
| Independent Director | 24yrs | US$454.32k | 0.041% $ 16.4m | |
| Independent Director | 21.3yrs | US$389.81k | 0.026% $ 10.2m | |
| Independent Director | 5.7yrs | US$334.52k | 0.0037% $ 1.5m | |
| Independent Director | 7.2yrs | US$328.16k | 0.0065% $ 2.6m | |
| Independent Director | 1.7yrs | US$264.88k | 0.0010% $ 400.3k | |
| Independent Director | 6.5yrs | US$309.73k | 0.0075% $ 3.0m | |
| Independent Director | 5.2yrs | US$327.48k | 0.0038% $ 1.5m |
Experienced Board: MLM's board of directors are considered experienced (8.3 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2026/01/13 21:37 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/01/13 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
|---|---|---|---|
| Company Financials | 10 years |
| |
| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
|
|
| Market Prices | 30 years |
| |
| Ownership | 10 years |
| |
| Management | 10 years |
| |
| Key Developments | 10 years |
|
* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.
Analysis Model and Snowflake
Details of the analysis model used to generate this report is available on our Github page, we also have guides on how to use our reports and tutorials on Youtube.
Learn about the world class team who designed and built the Simply Wall St analysis model.
Industry and Sector Metrics
Our industry and section metrics are calculated every 6 hours by Simply Wall St, details of our process are available on Github.
Analyst Sources
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. is covered by 36 analysts. 13 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Adam Seiden | Barclays |
| Daniel Wang | Berenberg |
| Paul Roger | BNP Paribas |