Martin Marietta Materials (NYSE:MLM) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 4.78% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 13.22%. Currently, Martin Marietta Materials has a market capitalization of $32.78 billion.

Buying $100 In MLM: If an investor had bought $100 of MLM stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $1,179.91 today based on a price of $536.40 for MLM at the time of writing.

Martin Marietta Materials's Performance Over Last 20 Years

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