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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Martin Marietta Materials's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was €115 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was €391 Mil.
Martin Marietta Materials (MIL:1MLM) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Explanation
An efficient operation keeps SGA costs low and thus has higher profit margin. The percentage of SGA relative to total revenue is an indication of how efficiently the company operates. Compare this percentage among the companies in the same industry is a good way of finding more efficient operations. A comparison of the SGA cost relative to the revenue with the historical value can also be an indication of how efficient the company has become.
Warren Buffett likes companies with consistent SGA as the percentage of gross profit.
Companies with no durable competitive advantage show wild variation in SG&A as % of Gross Profit.
If SGA is less than 30% of Gross Profit, it is fantastic. If SGA is nearing 100%, it is is in highly competitive industry.
Martin Marietta Materials Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Martin Marietta Materials Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Martin Marietta Materials's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Martin Marietta Materials Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
MIL:1MLM vs VMC, JHX, EXP: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Building Materials subindustry, Martin Marietta Materials's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense, along with its competitors' market caps and Selling, General, & Admin. Expense data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Martin Marietta Materials Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Building Materials Industry
For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, Martin Marietta Materials's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Martin Marietta Materials's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Martin Marietta Materials Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Calculation
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. For instance, personnel cost, advertising, rent, communication costs are all part of SGA.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €391 Mil.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
What does a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €391 Mil mean?
Martin Marietta Materials (MIL:1MLM) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €391 Mil as of Mar. 2026. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Martin Marietta Materials and its competitors.
Is Martin Marietta Materials' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Martin Marietta Materials' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €391 Mil. Overall, Martin Marietta Materials has a GF Score™ of 92/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Martin Marietta Materials' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to VMC and JHX?
Martin Marietta Materials' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €391 Mil can be compared against companies in the Building Materials industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense for a Building Materials company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Building Materials industry context. However, Selling, General, & Admin. Expense should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Selling, General, & Admin. Expense mean?
A high Selling, General, & Admin. Expense can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Martin Marietta Materials and its competitors. Martin Marietta Materials's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €391 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Martin Marietta Materials stock overvalued right now?
Martin Marietta Materials (MIL:1MLM) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €391 Mil. The stock's GF Value™ is €653.58, compared to a current price of €549.50 — trading 15.9% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €391 Mil. Martin Marietta Materials' overall GF Score™ is 92/100 with 3 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Selling, General, & Admin. Expense calculated?
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Martin Marietta Materials (MIL:1MLM), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €391 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Is Martin Marietta Materials (MIL:1MLM) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Martin Marietta Materials stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of €549.50 is trading 15.9% below its estimated GF Value™ of €653.58.
Key valuation signals for MIL:1MLM:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €391 Mil
GF Value™: €653.58 vs. price of €549.50 (15.9% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the MIL:1MLM stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Martin Marietta Materials is one of the United States' largest producer of construction aggregates (crushed stone, sand, and gravel). In 2024, Martin Marietta sold 191 million tons of aggregates. Martin Marietta's most important markets include Texas, North Carolina, Colorado, California, and Georgia, accounting for most of its sales. The company also uses its aggregates in its asphalt and ready-mixed concrete businesses. Martin's magnesia specialties business produces magnesia-based chemical products and dolomitic lime.
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