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Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) Total Return Calculator

$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026

$10,000 invested in Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $31,372 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 12.1% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $50,496 reinvested (9.0% a year), or $43,671 taking the dividends as cash, $2,916 of it paid out along the way.

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MLM became

$50,496

S&P 500: $72,756

Return a year

9.0%

S&P 500: 11.1%

Payouts reinvested

$3,377

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Worst drop

-48.9%

S&P 500: -48.2%

$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearMLM total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)−12.8%$217+11.7%
2025+21.2%$303+17.7%
2024+4.1%$274+24.9%
2023+48.6%$258+26.2%
2022−22.7%$232−18.2%
2021+56.1%$212+28.7%
2020+2.6%$198+18.3%
2019+64.2%$187+31.2%
2018−21.5%$162−4.6%
2017+0.6%$151+21.7%
2016+63.7%$142+12.0%
2015+25.1%$138+1.2%
2014+11.8%$136+13.5%
2013+7.7%$136+32.3%
2012+27.6%$133+16.0%
2011−16.5%$135+1.9%
2010+5.2%$124+15.1%
2009−6.1%$123+26.4%
2008−25.7%$116−36.8%

"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.

Key facts: MLM total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $50,496 at the end of Oct 2026: 9.0% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
  • Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, MLM turned $10,000 into $31,372 with dividends reinvested, 12.1% a year.
  • Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, MLM returned 7.2% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
  • Taking MLM's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $43,671, including $2,916 of cash received; reinvesting added $6,825.
  • About 14% of MLM's yearly total return since Dec 2007 came from dividends; the rest came from the share price.
  • MLM's best calendar year in that time was 2019 (64.2%) and its worst 2008 (-25.7%), with dividends reinvested.
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SmarterDividends, "Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/MLM/total-return

MLM total return questions

If I invested $10,000 in MLM 10 years ago, how much would I have?

About $31,372 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 12.1% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $29,151 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.

What is MLM's total return since Dec 2007?

405% in total, or 9.0% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 308%.

How much of MLM's return came from dividends?

About 14% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $6,825 better off on a $10,000 start.

What was MLM's worst year?

2008, at -25.7% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -48.9%.

How is total return calculated here?

From month-end prices: the adjusted price counts every dividend reinvested in the month it was paid; the plain price doesn't. The S&P 500 is SPY with its dividends reinvested. No trading costs or taxes.