On 5/27/11, Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (NYSE:MLM) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.40, payable on 6/30/11. As a percentage of MLM's recent stock price of $84.00, this dividend works out to approximately 0.48%.
Below is a dividend history chart for MLM, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.40 declared by Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.:
MLM Dividend History
Date
Div*
02/25/11
0.400
11/29/10
0.400
08/30/10
0.400
06/04/10
0.400
02/25/10
0.400
11/27/09
0.400
08/28/09
0.400
06/04/09
0.400
02/25/09
0.400
11/26/08
0.400
08/27/08
0.400
05/30/08
0.345
02/27/08
0.345
11/28/07
0.345
08/29/07
0.345
05/30/07
0.275
02/27/07
0.275
11/29/06
0.275
08/30/06
0.275
05/30/06
0.230
02/27/06
0.230
11/29/05
0.230
08/30/05
0.230
05/27/05
0.200
02/25/05
0.200
11/29/04
0.200
08/30/04
0.200
05/28/04
0.180
02/26/04
0.180
11/25/03
0.180
08/27/03
0.180
05/30/03
0.180
02/26/03
0.150
11/26/02
0.150
08/28/02
0.150
05/29/02
0.140
02/27/02
0.140
11/28/01
0.140
08/29/01
0.140
05/30/01
0.140
02/27/01
0.140
11/29/00
0.140
08/30/00
0.140
05/30/00
0.130
02/28/00
0.130
11/29/99
0.130
08/30/99
0.130
05/27/99
0.130
02/25/99
0.130
11/27/98
0.130
09/11/98
0.130
05/28/98
0.120
02/25/98
0.120
11/26/97
0.120
08/27/97
0.120
05/28/97
0.120
02/26/97
0.120
11/26/96
0.120
08/28/96
0.120
05/29/96
0.110
02/28/96
0.110
11/29/95
0.110
08/30/95
0.110
* Data may be adjusted for splits; we are not responsible for data errors; always verify data with the company.
In general, dividends are not always predictable; but looking at the history above can help in judging whether the most recent dividend from MLM is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 1.90% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.
MLM operates in the Construction Materials & Machinery sector, among companies like USG Corp (NYSE:USG) which is up about 1.4% today, and Owens Corning (NYSE:OC) trading higher by about 1.6%. Below is a three month price history chart comparing the stock performance of MLM, versus USG and OC.
In Wednesday trading, Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. shares are currently down about 1.1% on the day.
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