Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

C. Howard Nye, Chair, President and CEO, was paid $14.3M in 2025, down 19% from $17.7M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 135:1, on median employee pay of $105,526.

Filed
April 15, 2026
Annual meeting
May 14, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
7
CEO total pay
$14.3M-19% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
135:1median $105,526
CEO pay in equity
66%$9.4M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
95%of votes cast
Revenues from Continuing Operations
$6.2BExceptional financial results
Aggregates Gross Profit Per Ton
$8.45Up 12% to record
Returned to Shareholders
$647MDividends and share repurchases
Say on Pay Support
94.8%At 2025 Annual Meeting

How Nye was paid

$14.3M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary10%Stock awards66%Non-equity incentive20%Pension and deferred comp4%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
C. Howard NyeChair, President and CEO$14,264,065
Michael J. PetroSenior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$3,431,606
Robert J. CardinSenior Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer$4,840,305
James A. J. NickolasFormer Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$302,245
Donald A. McCunniffExecutive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer$3,779,706
Jason P. FlynnSenior Vice President, Chief Information Officer$1,845,783
Bradley D. KohnFormer Senior Vice President, General Counsel$2,318,008

What changed and why

  • $14.3MCEO total compensation decreased to $14,264,065 in 2025 compared to $17,716,763 in 2024.
  • Martin Marietta achieved world-class safety with its ninth consecutive year of low lost-time incident rates.
  • $6.2BRevenues from continuing operations reached $6.2 billion driven by strong aggregates gross profit.
  • 185%Annual cash incentive plan payouts for 2025 were awarded at 185% of target.
  • 217%PSU payouts for the 2023-2025 cycle achieved 217% of target performance levels.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.