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Martin Marietta Corporation

American corporation
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Updated:
Date:
1961 - 1995
Ticker:
LMT
Share price:
$542.22 (mkt close, Nov. 22, 2024)
Market cap:
$128.53 bil.
Annual revenue:
$71.30 bil.
Earnings per share (prev. year):
$27.64
Sector:
Industrials
Industry:
Aerospace & Defense
CEO:
Mr. James D. Taiclet Jr.

Martin Marietta Corporation, diversified American corporation (incorporated 1961) that was primarily involved in the production of aerospace equipment and defense systems for the U.S. government. In 1995 it merged with another major aerospace firm, the Lockheed Corporation, to form the Lockheed Martin Corporation.