Basic Materials
Minerals Technologies Inc.(MTX)
Live Price
Offline$78.67
+2.26% today
1Y Change
+40.54%
Window
Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 23, 2026
- Market Cap
- $2.36B
- Revenue Growth
- -2.2%
- EPS Growth
- -111.3%
- Dividend Yield
- 0.6%
Coverage: 245 bars ยท Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 23, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Minerals Technologies Inc. (MTX) is a Basic Materials stock with a market cap of $2.36B and listed on NYSE. The stock last traded around $78.67 and up 40.5% across the available one-year price window (Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 23, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of -2.2%, EPS growth of -111.3%, a dividend yield of 0.6%. What stands out right now is revenue -2.2%, EPS -111.3%, free cash flow -41.0% with operating margin 13.1% and ROIC 0.0%. The dividend is present but secondary, with a yield around 0.6%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at P/E 14.6 and price/sales 1.1. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines MTX price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Basic Materials peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Below sector median
-2.2% vs 0.0% peer median
Operating Margin
Above sector median
+13.1% vs +10.5% peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report landed above expectations
2026 was reported on Apr 30, 2026 with an EPS surprise of +9.5% and a revenue surprise of +5.9%.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at -2.2% and EPS is at -111.3%, with operating margin around 13.1%.
The next real check-in already has a date
The next earnings event is scheduled for Jul 23, 2026, which is the clearest near-term catalyst for confirming whether the current trend is holding up.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged +2.6% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 2 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 Apr 30, 2026 | +9.5% | +5.6% | +8.2% | +5.4% |
2026 Jan 29, 2026 | -0.8% | +0.8% | +9.8% | +8.2% |
2025 Oct 23, 2025 | +5.4% | -2.9% | -10.2% | -7.5% |
Benchmark Edge
MTX vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
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Normalized return
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Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
MTX Max Drawdown
-15.83%
Trailing 1Y
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Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for MTX and SPY.
Company Overview
Minerals Technologies Inc.
New York Stock Exchange
Minerals Technologies Inc. develops, produces, and markets various specialty mineral, mineral-based, and synthetic mineral products, and supporting systems and services. The company operates through three segments: Performance Materials, Specialty Minerals and Refractories. The Performance Materials segment supplies bentonite and bentonite-related products, as well as leonardite. This segment also offers metal casting products; household, personal care, and specialty products; and basic minerals, environmental products, and building materials. In addition, it provides products for non-residential construction, environmental, and infrastructure projects, as well as for construction and remediation project customers. The Specialty Minerals segment produces and sells precipitated calcium carbonate and quicklime; and provides natural mineral products comprising limestone and talc. This segment's products are used in paper and packaging, building materials, paint and coatings, glass, ceramic, polymer, food, automotive, and pharmaceutical industries. The Refractories segment offers monolithic and shaped refractory materials; specialty products, services, and application and measurement equipment; and calcium metal and metallurgical wire products that are used in the applications of steel, non-ferrous metal, and glass industries. The company markets its products primarily through its direct sales force, as well as regional distributors. It serves in the United States, Canada, Latin America, Europe, Africa, and Asia. Minerals Technologies Inc. was incorporated in 1968 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
- Leadership
- Douglas T. Dietrich
- IPO Date
- Oct 23, 1992
- Employees
- 3.9k
- Street Address
- 622 Third Avenue
- Mailing
- New York City, NY, 10017-6707
- Region
- New York City, NY, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 212 878 1800
- Last Updated
- May 2, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 14.6
- EV/EBITDA
- 6.7
- Price/Sales
- 1.1
- Price/Book
- โ
Growth
- Revenue
- -2.2%
- EPS
- -111.3%
- Free Cash Flow
- -41.0%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 18.7%
- Operating Margin
- 13.1%
- Net Margin
- 7.6%
- ROE
- 12.8%
- ROIC
- 0.0%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- โ
- Current Ratio
- โ
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
Keep the research moving
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