MTX
Minerals Technologies Inc.
MTX lost money over the past year, so it has no meaningful PE right now. Analysts expect earnings to recover and profitability to improve.
MTX Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable |
MTX's cash flow is currently healthy, and its revenue and balance sheet are stable, but its profitability is under pressure.
MTX PE Valuation
MTX has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
MTX Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect MTX's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady.
MTX Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $6.31 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$2.25 | -$2.22 |
| Q2 2026 | -$2.25 | -4600% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.09 | +$5.87 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.59 | -111% |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.03 | -101% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.05 | -98% |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.78 | -127% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.17 | +100% |
MTX lost $2.25 per share over the past year, a bigger loss than the year before.
MTX Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $554.9M | +4.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $548.4M | +3.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $546.9M | +11% |
| Q4 2025 | $519.5M | +0.3% |
| Q3 2025 | $532.4M | +1.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $528.9M | -2.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $491.8M | -8% |
| Q4 2024 | $518.1M | -1.2% |
MTX's revenue has grown year over year for five quarters in a row: $555M last quarter, up 4.2% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 12% | -1.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | -40% | -54 points |
| Q1 2026 | 11% | +43 points |
| Q4 2025 | 12% | -4.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 13% | -1.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 14% | +4.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | -33% | -47 points |
| Q4 2024 | 16% | +3.5 points |
MTX's operating margin was 12% last quarter, down 1.6 points from the same quarter a year ago.
MTX Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $51.9M | +19% |
| Q2 2026 | $35.8M | +5.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $9M | +$31.7M |
| Q4 2025 | $31.9M | -25% |
| Q3 2025 | $43.6M | +24% |
| Q2 2025 | $33.8M | +13% |
| Q1 2025 | -$22.7M | -158% |
| Q4 2024 | $42.3M | -42% |
MTX still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2023 peak: $129M over the past year.
MTX Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.3% | +100K shares |
| 1 year | -0.3% | -100K shares |
| 3 years | -4% | -1.3M shares |
| 5 years | -7.7% | -2.6M shares |
| Available history | -11% | -3.9M shares |
MTX has 31M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.5M |
| Q2 2026 | $1.7M |
| Q1 2026 | $5.4M |
| Q4 2025 | $11M |
| Q3 2025 | $17M |
| Q2 2025 | $19M |
| Q1 2025 | $11.5M |
| Q4 2024 | $6.2M |
MTX spent $22M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 60% from the year before.
MTX Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2020 | 2.4x | Moderate |
| Q4 2019 | 2.2x | Moderate |
MTX's net debt is about 2.4 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
MTX Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 30.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 5.3 | Oversold |
MTX's weekly RSI is 31 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 5 (oversold).
MTX PE vs Basic Materials Sector
| Metric | MTX | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 19x | — |
MTX has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
MTX Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $63.6 | 3.1% below |
| 20 week MA | $69.0 | 11% below |
| 50 week MA | $70.0 | 12% below |
| 100 week MA | $66.3 | 7% below |
| 200 week MA | $67.0 | 8.1% below |
MTX is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 8.1% below its 200-week average.
MTX Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $57.3 | $61.4 | +7.2% |
| 2021 | $61.4 | $71.8 | +17% |
| 2022 | $71.8 | $59.8 | -17% |
| 2023 | $59.8 | $71.3 | +19% |
| 2024 | $71.3 | $76.9 | +7.8% |
| 2025 | $76.9 | $62.1 | -19% |
| 2026 YTD | $62.1 | $61.6 | -0.8% |
MTX has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's down 0.8% so far in 2026.