Minerals Technologies Inc (MTX) stock
MTXNYSEIndustrial Inorganic ChemicalsFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Oct 4, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Oct 30, 2026Score 7/305% above fair value
$61.64−0.48 (-0.77%)
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $1.92BP/E –Yield 0.73%
Minerals Technologies statistics
96 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- –
- Last ex-dividend date
- Aug 14, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Oct 4, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 11, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 4.16
- 2.38
- P/OCF Ratio
- 8.20
- 13.11
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 1.17
- 2.65
- EV / FCF
- 19.76
- 22.22
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- -2.13%
- 10.9%
- Float
- 31M
- 49M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 1.51%
- 12.1%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 101.8%
- 56.4%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 630,538
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -18.2%
- -0.80%
- Short % of Float
- 2.06%
- 9.06%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 2.03%
- 6.30%
- Days to Cover
- 2.80
- 5.15
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $84.34
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $56.20
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $62.90
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $65.39
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $71.25
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $2.08
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- -5.64%
- -0.58%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- -2.68%
- -0.28%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -14.6%
- -17.1%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- -25.0%
- -20.1%
- Price Change (YTD)
- 1.92%
- -20.1%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- 9.54%
- -19.3%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- 3.52%
- -22.2%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- -20.4%
- -76.4%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- -15.8%
- -62.4%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 267,073
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 230,037
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 208,883
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.57
- 0.73
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 43.9
- 47.7
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 26.0%
- 80.2%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.95
- 1.08
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- -3.95%
- -11.8%
- EBITDA Margin
- -1.60%
- -27.7%
- FCF Margin
- 5.93%
- -8.85%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- -4.15%
- -51.3%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- -1.93%
- -40.7%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- -1.23%
- -32.9%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- -1.29%
- -38.1%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 1.45
- 3.30
- Quick Ratio
- 0.94
- 2.40
- Debt / Equity
- 0.61
- 0.50
- Debt / FCF
- 7.45
- 4.68
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 4.76%
- 7.26%
- FCF Growth (YoY)
- 32.6%
- 7.48%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- -0.84%
- 2.25%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 5.38%
- 6.41%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.62
- 0.40
- Inventory Turnover
- 4.51
- 2.73
- Revenue Per Employee
- $10.04M
- $429.38K
- Profits Per Employee
- -$312.50K
- -$683.67K
- Employee Count
- 216
- 75
- WACC
- 8.25%
- 10.1%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- -$85.80M
- -$13.23M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- -$578.80M
- $16.56M
- Net Cash Per Share
- -$18.63
- $0.71
- Equity (Book Value)
- $1.58B
- $52.23M
- Book Value Per Share
- $50.81
- $1.50
- Tangible Book Value
- $463.80M
- $26.10M
- Working Capital
- $385.20M
- $78.41M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$106.70M
- -$944.00K
- FCF Per Share
- $4.14
- -$0.42
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- -3.50%
- -20.1%
- FCF Yield
- 6.66%
- -9.14%
- Dividend Yield
- 0.72%
- 1.86%
- Buyback Yield
- 1.12%
- -0.69%
- Shareholder Yield
- 1.84%
- 0.00%
- Dividend Per Share
- $0.45
- $0.83
- Dividend Growth (YoY)
- 9.76%
- 2.37%
- Years of Dividend Growth
- 3
- 0
- FCF Payout Ratio
- 11.7%
- 44.4%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Income Tax
- -$14.50M
- $74.00K
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Altman Z-Score
- 2.24
- 0.31
- Piotroski F-Score
- 4
- 4
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | MTX | S&P 500 | Difference | MTX per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -2.1% | -2.7% | +0.6 pts | ||
| 3 months | -14.6% | -1.7% | −12.9 pts | ||
| Year to date | +1.6% | +11.9% | −10.3 pts | ||
| 1 year | +9.2% | +12.0% | −2.8 pts | ||
| 3 years | +5.8% | +78.2% | −72.4 pts | +1.9% | +21.2% |
| 5 years | -19.0% | +73.2% | −92.3 pts | -4.1% | +11.6% |
| 10 years | -12.9% | +309.6% | −322.6 pts | -1.4% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
1M MTX shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 18.2% from the previous report, or 2.06% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 2.8 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 35.2% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 630,538 | -18.2% | 225,401 | 2.8 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 771,054 | -8.9% | 183,212 | 4.2 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 846,070 | -6.0% | 185,561 | 4.6 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 899,926 | +11.9% | 188,203 | 4.8 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 804,359 | -14.5% | 158,968 | 5.1 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 941,313 | +20.2% | 230,465 | 4.1 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 782,992 | +3.1% | 271,443 | 2.9 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 759,244 | +4.7% | 211,986 | 3.6 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 725,414 | +59.1% | 411,397 | 1.8 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 456,027 | +9.4% | 148,158 | 3.1 |
| May 29, 2026 | 416,656 | -3.5% | 165,339 | 2.5 |
| May 15, 2026 | 431,594 | -26.9% | 318,242 | 1.4 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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