# Methanex Corporation (MEOH) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Basic Materials / Chemicals. Price $58.72, market value $4.5 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 66.7×** (5-yr avg 18.7×, 3-yr avg 26.8×). Methanex Corporation trades at 66.7× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 18.7×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Basic Materials median in the September 2026 study was 19.0×. Forward P/E is 10.2×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 1.1×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.1×.
- **Price / book: 1.8×**. The shares trade at 1.8× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 6.8×**. Enterprise value is 6.8× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; below 8× is inexpensive for most sectors.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 20.6%** (5-yr avg 26.4%). Free cash flow equals 20.6% of the market value, below its five-year average of 26.4%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 1.5%**. The inverse of the P/E: 1.5% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 28.6%**. Methanex Corporation keeps 28.6% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 17.4%**. 17.4% of revenue is left after running the business, a healthy level in most sectors.
- **Net margin: 4.0%**. 4.0% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 5.3%**. 5.3% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on invested capital: 8.6%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 8.6%.
- **Return on assets: 1.2%**. Each dollar of assets produces 1.2% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -3.5%** (3-yr -5.9%/yr, 5-yr 6.3%/yr). Revenue fell 3.5% over the last year, against 6.3% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -61.1%** (3-yr -42.4%/yr). Earnings per share fell 61.1%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 2.9%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 2.9% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.99**. Debt is 0.99 times equity, moderate leverage.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 2.3×**. It would take 2.3 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Interest coverage: 3.3×**. Operating profit covers interest 3.3× over, a safe margin.
- **Piotroski F-score: 3/9**. 3 of 9 checks pass: weak or deteriorating financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.26%** ($0.74 per share, trailing). Methanex Corporation yields 1.26%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 37%** (6% of free cash flow). 37% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 4**. 4 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 9.3%/yr** (1-yr 0.0%). The dividend has grown 9.3% a year over five years.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (10 analysts). 10 analysts cover Methanex Corporation; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $70.00 (+19% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 60.9%** (YTD 48.9%, 3-mo 2.2%). The shares are up 60.9% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -12.0%** (83.5% above the low). Trading 12% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 56**. An RSI of 56 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): -0.00** (volatility 51%). Beta of -0.00 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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