# Minerals Technologies Inc. (MTX) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Basic Materials / Chemicals. Price $71.76, market value $2.2 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): n/a** (negative earnings). Minerals Technologies Inc. reported negative earnings over the last twelve months, so the P/E is not meaningful; use price-to-sales, EV/EBITDA and free-cash-flow yield instead.
- **Price / sales: 1.0×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.0×.
- **Price / book: 1.4×**. The shares trade at 1.4× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 5.4%** (5-yr avg 4.8%). Free cash flow equals 5.4% of the market value, in line with its five-year average of 4.8%. Above 5% is generally attractive.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 24.5%**. Minerals Technologies Inc. keeps 24.5% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells, a thin margin typical of retail, distribution and commodity businesses.
- **Operating margin: -1.3%**. Operating margin is negative: the business loses money before interest and tax.
- **Net margin: -0.9%**. The company reported a net loss over the last twelve months.
- **Return on equity: -1.1%**. Return on equity is negative because earnings are negative.
- **Return on invested capital: -1.0%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is -1.0%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: -1.9%**. Each dollar of assets produces -1.9% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -2.2%** (3-yr -0.8%/yr, 5-yr 5.4%/yr). Revenue fell 2.2% over the last year, against 5.4% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -111.4%**. Earnings per share fell 111.4%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 54.7%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 54.7% a year over three years.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.56**. Debt is 0.56 times equity, moderate leverage.
- **Altman Z-score: 2.11**. A Z-score of 2.11 is in the grey zone; not distressed, not clearly safe.
- **Piotroski F-score: 4/9**. 4 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 0.67%** ($0.47 per share, trailing). Minerals Technologies Inc. yields 0.67%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 26**. 26 straight years of increases (the data covers 26 years, so this may be longer): a record very few companies hold.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 17.6%/yr** (1-yr 9.8%). The dividend has compounded at 17.6% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 4 years at that pace.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 14.0%** (YTD 18.1%, 3-mo -5.4%). The shares are up 14.0% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -14.9%** (33.0% above the low). Trading 15% 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): 46**. An RSI of 46 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.69** (volatility 27%). Beta of 0.69 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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