Price as of close on Nov 3, 2026 · Financials updated Oct 10, 2026
Basics
Sector
Basic Materials
Industry
Specialty Chemicals
Country
United States
Market cap
2.0B USD
Enterprise value
2.6B USD
Full-time employees
3,782
Overall health
Drawback:less profitable than most peersless profitable than peers
Drawback:growing more slowly than most peersgrowing more slowly than peers
Drawback:higher risk than most peers: its share price swings more than most peers’ (beta 1.12 vs a peer median of 0.69) and more debt relative to equity (0.62× vs a peer median of 0.36×)higher risk: bigger price swings (beta 1.12 vs peers 0.69) and more debt vs equity (0.62× vs peers 0.36×)
Ranks #977 of 1,217 basic materials companies (bottom 20%)
Earnings slid into a loss. Loss per share this year after a profit last year.
Minerals Technologies made a loss per share in its latest year after a profit the year before.
Operating margin at a 6-year low.2.3% in 2025, the weakest of the last 6 years.
Minerals Technologies's operating margin fell to 2.3% in 2025, its lowest in the 6 years of filings we have.
Valuation signals disagree.Cheaper than 78% of peers on operating cash profit (EBITDA), but only 0% on earnings.Cheaper than 78% of peers on operating cash profit, but only 0% on earnings.
Relative to its operating cash profit (EBITDA), Minerals Technologies looks cheaper than 78% of peers; relative to its earnings, cheaper than only 0%. The valuation score blends the two, so look at which measure fits this business best.Relative to its operating cash profit, Minerals Technologies looks cheaper than 78% of peers; relative to its earnings, cheaper than only 0%. The valuation score blends the two, so look at which measure fits this business best.
Sales growing faster than profits. Since 2022: revenue −2.5%, operating profit −78%.
Since 2022, Minerals Technologies's revenue changed −2.5% while operating profit fell 78%: costs rose faster than sales.
Since last quarter: No major changeValuation also moves with the share price every day.
Why it changed since the Oct 27, 2026 close: Score 64 → 63
Share price +1.5%-1
Each step re-scores the company against its peers as they were on Oct 28, 2026; the parts add up to the change. Price effects on EBITDA yield are approximate.
Sector-normalized EBITDA, earnings, and free cash flow yields.
Earnings yield-3.4%
SEC filings · 12 months to Jul 2026Negative (a loss or cash outflow), so it counts as zero whatever the share price30% base weight · Z-score -1.00Sector median: 0.0364 · MAD: 0.0364
EBITDA yield14.5%
Yahoo Finance fallback · SEC enterprise value unavailable (debt or EBITDA not reported in standard form) · trailing 12 monthsReported value50% base weight · Z-score 1.15Sector median: 0.0854 · MAD: 0.0520
Free cash flow yield6.1%
SEC filings · 12 months to Jul 2026 · operating cash flow − capital spendingReported value20% base weight · Z-score 1.33Sector median: 0.0261 · MAD: 0.0261
Valuation, growth and profitability scores: higher is better. Risk: 0 is lower, 2 is higher. Risk is a relative proxy, not a bankruptcy probability. Scores depend on available sector peers.
Questions investors ask about Minerals Technologies
Is Minerals Technologies getting weaker?
Its latest SEC filing (Jul 31, 2026) got weaker in some ways: turned to a loss over the last 12 months; operating margin fell 13.8 points to -1.3%. Its overall score is unchanged at 33/100 since Oct 28, 2026.
How is Minerals Technologies valued vs its peers?
Priced lower than most peers relative to what it earns. Valuation scores 63/100 against 1,371 basic materials peers.EBITDA yield 14.5% vs a peer median of 8.5% (stronger than 78% of peers).EBITDA yield 14.5% vs peers 8.5% (stronger than 78% of peers).Earnings yield -3.4% vs a peer median of 3.6% (weaker than 100% of peers).Earnings yield -3.4% vs peers 3.6% (weaker than 100% of peers).
Is Minerals Technologies growing?
More slowly than most of its peers. Growth scores 32/100 against 1,371 basic materials peers.
How profitable is Minerals Technologies?
Less profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 14/100 against 1,371 basic materials peers.Return on assets -1.9% vs a peer median of 2.5% (weaker than 85% of peers).Return on assets -1.9% vs peers 2.5% (weaker than 85% of peers).
How risky is Minerals Technologies?
Higher risk relative to 1,371 basic materials peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings.Beta 1.12 vs a peer median of 0.69 (weaker than 79% of peers).Beta 1.12 vs peers 0.69 (weaker than 79% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.
Latest filing: what changed
Quarter ended Jul 5, 2026 · filed Jul 31, 2026 · compared with the quarter ended Apr 5, 2026
Got weaker
Turned to a loss over the last 12 months
Operating margin fell 13.8 points to -1.3%
Worth watching: Minerals Technologies is in the bottom fifth of its sector on profitability. From 2021 to 2025, 63% of companies in that position posted a loss over the following year, against 4% for the top fifth.
Previous quarter
Latest quarter
Change
Revenue (12 months)
2.1B USD
2.1B USD
+0.9%
Net income (12 months)
161.8M USD
−67.2M USD
turned negative
Operating margin
12.5%
-1.3%
−13.8 pts
Free cash flow (12 months)
118.3M USD
120.3M USD
+1.7%
Debt
966.2M USD
964.9M USD
−0.1%
Cash
315.9M USD
342.2M USD
+8.3%
Shares outstanding
31.0M
31.1M
+0.4%
From the company’s own SEC filings, as filed. Twelve-month figures roll forward one quarter at a time.
Industry valuation context
Industry: Specialty Chemicals · 32 companies
Valuations in Specialty Chemicals are above their usual range since 2016.
74% of months since 2016 were valued lower than now.
17% of companies are in the most expensive fifth of their own price-to-sales history.
Over 24 months, company values −8% and earnings +13% (medians): earnings grew faster than prices.
Median price-to-sales is −36% vs the whole market, against a usual −31%.
2016Shaded: most expensive fifth of its range2026
This is a cyclical group: after a downturn, trailing earnings and sales fall faster than prices, which can make valuations look high near a cycle's low.
Describes valuations since 2016; it does not predict prices. US companies worth $1B+, from SEC filings and month-end prices, as of Aug 2026. Today's companies and industry labels are used throughout. Measured on earnings, EBITDA, sales and free cash flow yields. How this works
Financials
Fiscal years from SEC annual filings · change vs the prior year
Key ratios
FY 2021
FY 2022
FY 2023
FY 2024
FY 2025
Change
Gross margin
24.0%
21.9%
23.4%
25.9%
25.0%
▼ 0.9 pts
Operating margin
12.7%
10.1%
7.9%
13.5%
2.3%
▼ 11 pts
Net margin
8.8%
5.7%
3.9%
7.9%
-0.9%
▼ 8.8 pts
Return on assets (ROA)
4.9%
3.6%
2.5%
4.9%
-0.5%
▼ 5.5 pts
Return on equity (ROE)
10.7%
7.7%
5.1%
9.6%
-1.1%
▼ 11 pts
Free cash flow margin
7.9%
1.1%
6.5%
6.9%
4.2%
▼ 2.8 pts
Current ratio
2.45×
2.13×
2.40×
2.84×
2.08×
▼ 27%
Quick ratio
1.74×
1.44×
1.69×
1.98×
1.45×
▼ 27%
Debt to equity
0.66×
0.67×
0.61×
0.56×
0.56×
▲ 1.0%
Interest coverage
6.34×
4.89×
2.90×
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