Minerals Technologies Inc.
MTX · Price history
Price at last available close
$61.93
−$4.18 (-6.32%) 1M
2026-10-28
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Company & revenue
About Minerals Technologies Inc.
Primary reporting period: 2025-12-31 · Research updated Oct 12, 2026. A research update is not a new financial filing.
Who they are
Minerals Technologies Inc. is dedicated to the development, manufacturing, and distribution of a wide array of specialized mineral, mineral-based, and synthetic mineral products, complemented by related systems and services. The company's operations are structured across three main divisions: Performance Materials, Specialty Minerals, and Refractories. The Performance Materials segment delivers bentonite and its associated products, as well as leonardite.
How they make money
Minerals Technologies Inc. operates as a resource- and technology-based company that sources, manufactures, and distributes specialty mineral, mineral-based, and synthetic mineral products. The company leverages its global mineral reserves and proprietary technologies to provide essential functional components and process solutions to customers across diverse consumer and industrial end markets worldwide.
Products & services
The company produces precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC), quicklime, limestone, talc, and various specialty additives, while providing high-temperature technologies and environmental and infrastructure solutions.
Brands & revenue mix
No separate brand or brand-level revenue disclosure was confirmed in the reviewed sources. This does not mean the company has no brands.
Product / operating segments
No reconciled product or operating-segment revenue breakdown is available for the current research period. Company-wide revenue remains separate from segment disclosure.
Geographic revenue
No reconciled geographic revenue breakdown was confirmed for the current research period.
Customer concentration
No quantified customer-concentration disclosure is available in the current saved research.
Suppliers, materials & equipment
- Mineral ore extraction and processing equipment providers — The company relies on various suppliers for mining equipment and processing machinery to support its global operations.Source
Strengths
Sources
Financial risk observations and what to check
These are saved observations about business performance, not predictions. Review the company filings alongside the interpretation below. Latest stored financial period end: 2026-07-05.
Quarterly EPS turned negative at -5.91 versus 1.44 a year earlier.
Separate recurring operating losses from noncash or one-time charges, and check cash flow rather than interpreting negative EPS as a cash-outflow amount.
Quarterly net income turned from a profit to a loss versus the same quarter last year.
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Wall Street Score
Overall investment score · Quality, value, risk and opportunity
29
Poor
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Company Quality
How good is the actual business—regardless of today’s stock price?
42
Weak
Financial Strength
66
Business Quality / Moat
30
Management
25
Growth Quality
34
Risk / Durability
49
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Opportunity
Opportunity Score · How does the current price compare with estimated value?
19
Avoid
Based on current valuation, company quality, recent trends, and available market signals.
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Model Outlook
12-month model · What does the model think happens next?
23/100
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WSS View
The quick read
The overall Wall Street Score is low across its combined quality, valuation and risk inputs. This can reflect an expensive share price, business weaknesses, or both; check Company Quality and the category breakdown before drawing a conclusion.
At today’s price, the WSS valuation framework currently reads as less attractive based on the available valuation and market data.
The model outlook is currently cautious.
- •Balance-sheet / debt profile scores strongly
- •Recent buyback activity is present
- •M&A headline · Oct 23, 2026
- •M&A headline · Oct 16, 2026
- •Valuation is a weaker part of the current profile
- •Revenue fundamentals are weak
Company-specific research
Questions worth answering for MTX
These questions are generated from this company's current financial and score data so the page adds context instead of treating the headline score as a stand-alone conclusion.
- •Can MTX maintain its current revenue growth rate and improve the amount of that revenue that turns into earnings and cash?
- •Is MTX's positive free cash flow repeatable, or is the current level being helped by temporary working-capital or spending changes?
- •Is MTX's debt load manageable relative to cash generation, interest costs and upcoming maturities?
- •What specifically needs to improve for MTX to reach sustainable profitability?
- •What future growth or profitability would be needed to justify MTX's current valuation?
Essential Investment Snapshot
Wall Street Score
29
Opportunity Score
19
Market Cap
$1.93B
P/E Ratio
-29.8
EPS
$-2.18
52-Week High
$84.34
52-Week Low
$53.94
Beta
1.12
Analyst Target
$37.00
Shares Outstanding
31.4M
Total Revenue
$2.15B
Total Debt
$964.9M
Dividend Yield (TTM)
0.78%
Liquidation Value / Share
$50.22
Dividend / Share (TTM)
$0.48
Momentum & Volatility Signals
Two different market-behavior signals. Momentum measures direction and trend strength. Volatility measures how large and unstable the price moves are, regardless of direction.
Weakening momentum
Low movement
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Important: the volatility score above is based on realized price volatility. Implied volatility (IV) comes from options prices and represents the market's expected future movement. Wall Street Score will keep IV separate and will only display it when a verified options-chain feed is available.
Notices for MTX
Detected from reported data — verify before acting.Dividend history reported
Dividend payments are recorded. Review the dates and regular/special classification below; past payments do not guarantee future dividends.
Historical repurchase activity
Reported cash flows or share-count measures indicate past repurchase activity. This does not verify an active buyback authorization or future purchases.
M&A headline · Oct 23, 2026
American Salars Closes Acquisition of K20 Minerals and the Lake Throssell Sulphate of Potash ("SOP") Project in Western Australia — This is a provider-linked headline, not an independently confirmed event. Check the article and company filings for the subject, proposed/completed status, and subsequent updates.
TheNewswireM&A headline · Oct 16, 2026
Odyssey Marine Exploration Announces Corporate Update on Proposed Merger with American Ocean Minerals Corporation — This is a provider-linked headline, not an independently confirmed event. Check the article and company filings for the subject, proposed/completed status, and subsequent updates.
Business WireCommunity Sentiment
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Potential upside factors
- +Growth opportunities may come from revenue expansion, margin improvement, new products, market-share gains, and stronger cash flow.
- +Global mineral reserves and resource-based capabilities.
- +Technological innovation and product application expertise.
- +Positive free cash flow may provide capacity to invest in growth.
Potential downside factors
- −Key risks may include competition, margin pressure, debt levels, valuation risk, and changes in demand within the Chemicals - Specialty industry.
- −Operational risks associated with global mining and manufacturing facilities.
- −Dependence on customer demand in consumer and industrial markets.
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Scores
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Score Changes
3 historical score records availablePrevious Score
29
Oct 1, 2026
Change
Unchanged
Current Score
29
Oct 8, 2026
Category Changes
MTX score was unchanged.
Projected Score
Projected Score
24
Projected Change
-4.2 points
Preliminary comparable-period financial changes suggest decline of approximately 4.2 points. This is a projected estimate, not the official WallStreetScore.
Price vs. Value
Valuation unavailableCurrent Price
$61.93
Model Intrinsic Value
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Difference
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Margin of Safety
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Intrinsic value is not currently available for this stock, so valuation can't be calculated.
Financial Charts
Revenue
Additional Metrics
Operating Cash Flow
Total Debt
Total Assets
Net Margin %
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| Line Item | TTM | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
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| Revenue | $2.15B | $2.07B | $2.12B | $2.17B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Cost of Revenue | $1.62B | $1.57B | $1.58B | $1.68B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Gross Profit | $526.4M | $506.6M | $535.6M | $494.4M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Research & Development | $23.4M | $22.9M | $23.0M | $21.2M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| SG&A Expenses | $220.2M | $196.6M | $227.1M | $193.3M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Operating Expenses | $533.9M | $219.5M | $250.1M | $214.5M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| EBITDA | $76.8M | $155.6M | $393.4M | $278.1M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Operating Income | -$7.5M | $287.1M | $285.5M | $279.9M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Interest Expense | $54.9M | $59.8M | $62.2M | $63.1M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Income Before Tax | -$75.9M | -$9.1M | $230.3M | $112.0M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Income Tax Expense | -$13.2M | $4.9M | $59.4M | $23.7M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Net Income | -$67.3M | -$18.4M | $167.1M | $84.1M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Basic EPS | $-2.18 | $-0.59 | $5.21 | $2.59 | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Basic Shares | 31.10M | 31.40M | 32.10M | 32.50M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Diluted Shares | 31.10M | 31.40M | 32.30M | 32.60M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
Earnings Summary
Revenue
$548.4M
Estimate unavailable.
Revenue Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
EPS
-$5.91
Estimate unavailable.
EPS Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
Debt Change
-1.9%
Cash Change
+9.1%
Margin Change
-42.1 pp
Debt and cash show percentage changes versus the comparison period; margin shows the change in percentage points (pp). These are company-wide changes, not per-share amounts.
Financial Changes Since Prior Period
What Improved
- Cash position grew
- Debt reduced
What Weakened
- Margins contracted
Potential Score Impact
Positive indicators included revenue growth, cash levels, debt levels. Pressure indicators included EPS growth, net income margin. These factors may support or pressure the Revenue, Management, Financial, and Debt categories; this summary does not claim that the stored scores changed.
Stored Earnings Analysis
Revenue increased 3.7%. EPS declined 510.4%. Cash increased 9.1%. Total debt declined 1.9%. Net income margin declined by 42.1 percentage points.
Earnings-Call Transcript
Earnings-call transcript analysis is not currently available.
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Insider Activity
Guru / Smart Money
Guru Score
24
Smart Money
24
Number of Gurus
1
Total Guru Value
Avg Portfolio Weight
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Largest Holder %
New Positions
Increased Positions
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Short Interest
Dividend History
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