Minerals Technologies Inc. (MTX) is a publicly traded company in the Basic Materials — Chemicals - Specialty industry listed on NYSE. This overview shows the latest price, key valuation ratios, profitability metrics and financial-health indicators used by fundamental investors.
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.
Is Minerals Technologies Inc. stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
As of November 3, 2026, Minerals Technologies Inc. (MTX) trades at $63.44 with no positive earnings over the last twelve months, according to Kaplio. No valuation verdict: it has no earnings to calculate a P/E from.
Kaplio overview: Minerals Technologies Inc.
Market cap $2B · 52 weeks $56 – $83 (21 % below the high) · P/E no earnings · 2027 est. P/E 9.4× · Dividend 0.76 % · 3 years rising · Closing price, Nov 3 · accounts published Oct 29.
- Valuation: EV/EBITDA 37.7× (no earnings).
- Business: ROIC −1 % (weak).
- Balance sheet: Net debt/EBITDA 4.6× (fragile).
- Earnings: 5 of 8 (uneven).
What would it be worth at its usual multiples?
No valuation verdict: it has no earnings to calculate a P/E from.
What matters in materials: 4 of 8 pass
- FCF yield 5.1 %, fails.
- Gross margin 24.4 %, fails.
- Net debt / EBITDA (trough) 4.6×, fails.
- Cycle-adjusted EV/EBITDA 37.7×, fails.
- Dividend coverage 6.1×, passes.
- Capex / D&A 1.0×, passes.
- Altman Z-Score 2.7, passes.
- P/B across cycles 1.2×, passes.
Against its peers (reference peers) — Minerals Technologies Inc.: P/E —; EV/EBITDA 37.7×; ROIC -0.6 %; $2.0B. Innospec Inc. (P/E 52.0×; EV/EBITDA 39.5×; ROIC 10.2 %; $2.4B), Ingevity Corporation (P/E 50.1×; EV/EBITDA 18.9×; ROIC 12.3 %; $2.5B), Quaker Houghton (P/E 26.7×; EV/EBITDA 12.9×; ROIC 5.1 %; $2.6B).
Dividend
solid · Yield (last 12 months) 0.76 % · $0.45 per share in 2025 · Years raising it 3 · 5-year growth +18 % a year · Free cash flow coverage 10.5× (last three fiscal years) · With $1,000 invested today you'd collect $7.60 a year ($0.63 a month).
Profitability
| Return on Equity | -4.12% |
| Return on Invested Capital | -0.64% |
| Return on Assets | -1.91% |
| Gross Margin | 23.90% |
| Operating Margin | -0.97% |
| Net Margin | -3.12% |
Financial Health
| Debt / Equity | 0.61 |
| Current Ratio | 1.45 |
| Piotroski F-Score | 3 |
| Altman Z-Score | 2.75 |
Price Performance
| 1 month | -2.07% |
| 3 months | -13.93% |
| Year-to-date | +6.37% |
| 1 year | +16.58% |
| 3 years | +9.42% |
| 5 years | -14.76% |
| 10 years | -4.52% |
Dividend History
Paid in the last 12 months: $0.36 per share in 3 payments.
| Date | Amount |
|---|---|
| August 14, 2026 | $0.12 |
| June 2, 2026 | $0.12 |
| February 13, 2026 | $0.12 |
| October 30, 2025 | $0.12 |
| August 15, 2025 | $0.11 |
| May 30, 2025 | $0.11 |
| February 14, 2025 | $0.11 |
| October 31, 2024 | $0.11 |
| August 16, 2024 | $0.10 |
| May 31, 2024 | $0.10 |
Amounts adjusted for stock splits.
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