Minerals Technologies Inc. (MTX) stock analysis

In our weekly check, Minerals Technologies Inc. is graded D (A to F). Of 23 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 11 pass, warnings: 4, red flags: 8.

About Minerals Technologies Inc.

Minerals Technologies Inc. is a Basic Materials company (Specialty Chemicals) based in the United States, listed on NYSE as MTX.

What our checks show for MTX

Red flags

• Net debt is 8.5x a year of EBITDA (debt/equity 0.61). That limits room in a downturn and raises refinancing risk.
• Operating profit does not cover the interest bill (-0.4x): interest is paid from cash or new debt.
• The net margin fell by 12 points over 5 years, to -3.1%: the company keeps less of each sale as profit.
• Earnings per share fell 16.5% a year over the last 3 years.
• The company is losing money: the net margin is -3.1%.
• Minerals Technologies Inc. pays a dividend while losing money: it is funded from reserves or debt.
• The stock has fallen as much as 65% from a peak. Would you have held through that?
• Return on capital (ROCE) is zero or negative: the business does not earn on the money put into it.

Warning signs

• Analysts expect only about 3.6% a year of growth in revenue.
• Revenue grew only 0.7% a year over the last 3 years.
• A small company (market value $1.91 billion): usually riskier and followed by fewer analysts.
• Thinly traded (about 193 thousand shares a day): buying and selling can move the price.

Strengths

• Operating cash flow is 3.48x net profit: the profit arrives as real cash.
• Analysts expect earnings per share to grow about 75.2% a year over the next years.
• Analysts expect the net margin to improve by 13.4 points from today's -3.1%.
• Pay in shares is only 0% of free cash flow.

Next earnings report: 2027-02-04

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Questions

What grade does Minerals Technologies Inc. (MTX) have?

In our weekly check, Minerals Technologies Inc. is graded D (A to F). Of 23 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 11 pass, warnings: 4, red flags: 8. The grade is a risk check, not a buy or sell recommendation.

What are the main risks of MTX stock?

This week's biggest flags for Minerals Technologies Inc.: High debt, Weak interest cover, Margins falling. In total 12 of 23 checks show a warning or a red flag.

What does Minerals Technologies Inc. do?

Minerals Technologies Inc. is a Basic Materials company (Specialty Chemicals) based in the United States, listed on NYSE as MTX.

When does Minerals Technologies Inc. report earnings next?

The next earnings report is expected on 2027-02-04. We re-run the checks every week, so the grade can change after it.

The grade is a risk check, not a price forecast, and not investment advice. In our 10-year test (S&P 500, 2016-2026), stocks we graded A or B fell more than 30% 2-3 times less often than D or F, without a lower average return.

Updated 2026-11-07

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