AESI vs MTX vs MTRN Stock Comparison

Atlas Energy Solutions, Minerals Technologies and Materion Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MTX Minerals Technologies Inc
$62.97 -5.7% 1M +2.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.94B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.15B
Div. yield
0.01%
Industrial Minerals Basic Materials
4 wins
MTRN MATERION Corp
$220.82 -13.6% 1M +67.3% 1Y
Market cap
$4.72B
P/E
52.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.10B
Div. yield
0.00%
Industrial Minerals Basic Materials
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Materion leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Materion 7, Minerals Technologies 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAESIMTXMTRNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.12B $1.94B $4.72B MTRN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -9.5x -28.9x 52.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 10.3x 29.7x MTX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -8.1% +4.1% +21.6% MTRN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -11.1% -3.1% 4.3% MTRN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -3.4% -0.9% 8.1% MTRN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 9.9x 9.4x 2.1x MTRN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% MTX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -18.3% +2.4% +67.3% MTRN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -2.3%/yr +25.5%/yr MTRN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 67.1% 25.9% 61.6% MTX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 27/100 49/100 49/100 MTX

Percentile Scorecard

AESIMTXMTRN

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAESIMTXMTRN
Valuation 58 #69 of 162 80 #34 of 162 55 #73 of 162
Growth 6 #138 of 147 27 #107 of 147 53 #70 of 147
Profitability 31 #84 of 122 40 #74 of 122 55 #55 of 122
Financial Health 14 #143 of 166 16 #140 of 166 27 #121 of 166
Shareholder Returns – 82 #20 of 107 53 #51 of 107
Overall 27 49 49
  • AESI ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • MTX ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • MTRN ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAESIMTXMTRNSPY
1 month -24.8%-5.7%-13.6% -1.0%
3 months -27.6%-15.5%-8.5% +2.9%
6 months -47.0%-12.4%+18.8% +6.4%
Year to date -8.2%+3.3%+77.6% +11.4%
1 year -18.3%+2.4%+67.3% +13.1%
3 years -56.8%+22.7%+132.0% +79.4%
3 years, per year -24.4%+7.1%+32.4% +21.5%
5 years —-11.0%+211.0% +67.7%
5 years, per year —-2.3%+25.5% +10.9%
10 years —-6.9%+651.1% +255.2%
10 years, per year —-0.7%+22.3% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureAESIMTXMTRNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 67.1%25.9%61.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 74.1%25.5%63.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.850.582.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.270.091.09 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.6%-42.7%-48.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -56.2%-24.0%-31.0% -2.5%
52-week high $19.75$82.84$320.08 $779.14
52-week low $8.10$55.09$111.50 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAESIMTXMTRN
P/E now vs peer median -9.1xmedian 12.7x -29.1xmedian 12.7x 51.0xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 3.1x 0.9xmedian 3.1x 2.2xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.0xmedian 6.9x 39.3xmedian 6.9x 25.2xmedian 6.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -5.9xmedian 15.1x 16.3xmedian 15.1x 78.3xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 2.1x 1.2xmedian 2.1x 4.6xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.28median 0.27 0.73median 0.27 -16.15median 0.27

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAESIMTXMTRN
Revenue $1.07B $2.15B $2.10B
Gross profit $76.19M $526.40M $335.97M
Operating income -$88.46M -$28.70M $125.67M
Net income -$118.33M -$62.60M $90.12M
Free cash flow -$184.12M $120.30M $58.73M
R&D – $23.40M $25.74M
EPS (diluted) $-0.95 $-2.16 $4.28
Cash & equivalents – $342.20M $19.99M
Total debt $966.72M $3.87B $440.69M
Shares (diluted) 124.94M 31.10M 21.08M
Enterprise value $1.12B $612.55M $4.66B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAESIMTXMTRN
P/E -9.1x -29.1x 51.0x
P/FCF -5.9x 16.3x 78.3x
P/Operating cash flow 19.8x 8.5x 42.5x
P/S 1.0x 0.9x 2.2x
P/B 1.0x 1.2x 4.6x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 1.4x 5.1x
EV/EBITDA 21.0x 39.3x 25.2x
EV/EBIT -23.2x -89.6x 40.0x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 1.2x 2.4x
EV/FCF -11.1x 21.4x 85.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 37.5x 11.2x 46.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.28 0.73 -16.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAESIMTXMTRN
Revenue growth (1Y) -8.1% 4.1% 21.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 20.7% 0.0% 7.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -63.6% 0.4% 1.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -38.0% 4.2% -2.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -229.1% -138.2% 120.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -32.2% -29.1% -3.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -946.3% -1,198% 453.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -34.8% -37.8% -2.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -937.6% -3,351% 447.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -32.5% -39.7% -3.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -77.0% 21.9% -26.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 14.9% -13.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -915.6% 35.6% -36.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 23.6% -1.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAESIMTXMTRN
Gross margin 7.1% 24.5% 16.0%
EBITDA margin 9.2% 3.0% 9.5%
Operating margin -8.3% -1.3% 6.0%
Pretax margin -14.8% -3.8% 4.6%
Net margin -11.1% -3.1% 4.3%
FCF margin -17.2% 5.6% 2.8%
Operating cash flow margin 5.1% 10.7% 5.2%
Return on equity -10.4% -3.8% 9.2%
Return on assets -4.9% -1.8% 4.8%
Return on invested capital -3.4% -0.9% 8.1%
Return on capital employed -4.1% -1.1% 8.0%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.6x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.5x -3.7x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 3.3% – 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAESIMTXMTRN
Debt / assets 37.8% 27.4% 23.6%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.6x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 9.9x 9.4x 2.1x
Debt / FCF -5.3x 8.0x 7.5x
Liabilities / assets 56.4% 54.9% 46.8%
Equity / assets 43.6% 45.1% 53.2%
Interest coverage – – 4.1x
Current ratio 1.8x 1.4x 2.9x
Quick ratio – 0.9x 1.1x
Cash ratio – 0.4x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 0.79 2.25 5.59

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAESIMTXMTRN
Dividend yield – 0.8% 0.3%
Net buyback yield – 1.2% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 1.9% 0.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -23.5% 13.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 12.2% 20.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 7.3% 3.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 31.3% 4.4%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAESIMTXMTRN
Forward P/E – 10.3xFY2026 29.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.91FY2026 $6.14FY2026 $7.43FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +11.2%FY2026 +36.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +9.1% +18.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.05BFY2026 $2.33BFY2026 $2.50BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.3%FY2026 +12.3%FY2026 +39.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +31.7% +3.8% +8.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAESIMTXMTRN
Held by institutions 84.6% 100.0% 97.0%
Institutions holding 286 292 404
Change in shares held, QoQ +17.8% +2.6% +3.3%
Institutions buying 170 176 238
Institutions selling 72 69 121
Buyers to sellers 2.36 2.55 1.97

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AESIMTXMTRN
AESI 1.00 0.08 0.11
MTX 0.08 1.00 0.36
MTRN 0.11 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AESI, MTX and MTRN?

Materion (MTRN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI) $1.12B, Minerals Technologies (MTX) $1.94B, Materion (MTRN) $4.72B.

Which company is growing faster?

Materion (MTRN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI) -8.1%, Minerals Technologies (MTX) +4.1%, Materion (MTRN) +21.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Materion (MTRN) has the highest net margin (Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI) -11.1%, Minerals Technologies (MTX) -3.1%, Materion (MTRN) 4.3%). On return on invested capital, Materion (MTRN) leads (Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI) -3.4%, Minerals Technologies (MTX) -0.9%, Materion (MTRN) 8.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Materion (MTRN) returned the most: Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI) -18.3%, Minerals Technologies (MTX) +2.4%, Materion (MTRN) +67.3%. Over five years, Materion (MTRN) compounded fastest (Minerals Technologies (MTX) -2.3%/yr, Materion (MTRN) +25.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Minerals Technologies (MTX) has the highest dividend yield: Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI) 0.00%, Minerals Technologies (MTX) 0.01%, Materion (MTRN) 0.00%. Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Minerals Technologies (MTX) has been the steadiest (Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI) 67.1%, Minerals Technologies (MTX) 25.9%, Materion (MTRN) 61.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AESI, MTX and MTRN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Materion (MTRN) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.