EAF vs MTRN vs GMTL Stock Comparison

Graftech International, Materion and Guardian Metal Resources Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EAF Graftech International Ltd
$10.68 -3.5% 1M -37.3% 1Y
Market cap
$310.21M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$509.08M
Div. yield
–
Industrial Minerals Basic Materials
1 win
MTRN MATERION Corp
$226.43 -14.5% 1M +68.5% 1Y
Market cap
$4.89B
P/E
54.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.10B
Div. yield
0.00%
Industrial Minerals Basic Materials
8 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Materion leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Materion 8, Graftech International 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEAFMTRNGMTLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $310.21M $4.89B $297.64M MTRN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.6x 54.3x -30.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 30.5x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -2.5% +21.6% — MTRN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -38.4% 4.3% — MTRN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -12.9% 8.1% — MTRN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -23.1x 2.1x — EAF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -37.3% +68.5% — MTRN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -36.9%/yr +26.2%/yr — MTRN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 112.2% 61.7% 91.1% MTRN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 22/100 48/100 — MTRN

Percentile Scorecard

EAFMTRNGMTL

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

AxisEAFMTRNGMTL
Valuation 21 #129 of 162 56 #72 of 162 29 #115 of 162
Growth 7 #137 of 147 52 #71 of 147 –
Profitability 25 #92 of 122 55 #56 of 122 –
Financial Health 20 #132 of 165 27 #120 of 165 95 #9 of 165
Shareholder Returns 40 #65 of 107 48 #56 of 107 –
Overall 22 48 –
  • EAF ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • MTRN ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • GMTL 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

PeriodEAFMTRNGMTLSPY
1 month -3.5%-14.5%-48.0% -0.8%
3 months +37.1%-6.4%-53.2% +3.5%
6 months +12.3%+24.7%-74.3% +7.0%
Year to date -31.1%+82.1%— +12.2%
1 year -37.3%+68.5%— +13.0%
3 years -68.0%+136.8%— +86.3%
3 years, per year -31.6%+33.3%— +23.1%
5 years -90.0%+220.3%— +68.6%
5 years, per year -36.9%+26.2%— +11.0%
10 years —+671.5%— +258.0%
10 years, per year —+22.7%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureEAFMTRNGMTLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 112.2%61.7%91.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 128.7%63.4%91.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.962.152.29 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.331.11— 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -96.1%-48.1%-76.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -40.7%-29.3%-74.3% -1.8%
52-week high $18.01$320.08$20.64 $779.14
52-week low $5.23$111.50$4.88 $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.

MultipleEAFMTRNGMTL
P/E now vs peer median -1.4xmedian 12.8x 52.3xmedian 12.8x -30.5xmedian 12.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 3.1x 2.2xmedian 3.1x —median 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -29.4xmedian 7.0x 25.8xmedian 7.0x —median 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1.8xmedian 15.2x 80.3xmedian 15.2x -50.9xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median -0.7xmedian 2.1x 4.7xmedian 2.1x 3.3xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.02median 0.29 -16.56median 0.29 —median 0.29

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 monthsEAFMTRNGMTL
Revenue $509.08M $2.10B –
Gross profit -$34.13M $335.97M –
Operating income -$107.10M $125.67M –
Net income -$195.63M $90.12M –
Free cash flow -$158.11M $58.73M –
R&D $6.05M $25.74M –
EPS (diluted) $-7.38 $4.28 –
Cash & equivalents $134.31M $19.99M $52.46M
Total debt $1.20B $440.69M –
Shares (diluted) 26.51M 21.08M 57.79M
Enterprise value -$228.13M $4.83B $297.64M

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
MetricEAFMTRNGMTL
P/E -1.4x 52.3x -30.5x
P/FCF -1.8x 80.3x -50.9x
P/Operating cash flow -2.5x 43.6x –
P/S 0.6x 2.2x –
P/B -0.7x 4.7x 3.3x
P/Tangible book -0.7x 5.3x 5.8x
EV/EBITDA -29.4x 25.8x –
EV/EBIT -12.6x 40.9x –
EV/Revenue 2.7x 2.4x –
EV/FCF -8.6x 87.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow -12.0x 47.4x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.02 -16.56 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEAFMTRNGMTL
Revenue growth (1Y) -2.5% 21.6% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -11.4% 7.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -1,814% 1.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -30.9% -2.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -70.6% 120.8% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -57.0% -3.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) 4.2% 453.5% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -72.9% -2.9% –
EPS growth (1Y) 6.3% 447.1% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -71.1% -3.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -29.5% -26.2% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -43.6% -13.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -31.3% -36.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -79.2% -1.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEAFMTRNGMTL
Gross margin -6.7% 16.0% –
EBITDA margin -9.0% 9.5% –
Operating margin -21.0% 6.0% –
Pretax margin -36.8% 4.6% –
Net margin -38.4% 4.3% –
FCF margin -31.1% 2.8% –
Operating cash flow margin -22.2% 5.2% –
Return on equity – 9.2% –
Return on assets -18.9% 4.8% –
Return on invested capital -12.9% 8.1% –
Return on capital employed -12.1% 8.0% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.1x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.6x 1.2x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 0.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEAFMTRNGMTL
Debt / assets 117.4% 23.6% –
Debt / equity -3.1x 0.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA -23.1x 2.1x –
Debt / FCF -7.6x 7.5x –
Liabilities / assets 138.0% 46.8% 3.7%
Equity / assets -38.0% 53.2% 96.3%
Interest coverage -1.1x 4.1x –
Current ratio 3.5x 2.9x 15.3x
Quick ratio 1.4x 1.1x 14.8x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.1x 14.4x
Altman Z-score -0.85 5.67 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEAFMTRNGMTL
Dividend yield – 0.2% –
Net buyback yield -1.6% – –
Shareholder yield -1.6% 0.2% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – 13.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 20.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 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.

ConsensusEAFMTRNGMTL
Forward P/E – 30.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-5.68FY2026 $7.43FY2026 $-0.25FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – +36.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +18.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $483.99MFY2026 $2.50BFY2026 $0.00FY2027
Revenue growth, next FY -4.0%FY2026 +39.7%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +23.5% +8.4% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEAFMTRNGMTL
Held by institutions 41.3% 97.0% 10.6%
Institutions holding 90 404 47
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.5% +3.3% +16.7%
Institutions buying 54 238 36
Institutions selling 22 121 10
Buyers to sellers 2.45 1.97 3.60

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.

EAFMTRNGMTL
EAF 1.00 0.19 0.19
MTRN 0.19 1.00 0.40
GMTL 0.19 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EAF, MTRN and GMTL?

Materion (MTRN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Graftech International (EAF) $310.21M, Materion (MTRN) $4.89B, Guardian Metal Resources (GMTL) $297.64M.

Which company is growing faster?

Materion (MTRN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Graftech International (EAF) -2.5%, Materion (MTRN) +21.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Materion (MTRN) has the highest net margin (Graftech International (EAF) -38.4%, Materion (MTRN) 4.3%). On return on invested capital, Materion (MTRN) leads (Graftech International (EAF) -12.9%, Materion (MTRN) 8.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Materion (MTRN) returned the most: Graftech International (EAF) -37.3%, Materion (MTRN) +68.5%. Over five years, Materion (MTRN) compounded fastest (Graftech International (EAF) -36.9%/yr, Materion (MTRN) +26.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Graftech International (EAF) 0.00%, Materion (MTRN) 0.00%, Guardian Metal Resources (GMTL) 0.00%. Graftech International (EAF) and Guardian Metal Resources (GMTL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Materion (MTRN) has been the steadiest (Graftech International (EAF) 112.2%, Materion (MTRN) 61.7%, Guardian Metal Resources (GMTL) 91.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EAF, MTRN and GMTL?

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 8. 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.