GMTL vs CPAC vs MTRN Stock Comparison

Guardian Metal Resources, Cementos Pacasmayo Saa and Materion Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MTRN MATERION Corp
$176.71 -43.5% 1M +52.4% 1Y
Market cap
$3.69B
P/E
35.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.22B
Div. yield
0.32%
Industrial Minerals Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Cementos Pacasmayo Saa leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Cementos Pacasmayo Saa 6, Materion 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGMTLCPACMTRNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $242.15M $1.08B $3.69B MTRN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -24.1x 25.0x 35.8x CPAC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 14.0x 23.8x CPAC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — +28.1% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 4.6% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 9.0% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 1.8x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 4.79% 0.32% CPAC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — +71.6% +52.4% CPAC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +16.1%/yr +13.5%/yr CPAC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 94.2% 52.7% 64.1% CPAC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 44/100 54/100 MTRN

Percentile Scorecard

GMTLCPACMTRN

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

AxisGMTLCPACMTRN
Valuation 37 #107 of 169 33 #7 of 10 61 #66 of 169
Growth – – 61 #60 of 153
Profitability – – 57 #53 of 123
Financial Health 96 #7 of 165 0 #9 of 9 27 #121 of 165
Shareholder Returns – 100 #1 of 8 64 #43 of 116
Overall – 44 54
  • GMTL ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • CPAC ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • MTRN ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGMTLCPACMTRNSPY
1 month -49.1%+3.5%-43.5% -5.9%
3 months -63.8%+7.2%-36.4% -4.6%
6 months -72.0%+19.2%-7.5% +0.2%
Year to date —+22.2%+42.1% +7.5%
1 year —+71.6%+52.4% +8.2%
3 years —+150.1%+59.8% +68.3%
3 years, per year —+35.8%+16.9% +19.0%
5 years —+110.8%+88.2% +56.5%
5 years, per year —+16.1%+13.5% +9.4%
10 years —+34.7%+465.5% +251.5%
10 years, per year —+3.0%+18.9% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureGMTLCPACMTRNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 94.2%52.7%64.1% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 94.8%31.0%68.3% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.110.031.92 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —1.360.82 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -79.7%-36.7%-48.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -79.7%-0.3%-44.8% -5.9%
52-week high $20.64$12.77$320.08 $779.14
52-week low $4.19$6.38$112.92 $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.

MultipleGMTLCPACMTRN
P/E now vs peer median -24.1xmedian 12.9x 25.0xmedian 21.3x 35.8xmedian 12.9x
P/S now vs peer median —median 3.1x 1.8xmedian 1.8x 1.7xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.6x —median 10.0x 18.7xmedian 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -40.2xmedian 12.2x 14.8xmedian 31.1x 33.6xmedian 12.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 2.2x 3.0xmedian 2.1x 3.6xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.19 —median 2.95 -34.64median 0.19

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 monthsGMTLCPACMTRN
Revenue – – $2.22B
Gross profit – – $353.54M
Operating income – – $141.13M
Net income – – $103.04M
Free cash flow – – $109.74M
R&D – – $25.70M
EPS (diluted) – – $4.87
Cash & equivalents $52.46M $15.93M $15.40M
Total debt – $261.69M $397.05M
Shares (diluted) 57.79M – 21.16M
Enterprise value $189.69M $862.87M $3.62B

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
MetricGMTLCPACMTRN
P/E -24.1x 25.0x 35.8x
P/FCF -40.2x 14.8x 33.6x
P/Operating cash flow – – 22.7x
P/S – 1.8x 1.7x
P/B 2.6x 3.0x 3.6x
P/Tangible book 4.6x 3.1x 4.0x
EV/EBITDA – – 18.7x
EV/EBIT – – 28.8x
EV/Revenue – – 1.8x
EV/FCF – – 37.1x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 25.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – -34.64

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGMTLCPACMTRN
Revenue growth (1Y) – – 28.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 9.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 4.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -1.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 132.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -1.6%
Net income growth (1Y) – – 431.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – -0.6%
EPS growth (1Y) – – 424.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – -1.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – 1.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -0.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 17.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 23.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGMTLCPACMTRN
Gross margin – – 15.9%
EBITDA margin – – 9.8%
Operating margin – – 6.4%
Pretax margin – – 5.1%
Net margin – – 4.6%
FCF margin – – 4.9%
Operating cash flow margin – – 7.3%
Return on equity – – 10.2%
Return on assets – – 5.5%
Return on invested capital – – 9.0%
Return on capital employed – – 9.0%
Asset turnover – – 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGMTLCPACMTRN
Debt / assets – 28.4% 21.2%
Debt / equity – 0.7x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 1.8x
Debt / FCF – – 3.6x
Liabilities / assets 3.7% 61.6% 45.1%
Equity / assets 96.3% 38.4% 54.9%
Interest coverage – – 4.8x
Current ratio 15.3x 1.1x 2.8x
Quick ratio 14.8x 0.4x 1.1x
Cash ratio 14.4x 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – – 5.16

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGMTLCPACMTRN
Dividend yield – 4.8% 0.3%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – 4.8% 0.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 11.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 10.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 4.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 4.1%

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.

ConsensusGMTLCPACMTRN
Forward P/E – 14.0xFY2026 23.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.25FY2027 $0.91FY2026 $7.43FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +68.5%FY2026 +36.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +5.5% +18.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $0.00FY2027 $680.11MFY2026 $2.50BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +7.8%FY2026 +39.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -2.3% +8.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGMTLCPACMTRN
Held by institutions 10.6% 1.4% 97.0%
Institutions holding 47 26 404
Change in shares held, QoQ +16.7% +76.6% +3.3%
Institutions buying 36 17 238
Institutions selling 10 4 121
Buyers to sellers 3.60 4.25 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.

GMTLCPACMTRN
GMTL 1.00 0.02 0.42
CPAC 0.02 1.00 0.05
MTRN 0.42 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GMTL, CPAC and MTRN?

Materion (MTRN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Guardian Metal Resources (GMTL) $242.15M, Cementos Pacasmayo Saa (CPAC) $1.08B, Materion (MTRN) $3.69B.

Which stock is cheaper, GMTL, CPAC and MTRN?

Cementos Pacasmayo Saa (CPAC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Guardian Metal Resources (GMTL) -24.1x, Cementos Pacasmayo Saa (CPAC) 25.0x, Materion (MTRN) 35.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cementos Pacasmayo Saa (CPAC) is cheapest (Cementos Pacasmayo Saa (CPAC) 14.0x, Materion (MTRN) 23.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cementos Pacasmayo Saa (CPAC) returned the most: Cementos Pacasmayo Saa (CPAC) +71.6%, Materion (MTRN) +52.4%. Over five years, Cementos Pacasmayo Saa (CPAC) compounded fastest (Cementos Pacasmayo Saa (CPAC) +16.1%/yr, Materion (MTRN) +13.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Cementos Pacasmayo Saa (CPAC) has the highest dividend yield: Cementos Pacasmayo Saa (CPAC) 4.79%, Materion (MTRN) 0.32%. Guardian Metal Resources (GMTL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cementos Pacasmayo Saa (CPAC) has been the steadiest (Guardian Metal Resources (GMTL) 94.2%, Cementos Pacasmayo Saa (CPAC) 52.7%, Materion (MTRN) 64.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GMTL, CPAC 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, Cementos Pacasmayo Saa (CPAC) leads on 6. 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.