GMTL vs CPAC vs MTX Stock Comparison

Guardian Metal Resources, Cementos Pacasmayo Saa and Minerals Technologies Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MTX Minerals Technologies Inc
$62.35 -7.0% 1M +4.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.95B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.15B
Div. yield
0.01%
Industrial Minerals Basic Materials
4 wins

Head to Head

6 decided of 12

Minerals Technologies leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Minerals Technologies 4, Cementos Pacasmayo Saa 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGMTLCPACMTXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $297.06M $1.09B $1.95B MTX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -30.5x 25.1x -29.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 14.0x 10.3x MTX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — +4.1% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — -3.1% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — -0.9% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 9.4x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — +71.9% +4.4% CPAC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +15.3%/yr -2.5%/yr CPAC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 91.1% 53.0% 25.3% MTX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 44/100 49/100 MTX

Percentile Scorecard

GMTLCPACMTX

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

AxisGMTLCPACMTX
Valuation 29 #115 of 162 33 #7 of 10 80 #34 of 162
Growth – – 26 #109 of 147
Profitability – – 40 #74 of 122
Financial Health 95 #9 of 165 0 #9 of 9 16 #139 of 165
Shareholder Returns – 100 #1 of 8 82 #20 of 107
Overall – 44 49
  • GMTL ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • CPAC ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • MTX 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

PeriodGMTLCPACMTXSPY
1 month -48.0%+4.7%-7.0% -0.8%
3 months -53.2%+6.2%-15.9% +3.5%
6 months -74.3%+18.7%-13.7% +7.0%
Year to date —+22.6%+2.3% +12.2%
1 year —+71.9%+4.4% +13.0%
3 years —+158.5%+17.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year —+37.3%+5.5% +23.1%
5 years —+104.0%-11.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year —+15.3%-2.5% +11.0%
10 years —+33.0%-7.4% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+2.9%-0.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureGMTLCPACMTXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 91.1%53.0%25.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 91.7%31.4%24.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.290.040.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —1.360.17 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -76.4%-36.7%-42.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -74.3%0.0%-24.7% -1.8%
52-week high $20.64$12.77$82.84 $779.14
52-week low $4.88$6.38$55.09 $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.

MultipleGMTLCPACMTX
P/E now vs peer median -30.5xmedian 12.8x 25.1xmedian 19.6x -28.9xmedian 12.8x
P/S now vs peer median —median 3.1x 1.8xmedian 1.8x 0.9xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.0x —median 9.3x 39.0xmedian 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -50.9xmedian 15.2x 14.9xmedian 31.4x 16.1xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 2.1x 3.1xmedian 2.3x 1.2xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.29 —median 2.78 0.73median 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 monthsGMTLCPACMTX
Revenue – – $2.15B
Gross profit – – $526.40M
Operating income – – -$28.70M
Net income – – -$62.60M
Free cash flow – – $120.30M
R&D – – $23.40M
EPS (diluted) – – $-2.16
Cash & equivalents $52.46M $15.93M $342.20M
Total debt – $2.77B $958.90M
Shares (diluted) 57.79M – 31.10M
Enterprise value $297.06M $877.95M $620.33M

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
MetricGMTLCPACMTX
P/E -30.5x 25.1x -28.9x
P/FCF -50.9x 14.9x 16.1x
P/Operating cash flow – – 8.4x
P/S – 1.8x 0.9x
P/B 3.3x 3.1x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 5.8x 3.1x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA – – 39.0x
EV/EBIT – – -89.0x
EV/Revenue – – 1.2x
EV/FCF – – 21.2x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 11.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – 0.73

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGMTLCPACMTX
Revenue growth (1Y) – – 4.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 0.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 0.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 4.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – -138.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -29.1%
Net income growth (1Y) – – -1,198%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – -37.8%
EPS growth (1Y) – – -3,351%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – -39.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – 21.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 14.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 35.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 23.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGMTLCPACMTX
Gross margin – – 24.5%
EBITDA margin – – 3.0%
Operating margin – – -1.3%
Pretax margin – – -3.8%
Net margin – – -3.1%
FCF margin – – 5.6%
Operating cash flow margin – – 10.7%
Return on equity – – -3.8%
Return on assets – – -1.8%
Return on invested capital – – -0.9%
Return on capital employed – – -1.1%
Asset turnover – – 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – -3.7x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGMTLCPACMTX
Debt / assets – 28.4% 27.4%
Debt / equity – 0.7x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 9.4x
Debt / FCF – – 8.0x
Liabilities / assets 3.7% 61.6% 54.9%
Equity / assets 96.3% 38.4% 45.1%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 15.3x 1.1x 1.4x
Quick ratio 14.8x 0.4x 0.9x
Cash ratio 14.4x 0.2x 0.4x
Altman Z-score – – 2.25

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGMTLCPACMTX
Dividend yield – 4.8% 0.8%
Net buyback yield – – 1.2%
Shareholder yield – 4.8% 1.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – -23.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 12.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 7.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 31.3%

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.

ConsensusGMTLCPACMTX
Forward P/E – 14.0xFY2026 10.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.25FY2027 $0.91FY2026 $6.03FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +68.5%FY2026 +9.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +5.5% +8.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $0.00FY2027 $680.11MFY2026 $2.33BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +7.8%FY2026 +12.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -2.3% +3.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGMTLCPACMTX
Held by institutions 10.6% 1.4% 100.0%
Institutions holding 47 26 292
Change in shares held, QoQ +16.7% +76.6% +2.6%
Institutions buying 36 17 176
Institutions selling 10 4 69
Buyers to sellers 3.60 4.25 2.55

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.

GMTLCPACMTX
GMTL 1.00 0.02 0.02
CPAC 0.02 1.00 0.02
MTX 0.02 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GMTL, CPAC and MTX?

Minerals Technologies (MTX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Guardian Metal Resources (GMTL) $297.06M, Cementos Pacasmayo Saa (CPAC) $1.09B, Minerals Technologies (MTX) $1.95B.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cementos Pacasmayo Saa (CPAC) returned the most: Cementos Pacasmayo Saa (CPAC) +71.9%, Minerals Technologies (MTX) +4.4%. Over five years, Cementos Pacasmayo Saa (CPAC) compounded fastest (Cementos Pacasmayo Saa (CPAC) +15.3%/yr, Minerals Technologies (MTX) -2.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Guardian Metal Resources (GMTL) 0.00%, Cementos Pacasmayo Saa (CPAC) 0.00%, Minerals Technologies (MTX) 0.01%. Guardian Metal Resources (GMTL) and Cementos Pacasmayo Saa (CPAC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Minerals Technologies (MTX) has been the steadiest (Guardian Metal Resources (GMTL) 91.1%, Cementos Pacasmayo Saa (CPAC) 53.0%, Minerals Technologies (MTX) 25.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GMTL, CPAC and MTX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Minerals Technologies (MTX) leads on 4. 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.