MTRN vs AESI vs GMTL Stock Comparison

Materion, Atlas Energy Solutions and Guardian Metal Resources Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
8 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

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

QuestionMTRNAESIGMTLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.72B $1.12B $307.75M MTRN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 52.4x -9.5x -29.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.7x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +21.6% -8.1% — MTRN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.3% -11.1% — MTRN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.1% -3.4% — MTRN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.1x 9.9x — MTRN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +67.3% -18.3% — MTRN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +25.5%/yr — — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 61.6% 67.1% 91.4% MTRN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 27/100 — MTRN

Percentile Scorecard

MTRNAESIGMTL

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

AxisMTRNAESIGMTL
Valuation 55 #73 of 162 58 #69 of 162 29 #115 of 162
Growth 53 #70 of 147 6 #138 of 147 –
Profitability 55 #55 of 122 31 #84 of 122 –
Financial Health 27 #121 of 166 14 #143 of 166 95 #9 of 166
Shareholder Returns 53 #51 of 107 – –
Overall 49 27 –
  • MTRN ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • AESI 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

PeriodMTRNAESIGMTLSPY
1 month -13.6%-24.8%-51.9% -1.0%
3 months -8.5%-27.6%-52.8% +2.9%
6 months +18.8%-47.0%-71.8% +6.4%
Year to date +77.6%-8.2%— +11.4%
1 year +67.3%-18.3%— +13.1%
3 years +132.0%-56.8%— +79.4%
3 years, per year +32.4%-24.4%— +21.5%
5 years +211.0%—— +67.7%
5 years, per year +25.5%—— +10.9%
10 years +651.1%—— +255.2%
10 years, per year +22.3%—— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureMTRNAESIGMTLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 61.6%67.1%91.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 63.2%74.1%91.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.120.852.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.09-0.27— 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.1%-67.6%-76.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.0%-56.2%-74.9% -2.5%
52-week high $320.08$19.75$20.64 $779.14
52-week low $111.50$8.10$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.

MultipleMTRNAESIGMTL
P/E now vs peer median 51.0xmedian 12.7x -9.1xmedian 12.7x -29.9xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 3.1x 1.0xmedian 3.1x —median 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 25.2xmedian 6.9x 21.0xmedian 6.9x —median 6.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 78.3xmedian 15.1x -5.9xmedian 15.1x -49.8xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 2.1x 1.0xmedian 2.1x 3.2xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median -16.15median 0.27 0.28median 0.27 —median 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 monthsMTRNAESIGMTL
Revenue $2.10B $1.07B –
Gross profit $335.97M $76.19M –
Operating income $125.67M -$88.46M –
Net income $90.12M -$118.33M –
Free cash flow $58.73M -$184.12M –
R&D $25.74M – –
EPS (diluted) $4.28 $-0.95 –
Cash & equivalents $19.99M – $52.46M
Total debt $440.69M $966.72M –
Shares (diluted) 21.08M 124.94M 57.79M
Enterprise value $4.66B $1.12B $307.75M

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
MetricMTRNAESIGMTL
P/E 51.0x -9.1x -29.9x
P/FCF 78.3x -5.9x -49.8x
P/Operating cash flow 42.5x 19.8x –
P/S 2.2x 1.0x –
P/B 4.6x 1.0x 3.2x
P/Tangible book 5.1x 1.1x 5.7x
EV/EBITDA 25.2x 21.0x –
EV/EBIT 40.0x -23.2x –
EV/Revenue 2.4x 1.9x –
EV/FCF 85.5x -11.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow 46.4x 37.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -16.15 0.28 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMTRNAESIGMTL
Revenue growth (1Y) 21.6% -8.1% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.2% 20.7% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.0% -63.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -2.4% -38.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 120.8% -229.1% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -3.7% -32.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) 453.5% -946.3% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -2.9% -34.8% –
EPS growth (1Y) 447.1% -937.6% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -3.2% -32.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -26.2% -77.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -13.1% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -36.0% -915.6% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.8% – –

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMTRNAESIGMTL
Debt / assets 23.6% 37.8% –
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.9x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.1x 9.9x –
Debt / FCF 7.5x -5.3x –
Liabilities / assets 46.8% 56.4% 3.7%
Equity / assets 53.2% 43.6% 96.3%
Interest coverage 4.1x – –
Current ratio 2.9x 1.8x 15.3x
Quick ratio 1.1x – 14.8x
Cash ratio 0.1x – 14.4x
Altman Z-score 5.59 0.79 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMTRNAESIGMTL
Dividend yield 0.3% – –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 0.3% 0.0% –
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.

ConsensusMTRNAESIGMTL
Forward P/E 29.7xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $7.43FY2026 $-0.91FY2026 $-0.25FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +36.6%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +18.8% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.50BFY2026 $1.05BFY2026 $0.00FY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +39.7%FY2026 -4.3%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +8.4% +31.7% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMTRNAESIGMTL
Held by institutions 97.0% 84.6% 10.6%
Institutions holding 404 286 47
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.3% +17.8% +16.7%
Institutions buying 238 170 36
Institutions selling 121 72 10
Buyers to sellers 1.97 2.36 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.

MTRNAESIGMTL
MTRN 1.00 0.11 0.40
AESI 0.11 1.00 0.16
GMTL 0.40 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MTRN, AESI and GMTL?

Materion (MTRN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Materion (MTRN) $4.72B, Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI) $1.12B, Guardian Metal Resources (GMTL) $307.75M.

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Materion (MTRN) returned the most: Materion (MTRN) +67.3%, Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI) -18.3%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Materion (MTRN) 0.00%, Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI) 0.00%, Guardian Metal Resources (GMTL) 0.00%. Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI) and Guardian Metal Resources (GMTL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Materion (MTRN) has been the steadiest (Materion (MTRN) 61.6%, Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI) 67.1%, Guardian Metal Resources (GMTL) 91.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MTRN, AESI 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.