MTRN vs LOGC vs MTX Stock Comparison

Materion, ContextLogic Holdings and Minerals Technologies Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
7 wins
MTX Minerals Technologies Inc
$62.66 -5.0% 1M +11.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.95B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.17B
Div. yield
0.78%
Industrial Minerals Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Materion leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Materion 7, Minerals Technologies 3, ContextLogic Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMTRNLOGCMTXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.69B $674.72M $1.95B MTRN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 35.8x -293.3x -28.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.8x — 10.4x MTX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +28.1% +20.3% +4.8% MTRN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.6% -2.9% -3.1% MTRN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.0% — -1.1% MTRN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 6.0x 9.6x MTRN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.32% — 0.78% MTX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +52.4% +92.8% +11.1% LOGC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.5%/yr -37.0%/yr -3.8%/yr MTRN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 64.1% 26.8% 26.0% MTX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 30/100 47/100 MTRN

Percentile Scorecard

MTRNLOGCMTX

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

AxisMTRNLOGCMTX
Valuation 61 #66 of 169 44 #95 of 169 80 #34 of 169
Growth 61 #60 of 153 11 #137 of 153 18 #125 of 153
Profitability 57 #53 of 123 39 #75 of 123 40 #74 of 123
Financial Health 27 #121 of 165 26 #123 of 165 16 #139 of 165
Shareholder Returns 64 #43 of 116 30 #81 of 116 82 #22 of 116
Overall 54 30 47
  • MTRN ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • LOGC ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • MTX 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

PeriodMTRNLOGCMTXSPY
1 month -43.5%-2.5%-5.0% -5.9%
3 months -36.4%+48.4%-16.7% -4.6%
6 months -7.5%+71.5%-19.5% +0.2%
Year to date +42.1%+94.6%+2.8% +7.5%
1 year +52.4%+92.8%+11.1% +8.2%
3 years +59.8%+246.2%+6.6% +68.3%
3 years, per year +16.9%+51.3%+2.2% +19.0%
5 years +88.2%-90.0%-17.6% +56.5%
5 years, per year +13.5%-37.0%-3.8% +9.4%
10 years +465.5%—-7.7% +251.5%
10 years, per year +18.9%—-0.8% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureMTRNLOGCMTXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 64.1%26.8%26.0% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 68.3%26.1%25.2% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.920.390.67 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.823.460.43 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.1%-97.8%-42.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.8%-4.5%-24.4% -5.9%
52-week high $320.08$15.45$82.84 $779.14
52-week low $112.92$7.05$55.50 $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.

MultipleMTRNLOGCMTX
P/E now vs peer median 35.8xmedian 12.9x -293.3xmedian 12.9x -28.9xmedian 12.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 3.1x 8.5xmedian 3.1x 0.9xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.7xmedian 7.6x 26.4xmedian 7.6x 41.8xmedian 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 33.6xmedian 12.2x -15.5xmedian 12.2x 15.1xmedian 12.2x
P/B now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 2.2x 0.9xmedian 2.2x 1.2xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -34.64median 0.19 —median 0.19 0.63median 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 monthsMTRNLOGCMTX
Revenue $2.22B $79.50M $2.17B
Gross profit $353.54M $41.90M $518.60M
Operating income $141.13M -$9.90M -$34.80M
Net income $103.04M -$300.00K -$63.00M
Free cash flow $109.74M -$43.60M $128.60M
R&D $25.70M – $23.50M
EPS (diluted) $4.87 $-0.05 $-2.17
Cash & equivalents $15.40M $11.00M $372.10M
Total debt $397.05M $211.50M $957.80M
Shares (diluted) 21.16M 45.74M 31.10M
Enterprise value $3.62B $725.62M $600.54M

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
MetricMTRNLOGCMTX
P/E 35.8x -293.3x -28.9x
P/FCF 33.6x -15.5x 15.1x
P/Operating cash flow 22.7x -17.0x 8.3x
P/S 1.7x 8.5x 0.9x
P/B 3.6x 0.9x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 4.0x 1.9x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 18.7x 26.4x 41.8x
EV/EBIT 28.8x -88.4x -72.6x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 11.0x 1.2x
EV/FCF 37.1x -20.1x 19.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.1x -22.0x 10.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -34.64 – 0.63

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMTRNLOGCMTX
Revenue growth (1Y) 28.1% 20.3% 4.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.8% – 0.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.6% 63.7% -1.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.3% – 2.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 132.9% -186.8% -150.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -1.6% – -30.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 431.1% -106.5% -2,964%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -0.6% – -42.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 424.1% -129.1% -4,146%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -1.0% – -45.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 1.4% -590.1% 17.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.8% – 9.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 17.1% -1,218% 32.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.9% – 14.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMTRNLOGCMTX
Gross margin 15.9% 52.7% 23.9%
EBITDA margin 9.8% 41.8% 2.8%
Operating margin 6.4% -12.5% -1.6%
Pretax margin 5.1% -19.6% -4.0%
Net margin 4.6% -2.9% -3.1%
FCF margin 4.9% -54.8% 5.9%
Operating cash flow margin 7.3% -49.9% 10.8%
Return on equity 10.2% -2.1% -4.0%
Return on assets 5.5% -1.6% -1.8%
Return on invested capital 9.0% – -1.1%
Return on capital employed 9.0% -1.0% -1.3%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.1x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 132.3x -3.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 14.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMTRNLOGCMTX
Debt / assets 21.2% 21.8% 27.0%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.3x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 6.0x 9.6x
Debt / FCF 3.6x -4.9x 7.4x
Liabilities / assets 45.1% 24.0% 54.6%
Equity / assets 54.9% 76.0% 45.4%
Interest coverage 4.8x – –
Current ratio 2.8x 1.9x 1.5x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.2x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.5x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 5.16 -3.02 2.25

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMTRNLOGCMTX
Dividend yield 0.3% – 0.8%
Net buyback yield – -3.8% 0.5%
Shareholder yield 0.3% -3.8% 1.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 11.5% – -23.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) 10.8% – 11.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) 4.0% – 7.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 4.1% – 32.1%

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.

ConsensusMTRNLOGCMTX
Forward P/E 23.8xFY2026 – 10.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.43FY2026 $-0.17FY2026 $6.01FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +36.6%FY2026 – +8.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.8% – +6.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.50BFY2026 $0.00FY2025 $2.31BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +39.7%FY2026 -100.0%FY2025 +11.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.4% – +4.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMTRNLOGCMTX
Held by institutions 97.0% 0.6% 100.0%
Institutions holding 404 4 292
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.3% – +2.6%
Institutions buying 238 2 176
Institutions selling 121 0 69
Buyers to sellers 1.97 – 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.

MTRNLOGCMTX
MTRN 1.00 0.16 0.27
LOGC 0.16 1.00 0.12
MTX 0.27 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MTRN, LOGC and MTX?

Materion (MTRN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Materion (MTRN) $3.69B, ContextLogic Holdings (LOGC) $674.72M, Minerals Technologies (MTX) $1.95B.

Which company is growing faster?

Materion (MTRN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Materion (MTRN) +28.1%, ContextLogic Holdings (LOGC) +20.3%, Minerals Technologies (MTX) +4.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Materion (MTRN) has the highest net margin (Materion (MTRN) 4.6%, ContextLogic Holdings (LOGC) -2.9%, Minerals Technologies (MTX) -3.1%). On return on invested capital, Materion (MTRN) leads (Materion (MTRN) 9.0%, Minerals Technologies (MTX) -1.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year ContextLogic Holdings (LOGC) returned the most: Materion (MTRN) +52.4%, ContextLogic Holdings (LOGC) +92.8%, Minerals Technologies (MTX) +11.1%. Over five years, Materion (MTRN) compounded fastest (Materion (MTRN) +13.5%/yr, ContextLogic Holdings (LOGC) -37.0%/yr, Minerals Technologies (MTX) -3.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Minerals Technologies (MTX) has the highest dividend yield: Materion (MTRN) 0.32%, Minerals Technologies (MTX) 0.78%. ContextLogic Holdings (LOGC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Minerals Technologies (MTX) has been the steadiest (Materion (MTRN) 64.1%, ContextLogic Holdings (LOGC) 26.8%, Minerals Technologies (MTX) 26.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MTRN, LOGC 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, 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.