MTX vs CMP vs LOGC Stock Comparison

Minerals Technologies, Compass Minerals International and ContextLogic Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MTX Minerals Technologies Inc
$62.56 -6.6% 1M +10.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.95B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.15B
Div. yield
0.77%
Industrial Minerals Basic Materials
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionMTXCMPLOGCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.95B $962.62M $704.46M MTX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -29.0x 52.6x -306.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.4x 26.7x — MTX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.1% +5.5% +20.3% LOGC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.1% 1.4% -2.9% CMP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -0.9% 5.2% — CMP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 9.4x 2.9x 6.0x CMP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.77% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +10.0% +31.9% +103.2% LOGC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.6%/yr -19.0%/yr -37.2%/yr MTX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.3% 51.2% 27.3% MTX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 53/100 30/100 CMP

Percentile Scorecard

MTXCMPLOGC

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

AxisMTXCMPLOGC
Valuation 80 #34 of 162 74 #43 of 162 45 #90 of 162
Growth 24 #112 of 147 64 #54 of 147 10 #133 of 147
Profitability 40 #74 of 122 59 #51 of 122 38 #76 of 122
Financial Health 16 #138 of 164 17 #136 of 164 28 #118 of 164
Shareholder Returns 82 #20 of 107 – 28 #77 of 107
Overall 48 53 30
  • MTX ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • CMP ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • LOGC 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

PeriodMTXCMPLOGCSPY
1 month -6.6%+1.4%+4.4% -0.2%
3 months -16.9%-22.7%+63.8% +3.9%
6 months -14.1%-12.4%+80.8% +8.2%
Year to date +2.6%+16.8%+103.2% +12.9%
1 year +10.0%+31.9%+103.2% +12.3%
3 years +17.9%-6.2%+319.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +5.7%-2.1%+61.3% +23.3%
5 years -12.2%-65.1%-90.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year -2.6%-19.0%-37.2% +10.9%
10 years -5.6%-68.3%— +261.1%
10 years, per year -0.6%-10.9%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMTXCMPLOGCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.3%51.2%27.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.4%53.4%25.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.631.660.34 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.400.623.78 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.7%-89.3%-97.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.5%-31.6%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $82.84$33.51$15.40 $779.14
52-week low $55.09$16.54$7.05 $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.

MultipleMTXCMPLOGC
P/E now vs peer median -29.0xmedian 13.3x 52.6xmedian 13.3x -306.2xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 3.2x 0.7xmedian 3.2x 8.9xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 39.1xmedian 7.3x 7.2xmedian 7.3x 27.3xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.2xmedian 14.7x 12.4xmedian 14.7x -16.2xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 2.2x 3.7xmedian 2.2x 1.0xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.73median 0.31 2.98median 0.31 —median 0.31

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 monthsMTXCMPLOGC
Revenue $2.15B $1.29B $79.50M
Gross profit $526.40M $222.50M $41.90M
Operating income -$28.70M $115.50M -$9.90M
Net income -$62.60M $18.40M -$300.00K
Free cash flow $120.30M $77.90M -$43.60M
R&D $23.40M – –
EPS (diluted) $-2.16 $0.44 $-0.05
Cash & equivalents $342.20M $56.30M $11.00M
Total debt $958.90M $716.60M $211.50M
Shares (diluted) 31.10M 42.25M 45.74M
Enterprise value $650.92M $725.82M $755.36M

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
MetricMTXCMPLOGC
P/E -29.0x 52.6x -306.2x
P/FCF 16.2x 12.4x -16.2x
P/Operating cash flow 8.5x 6.2x -17.7x
P/S 0.9x 0.7x 8.9x
P/B 1.2x 3.7x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 3.7x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 39.1x 7.2x 27.3x
EV/EBIT -89.2x 14.1x -91.4x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 1.3x 11.4x
EV/FCF 21.3x 20.8x -20.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.1x 10.4x -22.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.73 2.98 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMTXCMPLOGC
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.1% 5.5% 20.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.0% 1.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.4% 29.5% 63.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.2% -1.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -138.2% 800.0% -186.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -29.1% 11.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) -1,198% 115.2% -106.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -37.8% 18.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) -3,351% 115.1% -129.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -39.7% 17.7% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.9% -18.8% -590.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.9% 16.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 35.6% -33.5% -1,218%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.6% 97.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMTXCMPLOGC
Gross margin 24.5% 17.2% 52.7%
EBITDA margin 3.0% 17.5% 41.8%
Operating margin -1.3% 8.9% -12.5%
Pretax margin -3.8% 3.2% -19.6%
Net margin -3.1% 1.4% -2.9%
FCF margin 5.6% 6.0% -54.8%
Operating cash flow margin 10.7% 12.1% -49.9%
Return on equity -3.8% 6.8% -2.1%
Return on assets -1.8% 1.4% -1.6%
Return on invested capital -0.9% 5.2% –
Return on capital employed -1.1% 10.4% -1.0%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.0x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -3.7x 8.5x 132.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.8% 14.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMTXCMPLOGC
Debt / assets 27.4% 52.9% 21.8%
Debt / equity 0.6x 2.7x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 9.4x 2.9x 6.0x
Debt / FCF 8.0x 9.2x -4.9x
Liabilities / assets 54.9% 80.5% 24.0%
Equity / assets 45.1% 19.5% 76.0%
Interest coverage – 52.5x –
Current ratio 1.4x 2.0x 1.9x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.0x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.2x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 2.25 1.94 -2.95

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMTXCMPLOGC
Dividend yield 0.8% – –
Net buyback yield 1.2% – -3.6%
Shareholder yield 1.9% 0.0% -3.6%
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.

ConsensusMTXCMPLOGC
Forward P/E 10.4xFY2026 26.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $6.03FY2026 $0.86FY2026 $-0.17FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +9.2%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +8.5% +51.2% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.33BFY2026 $1.21BFY2026 $0.00FY2025
Revenue growth, next FY +12.3%FY2026 -2.5%FY2026 -100.0%FY2025
Revenue growth, the year after +3.8% +12.7% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMTXCMPLOGC
Held by institutions 100.0% 91.8% –
Institutions holding 292 230 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% -4.3% –
Institutions buying 176 130 –
Institutions selling 69 56 –
Buyers to sellers 2.55 2.32 –

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.

MTXCMPLOGC
MTX 1.00 0.25 0.07
CMP 0.25 1.00 0.00
LOGC 0.07 0.00 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MTX, CMP and LOGC?

Minerals Technologies (MTX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Minerals Technologies (MTX) $1.95B, Compass Minerals International (CMP) $962.62M, ContextLogic Holdings (LOGC) $704.46M.

Which company is growing faster?

ContextLogic Holdings (LOGC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Minerals Technologies (MTX) +4.1%, Compass Minerals International (CMP) +5.5%, ContextLogic Holdings (LOGC) +20.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Compass Minerals International (CMP) has the highest net margin (Minerals Technologies (MTX) -3.1%, Compass Minerals International (CMP) 1.4%, ContextLogic Holdings (LOGC) -2.9%). On return on invested capital, Compass Minerals International (CMP) leads (Minerals Technologies (MTX) -0.9%, Compass Minerals International (CMP) 5.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year ContextLogic Holdings (LOGC) returned the most: Minerals Technologies (MTX) +10.0%, Compass Minerals International (CMP) +31.9%, ContextLogic Holdings (LOGC) +103.2%. Over five years, Minerals Technologies (MTX) compounded fastest (Minerals Technologies (MTX) -2.6%/yr, Compass Minerals International (CMP) -19.0%/yr, ContextLogic Holdings (LOGC) -37.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Minerals Technologies (MTX) 0.77%, Compass Minerals International (CMP) 0.00%. Compass Minerals International (CMP) and ContextLogic Holdings (LOGC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Minerals Technologies (MTX) has been the steadiest (Minerals Technologies (MTX) 25.3%, Compass Minerals International (CMP) 51.2%, ContextLogic Holdings (LOGC) 27.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MTX, CMP and LOGC?

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.