MTX vs MTRN vs GMTL Stock Comparison

Minerals Technologies, Materion and Guardian Metal Resources Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
MTRN MATERION Corp
$235.07 -11.3% 1M +77.8% 1Y
Market cap
$4.90B
P/E
54.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.10B
Div. yield
0.24%
Industrial Minerals Basic Materials
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Materion leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Materion 7, Minerals Technologies 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMTXMTRNGMTLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.95B $4.90B $299.95M MTRN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -29.0x 54.3x -29.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.4x 31.6x — MTX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.1% +21.6% — MTRN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.1% 4.3% — MTRN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -0.9% 8.1% — MTRN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 9.4x 2.1x — MTRN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.77% 0.24% — MTX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +10.0% +77.8% — MTRN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.6%/yr +26.8%/yr — MTRN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.3% 61.7% 90.8% MTX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 47/100 — MTX

Percentile Scorecard

MTXMTRNGMTL

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

AxisMTXMTRNGMTL
Valuation 80 #34 of 162 55 #73 of 162 31 #112 of 162
Growth 24 #112 of 147 51 #72 of 147 –
Profitability 40 #74 of 122 55 #56 of 122 –
Financial Health 16 #138 of 164 28 #119 of 164 95 #9 of 164
Shareholder Returns 82 #20 of 107 47 #57 of 107 –
Overall 48 47 –
  • MTX ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • MTRN 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

PeriodMTXMTRNGMTLSPY
1 month -6.6%-11.3%-49.1% -0.2%
3 months -16.9%+12.2%-47.7% +3.9%
6 months -14.1%+32.6%-72.5% +8.2%
Year to date +2.6%+89.1%— +12.9%
1 year +10.0%+77.8%— +12.3%
3 years +17.9%+145.8%— +87.4%
3 years, per year +5.7%+35.0%— +23.3%
5 years -12.2%+227.4%— +67.9%
5 years, per year -2.6%+26.8%— +10.9%
10 years -5.6%+670.7%— +261.1%
10 years, per year -0.6%+22.7%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMTXMTRNGMTLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.3%61.7%90.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.4%63.4%91.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.632.162.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.401.26— 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.7%-48.1%-76.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.5%-26.6%-74.9% -1.2%
52-week high $82.84$320.08$20.64 $779.14
52-week low $55.09$111.50$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.

MultipleMTXMTRNGMTL
P/E now vs peer median -29.0xmedian 13.3x 54.3xmedian 13.3x -29.9xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 3.2x 2.3xmedian 3.2x —median 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 39.1xmedian 7.3x 26.7xmedian 7.3x —median 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.2xmedian 14.7x 83.4xmedian 14.7x -49.8xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 2.2x 4.9xmedian 2.2x 3.2xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.73median 0.31 -17.19median 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 monthsMTXMTRNGMTL
Revenue $2.15B $2.10B –
Gross profit $526.40M $335.97M –
Operating income -$28.70M $125.67M –
Net income -$62.60M $90.12M –
Free cash flow $120.30M $58.73M –
R&D $23.40M $25.74M –
EPS (diluted) $-2.16 $4.28 –
Cash & equivalents $342.20M $19.99M $52.46M
Total debt $958.90M $440.69M –
Shares (diluted) 31.10M 21.08M 57.79M
Enterprise value $650.92M $4.83B $247.49M

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
MetricMTXMTRNGMTL
P/E -29.0x 54.3x -29.9x
P/FCF 16.2x 83.4x -49.8x
P/Operating cash flow 8.5x 45.2x –
P/S 0.9x 2.3x –
P/B 1.2x 4.9x 3.2x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 5.5x 5.7x
EV/EBITDA 39.1x 26.7x –
EV/EBIT -89.2x 42.3x –
EV/Revenue 1.2x 2.5x –
EV/FCF 21.3x 90.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow 11.1x 49.1x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.73 -17.19 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMTXMTRNGMTL
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.1% 21.6% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.0% 7.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.4% 1.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.2% -2.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -138.2% 120.8% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -29.1% -3.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) -1,198% 453.5% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -37.8% -2.9% –
EPS growth (1Y) -3,351% 447.1% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -39.7% -3.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.9% -26.2% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.9% -13.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 35.6% -36.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.6% -1.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMTXMTRNGMTL
Gross margin 24.5% 16.0% –
EBITDA margin 3.0% 9.5% –
Operating margin -1.3% 6.0% –
Pretax margin -3.8% 4.6% –
Net margin -3.1% 4.3% –
FCF margin 5.6% 2.8% –
Operating cash flow margin 10.7% 5.2% –
Return on equity -3.8% 9.2% –
Return on assets -1.8% 4.8% –
Return on invested capital -0.9% 8.1% –
Return on capital employed -1.1% 8.0% –
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.1x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -3.7x 1.2x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMTXMTRNGMTL
Debt / assets 27.4% 23.6% –
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA 9.4x 2.1x –
Debt / FCF 8.0x 7.5x –
Liabilities / assets 54.9% 46.8% 3.7%
Equity / assets 45.1% 53.2% 96.3%
Interest coverage – 4.1x –
Current ratio 1.4x 2.9x 15.3x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.1x 14.8x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.1x 14.4x
Altman Z-score 2.25 5.79 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMTXMTRNGMTL
Dividend yield 0.8% 0.2% –
Net buyback yield 1.2% – –
Shareholder yield 1.9% 0.2% –
Payout ratio (earnings) -23.5% 13.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 12.2% 20.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 7.3% 3.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 31.3% 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.

ConsensusMTXMTRNGMTL
Forward P/E 10.4xFY2026 31.6xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $6.03FY2026 $7.43FY2026 $-0.25FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +9.2%FY2026 +36.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +8.5% +18.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.33BFY2026 $2.50BFY2026 $0.00FY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +12.3%FY2026 +39.7%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +3.8% +8.4% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMTXMTRNGMTL
Held by institutions 100.0% 97.0% 10.6%
Institutions holding 292 404 47
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% +3.3% +16.7%
Institutions buying 176 238 36
Institutions selling 69 121 10
Buyers to sellers 2.55 1.97 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.

MTXMTRNGMTL
MTX 1.00 0.36 0.02
MTRN 0.36 1.00 0.40
GMTL 0.02 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MTX, MTRN and GMTL?

Materion (MTRN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Minerals Technologies (MTX) $1.95B, Materion (MTRN) $4.90B, Guardian Metal Resources (GMTL) $299.95M.

Which company is growing faster?

Materion (MTRN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Minerals Technologies (MTX) +4.1%, Materion (MTRN) +21.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Materion (MTRN) has the highest net margin (Minerals Technologies (MTX) -3.1%, Materion (MTRN) 4.3%). On return on invested capital, Materion (MTRN) leads (Minerals Technologies (MTX) -0.9%, Materion (MTRN) 8.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Materion (MTRN) returned the most: Minerals Technologies (MTX) +10.0%, Materion (MTRN) +77.8%. Over five years, Materion (MTRN) compounded fastest (Minerals Technologies (MTX) -2.6%/yr, Materion (MTRN) +26.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Minerals Technologies (MTX) has the highest dividend yield: Minerals Technologies (MTX) 0.77%, Materion (MTRN) 0.24%. Guardian Metal Resources (GMTL) 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%, Materion (MTRN) 61.7%, Guardian Metal Resources (GMTL) 90.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MTX, MTRN 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 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.