MTX vs ODC vs CMP Stock Comparison

Minerals Technologies, Oil-Dri Corp of America and Compass Minerals International Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MTX Minerals Technologies Inc
$61.93 -7.3% 1M +9.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.93B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.15B
Div. yield
0.78%
Industrial Minerals Basic Materials
3 wins
ODC Oil-Dri Corp of America
$75.00 -16.4% 1M +32.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.04B
P/E
18.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$493.84M
Div. yield
1.08%
Industrial Minerals Basic Materials
8 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Oil-Dri Corp of America leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Oil-Dri Corp of America 8, Minerals Technologies 3, Compass Minerals International 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMTXODCCMPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.93B $1.04B $961.78M MTX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -28.7x 18.3x 52.6x ODC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.3x 19.5x 26.6x MTX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.1% +1.7% +5.5% CMP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.1% 11.5% 1.4% ODC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -0.9% 16.8% 5.2% ODC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 9.4x -0.4x 2.9x ODC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.78% 1.08% 0.00% ODC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +9.4% +32.5% +29.5% ODC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.7%/yr +33.9%/yr -19.0%/yr ODC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.3% 38.5% 51.2% MTX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 63/100 53/100 ODC

Percentile Scorecard

MTXODCCMP

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

AxisMTXODCCMP
Valuation 80 #33 of 162 67 #54 of 162 74 #43 of 162
Growth 24 #112 of 147 47 #79 of 147 64 #54 of 147
Profitability 40 #74 of 122 69 #38 of 122 59 #51 of 122
Financial Health 16 #138 of 164 63 #61 of 164 17 #136 of 164
Shareholder Returns 82 #20 of 107 69 #34 of 107 –
Overall 48 63 53
  • MTX ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • ODC ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • CMP 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

PeriodMTXODCCMPSPY
1 month -7.3%-16.4%+2.3% +0.9%
3 months -16.0%-23.7%-21.9% +5.9%
6 months -12.0%+3.5%-9.7% +8.5%
Year to date +1.6%+53.2%+16.6% +13.3%
1 year +9.4%+32.5%+29.5% +12.4%
3 years +16.7%+167.6%-6.3% +88.1%
3 years, per year +5.3%+38.9%-2.1% +23.5%
5 years -12.7%+330.8%-65.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year -2.7%+33.9%-19.0% +11.0%
10 years -6.3%+348.3%-68.1% +263.4%
10 years, per year -0.6%+16.2%-10.8% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureMTXODCCMPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.3%38.5%51.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.4%39.0%53.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.630.411.66 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.370.850.58 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.7%-39.5%-89.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.2%-29.5%-31.6% -0.9%
52-week high $82.84$106.39$33.51 $779.14
52-week low $55.09$46.21$16.54 $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.

MultipleMTXODCCMP
P/E now vs peer median -28.7xmedian 13.4x 18.3xmedian 13.4x 52.6xmedian 13.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 3.2x 2.1xmedian 3.2x 0.7xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 38.8xmedian 7.3x 11.1xmedian 7.3x 7.2xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.0xmedian 14.8x 22.7xmedian 14.8x 12.3xmedian 14.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 2.3x 3.5xmedian 2.3x 3.7xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.72median 0.31 0.78median 0.31 2.98median 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 monthsMTXODCCMP
Revenue $2.15B $493.84M $1.29B
Gross profit $526.40M $137.51M $222.50M
Operating income -$28.70M $67.98M $115.50M
Net income -$62.60M $56.97M $18.40M
Free cash flow $120.30M $45.90M $77.90M
R&D $23.40M – –
EPS (diluted) $-2.16 $3.17 $0.44
Cash & equivalents $342.20M $73.70M $56.30M
Total debt $958.90M $38.86M $716.60M
Shares (diluted) 31.10M 17.95M 42.25M
Enterprise value $631.30M $817.59M $724.98M

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
MetricMTXODCCMP
P/E -28.7x 18.3x 52.6x
P/FCF 16.0x 22.7x 12.3x
P/Operating cash flow 8.4x 13.0x 6.2x
P/S 0.9x 2.1x 0.7x
P/B 1.2x 3.5x 3.7x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 3.7x 3.7x
EV/EBITDA 38.8x 11.1x 7.2x
EV/EBIT -88.5x 14.8x 14.0x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 2.0x 1.3x
EV/FCF 21.1x 22.0x 20.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.0x 12.6x 10.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.72 0.78 2.98

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMTXODCCMP
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.1% 1.7% 5.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.0% 6.1% 1.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.4% -3.9% 29.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.2% 10.0% -1.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -138.2% -0.3% 800.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -29.1% 18.3% 11.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -1,198% 5.5% 115.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -37.8% 24.5% 18.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -3,351% -18.4% 115.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -39.7% 23.4% 17.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.9% -0.1% -18.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.9% 17.2% 16.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 35.6% -3.6% -33.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.6% 21.8% 97.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMTXODCCMP
Gross margin 24.5% 27.8% 17.2%
EBITDA margin 3.0% 18.5% 17.5%
Operating margin -1.3% 13.8% 8.9%
Pretax margin -3.8% 14.1% 3.2%
Net margin -3.1% 11.5% 1.4%
FCF margin 5.6% 9.3% 6.0%
Operating cash flow margin 10.7% 16.2% 12.1%
Return on equity -3.8% 19.5% 6.8%
Return on assets -1.8% 13.6% 1.4%
Return on invested capital -0.9% 16.8% 5.2%
Return on capital employed -1.1% 19.4% 10.4%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.2x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -3.7x 1.4x 8.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.1% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMTXODCCMP
Debt / assets 27.4% 9.1% 52.9%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.1x 2.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 9.4x -0.4x 2.9x
Debt / FCF 8.0x 0.8x 9.2x
Liabilities / assets 54.9% 30.6% 80.5%
Equity / assets 45.1% 69.4% 19.5%
Interest coverage – 30.9x 52.5x
Current ratio 1.4x 3.1x 2.0x
Quick ratio 0.9x 2.2x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.4x 1.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.24 7.90 1.93

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMTXODCCMP
Dividend yield 0.8% 1.1% –
Net buyback yield 1.2% 1.2% –
Shareholder yield 1.9% 2.3% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) -23.5% 18.2% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 12.2% 22.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 7.3% 23.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 31.3% 11.8% –

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.

ConsensusMTXODCCMP
Forward P/E 10.3xFY2026 19.5xFY2027 26.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.03FY2026 $3.84FY2027 $0.86FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +9.2%FY2026 -2.0%FY2027 –
EPS growth, the year after +8.5% – +51.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.33BFY2026 $534.84MFY2027 $1.21BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.3%FY2026 +8.3%FY2027 -2.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.8% – +12.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMTXODCCMP
Held by institutions 100.0% 38.7% 91.8%
Institutions holding 292 161 230
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% +1.5% -4.3%
Institutions buying 176 92 130
Institutions selling 69 44 56
Buyers to sellers 2.55 2.09 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.

MTXODCCMP
MTX 1.00 0.32 0.25
ODC 0.32 1.00 0.17
CMP 0.25 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MTX, ODC and CMP?

Minerals Technologies (MTX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Minerals Technologies (MTX) $1.93B, Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) $1.04B, Compass Minerals International (CMP) $961.78M.

Which stock is cheaper, MTX, ODC and CMP?

Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Minerals Technologies (MTX) -28.7x, Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) 18.3x, Compass Minerals International (CMP) 52.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Minerals Technologies (MTX) is cheapest (Minerals Technologies (MTX) 10.3x, Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) 19.5x, Compass Minerals International (CMP) 26.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Compass Minerals International (CMP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Minerals Technologies (MTX) +4.1%, Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) +1.7%, Compass Minerals International (CMP) +5.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) has the highest net margin (Minerals Technologies (MTX) -3.1%, Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) 11.5%, Compass Minerals International (CMP) 1.4%). On return on invested capital, Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) leads (Minerals Technologies (MTX) -0.9%, Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) 16.8%, Compass Minerals International (CMP) 5.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) returned the most: Minerals Technologies (MTX) +9.4%, Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) +32.5%, Compass Minerals International (CMP) +29.5%. Over five years, Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) compounded fastest (Minerals Technologies (MTX) -2.7%/yr, Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) +33.9%/yr, Compass Minerals International (CMP) -19.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) has the highest dividend yield: Minerals Technologies (MTX) 0.78%, Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) 1.08%, Compass Minerals International (CMP) 0.00%. Compass Minerals International (CMP) 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%, Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) 38.5%, Compass Minerals International (CMP) 51.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) 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.