MTX vs SND vs ODC Stock Comparison

Minerals Technologies, Smart Sand and Oil-Dri Corp of America 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
3 wins
SND Smart Sand, Inc.
$4.97 -5.0% 1M +122.9% 1Y
Market cap
$193.62M
P/E
18.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$386.99M
Div. yield
5.03%
Industrial Minerals Basic Materials
4 wins
ODC Oil-Dri Corp of America
$74.53 -15.9% 1M +32.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.04B
P/E
18.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$493.84M
Div. yield
1.09%
Industrial Minerals Basic Materials
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Oil-Dri Corp of America leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Oil-Dri Corp of America 5, Smart Sand 4, Minerals Technologies 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMTXSNDODCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.95B $193.62M $1.04B MTX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -29.0x 18.6x 18.2x ODC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.4x — 19.4x MTX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.1% +26.5% +1.7% SND
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.1% 2.7% 11.5% ODC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -0.9% 3.1% 16.8% ODC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 9.4x 0.1x -0.4x ODC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.77% 5.03% 1.09% SND
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +10.0% +122.9% +32.3% SND
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.6%/yr +15.6%/yr +33.9%/yr ODC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.3% 70.7% 38.5% MTX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 73/100 64/100 SND

Percentile Scorecard

MTXSNDODC

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

AxisMTXSNDODC
Valuation 80 #34 of 162 96 #7 of 162 67 #54 of 162
Growth 24 #112 of 147 75 #37 of 147 46 #80 of 147
Profitability 40 #74 of 122 55 #55 of 122 70 #37 of 122
Financial Health 16 #138 of 164 44 #93 of 164 63 #61 of 164
Shareholder Returns 82 #20 of 107 94 #7 of 107 72 #31 of 107
Overall 48 73 64
  • MTX ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SND ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • ODC 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

PeriodMTXSNDODCSPY
1 month -6.6%-5.0%-15.9% -0.2%
3 months -16.9%+20.3%-27.1% +3.9%
6 months -14.1%-5.7%-0.8% +8.2%
Year to date +2.6%+24.2%+52.3% +12.9%
1 year +10.0%+122.9%+32.3% +12.3%
3 years +17.9%+146.0%+165.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year +5.7%+35.0%+38.6% +23.3%
5 years -12.2%+106.2%+329.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year -2.6%+15.6%+33.9% +10.9%
10 years -5.6%—+347.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year -0.6%—+16.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMTXSNDODCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.3%70.7%38.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.4%80.9%39.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.63-0.090.41 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.401.740.84 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.7%-70.3%-39.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.5%-14.6%-29.9% -1.2%
52-week high $82.84$5.82$106.39 $779.14
52-week low $55.09$2.09$46.21 $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.

MultipleMTXSNDODC
P/E now vs peer median -29.0xmedian 13.3x 18.6xmedian 13.3x 18.2xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 3.2x 0.5xmedian 3.2x 2.1xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 39.1xmedian 7.3x 5.1xmedian 7.3x 11.0xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.2xmedian 14.7x 5.6xmedian 14.7x 22.6xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 2.2x 0.8xmedian 2.2x 3.5xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.73median 0.31 2.96median 0.31 0.78median 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 monthsMTXSNDODC
Revenue $2.15B $386.99M $493.84M
Gross profit $526.40M $52.09M $137.51M
Operating income -$28.70M $7.85M $67.98M
Net income -$62.60M $10.49M $56.97M
Free cash flow $120.30M $34.63M $45.90M
R&D $23.40M – –
EPS (diluted) $-2.16 $0.25 $3.17
Cash & equivalents $342.20M $10.20M $73.70M
Total debt $958.90M $14.66M $38.86M
Shares (diluted) 31.10M 41.37M 17.95M
Enterprise value $650.92M $136.34M $811.05M

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
MetricMTXSNDODC
P/E -29.0x 18.6x 18.2x
P/FCF 16.2x 5.6x 22.6x
P/Operating cash flow 8.5x 4.1x 12.9x
P/S 0.9x 0.5x 2.1x
P/B 1.2x 0.8x 3.5x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 0.8x 3.7x
EV/EBITDA 39.1x 5.1x 11.0x
EV/EBIT -89.2x 25.3x 14.7x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 0.5x 2.0x
EV/FCF 21.3x 5.7x 21.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.1x 4.2x 12.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.73 2.96 0.78

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMTXSNDODC
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.1% 26.5% 1.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.0% 8.6% 6.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.4% 64.5% -3.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.2% 3.5% 10.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -138.2% 193.0% -0.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -29.1% 4.3% 18.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -1,198% 1,206% 5.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -37.8% 9.4% 24.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -3,351% 1,143% -18.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -39.7% 6.3% 23.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.9% 350.4% -0.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.9% 7.8% 17.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 35.6% 16,392% -3.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.6% 18.7% 21.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMTXSNDODC
Gross margin 24.5% 13.5% 27.8%
EBITDA margin 3.0% 10.0% 18.5%
Operating margin -1.3% 2.0% 13.8%
Pretax margin -3.8% 1.9% 14.1%
Net margin -3.1% 2.7% 11.5%
FCF margin 5.6% 8.9% 9.3%
Operating cash flow margin 10.7% 12.1% 16.2%
Return on equity -3.8% 4.4% 19.5%
Return on assets -1.8% 3.1% 13.6%
Return on invested capital -0.9% 3.1% 16.8%
Return on capital employed -1.1% 2.7% 19.4%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.1x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -3.7x 4.5x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.9% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMTXSNDODC
Debt / assets 27.4% 4.2% 9.1%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.1x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 9.4x 0.1x -0.4x
Debt / FCF 8.0x 0.4x 0.8x
Liabilities / assets 54.9% 31.4% 30.6%
Equity / assets 45.1% 68.6% 69.4%
Interest coverage – – 30.9x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.7x 3.1x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.0x 2.2x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.2x 1.1x
Altman Z-score 2.25 2.67 7.87

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMTXSNDODC
Dividend yield 0.8% 5.0% 1.1%
Net buyback yield 1.2% 0.8% 1.2%
Shareholder yield 1.9% 5.8% 2.3%
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.

ConsensusMTXSNDODC
Forward P/E 10.4xFY2026 – 19.4xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $6.03FY2026 $-0.27FY2026 $3.84FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +9.2%FY2026 -1,000.0%FY2026 -2.0%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +8.5% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.33BFY2026 $380.19MFY2026 $534.84MFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +12.3%FY2026 +15.2%FY2026 +8.3%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +3.8% – –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMTXSNDODC
Held by institutions 100.0% 49.7% 38.7%
Institutions holding 292 91 161
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% +12.9% +1.5%
Institutions buying 176 69 92
Institutions selling 69 17 44
Buyers to sellers 2.55 4.06 2.09

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.

MTXSNDODC
MTX 1.00 -0.09 0.33
SND -0.09 1.00 0.01
ODC 0.33 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MTX, SND and ODC?

Minerals Technologies (MTX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Minerals Technologies (MTX) $1.95B, Smart Sand (SND) $193.62M, Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) $1.04B.

Which stock is cheaper, MTX, SND and ODC?

Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Minerals Technologies (MTX) -29.0x, Smart Sand (SND) 18.6x, Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) 18.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Minerals Technologies (MTX) is cheapest (Minerals Technologies (MTX) 10.4x, Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) 19.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Smart Sand (SND) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Minerals Technologies (MTX) +4.1%, Smart Sand (SND) +26.5%, Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) +1.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) has the highest net margin (Minerals Technologies (MTX) -3.1%, Smart Sand (SND) 2.7%, Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) 11.5%). On return on invested capital, Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) leads (Minerals Technologies (MTX) -0.9%, Smart Sand (SND) 3.1%, Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) 16.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Smart Sand (SND) returned the most: Minerals Technologies (MTX) +10.0%, Smart Sand (SND) +122.9%, Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) +32.3%. Over five years, Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) compounded fastest (Minerals Technologies (MTX) -2.6%/yr, Smart Sand (SND) +15.6%/yr, Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) +33.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Smart Sand (SND) has the highest dividend yield: Minerals Technologies (MTX) 0.77%, Smart Sand (SND) 5.03%, Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) 1.09%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Minerals Technologies (MTX) has been the steadiest (Minerals Technologies (MTX) 25.3%, Smart Sand (SND) 70.7%, Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) 38.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 5. 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.