ODC vs MTRN vs USLM Stock Comparison

Oil-Dri Corp of America, Materion and United States Lime & Minerals Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ODC Oil-Dri Corp of America
$75.00 -16.4% 1M +32.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.05B
P/E
18.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$493.84M
Div. yield
0.01%
Industrial Minerals Basic Materials
6 wins
MTRN MATERION Corp
$242.64 -7.4% 1M +81.2% 1Y
Market cap
$5.03B
P/E
55.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.10B
Div. yield
0.00%
Industrial Minerals Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Oil-Dri Corp of America leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Oil-Dri Corp of America 6, Materion 3, United States Lime & Minerals 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionODCMTRNUSLMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.05B $5.03B $3.20B MTRN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.5x 55.9x 23.8x ODC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.5x 32.7x 22.6x ODC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.7% +21.6% +7.0% MTRN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.5% 4.3% 35.7% USLM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.8% 8.1% — ODC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 2.1x — ODC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% ODC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +32.5% +81.2% -15.4% MTRN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +33.9%/yr +27.5%/yr +34.7%/yr USLM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.5% 61.7% 38.9% ODC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 47/100 73/100 USLM

Percentile Scorecard

ODCMTRNUSLM

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

AxisODCMTRNUSLM
Valuation 67 #54 of 162 55 #74 of 162 49 #83 of 162
Growth 47 #79 of 147 51 #72 of 147 57 #64 of 147
Profitability 69 #38 of 122 55 #56 of 122 83 #22 of 122
Financial Health 63 #61 of 164 28 #119 of 164 96 #7 of 164
Shareholder Returns 69 #34 of 107 46 #58 of 107 79 #23 of 107
Overall 63 47 73
  • ODC ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • MTRN ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • USLM 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

PeriodODCMTRNUSLMSPY
1 month -16.4%-7.4%-1.8% +0.9%
3 months -23.7%+28.2%-3.3% +5.9%
6 months +3.5%+40.6%-14.8% +8.5%
Year to date +53.2%+95.2%-8.7% +13.3%
1 year +32.5%+81.2%-15.4% +12.4%
3 years +167.6%+153.8%+184.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year +38.9%+36.4%+41.7% +23.5%
5 years +330.8%+236.2%+342.6% +68.2%
5 years, per year +33.9%+27.5%+34.7% +11.0%
10 years +348.3%+721.1%+708.4% +263.4%
10 years, per year +16.2%+23.4%+23.2% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureODCMTRNUSLMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.5%61.7%38.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.0%63.4%44.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.412.161.06 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.851.32-0.39 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.5%-48.1%-45.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.5%-24.2%-21.6% -0.9%
52-week high $106.39$320.08$139.46 $779.14
52-week low $46.21$111.50$97.49 $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.

MultipleODCMTRNUSLM
P/E now vs peer median 18.3xmedian 13.4x 56.1xmedian 13.4x 23.3xmedian 13.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 3.2x 2.4xmedian 3.2x 8.3xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 7.3x 27.5xmedian 7.3x 14.8xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.7xmedian 14.8x 86.1xmedian 14.8x 34.2xmedian 14.8x
P/B now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 2.3x 5.1xmedian 2.3x 4.5xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.78median 0.31 -17.74median 0.31 0.83median 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 monthsODCMTRNUSLM
Revenue $493.84M $2.10B $376.92M
Gross profit $137.51M $335.97M $182.84M
Operating income $67.98M $125.67M $158.71M
Net income $56.97M $90.12M $134.42M
Free cash flow $45.90M $58.73M $91.81M
R&D – $25.74M –
EPS (diluted) $3.17 $4.28 $4.67
Cash & equivalents $73.70M $19.99M $402.64M
Total debt $38.86M $440.69M –
Shares (diluted) 17.95M 21.08M 28.78M
Enterprise value $828.93M $4.97B $1.69B

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
MetricODCMTRNUSLM
P/E 18.3x 56.1x 23.3x
P/FCF 22.7x 86.1x 34.2x
P/Operating cash flow 13.0x 46.7x 19.3x
P/S 2.1x 2.4x 8.3x
P/B 3.5x 5.1x 4.5x
P/Tangible book 3.7x 5.6x 4.5x
EV/EBITDA 11.1x 27.5x 14.8x
EV/EBIT 14.8x 43.6x 17.2x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 2.6x 7.3x
EV/FCF 22.0x 93.2x 29.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.6x 50.6x 16.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.78 -17.74 0.83

Growth

14 metrics
MetricODCMTRNUSLM
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.7% 21.6% 7.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 7.2% 12.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -3.9% 1.0% 9.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.0% -2.4% 26.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -0.3% 120.8% 9.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 18.3% -3.7% 29.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 5.5% 453.5% 7.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 24.5% -2.9% 28.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -18.4% 447.1% 7.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 23.4% -3.2% 28.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -0.1% -26.2% 7.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.2% -13.1% 25.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -3.6% -36.0% -14.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.8% -1.8% 21.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricODCMTRNUSLM
Gross margin 27.8% 16.0% 48.5%
EBITDA margin 18.5% 9.5% 49.0%
Operating margin 13.8% 6.0% 42.1%
Pretax margin 14.1% 4.6% 45.7%
Net margin 11.5% 4.3% 35.7%
FCF margin 9.3% 2.8% 24.4%
Operating cash flow margin 16.2% 5.2% 43.1%
Return on equity 19.5% 9.2% 19.8%
Return on assets 13.6% 4.8% 18.4%
Return on invested capital 16.8% 8.1% –
Return on capital employed 19.4% 8.0% 22.3%
Asset turnover 1.2x 1.1x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.2x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 0.7% 2.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricODCMTRNUSLM
Debt / assets 9.1% 23.6% –
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 2.1x –
Debt / FCF 0.8x 7.5x –
Liabilities / assets 30.6% 46.8% 6.9%
Equity / assets 69.4% 53.2% 93.1%
Interest coverage 30.9x 4.1x –
Current ratio 3.1x 2.9x 27.5x
Quick ratio 2.2x 1.1x 25.5x
Cash ratio 1.1x 0.1x 22.2x
Altman Z-score 7.90 5.90 39.74

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricODCMTRNUSLM
Dividend yield 1.1% 0.2% 0.2%
Net buyback yield 1.2% – 0.1%
Shareholder yield 2.3% 0.2% 0.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 18.2% 13.0% 5.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) 22.6% 20.0% 7.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) 23.6% 3.8% 9.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 11.8% 4.4% 14.8%

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.

ConsensusODCMTRNUSLM
Forward P/E 19.5xFY2027 32.7xFY2026 22.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.84FY2027 $7.43FY2026 $4.84FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -2.0%FY2027 +36.6%FY2026 +3.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +18.8% +25.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $534.84MFY2027 $2.50BFY2026 $426.32MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.3%FY2027 +39.7%FY2026 +14.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +8.4% +16.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersODCMTRNUSLM
Held by institutions 38.7% 97.0% 32.5%
Institutions holding 161 404 234
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.5% +3.3% +7.5%
Institutions buying 92 238 139
Institutions selling 44 121 66
Buyers to sellers 2.09 1.97 2.11

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.

ODCMTRNUSLM
ODC 1.00 0.18 0.16
MTRN 0.18 1.00 0.21
USLM 0.16 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ODC, MTRN and USLM?

Materion (MTRN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) $1.05B, Materion (MTRN) $5.03B, United States Lime & Minerals (USLM) $3.20B.

Which stock is cheaper, ODC, MTRN and USLM?

Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) 18.5x, Materion (MTRN) 55.9x, United States Lime & Minerals (USLM) 23.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) is cheapest (Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) 19.5x, Materion (MTRN) 32.7x, United States Lime & Minerals (USLM) 22.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Materion (MTRN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) +1.7%, Materion (MTRN) +21.6%, United States Lime & Minerals (USLM) +7.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

United States Lime & Minerals (USLM) has the highest net margin (Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) 11.5%, Materion (MTRN) 4.3%, United States Lime & Minerals (USLM) 35.7%). On return on invested capital, Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) leads (Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) 16.8%, Materion (MTRN) 8.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Materion (MTRN) returned the most: Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) +32.5%, Materion (MTRN) +81.2%, United States Lime & Minerals (USLM) -15.4%. Over five years, United States Lime & Minerals (USLM) compounded fastest (Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) +33.9%/yr, Materion (MTRN) +27.5%/yr, United States Lime & Minerals (USLM) +34.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) has the highest dividend yield: Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) 0.01%, Materion (MTRN) 0.00%, United States Lime & Minerals (USLM) 0.00%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) has been the steadiest (Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) 38.5%, Materion (MTRN) 61.7%, United States Lime & Minerals (USLM) 38.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ODC, MTRN and USLM?

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 6. 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.