Minerals Technologies (MTX) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Minerals Technologies' FCF Margin came in at 6.53% for Q2 2026, up 0.14 percentage points from 6.39% a year earlier and up 4.88 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Minerals Technologies (MTX) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jul 5, 2026, Minerals Technologies reported FCF Margin of 5.60%, up 1.30 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 4.18%, down 2.76 percentage points from FY2024.
- FCF Margin carries a five-year change of -6.72 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, FCF Margin was 6.93% in FY2024 (+0.48 pp), 6.46% in FY2023 (+5.36 pp), 1.10% in FY2022 (-6.78 pp) and 7.88% in FY2021 (-3.02 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly FCF Margin is -4.62% (Q1 2025) to 13.88% (Q4 2023).
- Year-over-year, FCF Margin increased in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.31 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in FCF Margin over five years came in Q4 2023 (a gain of 10.10 percentage points), and the weakest in Q1 2025 (a drop of 11.99 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows MTX's FCF Margin at 1.65% (Q1 2026), 6.14% (Q4 2025) and 8.19% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 182.38 Bn | 151.41 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 163.91 Bn | 142.70 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 36.51% |
| 3 | Rio Tinto | 142.28 Bn | 102.78 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Newmont | 124.27 Bn | 92.28 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 36.04% |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 98.19 Bn | 82.23 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 13.43% |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 94.08 Bn | 83.71 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 77.66% |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 69.47 Bn | 44.67 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 9.73% |
| 8 | Nucor | 60.26 Bn | 49.64 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 7.97% |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 48.55 Bn | 27.58 Bn | - | 12.31% |
| 10 | Minerals Technologies | 1.93 Bn | 600.27 Mn | 133.80 Mn | 6.53% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 5, 2026 | 6.53% |
| Apr 5, 2026 | 1.65% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.14% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 8.19% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 6.39% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | -4.62% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.16% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 6.73% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.52% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.37% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 13.88% |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 6.21% |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 4.35% |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 1.70% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.78% |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 2.07% |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 2.10% |
| Apr 3, 2022 | -3.60% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 9.71% |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 4.63% |
API Access
Minerals Technologies FCF Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=MTX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-margin", "ticker": "MTX", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=MTX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();