Minerals Technologies (MTX) Interest Coverage Ratio (2013 - 2026)
Minerals Technologies' Interest Coverage Ratio was 5.05 in Q1 2024, up 13.8% from 4.44 a year earlier and up 14.8% from the prior quarter.
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Minerals Technologies (MTX) Interest Coverage Ratio (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Minerals Technologies' Interest Coverage Ratio was 3.07 through Mar 31, 2024, down 29.9% year-over-year; for FY2023, it came in at 2.90, down 40.7% from FY2022.
- In earlier years, Interest Coverage Ratio was 4.89 in FY2022 (-22.8%), 6.34 in FY2021 (+28.8%), 4.92 in FY2020 (+1.8%) and 4.83 in FY2019 (-13.3%).
- The Q1 2024 figure marks the highest quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio since Q2 2022.
- Compared with a year earlier, Interest Coverage Ratio was higher in two of the last seven quarters, with an average decline of 19.7%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Interest Coverage Ratio over five years was Q2 2021 (growth of 108.5%); the worst was Q3 2022 (a decline of 50.9%).
- Per Business Quant data, MTX's Interest Coverage Ratio in the three quarters before Q1 2024 was 4.39 (Q4 2023), -0.52 (Q3 2023) and 3.44 (Q2 2023).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nucor | 175.24 Bn | 165.01 Bn | 2.33 Bn | - |
| 2 | Rio Tinto | 166.15 Bn | 128.95 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Southern Copper | 143.83 Bn | 118.64 Bn | 3.10 Bn | 23.19 |
| 4 | Rio Tinto | 137.31 Bn | 104.37 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Newmont | 124.66 Bn | 89.98 Bn | 4.22 Bn | 32.90 |
| 6 | Ternium | 102.52 Bn | 75.29 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 10.98 |
| 7 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 95.19 Bn | 82.13 Bn | 2.15 Bn | 133.48 |
| 8 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 86.53 Bn | 83.18 Bn | 2.55 Bn | - |
| 9 | Barrick Mining | 66.50 Bn | 50.91 Bn | 2.71 Bn | 72.63 |
| 10 | Minerals Technologies | 1.92 Bn | 572.58 Mn | 129.20 Mn | 5.36 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2026 | 5.36 |
| Jul 5, 2026 | -18.21 |
| Apr 5, 2026 | 4.41 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.81 |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 5.14 |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 5.49 |
| Mar 30, 2025 | -11.27 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 21.03 |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 5.47 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.40 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.05 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.39 |
| Oct 1, 2023 | -0.52 |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 3.44 |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 4.44 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.43 |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 3.24 |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 6.67 |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 6.76 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.84 |
API Access
Minerals Technologies Interest Coverage Ratio API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=interest-coverage-ratio&ticker=MTX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-coverage-ratio", "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=interest-coverage-ratio&ticker=MTX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();