Minerals Technologies MTX
NYSE MTX
$62.56 +0.24 (+0.38%)
As of: Oct 20, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Minerals Technologies (MTX) Interest Coverage Ratio (2013 - 2024)

Updated

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.

Analysis

Minerals Technologies (MTX) Interest Coverage Ratio (2013 - 2024) 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 Rio Tinto 182.38 Bn 151.41 Bn - -
2 Southern Copper 167.30 Bn 146.09 Bn 2.90 Bn -
3 Rio Tinto 143.04 Bn 103.54 Bn - -
4 Newmont 124.35 Bn 92.35 Bn 4.03 Bn -
5 Freeport-Mcmoran 99.09 Bn 83.13 Bn 2.19 Bn -
6 Agnico Eagle Mines 93.47 Bn 83.11 Bn 2.43 Bn 143.79
7 Barrick Mining 69.01 Bn 44.20 Bn 2.90 Bn 105.08
8 Nucor 59.68 Bn 49.06 Bn 2.03 Bn 45.25
9 ArcelorMittal 48.25 Bn 27.28 Bn - -
10 Minerals Technologies 1.95 Bn 617.84 Mn 133.80 Mn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
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
Oct 3, 2021 6.59
Jul 4, 2021 7.00
Apr 4, 2021 5.94
Dec 31, 2020 5.09
Sep 27, 2020 4.80
Jun 28, 2020 3.36
Mar 29, 2020 6.20
Dec 31, 2019 4.82
Sep 29, 2019 4.86
Jun 30, 2019 4.17
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