Minerals Technologies (MTX) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Minerals Technologies' (MTX) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 40.17% in Q3 2026, down 5428.0% year-over-year from 0.75% in Q3 2025, and down 474.27% quarter-over-quarter from 10.73% in Q2 2026.
Analysis
Minerals Technologies (MTX) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Minerals Technologies has disclosed Operating Margin across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 40.17% for Q3 2026.
- In Q3 2026, Operating Margin fell 5428.0% year-over-year to 40.17%; the TTM figure through Jul 2026 stood at 1.34% (down 498.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 2.29%, down 1124.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin came in at 40.17% for Q3 2026 at Minerals Technologies, down from 10.73% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 16.23% in Q4 2024 to a low of 40.17% in Q3 2026.
- Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 5.77%, with a median of 11.74% recorded in 2023.
- The largest YoY upside for Operating Margin was 4329 bps in 2026 against a maximum downside of 5428 bps in 2026.
- Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 8.59% in 2022, then jumped by 48 bps to 12.74% in 2023, then climbed by 27 bps to 16.23% in 2024, then fell by 26 bps to 11.93% in 2025, then plunged by 437 bps to 40.17% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Operating Margin figures were 40.17% in Q3 2026, 10.73% in Q2 2026, and 11.93% in Q4 2025.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Materion | 5.21 Bn | 5.19 Bn | 104.34 Mn | 8.42% |
| 2 | United States Lime & Minerals | 3.30 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 46.72 Mn | 41.01% |
| 3 | Minerals Technologies | 2.16 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 133.80 Mn | -40.17% |
| 4 | Atlas Energy Solutions | 1.75 Bn | 1.58 Bn | 25.86 Mn | -7.69% |
| 5 | Compass Minerals International | 1.06 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 37.90 Mn | 5.06% |
| 6 | Oil-Dri Corp of America | 848.70 Mn | 785.76 Mn | 33.73 Mn | 13.53% |
| 7 | ContextLogic Holdings | 647.18 Mn | 647.18 Mn | 16.30 Mn | -4.38% |
| 8 | Nouveau Monde Graphite | 207.94 Mn | -125.04 Mn | - | - |
| 9 | Smart Sand | 202.97 Mn | 192.78 Mn | 19.83 Mn | 8.74% |
| 10 | Graftech International | 169.61 Mn | 24.25 Mn | -422,000.00 | -11.45% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 5, 2026 | -40.17% |
| Apr 5, 2026 | 10.73% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 11.93% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 13.32% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 14.10% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | -32.55% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 16.23% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 14.60% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 9.35% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 14.07% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 12.74% |
| Oct 1, 2023 | -1.44% |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 9.05% |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 11.54% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.59% |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 6.57% |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 12.46% |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 12.75% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 11.03% |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 12.81% |