Minerals Technologies (MTX) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Minerals Technologies (MTX) reported Operating Margin of -40.17% for Q2 2026, down 54.28 percentage points from 14.10% a year earlier and down 50.90 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Minerals Technologies (MTX) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jul 5, 2026, Minerals Technologies' Operating Margin came in at -1.34%, down 4.98 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 2.29%, down 11.24 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin has a five-year change of -9.50 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Operating Margin came in at 13.52% in FY2024 (+5.61 pp), 7.92% in FY2023 (-2.19 pp), 10.11% in FY2022 (-2.58 pp) and 12.68% in FY2021 (+0.90 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Operating Margin in data going back to Q2 2009.
- Year over year, Operating Margin gained in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -4.86 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Operating Margin in five years was Q1 2026 (a gain of 43.29 percentage points); the low point was Q2 2026 (a drop of 54.28 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 10.73% (Q1 2026), 11.93% (Q4 2025) and 13.32% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 182.38 Bn | 151.41 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 167.30 Bn | 146.09 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 61.16% |
| 3 | Rio Tinto | 143.04 Bn | 103.54 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Newmont | 124.35 Bn | 92.35 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 16.48% |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 99.09 Bn | 83.13 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 28.50% |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 93.47 Bn | 83.11 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 60.65% |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 69.01 Bn | 44.20 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 51.63% |
| 8 | Nucor | 59.68 Bn | 49.06 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 15.67% |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 48.25 Bn | 27.28 Bn | - | 6.29% |
| 10 | Minerals Technologies | 1.95 Bn | 617.84 Mn | 133.80 Mn | -40.17% |
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% |
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Minerals Technologies Operating Margin API
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params = {"slug": "operating-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=operating-margin&ticker=MTX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();