Minerals Technologies (MTX) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Minerals Technologies' Return on Assets [ROA] came in at -1.79% for Q3 2026, down 1.85 percentage points from 0.06% a year earlier but up 0.01 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Minerals Technologies (MTX) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Minerals Technologies' Return on Assets [ROA] was -0.41%, down 5.48 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] carries a five-year change of -4.07 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Assets [ROA] was 5.07% in FY2024 (+2.45 pp), 2.62% in FY2023 (-1.11 pp), 3.73% in FY2022 (-1.39 pp) and 5.12% in FY2021 (+1.46 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] is -1.80% (Q2 2026) to 5.12% (Q2 2022).
- Year-over-year, Return on Assets [ROA] increased in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.52 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Assets [ROA] over five years came in Q1 2026 (a gain of 5.38 percentage points), and the weakest in Q4 2025 (a drop of 5.44 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows MTX's Return on Assets [ROA] at -1.80% (Q2 2026), 4.80% (Q1 2026) and -0.40% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nucor | 175.24 Bn | 165.01 Bn | 2.33 Bn | 10.74% |
| 2 | Rio Tinto | 166.15 Bn | 128.95 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Southern Copper | 143.83 Bn | 118.64 Bn | 3.10 Bn | 25.64% |
| 4 | Rio Tinto | 137.31 Bn | 104.37 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Newmont | 124.66 Bn | 89.98 Bn | 4.22 Bn | 16.30% |
| 6 | Ternium | 102.52 Bn | 75.29 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 5.53% |
| 7 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 95.19 Bn | 82.13 Bn | 2.15 Bn | 16.05% |
| 8 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 86.53 Bn | 83.18 Bn | 2.55 Bn | 8.30% |
| 9 | Barrick Mining | 66.50 Bn | 50.91 Bn | 2.71 Bn | 18.30% |
| 10 | Minerals Technologies | 1.92 Bn | 572.58 Mn | 129.20 Mn | -1.79% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2026 | -1.79% |
| Jul 5, 2026 | -1.80% |
| Apr 5, 2026 | 4.80% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -0.40% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 0.06% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 0.17% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | -0.58% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.04% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 4.66% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.73% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.93% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.64% |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 2.04% |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 2.96% |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 3.49% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.72% |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 4.33% |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 5.12% |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 5.07% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.99% |
API Access
Minerals Technologies Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=MTX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=MTX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();