Minerals Technologies (MTX) Return on Assets [ROA] (2010 - 2026)
Minerals Technologies' Return on Assets [ROA] came in at -1.80% for Q2 2026, down 1.96 percentage points from 0.17% a year earlier and down 6.60 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Minerals Technologies (MTX) Return on Assets [ROA] (2010 - 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 Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] in data going back to Q3 2010.
- Year-over-year, Return on Assets [ROA] increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.96 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 4.80% (Q1 2026), -0.40% (Q4 2025) and 0.06% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 182.38 Bn | 151.41 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 163.97 Bn | 142.76 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 24.66% |
| 3 | Rio Tinto | 141.19 Bn | 101.70 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Newmont | 124.53 Bn | 92.53 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 15.21% |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 98.93 Bn | 82.97 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 7.74% |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 93.96 Bn | 83.59 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 16.10% |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 69.55 Bn | 44.75 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 18.09% |
| 8 | Nucor | 60.45 Bn | 49.83 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 8.97% |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 48.41 Bn | 27.44 Bn | - | 1.88% |
| 10 | Minerals Technologies | 1.96 Bn | 635.57 Mn | 133.80 Mn | -1.80% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 4.77% |
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();