Minerals Technologies (MTX) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026)
Minerals Technologies' Short-term Investments came in at $6.9 million for Q3 2026, down 20.7% from $8.7 million a year earlier but up 72.5% from the prior quarter.
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Minerals Technologies (MTX) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Minerals Technologies' Short-term Investments was $3.6 million, down 10.0% from FY2024.
- Short-term Investments has declined in each of the last three years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -2.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Short-term Investments was $4 million in FY2024 (-7.0%), $4.3 million in FY2023 (-23.2%), $5.6 million in FY2022 (+14.3%) and $4.9 million in FY2021 (+19.5%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Short-term Investments is $2 million (Q2 2022) to $9.8 million (Q3 2023).
- Year-over-year, Short-term Investments has declined for four consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 3.2% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Short-term Investments over five years came in Q3 2023 (growth of 326.1%), and the weakest in Q2 2022 (a decline of 62.3%).
- Business Quant data shows MTX's Short-term Investments at $4 million (Q2 2026), $5.4 million (Q1 2026) and $3.6 million (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nucor | 175.24 Bn | 165.01 Bn | 2.33 Bn |
| 2 | Rio Tinto | 166.15 Bn | 128.95 Bn | - |
| 3 | Southern Copper | 143.83 Bn | 118.64 Bn | 3.10 Bn |
| 4 | Rio Tinto | 137.31 Bn | 104.37 Bn | - |
| 5 | Newmont | 124.66 Bn | 89.98 Bn | 4.22 Bn |
| 6 | Ternium | 102.52 Bn | 75.29 Bn | 1.04 Bn |
| 7 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 95.19 Bn | 82.13 Bn | 2.15 Bn |
| 8 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 86.53 Bn | 83.18 Bn | 2.55 Bn |
| 9 | Barrick Mining | 66.50 Bn | 50.91 Bn | 2.71 Bn |
| 10 | Minerals Technologies | 1.92 Bn | 572.58 Mn | 129.20 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2026 | 6.90 Mn |
| Jul 5, 2026 | 4.00 Mn |
| Apr 5, 2026 | 5.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.60 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 8.70 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 6.10 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 5.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.00 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 7.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.30 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 9.80 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 8.30 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 6.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.60 Mn |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 2.30 Mn |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 2.00 Mn |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 5.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.90 Mn |
API Access
Minerals Technologies Short-term Investments 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=short-term-investments&ticker=MTX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "short-term-investments", "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=short-term-investments&ticker=MTX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();