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Minerals Technologies Inc.MTX · chemicals
GradeElkBsecond fifth of 331 graded peers; percentile 25.5, sampling error 2.7 points; lower is stronger
Rank77 of 331
ProfitabilityB/Cpercentile 40.7
SolvencyCpercentile 48.9
Growth and financingBpercentile 36.5
Reliability0.94 AUCfailure model, filers with over $2.67B assets; 95% interval 0.88 to 0.97; 61 events, 2020 to 2025
Peer failure rate0.52% a yearItem 1.03 bankruptcies, same asset band, 2012 to 2025
Size bandover $2.67B assetstotal assets $3.5B[1]
Standard universeinsiderevenue above $1M and assets above $10M[1-2]
Warningsnone active
Inputs computable10 of 14
Graded fromfilings received through Feb 20, 2026231 days before the rescan; every figure keyed to the SEC receipt date
Last close$64.712026-10-08; market equity $2.0B; iex feed
Price used in gradeNone
Share price, twelve months to the rescansplit-adjusted close; a lollipop at every rescan carries the letter held then; baseline ticks are SEC receipt dates of the inputs; ranges and dragging scroll the full history
$60$80NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctBA/BB$64.70
ABCDE20132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Percentile at every rescan on file, Jan 21, 2012 to Oct 9, 2026; stronger toward the top. Hover for the date.

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Letter setLetterPercentileBand
Jan 21, 2012nonen/aQ4
Feb 21, 2014B32.8Q4
Feb 21, 2015C46.5Q5
Feb 21, 2018D75.8Q5
Mar 21, 2018D/E78.3Q5
Feb 21, 2019D76.3Q5
Dec 21, 2019D/E77.8Q5
Feb 21, 2020D64.1Q5
Feb 21, 2021C56.5Q5
Feb 21, 2023D68.9Q5
Feb 21, 2024C49.2Q5
Feb 21, 2025B34.9Q5
Feb 21, 2026A/B21.5Q5
Aug 21, 2026B23.2Q5

Each date opens the report as it stood on that rescan.

Business, in the company's words. Opening of Item 1 of the 10-K received Feb 20, 2026; the document on sec.gov.

Minerals Technologies Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, the “Company,” “MTI,” “we,” “us” or “our”) is a global, technology-driven specialty minerals company that develops, produces, and markets a wide range of minerals and mineral-based products and services. We are the world's largest producer of bentonite and a leading producer of calcium carbonate. Our products and minerals are an essential part of everyday life for millions of people around the world.

The Fourteen Inputs [top]

Lower percentile is stronger. Source numbers open the SEC filing; a range that spans filings opens the sources table.

InputPercentile, 0 to 100ValueSourcePeer medianPercentilePeersPeriod end
Profitability, sleeve percentile 40.7
Gross profitability14.9%[1,3]21.3%68.23592025-12-31
Return on invested capitalnot computable9.5%
pretax income must exceed the validity floor and imply a 0%-100% tax rate
Accruals ratio(6.2%)[1,4-6](4.2%)34.64002025-12-31
Gross margin stability, five years1.4 pts[2-3,7-14]2.2 pts19.33012025-12-31
Solvency, sleeve percentile 48.9
Twelve-month failure probability0.07%0.05%64.1402026-07-05
Altman Z double-prime4.61[1,15-20]3.4130.33012025-12-31
Net debt to EBITDAnot computable1.88x
required facts have no common fiscal period end
Interest coveragenot computable4.16x
latest aligned inputs end 2023-12-31; latest annual assets end 2025-12-31
Current ratio2.08x[15-16]2.20x52.44232025-12-31
Growth and financing, sleeve percentile 36.5
Revenue growth, three-year compound(0.8%)[2,8,10,12]1.2%59.03502025-12-31
Free cash flow growth, three-year compound54.7%[5,21-27]12.6%9.01792025-12-31
Reinvestment ratenot computable24.3%
latest aligned inputs end 2019-12-31; latest annual assets end 2025-12-31
Asset growth, three years0.7%[1,6,28-29]2.9%62.23692025-12-31
Net share issuance, one year(2.7%)[30-31]0.0%15.93212026-02-06

Gross profitability. Revenue less cost of goods sold, over total assets.

Accruals ratio. Net income less operating cash flow, over average assets; lower is stronger.

Gross margin stability, five years. Standard deviation of gross margin; lower is stronger.

Twelve-month failure probability. CHS model; lower is stronger.

Net debt to EBITDA. Lower is stronger.

Net share issuance, one year. Split-adjusted; lower is stronger.

Sleeves are equal-weighted; within a sleeve each computable input carries equal weight. Composite -0.178; sampling error 2.7 percentile points on 331 peers.

Among 331 Peers [top]

ABCDELRCX, LAM Research Corp.; A, percentile 8.3; market equity $401.2B; warnings: fortress balance sheetLRCXCAT, Caterpillar Inc.; C, percentile 51.2; market equity $366.0BCATLIN, Linde plc; C, percentile 52.7; market equity $222.1BLINPG, Procter & Gamble Co.; C, percentile 54.5; market equity $350.0BPGETN, Eaton Corp. plc; D, percentile 69.7; market equity $164.9BETNRTX, RTX Corp.; D, percentile 74.8; market equity $248.4BRTXMTX 25.5strongerweaker

Composite score of every graded peer, smoothed. Vertical rules are the letter band edges at the 20th, 40th, 60th and 80th percentiles. Small dots are the six largest peers by market equity.

RankCompanyPercentileLetterWarnings
72CSW Industrials, Inc. (CSW)

CSW Industrials, Inc. (CSW)

Bsecond fifth; percentile 23.6

NYSE · Adhesives & Sealants

market equity $4.7B; last close $287.44

No active warnings; 10 of 14 inputs

23.6B
73Aptargroup, Inc. (ATR)

Aptargroup, Inc. (ATR)

Bsecond fifth; percentile 24.0

NYSE · Plastics Products, NEC

market equity $7.7B; last close $121.81

No active warnings; 9 of 14 inputs

24.0B
74AeroVironment Inc. (AVAV)

AeroVironment Inc. (AVAV)

Bsecond fifth; percentile 24.4

Nasdaq · Aircraft

market equity $7.0B; last close $137.64

No active warnings; 8 of 14 inputs

24.4B
75Griffon Corp. (GFF)

Griffon Corp. (GFF)

Bsecond fifth; percentile 24.8

NYSE · Metal Doors, Sash, Frames, Moldings & Trim

market equity $4.2B; last close $92.16

No active warnings; 9 of 14 inputs

24.8B
76Tennant Co. (TNC)

Tennant Co. (TNC)

Bsecond fifth; percentile 25.2

NYSE · Refrigeration & Service Industry Machinery

market equity $1.1B; last close $65.98

No active warnings; 9 of 14 inputs

25.2B
77Minerals Technologies Inc. (MTX)

Minerals Technologies Inc. (MTX)

Bsecond fifth; percentile 25.5

NYSE · Industrial Inorganic Chemicals

market equity $2.0B; last close $64.71

No active warnings; 10 of 14 inputs

25.5B
78Armstrong World Industries Inc. (AWI)

Armstrong World Industries Inc. (AWI)

Bsecond fifth; percentile 25.6

NYSE · Plastics Products, NEC

market equity $6.9B; last close $162.99

No active warnings; 10 of 14 inputs

25.6B
79ATI Inc. (ATI)

ATI Inc. (ATI)

Bsecond fifth; percentile 26.0

NYSE · Steel Pipe & Tubes

market equity $25.6B; last close $188.09

No active warnings; 12 of 14 inputs

26.0B
80Xylem Inc. (XYL)

Xylem Inc. (XYL)

Bsecond fifth; percentile 26.4

NYSE · Pumps & Pumping Equipment

market equity $23.8B; last close $102.02

No active warnings; 12 of 14 inputs

26.4B
81Cabot Corp. (CBT)

Cabot Corp. (CBT)

Bsecond fifth; percentile 26.7

NYSE · Miscellaneous Chemical Products

market equity $3.9B; last close $75.61

No active warnings; 11 of 14 inputs

26.7B
82Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp. (ZWS)

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp. (ZWS)

Bsecond fifth; percentile 26.8

NYSE · General Industrial Machinery & Equipment

market equity $7.7B; last close $46.29

No active warnings; 10 of 14 inputs

26.8B
Peer policyLetterPercentilePeers
all graded filers, equal sleevesB32.52204
sector peers, equal sleeves (the grade)B25.5331
same exchange, equal sleevesB34.1984
sector peers, equal inputsB24.5331

Each letter is one fifth of the 331 graded peers, about 66 companies. A boundary letter (A/B, B/C, C/D, D/E) marks a percentile within one sampling error of a band edge.

What the Price Implies [top]

Market measures at the 2026-10-08 close. None enters the grade. Percentile among graded peers with the same measure.

MeasureValuePeer medianPercentileReading
Twelve-month price change, skipping the latest month15.0%13.8%51hotter than 51 of 100 peers
Distance from 52-week high(21.9%)(24.2%)54closer to its high than 54 of 100 peers
EBIT to enterprise value1.8%3.9%32pricier than 68 of 100 peers
Free cash flow yield4.3%3.2%59pricier than 41 of 100 peers
Book value to price0.770.3977pricier than 23 of 100 peers
Sales to price1.030.5769pricier than 31 of 100 peers
Composite equity issuance, five years(11.2%)(9.9%)45more equity-funded than 45 of 100 peers
Relative strength against the sector, log excess return(0.03)(0.02)47ahead of 47 of 100 peers

Inputs: market equity $2.0B; EBIT $47.4M; free cash flow $86.6M; book equity $1.5B; sales $2.1B; debt $958.9M; cash $342.2M[32].

Diagnostics [top]

Diagnostics do not feed the grade.

Piotroski F-score: 4 of 9, period end 2025-12-31
Return on assets above zero(0.5%)✗ fail[4,6]
Operating cash flow above zero$193.7M✓ pass[5]
Return on assets improved(5.5 pts)✗ fail[4,6,28,33]
Operating cash flow exceeds net income$212.1M✓ pass[4-5]
Long-term leverage fell(0.6 pts)✓ pass[1,6,28,34-35]
Current ratio improved(76.3 pts)✗ fail[15-16,36-37]
No new shares issued(2.7%)✓ pass[30-31]
Gross margin improved(0.9 pts)✗ fail[2-3,7-8]
Asset turnover improved(2.2 pts)✗ fail[2,6,8,28]
Cash, filings, liquidity
Cash and equivalents$342.2M[38]
Operating cash flow, four quarters$230.3M[5,38-42]
Months of runwaynot finite
trailing operating cash flow is nonnegative, so runway is not finite
Late filings, two years0
NT 10-K or NT 10-Q
Days since last periodic filing70
10-Q received Jul 31, 2026
Median daily dollar volume$12.0M
63 sessions
Days since newest grade input231

Downloads [top]

Sources [top]

Every citation on this page. Filing opens the SEC index page for that submission; viewer opens the SEC interactive data for the same filing; series opens the SEC XBRL API record for that tag and company.

#ConceptXBRL tagValuePeriod endReceivedFormLinks
1assetsus-gaap:Assets$3.5B2025-12-312026-02-2010-Kfiling · viewer · series
2revenueus-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax$2.1B2025-12-312026-02-2010-Kfiling · viewer · series
3gross profitus-gaap:GrossProfit$518.0M2025-12-312026-02-2010-Kfiling · viewer · series
4net incomeus-gaap:NetIncomeLoss-$18.4M2025-12-312026-02-2010-Kfiling · viewer · series
5operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities$193.7M2025-12-312026-02-2010-Kfiling · viewer · series
6assetsus-gaap:Assets$3.4B2024-12-312026-02-2010-Kfiling · viewer · series
7gross profitus-gaap:GrossProfit$547.7M2024-12-312026-02-2010-Kfiling · viewer · series
8revenueus-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax$2.1B2024-12-312026-02-2010-Kfiling · viewer · series
9gross profitus-gaap:GrossProfit$507.1M2023-12-312026-02-2010-Kfiling · viewer · series
10revenueus-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax$2.2B2023-12-312026-02-2010-Kfiling · viewer · series
11gross profitus-gaap:GrossProfit$465.0M2022-12-312025-02-2110-Kfiling · viewer · series
12revenueus-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax$2.1B2022-12-312025-02-2110-Kfiling · viewer · series
13gross profitus-gaap:GrossProfit$446.5M2021-12-312024-02-1610-Kfiling · viewer · series
14revenueus-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax$1.9B2021-12-312024-02-1610-Kfiling · viewer · series
15current assetsus-gaap:AssetsCurrent$1.2B2025-12-312026-02-2010-Kfiling · viewer · series
16current liabilitiesus-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent$555.4M2025-12-312026-02-2010-Kfiling · viewer · series
17retained earningsus-gaap:RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit$2.5B2025-12-312026-02-2010-Kfiling · viewer · series
18operating incomeus-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss$47.4M2025-12-312026-02-2010-Kfiling · viewer · series
19book equityus-gaap:StockholdersEquity$1.7B2025-12-312026-02-2010-Kfiling · viewer · series
20liabilitiesus-gaap:Liabilities$1.7B2025-12-312026-02-2010-Kfiling · viewer · series
21capital expenditureus-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment$107.1M2025-12-312026-02-2010-Kfiling · viewer · series
22operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities$236.4M2024-12-312026-02-2010-Kfiling · viewer · series
23capital expenditureus-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment$89.5M2024-12-312026-02-2010-Kfiling · viewer · series
24operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities$233.6M2023-12-312026-02-2010-Kfiling · viewer · series
25capital expenditureus-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment$93.5M2023-12-312026-02-2010-Kfiling · viewer · series
26operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities$105.7M2022-12-312025-02-2110-Kfiling · viewer · series
27capital expenditureus-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment$82.3M2022-12-312025-02-2110-Kfiling · viewer · series
28assetsus-gaap:Assets$3.3B2023-12-312026-02-2010-Kfiling · viewer · series
29assetsus-gaap:Assets$3.4B2022-12-312024-02-1610-Kfiling · viewer · series
30shares outstandingdei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding31,048,5852026-02-062026-02-2010-Kfiling · viewer · series
31shares outstandingdei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding31,897,5542025-02-052025-02-2110-Kfiling · viewer · series
32shares outstandingdei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding31,128,7622026-07-222026-07-3110-Qfiling · viewer · series
33net incomeus-gaap:NetIncomeLoss$167.1M2024-12-312026-02-2010-Kfiling · viewer · series
34long term debtus-gaap:LongTermDebtNoncurrent$955.0M2025-12-312026-02-2010-Kfiling · viewer · series
35long term debtus-gaap:LongTermDebtNoncurrent$959.6M2024-12-312026-02-2010-Kfiling · viewer · series
36current assetsus-gaap:AssetsCurrent$1.1B2024-12-312026-02-2010-Kfiling · viewer · series
37current liabilitiesus-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent$397.7M2024-12-312026-02-2010-Kfiling · viewer · series
38cashus-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue$342.2M2026-07-052026-07-3110-Qfiling · viewer · series
39operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities$95.1M2026-07-052026-07-3110-Qfiling · viewer · series
40operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities$32.1M2026-04-052026-05-0110-Qfiling · viewer · series
41operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities$129.4M2025-09-282025-10-2410-Qfiling · viewer · series
42operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities$58.5M2025-06-292026-07-3110-Qfiling · viewer · series

Limitations [top]

Grade boundary. Percentile 25.5 is 5.5 points from the nearest band edge; sampling error is 2.7 points.

Peer group. Sector assignment from four-digit SIC codes, hand-tuned and published. The grade under three alternative peer policies is tabled above.

Size. Within a sector the letter tracks size. Among graded filers in the smallest asset band, 72% grade E and 0% grade A; in the largest, 13% grade E and 21% grade A. Universe as of Oct 9, 2026.

Failure model. filings 2012-01-01 to 2019-12-31 fit, filings 2020-01-01 to 2025-12-31 test; status post hoc pending confirmation. pre-registered on 2026 filings once their 12-month outcome windows close; supported if the paired per-quintile gain over the pooled model has a lower bound above 0.05.

Input validity. Revenue or total assets at or below $100,000 sets the degenerate-inputs flag. An input whose denominator is at or below $100,000 is left not computable rather than ranked.

Returns. No input on this page has a post-2015 confidence interval on returns that excludes zero. The grade ranks reported financial condition and is not a return forecast.