Minerals Technologies profit margin MTX
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2010.
- Net margin, 12 months
- −3.1%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- −1.3%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- −3.2 pts
- Peer median
- 7.7%
Over the twelve months to Jul 5, 2026, Minerals Technologies kept −3.1% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of −1.3% and a gross margin of 24.5%.
Five years earlier its net margin was 8.2%.
The median for 10 specialty chemicals stocks of a similar size is 7.7%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −0.9% | 2.3% | 25.0% |
| FY2024 | 7.9% | 13.5% | 25.9% |
| FY2023 | 3.9% | 7.9% | 23.4% |
| FY2022 | 5.7% | 10.1% | 21.9% |
| FY2021 | 8.8% | 12.7% | 24.0% |
| FY2020 | 7.0% | 11.8% | 25.4% |
| FY2019 | 7.4% | 11.7% | 24.6% |
| FY2018 | 9.3% | 14.2% | 25.5% |
| FY2017 | 11.6% | 14.6% | 27.9% |
| FY2016 | 8.1% | 13.5% | 28.1% |
| FY2015 | 6.0% | 11.1% | 26.2% |
| FY2014 | 5.4% | 9.8% | 25.2% |
| FY2013 | 7.9% | 12.5% | 23.0% |
| FY2012 | 7.4% | 11.4% | 22.3% |
| FY2011 | 6.5% | 9.6% | 20.3% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | −3.1% | −3.2 pts | −1.3% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 7.6% | +8.7 pts | 12.5% | |
| Q4 FY25 | −0.9% | −8.8 pts | 2.3% | |
| Q3 FY25 | −0.1% | −7.3 pts | 3.4% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 0.1% | −3.9 pts | 3.6% | |
| Q1 FY25 | −1.1% | −5.5 pts | 2.5% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 7.9% | +4.0 pts | 13.5% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 7.2% | +4.2 pts | 12.7% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 4.0% | −0.5 pts | 8.6% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 4.3% | −1.0 pts | 8.5% | |
| Q4 FY23 | 3.9% | −1.9 pts | 7.9% | |
| Q3 FY23 | 3.0% | −3.9 pts | 6.9% |
Against its peers
Companies in Chemicals - Specialty nearest Minerals Technologies' size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| MTXMinerals Technologies | −3.1% |
| REXREX AMERICAN RESOURCES | 19.7% |
| GPREGreen Plains | 6.8% |
| WLKPWestlake Chemical Partners | 4.7% |
| LXULSB Industries | 5.6% |
| SXTSensient Technologies | 9.3% |
| AXTAAxalta Coating Systems | 6.8% |
| NEUNewmarket | 15.8% |
| LXFRLuxfer | 2.2% |
| CLXClorox | 8.7% |
| RPMRPM International | 8.7% |
| Peer median | 7.7% |
Where Minerals Technologies ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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