Recent News
Jan 14, 2026 — Minerals Technologies announced paper and packaging satellite expansions in Asia, citing three new satellite plant start-ups in 2025, a doubled-capacity site in India, and an additional China satellite expected in early 2026. Jan 22, 2026 — The company declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.12 per share, payable March 6, 2026. Jan 29, 2026 — Minerals Technologies released fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results, reporting worldwide net sales of $520 million for Q4 and EPS of $1.27 excluding special items; a conference call followed on Jan 30, 2026.
Technical Analysis
ADX at 35.67 indicates a strong directional trend; this strength amplifies the price implications of the directional indicators and momentum signals discussed below.
Directional indicators present bearish directional mechanics: DI+ registered a peak-and-reverse while DI- displayed a dip-and-reverse. The combination favors downside directional pressure over the near term and weakens the immediate bullish case despite the strong ADX reading.
MACD shows a peak-and-reversal pattern and sits below its signal line (MACD 2.02 versus signal 2.09), which signals declining bullish momentum and aligns with the directional indicators for short-term bearish momentum.
MRO reads +30.05 and trends higher, indicating price currently sits above the model target and that mean reversion toward the target carries downward potential. RSI at 62.34 with a peak-and-reversal pattern further supports reduced upside momentum and a greater chance of pullback than acceleration from current levels.
Price structure shows recent strength versus longer-term averages: close $72.11 trades above the 200-day average $60.76 and slightly above the 20-day average $71.98, while the 12-day EMA trends upward. Ichimoku lines place price above the Tenkan and Kijun levels, signaling medium-term support, yet proximity to the Bollinger upper band (upper 1× at $74.00) suggests limited near-term upside before a corrective leg.
Volume sits modestly above the 10-day average (volume 178,338 vs 10-day avg 150,579) but below the 200-day average, implying recent interest without broad-based participation; both 42-day and 52-week volatility remain low, suggesting moves may compress into a defined consolidation range before a directional continuation.
Fundamental Analysis
EPS for the most recent quarter reached $1.27 versus an estimate of $1.28, producing an EPS surprise of -$0.01 or -0.78%. The company reported Q4 net sales of $520 million. Reported earnings growth shows a QoQ increase of 55.56% and a YoY increase of 26.29%, supporting the improvement in profitability on a year-over-year basis despite the slight EPS miss relative to consensus.
Revenue growth metrics present a flat to negative picture in the supplied measures: reported year-over-year revenue growth at 0.0% and sequential QoQ at -100.0% per the provided values; treat these readouts as signaling limited topline expansion in the most recent period while margins and earnings displayed improvement.
Valuation multiples place current market pricing above forward expectations: trailing P/E at 49.33 and forward P/E at 34.41. WMDST values the stock as fair-valued. PEG dynamics show a negative trailing PEG of -2.73 while the industry peer mean for PEG stands near -8.96 with a median around -12.02 and a range spanning roughly -12.02 to +3.46; the company’s PEG sits above the industry peer mean but within the broader peer range, indicating relative valuation metrics that reflect modest future earnings expectations embedded in price.
Cash-flow indicators report cash conversion and cash-flow-to-earnings at 0% in the provided figures, and cost of debt registers at roughly 1.07%, implying low-interest burden on the balance sheet. Invested capital totals $649.4 million, providing a scale reference for capital deployment and recent capacity investments in Asia noted in the news items.
The recently-declared quarterly dividend of $0.12 per share maintains the company’s cash-return pathway and provides a modest yield component to total return expectations; the dividend payout schedule may influence short-term investor positioning around the record and payable dates.
Overall, fundamentals show improving earnings momentum and targeted capacity investments while valuation metrics appear to price in moderate forward earnings growth; WMDST’s fair-value determination aligns with that mix of operational progress and constrained top-line expansion.
MOST-RECENT QUARTERLY REPORT
| REPORT PERIOD ENDING: | 2025-12-31 |
| REPORT DATE: | 2026-01-29 |
| NEXT REPORT DATE: | 2026-04-30 |
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| EARNINGS | ||
| EPS Estimate | $ 1.28 | |
| EPS Actual | $ 1.27 | |
| EPS Difference | $ -0.01 | |
| EPS Surprise | -0.781 % | |
| Forward EPS | $ 1.75 | |
| BALANCE SHEET | ASSETS | |
| Total Assets | — | |
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| VALUATION & PER-SHARE METRICS | EQUITY & PER-SHARE METRICS | |
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| CAPITAL STRUCTURE | ||
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| PRICE-BASED VALUATION | ||
| Price To Book (P/B) | — | |
| Price To Book QoQ | — | |
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| Price To Book IPRWA | — | |
| Price To Earnings (P/E) | 49.334 | |
| Price To Earnings QoQ | 10.721 % | |
| Price To Earnings YoY | -3.744 % | |
| Price To Earnings IPRWA | high: 152.705 mean: 78.236 median: 69.314 MTX: 49.334 low: -19.937 |
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| PE/G Ratio | -2.731 | |
| Price To Sales (P/S) | — | |
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| FORWARD MULTIPLES | ||
| Forward P/E | 34.406 | |
| Forward PE/G | -1.905 | |
| Forward P/S | — | |
| EFFICIENCY | OPERATIONAL | |
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| CASH CYCLE | ||
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| Cash Conversion Cycle Days IPRWA | high: 328.394 median: 91.211 mean: 86.792 low: 60.923 MTX: 0 |
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| CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT | ||
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| CAPITAL, LIQUIDITY & COVERAGE | CAPITAL STRUCTURE | |
| Total Capital | — | |
| Net Invested Capital | — | |
| Invested Capital | $ 649.4 M | |
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| LIQUIDITY | ||
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| COVERAGE & LEVERAGE | ||
| Debt To EBITDA | — | |
| Cost Of Debt | 1.071 % | |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | — | |
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| TIMING / LIQUIDITY | ||
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| DIVIDENDS | ||
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| Dividend Rate | — | |
| Dividend Yield | — | |
| PERFORMANCE | GROWTH | |
| Asset Growth Rate | — | |
| Revenue Growth | 0.0 % | |
| Revenue Growth QoQ | -100.0 % | |
| Revenue Growth YoY | -100.0 % | |
| Revenue Growth IPRWA | high: 4.316 % MTX: 0.0 % median: -2.034 % mean: -3.158 % low: -9.644 % |
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| Earnings Growth | -18.065 % | |
| Earnings Growth QoQ | 55.558 % | |
| Earnings Growth YoY | 2628.852 % | |
| Earnings Growth IPRWA | high: 15.686 % mean: -8.314 % MTX: -18.065 % median: -28.814 % low: -37.883 % |
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| MARGINS | ||
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| CASH FLOW | ||
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| Free Cash To Net Income | — | |
| Cash Flow Margin | 0.0 % | |
| Cash Flow To Earnings | 0.0 | |
| VALUE & RETURNS | ||
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