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Minerals Technologies Inc.

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Minerals Technologies Inc.

MTX·NYSE·Industrial Applications And Services·CIK 0000891014

Minerals Technologies Inc. is a global, technology-driven specialty minerals company that develops, produces, and markets a wide range of minerals and mineral-based products and services. The company is the world's largest producer of bentonite and a leading producer of calcium carbonate. Minerals Technologies Inc. directly sources minerals from its globally distributed reserves, transforms them at its plants through proprietary technologies, and markets these products to customers across various industries. As of December 31, 2025, the company's operations are managed under two reportable business segments: Consumer & Specialties and Engineered Solutions. The Consumer & Specialties segment serves consumer end markets with finished mineral-to-market products and provides specialty mineral-based solutions and technologies for customers' finished products. The Engineered Solutions segment serves industrial end markets with engineered systems, mineral blends, and technologies designed to improve customers' manufacturing processes and projects. In 2025, the Consumer & Specialties segment generated 53% of net sales, while the Engineered Solutions segment generated 47%. In 2024, these percentages were 54% and 46%, respectively. In 2023, the Consumer & Specialties segment accounted for 54% of net sales, and the Engineered Solutions segment accounted for 46%.

Minerals Technologies Inc. (NYSE:MTX) is a publicly traded company in the Industrial Applications And Services sector. Wiseek has independently scored 15 items for MTX at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-10-02, rated 7/10. Across its 15 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 9/10, with 6 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for MTX spans 8-K, 4, 144, 10-K.

Recent high-impact activity:

  • MTX Prices $400M 7.500% Senior Notes Due 2032; Amends Credit Facility to $500M
  • Minerals Technologies Prices $400M Senior Notes at 7.5% Due 2032
  • Minerals Technologies Launches $400M Senior Notes Offering to Refinance 2028 Debt
  • Minerals Technologies Unveils $350M+ Rare Earth and Steel Slag Opportunities at Investor Day
  • Minerals Technologies Posts $5.90 Q2 Loss on $290M Talc Charge; Adjusted EPS Beats at $1.60

Financial Snapshot

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
$2.07B
Net Income
-$18.4M
Diluted EPS
-$0.59
Op. Cash Flow
$193.7M
Free Cash Flow
$86.6M
Gross Profit
$518M
Operating Income
$47.4M
Cash & Equivalents
$329M
Total Debt
$961.3M
Debt / Equity
0.56×
Net Margin
-0.9%
Shares Outstanding
31.03M sh
Source: 10-K · filed 2026-02-20 · accession 0000891014-26-000067

Short Interest & Short Volume

4.78 days to cover

FINRA reported short interest of 899,926 shares in MTX as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 11.9% increase from the prior period — about 4.8 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 56.7% of MTX volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.

Short interest (bi-monthly positions)899,926 shares as of September 15, 2026
Change vs prior period▲ 11.9%
Days to cover4.78 at avg daily volume of 188,203
Daily short volume (FINRA facilities)56.7% of 56,961 shares on October 2, 2026
5-day average short volume61.1%

Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.

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$66.43
52-week range · as of 2026-10-02 $53.94 – $84.34
Market cap
$2.07B
Volume
181.1K (1.0× avg)
3-mo avg 179.2K
Live data · 2026-10-04 08:48 UTC · Market closed

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MTX
Oct 02, 2026, 4:23 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $66.43
Real-time Price: $66.43 info
Change: $0 (0%) info
Market Cap: $2.068B info
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Oct 01, 2026, 5:15 PM EDT
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Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $65.18
Real-time Price: $66.43 info
Change: +$1.25 (+2%) info
Market Cap: $2.068B info
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Oct 01, 2026, 7:58 AM EDT
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Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $65.40
Real-time Price: $66.43 info
Change: +$1.03 (+2%) info
Market Cap: $2.068B info
MTX
Sep 23, 2026, 5:14 PM EDT
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Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $66.88
Real-time Price: $66.43 info
Change: -$0.450 (-0.67%) info
Market Cap: $2.068B info
MTX
Jul 30, 2026, 5:02 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $77.45
Real-time Price: $66.43 info
Change: -$11.02 (-14%) info
Market Cap: $2.068B info
MTX
Jul 30, 2026, 5:00 PM EDT
Source: Dow Jones Newswires
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $72.51
Real-time Price: $66.43 info
Change: -$6.08 (-8%) info
Market Cap: $2.068B info
MTX
Jun 29, 2026, 5:03 PM EDT
Source: Wiseek News
Importance Score:
9
Price at Filing: $77.43
Real-time Price: $66.43 info
Change: -$11.00 (-14%) info
Market Cap: $2.068B info
MTX
Jun 29, 2026, 5:02 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $77.43
Real-time Price: $66.43 info
Change: -$11.00 (-14%) info
Market Cap: $2.068B info
MTX
May 18, 2026, 9:58 AM EDT
Filing Type: 4
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $77.65
Real-time Price: $66.43 info
Change: -$11.22 (-14%) info
Market Cap: $2.068B info
MTX
May 06, 2026, 4:19 PM EDT
Filing Type: 144
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $79.29
Real-time Price: $66.43 info
Change: -$12.86 (-16%) info
Market Cap: $2.068B info
MTX
Apr 30, 2026, 5:02 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $71.94
Real-time Price: $66.43 info
Change: -$5.51 (-8%) info
Market Cap: $2.068B info
MTX
Apr 30, 2026, 5:00 PM EDT
Source: GlobeNewswire
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $71.94
Real-time Price: $66.43 info
Change: -$5.51 (-8%) info
Market Cap: $2.068B info
MTX
Mar 24, 2026, 4:41 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $67.84
Real-time Price: $66.43 info
Change: -$1.41 (-2%) info
Market Cap: $2.068B info
MTX
Feb 20, 2026, 3:02 PM EST
Filing Type: 10-K
Importance Score:
9
Price at Filing: $71.93
Real-time Price: $66.43 info
Change: -$5.49 (-8%) info
Market Cap: $2.068B info
MTX
Jan 29, 2026, 5:04 PM EST
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $62.90
Real-time Price: $66.43 info
Change: +$3.53 (+6%) info
Market Cap: $2.068B info
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