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Minerals Technologies Inc. Announces 2026 First Quarter Financial Results 

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Minerals Technologies (NYSE: MTX) reported Q1 2026 results: net sales $547 million (up 11% YoY) and EPS $1.17 ($1.38 excluding special items, +21% YoY). Reported operating income was $59 million ($68 million ex-special items) with operating margin 10.7% (12.3% ex-special items).

Both Consumer & Specialties and Engineered Solutions segments posted volume-driven sales gains; a conference call and presentation are scheduled May 1, 2026.

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Positive

  • Net sales of $547 million, up 11% year-over-year
  • EPS of $1.17 (or $1.38 excluding special items), +21% YoY
  • Segment operating income: Consumer & Specialties $33 million, Engineered Solutions $39 million

Negative

  • Reported operating income $59 million below the $68 million
  • Subsidiaries filed voluntary Chapter 11 petitions, noted as a material legal matter

Market Reaction – MTX

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$2.36B Market Cap
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Following this news, MTX has declined 5.29%, reflecting a notable negative market reaction. Our momentum scanner has triggered 5 alerts so far, indicating moderate trading interest and price volatility. The stock is currently trading at $71.94. This price movement has removed approximately $132M from the company's valuation.

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Key Figures

Q1 2026 EPS: $1.17 Q1 2026 EPS ex-items: $1.38 Q1 2026 net sales: $547 million +5 more
8 metrics
Q1 2026 EPS $1.17 Reported earnings per share for quarter ended April 5, 2026
Q1 2026 EPS ex-items $1.38 Earnings per share excluding special items, 21% over prior year
Q1 2026 net sales $547 million Worldwide net sales, up 11% year-over-year
FX benefit to sales $17 million Favorable foreign exchange impact on Q1 2026 sales
Q1 operating income $59 million Reported operating income for Q1 2026
Operating income ex-items $68 million Q1 2026 operating income excluding special items, up 7% year-over-year
Consumer & Specialties sales $297 million Q1 2026 segment sales, up 11% year-over-year
Engineered Solutions sales $250 million Q1 2026 segment sales, up 12% year-over-year

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Common Catalyst At least one peer (KWR) also reported earnings today, but peer price moves were positive versus MTX’s decline.

Previous Earnings Reports

5 past events · Latest: Jan 29 (Neutral)
Same Type Pattern 5 events
Date Event Sentiment Move Catalyst
Jan 29 Q4 and full-year earnings Neutral +0.8% Q4 EPS with strong ex‑items results but full-year loss from talc reserve.
Oct 23 Q3 earnings Positive -2.9% Record Q3 EPS and solid margins, yet shares declined on the news.
Jul 24 Q2 earnings Positive +10.6% Strong EPS, higher sales, improved margins, and solid cash generation.
Apr 24 Q1 earnings Negative -9.9% Large talc-related reserve drove per-share loss and sales declined across segments.
Apr 17 Earnings preview and legal update Negative -1.3% Talc reserve announcement and preliminary results below guidance with cost-savings plan.
Pattern Detected

Earnings reactions have mostly aligned with the tone of results, with one notable negative divergence on strong Q3 2025 earnings.

Recent Company History

Recent earnings news for MTX has focused on recovering operations and managing talc-related liabilities. In Q1 2025 and the related Chapter 11 update, large reserves and softer demand drove negative share reactions. Subsequent quarters in 2025 showed stronger EPS, higher operating income, and improved margins, with Q2 2025 prompting a double‑digit positive move and Q4 2025 a modest gain. Today’s Q1 2026 earnings continue that theme of solid operating performance after prior charges.

Historical Comparison

-0.6% avg move · Across recent earnings releases, MTX’s average next‑day move was about -0.55%, showing mixed but gen...
earnings
-0.6%
Average Historical Move earnings

Across recent earnings releases, MTX’s average next‑day move was about -0.55%, showing mixed but generally modest reactions even when operational trends improved.

Earnings updates moved from talc‑driven losses and demand softness in early 2025 toward stronger EPS, higher sales, and improved margins in later 2025, with Q1 2026 continuing the narrative of operational recovery.

Market Pulse Summary

The stock is down -5.3% following this news. A negative reaction despite strong operational metrics ...
Analysis

The stock is down -5.3% following this news. A negative reaction despite strong operational metrics fits MTX’s mixed history around earnings, where even record or improving quarters sometimes saw selling pressure. Q1 2026 featured higher EPS, 11% sales growth, and better segment performance, yet the stock previously averaged around -0.55% on earnings days. Investors may remain cautious given earlier talc‑related reserves, Chapter 11 proceedings at a subsidiary, and broader macro or energy‑cost concerns highlighted by management.

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"voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code filed by our subsidiaries"
Chapter 11 is a U.S. bankruptcy process that lets a financially distressed company keep operating while it reorganizes its debts and business plan under court supervision. Think of it as a formal pause that allows the company to renegotiate payments, shed contracts or assets, and seek a path to profitability instead of being liquidated; investors watch it because it can change the value and priority of claims, equity dilution, or the likelihood of recovery.

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  • Earnings per share of $1.17, or $1.38 excluding special items, representing a 21% increase over the prior year
  • 11% sales growth over prior year and 5% over prior quarter
  • Strong sales growth in both segments, momentum continuing in Q2

NEW YORK, April 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Minerals Technologies Inc. (NYSE: MTX) (“MTI”), a leading, technology-driven specialty minerals company, today reported earnings per share for the first quarter ended April 5, 2026, of $1.17, or $1.38 excluding special items, representing a 21 percent increase over the prior year.

“In the first quarter, our sales grew by double digits across multiple businesses, underscoring the momentum we have built in recent quarters. Supported by our innovation pipeline and recent growth investments, we expect this momentum to continue through the year,” said Douglas T. Dietrich, MTI’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “Recent geopolitical events presented new challenges; however, consistent with our track record, our teams moved quickly to make the necessary adjustments to navigate higher global energy costs.”

First Quarter 2026 Consolidated Results

In the first quarter, MTI’s worldwide net sales were $547 million, up 11 percent over the prior year, primarily driven by volume growth across both segments. Foreign exchange had a favorable impact on sales of $17 million.

Reported operating income was $59 million, or $68 million excluding special items, up 7 percent over the prior year. Reported operating margin was 10.7 percent of sales, or 12.3 percent excluding special items.

First Quarter 2026 Segment Results

Consumer & Specialties segment sales were $297 million, up 8 percent sequentially and 11 percent over prior year. Sales in the Household & Personal Care product line were $142 million, up 7 percent sequentially and 16 percent over the prior year, driven by cat litter, animal health, fabric care, and edible oil and renewable fuel purification. Sales in the Specialty Additives product line were $154 million, up 9 percent sequentially and 6 percent over the prior year, primarily driven by higher sales to paper and packaging customers.

Segment reported operating income was $33 million, up 18 percent over the prior year or 8 percent excluding special items.

MTI’s Consumer & Specialties segment provides functional components that become part of a variety of consumer and industrial products and touch millions of lives every day. It includes two product lines: Household & Personal Care, which delivers mineral-to-market products for improved performance and enhanced consumer experiences in end markets including cat litter, household and personal care, edible oil and renewable fuel purification, animal health, and agriculture; and Specialty Additives, which offers mineral-based technologies for improved functionality in end markets including paper and packaging, food and pharmaceuticals, sealants and adhesives, paints and coatings, and residential construction.

Engineered Solutions segment sales were $250 million, up 2 percent sequentially and 12 percent over the prior year. Sales in the High-Temperature Technologies product line were $183 million, up 3 percent sequentially and 8 percent over the prior year, driven by continued higher sales to steel customers and supported by a stable performance in our foundry business. In the Environmental & Infrastructure product line, sales were $67 million, flat sequentially and up 24 percent over the prior year, driven by stronger sales related to large-scale project activity, infrastructure drilling, and offshore water treatment.

Segment reported operating income was $39 million, up 17 percent over prior year or 14 percent excluding special items.

MTI’s Engineered Solutions segment provides advanced technologies and solutions designed to improve customers’ manufacturing processes and projects. It includes two product lines: High-Temperature Technologies, which delivers mineral-based blends, technologies, and systems that solve complex challenges in the foundry, steel, and other high-temperature processing industries; and Environmental & Infrastructure, which offers solutions for water treatment, fluid management, building materials, and environmental, remediation, and infrastructure-related projects.

MTI will host a conference call tomorrow, May 1, 2026, at 11 a.m. Eastern Time. The live earnings webcast can be accessed at https://investors.mineralstech.com/quarterly-results-conference-calls. A presentation for the call will be available at the same location at approximately 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time on May 1, 2026.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This press release may contain "forwardlooking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements provide current expectations and forecasts of future events such as new products, revenues, and financial performance, and are not limited to describing historical or current facts. They can be identified by the use of words such as “believes,” “expects,” “plans,” “intends,” “anticipates,” and other words and phrases of similar meaning. Forward-looking statements are necessarily based on assumptions, estimates, and limited information available at the time they are made. A broad variety of risks and uncertainties, both known and unknown, as well as the inaccuracy of assumptions and estimates, can affect the realization of the expectations or forecasts in these statements. Actual future results may vary materially. Significant factors that could affect the expectations and forecasts include worldwide general economic, business, and industry conditions; the cyclicality of our customers’ businesses and their changing regional demands; our ability to compete in very competitive industries; consolidation in customer industries, principally paper, foundry, and steel; our ability to renew or extend long term sales contracts for our satellite operations; our ability to generate cash to service our debt; our ability to comply with the covenants in the agreements governing our debt; our ability to effectively achieve and implement our growth initiatives or consummate the transactions described in the statements; our ability to successfully develop new products; our ability to defend our intellectual property; the increased risks of doing business abroad; the availability of raw materials and access to ore reserves at our mining operations, or increases in costs of raw materials, energy, or shipping; compliance with or changes to regulation in the areas of environmental, health and safety, and tax; risks and uncertainties related to the voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code filed by our subsidiaries BMI OldCo Inc. (f/k/a Barretts Minerals Inc.) and Barretts Ventures Texas LLC; claims for legal, environmental, and tax matters or product stewardship issues; operating risks and capacity limitations affecting our production facilities; seasonality of some of our businesses; cybersecurity and other threats relating to our information technology systems; and other risk factors and cautionary statements in our 2025 Annual Report on Form 10K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, and other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forwardlooking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

About Minerals Technologies Inc.
Minerals Technologies Inc. (NYSE:MTX) is a global, technology-driven specialty minerals company that sources, manufactures, sells, and distributes a wide range of minerals and mineral-based products and services. We utilize our global mineral reserves, combined with our core technologies and applications, to deliver innovative products that are an essential part of everyday life. We serve customers in consumer and industrial markets worldwide, have 4,000 employees in 34 countries, and reported global sales of $2.1 billion in 2025. For further information, visit www.mineralstech.com.

Investor Relations Contact
Lydia Kopylova
lydia.kopylova@mineralstech.com

Media Contact
Stephanie Heise
stephanie.heise@mineralstech.com

               
MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC. AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (LOSS)
(in millions of dollars, except per share data)
(unaudited)
               
 Quarter Ended % Growth
 Apr. 5, Dec. 31, Mar. 30,      
 2026 2025 2025 Prior Qtr.
 Prior Year
               
               
Net sales$546.9  $519.5  $491.8  5% 11%
               
Cost of goods sold415.8  395.0  372.2  5% 12%
               
Production margin131.1  124.5  119.6  5% 10%
               
Marketing and administrative expenses57.5  52.2  50.6  10% 14%
Research and development expenses6.1  5.8  5.8  5% 5%
Provision for litigation accrual and credit losses0.0  0.0  215.0  *  * 
Restructuring and other items0.0  3.7  5.5  *  * 
Gain on sale of assets, net0.0  (4.3) 0.0  *  * 
Litigation expenses8.8  5.1  2.8  73% 214%
               
Income (loss) from operations58.7  62.0  (160.1) (5)% * 
               
Interest expense, net(13.3) (12.9) (14.2) 3% (6)%
Other non-operating income (deductions), net0.5  (2.5) (2.0) *  * 
Total non-operating deductions, net(12.8) (15.4) (16.2) (17)% (21)%
               
Income (loss) before tax and equity in earnings45.9  46.6  (176.3) (2)% * 
               
Provision (benefit) for taxes on income9.9  9.6  (32.1) 3% * 
Equity in earnings of affiliates, net of tax1.3  1.4  1.2  (7)% 8%
               
Net income (loss)37.3  38.4  (143.0) (3)% * 
               
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests1.1  1.3  1.0  (15)% 10%
               
Net income (loss) attributable to Minerals Technologies Inc. (MTI)$36.2  $37.1  $(144.0) (2)% * 
               
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:              
               
Basic31.0  31.1  31.9       
               
Diluted31.0  31.1  31.9       
               
Earnings (loss) per share attributable to MTI:              
               
Basic$1.17  $1.19  $(4.51) (2)% * 
               
Diluted$1.17  $1.19  $(4.51) (2)% * 
               
Cash dividends declared per common share$0.12  $0.12  $0.11       
               
* Percentage not meaningful              
               


  MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC. AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
  NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (LOSS)
        
        
1)For comparative purposes, the quarterly periods ended April 5, 2026, December 31, 2025, and March 30, 2025 consisted of 95 days, 94 days, and 89 days, respectively.
        
2)To supplement the Company's consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with GAAP, the following is a presentation of the Company's non-GAAP earnings per share, excluding special items, for the quarterly periods ended April 5, 2026, December 31, 2025 and March 30, 2025, and a reconciliation to reported earnings per share for such periods. The Company's management believes these non-GAAP measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding its performance as inclusion of such special items are not indicative of the ongoing operating results and thereby affect the comparability of results between periods. The Company believes inclusion of these non-GAAP measures also provides consistency in its financial reporting and facilitates investors' understanding of historic operating trends.
        
  (in millions of dollars, except per share data)Quarter Ended
   Apr. 5, Dec. 31, Mar. 30,
   2026 2025 2025
  Net income (loss) attributable to MTI$36.2  $37.1  $(144.0)
  % of sales 6.6%  7.1% *
        
  Special items:     
  Provision for litigation accrual and credit losses 0.0   0.0   215.0 
  Restructuring and other items 0.0   3.7   5.5 
  Gain on sale of assets, net 0.0   (4.3)  0.0 
  Litigation expenses 8.8   5.1   2.8 
  Related tax effects on special items (2.2)  (2.2)  (42.9)
        
  Net income attributable to MTI, excluding special items$42.8  $39.4  $36.4 
  % of sales 7.8%  7.6%  7.4%
        
  Diluted earnings per share, excluding special items$1.38  $1.27  $1.14 
        
  * Percentage not meaningful     
        
  In the first quarter of 2025, the Company recorded a $215 million provision to establish a reserve for estimated costs to fund a trust to resolve all current and future talc-related settlements as well as fund the bankruptcy of BMI Oldco Inc.’s (f/k/a Barretts Minerals Inc.) (“Oldco”) and Barretts Ventures Texas LLC, and related litigation costs. Included in this provision is $30 million of additional debtor-in-possession financing by Minerals Technologies Investments LLC to the Debtors, which was committed in Q2 2025. In addition, the Company initiated a cost savings program and recorded a $5.5 million charge relating to severance and other costs in the first quarter of 2025. The Company incurred litigation and settlement expenses of $8.8 million, $5.1 million, and $2.8 million for the quarterly periods ending April 5, 2026, December 31, 2025, and March 30, 2025, respectively, in connection with the bankruptcy of Oldco and lawsuits related to talc products sold by Oldco."
   
  In the fourth quarter of 2025, the Company recorded $3.7 million of restructuring and other items primarily related to the write-down of assets and other charges relating to consolidated and shut-down facilities.
        
  In the fourth quarter of 2025, the Company recorded a $4.3 million net gain related to the sale of our chromite mine in South Africa.
        
3)Free cash flow is defined as cash flow from operations less capital expenditures. The following is a presentation of the Company's non-GAAP free cash flow for the quarterly periods ended April 5, 2026, December 31, 2025, and March 30, 2025 and a reconciliation to cash flow from operations for such periods. The Company's management believes this non-GAAP measure provides meaningful supplemental information as management uses this measure to evaluate the Company's ability to maintain capital assets, satisfy current and future obligations, repurchase stock, pay dividends and fund future business opportunities. Free cash flow is not a measure of cash available for discretionary expenditures since the Company has certain non-discretionary obligations such as debt service that are not deducted from the measure. The Company's definition of free cash flow may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.
   Quarter Ended
  (in millions of dollars)Apr. 5, Dec. 31, Mar. 30,
   2026 2025 2025
  Cash flow from operations$32.1  $64.3  $(4.4)
  Capital expenditures 23.1   32.4   18.3 
  Free cash flow$9.0  $31.9  $(22.7)
        
  Depreciation, depletion, and amortization expense$24.9  $23.3  $23.5 
        
        
4)“Adjusted EBITDA” is a non-GAAP financial measure and refers to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA), excluding special items. The following is a presentation of the Company's non-GAAP EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA for the quarterly periods ended April 5, 2026, December 31, 2025, and March 30, 2025 and a reconciliation to net income for such periods. The Company's management believes these non-GAAP measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding its performance and facilitates investors' understanding of historic operating trends.
    
   Quarter Ended
  (in millions of dollars)Apr. 5, Dec. 31, Mar. 30,
   2026 2025 2025
        
  Net income (loss) attributable to MTI$36.2  $37.1  $(144.0)
  Add back:     
  Depreciation, depletion, and amortization expense 24.9   23.3   23.5 
  Interest expense, net 13.3   12.9   14.2 
  Equity in earnings of affiliates, net of tax (1.3)  (1.4)  (1.2)
  Net income attributable to non-controlling interests 1.1   1.3   1.0 
  Provision (benefit) for taxes on income 9.9   9.6   (32.1)
  EBITDA 84.1   82.8   (138.6)
  Add special items:     
  Provision for litigation accrual and credit losses 0.0   0.0   215.0 
  Restructuring and other items 0.0   3.7   5.5 
  Gain on sale of assets, net 0.0   (4.3)  0.0 
  Litigation expenses 8.8   5.1   2.8 
  Adjusted EBITDA$92.9  $87.3  $84.7 
  % of sales 17.0%  16.8%  17.2%
        
5)The following table reflects the components of non-operating income and deductions:
        
  (in millions of dollars)Quarter Ended
   Apr. 5, Dec. 31, Mar. 30,
   2026 2025 2025
  Interest income$1.3  $1.7  $1.2 
  Interest expense (14.6)  (14.6)  (15.4)
  Foreign exchange gains (losses) 1.4   (2.0)  (0.2)
  Other deductions (0.9)  (0.5)  (1.8)
  Non-operating deductions, net$(12.8) $(15.4) $(16.2)
        
6)The analyst conference call to discuss operating results for the first quarter is scheduled for Friday, May 1, 2026 at 11:00 am and will be broadcast over the Company's website (www.mineralstech.com). The broadcast will remain on the Company's website for no less than one year.
        


MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC. AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
(in millions of dollars)
(unaudited)
                   
 Quarter Ended % Growth
SALES DATAApr. 5,
 % of Dec. 31,
 % of Mar. 30,
 % of    
 2026
 Total Sales
 2025
 Total Sales
 2025
 Total Sales
 Prior Qtr. Prior Year
                   
United States$280.6  51% $257.4  50% $262.4  53% 9% 7%
International 266.3  49%  262.1  50%  229.4  47% 2% 16%
Net Sales$546.9  100% $519.5  100% $491.8  100% 5% 11%
                   
Household & Personal Care$142.4  26% $132.5  26% $123.1  25% 7% 16%
Specialty Additives 154.2  28%  141.8  27%  145.2  30% 9% 6%
Consumer & Specialties Segment$296.6  54% $274.3  53% $268.3  55% 8% 11%
                   
High-Temperature Technologies$183.3  34% $178.0  34% $169.4  34% 3% 8%
Environmental & Infrastructure 67.0  12%  67.2  13%  54.1  11% (0)% 24%
Engineered Solutions Segment$250.3  46% $245.2  47% $223.5  45% 2% 12%
                   
MTI Consolidated Net Sales$546.9  100% $519.5  100% $491.8  100% 5% 11%
                   


MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC. AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
(in millions of dollars)
(unaudited)
               
 Quarter Ended
 % Growth
 Apr. 5, Dec. 31, Mar. 30, Prior Prior
SEGMENT OPERATING INCOME (LOSS) DATA2026 2025 2025 Qtr. Year
               
Consumer & Specialties Segment$32.5  $25.3  $27.5  28% 18%
% of Sales11.0% 9.2% 10.2%      
Engineered Solutions Segment$39.3  $44.5  $33.6  (12)% 17%
% of Sales15.7% 18.1% 15.0%      
Unallocated and Other Corporate Expenses$(13.1) $(7.8) $(221.2) *  * 
               
MTI Consolidated$58.7  $62.0  $(160.1) (5)% * 
% of Sales10.7% 11.9% *       
               
SPECIAL ITEMS              
               
Consumer & Specialties Segment$-  $3.7  $2.5  *  * 
                
Engineered Solutions Segment$-  $(4.3) $0.8  *  * 
               
Unallocated and Other Corporate Expenses$8.8  $5.1  $220.0  *  * 
               
MTI Consolidated$8.8  $4.5  $223.3  *  * 
               
To supplement the Company's consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with GAAP, the following is a presentation of the Company's non-GAAP operating income, excluding special items (set forth in the above table), for the quarterly periods ended April 5, 2026, December 31, 2025 and March 30, 2025, constituting a reconciliation to GAAP operating income (loss) set forth above. The Company's management believe these non-GAAP measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding its performance as inclusion of such special items are not indicative of ongoing operating results and thereby affect the comparability of results between periods. The Company believes inclusion of these non-GAAP measures also provides consistency in its financial reporting and facilitates investors' understanding of historic operating trends.
               
 Quarter Ended
 % Growth
SEGMENT OPERATING INCOME,Apr. 5, Dec. 31, Mar. 30,      
EXCLUDING SPECIAL ITEMS2026 2025 2025 Prior Qtr. Prior Year
               
Consumer & Specialties Segment$32.5  $29.0  $30.0  12% 8%
% of Sales11.0% 10.6% 11.2%      
Engineered Solutions Segment$39.3  $40.2  $34.4  (2)% 14%
% of Sales15.7% 16.4% 15.4%      
Unallocated and Other Corporate Expenses$(4.3) $(2.7) $(1.2) 59% 258%
               
MTI Consolidated$67.5  $66.5  $63.2  2% 7%
% of Sales12.3% 12.8% 12.9%      
* Percentage not meaningful              
               


MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC. AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in millions of dollars)
      
      
ASSETS
      
 April 5,
 December 31,
 2026*
 2025**
      
Current assets:     
Cash & cash equivalents$315.9  $329.0 
Short-term investments 5.4   3.6 
Accounts receivable, net 412.7   400.1 
Inventories 357.9   350.2 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 63.6   72.7 
Total current assets 1,155.5   1,155.6 
      
Property, plant, and equipment 2,317.4   2,308.9 
Less accumulated depreciation 1,290.8   1,283.9 
Net property, plant, and equipment 1,026.6   1,025.0 
      
Goodwill 915.6   915.9 
Intangible assets 205.5   208.7 
Other assets and deferred charges 162.1   163.8 
      
Total assets$3,465.3  $3,469.0 
      
      
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
      
Current liabilities:     
Short-term debt$6.0  $0.4 
Current maturities of long-term debt 6.2   6.3 
Accounts payable 199.7   187.9 
Other current liabilities 331.5   360.8 
Total current liabilities 543.4   555.4 
      
Long-term debt 954.0   955.0 
Deferred income taxes 90.8   90.7 
Other non-current liabilities 115.6   118.2 
Total liabilities 1,703.8   1,719.3 
      
Total MTI shareholders' equity 1,728.1   1,713.4 
Non-controlling interests 33.4   36.3 
Total shareholders' equity 1,761.5   1,749.7 
      
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity$3,465.3  $3,469.0 
      
      
* Unaudited     
** Condensed from audited financial statements.     
      

FAQ

What were Minerals Technologies (MTX) Q1 2026 net sales and EPS?

Net sales were $547 million and EPS was $1.17. According to the company, EPS excluding special items was $1.38, representing a 21% increase versus prior year.

How did MTX's Consumer & Specialties segment perform in Q1 2026?

Consumer & Specialties sales were $297 million, up 11% year-over-year. According to the company, household & personal care and specialty additives both posted sequential and YoY growth, with segment operating income of $33 million.

What drove Engineered Solutions sales for MTX in Q1 2026?

Engineered Solutions sales were $250 million, up 12% year-over-year. According to the company, growth came from high-temperature technologies and a 24% YoY rise in environmental & infrastructure activity tied to large projects.

When is Minerals Technologies' Q1 2026 earnings webcast and where to access it?

The live webcast is May 1, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. ET. According to the company, the webcast and presentation will be available via the investor website at the quarterly results conference calls page.

What were MTX's reported and adjusted operating margins in Q1 2026?

Reported operating margin was 10.7%, and adjusted margin excluding special items was 12.3%. According to the company, adjustments raised operating income from $59 million to $68 million on the same sales base.