stockrowQuaker Houghton (KWR) vs Minerals Technologies Inc. (MTX)
- Quaker Houghton KWR 150.22 −1.52%
- Minerals Technologies Inc. MTX 61.71 −1.41%
Quaker Houghton and Minerals Technologies Inc. are both Specialty Chemicals companies. Quaker Houghton is the larger, with a market value of $2.6B against $1.9B — 1.4× the size. Minerals Technologies Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Quaker Houghton trades at 26.8×. Quaker Houghton grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 8.68% against 4.76%. Quaker Houghton has the higher net margin (4.80% vs −3.11%) and the higher return on invested capital (4.50% vs −0.99%). Both pay a dividend; Quaker Houghton yields more (1.37% vs 0.79%). Across the 21 metrics below, Quaker Houghton leads on 15 and Minerals Technologies Inc. on 6.
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| Metric | KWR | MTX | Specialty Chemicals median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 35.78% | 23.90% | 27.84% |
| Operating margin | 7.61% | (1.60%) | 5.64% |
| Net margin | 4.80% | (3.11%) | 4.26% |
| Free cash flow margin | 1.95% | 6.24% | 4.75% |
| Return on equity | 6.98% | (7.75%) | 3.73% |
| Return on assets | 3.39% | (1.93%) | 1.16% |
| Return on invested capital | 4.50% | (0.99%) | 3.21% |
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