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Innospec vs Minerals Technologies

Innospec IOSP · Minerals Technologies MTX · Specialty Chemicals

Minerals Technologies reported revenue of $2.1 billion in fiscal 2025, 1.2 times Innospec's $1.8 billion in fiscal 2025. Innospec's revenue fell 3.6% in its latest year, and Minerals Technologies' fell 2.2%. Innospec had an operating margin of 7.3%, against 2.3% at Minerals Technologies. Free cash flow was $88 million at Innospec and $87 million at Minerals Technologies.

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InnospecMinerals Technologies
Latest fiscal yearFY2025, Dec 31, 2025FY2025, Dec 31, 2025
Revenue$1.8B$2.1B
Revenue growth−3.6%−2.2%
Revenue growth a year, last 5 years8.3%5.4%
Gross margin27.7%25.0%
Operating margin7.3%2.3%
Net margin6.6%−0.9%
Free cash flow$88M$87M
Free cash flow margin5.0%4.2%
Return on capital11.1%1.6%
Net debt to EBITDA−1.7x—
Dividends and buybacks$66M$73M
Change in diluted share count−0.5%−2.8%
Last close$99.18$62.34
P/E at the last close20.2×—
Insider trades, last 12 monthsbought $25,191, sold $398,854sold $4.1 million
Piotroski F-score6 of 94 of 9
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.

Ten years

Revenue
US$ billions, fiscal years
InnospecMinerals Technologies
Operating margin
Percent of revenue
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Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Innospec and Minerals Technologies pages.