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Materion

NYQ:MTRN · US5766901012
Metals & MiningMedium

360

41
EV / EBIT6
Price / Owner Earnings3
Owner Earnings Yield60
Dividend Yield75
Price/Sales47
EV / Gross Profit33
Price/Book14
Return on Capital59
Cash Return on Capital70
Return on Equity67
EBIT Margin34
Gross Profitability63
Cash Conversion40
Accruals43
Owner Earnings Margin64
Sales growth30
Profit Growth52
Long-Term EPS Growth61
Owner Earnings Growth93
Reinvestment32
Price momentum94
Debt load23
Refinancing78
Debt Payback34
Liquidity51
Analyst ratings47
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside1
Market mood41
Value Creation14/20strong value creator
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Materion generates returns well above its cost of capital, the foundation of durable shareholder value.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryMetals & Mining
SizeMedium
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNYSE
Founded1931
Employees1,108
ISINUS5766901012
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Index & Theme
Mining TechnologyAdvanced Materials

Description

Materion Corporation, through its wholly owned subsidiaries, is an integrated producer of high-performance advanced engineered materials used in a variety of electrical, electronic, thermal, and structural applications. The company’s products are so…

Analysis

Hope premium

Materion Corporation carries what we call a hope premium: an average business trading at an ambitious price.

The price is expensive. You pay 69.4× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically expensive zone. At today's price, the market is assuming roughly 23% yearly growth; analysts expect 15%. The gap between price and consensus is worth watching: demanding expectations.

The trajectory is solid and the balance sheet is stretched. The company scores 14/20 on our value-creation score: strong value creator.

What to watch: Some accounting patterns deserve a closer look. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
46
2023202420252026

All-time high

91

Jan 2023

All-time low

46

Jun 2026

Average rank

62

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
47
62
37
51
Price/Earnings
3
39
35
25
Price/Book
14
30
15
20
Dividend Yield
75
40
34
33
Value (overall)
18
32
22
21

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

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1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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