Metallus Inc. (MTUS) Key Metrics
MTUS valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $852.2M
- Enterprise value
- $682.0M
- P/E (TTM)
- 108.2 10-yr median 15.3
- Forward P/E
- 14.2
- PEG ratio
- 0.95
- Price / sales
- 0.7 10-yr median 0.6
- Price / book
- 1.1 10-yr median 1.1
- EV / EBITDA
- 10.0 10-yr median 6.8
- Dividend yield
- —
- Beta
- 1.37
MTUS key metrics, 2016–2025
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsMTUS valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
MTUS returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
MTUS per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
MTUS financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
MTUS efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
MTUS valuation history
MTUS returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
MTUS debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
MTUS cash returned to shareholders
MTUS price vs earnings per share
MTUS key metrics
2016–2025| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $719.0M | $626.0M | $1.12B | $935.8M | $907.5M | $210.2M | $352.1M | $389.8M | $674.4M | $684.5M |
| Enterprise value | $577.2M | $402.4M | $864.9M | $711.5M | $707.3M | $206.6M | $508.0M | $557.3M | $815.2M | $795.5M |
| P/E ratio | — | 481.5 | 16.2 | 14.4 | 5.3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Price / sales | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
| Price / book | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Price / free cash flow | — | — | 15.2 | 8.7 | 4.9 | 1.3 | 10.9 | — | — | 21.6 |
| Price / operating cash flow | 44.9 | 15.5 | 8.9 | 7.0 | 4.6 | 1.2 | 5.0 | 21.1 | 83.3 | 9.2 |
| EV / sales | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
| EV / EBITDA | 9.6 | 6.9 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 9.9 | — | 6.8 | 17.2 | — |
| EV / free cash flow | — | — | 11.7 | 6.6 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 15.7 | — | — | 25.1 |
| Earnings yield | −0.2% | 0.2% | 6.2% | 7.0% | 18.8% | −29.5% | −31.2% | −2.6% | −6.5% | −15.4% |
| Free cash flow yield | −12.9% | −3.8% | 6.6% | 11.5% | 20.4% | 74.5% | 9.2% | −5.5% | −3.7% | 4.6% |
| Dividend yield | — | — | — | — | 0.5% | — | 0.1% | — | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 1.8% | 8.5% | 3.2% | 5.8% | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $17.16 | $14.13 | $23.45 | $18.17 | $16.50 | $4.67 | $7.86 | $8.74 | $15.19 | $15.48 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $27.64 | $24.47 | $28.50 | $25.82 | $23.33 | $18.46 | $26.98 | $36.11 | $29.94 | $19.66 |
| Earnings per share | −$0.03 | $0.03 | $1.45 | $1.26 | $3.11 | −$1.38 | −$2.46 | −$0.22 | −$0.99 | −$2.39 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $0.38 | $0.91 | $2.62 | $2.61 | $3.58 | $3.86 | $1.57 | $0.41 | $0.18 | $1.68 |
| Free cash flow per share | −$2.22 | −$0.54 | $1.54 | $2.09 | $3.36 | $3.48 | $0.72 | −$0.48 | −$0.56 | $0.72 |
| Cash per share | $3.74 | $5.43 | $5.87 | $4.99 | $4.72 | $2.28 | $0.60 | $0.48 | $0.55 | $0.58 |
| Book value per share | $16.37 | $15.59 | $15.31 | $13.33 | $12.08 | $11.28 | $12.57 | $13.74 | $12.62 | $13.51 |
| Tangible book value per share | $16.30 | $15.51 | $15.24 | $13.23 | $11.96 | $11.07 | $12.25 | $13.34 | $12.17 | $12.95 |
| Dividends per share | — | — | — | — | $0.07 | — | $0.00 | — | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Capex per share | $2.60 | $1.45 | $1.08 | $0.53 | $0.22 | $0.38 | $0.85 | $0.90 | $0.74 | $0.97 |
| Debt per share | $0.36 | $0.39 | $0.51 | $0.64 | $1.08 | $2.20 | $4.08 | $4.24 | $3.72 | $3.09 |
| Shares outstanding | 41.9M | 44.3M | 47.8M | 51.5M | 55.0M | 45.0M | 44.8M | 44.6M | 44.4M | 44.2M |
| Change in shares outstanding | −5.4% | −7.3% | −7.2% | −6.4% | +22.2% | +0.4% | +0.4% | +0.5% | +0.4% | −0.7% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | −0.2% | 0.2% | 9.8% | 9.6% | 29.2% | −11.6% | −18.7% | −1.7% | −7.6% | −16.5% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 0.1% | 1.1% | 15.6% | 7.7% | 29.0% | −6.6% | −9.7% | 3.0% | −2.5% | −6.3% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | −0.1% | 0.1% | 6.1% | 5.8% | 15.9% | −6.0% | −8.9% | −0.8% | −3.9% | −9.5% |
| Return on tangible assets | −0.1% | 0.1% | 5.9% | 6.0% | 14.8% | −6.3% | −10.3% | −0.7% | −3.9% | −10.1% |
| Free cash flow margin | −8.0% | −2.2% | 5.4% | 8.1% | 14.4% | 18.9% | 2.7% | −1.3% | −1.9% | 3.6% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | — | 31.00 | 1.81 | 2.07 | 1.15 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $14.9M | $17.1M | $24.6M | $32.9M | $59.4M | $99.2M | $183.0M | $189.1M | $165.3M | $136.6M |
| Cash & short-term investments | $156.7M | $240.7M | $280.6M | $257.2M | $259.6M | $102.8M | $27.1M | $21.6M | $24.5M | $25.6M |
| Net debt | −$141.8M | −$223.6M | −$256.0M | −$224.3M | −$200.2M | −$3.6M | $155.9M | $167.5M | $140.8M | $111.0M |
| Debt / equity | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.09 | 0.20 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.30 | 0.23 |
| Debt / assets | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.10 | 0.17 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.13 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −2.35 | −3.81 | −1.67 | −1.44 | −0.81 | −0.17 | — | 2.05 | 2.97 | — |
| Current ratio | 1.76 | 2.09 | 2.64 | 2.98 | 2.32 | 1.98 | 3.58 | 2.58 | 1.98 | 2.23 |
| Quick ratio | 0.98 | 1.31 | 1.73 | 1.95 | 1.48 | 0.99 | 1.07 | 0.88 | 0.90 | 0.98 |
| Interest coverage | 0.6 | 4.0 | 37.7 | 13.6 | 23.4 | -4.0 | -5.9 | 1.7 | -1.5 | -7.3 |
| Working capital | $238.3M | $305.8M | $408.4M | $369.9M | $331.5M | $176.6M | $289.4M | $348.3M | $203.3M | $161.3M |
| Invested capital | $544.2M | $466.9M | $475.6M | $462.2M | $464.4M | $503.9M | $719.0M | $780.4M | $701.0M | $708.4M |
| Tangible asset value | $683.1M | $687.1M | $728.6M | $681.5M | $657.9M | $498.2M | $548.8M | $595.1M | $540.3M | $572.4M |
| Net current asset value | $99.0M | $161.1M | $213.1M | $161.1M | $88.0M | −$128.9M | −$120.4M | −$207.1M | −$185.4M | −$180.5M |
| Graham number | — | $3.21 | $22.36 | $19.47 | $29.07 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Graham net-net per share | −$1.94 | −$0.17 | $0.75 | $0.34 | −$0.98 | −$5.49 | −$6.61 | −$9.97 | −$7.81 | −$6.70 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | — | — | — | — | $4.1M | — | $200,000 | — | $0 | $0 |
| Share buybacks (net) | $13.1M | $53.1M | $36.0M | $54.0M | $500,000 | $600,000 | $1.0M | $700,000 | $1.4M | $0 |
| Dividend payout ratio | — | — | — | — | 2.4% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | — | — | 48.8% | 50.3% | 2.5% | 0.4% | 3.7% | — | — | 0.0% |
| Capex / revenue | 9.4% | 5.9% | 3.8% | 2.0% | 1.0% | 2.0% | 3.1% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 4.9% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 681.2% | 159.6% | 41.2% | 20.1% | 6.2% | 9.7% | 54.1% | 216.2% | 407.4% | 57.4% |
| Capex / depreciation | 1.93 | 1.19 | 0.91 | 0.46 | 0.19 | 0.24 | 0.54 | 0.55 | 0.44 | 0.57 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 1.3% | 1.3% | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.8% |
| R&D / revenue | — | — | — | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.9% |
| SG&A / revenue | 8.1% | 8.1% | 5.8% | 5.5% | 6.0% | 9.1% | 7.3% | 5.6% | 6.2% | 9.5% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 34.2 | 34.3 | 25.8 | 24.7 | 23.3 | 30.9 | 36.4 | 35.5 | 33.1 | 36.2 |
| Days of inventory on hand | 79.5 | 82.9 | 65.2 | 61.2 | 66.8 | 103.1 | 101.0 | 73.6 | 56.2 | 72.9 |
| Days payables outstanding | 46.4 | 46.7 | 38.3 | 38.7 | 39.7 | 35.6 | 35.4 | 36.4 | 32.2 | 29.6 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 67.2 | 70.5 | 52.8 | 47.2 | 50.4 | 98.4 | 102.0 | 72.7 | 57.2 | 79.5 |
| Receivables turnover | 10.69 | 10.63 | 14.15 | 14.78 | 15.66 | 11.80 | 10.04 | 10.29 | 11.02 | 10.08 |
| Payables turnover | 7.87 | 7.81 | 9.54 | 9.43 | 9.19 | 10.27 | 10.32 | 10.03 | 11.35 | 12.33 |
| Inventory turnover | 4.59 | 4.41 | 5.59 | 5.97 | 5.46 | 3.54 | 3.61 | 4.96 | 6.49 | 5.01 |
| Asset turnover | 1.03 | 0.95 | 1.21 | 1.19 | 1.19 | 0.80 | 0.98 | 1.27 | 1.19 | 0.79 |
| Average receivables | $108.4M | $102.0M | $96.3M | $90.0M | $81.9M | $70.4M | $120.5M | $156.5M | $120.6M | $86.2M |
| Average payables | $135.2M | $126.2M | $123.2M | $127.5M | $115.7M | $79.4M | $115.0M | $147.9M | $111.2M | $68.2M |
| Average inventory | $231.5M | $223.9M | $210.2M | $201.7M | $194.7M | $230.2M | $328.2M | $299.4M | $194.2M | $168.1M |
| Intangibles / total assets | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.7% | 2.3% |
Computed from MTUS's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed February 20, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
MTUS valuation and financial ratios
Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 108.2 and the forward P/E is 14.2. Metallus earned a return on equity of −0.2% and a return on invested capital of 0.1% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $14.9 million of debt and $156.7 million in cash and short-term investments, a net cash position of $141.8 million. It returned $13.1 million to shareholders: $0 in dividends and $13.1 million in share buybacks. The share count fell 5.2% from 44.2M to 41.9M over 9 years.
See the MTUS income statement, the MTUS chart for price history, or the MTUS stock overview for the latest quote and news.
MTUS key metrics FAQ
What is Metallus's P/E ratio?
Metallus's trailing P/E ratio is 108.2 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026), and its forward P/E is 14.2. At the end of fiscal 2025 it was —, compared with a 10-year median of 15.3.
What is Metallus's EV/EBITDA?
Metallus's enterprise value was 9.6 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $577.2 million, EBITDA $60.3 million); the current EV/EBITDA is 10.0.
What is Metallus's return on equity?
Metallus's return on equity (ROE) was −0.2% in fiscal 2025: net income of -$1.2 million on average shareholders' equity of $688.2 million.
What is Metallus's ROIC?
Metallus's return on invested capital was 0.1% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does Metallus have?
Metallus had total debt of $14.9 million at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02 and more cash than debt.
Does Metallus buy back its shares?
Yes. Metallus spent $13.1 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2025 Shares outstanding changed −5.4% over the year, to 41.9M..
What is Metallus's free cash flow yield?
Metallus generated -$93.0 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of −12.9% on its market value at year-end ($719.0 million).
What is Metallus's current ratio?
Metallus's current ratio was 1.76 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 1.76 times current liabilities.