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Methanex

TOR:MX · CA59151K1084
ChemicalsLarge

360

61
EV / EBIT97
Price / Owner Earnings22
Owner Earnings Yield69
Dividend Yield59
Price/Sales63
EV / Gross Profit37
Price/Book56
Return on Capital62
Cash Return on Capital69
Return on Equity42
EBIT Margin76
Gross Profitability44
Accruals12
Owner Earnings Margin77
Sales growth96
Profit Growth79
Long-Term EPS Growth23
Owner Earnings Growth26
Reinvestment57
Price momentum87
Debt load37
Refinancing39
Debt Payback16
Liquidity39
Analyst ratings53
Expectations trend50
Market mood67
Value Creation8/20creating some value
  • 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

Methanex clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountryCanada
IndustryChemicals
SizeLarge
TypePublic Company
ExchangeTSX
Founded1968
Employees1,478
Websitemethanex.com
ISINCA59151K1084
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Indices
NASDAQ (USA)TSX Composite (Canada)
Themes
Marine TransportationCarbon Capture, Utilisation & Sequestration (CCUS) or (CCS)ConsumerFuelIndustrialManufacturing

Description

Methanex Corporation (Methanex) produces and supplies methanol, serving customers in the Asia Pacific, North America, Europe, and South America. The company’s total annual methanol operating capacity, including its interests in jointly owned plants,…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

Methanex Corporation is a middle-of-the-road business: neither the economics nor the price stand out from the peer group.

The price is fair. You pay 22.3× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically fair zone.

The trajectory is moderate and the balance sheet is stretched. The company scores 8/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value. Analysts lean positive.

Nothing is flagged here: no red or amber gates, no divergence between profits and cash. That is itself information: the numbers are straightforward. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
78
2023202420252026

All-time high

96

May 2025

All-time low

27

Jan 2023

Average rank

65

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

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

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
63
73
74
83
Price/Earnings
87
90
56
75
Price/Book
56
56
67
64
Dividend Yield
59
74
49
55
Value (overall)
81
90
73
83

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

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
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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