What does performance materials — goodwill impairment mean?

Reflects a non-cash charge taken when the carrying value of goodwill associated with the Performance Materials segment exceeds its implied fair value. This metric indicates that the segment's long-term growth prospects or profitability may have declined relative to the original acquisition price. It serves as a significant signal of potential strategic challenges or market deterioration within that business unit.

Materion MTRN Performance Materials — Goodwill impairment

Other segment segments

Electronic Materials

$0—

Precision Optics

$0-100%

Similar metrics at other companies

MKSIMaterials Solutions Division — Goodwill Impairment

$0—

WLKPerformance and Essential Materials Segment — Goodwill accumulated impairment losses

$855M—

CEEngineered Materials — Goodwill

$3.77B-25.2%

WLKPerformance and Essential Materials Segment — Impairment of goodwill and long-lived assets

$181.75M—

CEEngineered Materials — Goodwill, Impaired, Accumulated Impairment Loss

$2.7B+80.0%

WLKPerformance and Essential Materials Segment — Goodwill

$168M-81.2%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$549.8M+30.8%

Gross profit$81.8M+7.4%

Operating income$28.2M+3.6%

Net income$19.4M+9.5%

EPS (diluted)$0.92+8.2%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$16.2M+3.5%

Total debt$562.4M+4.8%

Total equity$957.0M+7.8%

Total assets$1.9B+7.1%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$4.3M-128%

CapEx$15.3M+24.1%

Free cash flow-$19.6M-716%

Valuation

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Market cap$5.72B+77.2%

Enterprise value$6.27B+60.2%

P/E74.8×—

P/S3×+1.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin16.4%-2.8pp

Operating margin5.8%—

Net margin4%—

FCF margin1.4%-1.9pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity8.3%—

Debt / equity0.6×0.0×

Current ratio3×+0.2×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Materion in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:GoodwillImpairmentLoss.

The official record: Materion’s 10-K, filed February 12, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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What is Materion's performance materials — goodwill impairment?: Materion (MTRN) reported performance materials — goodwill impairment of $0 in Q4 2025.
What does performance materials — goodwill impairment mean?: Reflects a non-cash charge taken when the carrying value of goodwill associated with the Performance Materials segment exceeds its implied fair value. This metric indicates that the segment's long-term growth prospects or profitability may have declined relative to the original acquisition price. It serves as a significant signal of potential strategic challenges or market deterioration within that business unit.