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Methanex Corporation (MX.TO) — chart, structure and Closelook read

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Company snapshot — Methanex Corporation

MX.TO in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelook stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
Methanex produces and sells methanol and ammonia to chemical and petrochemical customers across Asia Pacific, North America, Europe and South America, and it owns or leases the storage and terminal facilities that move these products to buyers. It is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, and operates as one of the larger dedicated methanol producers globally.
Where it sits in the stack
Methanex carries no seat in any Closelook index; it sits in our universe under Basic Materials, in the Chemicals industry, as a producer of methanol and ammonia rather than a name tied to the AI build-out stack.
Who it is priced against
Closelook's peer group offers no comparison set for this name; the market sometimes places it alongside OCI N.V. as another large-scale methanol and ammonia producer.
Why Closelook tracks it
Methanex does not sit in any Closelook index, carries no Closelook score yet, and has not appeared in any diary edition or quote.
What the diary watches
The diary watches whether the recent pullback from the stock's 52-week high and its slip below the 50- and 200-day trend lines settles or extends, alongside any shift in methanol demand from petrochemical producers.

Methanex Corporation (MX.TO) trades on the TO exchange in Canada, classified under Basic Materials.

The Closelook company score reads 54/100 composite (momentum 68, quality 40, valuation 68) across 7 modules — the full breakdown, chart structure and analog history load live above.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelook’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelook reading that exists for MX.TO, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

Who it is priced against Chemicals · 8 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Chemicals

Names in the same industry from the Closelook universe; scored names rank on their Closelook score, the rest on trend state.

Compared against MX.TO on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelook scores where it exists.

Dividends and capital return trailing yield 1.20%, quarterly · last 0.26 CAD on 2026-09-16

Dividends and capital return

What MX.TO pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Trailing 12 months 1.02 CAD per share · a 1.20% yield on the 2026-09-18 close 4 distributions, paid quarterly 2026-09-18
  • Change on the year +32.6% against the prior twelve months prior twelve months 0.77 CAD per share
  • Last distribution 0.26 CAD per share as the price series records it, within days of the ex-date 2026-09-16
  • By calendar year 2025: 1.03 CAD (partial) · 2026: 0.77 CAD to date first distribution recorded in the three-year window: 2025-03-17
  • Dividends paid, FY2025 54 m CAD 25% of earnings
  • Share count +7.5% in FY2025
  • Capital returned 54 m CAD · 7% of free cash flow dividends and buybacks together, against the year’s free cash flow

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

Weather around the name 3 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sovereign pressure

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 50/100 · S&P 500 fund at 49, above its 50- and 200-day averagesEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-18
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 97th percentile of the window, +4.9% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-18
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.07 · down 0.41 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-18

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-19

Quick answers

What is Methanex Corporation (MX.TO)?

Methanex Corporation trades as MX.TO on the TO exchange (Canada) and is classified under Basic Materials in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-19.

Is MX.TO in a Closelook index?

Not currently — Methanex Corporation is tracked in the Closelook research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelook functional index as of 2026-09-19.

What is Methanex Corporation's Closelook composite score?

54 out of 100, with momentum 68, quality 40 and valuation 68 sub-scores, as of 2026-09-19. Scores are Closelook's own research readings, not ratings or investment advice.

Where does MX.TO trade against its moving averages?

Uptrend stack intact: Trades +7.7% vs the 50-day and +16% vs the 200-day average, 7.9% below the 52-week high and +91.8% off the 52-week low. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-09-18 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

What does Methanex Corporation do?

Methanex produces and sells methanol and ammonia to chemical and petrochemical customers across Asia Pacific, North America, Europe and South America, and it owns or leases the storage and terminal facilities that move these products to buyers. It is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, and operates as one of the larger dedicated methanol producers globally. Closelook's peer group offers no comparison set for this name; the market sometimes places it alongside OCI N.V. as another large-scale methanol and ammonia producer.

Where does Methanex Corporation sit in the AI build-out?

Methanex carries no seat in any Closelook index; it sits in our universe under Basic Materials, in the Chemicals industry, as a producer of methanol and ammonia rather than a name tied to the AI build-out stack. Methanex does not sit in any Closelook index, carries no Closelook score yet, and has not appeared in any diary edition or quote.

Does Methanex Corporation pay a dividend?

Methanex Corporation has paid 1.02 CAD per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly, a trailing yield of 1.20% on the 2026-09-18 close; the last distribution recorded in the price series was 0.26 CAD on 2026-09-16. In fiscal 2025 the company paid 54 m CAD in dividends, 7% of that year’s free cash flow. The share count rose 7.5% over the fiscal year. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for MX.TO, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelook universe

then Chemicals, then Basic Materials. Scored names rank on their Closelook score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.