ADMT vs RPM vs ALC Stock Comparison

Adm Tronics Unlimited, Rpm International and Alcon Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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RPM Rpm International Inc/De/
$105.33 +7.1% 1M -2.1% 1Y
Market cap
$13.10B
P/E
19.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.97B
Div. yield
–
Paints and Coatings Basic Materials
5 wins
ALC Alcon Inc
$76.55 +21.2% 1M +3.0% 1Y
Market cap
$36.95B
P/E
57.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.80B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Alcon leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Alcon 5, Rpm International 5, Adm Tronics Unlimited 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionADMTRPMALCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.43M $13.10B $36.95B ALC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -18.8x 19.0x 57.5x RPM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 18.9x 23.6x RPM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -2.2% +6.0% +8.5% ALC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -12.2% 8.7% 6.0% RPM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -27.1% 12.5% 3.6% RPM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.9x 1.8x — ADMT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months 0.0% -2.1% +3.0% ALC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.9%/yr +3.2%/yr -2.2%/yr RPM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 188.1% 30.7% 29.5% ALC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 28/100 60/100 67/100 ALC

Percentile Scorecard

ADMTRPMALC

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisADMTRPMALC
Valuation 46 #125 of 229 49 #49 of 95 77 #54 of 229
Growth 2 #217 of 221 59 #39 of 93 46 #119 of 221
Profitability 46 #113 of 210 85 #14 of 89 76 #51 of 210
Financial Health 16 #201 of 240 54 #45 of 96 62 #93 of 240
Shareholder Returns – 54 #35 of 75 76 #36 of 147
Overall 28 60 67
  • ADMT ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • RPM ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • ALC ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodADMTRPMALCSPY
1 month +80.0%+7.1%+21.2% -5.9%
3 months +125.0%-8.9%+10.1% -4.6%
6 months +12.5%+3.9%+19.8% +0.2%
Year to date -10.0%+1.3%-2.9% +7.5%
1 year 0.0%-2.1%+3.0% +8.2%
3 years -18.2%+9.5%+3.5% +68.3%
3 years, per year -6.5%+3.1%+1.2% +19.0%
5 years -18.2%+17.3%-10.6% +56.5%
5 years, per year -3.9%+3.2%-2.2% +9.4%
10 years -52.6%+123.5%— +251.5%
10 years, per year -7.2%+8.4%— +13.4%

Risk

MeasureADMTRPMALCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 188.1%30.7%29.5% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 353.6%26.8%29.0% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -1.640.920.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.00-0.070.10 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -80.0%-33.5%-38.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.0%-12.3%-12.2% -5.9%
52-week high $0.12$120.17$87.18 $779.14
52-week low $0.03$93.23$62.02 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleADMTRPMALC
P/E now vs peer median -15.4xmedian 26.9x 19.3xmedian 21.2x 58.7xmedian 26.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 2.9x 1.7xmedian 1.3x 3.5xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -24.3xmedian 17.5x 13.2xmedian 11.7x —median 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -38.7xmedian 26.4x 19.0xmedian 17.0x 21.4xmedian 26.4x
P/B now vs peer median 10.1xmedian 2.3x 3.9xmedian 1.5x 1.7xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.55median 0.88 1.76median 1.76 2.80median 0.88

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsADMTRPMALC
Revenue $3.24M $7.97B $10.80B
Gross profit $1.27M $3.28B $6.17B
Operating income -$288.99K $961.65M $948.00M
Net income -$395.64K $691.27M $643.00M
Free cash flow -$157.02K $705.58M $1.74B
R&D $522.65K – $1.43B
EPS (diluted) $-0.01 $5.42 $1.30
Cash & equivalents $222.62K $312.84M $1.36B
Total debt $448.85K $2.41B $4.72B
Shares (diluted) 67.59M 127.24M 496.20M
Enterprise value $6.34M $11.86B $27.92B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricADMTRPMALC
P/E -15.4x 19.3x 58.7x
P/FCF -38.7x 19.0x 21.4x
P/Operating cash flow -38.7x 14.5x 16.2x
P/S 1.9x 1.7x 3.5x
P/B 10.1x 3.9x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 10.2x 5.0x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA -24.3x 13.2x –
EV/EBIT -21.8x 16.1x 42.1x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 1.9x 3.7x
EV/FCF -40.2x 22.0x 22.9x
EV/Operating cash flow -40.2x 16.8x 17.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.55 1.76 2.80

Growth

14 metrics
MetricADMTRPMALC
Revenue growth (1Y) -2.2% 6.0% 8.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.7% 2.8% 5.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -6.4% 5.5% 11.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -7.4% 5.0% 7.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -93.9% 9.0% -34.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -58.3% 5.9% 7.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -485.4% 0.2% -40.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -27.7% 10.5% 21.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -485.4% 0.8% -40.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -27.7% 11.0% 21.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -389.0% 22.1% 10.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -84.7% 0.4% 25.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -389.0% 36.7% 7.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -84.7% 2.0% 48.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricADMTRPMALC
Gross margin 39.2% 41.2% 57.2%
EBITDA margin -8.0% 14.8% –
Operating margin -8.9% 12.1% 8.8%
Pretax margin -12.2% 11.4% 6.9%
Net margin -12.2% 8.7% 6.0%
FCF margin -4.8% 8.9% 16.1%
Operating cash flow margin -4.8% 11.6% 21.4%
Return on equity -67.4% 20.4% 2.9%
Return on assets -20.6% 8.3% 2.1%
Return on invested capital -27.1% 12.5% 3.6%
Return on capital employed -41.9% 15.1% 3.4%
Asset turnover 1.7x 1.0x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x 1.3x 3.6x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% 1.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricADMTRPMALC
Debt / assets 22.2% 29.2% 15.2%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.7x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.9x 1.8x –
Debt / FCF -2.9x 3.4x 2.7x
Liabilities / assets 70.2% 57.7% 30.6%
Equity / assets 29.8% 42.3% 69.4%
Interest coverage -8.0x 8.9x 9.2x
Current ratio 1.0x 1.8x 2.1x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.0x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.7x
Altman Z-score -19.20 3.90 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricADMTRPMALC
Dividend yield – 2.1% 0.4%
Net buyback yield – 0.6% 2.4%
Shareholder yield – 2.7% 2.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusADMTRPMALC
Forward P/E – 18.9xFY2026 23.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $5.58FY2026 $3.25FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +0.9%FY2026 +8.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +12.5% +15.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $7.69BFY2026 $10.60BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – -2.1%FY2026 +5.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +8.0% +8.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersADMTRPMALC
Held by institutions – 86.1% 48.8%
Institutions holding – 797 631
Change in shares held, QoQ – +3.8% +5.3%
Institutions buying – 386 226
Institutions selling – 245 274
Buyers to sellers – 1.58 0.82

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ADMTRPMALC
ADMT 1.00 -0.03 0.02
RPM -0.03 1.00 0.35
ALC 0.02 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ADMT, RPM and ALC?

Alcon (ALC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Adm Tronics Unlimited (ADMT) $7.43M, Rpm International (RPM) $13.10B, Alcon (ALC) $36.95B.

Which stock is cheaper, ADMT, RPM and ALC?

Rpm International (RPM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Adm Tronics Unlimited (ADMT) -18.8x, Rpm International (RPM) 19.0x, Alcon (ALC) 57.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Rpm International (RPM) is cheapest (Rpm International (RPM) 18.9x, Alcon (ALC) 23.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Alcon (ALC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Adm Tronics Unlimited (ADMT) -2.2%, Rpm International (RPM) +6.0%, Alcon (ALC) +8.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Rpm International (RPM) has the highest net margin (Adm Tronics Unlimited (ADMT) -12.2%, Rpm International (RPM) 8.7%, Alcon (ALC) 6.0%). On return on invested capital, Rpm International (RPM) leads (Adm Tronics Unlimited (ADMT) -27.1%, Rpm International (RPM) 12.5%, Alcon (ALC) 3.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Alcon (ALC) returned the most: Adm Tronics Unlimited (ADMT) 0.0%, Rpm International (RPM) -2.1%, Alcon (ALC) +3.0%. Over five years, Rpm International (RPM) compounded fastest (Adm Tronics Unlimited (ADMT) -3.9%/yr, Rpm International (RPM) +3.2%/yr, Alcon (ALC) -2.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Alcon (ALC) has been the steadiest (Adm Tronics Unlimited (ADMT) 188.1%, Rpm International (RPM) 30.7%, Alcon (ALC) 29.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ADMT, RPM and ALC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Alcon (ALC) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.