ALTO vs Q vs DD Stock Comparison

Alto Ingredients, Qnity Electronics and DuPont de Nemours Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ALTO Alto Ingredients, Inc.
$3.61 -3.2% 1M +234.3% 1Y
Market cap
$276.46M
P/E
5.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$943.33M
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
4 wins
Q Qnity Electronics, Inc.
$109.85 -11.8% 1M
Market cap
$23.93B
P/E
40.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.21B
Div. yield
0.00%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
4 wins
DD DuPont de Nemours, Inc.
$136.54 +4.3% 1M +301.5% 1Y
Market cap
$18.53B
P/E
336.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.99B
Div. yield
0.02%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Qnity Electronics leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Qnity Electronics 4, Alto Ingredients 4, DuPont de Nemours 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALTOQDDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $276.46M $23.93B $18.53B Q
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 5.5x 40.8x 336.9x ALTO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.8x 25.3x 20.2x ALTO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.1% +14.8% +3.3% Q
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.4% 11.2% 0.8% Q
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 8.3% 8.8% DD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 1.8x 0.7x ALTO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% DD
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +234.3% — +301.5% DD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.8%/yr — +35.3%/yr DD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 86.5% 55.2% 113.9% Q
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 85/100 61/100 54/100 ALTO

Percentile Scorecard

ALTOQDD

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

AxisALTOQDD
Valuation 100 #1 of 94 39 #58 of 94 57 #41 of 94
Growth 96 #5 of 92 52 #45 of 92 45 #51 of 92
Profitability 66 #31 of 89 88 #12 of 89 73 #25 of 89
Financial Health 79 #21 of 97 68 #32 of 97 75 #25 of 97
Shareholder Returns – 58 #30 of 70 19 #57 of 70
Overall 85 61 54
  • ALTO ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • Q ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • DD ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodALTOQDDSPY
1 month -3.2%-11.8%+4.3% -1.0%
3 months -22.2%-18.7%-0.8% +2.9%
6 months -32.1%-24.0%+194.7% +6.4%
Year to date +25.3%+34.5%+239.7% +11.4%
1 year +234.3%—+301.5% +13.1%
3 years -7.0%—+348.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year -2.4%—+64.9% +21.5%
5 years -37.0%—+352.6% +67.7%
5 years, per year -8.8%—+35.3% +10.9%
10 years -51.5%—+323.8% +255.2%
10 years, per year -7.0%—+15.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureALTOQDDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 86.5%55.2%113.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 68.1%58.5%26.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.282.641.56 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.71—2.65 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.1%-38.1%-41.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -39.7%-37.5%-7.3% -2.5%
52-week high $5.99$175.64$147.23 $779.14
52-week low $1.01$73.54$33.90 $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.

MultipleALTOQDD
P/E now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 21.5x 39.3xmedian 21.5x 337.4xmedian 21.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.4x 4.4xmedian 1.4x 2.6xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.1xmedian 12.4x 15.1xmedian 12.4x 9.6xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 15.5x 27.9xmedian 15.5x 26.3xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.6x 3.0xmedian 1.6x 1.3xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.14median 1.70 —median 1.70 -4.41median 1.70

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 monthsALTOQDD
Revenue $943.33M $5.21B $6.99B
Gross profit $64.51M $2.41B $2.46B
Operating income $35.61M $1.34B $1.63B
Net income $51.99M $630.00M $62.00M
Free cash flow $49.94M $825.00M $702.00M
R&D – $374.00M $18.00M
EPS (diluted) $0.66 $2.79 $0.40
Cash & equivalents $23.96M $961.00M $1.74B
Total debt $60.47M $9.77B $22.37B
Shares (diluted) 77.07M 210.20M 136.80M
Enterprise value $176.26M $21.07B $13.41B

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
MetricALTOQDD
P/E 5.4x 39.3x 337.4x
P/FCF 5.6x 27.9x 26.3x
P/Operating cash flow 4.3x 19.7x 17.7x
P/S 0.3x 4.4x 2.6x
P/B 1.1x 3.0x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 3.5x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA 5.1x 15.1x 9.6x
EV/EBIT 8.9x 19.5x 12.1x
EV/Revenue 0.3x 5.0x 2.8x
EV/FCF 6.3x 31.6x 28.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.9x 22.3x 19.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.14 – -4.41

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALTOQDD
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.1% 14.8% 3.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -10.1% – -17.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7,720% 13.3% 7.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 63.6% – -17.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 162.4% 11.6% 8.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 37.3% – -13.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 177.8% -23.6% 136.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 40.6% – -76.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 172.1% -26.4% 129.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 39.5% – -76.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 731.1% – 1,101%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 63.4% – -12.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 481.7% – 378.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.9% – -7.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALTOQDD
Gross margin 6.8% 46.2% 35.1%
EBITDA margin 6.6% 33.0% 29.7%
Operating margin 3.8% 25.6% 23.4%
Pretax margin 5.4% 16.9% 6.8%
Net margin 5.4% 11.2% 0.8%
FCF margin 5.3% 15.8% 10.0%
Operating cash flow margin 6.9% 22.4% 14.9%
Return on equity 20.2% 8.4% 0.6%
Return on assets 13.1% 4.4% 0.4%
Return on invested capital – 8.3% 8.8%
Return on capital employed 10.4% 10.5% 8.5%
Asset turnover 2.4x 0.4x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.9x 16.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.7% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALTOQDD
Debt / assets 15.2% 28.1% 14.8%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.5x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 1.8x 0.7x
Debt / FCF 1.2x 4.9x 4.5x
Liabilities / assets 34.6% 47.3% 34.1%
Equity / assets 65.4% 52.7% 65.9%
Interest coverage 3.8x 7.1x 7.2x
Current ratio 3.2x 2.0x 2.4x
Quick ratio 1.8x 1.5x 1.7x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.7x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 1.42 2.85 0.67

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALTOQDD
Dividend yield – 0.3% 1.8%
Net buyback yield – 0.2% -0.7%
Shareholder yield – 0.5% 1.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 5.4% 672.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 4.1% 59.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -36.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -13.6%

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.

ConsensusALTOQDD
Forward P/E 9.8xFY2026 25.3xFY2026 20.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.37FY2026 $4.34FY2026 $6.77FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +131.3%FY2026 +29.6%FY2026 +34.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -16.2% +21.7% +22.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.00BFY2026 $5.34BFY2026 $7.32BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.1%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026 +6.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.1% +23.3% +7.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALTOQDD
Held by institutions 46.3% – 73.0%
Institutions holding 134 – 1,118
Change in shares held, QoQ +14.2% – -5.7%
Institutions buying 97 – 1,090
Institutions selling 25 – 27
Buyers to sellers 3.88 – 40.37

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.

ALTOQDD
ALTO 1.00 0.07 0.02
Q 0.07 1.00 0.25
DD 0.02 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALTO, Q and DD?

Qnity Electronics (Q) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alto Ingredients (ALTO) $276.46M, Qnity Electronics (Q) $23.93B, DuPont de Nemours (DD) $18.53B.

Which stock is cheaper, ALTO, Q and DD?

Alto Ingredients (ALTO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alto Ingredients (ALTO) 5.5x, Qnity Electronics (Q) 40.8x, DuPont de Nemours (DD) 336.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alto Ingredients (ALTO) is cheapest (Alto Ingredients (ALTO) 9.8x, Qnity Electronics (Q) 25.3x, DuPont de Nemours (DD) 20.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Qnity Electronics (Q) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alto Ingredients (ALTO) +1.1%, Qnity Electronics (Q) +14.8%, DuPont de Nemours (DD) +3.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Qnity Electronics (Q) has the highest net margin (Alto Ingredients (ALTO) 5.4%, Qnity Electronics (Q) 11.2%, DuPont de Nemours (DD) 0.8%). On return on invested capital, DuPont de Nemours (DD) leads (Qnity Electronics (Q) 8.3%, DuPont de Nemours (DD) 8.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year DuPont de Nemours (DD) returned the most: Alto Ingredients (ALTO) +234.3%, DuPont de Nemours (DD) +301.5%. Over five years, DuPont de Nemours (DD) compounded fastest (Alto Ingredients (ALTO) -8.8%/yr, DuPont de Nemours (DD) +35.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

DuPont de Nemours (DD) has the highest dividend yield: Alto Ingredients (ALTO) 0.00%, Qnity Electronics (Q) 0.00%, DuPont de Nemours (DD) 0.02%. Alto Ingredients (ALTO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Qnity Electronics (Q) has been the steadiest (Alto Ingredients (ALTO) 86.5%, Qnity Electronics (Q) 55.2%, DuPont de Nemours (DD) 113.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ALTO, Q and DD?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Qnity Electronics (Q) leads on 4. 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.