ASPI vs Q vs IFF Stock Comparison

ASP Isotopes, Qnity Electronics and International Flavors & Fragrances Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ASPI ASP Isotopes Inc.
$1.95 -35.2% 1M -79.6% 1Y
Market cap
$248.50M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$30.85M
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
1 win
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
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Qnity Electronics leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Qnity Electronics 6, International Flavors & Fragrances 4, ASP Isotopes 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionASPIQIFFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $248.50M $23.93B $23.88B Q
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.1x 40.8x 34.3x IFF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 25.3x 29.0x Q
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +573.4% +14.8% -4.6% ASPI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -380.3% 11.2% 7.0% Q
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -28.6% 8.3% 3.0% Q
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.1x 1.8x 3.0x Q
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% IFF
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -79.6% — +43.1% IFF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — — -8.3%/yr –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 98.8% 55.2% 35.0% IFF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 26/100 61/100 50/100 Q

Percentile Scorecard

ASPIQIFF

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

AxisASPIQIFF
Valuation 9 #86 of 94 39 #58 of 94 43 #54 of 94
Growth 19 #75 of 92 52 #45 of 92 80 #19 of 92
Profitability 8 #82 of 89 88 #12 of 89 57 #39 of 89
Financial Health 69 #31 of 97 68 #32 of 97 44 #55 of 97
Shareholder Returns – 58 #30 of 70 26 #52 of 70
Overall 26 61 50
  • ASPI ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • Q ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • IFF ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodASPIQIFFSPY
1 month -35.2%-11.8%+9.8% -1.0%
3 months -49.6%-18.7%+23.9% +2.9%
6 months -63.6%-24.0%+32.3% +6.4%
Year to date -63.6%+34.5%+39.7% +11.4%
1 year -79.6%—+43.1% +13.1%
3 years +77.3%—+42.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year +21.0%—+12.5% +21.5%
5 years ——-35.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year ——-8.3% +10.9%
10 years ——-27.5% +255.2%
10 years, per year ——-3.2% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureASPIQIFFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 98.8%55.2%35.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 99.5%58.5%28.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.882.640.67 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.81—1.23 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -88.6%-38.1%-61.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -81.9%-37.5%0.0% -2.5%
52-week high $10.76$175.64$94.13 $779.14
52-week low $1.95$73.54$61.49 $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.

MultipleASPIQIFF
P/E now vs peer median -2.0xmedian 21.5x 39.3xmedian 21.5x 34.5xmedian 21.5x
P/S now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 1.4x 4.4xmedian 1.4x 2.4xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -0.6xmedian 12.4x 15.1xmedian 12.4x 17.1xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.0xmedian 15.5x 27.9xmedian 15.5x 44.5xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.6x 3.0xmedian 1.6x 1.7xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.05median 1.70 —median 1.70 1.07median 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 monthsASPIQIFF
Revenue $30.85M $5.21B $9.98B
Gross profit $5.65M $2.41B $3.74B
Operating income -$99.07M $1.34B $754.00M
Net income -$117.34M $630.00M $295.00M
Free cash flow -$83.58M $825.00M $540.00M
R&D $22.04M $374.00M $684.00M
EPS (diluted) $-0.96 $2.79 $2.71
Cash & equivalents $219.60M $961.00M $569.00M
Total debt $59.77M $9.77B $23.75B
Shares (diluted) 122.72M 210.20M 257.00M
Enterprise value -$738.21M $21.07B $21.54B

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
MetricASPIQIFF
P/E -2.0x 39.3x 34.5x
P/FCF -3.0x 27.9x 44.5x
P/Operating cash flow -3.7x 19.7x 20.7x
P/S 8.2x 4.4x 2.4x
P/B 0.9x 3.0x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 3.5x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA -0.6x 15.1x 17.1x
EV/EBIT -0.6x 19.5x 38.7x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 5.0x 2.9x
EV/FCF -0.7x 31.6x 54.0x
EV/Operating cash flow -0.9x 22.3x 25.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.05 – 1.07

Growth

14 metrics
MetricASPIQIFF
Revenue growth (1Y) 573.4% 14.8% -4.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2,420% – -5.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 214.3% 13.3% -3.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -0.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -200.2% 11.6% 295.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -105.1% – 35.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -17.1% -23.6% 170.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -119.1% – 28.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 30.3% -26.4% 900.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -37.1% – 32.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -244.7% – 5.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -151.6% – 12.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -182.5% – -4.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -123.3% – 26.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricASPIQIFF
Gross margin 18.3% 46.2% 37.5%
EBITDA margin -303.3% 33.0% 17.1%
Operating margin -321.1% 25.6% 7.6%
Pretax margin -443.4% 16.9% 3.5%
Net margin -380.3% 11.2% 7.0%
FCF margin -270.9% 15.8% 5.4%
Operating cash flow margin -219.8% 22.4% 11.6%
Return on equity -40.9% 8.4% 2.1%
Return on assets -20.2% 4.4% 1.2%
Return on invested capital -28.6% 8.3% 3.0%
Return on capital employed -19.4% 10.5% 3.6%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.4x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.6x 1.9x 3.9x
Stock comp / revenue 60.5% 0.7% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricASPIQIFF
Debt / assets 10.4% 28.1% 22.7%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.5x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.1x 1.8x 3.0x
Debt / FCF -0.7x 4.9x 10.6x
Liabilities / assets 52.0% 47.3% 44.3%
Equity / assets 48.0% 52.7% 55.7%
Interest coverage -25.3x 7.1x 4.0x
Current ratio 3.9x 2.0x 2.1x
Quick ratio 3.7x 1.5x 0.5x
Cash ratio 3.6x 0.7x 0.1x
Altman Z-score -0.25 2.85 1.82

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricASPIQIFF
Dividend yield – 0.3% 1.7%
Net buyback yield – 0.2% 0.3%
Shareholder yield – 0.5% 2.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 5.4% 138.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 4.1% 75.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 0.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -20.7%

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.

ConsensusASPIQIFF
Forward P/E – 25.3xFY2026 29.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.45FY2026 $4.34FY2026 $3.25FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +29.6%FY2026 -22.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +21.7% +22.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $24.34MFY2026 $5.34BFY2026 $8.11BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.0%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026 -25.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +189.0% +23.3% -8.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersASPIQIFF
Held by institutions 50.3% – 100.0%
Institutions holding 186 – 753
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.3% – +6.0%
Institutions buying 113 – 410
Institutions selling 53 – 226
Buyers to sellers 2.13 – 1.81

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.

ASPIQIFF
ASPI 1.00 0.38 0.06
Q 0.38 1.00 0.05
IFF 0.06 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ASPI, Q and IFF?

Qnity Electronics (Q) is the largest by market capitalisation: ASP Isotopes (ASPI) $248.50M, Qnity Electronics (Q) $23.93B, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) $23.88B.

Which stock is cheaper, ASPI, Q and IFF?

International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (ASP Isotopes (ASPI) -2.1x, Qnity Electronics (Q) 40.8x, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 34.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Qnity Electronics (Q) is cheapest (Qnity Electronics (Q) 25.3x, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 29.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

ASP Isotopes (ASPI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: ASP Isotopes (ASPI) +573.4%, Qnity Electronics (Q) +14.8%, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) -4.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Qnity Electronics (Q) has the highest net margin (ASP Isotopes (ASPI) -380.3%, Qnity Electronics (Q) 11.2%, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 7.0%). On return on invested capital, Qnity Electronics (Q) leads (ASP Isotopes (ASPI) -28.6%, Qnity Electronics (Q) 8.3%, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 3.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) returned the most: ASP Isotopes (ASPI) -79.6%, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) +43.1%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) has the highest dividend yield: ASP Isotopes (ASPI) 0.00%, Qnity Electronics (Q) 0.00%, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 0.02%. ASP Isotopes (ASPI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) has been the steadiest (ASP Isotopes (ASPI) 98.8%, Qnity Electronics (Q) 55.2%, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 35.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ASPI, Q and IFF?

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 6. 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.