ATI vs ESI vs KOP Stock Comparison

Ati, Element Solutions and Koppers Holdings Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ATI Ati Inc
$165.17 -8.6% 1M +67.6% 1Y
Market cap
$22.49B
P/E
47.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.72B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
7 wins
ESI Element Solutions Inc
$35.80 +1.9% 1M +36.5% 1Y
Market cap
$8.69B
P/E
42.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.49B
Div. yield
0.89%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
3 wins
KOP Koppers Holdings Inc.
$42.13 -8.8% 1M +43.4% 1Y
Market cap
$796.74M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.89B
Div. yield
0.83%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Ati leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Ati 7, Element Solutions 3, Koppers Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionATIESIKOPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $22.49B $8.69B $796.74M ATI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 47.3x 42.5x -9.3x ESI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 34.6x 20.8x 11.0x KOP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.6% +39.6% -5.0% ESI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.1% 5.9% -4.6% ATI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.9% 5.4% -2.7% ATI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.6x 3.2x 23.6x ATI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.89% 0.83% ESI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +67.6% +36.5% +43.4% ATI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +59.4%/yr +9.5%/yr +3.7%/yr ATI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.3% 47.0% 35.6% KOP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 52/100 49/100 ATI

Percentile Scorecard

ATIESIKOP

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

AxisATIESIKOP
Valuation 16 #79 of 94 41 #56 of 94 74 #25 of 94
Growth 89 #11 of 91 77 #22 of 91 27 #67 of 91
Profitability 92 #8 of 84 60 #34 of 84 45 #47 of 84
Financial Health 50 #48 of 94 47 #50 of 94 18 #77 of 94
Shareholder Returns 50 #35 of 69 32 #47 of 69 81 #14 of 69
Overall 59 52 49
  • ATI ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • ESI ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • KOP ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodATIESIKOPSPY
1 month -8.6%+1.9%-8.8% +0.9%
3 months -7.2%+2.8%-14.3% +5.9%
6 months +13.0%-15.9%+5.9% +8.5%
Year to date +43.9%+43.3%+55.6% +13.3%
1 year +67.6%+36.5%+43.4% +12.4%
3 years +339.4%+98.9%+15.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year +63.8%+25.8%+5.0% +23.5%
5 years +925.9%+57.6%+20.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year +59.4%+9.5%+3.7% +11.0%
10 years +1,113.6%+397.2%+30.4% +263.4%
10 years, per year +28.4%+17.4%+2.7% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureATIESIKOPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.3%47.0%35.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.3%47.6%36.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.642.190.96 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.640.781.22 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.0%-40.3%-58.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.7%-27.1%-19.5% -0.9%
52-week high $231.79$49.09$52.33 $779.14
52-week low $94.80$22.99$26.67 $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.

MultipleATIESIKOP
P/E now vs peer median 47.3xmedian 22.0x 42.5xmedian 22.0x -9.3xmedian 22.0x
P/S now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 1.4x 2.5xmedian 1.4x 0.4xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 26.8xmedian 12.4x 18.2xmedian 12.4x 45.6xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 42.7xmedian 15.5x 47.5xmedian 15.5x 5.7xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 1.7x 3.0xmedian 1.7x 2.1xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 5.34median 1.84 0.76median 1.84 0.20median 1.84

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 monthsATIESIKOP
Revenue $4.72B $3.49B $1.89B
Gross profit $1.10B $1.28B $423.40M
Operating income $716.80M $408.70M -$42.30M
Net income $488.90M $205.20M -$86.90M
Free cash flow $526.30M $182.90M $138.70M
R&D – $80.00M –
EPS (diluted) $3.44 $0.84 $-4.54
Cash & equivalents $783.00M $224.90M $40.70M
Total debt $2.19B $2.08B $897.60M
Shares (diluted) 138.30M 243.70M 19.13M
Enterprise value $20.64B $7.48B $637.34M

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
MetricATIESIKOP
P/E 47.3x 42.5x -9.3x
P/FCF 42.7x 47.5x 5.7x
P/Operating cash flow 27.9x 30.7x 4.2x
P/S 4.8x 2.5x 0.4x
P/B 11.3x 3.0x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 11.3x 4.6x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA 26.8x 18.2x 45.6x
EV/EBIT 33.3x 25.8x -39.1x
EV/Revenue 5.1x 3.0x 0.9x
EV/FCF 45.4x 57.6x 11.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 29.7x 37.2x 8.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.34 0.76 0.20

Growth

14 metrics
MetricATIESIKOP
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.6% 39.6% -5.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.5% 14.4% -3.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.7% 21.5% -0.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.6% 11.7% 2.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 8.8% 17.6% -134.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 16.4% 31.9% -30.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 12.9% -14.4% -675.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.8% 56.0% -44.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 17.9% -15.0% -708.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.9% 55.8% -46.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 69.9% -16.0% 44.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -4.2% 34.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 123.6% -32.2% 92.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -12.3% 83.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricATIESIKOP
Gross margin 23.4% 36.6% 22.4%
EBITDA margin 18.9% 16.6% 1.9%
Operating margin 15.2% 11.7% -2.2%
Pretax margin 12.7% 9.0% -5.2%
Net margin 10.1% 5.9% -4.6%
FCF margin 11.2% 5.2% 7.3%
Operating cash flow margin 17.1% 8.1% 10.1%
Return on equity 25.2% 7.2% -18.6%
Return on assets 8.9% 3.5% -4.8%
Return on invested capital 14.9% 5.4% -2.7%
Return on capital employed 17.6% 7.8% -2.8%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.6x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.4x -2.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 2.4% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricATIESIKOP
Debt / assets 38.2% 35.5% 52.1%
Debt / equity 1.1x 0.7x 2.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.6x 3.2x 23.6x
Debt / FCF 4.2x 11.4x 6.5x
Liabilities / assets 65.2% 50.7% 77.5%
Equity / assets 34.8% 49.3% 22.5%
Interest coverage – – -0.7x
Current ratio 2.3x 2.8x 2.3x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.7x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.4x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 5.41 2.60 1.97

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricATIESIKOP
Dividend yield – 0.9% 0.8%
Net buyback yield 1.2% 0.5% 6.5%
Shareholder yield 1.2% 1.4% 7.3%
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.

ConsensusATIESIKOP
Forward P/E 34.6xFY2026 20.8xFY2026 11.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.78FY2026 $1.72FY2026 $3.83FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +47.5%FY2026 +15.4%FY2026 -5.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +23.4% +33.7% +23.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.24BFY2026 $3.86BFY2026 $1.85BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.2%FY2026 +51.4%FY2026 -1.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.3% +2.3% +2.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersATIESIKOP
Held by institutions 93.5% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 785 499 219
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.9% +0.6% +1.7%
Institutions buying 478 269 108
Institutions selling 217 176 66
Buyers to sellers 2.20 1.53 1.64

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.

ATIESIKOP
ATI 1.00 0.54 0.24
ESI 0.54 1.00 0.29
KOP 0.24 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ATI, ESI and KOP?

Ati (ATI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ati (ATI) $22.49B, Element Solutions (ESI) $8.69B, Koppers Holdings (KOP) $796.74M.

Which stock is cheaper, ATI, ESI and KOP?

Element Solutions (ESI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ati (ATI) 47.3x, Element Solutions (ESI) 42.5x, Koppers Holdings (KOP) -9.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Koppers Holdings (KOP) is cheapest (Ati (ATI) 34.6x, Element Solutions (ESI) 20.8x, Koppers Holdings (KOP) 11.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Element Solutions (ESI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ati (ATI) +4.6%, Element Solutions (ESI) +39.6%, Koppers Holdings (KOP) -5.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ati (ATI) has the highest net margin (Ati (ATI) 10.1%, Element Solutions (ESI) 5.9%, Koppers Holdings (KOP) -4.6%). On return on invested capital, Ati (ATI) leads (Ati (ATI) 14.9%, Element Solutions (ESI) 5.4%, Koppers Holdings (KOP) -2.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ati (ATI) returned the most: Ati (ATI) +67.6%, Element Solutions (ESI) +36.5%, Koppers Holdings (KOP) +43.4%. Over five years, Ati (ATI) compounded fastest (Ati (ATI) +59.4%/yr, Element Solutions (ESI) +9.5%/yr, Koppers Holdings (KOP) +3.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Element Solutions (ESI) has the highest dividend yield: Ati (ATI) 0.00%, Element Solutions (ESI) 0.89%, Koppers Holdings (KOP) 0.83%. Ati (ATI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Koppers Holdings (KOP) has been the steadiest (Ati (ATI) 41.3%, Element Solutions (ESI) 47.0%, Koppers Holdings (KOP) 35.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ATI, ESI and KOP?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ati (ATI) leads on 7. 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.