ATI vs ESI vs RPM Stock Comparison

Ati, Element Solutions and Rpm International Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ATI Ati Inc
$180.34 -6.3% 1M +82.9% 1Y
Market cap
$24.24B
P/E
43.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.01B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
6 wins
ESI Element Solutions Inc
$35.06 -7.5% 1M +29.3% 1Y
Market cap
$8.12B
P/E
39.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.49B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
1 win
RPM Rpm International Inc/De/
$105.34 +6.2% 1M -2.7% 1Y
Market cap
$13.84B
P/E
20.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.97B
Div. yield
–
Paints and Coatings Basic Materials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ati leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Ati 6, Rpm International 4, Element Solutions 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionATIESIRPMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $24.24B $8.12B $13.84B ATI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 43.6x 39.6x 20.0x RPM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 37.7x 20.4x 18.9x RPM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.4% +39.6% +6.0% ESI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.1% 5.9% 8.7% ATI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.5% 5.4% 12.5% ATI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 3.2x 1.8x ATI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +82.9% +29.3% -2.7% ATI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +61.2%/yr +6.0%/yr +3.4%/yr ATI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.4% 47.1% 30.3% RPM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 49/100 63/100 RPM

Percentile Scorecard

ATIESIRPM

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

AxisATIESIRPM
Valuation 16 #80 of 95 38 #59 of 95 51 #47 of 95
Growth 88 #12 of 93 75 #24 of 93 70 #29 of 93
Profitability 86 #13 of 89 60 #36 of 89 88 #12 of 89
Financial Health 53 #46 of 96 45 #53 of 96 55 #44 of 96
Shareholder Returns 48 #39 of 74 27 #54 of 74 53 #35 of 74
Overall 58 49 63
  • ATI ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • ESI ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • RPM ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodATIESIRPMSPY
1 month -6.3%-7.5%+6.2% -2.0%
3 months -10.0%-9.8%-8.5% -2.2%
6 months +16.1%-20.3%+6.0% +4.2%
Year to date +57.1%+40.3%+1.3% +10.6%
1 year +82.9%+29.3%-2.7% +10.4%
3 years +332.5%+80.7%+9.4% +73.6%
3 years, per year +63.0%+21.8%+3.0% +20.2%
5 years +987.0%+33.7%+18.0% +61.6%
5 years, per year +61.2%+6.0%+3.4% +10.1%
10 years +1,245.8%+380.3%+127.6% +261.3%
10 years, per year +29.7%+17.0%+8.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureATIESIRPMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.4%47.1%30.3% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.5%47.4%26.3% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.652.180.91 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.960.62-0.09 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.0%-40.3%-33.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.2%-28.6%-12.3% -3.2%
52-week high $231.79$49.09$120.17 $779.14
52-week low $94.80$22.99$93.23 $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.

MultipleATIESIRPM
P/E now vs peer median 44.2xmedian 20.6x 41.6xmedian 20.6x 19.3xmedian 20.6x
P/S now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 1.4x 2.4xmedian 1.4x 1.7xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 25.8xmedian 12.2x 17.9xmedian 12.2x 13.2xmedian 12.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 58.2xmedian 15.1x 46.5xmedian 15.1x 19.0xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 1.6x 2.9xmedian 1.6x 3.9xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 3.33median 1.73 0.75median 1.73 1.76median 1.73

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 monthsATIESIRPM
Revenue $5.01B $3.49B $7.97B
Gross profit $1.23B $1.28B $3.28B
Operating income $826.30M $408.70M $961.65M
Net income $568.60M $205.20M $691.27M
Free cash flow $421.10M $182.90M $705.58M
R&D – $80.00M –
EPS (diluted) $4.01 $0.84 $5.42
Cash & equivalents $442.30M $224.90M $312.84M
Total debt $1.86B $2.08B $2.41B
Shares (diluted) 138.40M 243.70M 127.24M
Enterprise value $22.20B $6.90B $12.60B

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
MetricATIESIRPM
P/E 44.2x 41.6x 19.3x
P/FCF 58.2x 46.5x 19.0x
P/Operating cash flow 33.5x 30.0x 14.5x
P/S 4.9x 2.4x 1.7x
P/B 11.5x 2.9x 3.9x
P/Tangible book 11.5x 4.5x 5.0x
EV/EBITDA 25.8x 17.9x 13.2x
EV/EBIT 31.4x 25.4x 16.1x
EV/Revenue 5.2x 3.0x 1.9x
EV/FCF 61.5x 56.7x 22.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 35.5x 36.6x 16.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.33 0.75 1.76

Growth

14 metrics
MetricATIESIRPM
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.4% 39.6% 6.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.8% 14.4% 2.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.9% 21.5% 5.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.1% 11.7% 5.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 21.7% 17.6% 9.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 21.0% 31.9% 5.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 23.6% -14.4% 0.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.9% 56.0% 10.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 26.8% -15.0% 0.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.3% 55.8% 11.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 7.5% -16.0% 22.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -4.2% 0.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -5.2% -32.2% 36.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -12.3% 2.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricATIESIRPM
Gross margin 24.5% 36.6% 41.2%
EBITDA margin 20.0% 16.6% 14.8%
Operating margin 16.5% 11.7% 12.1%
Pretax margin 13.9% 9.0% 11.4%
Net margin 11.1% 5.9% 8.7%
FCF margin 8.4% 5.2% 8.9%
Operating cash flow margin 14.6% 8.1% 11.6%
Return on equity 27.5% 7.2% 20.4%
Return on assets 10.1% 3.5% 8.3%
Return on invested capital 16.5% 5.4% 12.5%
Return on capital employed 18.1% 7.8% 15.1%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.6x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.4x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 2.4% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricATIESIRPM
Debt / assets 33.4% 35.5% 29.2%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.7x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 3.2x 1.8x
Debt / FCF 4.4x 11.4x 3.4x
Liabilities / assets 61.7% 50.7% 57.7%
Equity / assets 38.3% 49.3% 42.3%
Interest coverage – – 8.9x
Current ratio 2.8x 2.8x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.7x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.4x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 6.32 2.57 3.90

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricATIESIRPM
Dividend yield – 0.9% 2.1%
Net buyback yield 0.8% 0.5% 0.6%
Shareholder yield 0.8% 1.4% 2.7%
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.

ConsensusATIESIRPM
Forward P/E 37.7xFY2026 20.4xFY2026 18.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.78FY2026 $1.72FY2026 $5.58FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +47.5%FY2026 +15.4%FY2026 +0.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +23.4% +33.7% +12.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.24BFY2026 $3.86BFY2026 $7.69BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.2%FY2026 +51.4%FY2026 -2.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.3% +2.3% +8.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersATIESIRPM
Held by institutions 93.5% 100.0% 86.1%
Institutions holding 788 501 797
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.9% +0.7% +3.8%
Institutions buying 481 271 386
Institutions selling 217 176 245
Buyers to sellers 2.22 1.54 1.58

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.

ATIESIRPM
ATI 1.00 0.54 0.33
ESI 0.54 1.00 0.29
RPM 0.33 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ATI, ESI and RPM?

Ati (ATI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ati (ATI) $24.24B, Element Solutions (ESI) $8.12B, Rpm International (RPM) $13.84B.

Which stock is cheaper, ATI, ESI and RPM?

Rpm International (RPM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ati (ATI) 43.6x, Element Solutions (ESI) 39.6x, Rpm International (RPM) 20.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Rpm International (RPM) is cheapest (Ati (ATI) 37.7x, Element Solutions (ESI) 20.4x, Rpm International (RPM) 18.9x). 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) +9.4%, Element Solutions (ESI) +39.6%, Rpm International (RPM) +6.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ati (ATI) has the highest net margin (Ati (ATI) 11.1%, Element Solutions (ESI) 5.9%, Rpm International (RPM) 8.7%). On return on invested capital, Ati (ATI) leads (Ati (ATI) 16.5%, Element Solutions (ESI) 5.4%, Rpm International (RPM) 12.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ati (ATI) returned the most: Ati (ATI) +82.9%, Element Solutions (ESI) +29.3%, Rpm International (RPM) -2.7%. Over five years, Ati (ATI) compounded fastest (Ati (ATI) +61.2%/yr, Element Solutions (ESI) +6.0%/yr, Rpm International (RPM) +3.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rpm International (RPM) has been the steadiest (Ati (ATI) 42.4%, Element Solutions (ESI) 47.1%, Rpm International (RPM) 30.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.