ATI vs Q vs EMN Stock Comparison

Ati, Qnity Electronics and Eastman Chemical Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ATI Ati Inc
$166.15 -10.4% 1M +81.2% 1Y
Market cap
$22.52B
P/E
47.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.72B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
4 wins
Q Qnity Electronics, Inc.
$118.78 -4.7% 1M +24.6% 1Y
Market cap
$25.26B
P/E
43.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.21B
Div. yield
0.00%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
4 wins
EMN Eastman Chemical Co
$66.14 -1.2% 1M +3.7% 1Y
Market cap
$7.58B
P/E
17.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.87B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Qnity Electronics leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Qnity Electronics 4, Ati 4, Eastman Chemical 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionATIQEMNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $22.52B $25.26B $7.58B Q
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 47.3x 43.1x 17.2x EMN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 34.8x 27.3x 10.1x EMN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.6% +14.8% -4.5% Q
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.1% 11.2% 5.0% Q
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.9% 8.3% 5.4% ATI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.6x 1.8x 3.6x ATI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +81.2% +24.6% +3.7% ATI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +58.3%/yr — -9.7%/yr ATI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.9% 55.2% 32.0% EMN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 60/100 59/100 Q

Percentile Scorecard

ATIQEMN

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

AxisATIQEMN
Valuation 15 #80 of 94 37 #60 of 94 85 #15 of 94
Growth 89 #11 of 91 52 #44 of 91 28 #66 of 91
Profitability 91 #9 of 86 87 #12 of 86 62 #33 of 86
Financial Health 50 #48 of 95 68 #31 of 95 28 #69 of 95
Shareholder Returns 49 #36 of 70 54 #33 of 70 90 #8 of 70
Overall 59 60 59
  • ATI ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • Q ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • EMN ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodATIQEMNSPY
1 month -10.4%-4.7%-1.2% -0.2%
3 months -11.2%-7.1%-2.9% +3.9%
6 months +9.5%-13.7%-7.7% +8.2%
Year to date +44.8%+45.5%+3.6% +12.9%
1 year +81.2%+24.6%+3.7% +12.3%
3 years +342.0%—-8.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year +64.2%—-3.1% +23.3%
5 years +892.5%—-39.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year +58.3%—-9.7% +10.9%
10 years +1,133.5%—-1.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year +28.6%—-0.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureATIQEMNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.9%55.2%32.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.5%58.5%29.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.652.650.80 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.940.450.12 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.0%-38.1%-55.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.3%-32.4%-18.7% -1.2%
52-week high $231.79$175.64$81.36 $779.14
52-week low $91.71$73.54$56.37 $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.

MultipleATIQEMN
P/E now vs peer median 47.6xmedian 22.0x 42.5xmedian 22.0x 17.1xmedian 22.0x
P/S now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 1.4x 4.8xmedian 1.4x 0.9xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 27.0xmedian 12.4x 16.2xmedian 12.4x 9.5xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 43.0xmedian 15.1x 30.1xmedian 15.1x 14.0xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 1.6x 3.3xmedian 1.6x 1.2xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 5.37median 1.66 —median 1.66 -1.27median 1.66

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 monthsATIQEMN
Revenue $4.72B $5.21B $8.87B
Gross profit $1.10B $2.41B $1.76B
Operating income $716.80M $1.34B $750.00M
Net income $488.90M $630.00M $443.00M
Free cash flow $526.30M $825.00M $539.00M
R&D – $374.00M $246.00M
EPS (diluted) $3.44 $2.79 $3.83
Cash & equivalents $783.00M $961.00M $691.00M
Total debt $2.19B $4.02B $5.22B
Shares (diluted) 138.30M 210.20M 115.30M
Enterprise value $20.55B $22.40B $5.17B

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
MetricATIQEMN
P/E 47.6x 42.5x 17.1x
P/FCF 43.0x 30.1x 14.0x
P/Operating cash flow 28.1x 21.3x 7.6x
P/S 4.8x 4.8x 0.9x
P/B 11.3x 3.3x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 11.3x 3.8x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 27.0x 16.2x 9.5x
EV/EBIT 33.5x 20.9x 16.1x
EV/Revenue 5.1x 5.4x 1.4x
EV/FCF 45.7x 33.8x 22.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 29.8x 23.9x 12.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.37 – -1.27

Growth

14 metrics
MetricATIQEMN
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.6% 14.8% -4.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.5% – -3.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.7% 13.3% -21.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.6% – -4.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 8.8% 11.6% -37.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 16.4% – -9.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 12.9% -23.6% -46.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.8% – -14.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 17.9% -26.4% -46.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.9% – -13.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 69.9% – -1.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -4.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 123.6% – 32.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 16.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricATIQEMN
Gross margin 23.4% 46.2% 19.9%
EBITDA margin 18.9% 33.0% 14.4%
Operating margin 15.2% 25.6% 8.5%
Pretax margin 12.7% 16.9% 6.1%
Net margin 10.1% 11.2% 5.0%
FCF margin 11.2% 15.8% 6.1%
Operating cash flow margin 17.1% 22.4% 11.2%
Return on equity 25.2% 8.4% 7.2%
Return on assets 8.9% 4.4% 2.9%
Return on invested capital 14.9% 8.3% 5.4%
Return on capital employed 17.6% 10.5% 6.0%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.4x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.9x 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricATIQEMN
Debt / assets 38.2% 28.1% 33.8%
Debt / equity 1.1x 0.5x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.6x 1.8x 3.6x
Debt / FCF 4.2x 4.9x 9.7x
Liabilities / assets 65.2% 47.3% 60.0%
Equity / assets 34.8% 52.7% 40.0%
Interest coverage – 7.1x –
Current ratio 2.3x 2.0x 1.5x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.5x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.7x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 5.43 3.02 2.26

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricATIQEMN
Dividend yield – 0.3% 5.1%
Net buyback yield 1.2% 0.2% –
Shareholder yield 1.2% 0.5% 5.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 5.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 4.1% –
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.

ConsensusATIQEMN
Forward P/E 34.8xFY2026 27.3xFY2026 10.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.78FY2026 $4.35FY2026 $6.58FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +47.5%FY2026 +29.9%FY2026 +21.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +23.4% +21.8% -5.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.24BFY2026 $5.34BFY2026 $9.50BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.2%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026 +8.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.3% +23.3% -4.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersATIQEMN
Held by institutions 93.5% 77.2% 94.1%
Institutions holding 785 1,325 648
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.9% +4.4% -0.1%
Institutions buying 478 658 327
Institutions selling 217 439 193
Buyers to sellers 2.20 1.50 1.69

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.

ATIQEMN
ATI 1.00 0.51 0.18
Q 0.51 1.00 0.24
EMN 0.18 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ATI, Q and EMN?

Qnity Electronics (Q) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ati (ATI) $22.52B, Qnity Electronics (Q) $25.26B, Eastman Chemical (EMN) $7.58B.

Which stock is cheaper, ATI, Q and EMN?

Eastman Chemical (EMN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ati (ATI) 47.3x, Qnity Electronics (Q) 43.1x, Eastman Chemical (EMN) 17.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Eastman Chemical (EMN) is cheapest (Ati (ATI) 34.8x, Qnity Electronics (Q) 27.3x, Eastman Chemical (EMN) 10.1x). 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: Ati (ATI) +4.6%, Qnity Electronics (Q) +14.8%, Eastman Chemical (EMN) -4.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Qnity Electronics (Q) has the highest net margin (Ati (ATI) 10.1%, Qnity Electronics (Q) 11.2%, Eastman Chemical (EMN) 5.0%). On return on invested capital, Ati (ATI) leads (Ati (ATI) 14.9%, Qnity Electronics (Q) 8.3%, Eastman Chemical (EMN) 5.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ati (ATI) returned the most: Ati (ATI) +81.2%, Qnity Electronics (Q) +24.6%, Eastman Chemical (EMN) +3.7%. Over five years, Ati (ATI) compounded fastest (Ati (ATI) +58.3%/yr, Eastman Chemical (EMN) -9.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Ati (ATI) 0.00%, Qnity Electronics (Q) 0.00%, Eastman Chemical (EMN) 0.00%. Ati (ATI) and Eastman Chemical (EMN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Eastman Chemical (EMN) has been the steadiest (Ati (ATI) 41.9%, Qnity Electronics (Q) 55.2%, Eastman Chemical (EMN) 32.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ATI, Q and EMN?

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.