CC vs LYB vs DQ Stock Comparison

Chemours, LyondellBasell Industries and Daqo New Energy Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CC Chemours Co
$13.36 -5.5% 1M -3.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.98B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$5.80B
Div. yield
0.03%
Commodity Chemicals Basic Materials
1 win
DQ Daqo New Energy Corp.
$10.94 +0.6% 1M -62.8% 1Y
Market cap
$752.31M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$555.69M
Div. yield
–
Commodity Chemicals Basic Materials
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

LyondellBasell Industries leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (LyondellBasell Industries 9, Chemours 1, Daqo New Energy 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCCLYBDQLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.98B $42.02B $752.31M LYB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -6.5x -119.0x -2.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.2x 7.1x — LYB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.9% -1.7% -6.3% CC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -5.2% -1.1% -46.6% LYB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -2.7% 4.1% — LYB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 14.6x 4.3x — LYB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.03% 0.00% LYB
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -3.5% +41.0% -62.8% LYB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.8%/yr -6.3%/yr -32.5%/yr LYB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 62.0% 42.6% 56.6% LYB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 40/100 48/100 DQ

Percentile Scorecard

CCLYBDQ

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

AxisCCLYBDQ
Valuation 75 #24 of 94 42 #55 of 94 44 #53 of 94
Growth 32 #62 of 91 24 #69 of 91 36 #59 of 91
Profitability 43 #48 of 84 55 #38 of 84 15 #72 of 84
Financial Health 17 #78 of 94 32 #64 of 94 98 #3 of 94
Shareholder Returns 35 #45 of 69 47 #37 of 69 –
Overall 41 40 48
  • CC ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • LYB ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • DQ ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCCLYBDQSPY
1 month -5.5%+15.2%+0.6% +0.9%
3 months -18.9%+11.0%-8.6% +5.9%
6 months -49.3%-8.4%-43.5% +8.5%
Year to date +13.3%+55.0%-62.9% +13.3%
1 year -3.5%+41.0%-62.8% +12.4%
3 years -43.3%-25.8%-53.1% +88.1%
3 years, per year -17.3%-9.5%-22.3% +23.5%
5 years -52.3%-27.7%-85.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year -13.8%-6.3%-32.5% +11.0%
10 years -23.7%-16.4%+135.1% +263.4%
10 years, per year -2.7%-1.8%+8.9% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCCLYBDQSPY
Volatility, 1Y 62.0%42.6%56.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 67.9%40.5%55.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.44-0.591.57 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.060.96-1.11 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -79.0%-63.9%-87.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -52.2%-18.5%-69.3% -0.9%
52-week high $27.94$82.38$35.69 $779.14
52-week low $10.48$42.28$10.09 $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.

MultipleCCLYBDQ
P/E now vs peer median -6.6xmedian 22.0x -122.8xmedian 22.0x -2.8xmedian 22.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.4x 1.4xmedian 1.4x 1.3xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 23.8xmedian 12.4x 22.4xmedian 12.4x —median 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.2xmedian 15.5x 27.5xmedian 15.5x -2.3xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median -41.0xmedian 1.7x 4.1xmedian 1.7x 0.1xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.13median 1.84 4.17median 1.84 0.09median 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 monthsCCLYBDQ
Revenue $5.80B $31.19B $555.69M
Gross profit $887.00M $3.98B -$196.98M
Operating income -$111.00M $963.00M -$290.08M
Net income -$304.00M -$346.00M -$258.74M
Free cash flow $218.00M $1.58B -$326.78M
R&D $106.00M $137.00M $3.61M
EPS (diluted) $-2.01 $-0.55 $-3.84
Cash & equivalents $671.00M $2.63B $555.32M
Total debt $3.87B $12.91B –
Shares (diluted) 151.23M 646.00M 67.35M
Enterprise value -$532.17M $31.52B -$3.71B

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
MetricCCLYBDQ
P/E -6.6x -122.8x -2.8x
P/FCF 9.2x 27.5x -2.3x
P/Operating cash flow 5.1x 14.6x -6.1x
P/S 0.3x 1.4x 1.3x
P/B -41.0x 4.1x 0.1x
P/Tangible book -39.4x 4.2x 0.1x
EV/EBITDA 23.8x 22.4x –
EV/EBIT -46.9x 55.7x 0.2x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 1.7x -0.1x
EV/FCF 23.9x 34.0x 0.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.1x 18.0x 0.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.13 4.17 0.09

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCCLYBDQ
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.9% -1.7% -6.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.9% -10.2% -45.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -16.7% 15.6% 31.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -14.4% -6.3% -27.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -88.1% 44.4% 53.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -57.6% -31.7% -29.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 28.8% -232.1% 49.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -51.2% -29.3% -29.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 29.4% -238.0% 50.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -50.5% -29.4% -31.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 53.9% 26.1% 53.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.7% -14.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 503.7% 240.8% 60.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.1% -21.2% -33.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCCLYBDQ
Gross margin 15.3% 12.8% -35.4%
EBITDA margin 3.8% 7.7% –
Operating margin -1.9% 3.1% -52.2%
Pretax margin -0.9% -0.2% -46.7%
Net margin -5.2% -1.1% -46.6%
FCF margin 3.8% 5.1% -58.8%
Operating cash flow margin 6.8% 9.5% -21.8%
Return on equity -364.1% -3.3% -4.4%
Return on assets -4.2% -1.0% -4.1%
Return on invested capital -2.7% 4.1% –
Return on capital employed -2.1% 3.6% -4.9%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.9x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.3x -8.6x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCCLYBDQ
Debt / assets 54.2% 37.4% –
Debt / equity -79.0x 1.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA 14.6x 4.3x –
Debt / FCF 17.8x 8.2x –
Liabilities / assets 100.7% 69.0% 7.5%
Equity / assets -0.7% 31.0% 92.5%
Interest coverage -0.4x 1.8x –
Current ratio 1.7x 1.6x 5.8x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.9x 2.0x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.4x 1.8x
Altman Z-score 1.31 2.53 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCCLYBDQ
Dividend yield 2.7% 5.1% –
Net buyback yield -0.2% – –
Shareholder yield 2.5% 5.1% –
Payout ratio (earnings) -17.8% -385.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 24.8% 84.5% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -56.5% -23.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -29.0% -5.5% –

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.

ConsensusCCLYBDQ
Forward P/E 13.2xFY2026 7.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.01FY2026 $9.42FY2026 $-4.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +6.3%FY2026 +454.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +94.1% -30.1% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.74BFY2026 $32.43BFY2026 $764.55MFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY -1.2%FY2026 +7.6%FY2026 +14.9%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +4.0% +0.8% +19.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCCLYBDQ
Held by institutions 89.4% 37.4% 45.4%
Institutions holding 471 878 115
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.8% -1.9% +11.7%
Institutions buying 213 469 61
Institutions selling 127 297 36
Buyers to sellers 1.68 1.58 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.

CCLYBDQ
CC 1.00 0.33 0.20
LYB 0.33 1.00 -0.04
DQ 0.20 -0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CC, LYB and DQ?

LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Chemours (CC) $1.98B, LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) $42.02B, Daqo New Energy (DQ) $752.31M.

Which company is growing faster?

Chemours (CC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Chemours (CC) -0.9%, LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) -1.7%, Daqo New Energy (DQ) -6.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) has the highest net margin (Chemours (CC) -5.2%, LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) -1.1%, Daqo New Energy (DQ) -46.6%). On return on invested capital, LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) leads (Chemours (CC) -2.7%, LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) 4.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) returned the most: Chemours (CC) -3.5%, LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) +41.0%, Daqo New Energy (DQ) -62.8%. Over five years, LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) compounded fastest (Chemours (CC) -13.8%/yr, LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) -6.3%/yr, Daqo New Energy (DQ) -32.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) has the highest dividend yield: Chemours (CC) 0.03%, LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) 0.03%, Daqo New Energy (DQ) 0.00%. Daqo New Energy (DQ) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) has been the steadiest (Chemours (CC) 62.0%, LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) 42.6%, Daqo New Energy (DQ) 56.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CC, LYB and DQ?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) leads on 9. 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.