CHD vs MMM vs EDU Stock Comparison

Church & Dwight, 3M and New Oriental Education & Technology Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MMM 3M Co
$172.79 +1.9% 1M +2.5% 1Y
Market cap
$88.87B
P/E
25.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.25B
Div. yield
0.02%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

New Oriental Education & Technology leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (New Oriental Education & Technology 5, 3M 3, Church & Dwight 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCHDMMMEDULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $24.82B $88.87B $9.17B MMM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.3x 25.1x 19.3x EDU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.7x 19.5x 12.5x EDU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.7% +1.7% +15.5% EDU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.0% 14.0% 8.4% MMM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.1% 22.0% 13.8% MMM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 1.6x — CHD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +22.6% +2.5% -2.8% CHD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.6%/yr +3.0%/yr +22.3%/yr EDU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.2% 25.6% 35.2% CHD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 49/100 68/100 EDU

Percentile Scorecard

CHDMMMEDU

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

AxisCHDMMMEDU
Valuation 43 #30 of 52 37 #129 of 203 72 #10 of 33
Growth 84 #9 of 50 59 #77 of 187 76 #8 of 30
Profitability 77 #11 of 45 86 #26 of 185 71 #9 of 29
Financial Health 71 #17 of 56 18 #179 of 219 68 #13 of 39
Shareholder Returns 37 #20 of 31 43 #87 of 153 54 #7 of 14
Overall 62 49 68
  • CHD ranked among 60 companies in Household and Personal Products
  • MMM ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • EDU ranked among 39 companies in Consumer Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCHDMMMEDUSPY
1 month +9.3%+1.9%+3.4% -0.8%
3 months +6.7%-3.0%+16.9% +3.5%
6 months +10.4%+18.5%+11.7% +7.0%
Year to date +25.6%+7.9%+6.1% +12.2%
1 year +22.6%+2.5%-2.8% +13.0%
3 years +16.9%+136.1%-9.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year +5.3%+33.2%-3.3% +23.1%
5 years +25.3%+15.9%+172.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year +4.6%+3.0%+22.3% +11.0%
10 years +120.2%+24.1%+11.4% +258.0%
10 years, per year +8.2%+2.2%+1.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCHDMMMEDUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.2%25.6%35.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 21.7%24.7%33.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.040.690.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.970.10-0.08 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.1%-53.4%-62.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.2%-6.0%-8.0% -1.8%
52-week high $108.86$183.81$63.51 $779.14
52-week low $81.60$141.20$44.44 $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.

MultipleCHDMMMEDU
P/E now vs peer median 33.5xmedian 18.6x 25.4xmedian 26.0x 19.4xmedian 15.5x
P/S now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 1.6x 3.5xmedian 1.9x 1.6xmedian 1.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.8xmedian 13.0x 16.1xmedian 14.0x —median 10.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.4xmedian 18.4x 33.4xmedian 21.4x 8.8xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 2.1x 21.4xmedian 2.2x 2.1xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median 1.66median 0.97 0.71median 1.26 0.46median 0.35

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 monthsCHDMMMEDU
Revenue $6.23B $25.25B $5.66B
Gross profit $2.84B $9.98B $634.59M
Operating income $1.09B $4.74B $643.25M
Net income $744.80M $3.58B $516.66M
Free cash flow $1.12B $2.68B $1.03B
R&D – $1.21B –
EPS (diluted) $3.13 $6.77 $3.01
Cash & equivalents $254.80M $4.84B $1.82B
Total debt $2.26B $15.00B $1.08B
Shares (diluted) 238.20M 522.60M 157.85M
Enterprise value $23.35B $70.31B -$1.97B

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
MetricCHDMMMEDU
P/E 33.5x 25.4x 19.4x
P/FCF 22.4x 33.4x 8.8x
P/Operating cash flow 19.8x 24.6x 8.8x
P/S 4.0x 3.5x 1.6x
P/B 5.7x 21.4x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 41.3x 42.2x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA 17.8x 16.1x –
EV/EBIT 24.8x 20.9x 10.2x
EV/Revenue 4.3x 3.9x 1.2x
EV/FCF 24.2x 37.0x 6.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.4x 27.3x 6.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.66 0.71 0.46

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCHDMMMEDU
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.7% 1.7% 15.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.4% 10.7% 23.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.4% -1.8% 1,976,824%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 17.0% 28.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 50.7% -3.7% 50.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 19.3% 33.4% 50.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 41.8% 4.8% 37.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 18.6% 35.4% 30.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 46.7% 7.1% 32.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 20.2% 35.8% 42.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.5% 42.8% 14.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.2% -18.1% 1.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 19.8% 68.6% 14.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.2% -18.0% 1.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCHDMMMEDU
Gross margin 45.6% 39.5% 11.2%
EBITDA margin 24.3% 24.4% –
Operating margin 17.5% 18.8% 11.4%
Pretax margin 15.3% 17.5% 11.4%
Net margin 12.0% 14.0% 8.4%
FCF margin 17.9% 10.6% 18.1%
Operating cash flow margin 20.2% 14.4% 18.1%
Return on equity 17.5% 101.3% 11.8%
Return on assets 8.2% 9.8% 6.1%
Return on invested capital 13.1% 22.0% 13.8%
Return on capital employed 14.1% 18.7% 13.9%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.0x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 0.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCHDMMMEDU
Debt / assets 24.8% 37.9% 3.2%
Debt / equity 0.5x 3.6x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 1.6x –
Debt / FCF 2.0x 5.6x 0.3x
Liabilities / assets 52.3% 89.5% 50.8%
Equity / assets 47.7% 10.5% 49.2%
Interest coverage 11.3x – –
Current ratio 1.1x 1.4x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.8x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.4x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 5.34 4.10 2.69

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCHDMMMEDU
Dividend yield 1.2% 1.8% 2.1%
Net buyback yield 2.2% 3.1% –
Shareholder yield 3.4% 4.8% 2.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 44.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 59.9% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.2% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -21.4% –

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.

ConsensusCHDMMMEDU
Forward P/E 26.7xFY2026 19.5xFY2026 12.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.94FY2026 $8.88FY2026 $4.68FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.6%FY2026 +10.2%FY2026 +31.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -1.3% +16.7% +11.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.57BFY2026 $23.87BFY2026 $6.34BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.9%FY2026 -1.8%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.0% +17.6% +10.6%
CHD estimates →MMM estimates →EDU estimates →

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCHDMMMEDU
Held by institutions 92.1% 74.5% 31.4%
Institutions holding 1,065 2,208 170
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.4% +0.8% -5.3%
Institutions buying 475 914 80
Institutions selling 404 837 65
Buyers to sellers 1.18 1.09 1.23
CHD holders →MMM holders →EDU holders →

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.

CHDMMMEDU
CHD 1.00 0.29 0.12
MMM 0.29 1.00 0.05
EDU 0.12 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CHD, MMM and EDU?

3M (MMM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Church & Dwight (CHD) $24.82B, 3M (MMM) $88.87B, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) $9.17B.

Which stock is cheaper, CHD, MMM and EDU?

New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Church & Dwight (CHD) 33.3x, 3M (MMM) 25.1x, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) 19.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) is cheapest (Church & Dwight (CHD) 26.7x, 3M (MMM) 19.5x, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) 12.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Church & Dwight (CHD) +2.7%, 3M (MMM) +1.7%, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) +15.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

3M (MMM) has the highest net margin (Church & Dwight (CHD) 12.0%, 3M (MMM) 14.0%, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) 8.4%). On return on invested capital, 3M (MMM) leads (Church & Dwight (CHD) 13.1%, 3M (MMM) 22.0%, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) 13.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Church & Dwight (CHD) returned the most: Church & Dwight (CHD) +22.6%, 3M (MMM) +2.5%, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) -2.8%. Over five years, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) compounded fastest (Church & Dwight (CHD) +4.6%/yr, 3M (MMM) +3.0%/yr, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) +22.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Church & Dwight (CHD) 0.00%, 3M (MMM) 0.02%, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) 0.00%. Church & Dwight (CHD) and New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Church & Dwight (CHD) has been the steadiest (Church & Dwight (CHD) 23.2%, 3M (MMM) 25.6%, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) 35.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CHD, MMM and EDU?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) leads on 5. 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.