DD vs ESI vs IFF Stock Comparison

DuPont de Nemours, Element Solutions and International Flavors & Fragrances Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DD DuPont de Nemours, Inc.
$136.27 +3.4% 1M +302.0% 1Y
Market cap
$18.72B
P/E
340.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.99B
Div. yield
0.02%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
6 wins
ESI Element Solutions Inc
$33.53 -6.1% 1M +28.1% 1Y
Market cap
$8.46B
P/E
41.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.49B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

DuPont de Nemours leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (DuPont de Nemours 6, International Flavors & Fragrances 4, Element Solutions 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDDESIIFFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $18.72B $8.46B $23.79B IFF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 340.4x 41.3x 34.2x IFF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.1x 19.5x 28.6x ESI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.3% +39.6% -4.6% ESI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.8% 5.9% 7.0% IFF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.8% 5.4% 3.0% DD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 3.2x 3.0x DD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.02% DD
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +302.0% +28.1% +42.1% DD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +36.4%/yr +8.7%/yr -8.8%/yr DD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 114.1% 46.8% 35.1% IFF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 50/100 50/100 DD

Percentile Scorecard

DDESIIFF

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

AxisDDESIIFF
Valuation 57 #41 of 94 38 #59 of 94 42 #55 of 94
Growth 45 #51 of 92 76 #23 of 92 81 #18 of 92
Profitability 73 #25 of 89 59 #37 of 89 57 #39 of 89
Financial Health 76 #24 of 97 46 #53 of 97 44 #55 of 97
Shareholder Returns 19 #57 of 70 30 #49 of 70 26 #52 of 70
Overall 54 50 50
  • DD ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • ESI ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • IFF ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDDESIIFFSPY
1 month +3.4%-6.1%+9.3% -0.8%
3 months -2.6%-11.4%+22.6% +3.5%
6 months +191.9%-16.9%+32.0% +7.0%
Year to date +239.0%+34.2%+39.0% +12.2%
1 year +302.0%+28.1%+42.1% +13.0%
3 years +351.4%+86.3%+38.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +65.3%+23.1%+11.4% +23.1%
5 years +371.0%+51.5%-36.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year +36.4%+8.7%-8.8% +11.0%
10 years +325.7%+349.5%-29.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year +15.6%+16.2%-3.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureDDESIIFFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 114.1%46.8%35.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.6%47.4%28.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.582.170.68 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.650.601.20 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.1%-40.3%-61.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.4%-31.7%-0.5% -1.8%
52-week high $147.23$49.09$94.13 $779.14
52-week low $34.05$22.99$61.49 $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.

MultipleDDESIIFF
P/E now vs peer median 336.7xmedian 21.6x 39.8xmedian 21.6x 34.3xmedian 21.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 1.4x 2.3xmedian 1.4x 2.4xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.5xmedian 12.4x 17.3xmedian 12.4x 17.1xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.2xmedian 15.8x 44.5xmedian 15.8x 44.3xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.6x 2.8xmedian 1.6x 1.7xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -4.40median 1.66 0.71median 1.66 1.06median 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 monthsDDESIIFF
Revenue $6.99B $3.49B $9.98B
Gross profit $2.46B $1.28B $3.74B
Operating income $1.63B $408.70M $754.00M
Net income $62.00M $205.20M $295.00M
Free cash flow $702.00M $182.90M $540.00M
R&D $18.00M $80.00M $684.00M
EPS (diluted) $0.40 $0.84 $2.71
Cash & equivalents $1.74B $224.90M $569.00M
Total debt $3.13B $2.08B $5.70B
Shares (diluted) 136.80M 243.70M 257.00M
Enterprise value $13.60B $7.24B $21.45B

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
MetricDDESIIFF
P/E 336.7x 39.8x 34.3x
P/FCF 26.2x 44.5x 44.3x
P/Operating cash flow 17.7x 28.7x 20.6x
P/S 2.6x 2.3x 2.4x
P/B 1.3x 2.8x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 4.3x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA 9.5x 17.3x 17.1x
EV/EBIT 12.1x 24.4x 38.5x
EV/Revenue 2.8x 2.9x 2.9x
EV/FCF 28.2x 54.6x 53.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.0x 35.3x 25.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.40 0.71 1.06

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDDESIIFF
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.3% 39.6% -4.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -17.7% 14.4% -5.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.6% 21.5% -3.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -17.5% 11.7% -0.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 8.0% 17.6% 295.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -13.0% 31.9% 35.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 136.0% -14.4% 170.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -76.5% 56.0% 28.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 129.1% -15.0% 900.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -76.4% 55.8% 32.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 1,101% -16.0% 5.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -12.8% -4.2% 12.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 378.6% -32.2% -4.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.9% -12.3% 26.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDDESIIFF
Gross margin 35.1% 36.6% 37.5%
EBITDA margin 29.7% 16.6% 17.1%
Operating margin 23.4% 11.7% 7.6%
Pretax margin 6.8% 9.0% 3.5%
Net margin 0.8% 5.9% 7.0%
FCF margin 10.0% 5.2% 5.4%
Operating cash flow margin 14.9% 8.1% 11.6%
Return on equity 0.6% 7.2% 2.1%
Return on assets 0.4% 3.5% 1.2%
Return on invested capital 8.8% 5.4% 3.0%
Return on capital employed 8.5% 7.8% 3.6%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.6x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 16.8x 1.4x 3.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 2.4% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDDESIIFF
Debt / assets 14.8% 35.5% 22.7%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.7x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 3.2x 3.0x
Debt / FCF 4.5x 11.4x 10.6x
Liabilities / assets 34.1% 50.7% 44.3%
Equity / assets 65.9% 49.3% 55.7%
Interest coverage 7.2x – 4.0x
Current ratio 2.4x 2.8x 2.1x
Quick ratio 1.7x 1.7x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.4x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 0.67 2.49 1.82

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDDESIIFF
Dividend yield 1.8% 1.0% 1.7%
Net buyback yield -0.7% 0.5% 0.3%
Shareholder yield 1.0% 1.5% 2.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 672.6% – 138.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) 59.4% – 75.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) -36.9% – 0.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -13.6% – -20.7%

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.

ConsensusDDESIIFF
Forward P/E 20.1xFY2026 19.5xFY2026 28.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.77FY2026 $1.72FY2026 $3.28FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +34.3%FY2026 +15.4%FY2026 -21.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +22.6% +33.7% +23.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.32BFY2026 $3.86BFY2026 $8.10BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.9%FY2026 +51.4%FY2026 -25.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.2% +2.3% -8.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDDESIIFF
Held by institutions 73.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,118 499 753
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.7% +0.6% +6.0%
Institutions buying 1,090 269 410
Institutions selling 27 176 226
Buyers to sellers 40.37 1.53 1.81

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.

DDESIIFF
DD 1.00 0.16 0.13
ESI 0.16 1.00 0.14
IFF 0.13 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DD, ESI and IFF?

International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) is the largest by market capitalisation: DuPont de Nemours (DD) $18.72B, Element Solutions (ESI) $8.46B, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) $23.79B.

Which stock is cheaper, DD, ESI and IFF?

International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (DuPont de Nemours (DD) 340.4x, Element Solutions (ESI) 41.3x, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 34.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Element Solutions (ESI) is cheapest (DuPont de Nemours (DD) 20.1x, Element Solutions (ESI) 19.5x, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 28.6x). 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: DuPont de Nemours (DD) +3.3%, Element Solutions (ESI) +39.6%, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) -4.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) has the highest net margin (DuPont de Nemours (DD) 0.8%, Element Solutions (ESI) 5.9%, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 7.0%). On return on invested capital, DuPont de Nemours (DD) leads (DuPont de Nemours (DD) 8.8%, Element Solutions (ESI) 5.4%, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 3.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year DuPont de Nemours (DD) returned the most: DuPont de Nemours (DD) +302.0%, Element Solutions (ESI) +28.1%, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) +42.1%. Over five years, DuPont de Nemours (DD) compounded fastest (DuPont de Nemours (DD) +36.4%/yr, Element Solutions (ESI) +8.7%/yr, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) -8.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

DuPont de Nemours (DD) has the highest dividend yield: DuPont de Nemours (DD) 0.02%, Element Solutions (ESI) 0.00%, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 0.02%. Element Solutions (ESI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) has been the steadiest (DuPont de Nemours (DD) 114.1%, Element Solutions (ESI) 46.8%, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 35.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DD, ESI and IFF?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, DuPont de Nemours (DD) 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.