DD vs RYAM vs SLVM Stock Comparison

DuPont de Nemours, Rayonier Advanced Materials and Sylvamo Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DD DuPont de Nemours, Inc.
$138.70 +5.9% 1M +304.7% 1Y
Market cap
$19.03B
P/E
346.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.99B
Div. yield
0.02%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
7 wins
SLVM Sylvamo Corp
$31.87 -9.0% 1M -25.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.29B
P/E
17.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.30B
Div. yield
–
Pulp and Paper Basic Materials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

DuPont de Nemours leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (DuPont de Nemours 7, Sylvamo 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDDRYAMSLVMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $19.03B $447.59M $1.29B DD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 346.0x -3.2x 17.0x SLVM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.5x — 26.1x DD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.3% -3.3% -7.1% DD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.8% -9.5% 2.3% SLVM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.8% -4.7% 7.4% DD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 8.4x 1.9x DD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +304.7% -5.3% -25.7% DD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +36.7%/yr -1.3%/yr +2.5%/yr DD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 113.9% 68.1% 38.4% SLVM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 23/100 57/100 SLVM

Percentile Scorecard

DDRYAMSLVM

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

AxisDDRYAMSLVM
Valuation 56 #42 of 94 43 #54 of 94 88 #35 of 287
Growth 44 #51 of 91 10 #82 of 91 11 #237 of 266
Profitability 74 #23 of 84 28 #61 of 84 64 #86 of 234
Financial Health 75 #24 of 94 11 #84 of 94 27 #210 of 289
Shareholder Returns 29 #49 of 69 – 97 #7 of 203
Overall 56 23 57
  • DD ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • RYAM ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • SLVM ranked among 308 companies in Basic Materials

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDDRYAMSLVMSPY
1 month +5.9%-17.4%-9.0% +0.9%
3 months +0.4%-19.4%-16.8% +5.9%
6 months +210.8%-28.3%-26.5% +8.5%
Year to date +245.0%+14.3%-33.8% +13.3%
1 year +304.7%-5.3%-25.7% +12.4%
3 years +359.4%+144.7%-26.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year +66.3%+34.8%-9.8% +23.5%
5 years +376.3%-6.3%+13.2% +68.2%
5 years, per year +36.7%-1.3%+2.5% +11.0%
10 years +332.0%-49.1%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +15.8%-6.5%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureDDRYAMSLVMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 113.9%68.1%38.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.6%56.5%35.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.581.800.61 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.68-0.08-0.67 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.1%-71.6%-67.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.8%-42.7%-41.8% -0.9%
52-week high $147.23$11.75$54.74 $779.14
52-week low $34.09$5.52$31.19 $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.

MultipleDDRYAMSLVM
P/E now vs peer median 342.7xmedian 22.0x -3.2xmedian 22.0x 16.7xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.4x 0.3xmedian 1.4x 0.4xmedian 1.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 12.4x 13.7xmedian 12.4x 4.8xmedian 9.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.7xmedian 15.5x -12.5xmedian 15.5x -115.3xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.7x 2.3xmedian 1.7x 1.3xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -4.48median 1.84 0.03median 1.84 -0.48median 0.78

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 monthsDDRYAMSLVM
Revenue $6.99B $1.47B $3.30B
Gross profit $2.46B $86.44M $679.00M
Operating income $1.63B -$51.13M $261.00M
Net income $62.00M -$139.93M $76.00M
Free cash flow $702.00M -$36.56M -$11.00M
R&D $18.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $0.40 $-2.07 $1.91
Cash & equivalents $1.74B $57.01M $227.00M
Total debt $3.13B $774.77M $3.55B
Shares (diluted) 136.80M 67.51M 39.80M
Enterprise value $13.91B $170.22M $1.17B

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
MetricDDRYAMSLVM
P/E 342.7x -3.2x 16.7x
P/FCF 26.7x -12.5x -115.3x
P/Operating cash flow 18.0x 8.9x 6.1x
P/S 2.7x 0.3x 0.4x
P/B 1.3x 2.3x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 2.4x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA 9.7x 13.7x 4.8x
EV/EBIT 12.3x -22.9x 8.1x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 0.8x 0.6x
EV/FCF 28.7x -32.1x -191.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.3x 22.8x 10.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.48 0.03 -0.48

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDDRYAMSLVM
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.3% -3.3% -7.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -17.7% -6.9% -4.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.6% -32.6% -16.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -17.5% -15.4% -12.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 8.0% -130.1% -32.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -13.0% -43.1% -23.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 136.0% 68.5% -65.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -76.5% -113.6% -36.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 129.1% 68.8% -64.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -76.4% -111.7% -35.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 1,101% -55.0% -49.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -12.8% -35.2% -19.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 378.6% -241.2% -105.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.9% -34.6% -27.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDDRYAMSLVM
Gross margin 35.1% 5.9% 20.6%
EBITDA margin 29.7% 5.9% 13.3%
Operating margin 23.4% -3.5% 7.9%
Pretax margin 6.8% -10.2% 4.3%
Net margin 0.8% -9.5% 2.3%
FCF margin 10.0% -2.5% -0.3%
Operating cash flow margin 14.9% 3.5% 6.3%
Return on equity 0.6% -65.8% 7.9%
Return on assets 0.4% -8.5% 2.7%
Return on invested capital 8.8% -4.7% 7.4%
Return on capital employed 8.5% -4.0% 12.4%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.9x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 16.8x -0.4x 2.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.3% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDDRYAMSLVM
Debt / assets 14.8% 47.8% 33.5%
Debt / equity 0.2x 4.0x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 8.4x 1.9x
Debt / FCF 4.5x -21.2x -87.6x
Liabilities / assets 34.1% 88.0% 66.8%
Equity / assets 65.9% 12.0% 33.2%
Interest coverage 7.2x -0.5x –
Current ratio 2.4x 1.4x 1.5x
Quick ratio 1.7x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 0.70 0.92 3.19

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDDRYAMSLVM
Dividend yield 3.5% – 5.6%
Net buyback yield -0.7% – 3.3%
Shareholder yield 2.7% 0.0% 9.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 672.6% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 59.4% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -36.9% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -13.6% – –

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.

ConsensusDDRYAMSLVM
Forward P/E 20.5xFY2026 – 26.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.77FY2026 $-1.18FY2026 $1.22FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +34.3%FY2026 – -65.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +22.6% – +323.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.32BFY2026 $1.40BFY2026 $3.41BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.9%FY2026 -4.6%FY2026 +1.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.2% +1.5% +0.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDDRYAMSLVM
Held by institutions 73.0% 77.1% 99.6%
Institutions holding 1,118 188 335
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.7% -2.3% -0.4%
Institutions buying 1,090 98 162
Institutions selling 27 48 88
Buyers to sellers 40.37 2.04 1.84

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.

DDRYAMSLVM
DD 1.00 0.06 0.08
RYAM 0.06 1.00 0.16
SLVM 0.08 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DD, RYAM and SLVM?

DuPont de Nemours (DD) is the largest by market capitalisation: DuPont de Nemours (DD) $19.03B, Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) $447.59M, Sylvamo (SLVM) $1.29B.

Which stock is cheaper, DD, RYAM and SLVM?

Sylvamo (SLVM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (DuPont de Nemours (DD) 346.0x, Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) -3.2x, Sylvamo (SLVM) 17.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, DuPont de Nemours (DD) is cheapest (DuPont de Nemours (DD) 20.5x, Sylvamo (SLVM) 26.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

DuPont de Nemours (DD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: DuPont de Nemours (DD) +3.3%, Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) -3.3%, Sylvamo (SLVM) -7.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sylvamo (SLVM) has the highest net margin (DuPont de Nemours (DD) 0.8%, Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) -9.5%, Sylvamo (SLVM) 2.3%). On return on invested capital, DuPont de Nemours (DD) leads (DuPont de Nemours (DD) 8.8%, Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) -4.7%, Sylvamo (SLVM) 7.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year DuPont de Nemours (DD) returned the most: DuPont de Nemours (DD) +304.7%, Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) -5.3%, Sylvamo (SLVM) -25.7%. Over five years, DuPont de Nemours (DD) compounded fastest (DuPont de Nemours (DD) +36.7%/yr, Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) -1.3%/yr, Sylvamo (SLVM) +2.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: DuPont de Nemours (DD) 0.02%, Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) 0.00%, Sylvamo (SLVM) 0.00%. Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) and Sylvamo (SLVM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sylvamo (SLVM) has been the steadiest (DuPont de Nemours (DD) 113.9%, Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) 68.1%, Sylvamo (SLVM) 38.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DD, RYAM and SLVM?

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 7. 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.