DOW vs ITW vs RPM Stock Comparison

Dow, Illinois Tool Works and Rpm International Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DOW Dow Inc.
$31.98 +13.6% 1M +40.4% 1Y
Market cap
$23.08B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$42.61B
Div. yield
0.04%
Commodity Chemicals Basic Materials
3 wins
ITW Illinois Tool Works Inc
$285.42 +6.9% 1M +16.5% 1Y
Market cap
$80.40B
P/E
24.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.65B
Div. yield
0.02%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
6 wins
RPM Rpm International Inc/De/
$105.33 +7.1% 1M -2.1% 1Y
Market cap
$13.20B
P/E
19.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.97B
Div. yield
–
Paints and Coatings Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Illinois Tool Works leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Illinois Tool Works 6, Rpm International 3, Dow 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDOWITWRPMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $23.08B $80.40B $13.20B ITW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -25.7x 24.9x 19.1x RPM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.6x 26.6x 18.9x DOW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.2% +4.8% +6.0% RPM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -2.1% 19.4% 8.7% ITW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.0% 27.1% 12.5% ITW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.9x 1.8x 1.8x ITW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.02% 0.00% DOW
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +40.4% +16.5% -2.1% DOW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -11.3%/yr +4.0%/yr +3.2%/yr ITW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.6% 22.0% 30.7% ITW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 47/100 60/100 RPM

Percentile Scorecard

DOWITWRPM

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

AxisDOWITWRPM
Valuation 81 #19 of 95 19 #166 of 204 49 #49 of 95
Growth 53 #44 of 93 34 #126 of 191 59 #39 of 93
Profitability 43 #51 of 89 100 #2 of 189 85 #14 of 89
Financial Health 33 #65 of 96 27 #161 of 221 54 #45 of 96
Shareholder Returns 42 #44 of 75 55 #72 of 159 54 #35 of 75
Overall 50 47 60
  • DOW ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • ITW ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • RPM ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDOWITWRPMSPY
1 month +13.6%+6.9%+7.1% -5.9%
3 months +5.5%-3.2%-8.9% -4.6%
6 months -14.3%+11.7%+3.9% +0.2%
Year to date +36.8%+15.9%+1.3% +7.5%
1 year +40.4%+16.5%-2.1% +8.2%
3 years -35.2%+23.5%+9.5% +68.3%
3 years, per year -13.5%+7.3%+3.1% +19.0%
5 years -45.2%+21.9%+17.3% +56.5%
5 years, per year -11.3%+4.0%+3.2% +9.4%
10 years —+150.3%+123.5% +251.5%
10 years, per year —+9.6%+8.4% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureDOWITWRPMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.6%22.0%30.7% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.5%21.1%26.8% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.330.500.92 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.970.75-0.07 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.8%-28.9%-33.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.6%-4.7%-12.3% -5.9%
52-week high $41.87$299.60$120.17 $779.14
52-week low $20.95$241.07$93.23 $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.

MultipleDOWITWRPM
P/E now vs peer median -25.9xmedian 21.2x 25.2xmedian 23.4x 19.3xmedian 21.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.3x 4.9xmedian 1.7x 1.7xmedian 1.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.5xmedian 11.7x 18.6xmedian 13.4x 13.2xmedian 11.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.0xmedian 17.0x 28.3xmedian 21.9x 19.0xmedian 17.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.5x 25.8xmedian 2.1x 3.9xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.67median 1.76 8.69median 1.02 1.76median 1.76

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 monthsDOWITWRPM
Revenue $42.61B $16.65B $7.97B
Gross profit $4.73B $7.38B $3.28B
Operating income $720.00M $4.43B $961.65M
Net income -$595.00M $3.23B $691.27M
Free cash flow $2.11B $2.87B $705.58M
R&D $741.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $-1.23 $11.31 $5.42
Cash & equivalents $4.14B $809.00M $312.84M
Total debt $17.54B $9.37B $2.41B
Shares (diluted) 727.40M 285.30M 127.24M
Enterprise value $7.04B $77.08B $11.97B

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
MetricDOWITWRPM
P/E -25.9x 25.2x 19.3x
P/FCF 11.0x 28.3x 19.0x
P/Operating cash flow 5.0x 24.9x 14.5x
P/S 0.5x 4.9x 1.7x
P/B 1.3x 25.8x 3.9x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 31.2x 5.0x
EV/EBITDA 10.5x 18.6x 13.2x
EV/EBIT 50.8x 20.2x 16.1x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 5.4x 1.9x
EV/FCF 17.3x 31.3x 22.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.0x 27.5x 16.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.67 8.69 1.76

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDOWITWRPM
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.2% 4.8% 6.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.4% 1.1% 2.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 62.1% 5.7% 5.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -2.5% 2.8% 5.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 685.4% 6.4% 9.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -30.9% 3.1% 5.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 40.6% 6.7% 0.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -34.3% 0.9% 10.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 21.6% 9.1% 0.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -38.7% 2.9% 11.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 190.9% -0.5% 22.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.5% -0.5% 0.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 279.8% 0.8% 36.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -13.8% 0.4% 2.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDOWITWRPM
Gross margin 11.1% 44.3% 41.2%
EBITDA margin 8.2% 29.0% 14.8%
Operating margin 1.7% 26.6% 12.1%
Pretax margin -1.0% 25.2% 11.4%
Net margin -2.1% 19.4% 8.7%
FCF margin 5.0% 17.2% 8.9%
Operating cash flow margin 10.8% 19.6% 11.6%
Return on equity -3.4% 106.9% 20.4%
Return on assets -1.0% 19.6% 8.3%
Return on invested capital 2.0% 27.1% 12.5%
Return on capital employed 1.4% 38.9% 15.1%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.0x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -7.7x 1.0x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDOWITWRPM
Debt / assets 28.8% 56.8% 29.2%
Debt / equity 1.0x 3.0x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.9x 1.8x 1.8x
Debt / FCF 8.3x 3.3x 3.4x
Liabilities / assets 71.1% 81.0% 57.7%
Equity / assets 28.9% 19.0% 42.3%
Interest coverage 0.8x 14.3x 8.9x
Current ratio 1.8x 1.3x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.8x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.61 8.29 3.90

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDOWITWRPM
Dividend yield 4.4% 2.3% 2.1%
Net buyback yield – 2.0% 0.6%
Shareholder yield 4.4% 4.3% 2.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) -169.6% 57.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 47.7% 64.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -41.7% 5.2% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -20.1% 5.1% –

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.

ConsensusDOWITWRPM
Forward P/E 11.6xFY2026 26.6xFY2026 18.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.75FY2026 $10.72FY2026 $5.58FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +2.2%FY2026 +0.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -32.0% +18.8% +12.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $41.26BFY2026 $16.47BFY2026 $7.69BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.2%FY2026 +2.7%FY2026 -2.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.9% +11.5% +8.0%
DOW estimates →ITW estimates →RPM estimates →

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDOWITWRPM
Held by institutions 77.8% 84.9% 86.1%
Institutions holding 1,210 1,972 797
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.9% +0.8% +3.8%
Institutions buying 548 847 386
Institutions selling 453 752 245
Buyers to sellers 1.21 1.13 1.58
DOW holders →ITW holders →RPM 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.

DOWITWRPM
DOW 1.00 0.04 -0.09
ITW 0.04 1.00 0.67
RPM -0.09 0.67 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DOW, ITW and RPM?

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dow (DOW) $23.08B, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) $80.40B, Rpm International (RPM) $13.20B.

Which stock is cheaper, DOW, ITW and RPM?

Rpm International (RPM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Dow (DOW) -25.7x, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 24.9x, Rpm International (RPM) 19.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dow (DOW) is cheapest (Dow (DOW) 11.6x, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 26.6x, Rpm International (RPM) 18.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Rpm International (RPM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Dow (DOW) +4.2%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +4.8%, Rpm International (RPM) +6.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) has the highest net margin (Dow (DOW) -2.1%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 19.4%, Rpm International (RPM) 8.7%). On return on invested capital, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) leads (Dow (DOW) 2.0%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 27.1%, Rpm International (RPM) 12.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Dow (DOW) returned the most: Dow (DOW) +40.4%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +16.5%, Rpm International (RPM) -2.1%. Over five years, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) compounded fastest (Dow (DOW) -11.3%/yr, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +4.0%/yr, Rpm International (RPM) +3.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Dow (DOW) has the highest dividend yield: Dow (DOW) 0.04%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 0.02%, Rpm International (RPM) 0.00%. Rpm International (RPM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) has been the steadiest (Dow (DOW) 41.6%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 22.0%, Rpm International (RPM) 30.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DOW, ITW and RPM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 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.