DOW vs RPM vs KRO Stock Comparison

Dow, Rpm International and Kronos Worldwide 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
$22.78B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$42.61B
Div. yield
0.04%
Commodity Chemicals Basic Materials
3 wins
RPM Rpm International Inc/De/
$105.33 +7.1% 1M -2.1% 1Y
Market cap
$13.10B
P/E
19.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.97B
Div. yield
–
Paints and Coatings Basic Materials
5 wins
KRO Kronos Worldwide Inc
$7.07 -9.9% 1M +49.5% 1Y
Market cap
$856.34M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.03B
Div. yield
0.03%
Commodity Chemicals Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Rpm International leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Rpm International 5, Dow 3, Kronos Worldwide 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDOWRPMKROLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $22.78B $13.10B $856.34M DOW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -25.4x 19.0x -22.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.6x 18.9x 18.6x DOW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.2% +6.0% +8.7% KRO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -2.1% 8.7% -1.9% RPM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.0% 12.5% 3.4% RPM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.9x 1.8x 4.7x RPM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.00% 0.03% DOW
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +40.4% -2.1% +49.5% KRO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -11.3%/yr +3.2%/yr -13.3%/yr RPM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.6% 30.7% 59.5% RPM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 60/100 63/100 KRO

Percentile Scorecard

DOWRPMKRO

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

AxisDOWRPMKRO
Valuation 81 #19 of 95 49 #49 of 95 86 #14 of 95
Growth 53 #44 of 93 59 #39 of 93 87 #13 of 93
Profitability 43 #51 of 89 85 #14 of 89 46 #49 of 89
Financial Health 33 #65 of 96 54 #45 of 96 45 #53 of 96
Shareholder Returns 42 #44 of 75 54 #35 of 75 50 #38 of 75
Overall 50 60 63
  • DOW ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • RPM ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • KRO ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDOWRPMKROSPY
1 month +13.6%+7.1%-9.9% -5.9%
3 months +5.5%-8.9%-13.9% -4.6%
6 months -14.3%+3.9%+0.3% +0.2%
Year to date +36.8%+1.3%+60.0% +7.5%
1 year +40.4%-2.1%+49.5% +8.2%
3 years -35.2%+9.5%-7.8% +68.3%
3 years, per year -13.5%+3.1%-2.7% +19.0%
5 years -45.2%+17.3%-50.9% +56.5%
5 years, per year -11.3%+3.2%-13.3% +9.4%
10 years —+123.5%-7.7% +251.5%
10 years, per year —+8.4%-0.8% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureDOWRPMKROSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.6%30.7%59.5% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.5%26.8%48.8% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.330.921.31 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.97-0.070.83 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.8%-33.5%-77.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.6%-12.3%-20.7% -5.9%
52-week high $41.87$120.17$8.91 $779.14
52-week low $20.95$93.23$4.33 $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.

MultipleDOWRPMKRO
P/E now vs peer median -25.9xmedian 21.2x 19.3xmedian 21.2x -21.6xmedian 21.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.3x 1.7xmedian 1.3x 0.4xmedian 1.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.5xmedian 11.7x 13.2xmedian 11.7x 12.3xmedian 11.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.0xmedian 17.0x 19.0xmedian 17.0x 5.9xmedian 17.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.5x 3.9xmedian 1.5x 1.0xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.67median 1.76 1.76median 1.76 0.61median 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 monthsDOWRPMKRO
Revenue $42.61B $7.97B $2.03B
Gross profit $4.73B $3.28B $309.90M
Operating income $720.00M $961.65M $45.00M
Net income -$595.00M $691.27M -$37.60M
Free cash flow $2.11B $705.58M $136.80M
R&D $741.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $-1.23 $5.42 $-0.33
Cash & equivalents $4.14B $312.84M $32.10M
Total debt $17.54B $2.41B $539.90M
Shares (diluted) 727.40M 127.24M 115.10M
Enterprise value $6.74B $11.86B $738.74M

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
MetricDOWRPMKRO
P/E -25.9x 19.3x -21.6x
P/FCF 11.0x 19.0x 5.9x
P/Operating cash flow 5.0x 14.5x 5.5x
P/S 0.5x 1.7x 0.4x
P/B 1.3x 3.9x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 5.0x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA 10.5x 13.2x 12.3x
EV/EBIT 50.8x 16.1x 29.4x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 1.9x 0.7x
EV/FCF 17.3x 22.0x 9.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.0x 16.8x 9.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.67 1.76 0.61

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDOWRPMKRO
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.2% 6.0% 8.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.4% 2.8% 8.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 62.1% 5.5% 2.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -2.5% 5.0% 28.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 685.4% 9.0% -18.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -30.9% 5.9% 38.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 40.6% 0.2% 9.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -34.3% 10.5% 16.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 21.6% 0.8% 9.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -38.7% 11.0% -35.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 190.9% 22.1% 464.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.5% 0.4% 82.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 279.8% 36.7% 260.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -13.8% 2.0% 50.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDOWRPMKRO
Gross margin 11.1% 41.2% 15.3%
EBITDA margin 8.2% 14.8% 5.3%
Operating margin 1.7% 12.1% 2.2%
Pretax margin -1.0% 11.4% -1.2%
Net margin -2.1% 8.7% -1.9%
FCF margin 5.0% 8.9% 6.7%
Operating cash flow margin 10.8% 11.6% 7.3%
Return on equity -3.4% 20.4% -4.9%
Return on assets -1.0% 8.3% -2.2%
Return on invested capital 2.0% 12.5% 3.4%
Return on capital employed 1.4% 15.1% 3.1%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.0x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -7.7x 1.3x -3.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDOWRPMKRO
Debt / assets 28.8% 29.2% 31.0%
Debt / equity 1.0x 0.7x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.9x 1.8x 4.7x
Debt / FCF 8.3x 3.4x 3.9x
Liabilities / assets 71.1% 57.7% 55.0%
Equity / assets 28.9% 42.3% 45.0%
Interest coverage 0.8x 8.9x 0.8x
Current ratio 1.8x 1.8x 3.3x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.0x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.61 3.90 1.96

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDOWRPMKRO
Dividend yield 4.4% 2.1% 2.8%
Net buyback yield – 0.6% –
Shareholder yield 4.4% 2.7% 2.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) -169.6% – -61.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) 47.7% – 16.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) -41.7% – 0.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -20.1% – -36.0%

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.

ConsensusDOWRPMKRO
Forward P/E 11.6xFY2026 18.9xFY2026 18.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.75FY2026 $5.58FY2026 $0.38FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +0.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -32.0% +12.5% +63.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $41.26BFY2026 $7.69BFY2026 $2.13BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.2%FY2026 -2.1%FY2026 +14.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.9% +8.0% -4.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDOWRPMKRO
Held by institutions 77.8% 86.1% 16.0%
Institutions holding 1,210 797 130
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.9% +3.8% +4.6%
Institutions buying 548 386 74
Institutions selling 453 245 34
Buyers to sellers 1.21 1.58 2.18

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.

DOWRPMKRO
DOW 1.00 -0.10 0.33
RPM -0.10 1.00 0.29
KRO 0.33 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DOW, RPM and KRO?

Dow (DOW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dow (DOW) $22.78B, Rpm International (RPM) $13.10B, Kronos Worldwide (KRO) $856.34M.

Which company is growing faster?

Kronos Worldwide (KRO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Dow (DOW) +4.2%, Rpm International (RPM) +6.0%, Kronos Worldwide (KRO) +8.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Rpm International (RPM) has the highest net margin (Dow (DOW) -2.1%, Rpm International (RPM) 8.7%, Kronos Worldwide (KRO) -1.9%). On return on invested capital, Rpm International (RPM) leads (Dow (DOW) 2.0%, Rpm International (RPM) 12.5%, Kronos Worldwide (KRO) 3.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Kronos Worldwide (KRO) returned the most: Dow (DOW) +40.4%, Rpm International (RPM) -2.1%, Kronos Worldwide (KRO) +49.5%. Over five years, Rpm International (RPM) compounded fastest (Dow (DOW) -11.3%/yr, Rpm International (RPM) +3.2%/yr, Kronos Worldwide (KRO) -13.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Dow (DOW) has the highest dividend yield: Dow (DOW) 0.04%, Rpm International (RPM) 0.00%, Kronos Worldwide (KRO) 0.03%. Rpm International (RPM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rpm International (RPM) has been the steadiest (Dow (DOW) 41.6%, Rpm International (RPM) 30.7%, Kronos Worldwide (KRO) 59.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Rpm International (RPM) 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.