DQ vs CC vs LYB Stock Comparison

Daqo New Energy, Chemours and LyondellBasell Industries Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DQ Daqo New Energy Corp.
$11.02 -3.9% 1M -62.9% 1Y
Market cap
$733.45M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$555.69M
Div. yield
–
Commodity Chemicals Basic Materials
1 win
CC Chemours Co
$13.35 -7.7% 1M -4.6% 1Y
Market cap
$2.01B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$5.80B
Div. yield
0.03%
Commodity Chemicals Basic Materials
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

LyondellBasell Industries leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (LyondellBasell Industries 9, Chemours 1, Daqo New Energy 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDQCCLYBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $733.45M $2.01B $43.40B LYB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.8x -6.6x -122.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 13.2x 7.2x LYB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -6.3% -0.9% -1.7% CC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -46.6% -5.2% -1.1% LYB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -2.7% 4.1% LYB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 14.6x 4.3x LYB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.03% LYB
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -62.9% -4.6% +37.4% LYB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -32.1%/yr -14.0%/yr -6.9%/yr LYB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 56.6% 62.0% 42.7% LYB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 39/100 40/100 DQ

Percentile Scorecard

DQCCLYB

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

AxisDQCCLYB
Valuation 44 #53 of 94 74 #25 of 94 41 #56 of 94
Growth 36 #59 of 91 32 #62 of 91 24 #69 of 91
Profitability 14 #74 of 86 40 #52 of 86 55 #39 of 86
Financial Health 98 #3 of 95 17 #79 of 95 32 #65 of 95
Shareholder Returns – 33 #47 of 70 46 #38 of 70
Overall 48 39 40
  • DQ ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • CC ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • LYB ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDQCCLYBSPY
1 month -3.9%-7.7%+16.0% -0.2%
3 months -7.1%-21.8%+15.8% +3.9%
6 months -49.8%-48.1%-5.7% +8.2%
Year to date -62.6%+13.2%+55.7% +12.9%
1 year -62.9%-4.6%+37.4% +12.3%
3 years -52.8%-43.4%-25.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year -22.1%-17.3%-9.3% +23.3%
5 years -85.6%-53.0%-30.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year -32.1%-14.0%-6.9% +10.9%
10 years +134.9%-21.0%-16.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year +8.9%-2.3%-1.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDQCCLYBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 56.6%62.0%42.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 55.9%67.6%40.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.571.44-0.59 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.11-0.070.87 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -87.0%-79.0%-63.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -69.1%-52.2%-18.1% -1.2%
52-week high $35.69$27.94$82.38 $779.14
52-week low $10.09$10.48$42.28 $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.

MultipleDQCCLYB
P/E now vs peer median -2.9xmedian 22.0x -6.6xmedian 22.0x -123.4xmedian 22.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.4x 0.3xmedian 1.4x 1.4xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.4x 23.8xmedian 12.4x 22.4xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2.3xmedian 15.1x 9.2xmedian 15.1x 27.6xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 1.6x -41.0xmedian 1.6x 4.1xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.09median 1.66 0.13median 1.66 4.19median 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 monthsDQCCLYB
Revenue $555.69M $5.80B $31.19B
Gross profit -$196.98M $887.00M $3.98B
Operating income -$290.08M -$111.00M $963.00M
Net income -$258.74M -$304.00M -$346.00M
Free cash flow -$326.78M $218.00M $1.58B
R&D $3.61M $106.00M $137.00M
EPS (diluted) $-3.84 $-2.01 $-0.55
Cash & equivalents $555.32M $671.00M $2.63B
Total debt – $3.87B $12.91B
Shares (diluted) 67.35M 151.23M 646.00M
Enterprise value -$3.73B -$508.73M $32.91B

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
MetricDQCCLYB
P/E -2.9x -6.6x -123.4x
P/FCF -2.3x 9.2x 27.6x
P/Operating cash flow -6.2x 5.1x 14.7x
P/S 1.3x 0.3x 1.4x
P/B 0.1x -41.0x 4.1x
P/Tangible book 0.1x -39.4x 4.2x
EV/EBITDA – 23.8x 22.4x
EV/EBIT 0.2x -46.9x 55.9x
EV/Revenue -0.1x 0.9x 1.7x
EV/FCF 0.2x 23.9x 34.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 0.5x 13.1x 18.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.09 0.13 4.19

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDQCCLYB
Revenue growth (1Y) -6.3% -0.9% -1.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -45.5% -2.9% -10.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 31.8% -16.7% 15.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -27.7% -14.4% -6.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 53.8% -88.1% 44.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -29.0% -57.6% -31.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 49.2% 28.8% -232.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -29.3% -51.2% -29.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 50.1% 29.4% -238.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -31.6% -50.5% -29.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 53.8% 53.9% 26.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -0.7% -14.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 60.4% 503.7% 240.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -33.9% 23.1% -21.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDQCCLYB
Gross margin -35.4% 15.3% 12.8%
EBITDA margin – 3.8% 7.7%
Operating margin -52.2% -1.9% 3.1%
Pretax margin -46.7% -0.9% -0.2%
Net margin -46.6% -5.2% -1.1%
FCF margin -58.8% 3.8% 5.1%
Operating cash flow margin -21.8% 6.8% 9.5%
Return on equity -4.4% -364.1% -3.3%
Return on assets -4.1% -4.2% -1.0%
Return on invested capital – -2.7% 4.1%
Return on capital employed -4.9% -2.1% 3.6%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.8x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x -1.3x -8.6x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.4% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDQCCLYB
Debt / assets – 54.2% 37.4%
Debt / equity – -79.0x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 14.6x 4.3x
Debt / FCF – 17.8x 8.2x
Liabilities / assets 7.5% 100.7% 69.0%
Equity / assets 92.5% -0.7% 31.0%
Interest coverage – -0.4x 1.8x
Current ratio 5.8x 1.7x 1.6x
Quick ratio 2.0x 0.9x 0.9x
Cash ratio 1.8x 0.4x 0.4x
Altman Z-score – 1.31 2.54

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDQCCLYB
Dividend yield – 2.7% 5.1%
Net buyback yield – -0.2% –
Shareholder yield – 2.5% 5.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -17.8% -385.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 24.8% 84.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -56.5% -23.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -29.0% -5.5%

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.

ConsensusDQCCLYB
Forward P/E – 13.2xFY2026 7.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-4.14FY2026 $1.01FY2026 $9.42FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +6.3%FY2026 +454.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +94.1% -30.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $764.55MFY2027 $5.74BFY2026 $32.43BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.9%FY2027 -1.2%FY2026 +7.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.5% +4.0% +0.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDQCCLYB
Held by institutions 45.4% 89.4% 37.4%
Institutions holding 115 471 878
Change in shares held, QoQ +11.7% +2.8% -1.9%
Institutions buying 61 213 469
Institutions selling 36 127 297
Buyers to sellers 1.69 1.68 1.58

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.

DQCCLYB
DQ 1.00 0.20 -0.03
CC 0.20 1.00 0.33
LYB -0.03 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DQ, CC and LYB?

LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Daqo New Energy (DQ) $733.45M, Chemours (CC) $2.01B, LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) $43.40B.

Which company is growing faster?

Chemours (CC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Daqo New Energy (DQ) -6.3%, Chemours (CC) -0.9%, LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) -1.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) has the highest net margin (Daqo New Energy (DQ) -46.6%, Chemours (CC) -5.2%, LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) -1.1%). On return on invested capital, LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) leads (Chemours (CC) -2.7%, LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) 4.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) returned the most: Daqo New Energy (DQ) -62.9%, Chemours (CC) -4.6%, LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) +37.4%. Over five years, LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) compounded fastest (Daqo New Energy (DQ) -32.1%/yr, Chemours (CC) -14.0%/yr, LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) -6.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) has the highest dividend yield: Daqo New Energy (DQ) 0.00%, Chemours (CC) 0.03%, LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) 0.03%. Daqo New Energy (DQ) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) has been the steadiest (Daqo New Energy (DQ) 56.6%, Chemours (CC) 62.0%, LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) 42.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DQ, CC and LYB?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) leads on 9. 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.