DQ vs DOW vs LYB Stock Comparison

Daqo New Energy, Dow and LyondellBasell Industries Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DQ Daqo New Energy Corp.
$11.25 -0.9% 1M -63.1% 1Y
Market cap
$725.37M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$505.24M
Div. yield
–
Commodity Chemicals Basic Materials
DOW Dow Inc.
$33.62 +21.8% 1M +35.2% 1Y
Market cap
$25.06B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$42.61B
Div. yield
0.04%
Commodity Chemicals Basic Materials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

LyondellBasell Industries leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (LyondellBasell Industries 6, Dow 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDQDOWLYBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $725.37M $25.06B $43.78B LYB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.3x -27.9x -124.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 12.6x 6.9x LYB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -20.9% +4.2% -1.7% DOW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -62.7% -2.1% -1.1% LYB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 2.0% 4.1% LYB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.9x 4.3x DOW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.04% 0.03% DOW
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -63.1% +35.2% +39.9% LYB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -32.1%/yr -9.7%/yr -6.8%/yr LYB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 56.5% 41.7% 42.7% DOW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 52/100 40/100 DOW

Percentile Scorecard

DQDOWLYB

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

AxisDQDOWLYB
Valuation 41 #56 of 94 80 #20 of 94 42 #55 of 94
Growth 19 #75 of 92 57 #40 of 92 26 #68 of 92
Profitability 13 #75 of 86 47 #46 of 86 53 #41 of 86
Financial Health 91 #9 of 93 32 #64 of 93 29 #66 of 93
Shareholder Returns – 44 #40 of 71 50 #36 of 71
Overall 41 52 40
  • DQ ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • DOW 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

PeriodDQDOWLYBSPY
1 month -0.9%+21.8%+12.3% +0.7%
3 months -6.9%+11.8%+8.1% +3.7%
6 months -41.5%-17.0%-12.4% +7.1%
Year to date -61.9%+43.8%+51.0% +12.8%
1 year -63.1%+35.2%+39.9% +11.9%
3 years -54.5%-30.5%-27.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year -23.1%-11.4%-10.3% +22.8%
5 years -85.5%-39.9%-29.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year -32.1%-9.7%-6.8% +10.9%
10 years +141.7%—-18.6% +262.0%
10 years, per year +9.2%—-2.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDQDOWLYBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 56.5%41.7%42.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 55.9%38.0%40.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.56-0.32-0.58 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.120.840.94 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -86.9%-70.8%-63.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -68.5%-19.7%-20.6% -1.2%
52-week high $35.69$41.87$82.38 $779.14
52-week low $10.09$20.95$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.

MultipleDQDOWLYB
P/E now vs peer median -2.4xmedian 21.0x -27.2xmedian 21.0x -119.6xmedian 21.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.4x 0.6xmedian 1.4x 1.4xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.9x 10.9xmedian 12.9x 21.9xmedian 12.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2.4xmedian 15.5x 11.5xmedian 15.5x 26.8xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 1.7x 1.4xmedian 1.7x 4.0xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.07median 1.68 0.70median 1.68 4.06median 1.68

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 monthsDQDOWLYB
Revenue $505.24M $42.61B $31.19B
Gross profit -$267.21M $4.73B $3.98B
Operating income -$348.41M $720.00M $963.00M
Net income -$317.00M -$595.00M -$346.00M
Free cash flow -$323.49M $2.11B $1.58B
R&D $5.78M $741.00M $137.00M
EPS (diluted) $-4.71 $-1.23 $-0.55
Cash & equivalents $546.48M $4.14B $2.63B
Total debt – $17.54B $12.91B
Shares (diluted) 67.35M 727.40M 646.00M
Enterprise value -$3.57B $9.01B $33.28B

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
MetricDQDOWLYB
P/E -2.4x -27.2x -119.6x
P/FCF -2.4x 11.5x 26.8x
P/Operating cash flow -6.6x 5.3x 14.2x
P/S 1.5x 0.6x 1.4x
P/B 0.1x 1.4x 4.0x
P/Tangible book 0.1x 1.5x 4.1x
EV/EBITDA – 10.9x 21.9x
EV/EBIT 0.2x 52.4x 54.5x
EV/Revenue -0.1x 0.9x 1.7x
EV/FCF 0.2x 17.8x 33.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 0.5x 8.2x 17.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.07 0.70 4.06

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDQDOWLYB
Revenue growth (1Y) -20.9% 4.2% -1.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -42.8% -2.4% -10.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -22.3% 62.1% 15.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -29.6% -2.5% -6.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 36.7% 685.4% 44.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -31.3% -30.9% -31.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 29.2% 40.6% -232.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -32.0% -34.3% -29.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 30.5% 21.6% -238.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -35.3% -38.7% -29.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -5.9% 190.9% 26.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -6.5% -14.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 51.9% 279.8% 240.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -32.5% -13.8% -21.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDQDOWLYB
Gross margin -52.9% 11.1% 12.8%
EBITDA margin – 8.2% 7.7%
Operating margin -69.0% 1.7% 3.1%
Pretax margin -63.4% -1.0% -0.2%
Net margin -62.7% -2.1% -1.1%
FCF margin -64.0% 5.0% 5.1%
Operating cash flow margin -22.8% 10.8% 9.5%
Return on equity -5.5% -3.4% -3.3%
Return on assets -5.0% -1.0% -1.0%
Return on invested capital – 2.0% 4.1%
Return on capital employed -6.0% 1.4% 3.6%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.7x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x -7.7x -8.6x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDQDOWLYB
Debt / assets – 28.8% 37.4%
Debt / equity – 1.0x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.9x 4.3x
Debt / FCF – 8.3x 8.2x
Liabilities / assets 9.8% 71.1% 69.0%
Equity / assets 90.2% 28.9% 31.0%
Interest coverage – 0.8x 1.8x
Current ratio 4.5x 1.8x 1.6x
Quick ratio 1.6x 1.0x 0.9x
Cash ratio 1.3x 0.4x 0.4x
Altman Z-score – 1.63 2.51

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDQDOWLYB
Dividend yield – 4.2% 5.3%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – 4.2% 5.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -169.6% -385.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 47.7% 84.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -41.7% -23.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -20.1% -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.

ConsensusDQDOWLYB
Forward P/E – 12.6xFY2026 6.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-4.14FY2026 $2.67FY2026 $9.42FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +454.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -33.3% -30.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $764.55MFY2027 $41.26BFY2026 $32.43BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.9%FY2027 +3.2%FY2026 +7.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.5% +9.6% +0.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDQDOWLYB
Held by institutions 45.4% 77.8% 37.4%
Institutions holding 116 1,209 879
Change in shares held, QoQ +11.7% +9.9% -1.9%
Institutions buying 61 549 469
Institutions selling 36 451 298
Buyers to sellers 1.69 1.22 1.57

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.

DQDOWLYB
DQ 1.00 0.00 -0.05
DOW 0.00 1.00 0.90
LYB -0.05 0.90 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DQ, DOW and LYB?

LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Daqo New Energy (DQ) $725.37M, Dow (DOW) $25.06B, LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) $43.78B.

Which company is growing faster?

Dow (DOW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Daqo New Energy (DQ) -20.9%, Dow (DOW) +4.2%, LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) -1.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) has the highest net margin (Daqo New Energy (DQ) -62.7%, Dow (DOW) -2.1%, LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) -1.1%). On return on invested capital, LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) leads (Dow (DOW) 2.0%, LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) 4.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) returned the most: Daqo New Energy (DQ) -63.1%, Dow (DOW) +35.2%, LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) +39.9%. Over five years, LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) compounded fastest (Daqo New Energy (DQ) -32.1%/yr, Dow (DOW) -9.7%/yr, LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) -6.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Dow (DOW) has the highest dividend yield: Daqo New Energy (DQ) 0.00%, Dow (DOW) 0.04%, LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) 0.03%. Daqo New Energy (DQ) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Dow (DOW) has been the steadiest (Daqo New Energy (DQ) 56.5%, Dow (DOW) 41.7%, LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) 42.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DQ, DOW 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 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.