DQ vs MEOH vs CC Stock Comparison

Daqo New Energy, Methanex and Chemours Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DQ Daqo New Energy Corp.
$11.02 -3.9% 1M -62.9% 1Y
Market cap
$724.70M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$555.69M
Div. yield
–
Commodity Chemicals Basic Materials
MEOH Methanex Corp
$63.75 +8.3% 1M +81.2% 1Y
Market cap
$4.62B
P/E
57.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.27B
Div. yield
–
Commodity Chemicals Basic Materials
10 wins
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

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Methanex leads on 10 of the 12 questions below (Methanex 10). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDQMEOHCCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $724.70M $4.62B $2.01B MEOH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.8x 57.7x -6.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 5.9x 13.2x MEOH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -6.3% +19.2% -0.9% MEOH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -46.6% 1.9% -5.2% MEOH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 12.4% -2.7% MEOH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.8x 14.6x MEOH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -62.9% +81.2% -4.6% MEOH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -32.1%/yr +7.3%/yr -14.0%/yr MEOH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 56.6% 50.4% 62.0% MEOH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 74/100 39/100 MEOH

Percentile Scorecard

DQMEOHCC

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

AxisDQMEOHCC
Valuation 44 #53 of 94 88 #12 of 94 74 #25 of 94
Growth 36 #59 of 91 62 #35 of 91 32 #62 of 91
Profitability 14 #74 of 86 92 #8 of 86 40 #52 of 86
Financial Health 98 #3 of 95 65 #34 of 95 17 #79 of 95
Shareholder Returns – 65 #25 of 70 33 #47 of 70
Overall 48 74 39
  • DQ ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • MEOH ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • CC ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDQMEOHCCSPY
1 month -3.9%+8.3%-7.7% -0.2%
3 months -7.1%+19.8%-21.8% +3.9%
6 months -49.8%+5.5%-48.1% +8.2%
Year to date -62.6%+60.5%+13.2% +12.9%
1 year -62.9%+81.2%-4.6% +12.3%
3 years -52.8%+54.2%-43.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year -22.1%+15.5%-17.3% +23.3%
5 years -85.6%+42.3%-53.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year -32.1%+7.3%-14.0% +10.9%
10 years +134.9%+68.7%-21.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year +8.9%+5.4%-2.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDQMEOHCCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 56.6%50.4%62.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 55.9%48.9%67.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.57-0.311.44 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.111.61-0.07 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -87.0%-54.2%-79.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -69.1%-3.0%-52.2% -1.2%
52-week high $35.69$65.72$27.94 $779.14
52-week low $10.09$33.88$10.48 $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.

MultipleDQMEOHCC
P/E now vs peer median -2.9xmedian 22.0x 57.7xmedian 22.0x -6.6xmedian 22.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.4x 1.2xmedian 1.4x 0.3xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.4x 6.1xmedian 12.4x 23.8xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2.3xmedian 15.1x 4.1xmedian 15.1x 9.2xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 1.6x 1.7xmedian 1.6x -41.0xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.09median 1.66 -1.95median 1.66 0.13median 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 monthsDQMEOHCC
Revenue $555.69M $4.27B $5.80B
Gross profit -$196.98M – $887.00M
Operating income -$290.08M $655.47M -$111.00M
Net income -$258.74M $176.40M -$304.00M
Free cash flow -$326.78M $1.22B $218.00M
R&D $3.61M – $106.00M
EPS (diluted) $-3.84 $1.10 $-2.01
Cash & equivalents $555.32M $382.91M $671.00M
Total debt – $2.39B $3.87B
Shares (diluted) 67.35M 72.61M 151.23M
Enterprise value -$3.74B $3.02B -$510.24M

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
MetricDQMEOHCC
P/E -2.9x 57.7x -6.6x
P/FCF -2.3x 4.1x 9.2x
P/Operating cash flow -6.2x 4.1x 5.1x
P/S 1.3x 1.2x 0.3x
P/B 0.1x 1.7x -41.0x
P/Tangible book 0.1x 1.7x -39.4x
EV/EBITDA – 6.1x 23.8x
EV/EBIT 0.2x 10.6x -46.9x
EV/Revenue -0.1x 1.6x 0.9x
EV/FCF 0.2x 5.7x 23.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 0.5x 5.7x 13.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.09 -1.95 0.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDQMEOHCC
Revenue growth (1Y) -6.3% 19.2% -0.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -45.5% 2.4% -2.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 31.8% – -16.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -27.7% – -14.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 53.8% 18.4% -88.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -29.0% 13.7% -57.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 49.2% -47.3% 28.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -29.3% -21.7% -51.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 50.1% -70.4% 29.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -31.6% -29.6% -50.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 53.8% 21.9% 53.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 14.5% -0.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 60.4% 21.9% 503.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -33.9% 14.5% 23.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDQMEOHCC
Gross margin -35.4% – 15.3%
EBITDA margin – 26.6% 3.8%
Operating margin -52.2% 15.4% -1.9%
Pretax margin -46.7% 22.1% -0.9%
Net margin -46.6% 1.9% -5.2%
FCF margin -58.8% 28.5% 3.8%
Operating cash flow margin -21.8% 28.5% 6.8%
Return on equity -4.4% 6.3% -364.1%
Return on assets -4.1% – -4.2%
Return on invested capital – 12.4% -2.7%
Return on capital employed -4.9% – -2.1%
Asset turnover 0.1x – 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x 6.9x -1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.4% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDQMEOHCC
Debt / assets – – 54.2%
Debt / equity – 0.8x -79.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.8x 14.6x
Debt / FCF – 2.0x 17.8x
Liabilities / assets 7.5% – 100.7%
Equity / assets 92.5% – -0.7%
Interest coverage – 2.9x -0.4x
Current ratio 5.8x – 1.7x
Quick ratio 2.0x – 0.9x
Cash ratio 1.8x – 0.4x
Altman Z-score – – 1.31

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDQMEOHCC
Dividend yield – 1.1% 2.7%
Net buyback yield – 3.5% -0.2%
Shareholder yield – 4.6% 2.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – -17.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 24.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -56.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -29.0%

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.

ConsensusDQMEOHCC
Forward P/E – 5.9xFY2026 13.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-4.14FY2026 $10.73FY2026 $1.01FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +433.8%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -43.2% +94.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $764.55MFY2027 $5.37BFY2026 $5.74BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.9%FY2027 +50.9%FY2026 -1.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.5% -26.6% +4.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDQMEOHCC
Held by institutions 45.4% 81.3% 89.4%
Institutions holding 115 212 471
Change in shares held, QoQ +11.7% +8.4% +2.8%
Institutions buying 61 132 213
Institutions selling 36 57 127
Buyers to sellers 1.69 2.32 1.68

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.

DQMEOHCC
DQ 1.00 0.03 0.20
MEOH 0.03 1.00 0.28
CC 0.20 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DQ, MEOH and CC?

Methanex (MEOH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Daqo New Energy (DQ) $724.70M, Methanex (MEOH) $4.62B, Chemours (CC) $2.01B.

Which company is growing faster?

Methanex (MEOH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Daqo New Energy (DQ) -6.3%, Methanex (MEOH) +19.2%, Chemours (CC) -0.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Methanex (MEOH) has the highest net margin (Daqo New Energy (DQ) -46.6%, Methanex (MEOH) 1.9%, Chemours (CC) -5.2%). On return on invested capital, Methanex (MEOH) leads (Methanex (MEOH) 12.4%, Chemours (CC) -2.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Methanex (MEOH) returned the most: Daqo New Energy (DQ) -62.9%, Methanex (MEOH) +81.2%, Chemours (CC) -4.6%. Over five years, Methanex (MEOH) compounded fastest (Daqo New Energy (DQ) -32.1%/yr, Methanex (MEOH) +7.3%/yr, Chemours (CC) -14.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Daqo New Energy (DQ) 0.00%, Methanex (MEOH) 0.00%, Chemours (CC) 0.03%. Daqo New Energy (DQ) and Methanex (MEOH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Methanex (MEOH) has been the steadiest (Daqo New Energy (DQ) 56.6%, Methanex (MEOH) 50.4%, Chemours (CC) 62.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Methanex (MEOH) leads on 10. 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.