DSS vs EXP vs IP Stock Comparison

Dss, Eagle Materials and International Paper Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DSS Dss, Inc.
$0.51 -28.2% 1M -60.2% 1Y
Market cap
$5.23M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$18.17M
Div. yield
–
Paper Packaging Basic Materials
1 win
EXP Eagle Materials Inc
$173.97 -2.6% 1M -25.4% 1Y
Market cap
$5.40B
P/E
13.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.32B
Div. yield
0.01%
Cement Basic Materials
6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Eagle Materials leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Eagle Materials 6, International Paper 3, Dss 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDSSEXPIPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.23M $5.40B $17.66B IP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.3x 13.4x -5.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 14.2x 25.5x EXP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -63.2% +1.7% +25.4% IP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -96.5% 17.3% -14.2% EXP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 12.9% 7.5% EXP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.2x 2.2x 1.7x DSS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -60.2% -25.4% -31.7% EXP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -53.0%/yr +4.7%/yr -7.8%/yr EXP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 103.1% 34.5% 45.0% EXP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 10/100 51/100 68/100 IP

Percentile Scorecard

DSSEXPIP

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

AxisDSSEXPIP
Valuation 7 #15 of 16 22 #8 of 10 60 #7 of 16
Growth 33 #11 of 16 – 47 #9 of 16
Profitability 0 #15 of 15 100 #1 of 8 57 #7 of 15
Financial Health 0 #15 of 15 25 #7 of 9 86 #3 of 15
Shareholder Returns 8 #13 of 14 57 #4 of 8 92 #2 of 14
Overall 10 51 68
  • DSS ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • EXP ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • IP ranked among 17 companies in Packaging

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDSSEXPIPSPY
1 month -28.2%-2.6%-4.7% -0.8%
3 months -8.9%-19.8%-21.2% +3.5%
6 months -7.3%-17.1%+2.3% +7.0%
Year to date -45.2%-15.8%-15.2% +12.2%
1 year -60.2%-25.4%-31.7% +13.0%
3 years -84.5%+17.7%+0.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year -46.2%+5.6%+0.3% +23.1%
5 years -97.7%+26.1%-33.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year -53.0%+4.7%-7.8% +11.0%
10 years -99.8%+117.5%-27.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year -47.5%+8.1%-3.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureDSSEXPIPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 103.1%34.5%45.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 107.8%32.8%44.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.171.091.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.58-0.73-0.70 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -98.2%-48.2%-51.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -63.3%-27.6%-32.1% -1.8%
52-week high $1.39$240.24$49.19 $779.14
52-week low $0.42$163.37$29.38 $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.

MultipleDSSEXPIP
P/E now vs peer median -0.3xmedian 19.3x 13.4xmedian 19.6x -5.1xmedian 19.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.7x 2.3xmedian 1.8x 0.9xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -2.5xmedian 9.7x 9.8xmedian 9.3x 6.0xmedian 9.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -0.5xmedian 15.7x 31.4xmedian 31.4x 42.6xmedian 15.7x
P/B now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 1.4x 3.6xmedian 2.3x 1.4xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.82 -10.95median 2.78 0.08median 0.82

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 monthsDSSEXPIP
Revenue $18.17M $2.32B $24.20B
Gross profit – $628.19M $7.21B
Operating income -$16.42M $539.59M $2.13B
Net income -$31.02M $402.57M -$3.44B
Free cash flow -$11.04M $170.51M $492.00M
EPS (diluted) $-1.75 $12.95 $-6.49
Cash & equivalents $4.07M $233.54M $726.00M
Total debt $114.74M $6.57B $34.22B
Shares (diluted) 10.04M 31.09M 529.50M
Enterprise value -$29.06M $4.41B $13.56B

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
MetricDSSEXPIP
P/E -0.3x 13.4x -5.1x
P/FCF -0.5x 31.4x 42.6x
P/Operating cash flow -0.5x 8.5x 7.9x
P/S 0.3x 2.3x 0.9x
P/B 0.6x 3.6x 1.4x
P/Tangible book -0.6x 3.6x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA -2.5x 9.8x 6.0x
EV/EBIT -2.2x 12.8x 13.8x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 3.0x 1.2x
EV/FCF -3.2x 40.4x 59.8x
EV/Operating cash flow -3.3x 10.9x 11.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -10.95 0.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDSSEXPIP
Revenue growth (1Y) -63.2% 1.7% 25.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 2.0% 6.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -6.5% 32.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -1.9% 7.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -54.0% -9.0% 6.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -4.1% -13.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 39.8% -11.1% -12,633%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 32.7% -5.5% -74.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -152.5% -6.2% -12,708%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -1.2% -60.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -192.8% 14.4% 139.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.2% 4.3% 8.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -173.9% -45.7% 516.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.3% -26.3% -18.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDSSEXPIP
Gross margin – 27.0% 29.8%
EBITDA margin -77.5% 30.3% 20.4%
Operating margin -90.4% 23.2% 8.8%
Pretax margin -106.5% 21.5% -13.5%
Net margin -96.5% 17.3% -14.2%
FCF margin -60.7% 7.3% 2.0%
Operating cash flow margin -58.7% 27.2% 10.9%
Return on equity -183.8% 26.1% -23.5%
Return on assets -27.6% 10.0% -9.4%
Return on invested capital – 12.9% 7.5%
Return on capital employed -79.9% 15.0% 7.3%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x 1.6x -0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 14.9% 0.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDSSEXPIP
Debt / assets 52.1% 45.0% 25.2%
Debt / equity 4.2x 1.2x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -2.2x 2.2x 1.7x
Debt / FCF -3.2x 10.3x 18.7x
Liabilities / assets 87.6% 62.0% 60.4%
Equity / assets 12.4% 38.0% 39.6%
Interest coverage -57.8x 11.3x 6.2x
Current ratio 0.2x 3.2x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.1x 1.8x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.8x 0.1x
Altman Z-score -8.09 3.11 1.62

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDSSEXPIP
Dividend yield – 0.6% 5.5%
Net buyback yield -32.5% 7.2% 0.2%
Shareholder yield -32.5% 7.8% 5.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 8.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 18.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -4.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -4.5% –

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.

ConsensusDSSEXPIP
Forward P/E – 14.2xFY2026 25.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.33FY2026 $12.26FY2026 $1.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -11.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +3.0% +122.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $19.07MFY2026 $2.19BFY2026 $23.04BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -8.1%FY2026 -5.3%FY2026 -2.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.7% +5.5% +17.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDSSEXPIP
Held by institutions – 100.0% 85.3%
Institutions holding – 529 855
Change in shares held, QoQ – +4.2% +4.9%
Institutions buying – 272 453
Institutions selling – 167 282
Buyers to sellers – 1.63 1.61

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.

DSSEXPIP
DSS 1.00 -0.01 -0.02
EXP -0.01 1.00 0.58
IP -0.02 0.58 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DSS, EXP and IP?

International Paper (IP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dss (DSS) $5.23M, Eagle Materials (EXP) $5.40B, International Paper (IP) $17.66B.

Which company is growing faster?

International Paper (IP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Dss (DSS) -63.2%, Eagle Materials (EXP) +1.7%, International Paper (IP) +25.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Eagle Materials (EXP) has the highest net margin (Dss (DSS) -96.5%, Eagle Materials (EXP) 17.3%, International Paper (IP) -14.2%). On return on invested capital, Eagle Materials (EXP) leads (Eagle Materials (EXP) 12.9%, International Paper (IP) 7.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Eagle Materials (EXP) returned the most: Dss (DSS) -60.2%, Eagle Materials (EXP) -25.4%, International Paper (IP) -31.7%. Over five years, Eagle Materials (EXP) compounded fastest (Dss (DSS) -53.0%/yr, Eagle Materials (EXP) +4.7%/yr, International Paper (IP) -7.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Dss (DSS) 0.00%, Eagle Materials (EXP) 0.01%, International Paper (IP) 0.00%. Dss (DSS) and International Paper (IP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Eagle Materials (EXP) has been the steadiest (Dss (DSS) 103.1%, Eagle Materials (EXP) 34.5%, International Paper (IP) 45.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DSS, EXP and IP?

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