ECVT vs CE vs OLN Stock Comparison

Ecovyst, Celanese and Olin Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ECVT Ecovyst Inc.
$9.84 -3.1% 1M +16.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.09B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$869.26M
Div. yield
–
Commodity Chemicals Basic Materials
7 wins
CE Celanese Corp
$48.10 +2.2% 1M +14.0% 1Y
Market cap
$5.34B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$9.71B
Div. yield
0.00%
Commodity Chemicals Basic Materials
2 wins
OLN OLIN Corp
$15.94 -2.9% 1M -33.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.89B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$6.70B
Div. yield
–
Commodity Chemicals Basic Materials
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Ecovyst leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Ecovyst 7, Celanese 2, Olin 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionECVTCEOLNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.09B $5.34B $1.89B CE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -17.7x -4.6x -9.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.7x 7.6x — CE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +39.8% -2.2% +0.6% ECVT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -7.1% -12.0% -2.9% OLN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.8% -4.1% -1.6% ECVT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 63.7x 7.3x ECVT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +16.3% +14.0% -33.7% ECVT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.7%/yr -21.7%/yr -22.0%/yr ECVT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.5% 51.7% 53.3% ECVT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 29/100 44/100 ECVT

Percentile Scorecard

ECVTCEOLN

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

AxisECVTCEOLN
Valuation 73 #26 of 94 58 #40 of 94 76 #23 of 94
Growth 33 #62 of 92 23 #71 of 92 3 #89 of 92
Profitability 52 #43 of 89 32 #61 of 89 38 #56 of 89
Financial Health 43 #56 of 97 13 #85 of 97 16 #82 of 97
Shareholder Returns 93 #6 of 70 22 #55 of 70 88 #9 of 70
Overall 59 29 44
  • ECVT ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • CE ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • OLN ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodECVTCEOLNSPY
1 month -3.1%+2.2%-2.9% -0.8%
3 months -19.7%+8.4%-27.1% +3.5%
6 months -30.5%-26.1%-40.6% +7.0%
Year to date +1.1%+13.8%-23.5% +12.2%
1 year +16.3%+14.0%-33.7% +13.0%
3 years +8.3%-57.6%-62.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +2.7%-24.9%-27.7% +23.1%
5 years -12.9%-70.6%-71.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year -2.7%-21.7%-22.0% +11.0%
10 years —-32.4%-27.4% +258.0%
10 years, per year —-3.8%-3.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureECVTCEOLNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.5%51.7%53.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.1%47.1%57.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.710.400.42 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.500.27-0.63 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.6%-79.6%-78.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -34.3%-30.5%-47.1% -1.8%
52-week high $14.97$69.24$30.14 $779.14
52-week low $7.84$35.53$14.72 $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.

MultipleECVTCEOLN
P/E now vs peer median -17.6xmedian 21.6x -4.5xmedian 21.6x -9.2xmedian 21.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.4x 0.5xmedian 1.4x 0.3xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.0xmedian 12.4x 95.3xmedian 12.4x 11.9xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.2xmedian 15.8x 7.5xmedian 15.8x 18.1xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.6x 1.2xmedian 1.6x 1.1xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.41median 1.66 0.11median 1.66 0.29median 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 monthsECVTCEOLN
Revenue $869.26M $9.71B $6.70B
Gross profit $185.09M $2.03B $460.70M
Operating income $81.98M -$692.00M -$105.50M
Net income -$61.34M -$1.16B -$195.80M
Free cash flow $76.10M $708.00M $100.60M
R&D – $120.00M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.55 $-10.60 $-1.73
Cash & equivalents $87.76M $1.36B $177.40M
Total debt $492.95M $12.01B $3.03B
Shares (diluted) 110.84M 110.25M 113.90M
Enterprise value $559.07M -$485.49M $1.21B

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
MetricECVTCEOLN
P/E -17.6x -4.5x -9.2x
P/FCF 14.2x 7.5x 18.1x
P/Operating cash flow 7.1x 5.4x 5.9x
P/S 1.2x 0.5x 0.3x
P/B 1.8x 1.2x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 3.5x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 9.0x 95.3x 11.9x
EV/EBIT 18.1x -23.0x -44.3x
EV/Revenue 1.7x 1.6x 0.7x
EV/FCF 19.5x 22.5x 46.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.7x 16.2x 15.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.41 0.11 0.29

Growth

14 metrics
MetricECVTCEOLN
Revenue growth (1Y) 39.8% -2.2% 0.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.6% -1.9% -5.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 25.6% -5.7% -20.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -4.8% -3.3% -33.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 26.5% 11.1% -174.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -7.2% -39.7% -27.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -345.1% 29.1% -1,072%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -42.0% -42.8% -30.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -368.0% 29.0% -1,309%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -43.1% -42.8% -31.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 3.7% -3.5% -32.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.5% -16.2% -38.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -14.2% 12.0% -62.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.5% -13.2% -54.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricECVTCEOLN
Gross margin 21.3% 20.9% 6.9%
EBITDA margin 18.9% 1.7% 5.9%
Operating margin 9.4% -7.1% -1.6%
Pretax margin 6.1% -11.6% -4.0%
Net margin -7.1% -12.0% -2.9%
FCF margin 8.8% 7.3% 1.5%
Operating cash flow margin 17.5% 10.1% 4.6%
Return on equity -10.6% -25.4% -11.4%
Return on assets -4.6% -5.3% -2.6%
Return on invested capital 3.8% -4.1% -1.6%
Return on capital employed 6.9% -3.9% -1.8%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.5x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.5x -0.8x -1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 0.3% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricECVTCEOLN
Debt / assets 34.7% 56.1% 40.7%
Debt / equity 0.8x 2.6x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 63.7x 7.3x
Debt / FCF 6.5x 17.0x 30.1x
Liabilities / assets 58.7% 78.6% 77.0%
Equity / assets 41.3% 21.4% 23.0%
Interest coverage 3.4x -1.0x -0.6x
Current ratio 1.7x 1.4x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.8x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.3x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.44 1.29 1.52

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricECVTCEOLN
Dividend yield – 0.2% 5.0%
Net buyback yield 5.7% – 0.9%
Shareholder yield 5.7% 0.2% 5.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -1.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 1.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -91.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -65.0% –

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.

ConsensusECVTCEOLN
Forward P/E 14.7xFY2026 7.6xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.67FY2026 $6.33FY2026 $-0.61FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +71.8%FY2026 +59.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +25.4% -0.2% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.09BFY2026 $9.75BFY2026 $6.47BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +50.1%FY2026 +2.2%FY2026 -4.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.4% +7.8% +16.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersECVTCEOLN
Held by institutions 99.9% 100.0% 99.7%
Institutions holding 209 458 410
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.2% +10.8% +1.5%
Institutions buying 127 246 214
Institutions selling 54 138 120
Buyers to sellers 2.35 1.78 1.78

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.

ECVTCEOLN
ECVT 1.00 0.42 0.41
CE 0.42 1.00 0.64
OLN 0.41 0.64 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ECVT, CE and OLN?

Celanese (CE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ecovyst (ECVT) $1.09B, Celanese (CE) $5.34B, Olin (OLN) $1.89B.

Which company is growing faster?

Ecovyst (ECVT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ecovyst (ECVT) +39.8%, Celanese (CE) -2.2%, Olin (OLN) +0.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Olin (OLN) has the highest net margin (Ecovyst (ECVT) -7.1%, Celanese (CE) -12.0%, Olin (OLN) -2.9%). On return on invested capital, Ecovyst (ECVT) leads (Ecovyst (ECVT) 3.8%, Celanese (CE) -4.1%, Olin (OLN) -1.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ecovyst (ECVT) returned the most: Ecovyst (ECVT) +16.3%, Celanese (CE) +14.0%, Olin (OLN) -33.7%. Over five years, Ecovyst (ECVT) compounded fastest (Ecovyst (ECVT) -2.7%/yr, Celanese (CE) -21.7%/yr, Olin (OLN) -22.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Ecovyst (ECVT) 0.00%, Celanese (CE) 0.00%, Olin (OLN) 0.00%. Ecovyst (ECVT) and Olin (OLN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ecovyst (ECVT) has been the steadiest (Ecovyst (ECVT) 32.5%, Celanese (CE) 51.7%, Olin (OLN) 53.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ECVT, CE and OLN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ecovyst (ECVT) leads on 7. 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.