EMN vs ATI vs NEU Stock Comparison

Eastman Chemical, Ati and Newmarket Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EMN Eastman Chemical Co
$64.91 -2.9% 1M +2.9% 1Y
Market cap
$7.51B
P/E
17.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.87B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
2 wins
ATI Ati Inc
$156.88 -14.7% 1M +75.2% 1Y
Market cap
$22.42B
P/E
47.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.72B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
4 wins
NEU Newmarket Corp
$870.81 -2.2% 1M +15.0% 1Y
Market cap
$8.07B
P/E
18.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.74B
Div. yield
0.01%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Newmarket leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Newmarket 5, Ati 4, Eastman Chemical 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEMNATINEULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.51B $22.42B $8.07B ATI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.0x 47.1x 18.6x EMN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.8x 32.9x 19.5x EMN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -4.5% +4.6% -1.3% ATI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.0% 10.1% 15.8% NEU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.4% 14.9% 15.5% NEU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.6x 1.6x 1.1x NEU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +2.9% +75.2% +15.0% ATI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.6%/yr +58.0%/yr +18.4%/yr ATI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.0% 41.7% 31.7% NEU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 58/100 71/100 NEU

Percentile Scorecard

EMNATINEU

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

AxisEMNATINEU
Valuation 86 #14 of 94 14 #81 of 94 51 #47 of 94
Growth 28 #67 of 92 88 #12 of 92 50 #47 of 92
Profitability 58 #38 of 89 91 #9 of 89 96 #5 of 89
Financial Health 27 #71 of 97 49 #50 of 97 73 #27 of 97
Shareholder Returns 90 #8 of 70 48 #37 of 70 86 #11 of 70
Overall 58 58 71
  • EMN ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • ATI ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • NEU ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEMNATINEUSPY
1 month -2.9%-14.7%-2.2% -1.0%
3 months -4.8%-20.7%+11.8% +2.9%
6 months -9.8%+1.7%+25.0% +6.4%
Year to date +1.7%+36.7%+26.7% +11.4%
1 year +2.9%+75.2%+15.0% +13.1%
3 years -8.2%+329.0%+96.0% +79.4%
3 years, per year -2.8%+62.5%+25.2% +21.5%
5 years -39.7%+882.3%+132.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year -9.6%+58.0%+18.4% +10.9%
10 years -2.9%+782.8%+117.8% +255.2%
10 years, per year -0.3%+24.3%+8.1% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureEMNATINEUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.0%41.7%31.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.8%40.3%35.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.791.630.68 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.091.800.47 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.9%-38.0%-33.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.2%-32.3%-9.5% -2.5%
52-week high $81.36$231.79$961.92 $779.14
52-week low $56.37$89.25$584.66 $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.

MultipleEMNATINEU
P/E now vs peer median 16.8xmedian 21.5x 44.9xmedian 21.5x 18.4xmedian 21.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.4x 4.5xmedian 1.4x 2.9xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.4xmedian 12.4x 25.5xmedian 12.4x 13.0xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 15.5x 40.6xmedian 15.5x 16.9xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.6x 10.7xmedian 1.6x 4.4xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -1.24median 1.70 5.07median 1.70 2.07median 1.70

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 monthsEMNATINEU
Revenue $8.87B $4.72B $2.74B
Gross profit $1.76B $1.10B $863.73M
Operating income $750.00M $716.80M $547.60M
Net income $443.00M $488.90M $433.37M
Free cash flow $539.00M $526.30M $473.66M
R&D $246.00M – $128.57M
EPS (diluted) $3.83 $3.44 $47.32
Cash & equivalents $691.00M $783.00M $93.60M
Total debt $5.22B $2.19B $854.83M
Shares (diluted) 115.30M 138.30M 9.16M
Enterprise value $5.10B $20.44B $7.72B

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
MetricEMNATINEU
P/E 16.8x 44.9x 18.4x
P/FCF 13.8x 40.6x 16.9x
P/Operating cash flow 7.5x 26.5x 14.0x
P/S 0.8x 4.5x 2.9x
P/B 1.2x 10.7x 4.4x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 10.7x 4.4x
EV/EBITDA 9.4x 25.5x 13.0x
EV/EBIT 15.9x 31.8x 16.0x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 4.8x 3.2x
EV/FCF 22.2x 43.3x 18.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.1x 28.3x 15.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.24 5.07 2.07

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEMNATINEU
Revenue growth (1Y) -4.5% 4.6% -1.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.3% 4.5% -0.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -21.1% 15.7% -4.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -4.6% 12.6% 6.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -37.6% 8.8% -9.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -9.2% 16.4% 7.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -46.9% 12.9% -9.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -14.5% 5.8% 7.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -46.5% 17.9% -7.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -13.5% 8.9% 8.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -1.1% 69.9% -1.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.0% – 18.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 32.8% 123.6% -9.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.1% – 17.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEMNATINEU
Gross margin 19.9% 23.4% 31.5%
EBITDA margin 14.4% 18.9% 24.7%
Operating margin 8.5% 15.2% 20.0%
Pretax margin 6.1% 12.7% 20.8%
Net margin 5.0% 10.1% 15.8%
FCF margin 6.1% 11.2% 17.3%
Operating cash flow margin 11.2% 17.1% 20.9%
Return on equity 7.2% 25.2% 24.3%
Return on assets 2.9% 8.9% 12.2%
Return on invested capital 5.4% 14.9% 15.5%
Return on capital employed 6.0% 17.6% 17.9%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.9x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.2x 1.6x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEMNATINEU
Debt / assets 33.8% 38.2% 23.6%
Debt / equity 0.8x 1.1x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.6x 1.6x 1.1x
Debt / FCF 9.7x 4.2x 1.8x
Liabilities / assets 60.0% 65.2% 49.2%
Equity / assets 40.0% 34.8% 50.8%
Interest coverage – – 15.3x
Current ratio 1.5x 2.3x 2.3x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.1x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.6x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.25 5.23 4.84

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEMNATINEU
Dividend yield 5.2% – 1.4%
Net buyback yield – 1.3% 1.6%
Shareholder yield 5.2% 1.3% 3.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 25.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 23.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 9.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 9.6%

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.

ConsensusEMNATINEU
Forward P/E 9.8xFY2026 32.9xFY2026 19.5xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $6.61FY2026 $4.77FY2026 $44.59FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +22.0%FY2026 +47.2%FY2026 +0.3%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after -4.2% +23.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.51BFY2026 $5.24BFY2026 $2.30BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.6%FY2026 +14.2%FY2026 -15.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.2% +13.1% +20.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEMNATINEU
Held by institutions 94.1% 93.5% 65.3%
Institutions holding 648 785 422
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.1% +0.9% +3.9%
Institutions buying 327 478 218
Institutions selling 193 217 138
Buyers to sellers 1.69 2.20 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.

EMNATINEU
EMN 1.00 0.17 0.31
ATI 0.17 1.00 0.14
NEU 0.31 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EMN, ATI and NEU?

Ati (ATI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Eastman Chemical (EMN) $7.51B, Ati (ATI) $22.42B, Newmarket (NEU) $8.07B.

Which stock is cheaper, EMN, ATI and NEU?

Eastman Chemical (EMN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Eastman Chemical (EMN) 17.0x, Ati (ATI) 47.1x, Newmarket (NEU) 18.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Eastman Chemical (EMN) is cheapest (Eastman Chemical (EMN) 9.8x, Ati (ATI) 32.9x, Newmarket (NEU) 19.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ati (ATI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Eastman Chemical (EMN) -4.5%, Ati (ATI) +4.6%, Newmarket (NEU) -1.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Newmarket (NEU) has the highest net margin (Eastman Chemical (EMN) 5.0%, Ati (ATI) 10.1%, Newmarket (NEU) 15.8%). On return on invested capital, Newmarket (NEU) leads (Eastman Chemical (EMN) 5.4%, Ati (ATI) 14.9%, Newmarket (NEU) 15.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ati (ATI) returned the most: Eastman Chemical (EMN) +2.9%, Ati (ATI) +75.2%, Newmarket (NEU) +15.0%. Over five years, Ati (ATI) compounded fastest (Eastman Chemical (EMN) -9.6%/yr, Ati (ATI) +58.0%/yr, Newmarket (NEU) +18.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Eastman Chemical (EMN) 0.00%, Ati (ATI) 0.00%, Newmarket (NEU) 0.01%. Eastman Chemical (EMN) and Ati (ATI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Newmarket (NEU) has been the steadiest (Eastman Chemical (EMN) 32.0%, Ati (ATI) 41.7%, Newmarket (NEU) 31.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EMN, ATI and NEU?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Newmarket (NEU) leads on 5. 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.