EMN vs IFF vs DD Stock Comparison

Eastman Chemical, International Flavors & Fragrances and DuPont de Nemours Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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EMN Eastman Chemical Co
$67.63 +4.2% 1M +11.3% 1Y
Market cap
$7.48B
P/E
12.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.05B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
6 wins
DD DuPont de Nemours, Inc.
$150.78 +15.4% 1M +299.3% 1Y
Market cap
$19.46B
P/E
64.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.06B
Div. yield
0.02%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Eastman Chemical leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Eastman Chemical 6, International Flavors & Fragrances 3, DuPont de Nemours 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEMNIFFDDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.48B $21.87B $19.46B IFF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.0x 39.0x 64.7x EMN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.3x 26.7x 22.3x EMN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.3% +24.3% +3.2% IFF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.9% 4.8% 4.3% EMN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.2% -1.5% 4.7% EMN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.2x 10.9x 0.8x DD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.02% IFF
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +11.3% +42.6% +299.3% DD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.6%/yr -9.4%/yr +35.0%/yr DD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.7% 35.6% 113.9% EMN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 48/100 54/100 EMN

Percentile Scorecard

EMNIFFDD

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

AxisEMNIFFDD
Valuation 76 #24 of 95 42 #56 of 95 52 #46 of 95
Growth 34 #62 of 93 89 #11 of 93 46 #51 of 93
Profitability 57 #39 of 89 49 #46 of 89 72 #26 of 89
Financial Health 28 #69 of 96 32 #66 of 96 75 #25 of 96
Shareholder Returns 90 #8 of 74 27 #54 of 74 26 #55 of 74
Overall 57 48 54
  • EMN ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • IFF ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • DD ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEMNIFFDDSPY
1 month +4.2%+5.3%+15.4% -1.0%
3 months -7.8%-0.5%+2.4% -0.4%
6 months -10.7%+5.7%+201.1% +4.5%
Year to date +6.0%+30.1%+275.1% +12.4%
1 year +11.3%+42.6%+299.3% +13.6%
3 years -12.2%+20.6%+417.3% +76.4%
3 years, per year -4.2%+6.4%+73.0% +20.8%
5 years -39.5%-38.9%+348.2% +63.7%
5 years, per year -9.6%-9.4%+35.0% +10.4%
10 years -5.1%-31.9%+376.5% +267.7%
10 years, per year -0.5%-3.8%+16.9% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureEMNIFFDDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.7%35.6%113.9% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.8%30.0%26.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.860.561.59 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.361.202.63 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.9%-61.1%-41.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.9%-7.3%-1.8% -1.6%
52-week high $81.36$94.62$153.54 $779.14
52-week low $56.37$61.49$37.12 $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.

MultipleEMNIFFDD
P/E now vs peer median 12.4xmedian 20.8x 39.5xmedian 20.8x 67.3xmedian 20.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.4x 1.9xmedian 1.4x 2.8xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.8xmedian 12.0x 50.9xmedian 12.0x 11.2xmedian 12.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.5xmedian 16.1x 43.8xmedian 16.1x 25.2xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.6x 1.7xmedian 1.6x 1.5xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 3.74median 1.81 0.18median 1.81 -1.15median 1.81

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 monthsEMNIFFDD
Revenue $9.05B $11.69B $7.06B
Gross profit $1.86B $4.16B $2.51B
Operating income $858.00M -$302.00M $1.29B
Net income $627.00M $186.00M $311.00M
Free cash flow $469.00M $501.00M $793.00M
R&D $246.00M $713.00M $169.00M
EPS (diluted) $5.42 $2.22 $2.23
Cash & equivalents $768.00M $272.00M $1.65B
Total debt $5.22B $6.27B $3.09B
Shares (diluted) 115.30M 253.00M 135.10M
Enterprise value $4.79B $20.12B $14.65B

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
MetricEMNIFFDD
P/E 12.4x 39.5x 67.3x
P/FCF 16.5x 43.8x 25.2x
P/Operating cash flow 8.8x 19.3x 17.7x
P/S 0.9x 1.9x 2.8x
P/B 1.2x 1.7x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 2.2x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA 8.8x 50.9x 11.2x
EV/EBIT 14.2x -92.6x 16.6x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 2.4x 3.0x
EV/FCF 26.0x 55.8x 27.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.9x 24.6x 19.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.74 0.18 -1.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEMNIFFDD
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.3% 24.3% 3.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.2% 0.2% -16.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -9.7% 14.3% 8.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.9% 4.1% -16.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -19.4% 31.8% -25.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -3.9% -37.0% -18.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -13.3% 142.5% 141.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.2% 90.3% -59.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -13.2% 563.3% 140.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.3% 215.9% -58.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -12.8% 23.6% 504.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -13.9% 4.3% -13.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 18.7% 41.1% 282.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.8% 3.4% -10.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEMNIFFDD
Gross margin 20.6% 35.6% 35.5%
EBITDA margin 15.3% 4.7% 27.1%
Operating margin 9.5% -2.6% 18.3%
Pretax margin 7.2% -7.9% 9.3%
Net margin 6.9% 4.8% 4.3%
FCF margin 5.2% 4.3% 11.2%
Operating cash flow margin 9.7% 9.7% 16.0%
Return on equity 10.0% 1.3% 2.3%
Return on assets 4.1% 0.7% 1.5%
Return on invested capital 7.2% -1.5% 4.7%
Return on capital employed 6.8% -1.5% 6.8%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.5x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 6.1x 3.6x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.7% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEMNIFFDD
Debt / assets 33.7% 25.3% 14.9%
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.5x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.2x 10.9x 0.8x
Debt / FCF 11.1x 12.5x 3.9x
Liabilities / assets 59.0% 46.5% 34.2%
Equity / assets 41.0% 53.5% 65.8%
Interest coverage – -1.6x 7.1x
Current ratio 1.6x 1.9x 2.4x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.3x 1.7x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.1x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 2.34 1.58 0.73

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEMNIFFDD
Dividend yield 5.0% 1.8% 3.2%
Net buyback yield – 2.8% -0.6%
Shareholder yield 5.0% 4.7% 2.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 219.9% 104.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 81.6% 41.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 0.0% -51.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -20.9% -20.5%

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.

ConsensusEMNIFFDD
Forward P/E 10.3xFY2026 26.7xFY2026 22.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.58FY2026 $3.28FY2026 $6.77FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +21.4%FY2026 -21.9%FY2026 +34.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -5.2% +23.5% +22.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.50BFY2026 $8.10BFY2026 $7.32BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.5%FY2026 -25.7%FY2026 +6.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.2% -8.1% +7.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEMNIFFDD
Held by institutions 94.1% 100.0% 73.0%
Institutions holding 650 756 1,121
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.1% +6.0% -5.7%
Institutions buying 327 411 1,093
Institutions selling 195 227 27
Buyers to sellers 1.68 1.81 40.48

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.

EMNIFFDD
EMN 1.00 0.35 0.15
IFF 0.35 1.00 0.12
DD 0.15 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EMN, IFF and DD?

International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Eastman Chemical (EMN) $7.48B, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) $21.87B, DuPont de Nemours (DD) $19.46B.

Which stock is cheaper, EMN, IFF and DD?

Eastman Chemical (EMN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Eastman Chemical (EMN) 12.0x, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 39.0x, DuPont de Nemours (DD) 64.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Eastman Chemical (EMN) is cheapest (Eastman Chemical (EMN) 10.3x, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 26.7x, DuPont de Nemours (DD) 22.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Eastman Chemical (EMN) +0.3%, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) +24.3%, DuPont de Nemours (DD) +3.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Eastman Chemical (EMN) has the highest net margin (Eastman Chemical (EMN) 6.9%, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 4.8%, DuPont de Nemours (DD) 4.3%). On return on invested capital, Eastman Chemical (EMN) leads (Eastman Chemical (EMN) 7.2%, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) -1.5%, DuPont de Nemours (DD) 4.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year DuPont de Nemours (DD) returned the most: Eastman Chemical (EMN) +11.3%, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) +42.6%, DuPont de Nemours (DD) +299.3%. Over five years, DuPont de Nemours (DD) compounded fastest (Eastman Chemical (EMN) -9.6%/yr, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) -9.4%/yr, DuPont de Nemours (DD) +35.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) has the highest dividend yield: Eastman Chemical (EMN) 0.00%, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 0.02%, DuPont de Nemours (DD) 0.02%. Eastman Chemical (EMN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Eastman Chemical (EMN) has been the steadiest (Eastman Chemical (EMN) 31.7%, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 35.6%, DuPont de Nemours (DD) 113.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EMN, IFF and DD?

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