EXP vs IP vs NGTF Stock Comparison

Eagle Materials, International Paper and NightFood Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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EXP Eagle Materials Inc
$174.95 -2.1% 1M -25.1% 1Y
Market cap
$5.38B
P/E
13.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.32B
Div. yield
0.01%
Cement Basic Materials
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Eagle Materials leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Eagle Materials 4, NightFood Holdings 4, International Paper 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEXPIPNGTFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.38B $17.67B $896.03M IP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.4x -5.1x -10.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.3x 25.5x — EXP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.7% +25.4% +1,462.5% NGTF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.3% -14.2% -1,039.0% EXP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.9% 7.5% — EXP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 1.7x -0.4x NGTF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -25.1% -30.7% +3,200.0% NGTF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.3%/yr -7.6%/yr +75.3%/yr NGTF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.5% 44.9% 527.7% EXP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 67/100 30/100 IP

Percentile Scorecard

EXPIPNGTF

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

AxisEXPIPNGTF
Valuation 22 #8 of 10 53 #8 of 16 58 #6 of 13
Growth – 47 #9 of 16 0 #12 of 12
Profitability 100 #1 of 8 57 #7 of 15 46 #7 of 12
Financial Health 25 #7 of 9 85 #3 of 14 17 #11 of 13
Shareholder Returns 57 #4 of 8 92 #2 of 13 –
Overall 51 67 30
  • EXP ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • IP ranked among 17 companies in Packaging
  • NGTF ranked among 14 companies in Robotics and Automation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEXPIPNGTFSPY
1 month -2.1%-4.7%+10,900.0% -0.2%
3 months -21.4%-24.3%+10,900.0% +3.9%
6 months -15.7%-1.9%+10,900.0% +8.2%
Year to date -15.4%-15.2%+6,500.0% +12.9%
1 year -25.1%-30.7%+3,200.0% +12.3%
3 years +18.4%+0.8%+16,400.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +5.8%+0.3%+449.1% +23.3%
5 years +17.5%-32.8%+1,550.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +3.3%-7.6%+75.3% +10.9%
10 years +119.9%-26.0%+1,550.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year +8.2%-3.0%+32.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureEXPIPNGTFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.5%44.9%527.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.8%44.5%443.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.091.261.81 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.73-0.686.06 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.2%-51.1%-95.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.2%-32.1%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $240.24$49.19$3.30 $779.14
52-week low $163.37$29.38$0.02 $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.

MultipleEXPIPNGTF
P/E now vs peer median 13.4xmedian 20.3x -5.1xmedian 19.3x -10.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.8x 0.9xmedian 0.7x 110.0xmedian 18.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.8xmedian 9.5x 6.0xmedian 9.4x -12.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.6xmedian 31.6x 42.6xmedian 15.6x -104.6xmedian 14.5x
P/B now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 2.3x 1.4xmedian 1.4x 76.0xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median -11.02median 2.85 0.08median 0.82 0.16

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 monthsEXPIPNGTF
Revenue $2.32B $24.20B $8.15M
Gross profit $628.19M $7.21B $5.34M
Operating income $539.59M $2.13B -$77.62M
Net income $402.57M -$3.44B -$84.65M
Free cash flow $170.51M $492.00M -$8.56M
EPS (diluted) $12.95 $-6.49 $-0.31
Cash & equivalents $233.54M $726.00M $865.89K
Total debt $6.57B $34.22B $136.49M
Shares (diluted) 31.09M 529.50M 271.53M
Enterprise value $4.39B $13.57B $892.75M

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
MetricEXPIPNGTF
P/E 13.4x -5.1x -10.6x
P/FCF 31.6x 42.6x -104.6x
P/Operating cash flow 8.5x 7.9x -111.3x
P/S 2.3x 0.9x 110.0x
P/B 3.6x 1.4x 76.0x
P/Tangible book 3.6x 2.0x 153.7x
EV/EBITDA 9.8x 6.0x -12.6x
EV/EBIT 12.8x 13.8x -11.9x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 1.2x 113.5x
EV/FCF 40.5x 59.8x -107.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.9x 11.1x -114.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -11.02 0.08 0.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEXPIPNGTF
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.7% 25.4% 1,463%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.0% 6.1% 293.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -6.5% 32.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.9% 7.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -9.0% 6.8% -1,607%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -4.1% -13.8% -234.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -11.1% -12,633% -1,032%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -5.5% -74.4% -140.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -6.2% -12,708% -398.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -1.2% -60.9% -65.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.4% 139.3% -786.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.3% 8.6% -88.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -45.7% 516.9% -808.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.3% -18.3% -92.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEXPIPNGTF
Gross margin 27.0% 29.8% 65.5%
EBITDA margin 30.3% 20.4% -901.7%
Operating margin 23.2% 8.8% -952.6%
Pretax margin 21.5% -13.5% -1,039%
Net margin 17.3% -14.2% -1,039%
FCF margin 7.3% 2.0% -105.1%
Operating cash flow margin 27.2% 10.9% -98.8%
Return on equity 26.1% -23.5% -179.3%
Return on assets 10.0% -9.4% -87.5%
Return on invested capital 12.9% 7.5% –
Return on capital employed 15.0% 7.3% -119.7%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.7x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x -0.8x 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% – 24.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEXPIPNGTF
Debt / assets 45.0% 25.2% 45.3%
Debt / equity 1.2x 0.6x 2.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 1.7x -0.4x
Debt / FCF 10.3x 18.7x -3.4x
Liabilities / assets 62.0% 60.4% 81.7%
Equity / assets 38.0% 39.6% 18.3%
Interest coverage 11.3x 6.2x -12.3x
Current ratio 3.2x 1.1x 0.1x
Quick ratio 1.8x 0.7x 0.0x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 3.12 1.62 2.94

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEXPIPNGTF
Dividend yield 0.6% 5.5% –
Net buyback yield 7.2% 0.2% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 7.7% 5.7% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusEXPIPNGTF
Forward P/E 14.3xFY2026 25.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $12.26FY2026 $1.31FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY -11.3%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +3.0% +122.1% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.19BFY2026 $23.04BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY -5.3%FY2026 -2.5%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +5.5% +17.4% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEXPIPNGTF
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.

EXPIPNGTF
EXP 1.00 0.58 0.04
IP 0.58 1.00 0.00
NGTF 0.04 0.00 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EXP, IP and NGTF?

International Paper (IP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Eagle Materials (EXP) $5.38B, International Paper (IP) $17.67B, NightFood Holdings (NGTF) $896.03M.

Which company is growing faster?

NightFood Holdings (NGTF) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Eagle Materials (EXP) +1.7%, International Paper (IP) +25.4%, NightFood Holdings (NGTF) +1,462.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Eagle Materials (EXP) has the highest net margin (Eagle Materials (EXP) 17.3%, International Paper (IP) -14.2%, NightFood Holdings (NGTF) -1,039.0%). 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 NightFood Holdings (NGTF) returned the most: Eagle Materials (EXP) -25.1%, International Paper (IP) -30.7%, NightFood Holdings (NGTF) +3,200.0%. Over five years, NightFood Holdings (NGTF) compounded fastest (Eagle Materials (EXP) +3.3%/yr, International Paper (IP) -7.6%/yr, NightFood Holdings (NGTF) +75.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Eagle Materials (EXP) has been the steadiest (Eagle Materials (EXP) 34.5%, International Paper (IP) 44.9%, NightFood Holdings (NGTF) 527.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 4. 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.