MAS vs PPG vs RPM Stock Comparison

Masco, Ppg Industries and Rpm International Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MAS Masco Corp /De/
$80.19 +17.3% 1M +23.0% 1Y
Market cap
$15.80B
P/E
17.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.67B
Div. yield
0.02%
Building Products Industrials
4 wins
PPG Ppg Industries Inc
$120.05 +13.3% 1M +21.1% 1Y
Market cap
$26.56B
P/E
16.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.69B
Div. yield
0.02%
Paints and Coatings Basic Materials
6 wins
RPM Rpm International Inc/De/
$102.23 +2.3% 1M -5.7% 1Y
Market cap
$12.91B
P/E
18.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.97B
Div. yield
–
Paints and Coatings Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Ppg Industries leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Ppg Industries 6, Masco 4, Rpm International 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMASPPGRPMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $15.80B $26.56B $12.91B PPG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.1x 16.9x 18.7x PPG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.7x 14.7x 18.3x PPG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.9% +6.4% +6.0% PPG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.1% 9.4% 8.7% MAS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 35.3% 11.1% 12.5% MAS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.9x 1.8x RPM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.02% 0.00% PPG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +23.0% +21.1% -5.7% MAS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.1%/yr -5.7%/yr +3.2%/yr MAS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.7% 30.4% 29.8% RPM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 65/100 64/100 PPG

Percentile Scorecard

MASPPGRPM

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

AxisMASPPGRPM
Valuation 70 #17 of 55 60 #38 of 94 56 #42 of 94
Growth 42 #30 of 51 68 #30 of 92 66 #32 of 92
Profitability 92 #5 of 49 84 #15 of 86 87 #12 of 86
Financial Health 39 #34 of 55 45 #52 of 93 52 #45 of 93
Shareholder Returns 49 #21 of 40 70 #22 of 71 57 #31 of 71
Overall 58 65 64
  • MAS ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • PPG ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • RPM ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMASPPGRPMSPY
1 month +17.3%+13.3%+2.3% +0.7%
3 months +11.2%+7.1%-5.2% +3.7%
6 months +11.7%+10.6%+0.3% +7.1%
Year to date +26.4%+17.2%-1.7% +12.8%
1 year +23.0%+21.1%-5.7% +11.9%
3 years +54.7%-1.5%+12.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year +15.7%-0.5%+4.1% +22.8%
5 years +22.3%-25.2%+17.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year +4.1%-5.7%+3.2% +10.9%
10 years +161.0%+29.3%+114.7% +262.0%
10 years, per year +10.1%+2.6%+7.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMASPPGRPMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.7%30.4%29.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.2%30.2%26.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.111.050.94 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.640.69-0.19 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.9%-47.0%-33.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.1%-8.7%-14.9% -1.2%
52-week high $82.77$131.56$120.17 $779.14
52-week low $58.60$94.34$93.23 $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.

MultipleMASPPGRPM
P/E now vs peer median 17.0xmedian 20.3x 17.0xmedian 21.0x 18.8xmedian 21.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.6x 1.6xmedian 1.4x 1.6xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.6x 11.5xmedian 12.9x 12.9xmedian 12.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.8xmedian 16.9x 20.7xmedian 15.5x 18.5xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median -34.5xmedian 3.0x 3.1xmedian 1.7x 3.7xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 1.96median 1.13 3.03median 1.68 1.71median 1.68

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 monthsMASPPGRPM
Revenue $7.67B $16.69B $7.97B
Gross profit $2.88B $6.83B $3.28B
Operating income $1.37B $2.24B $961.65M
Net income $977.00M $1.57B $691.27M
Free cash flow $1.04B $1.28B $705.58M
R&D – $458.00M –
EPS (diluted) $4.72 $7.03 $5.42
Cash & equivalents $610.00M $1.59B $312.84M
Total debt $3.25B $6.84B $10.15B
Shares (diluted) 196.00M 223.20M 127.24M
Enterprise value $13.60B $19.49B $11.67B

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
MetricMASPPGRPM
P/E 17.0x 17.0x 18.8x
P/FCF 14.8x 20.7x 18.5x
P/Operating cash flow 12.8x 13.0x 14.1x
P/S 2.0x 1.6x 1.6x
P/B -34.5x 3.1x 3.7x
P/Tangible book -24.4x 3.9x 4.9x
EV/EBITDA – 11.5x 12.9x
EV/EBIT 13.2x 14.2x 15.7x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 1.9x 1.9x
EV/FCF 17.4x 24.7x 21.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.0x 15.5x 16.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.96 3.03 1.71

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMASPPGRPM
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.9% 6.4% 6.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.4% 1.3% 2.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.4% 5.4% 5.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.8% 2.6% 5.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.2% 4.1% 9.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.2% 1.4% 5.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 11.8% 59.8% 0.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.4% 2.9% 10.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 19.4% 60.0% 0.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.7% 5.6% 11.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 19.3% 46.2% 22.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.1% -1.4% 0.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 23.3% 79.3% 36.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.1% -7.8% 2.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMASPPGRPM
Gross margin 37.6% 40.9% 41.2%
EBITDA margin – 16.6% 14.8%
Operating margin 17.9% 13.4% 12.1%
Pretax margin 16.7% 12.6% 11.4%
Net margin 12.1% 9.4% 8.7%
FCF margin 13.6% 7.7% 8.9%
Operating cash flow margin 15.7% 12.3% 11.6%
Return on equity – 18.5% 20.4%
Return on assets 18.2% 7.0% 8.3%
Return on invested capital 35.3% 11.1% 12.5%
Return on capital employed 36.9% 12.9% 15.1%
Asset turnover 1.4x 0.7x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.3x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMASPPGRPM
Debt / assets 60.8% 30.3% 29.2%
Debt / equity -7.2x 0.8x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.9x 1.8x
Debt / FCF 3.1x 5.3x 3.4x
Liabilities / assets 108.4% 61.8% 57.7%
Equity / assets -8.4% 38.2% 42.3%
Interest coverage 12.8x 8.7x 8.9x
Current ratio 1.8x 1.6x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.1x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.3x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.95 3.84 3.85

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMASPPGRPM
Dividend yield 1.6% 2.4% 2.1%
Net buyback yield 6.7% 1.6% 0.6%
Shareholder yield 8.3% 4.0% 2.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 26.1% 40.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 24.4% 50.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -1.9% 2.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -0.1% 2.9% –

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.

ConsensusMASPPGRPM
Forward P/E 16.7xFY2026 14.7xFY2026 18.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.79FY2026 $8.18FY2026 $5.58FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +21.0%FY2026 +7.9%FY2026 +0.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -7.5% +10.6% +12.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.23BFY2026 $17.59BFY2026 $7.69BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.3%FY2026 +10.7%FY2026 -2.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.5% -6.7% +8.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMASPPGRPM
Held by institutions 100.0% 90.3% 86.1%
Institutions holding 922 1,097 796
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% +0.1% +3.8%
Institutions buying 498 521 385
Institutions selling 289 356 245
Buyers to sellers 1.72 1.46 1.57

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.

MASPPGRPM
MAS 1.00 0.73 0.72
PPG 0.73 1.00 0.81
RPM 0.72 0.81 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MAS, PPG and RPM?

Ppg Industries (PPG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Masco (MAS) $15.80B, Ppg Industries (PPG) $26.56B, Rpm International (RPM) $12.91B.

Which stock is cheaper, MAS, PPG and RPM?

Ppg Industries (PPG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Masco (MAS) 17.1x, Ppg Industries (PPG) 16.9x, Rpm International (RPM) 18.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ppg Industries (PPG) is cheapest (Masco (MAS) 16.7x, Ppg Industries (PPG) 14.7x, Rpm International (RPM) 18.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ppg Industries (PPG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Masco (MAS) +0.9%, Ppg Industries (PPG) +6.4%, Rpm International (RPM) +6.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Masco (MAS) has the highest net margin (Masco (MAS) 12.1%, Ppg Industries (PPG) 9.4%, Rpm International (RPM) 8.7%). On return on invested capital, Masco (MAS) leads (Masco (MAS) 35.3%, Ppg Industries (PPG) 11.1%, Rpm International (RPM) 12.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Masco (MAS) returned the most: Masco (MAS) +23.0%, Ppg Industries (PPG) +21.1%, Rpm International (RPM) -5.7%. Over five years, Masco (MAS) compounded fastest (Masco (MAS) +4.1%/yr, Ppg Industries (PPG) -5.7%/yr, Rpm International (RPM) +3.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Ppg Industries (PPG) has the highest dividend yield: Masco (MAS) 0.02%, Ppg Industries (PPG) 0.02%, Rpm International (RPM) 0.00%. Rpm International (RPM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rpm International (RPM) has been the steadiest (Masco (MAS) 35.7%, Ppg Industries (PPG) 30.4%, Rpm International (RPM) 29.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MAS, PPG and RPM?

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