MKSI vs PPG vs RPM Stock Comparison

Mks, Ppg Industries and Rpm International Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MKSI Mks Inc
$194.95 -30.5% 1M +42.1% 1Y
Market cap
$12.19B
P/E
27.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.35B
Div. yield
0.01%
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
5 wins
PPG Ppg Industries Inc
$127.29 +20.9% 1M +34.1% 1Y
Market cap
$27.41B
P/E
17.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.69B
Div. yield
0.02%
Paints and Coatings Basic Materials
4 wins
RPM Rpm International Inc/De/
$109.08 +14.4% 1M +0.9% 1Y
Market cap
$13.40B
P/E
19.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.97B
Div. yield
–
Paints and Coatings Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Mks leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Mks 5, Ppg Industries 4, Rpm International 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMKSIPPGRPMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.19B $27.41B $13.40B PPG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.7x 17.5x 19.4x PPG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.5x 15.6x 19.5x MKSI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.3% +6.4% +6.0% MKSI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.1% 9.4% 8.7% MKSI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.9% 11.1% 12.5% RPM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.2x 1.9x 1.8x RPM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.02% 0.00% PPG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +42.1% +34.1% +0.9% MKSI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.0%/yr -4.8%/yr +4.0%/yr MKSI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 62.2% 31.1% 30.5% RPM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 64/100 62/100 PPG

Percentile Scorecard

MKSIPPGRPM

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

AxisMKSIPPGRPM
Valuation 73 #26 of 94 54 #44 of 95 51 #47 of 95
Growth 67 #31 of 92 71 #28 of 93 67 #31 of 93
Profitability 61 #36 of 90 84 #15 of 89 86 #13 of 89
Financial Health 1 #100 of 101 47 #51 of 96 54 #45 of 96
Shareholder Returns 63 #30 of 79 64 #27 of 74 51 #37 of 74
Overall 53 64 62
  • MKSI ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • 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

PeriodMKSIPPGRPMSPY
1 month -30.5%+20.9%+14.4% -1.0%
3 months -37.7%+6.9%-6.5% -0.4%
6 months -33.6%+14.1%+6.5% +4.5%
Year to date +22.0%+24.2%+4.9% +12.4%
1 year +42.1%+34.1%+0.9% +13.6%
3 years +184.7%-0.8%+13.2% +76.4%
3 years, per year +41.8%-0.3%+4.2% +20.8%
5 years +21.6%-22.0%+21.5% +63.7%
5 years, per year +4.0%-4.8%+4.0% +10.4%
10 years +301.1%+37.2%+131.5% +267.7%
10 years, per year +14.9%+3.2%+8.8% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureMKSIPPGRPMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 62.2%31.1%30.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 66.2%30.3%26.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.751.050.94 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.681.100.03 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.5%-47.0%-33.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -56.2%-3.2%-9.2% -1.6%
52-week high $444.80$131.56$120.17 $779.14
52-week low $137.20$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.

MultipleMKSIPPGRPM
P/E now vs peer median 30.0xmedian 40.5x 18.0xmedian 20.8x 20.0xmedian 20.8x
P/S now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 6.5x 1.7xmedian 1.4x 1.7xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.8xmedian 24.9x 12.0xmedian 12.0x 13.6xmedian 12.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 29.0xmedian 36.9x 21.9xmedian 16.1x 19.7xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 3.9x 3.3xmedian 1.6x 4.0xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.98median 1.85 3.21median 1.81 1.82median 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 monthsMKSIPPGRPM
Revenue $4.35B $16.69B $7.97B
Gross profit $2.04B $6.83B $3.28B
Operating income $681.00M $2.24B $961.65M
Net income $439.00M $1.57B $691.27M
Free cash flow $455.00M $1.28B $705.58M
R&D $310.00M $458.00M –
EPS (diluted) $6.05 $7.03 $5.42
Cash & equivalents $611.00M $1.59B $312.84M
Total debt $3.94B $6.84B $2.41B
Shares (diluted) 72.70M 223.20M 127.24M
Enterprise value $9.64B $20.33B $12.16B

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
MetricMKSIPPGRPM
P/E 30.0x 18.0x 20.0x
P/FCF 29.0x 21.9x 19.7x
P/Operating cash flow 20.8x 13.7x 15.0x
P/S 3.0x 1.7x 1.7x
P/B 4.4x 3.3x 4.0x
P/Tangible book 13.5x 4.2x 5.2x
EV/EBITDA 15.8x 12.0x 13.6x
EV/EBIT 24.2x 14.9x 16.6x
EV/Revenue 3.8x 2.0x 2.0x
EV/FCF 36.3x 26.0x 22.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 26.0x 16.3x 17.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.98 3.21 1.82

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMKSIPPGRPM
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.3% 6.4% 6.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.2% 1.3% 2.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.4% 5.4% 5.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.7% 2.6% 5.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 33.5% 4.1% 9.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 35.4% 1.4% 5.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 64.4% 59.8% 0.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 31.0% 2.9% 10.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 52.8% 60.0% 0.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 30.7% 5.6% 11.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -1.6% 46.2% 22.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.7% -1.4% 0.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -13.3% 79.3% 36.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.9% -7.8% 2.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMKSIPPGRPM
Gross margin 47.0% 40.9% 41.2%
EBITDA margin 24.0% 16.6% 14.8%
Operating margin 15.7% 13.4% 12.1%
Pretax margin 11.2% 12.6% 11.4%
Net margin 10.1% 9.4% 8.7%
FCF margin 10.5% 7.7% 8.9%
Operating cash flow margin 14.6% 12.3% 11.6%
Return on equity 15.2% 18.5% 20.4%
Return on assets 5.0% 7.0% 8.3%
Return on invested capital 8.9% 11.1% 12.5%
Return on capital employed 10.6% 12.9% 15.1%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.7x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.3x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 0.3% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMKSIPPGRPM
Debt / assets 44.1% 30.3% 29.2%
Debt / equity 1.3x 0.8x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.2x 1.9x 1.8x
Debt / FCF 8.7x 5.3x 3.4x
Liabilities / assets 66.6% 61.8% 57.7%
Equity / assets 33.4% 38.2% 42.3%
Interest coverage 3.7x 8.7x 8.9x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.6x 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.1x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.3x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.26 3.91 3.96

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMKSIPPGRPM
Dividend yield 0.5% 2.3% 2.0%
Net buyback yield – 1.5% 0.6%
Shareholder yield 0.5% 3.8% 2.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 14.4% 40.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 13.8% 50.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.8% 2.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 3.4% 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.

ConsensusMKSIPPGRPM
Forward P/E 14.5xFY2026 15.6xFY2026 19.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.48FY2026 $8.18FY2026 $5.58FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +71.1%FY2026 +7.9%FY2026 +0.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +34.9% +10.6% +12.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.43BFY2026 $17.59BFY2026 $7.69BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +38.1%FY2026 +10.7%FY2026 -2.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.0% -6.7% +8.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMKSIPPGRPM
Held by institutions 100.0% 90.3% 86.1%
Institutions holding 777 1,099 797
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.8% +0.1% +3.8%
Institutions buying 455 522 386
Institutions selling 253 356 245
Buyers to sellers 1.80 1.47 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.

MKSIPPGRPM
MKSI 1.00 0.22 0.13
PPG 0.22 1.00 0.82
RPM 0.13 0.82 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MKSI, PPG and RPM?

Ppg Industries (PPG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mks (MKSI) $12.19B, Ppg Industries (PPG) $27.41B, Rpm International (RPM) $13.40B.

Which stock is cheaper, MKSI, PPG and RPM?

Ppg Industries (PPG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Mks (MKSI) 27.7x, Ppg Industries (PPG) 17.5x, Rpm International (RPM) 19.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Mks (MKSI) is cheapest (Mks (MKSI) 14.5x, Ppg Industries (PPG) 15.6x, Rpm International (RPM) 19.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Mks (MKSI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Mks (MKSI) +16.3%, Ppg Industries (PPG) +6.4%, Rpm International (RPM) +6.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mks (MKSI) has the highest net margin (Mks (MKSI) 10.1%, Ppg Industries (PPG) 9.4%, Rpm International (RPM) 8.7%). On return on invested capital, Rpm International (RPM) leads (Mks (MKSI) 8.9%, Ppg Industries (PPG) 11.1%, Rpm International (RPM) 12.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mks (MKSI) returned the most: Mks (MKSI) +42.1%, Ppg Industries (PPG) +34.1%, Rpm International (RPM) +0.9%. Over five years, Mks (MKSI) compounded fastest (Mks (MKSI) +4.0%/yr, Ppg Industries (PPG) -4.8%/yr, Rpm International (RPM) +4.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Ppg Industries (PPG) has the highest dividend yield: Mks (MKSI) 0.01%, 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 (Mks (MKSI) 62.2%, Ppg Industries (PPG) 31.1%, Rpm International (RPM) 30.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MKSI, 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, Mks (MKSI) 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.