NNUP vs IFF vs SOLS Stock Comparison

Nocopi Technologies, International Flavors & Fragrances and Solstice Advanced Materials Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group

Head to Head

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International Flavors & Fragrances leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (International Flavors & Fragrances 6, Solstice Advanced Materials 4, Nocopi Technologies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNNUPIFFSOLSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $18.24M $23.08B $10.04B IFF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -27.8x 33.2x 47.8x IFF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 28.4x 23.3x SOLS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -4.5% -4.6% +9.2% SOLS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -32.7% 7.0% 5.1% IFF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 3.0% 9.8% SOLS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.0x 1.3x SOLS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -3.0% +42.8% +37.6% IFF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.3%/yr -8.9%/yr — NNUP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 66.3% 35.0% 54.9% IFF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 37/100 51/100 39/100 IFF

Percentile Scorecard

NNUPIFFSOLS

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

AxisNNUPIFFSOLS
Valuation 36 #61 of 94 43 #54 of 94 38 #59 of 94
Growth 18 #75 of 91 82 #17 of 91 21 #72 of 91
Profitability 34 #57 of 86 59 #36 of 86 80 #18 of 86
Financial Health 93 #8 of 95 46 #52 of 95 44 #54 of 95
Shareholder Returns 7 #65 of 70 28 #51 of 70 13 #61 of 70
Overall 37 51 39
  • NNUP ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • IFF ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • SOLS ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNNUPIFFSOLSSPY
1 month -5.9%+8.8%+11.2% -0.2%
3 months 0.0%+17.7%+9.9% +3.9%
6 months +9.6%+31.8%-21.0% +8.2%
Year to date +6.7%+38.4%+29.6% +12.9%
1 year -3.0%+42.8%+37.6% +12.3%
3 years -52.5%+37.4%— +87.4%
3 years, per year -22.0%+11.2%— +23.3%
5 years -23.8%-37.2%— +67.9%
5 years, per year -5.3%-8.9%— +10.9%
10 years +1,130.8%-30.1%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +28.5%-3.5%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNNUPIFFSOLSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 66.3%35.0%54.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 84.3%28.6%54.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.080.681.57 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.051.220.69 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.6%-61.1%-37.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.8%-0.9%-28.9% -1.2%
52-week high $1.97$94.13$88.60 $779.14
52-week low $1.40$61.49$41.43 $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.

MultipleNNUPIFFSOLS
P/E now vs peer median -27.8xmedian 22.0x 34.2xmedian 22.0x 47.6xmedian 22.0x
P/S now vs peer median 9.4xmedian 1.4x 2.4xmedian 1.4x 2.4xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -7.7xmedian 12.4x 17.0xmedian 12.4x 12.3xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 34.6xmedian 15.1x 44.1xmedian 15.1x 51.3xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.6x 1.7xmedian 1.6x 6.3xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.91median 1.66 1.06median 1.66 —median 1.66

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 monthsNNUPIFFSOLS
Revenue $2.01M $9.98B $4.10B
Gross profit $896.18K $3.74B $1.25B
Operating income -$1.07M $754.00M $692.00M
Net income -$656.03K $295.00M $258.00M
Free cash flow $542.27K $540.00M $195.00M
R&D $195.80K $684.00M $106.00M
EPS (diluted) $-0.06 $2.71 $1.32
Cash & equivalents $10.69M $569.00M $750.00M
Total debt – $5.70B $1.97B
Shares (diluted) 11.40M 257.00M 159.40M
Enterprise value -$27.41M $20.74B $7.70B

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
MetricNNUPIFFSOLS
P/E -27.8x 34.2x 47.6x
P/FCF 34.6x 44.1x 51.3x
P/Operating cash flow 33.8x 20.5x 16.5x
P/S 9.4x 2.4x 2.4x
P/B 1.3x 1.7x 6.3x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 2.3x 6.5x
EV/EBITDA -7.7x 17.0x 12.3x
EV/EBIT -7.6x 38.4x 16.2x
EV/Revenue 4.0x 2.9x 2.7x
EV/FCF 14.9x 53.6x 57.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.6x 24.9x 18.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.91 1.06 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNNUPIFFSOLS
Revenue growth (1Y) -4.5% -4.6% 9.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -26.1% -5.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -23.4% -3.8% -4.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -39.7% -0.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 14.7% 295.8% -17.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -34.2% 35.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) 3.3% 170.2% -50.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -35.0% 28.8% –
EPS growth (1Y) 8.4% 900.0% -59.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -30.4% 32.3% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -30.1% 5.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.0% 12.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -31.7% -4.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.5% 26.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNNUPIFFSOLS
Gross margin 44.7% 37.5% 30.6%
EBITDA margin -52.7% 17.1% 22.3%
Operating margin -53.5% 7.6% 16.9%
Pretax margin -32.7% 3.5% 13.9%
Net margin -32.7% 7.0% 5.1%
FCF margin 27.0% 5.4% 4.8%
Operating cash flow margin 27.7% 11.6% 14.8%
Return on equity -4.6% 2.1% 18.6%
Return on assets -4.3% 1.2% 4.9%
Return on invested capital – 3.0% 9.8%
Return on capital employed -7.6% 3.6% 17.0%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.4x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.8x 3.9x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue 5.5% 0.9% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNNUPIFFSOLS
Debt / assets – 22.7% 33.3%
Debt / equity – 0.4x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.0x 1.3x
Debt / FCF – 10.6x 10.1x
Liabilities / assets 9.7% 44.3% 73.2%
Equity / assets 90.3% 55.7% 26.8%
Interest coverage -44.1x 4.0x 9.0x
Current ratio 12.1x 2.1x 1.5x
Quick ratio 10.4x 0.5x 0.8x
Cash ratio 9.3x 0.1x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 6.97 1.81 2.68

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNNUPIFFSOLS
Dividend yield – 1.7% 0.3%
Net buyback yield -3.2% 0.3% –
Shareholder yield -3.2% 2.0% 0.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 138.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 75.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 0.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -20.7% –

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.

ConsensusNNUPIFFSOLS
Forward P/E – 28.4xFY2026 23.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $3.28FY2026 $2.70FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -21.9%FY2026 +81.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +23.5% +33.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $8.10BFY2026 $4.44BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – -25.7%FY2026 +14.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -8.1% -4.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNNUPIFFSOLS
Held by institutions – 100.0% 83.9%
Institutions holding – 753 1,159
Change in shares held, QoQ – +6.0% +3.1%
Institutions buying – 410 495
Institutions selling – 226 443
Buyers to sellers – 1.81 1.12

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.

NNUPIFFSOLS
NNUP 1.00 0.03 -0.17
IFF 0.03 1.00 0.13
SOLS -0.17 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NNUP, IFF and SOLS?

International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nocopi Technologies (NNUP) $18.24M, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) $23.08B, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) $10.04B.

Which stock is cheaper, NNUP, IFF and SOLS?

International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nocopi Technologies (NNUP) -27.8x, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 33.2x, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) 47.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) is cheapest (International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 28.4x, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) 23.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Nocopi Technologies (NNUP) -4.5%, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) -4.6%, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) +9.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) has the highest net margin (Nocopi Technologies (NNUP) -32.7%, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 7.0%, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) 5.1%). On return on invested capital, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) leads (International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 3.0%, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) 9.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) returned the most: Nocopi Technologies (NNUP) -3.0%, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) +42.8%, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) +37.6%. Over five years, Nocopi Technologies (NNUP) compounded fastest (Nocopi Technologies (NNUP) -5.3%/yr, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) -8.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Nocopi Technologies (NNUP) 0.00%, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 0.02%, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) 0.00%. Nocopi Technologies (NNUP) and Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) has been the steadiest (Nocopi Technologies (NNUP) 66.3%, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 35.0%, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) 54.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NNUP, IFF and SOLS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 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.