NNUP vs PPG vs RPM Stock Comparison

Nocopi Technologies, Ppg Industries and Rpm International Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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PPG Ppg Industries Inc
$123.35 +15.8% 1M +28.2% 1Y
Market cap
$27.22B
P/E
17.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.69B
Div. yield
0.02%
Paints and Coatings Basic Materials
7 wins
RPM Rpm International Inc/De/
$105.33 +7.1% 1M -2.1% 1Y
Market cap
$13.10B
P/E
19.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.97B
Div. yield
–
Paints and Coatings Basic Materials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ppg Industries leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Ppg Industries 7, Rpm International 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNNUPPPGRPMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.10M $27.22B $13.10B PPG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -26.1x 17.3x 19.0x PPG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 14.9x 18.9x PPG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -4.5% +6.4% +6.0% PPG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -32.7% 9.4% 8.7% PPG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 11.1% 12.5% RPM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.9x 1.8x RPM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -4.0% +28.2% -2.1% PPG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.4%/yr -5.4%/yr +3.2%/yr RPM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 66.6% 31.2% 30.7% RPM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 37/100 62/100 60/100 PPG

Percentile Scorecard

NNUPPPGRPM

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

AxisNNUPPPGRPM
Valuation 39 #58 of 95 51 #47 of 95 49 #49 of 95
Growth 12 #82 of 93 64 #34 of 93 59 #39 of 93
Profitability 33 #60 of 89 82 #17 of 89 85 #14 of 89
Financial Health 92 #9 of 96 47 #51 of 96 54 #45 of 96
Shareholder Returns 10 #68 of 75 68 #25 of 75 54 #35 of 75
Overall 37 62 60
  • NNUP ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • 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

PeriodNNUPPPGRPMSPY
1 month -17.2%+15.8%+7.1% -5.9%
3 months -16.3%+5.3%-8.9% -4.6%
6 months -1.4%+13.2%+3.9% +0.2%
Year to date -4.0%+20.4%+1.3% +7.5%
1 year -4.0%+28.2%-2.1% +8.2%
3 years -52.5%-3.4%+9.5% +68.3%
3 years, per year -22.0%-1.2%+3.1% +19.0%
5 years -20.0%-24.4%+17.3% +56.5%
5 years, per year -4.4%-5.4%+3.2% +9.4%
10 years +800.0%+32.9%+123.5% +251.5%
10 years, per year +24.6%+2.9%+8.4% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureNNUPPPGRPMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 66.6%31.2%30.7% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 85.3%30.5%26.8% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.061.010.92 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.060.90-0.07 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.6%-47.0%-33.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.9%-6.2%-12.3% -5.9%
52-week high $1.97$131.56$120.17 $779.14
52-week low $1.40$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.

MultipleNNUPPPGRPM
P/E now vs peer median -25.0xmedian 21.2x 17.5xmedian 21.2x 19.3xmedian 21.2x
P/S now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 1.3x 1.6xmedian 1.3x 1.7xmedian 1.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -5.9xmedian 11.7x 11.7xmedian 11.7x 13.2xmedian 11.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.2xmedian 17.0x 21.3xmedian 17.0x 19.0xmedian 17.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.5x 3.2xmedian 1.5x 3.9xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.82median 1.76 3.11median 1.76 1.76median 1.76

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 monthsNNUPPPGRPM
Revenue $2.01M $16.69B $7.97B
Gross profit $896.18K $6.83B $3.28B
Operating income -$1.07M $2.24B $961.65M
Net income -$656.03K $1.57B $691.27M
Free cash flow $542.27K $1.28B $705.58M
R&D $195.80K $458.00M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.06 $7.03 $5.42
Cash & equivalents $10.69M $1.59B $312.84M
Total debt – $6.84B $2.41B
Shares (diluted) 11.40M 223.20M 127.24M
Enterprise value -$28.55M $20.14B $11.86B

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
MetricNNUPPPGRPM
P/E -25.0x 17.5x 19.3x
P/FCF 31.2x 21.3x 19.0x
P/Operating cash flow 30.4x 13.3x 14.5x
P/S 8.4x 1.6x 1.7x
P/B 1.2x 3.2x 3.9x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 4.0x 5.0x
EV/EBITDA -5.9x 11.7x 13.2x
EV/EBIT -5.8x 14.5x 16.1x
EV/Revenue 3.1x 1.9x 1.9x
EV/FCF 11.5x 25.3x 22.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.2x 15.9x 16.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.82 3.11 1.76

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNNUPPPGRPM
Revenue growth (1Y) -4.5% 6.4% 6.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -26.1% 1.3% 2.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -23.4% 5.4% 5.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -39.7% 2.6% 5.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 14.7% 4.1% 9.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -34.2% 1.4% 5.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 3.3% 59.8% 0.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -35.0% 2.9% 10.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 8.4% 60.0% 0.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -30.4% 5.6% 11.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -30.1% 46.2% 22.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.0% -1.4% 0.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -31.7% 79.3% 36.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.5% -7.8% 2.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNNUPPPGRPM
Gross margin 44.7% 40.9% 41.2%
EBITDA margin -52.7% 16.6% 14.8%
Operating margin -53.5% 13.4% 12.1%
Pretax margin -32.7% 12.6% 11.4%
Net margin -32.7% 9.4% 8.7%
FCF margin 27.0% 7.7% 8.9%
Operating cash flow margin 27.7% 12.3% 11.6%
Return on equity -4.6% 18.5% 20.4%
Return on assets -4.3% 7.0% 8.3%
Return on invested capital – 11.1% 12.5%
Return on capital employed -7.6% 12.9% 15.1%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.7x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.8x 1.3x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 5.5% 0.3% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNNUPPPGRPM
Debt / assets – 30.3% 29.2%
Debt / equity – 0.8x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.9x 1.8x
Debt / FCF – 5.3x 3.4x
Liabilities / assets 9.7% 61.8% 57.7%
Equity / assets 90.3% 38.2% 42.3%
Interest coverage -44.1x 8.7x 8.9x
Current ratio 12.1x 1.6x 1.8x
Quick ratio 10.4x 1.1x 1.0x
Cash ratio 9.3x 0.3x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 6.25 3.87 3.90

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNNUPPPGRPM
Dividend yield – 2.3% 2.1%
Net buyback yield -3.5% 1.6% 0.6%
Shareholder yield -3.5% 3.9% 2.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 40.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 50.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 2.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 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.

ConsensusNNUPPPGRPM
Forward P/E – 14.9xFY2026 18.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $8.30FY2026 $5.58FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +9.5%FY2026 +0.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +9.9% +12.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $17.62BFY2026 $7.69BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +10.9%FY2026 -2.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -7.0% +8.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNNUPPPGRPM
Held by institutions – 90.3% 86.1%
Institutions holding – 1,099 797
Change in shares held, QoQ – +0.1% +3.8%
Institutions buying – 522 386
Institutions selling – 356 245
Buyers to sellers – 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.

NNUPPPGRPM
NNUP 1.00 -0.05 -0.04
PPG -0.05 1.00 0.82
RPM -0.04 0.82 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NNUP, PPG and RPM?

Ppg Industries (PPG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nocopi Technologies (NNUP) $17.10M, Ppg Industries (PPG) $27.22B, Rpm International (RPM) $13.10B.

Which stock is cheaper, NNUP, PPG and RPM?

Ppg Industries (PPG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nocopi Technologies (NNUP) -26.1x, Ppg Industries (PPG) 17.3x, Rpm International (RPM) 19.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ppg Industries (PPG) is cheapest (Ppg Industries (PPG) 14.9x, Rpm International (RPM) 18.9x). 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: Nocopi Technologies (NNUP) -4.5%, Ppg Industries (PPG) +6.4%, Rpm International (RPM) +6.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ppg Industries (PPG) has the highest net margin (Nocopi Technologies (NNUP) -32.7%, Ppg Industries (PPG) 9.4%, Rpm International (RPM) 8.7%). On return on invested capital, Rpm International (RPM) leads (Ppg Industries (PPG) 11.1%, Rpm International (RPM) 12.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ppg Industries (PPG) returned the most: Nocopi Technologies (NNUP) -4.0%, Ppg Industries (PPG) +28.2%, Rpm International (RPM) -2.1%. Over five years, Rpm International (RPM) compounded fastest (Nocopi Technologies (NNUP) -4.4%/yr, Ppg Industries (PPG) -5.4%/yr, Rpm International (RPM) +3.2%/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%, Ppg Industries (PPG) 0.02%, Rpm International (RPM) 0.00%. Nocopi Technologies (NNUP) and Rpm International (RPM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rpm International (RPM) has been the steadiest (Nocopi Technologies (NNUP) 66.6%, Ppg Industries (PPG) 31.2%, Rpm International (RPM) 30.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NNUP, 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 7. 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.