NNUP vs RPM vs Q Stock Comparison

Nocopi Technologies, Rpm International and Qnity Electronics Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RPM Rpm International Inc/De/
$102.23 +2.3% 1M -5.7% 1Y
Market cap
$13.63B
P/E
19.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.97B
Div. yield
–
Paints and Coatings Basic Materials
6 wins
Q Qnity Electronics, Inc.
$122.68 -2.4% 1M +30.5% 1Y
Market cap
$24.47B
P/E
41.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.21B
Div. yield
0.00%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Rpm International leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Rpm International 6, Qnity Electronics 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNNUPRPMQLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $18.79M $13.63B $24.47B Q
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -27.8x 19.7x 41.8x RPM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 18.3x 28.2x RPM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -4.5% +6.0% +14.8% Q
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -32.7% 8.7% 11.2% Q
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 12.5% 8.3% RPM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.8x 1.8x Q
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -3.0% -5.7% +30.5% Q
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.0%/yr +3.2%/yr — RPM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 66.3% 29.8% 55.3% RPM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 37/100 64/100 59/100 RPM

Percentile Scorecard

NNUPRPMQ

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

AxisNNUPRPMQ
Valuation 36 #61 of 94 56 #42 of 94 37 #60 of 94
Growth 18 #76 of 92 66 #32 of 92 52 #45 of 92
Profitability 34 #57 of 86 87 #12 of 86 88 #11 of 86
Financial Health 92 #8 of 93 52 #45 of 93 65 #33 of 93
Shareholder Returns 7 #66 of 71 57 #31 of 71 56 #32 of 71
Overall 37 64 59
  • NNUP ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • RPM ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • Q ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNNUPRPMQSPY
1 month -5.3%+2.3%-2.4% +0.7%
3 months -7.0%-5.2%-6.0% +3.7%
6 months +9.6%+0.3%-12.8% +7.1%
Year to date +6.7%-1.7%+50.3% +12.8%
1 year -3.0%-5.7%+30.5% +11.9%
3 years -52.5%+12.8%— +85.2%
3 years, per year -22.0%+4.1%— +22.8%
5 years -22.7%+17.2%— +67.6%
5 years, per year -5.0%+3.2%— +10.9%
10 years +1,130.8%+114.7%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +28.5%+7.9%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNNUPRPMQSPY
Volatility, 1Y 66.3%29.8%55.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 84.3%26.2%58.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.080.942.66 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.05-0.190.55 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.6%-33.5%-38.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.8%-14.9%-30.2% -1.2%
52-week high $1.97$120.17$175.64 $779.14
52-week low $1.40$93.23$73.54 $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.

MultipleNNUPRPMQ
P/E now vs peer median -27.8xmedian 21.0x 18.8xmedian 21.0x 43.9xmedian 21.0x
P/S now vs peer median 9.4xmedian 1.4x 1.6xmedian 1.4x 4.9xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -7.7xmedian 12.9x 12.9xmedian 12.9x 16.7xmedian 12.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 34.6xmedian 15.5x 18.5xmedian 15.5x 31.1xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.7x 3.7xmedian 1.7x 3.4xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.91median 1.68 1.71median 1.68 —median 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 monthsNNUPRPMQ
Revenue $2.01M $7.97B $5.21B
Gross profit $896.18K $3.28B $2.41B
Operating income -$1.07M $961.65M $1.34B
Net income -$656.03K $691.27M $630.00M
Free cash flow $542.27K $705.58M $825.00M
R&D $195.80K – $374.00M
EPS (diluted) $-0.06 $5.42 $2.79
Cash & equivalents $10.69M $312.84M $961.00M
Total debt – $10.15B $4.02B
Shares (diluted) 11.40M 127.24M 210.20M
Enterprise value -$26.86M $12.39B $21.61B

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
MetricNNUPRPMQ
P/E -27.8x 18.8x 43.9x
P/FCF 34.6x 18.5x 31.1x
P/Operating cash flow 33.8x 14.1x 22.0x
P/S 9.4x 1.6x 4.9x
P/B 1.3x 3.7x 3.4x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 4.9x 3.9x
EV/EBITDA -7.7x 12.9x 16.7x
EV/EBIT -7.6x 15.7x 21.5x
EV/Revenue 4.0x 1.9x 5.5x
EV/FCF 14.9x 21.4x 34.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.6x 16.4x 24.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.91 1.71 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNNUPRPMQ
Revenue growth (1Y) -4.5% 6.0% 14.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -26.1% 2.8% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -23.4% 5.5% 13.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -39.7% 5.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 14.7% 9.0% 11.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -34.2% 5.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) 3.3% 0.2% -23.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -35.0% 10.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) 8.4% 0.8% -26.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -30.4% 11.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -30.1% 22.1% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.0% 0.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -31.7% 36.7% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.5% 2.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNNUPRPMQ
Gross margin 44.7% 41.2% 46.2%
EBITDA margin -52.7% 14.8% 33.0%
Operating margin -53.5% 12.1% 25.6%
Pretax margin -32.7% 11.4% 16.9%
Net margin -32.7% 8.7% 11.2%
FCF margin 27.0% 8.9% 15.8%
Operating cash flow margin 27.7% 11.6% 22.4%
Return on equity -4.6% 20.4% 8.4%
Return on assets -4.3% 8.3% 4.4%
Return on invested capital – 12.5% 8.3%
Return on capital employed -7.6% 15.1% 10.5%
Asset turnover 0.1x 1.0x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.8x 1.3x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 5.5% 0.5% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNNUPRPMQ
Debt / assets – 29.2% 28.1%
Debt / equity – 0.7x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.8x 1.8x
Debt / FCF – 3.4x 4.9x
Liabilities / assets 9.7% 57.7% 47.3%
Equity / assets 90.3% 42.3% 52.7%
Interest coverage -44.1x 8.9x 7.1x
Current ratio 12.1x 1.8x 2.0x
Quick ratio 10.4x 1.0x 1.5x
Cash ratio 9.3x 0.2x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 6.97 3.85 3.09

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNNUPRPMQ
Dividend yield – 2.1% 0.2%
Net buyback yield -3.2% 0.6% 0.2%
Shareholder yield -3.2% 2.8% 0.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 5.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 4.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusNNUPRPMQ
Forward P/E – 18.3xFY2026 28.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $5.58FY2026 $4.35FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +0.9%FY2026 +29.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +12.5% +21.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $7.69BFY2026 $5.34BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – -2.1%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +8.0% +23.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNNUPRPMQ
Held by institutions – 86.1% 77.2%
Institutions holding – 796 1,326
Change in shares held, QoQ – +3.8% +4.4%
Institutions buying – 385 659
Institutions selling – 245 439
Buyers to sellers – 1.57 1.50

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.

NNUPRPMQ
NNUP 1.00 -0.05 -0.07
RPM -0.05 1.00 0.25
Q -0.07 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NNUP, RPM and Q?

Qnity Electronics (Q) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nocopi Technologies (NNUP) $18.79M, Rpm International (RPM) $13.63B, Qnity Electronics (Q) $24.47B.

Which stock is cheaper, NNUP, RPM and Q?

Rpm International (RPM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nocopi Technologies (NNUP) -27.8x, Rpm International (RPM) 19.7x, Qnity Electronics (Q) 41.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Rpm International (RPM) is cheapest (Rpm International (RPM) 18.3x, Qnity Electronics (Q) 28.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Qnity Electronics (Q) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Nocopi Technologies (NNUP) -4.5%, Rpm International (RPM) +6.0%, Qnity Electronics (Q) +14.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Qnity Electronics (Q) has the highest net margin (Nocopi Technologies (NNUP) -32.7%, Rpm International (RPM) 8.7%, Qnity Electronics (Q) 11.2%). On return on invested capital, Rpm International (RPM) leads (Rpm International (RPM) 12.5%, Qnity Electronics (Q) 8.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Qnity Electronics (Q) returned the most: Nocopi Technologies (NNUP) -3.0%, Rpm International (RPM) -5.7%, Qnity Electronics (Q) +30.5%. Over five years, Rpm International (RPM) compounded fastest (Nocopi Technologies (NNUP) -5.0%/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: Rpm International (RPM) 0.00%, Qnity Electronics (Q) 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) 66.3%, Rpm International (RPM) 29.8%, Qnity Electronics (Q) 55.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NNUP, RPM and Q?

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