OLN vs DOW vs DQ Stock Comparison

Olin, Dow and Daqo New Energy Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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OLN OLIN Corp
$15.97 +3.4% 1M -25.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.82B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$6.74B
Div. yield
5.01%
Commodity Chemicals Basic Materials
2 wins
DOW Dow Inc.
$33.62 +21.8% 1M +35.2% 1Y
Market cap
$24.34B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$42.61B
Div. yield
4.16%
Commodity Chemicals Basic Materials
6 wins
DQ Daqo New Energy Corp.
$11.25 -0.9% 1M -63.1% 1Y
Market cap
$761.24M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$505.24M
Div. yield
–
Commodity Chemicals Basic Materials

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

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

QuestionOLNDOWDQLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.82B $24.34B $761.24M DOW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -8.1x -27.2x -2.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 12.6x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.7% +4.2% -20.9% DOW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -2.1% -62.7% DOW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 2.0% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.9x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 5.01% 4.16% — OLN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -25.3% +35.2% -63.1% DOW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -22.5%/yr -9.7%/yr -32.1%/yr DOW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.7% 41.7% 56.5% DOW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 52/100 41/100 OLN

Percentile Scorecard

OLNDOWDQ

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

AxisOLNDOWDQ
Valuation 88 #12 of 94 80 #20 of 94 41 #56 of 94
Growth 13 #80 of 92 57 #40 of 92 19 #75 of 92
Profitability 54 #40 of 86 47 #46 of 86 13 #75 of 86
Financial Health 15 #79 of 93 32 #64 of 93 91 #9 of 93
Shareholder Returns 90 #8 of 71 44 #40 of 71 –
Overall 52 52 41
  • OLN ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • DOW ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • DQ ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodOLNDOWDQSPY
1 month +3.4%+21.8%-0.9% +0.7%
3 months -27.9%+11.8%-6.9% +3.7%
6 months -43.9%-17.0%-41.5% +7.1%
Year to date -23.3%+43.8%-61.9% +12.8%
1 year -25.3%+35.2%-63.1% +11.9%
3 years -62.4%-30.5%-54.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year -27.8%-11.4%-23.1% +22.8%
5 years -72.0%-39.9%-85.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year -22.5%-9.7%-32.1% +10.9%
10 years -27.3%—+141.7% +262.0%
10 years, per year -3.1%—+9.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureOLNDOWDQSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.7%41.7%56.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 54.3%38.0%55.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.46-0.321.56 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.490.84-1.12 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -78.0%-70.8%-86.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -47.0%-19.7%-68.5% -1.2%
52-week high $30.14$41.87$35.69 $779.14
52-week low $14.72$20.95$10.09 $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.

MultipleOLNDOWDQ
P/E now vs peer median -8.1xmedian 21.0x -27.2xmedian 21.0x -2.4xmedian 21.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.4x 0.6xmedian 1.4x 1.5xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.9x 10.9xmedian 12.9x —median 12.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.5xmedian 15.5x 11.5xmedian 15.5x -2.4xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.7x 1.4xmedian 1.7x 0.1xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.24median 1.68 0.70median 1.68 0.07median 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 monthsOLNDOWDQ
Revenue $6.74B $42.61B $505.24M
Gross profit – $4.73B -$267.21M
Operating income -$129.10M $720.00M -$348.41M
Net income -$225.10M -$595.00M -$317.00M
Free cash flow – $2.11B -$323.49M
R&D – $741.00M $5.78M
EPS (diluted) $-1.98 $-1.23 $-4.71
Cash & equivalents $214.80M $4.14B $546.48M
Total debt – $17.54B –
Shares (diluted) 113.90M 727.40M 67.35M
Enterprise value $1.82B $9.77B -$2.05B

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
MetricOLNDOWDQ
P/E -8.1x -27.2x -2.4x
P/FCF 17.5x 11.5x -2.4x
P/Operating cash flow 4.7x 5.3x -6.6x
P/S 0.3x 0.6x 1.5x
P/B 1.1x 1.4x 0.1x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 1.5x 0.1x
EV/EBITDA – 10.9x –
EV/EBIT – 52.4x 0.2x
EV/Revenue 0.3x 0.9x -0.1x
EV/FCF – 17.8x 0.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.7x 8.2x 0.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.24 0.70 0.07

Growth

14 metrics
MetricOLNDOWDQ
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.7% 4.2% -20.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.2% -2.4% -42.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 62.1% -22.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -2.5% -29.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -161.7% 685.4% 36.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -29.0% -30.9% -31.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -531.2% 40.6% 29.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -33.4% -34.3% -32.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -524.8% 21.6% 30.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -34.2% -38.7% -35.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 32.6% 190.9% -5.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.1% -6.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 279.8% 51.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -13.8% -32.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricOLNDOWDQ
Gross margin – 11.1% -52.9%
EBITDA margin – 8.2% –
Operating margin – 1.7% -69.0%
Pretax margin – -1.0% -63.4%
Net margin – -2.1% -62.7%
FCF margin – 5.0% -64.0%
Operating cash flow margin 5.8% 10.8% -22.8%
Return on equity -13.1% -3.4% -5.5%
Return on assets -3.0% -1.0% -5.0%
Return on invested capital – 2.0% –
Return on capital employed – 1.4% -6.0%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.7x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.7x -7.7x 0.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricOLNDOWDQ
Debt / assets – 28.8% –
Debt / equity – 1.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.9x –
Debt / FCF – 8.3x –
Liabilities / assets 76.8% 71.1% 9.8%
Equity / assets 23.2% 28.9% 90.2%
Interest coverage – 0.8x –
Current ratio 1.5x 1.8x 4.5x
Quick ratio – 1.0x 1.6x
Cash ratio – 0.4x 1.3x
Altman Z-score – 1.63 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricOLNDOWDQ
Dividend yield 5.0% 4.2% –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 5.0% 4.2% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – -169.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 47.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -41.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -20.1% –

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.

ConsensusOLNDOWDQ
Forward P/E – 12.6xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.61FY2026 $2.67FY2026 $-4.14FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -33.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.47BFY2026 $41.26BFY2026 $764.55MFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY -4.6%FY2026 +3.2%FY2026 +14.9%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +16.0% +9.6% +19.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersOLNDOWDQ
Held by institutions 99.7% 77.8% 45.4%
Institutions holding 411 1,209 116
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.4% +9.9% +11.7%
Institutions buying 214 549 61
Institutions selling 121 451 36
Buyers to sellers 1.77 1.22 1.69

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.

OLNDOWDQ
OLN 1.00 0.63 0.04
DOW 0.63 1.00 0.00
DQ 0.04 0.00 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, OLN, DOW and DQ?

Dow (DOW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Olin (OLN) $1.82B, Dow (DOW) $24.34B, Daqo New Energy (DQ) $761.24M.

Which company is growing faster?

Dow (DOW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Olin (OLN) -0.7%, Dow (DOW) +4.2%, Daqo New Energy (DQ) -20.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Dow (DOW) has the highest net margin (Dow (DOW) -2.1%, Daqo New Energy (DQ) -62.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Dow (DOW) returned the most: Olin (OLN) -25.3%, Dow (DOW) +35.2%, Daqo New Energy (DQ) -63.1%. Over five years, Dow (DOW) compounded fastest (Olin (OLN) -22.5%/yr, Dow (DOW) -9.7%/yr, Daqo New Energy (DQ) -32.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Olin (OLN) has the highest dividend yield: Olin (OLN) 5.01%, Dow (DOW) 4.16%. Daqo New Energy (DQ) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Dow (DOW) has been the steadiest (Olin (OLN) 51.7%, Dow (DOW) 41.7%, Daqo New Energy (DQ) 56.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, OLN, DOW and DQ?

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