PPG vs MAS vs AXTA Stock Comparison

Ppg Industries, Masco and Axalta Coating Systems Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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PPG Ppg Industries Inc
$113.55 +5.6% 1M +7.7% 1Y
Market cap
$26.53B
P/E
16.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.69B
Div. yield
0.02%
Paints and Coatings Basic Materials
6 wins
MAS Masco Corp /De/
$75.15 +9.1% 1M +10.0% 1Y
Market cap
$15.17B
P/E
17.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.62B
Div. yield
0.02%
Building Products Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ppg Industries leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Ppg Industries 6, Masco 3, Axalta Coating Systems 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPPGMASAXTALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $26.53B $15.17B $7.40B PPG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.9x 17.1x 21.2x PPG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.9x 15.7x 12.7x AXTA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.4% -0.6% -0.9% PPG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 11.6% 6.8% MAS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 33.9% 8.2% MAS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 2.5x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.02% 0.00% PPG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.7% +10.0% +18.8% AXTA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.0%/yr +2.8%/yr +1.8%/yr MAS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.7% 35.6% 32.2% PPG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 62/100 62/100 PPG

Percentile Scorecard

PPGMASAXTA

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

AxisPPGMASAXTA
Valuation 68 #31 of 94 71 #17 of 56 67 #32 of 94
Growth 74 #24 of 91 41 #31 of 52 63 #34 of 91
Profitability – 94 #4 of 49 79 #19 of 86
Financial Health – 44 #32 of 56 39 #58 of 95
Shareholder Returns 68 #23 of 70 63 #16 of 41 –
Overall 70 62 62
  • PPG ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • MAS ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • AXTA ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPPGMASAXTASPY
1 month +5.6%+9.1%+5.0% -0.2%
3 months -4.6%-7.9%-2.6% +3.9%
6 months +5.5%+1.1%+20.9% +8.2%
Year to date +10.8%+18.4%+6.9% +12.9%
1 year +7.7%+10.0%+18.8% +12.3%
3 years -5.9%+47.2%+35.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year -2.0%+13.8%+10.8% +23.3%
5 years -30.3%+14.7%+9.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year -7.0%+2.8%+1.8% +10.9%
10 years +21.6%+146.4%+37.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year +2.0%+9.4%+3.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePPGMASAXTASPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.7%35.6%32.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.3%33.8%29.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.051.121.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.250.280.58 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.0%-38.9%-38.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.7%-9.2%-9.6% -1.2%
52-week high $131.56$82.77$38.19 $779.14
52-week low $94.34$58.60$25.44 $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.

MultiplePPGMASAXTA
P/E now vs peer median 16.1xmedian 22.0x 16.9xmedian 20.1x 21.2xmedian 22.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.4x 1.9xmedian 1.5x 1.4xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.4x —median 11.8x 9.9xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.7xmedian 15.1x 13.2xmedian 16.2x 14.9xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.6x -40.6xmedian 2.9x 2.9xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 2.93median 1.66 2.15median 0.99 1.28median 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 monthsPPGMASAXTA
Revenue $16.69B $7.62B $5.15B
Gross profit – $2.82B $1.75B
Operating income – $1.34B $679.00M
Net income – $937.00M $350.00M
Free cash flow – $1.13B $495.00M
R&D $458.00M – $70.00M
EPS (diluted) $7.01 $4.45 $1.63
Cash & equivalents $1.59B $548.00M $633.00M
Total debt – $3.25B $3.07B
Shares (diluted) 223.90M 199.00M 214.70M
Enterprise value $26.53B $13.03B $4.89B

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
MetricPPGMASAXTA
P/E 16.1x 16.9x 21.2x
P/FCF 16.7x 13.2x 14.9x
P/Operating cash flow 12.3x 11.5x 10.5x
P/S 1.5x 1.9x 1.4x
P/B – -40.6x 2.9x
P/Tangible book – -26.5x 5.0x
EV/EBITDA – – 9.9x
EV/EBIT – 13.1x 14.5x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 2.3x 1.9x
EV/FCF – 15.6x 19.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.3x 13.6x 14.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.93 2.15 1.28

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPPGMASAXTA
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.4% -0.6% -0.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.3% -2.5% 0.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 1.4% -2.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 1.7% 5.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -0.7% -9.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 2.1% 11.0%
Net income growth (1Y) – 9.7% -21.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 3.0% 15.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 59.5% 16.6% -20.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.5% 7.9% 16.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 46.1% 33.0% 17.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.5% 5.0% 20.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 39.2% 19.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 10.8% 25.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPPGMASAXTA
Gross margin – 37.0% 34.0%
EBITDA margin – – 19.2%
Operating margin – 17.5% 13.2%
Pretax margin – 16.2% 10.0%
Net margin – 11.6% 6.8%
FCF margin – 14.8% 9.6%
Operating cash flow margin 12.3% 16.9% 13.6%
Return on equity – – 13.9%
Return on assets – 17.6% 4.6%
Return on invested capital – 33.9% 8.2%
Return on capital employed – 36.4% 12.0%
Asset turnover – 1.4x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.4x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPPGMASAXTA
Debt / assets – 60.1% 39.8%
Debt / equity – -8.9x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 2.5x
Debt / FCF – 2.9x 6.2x
Liabilities / assets – 106.8% 66.6%
Equity / assets – -6.8% 33.4%
Interest coverage – 13.0x 4.2x
Current ratio 1.6x 1.9x 1.5x
Quick ratio – 1.1x 1.0x
Cash ratio – 0.3x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – 3.87 2.39

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPPGMASAXTA
Dividend yield 2.5% 1.7% –
Net buyback yield – 6.1% –
Shareholder yield 2.5% 7.8% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – 27.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 22.9% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.4% 0.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 0.3% –

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.

ConsensusPPGMASAXTA
Forward P/E 13.9xFY2026 15.7xFY2026 12.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.18FY2026 $4.79FY2026 $2.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +7.9%FY2026 +21.0%FY2026 +8.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.6% -7.5% +1.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $17.59BFY2026 $7.23BFY2026 $5.37BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.7%FY2026 -4.3%FY2026 +4.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.7% +15.5% -2.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPPGMASAXTA
Held by institutions 90.3% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,095 921 358
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.1% +0.7% +1.0%
Institutions buying 519 497 162
Institutions selling 356 289 144
Buyers to sellers 1.46 1.72 1.13

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.

PPGMASAXTA
PPG 1.00 0.74 0.73
MAS 0.74 1.00 0.60
AXTA 0.73 0.60 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PPG, MAS and AXTA?

Ppg Industries (PPG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ppg Industries (PPG) $26.53B, Masco (MAS) $15.17B, Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA) $7.40B.

Which stock is cheaper, PPG, MAS and AXTA?

Ppg Industries (PPG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ppg Industries (PPG) 16.9x, Masco (MAS) 17.1x, Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA) 21.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA) is cheapest (Ppg Industries (PPG) 13.9x, Masco (MAS) 15.7x, Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA) 12.7x). 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: Ppg Industries (PPG) +6.4%, Masco (MAS) -0.6%, Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA) -0.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Masco (MAS) has the highest net margin (Masco (MAS) 11.6%, Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA) 6.8%). On return on invested capital, Masco (MAS) leads (Masco (MAS) 33.9%, Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA) 8.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA) returned the most: Ppg Industries (PPG) +7.7%, Masco (MAS) +10.0%, Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA) +18.8%. Over five years, Masco (MAS) compounded fastest (Ppg Industries (PPG) -7.0%/yr, Masco (MAS) +2.8%/yr, Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA) +1.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Ppg Industries (PPG) has the highest dividend yield: Ppg Industries (PPG) 0.02%, Masco (MAS) 0.02%, Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA) 0.00%. Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ppg Industries (PPG) has been the steadiest (Ppg Industries (PPG) 30.7%, Masco (MAS) 35.6%, Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA) 32.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PPG, MAS and AXTA?

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 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.