PURE vs RPM vs ESI Stock Comparison

Pure Bioscience, Rpm International and Element Solutions Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PURE Pure Bioscience, Inc.
$0.08 +14.3% 1M 0.0% 1Y
Market cap
$8.73M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.32M
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
1 win
RPM Rpm International Inc/De/
$102.23 +2.3% 1M -5.7% 1Y
Market cap
$12.91B
P/E
18.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.97B
Div. yield
–
Paints and Coatings Basic Materials
7 wins
ESI Element Solutions Inc
$35.39 -1.6% 1M +33.9% 1Y
Market cap
$8.26B
P/E
40.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.49B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Rpm International leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Rpm International 7, Element Solutions 3, Pure Bioscience 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPURERPMESILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.73M $12.91B $8.26B RPM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.5x 18.7x 40.3x RPM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 18.3x 20.6x RPM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.3% +6.0% +39.6% ESI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -107.1% 8.7% 5.9% RPM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 12.5% 5.4% RPM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -5.0x 1.8x 3.2x PURE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months 0.0% -5.7% +33.9% ESI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -26.8%/yr +3.2%/yr +9.3%/yr ESI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 160.1% 29.8% 47.0% RPM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 27/100 64/100 48/100 RPM

Percentile Scorecard

PURERPMESI

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

AxisPURERPMESI
Valuation 7 #88 of 94 56 #42 of 94 38 #59 of 94
Growth 76 #23 of 92 66 #32 of 92 75 #24 of 92
Profitability 21 #68 of 86 87 #12 of 86 58 #37 of 86
Financial Health 3 #90 of 93 52 #45 of 93 42 #54 of 93
Shareholder Returns – 57 #31 of 71 29 #51 of 71
Overall 27 64 48
  • PURE ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • RPM ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • ESI ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPURERPMESISPY
1 month +14.3%+2.3%-1.6% +0.7%
3 months +33.3%-5.2%-0.6% +3.7%
6 months +14.3%+0.3%-16.9% +7.1%
Year to date +100.0%-1.7%+41.6% +12.8%
1 year 0.0%-5.7%+33.9% +11.9%
3 years -20.0%+12.8%+94.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year -7.2%+4.1%+24.8% +22.8%
5 years -78.9%+17.2%+55.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year -26.8%+3.2%+9.3% +10.9%
10 years -92.1%+114.7%+391.5% +262.0%
10 years, per year -22.4%+7.9%+17.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePURERPMESISPY
Volatility, 1Y 160.1%29.8%47.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 273.1%26.2%47.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.260.942.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.00-0.190.72 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.2%-33.5%-40.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.0%-14.9%-27.9% -1.2%
52-week high $0.10$120.17$49.09 $779.14
52-week low $0.04$93.23$22.99 $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.

MultiplePURERPMESI
P/E now vs peer median -3.8xmedian 21.0x 18.8xmedian 21.0x 42.0xmedian 21.0x
P/S now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 1.4x 1.6xmedian 1.4x 2.5xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -10.6xmedian 12.9x 12.9xmedian 12.9x 18.1xmedian 12.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -6.0xmedian 15.5x 18.5xmedian 15.5x 46.9xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median -1.6xmedian 1.7x 3.7xmedian 1.7x 3.0xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -0.24median 1.68 1.71median 1.68 0.75median 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 monthsPURERPMESI
Revenue $2.32M $7.97B $3.49B
Gross profit $1.33M $3.28B $1.28B
Operating income -$2.08M $961.65M $408.70M
Net income -$2.48M $691.27M $205.20M
Free cash flow -$1.74M $705.58M $182.90M
R&D $332.00K – $80.00M
EPS (diluted) $-0.02 $5.42 $0.84
Cash & equivalents $569.00K $312.84M $224.90M
Total debt $9.98M $10.15B $2.08B
Shares (diluted) 116.46M 127.24M 243.70M
Enterprise value $6.55M $11.67B $7.04B

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
MetricPURERPMESI
P/E -3.8x 18.8x 42.0x
P/FCF -6.0x 18.5x 46.9x
P/Operating cash flow -6.0x 14.1x 30.3x
P/S 4.5x 1.6x 2.5x
P/B -1.6x 3.7x 3.0x
P/Tangible book -1.6x 4.9x 4.5x
EV/EBITDA -10.6x 12.9x 18.1x
EV/EBIT -9.5x 15.7x 25.6x
EV/Revenue 8.5x 1.9x 3.0x
EV/FCF -11.4x 21.4x 57.1x
EV/Operating cash flow -11.4x 16.4x 36.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.24 1.71 0.75

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPURERPMESI
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.3% 6.0% 39.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.3% 2.8% 14.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.8% 5.5% 21.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.9% 5.0% 11.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 8.3% 9.0% 17.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 19.2% 5.9% 31.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -3.5% 0.2% -14.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 14.4% 10.5% 56.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 0.6% 0.8% -15.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 15.7% 11.0% 55.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 13.7% 22.1% -16.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.1% 0.4% -4.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 13.7% 36.7% -32.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.3% 2.0% -12.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPURERPMESI
Gross margin 57.2% 41.2% 36.6%
EBITDA margin -81.0% 14.8% 16.6%
Operating margin -89.9% 12.1% 11.7%
Pretax margin -107.4% 11.4% 9.0%
Net margin -107.1% 8.7% 5.9%
FCF margin -75.0% 8.9% 5.2%
Operating cash flow margin -75.0% 11.6% 8.1%
Return on equity – 20.4% 7.2%
Return on assets -181.0% 8.3% 3.5%
Return on invested capital – 12.5% 5.4%
Return on capital employed – 15.1% 7.8%
Asset turnover 1.7x 1.0x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x 1.3x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 8.5% 0.5% 2.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPURERPMESI
Debt / assets 836.8% 29.2% 35.5%
Debt / equity -1.6x 0.7x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA -5.0x 1.8x 3.2x
Debt / FCF -5.7x 3.4x 11.4x
Liabilities / assets 636.4% 57.7% 50.7%
Equity / assets -536.4% 42.3% 49.3%
Interest coverage -5.1x 8.9x –
Current ratio 0.3x 1.8x 2.8x
Quick ratio 0.2x 1.0x 1.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x 0.4x
Altman Z-score -172.23 3.85 2.58

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPURERPMESI
Dividend yield – 2.1% 0.9%
Net buyback yield – 0.6% 0.5%
Shareholder yield – 2.8% 1.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
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.

ConsensusPURERPMESI
Forward P/E – 18.3xFY2026 20.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $5.58FY2026 $1.72FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +0.9%FY2026 +15.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +12.5% +33.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $7.69BFY2026 $3.86BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – -2.1%FY2026 +51.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +8.0% +2.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPURERPMESI
Held by institutions – 86.1% 100.0%
Institutions holding – 796 500
Change in shares held, QoQ – +3.8% +0.7%
Institutions buying – 385 270
Institutions selling – 245 176
Buyers to sellers – 1.57 1.53

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.

PURERPMESI
PURE 1.00 -0.03 0.00
RPM -0.03 1.00 0.30
ESI 0.00 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PURE, RPM and ESI?

Rpm International (RPM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Pure Bioscience (PURE) $8.73M, Rpm International (RPM) $12.91B, Element Solutions (ESI) $8.26B.

Which stock is cheaper, PURE, RPM and ESI?

Rpm International (RPM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Pure Bioscience (PURE) -3.5x, Rpm International (RPM) 18.7x, Element Solutions (ESI) 40.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Rpm International (RPM) is cheapest (Rpm International (RPM) 18.3x, Element Solutions (ESI) 20.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Element Solutions (ESI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Pure Bioscience (PURE) +5.3%, Rpm International (RPM) +6.0%, Element Solutions (ESI) +39.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Rpm International (RPM) has the highest net margin (Pure Bioscience (PURE) -107.1%, Rpm International (RPM) 8.7%, Element Solutions (ESI) 5.9%). On return on invested capital, Rpm International (RPM) leads (Rpm International (RPM) 12.5%, Element Solutions (ESI) 5.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Element Solutions (ESI) returned the most: Pure Bioscience (PURE) 0.0%, Rpm International (RPM) -5.7%, Element Solutions (ESI) +33.9%. Over five years, Element Solutions (ESI) compounded fastest (Pure Bioscience (PURE) -26.8%/yr, Rpm International (RPM) +3.2%/yr, Element Solutions (ESI) +9.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rpm International (RPM) has been the steadiest (Pure Bioscience (PURE) 160.1%, Rpm International (RPM) 29.8%, Element Solutions (ESI) 47.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PURE, RPM and ESI?

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 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.