Q vs ATI vs IFF Stock Comparison

Qnity Electronics, Ati and International Flavors & Fragrances Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
Q Qnity Electronics, Inc.
$114.12 -8.4% 1M
Market cap
$24.89B
P/E
42.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.21B
Div. yield
0.00%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
5 wins
ATI Ati Inc
$164.50 -11.3% 1M +84.3% 1Y
Market cap
$22.65B
P/E
47.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.72B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Qnity Electronics leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Qnity Electronics 5, Ati 4, International Flavors & Fragrances 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionQATIIFFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $24.89B $22.65B $23.79B Q
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 42.5x 47.6x 34.2x IFF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.2x 34.4x 28.6x Q
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.8% +4.6% -4.6% Q
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.2% 10.1% 7.0% Q
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.3% 14.9% 3.0% ATI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 1.6x 3.0x ATI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% IFF
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — +84.3% +42.1% ATI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +61.6%/yr -8.8%/yr ATI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.2% 42.0% 35.1% IFF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 58/100 50/100 Q

Percentile Scorecard

QATIIFF

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

AxisQATIIFF
Valuation 37 #60 of 94 14 #81 of 94 42 #55 of 94
Growth 52 #45 of 92 88 #12 of 92 81 #18 of 92
Profitability 88 #12 of 89 91 #9 of 89 57 #39 of 89
Financial Health 67 #33 of 97 49 #50 of 97 44 #55 of 97
Shareholder Returns 55 #32 of 70 48 #37 of 70 26 #52 of 70
Overall 60 58 50
  • Q ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • ATI ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • IFF ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodQATIIFFSPY
1 month -8.4%-11.3%+9.3% -0.8%
3 months -14.2%-14.6%+22.6% +3.5%
6 months -20.7%+7.2%+32.0% +7.0%
Year to date +39.8%+43.3%+39.0% +12.2%
1 year —+84.3%+42.1% +13.0%
3 years —+337.6%+38.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year —+63.6%+11.4% +23.1%
5 years —+1,001.1%-36.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year —+61.6%-8.8% +11.0%
10 years —+1,052.8%-29.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+27.7%-3.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureQATIIFFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.2%42.0%35.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 58.5%40.5%28.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.641.650.68 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —2.011.20 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.1%-38.0%-61.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -35.0%-29.0%-0.5% -1.8%
52-week high $175.64$231.79$94.13 $779.14
52-week low $73.54$91.71$61.49 $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.

MultipleQATIIFF
P/E now vs peer median 40.8xmedian 21.6x 47.1xmedian 21.6x 34.3xmedian 21.6x
P/S now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 1.4x 4.8xmedian 1.4x 2.4xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.7xmedian 12.4x 26.7xmedian 12.4x 17.1xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.9xmedian 15.8x 42.6xmedian 15.8x 44.3xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 1.6x 11.2xmedian 1.6x 1.7xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.66 5.31median 1.66 1.06median 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 monthsQATIIFF
Revenue $5.21B $4.72B $9.98B
Gross profit $2.41B $1.10B $3.74B
Operating income $1.34B $716.80M $754.00M
Net income $630.00M $488.90M $295.00M
Free cash flow $825.00M $526.30M $540.00M
R&D $374.00M – $684.00M
EPS (diluted) $2.79 $3.44 $2.71
Cash & equivalents $961.00M $783.00M $569.00M
Total debt $4.02B $2.19B $5.70B
Shares (diluted) 210.20M 138.30M 257.00M
Enterprise value $22.03B $20.68B $21.44B

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
MetricQATIIFF
P/E 40.8x 47.1x 34.3x
P/FCF 28.9x 42.6x 44.3x
P/Operating cash flow 20.4x 27.8x 20.6x
P/S 4.6x 4.8x 2.4x
P/B 3.2x 11.2x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 3.7x 11.2x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA 15.7x 26.7x 17.1x
EV/EBIT 20.2x 33.2x 38.5x
EV/Revenue 5.2x 5.0x 2.9x
EV/FCF 32.6x 45.2x 53.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.0x 29.6x 25.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 5.31 1.06

Growth

14 metrics
MetricQATIIFF
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.8% 4.6% -4.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 4.5% -5.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.3% 15.7% -3.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 12.6% -0.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.6% 8.8% 295.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 16.4% 35.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -23.6% 12.9% 170.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 5.8% 28.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -26.4% 17.9% 900.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 8.9% 32.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 69.9% 5.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 12.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 123.6% -4.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 26.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricQATIIFF
Gross margin 46.2% 23.4% 37.5%
EBITDA margin 33.0% 18.9% 17.1%
Operating margin 25.6% 15.2% 7.6%
Pretax margin 16.9% 12.7% 3.5%
Net margin 11.2% 10.1% 7.0%
FCF margin 15.8% 11.2% 5.4%
Operating cash flow margin 22.4% 17.1% 11.6%
Return on equity 8.4% 25.2% 2.1%
Return on assets 4.4% 8.9% 1.2%
Return on invested capital 8.3% 14.9% 3.0%
Return on capital employed 10.5% 17.6% 3.6%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.9x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 1.6x 3.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.6% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricQATIIFF
Debt / assets 28.1% 38.2% 22.7%
Debt / equity 0.5x 1.1x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 1.6x 3.0x
Debt / FCF 4.9x 4.2x 10.6x
Liabilities / assets 47.3% 65.2% 44.3%
Equity / assets 52.7% 34.8% 55.7%
Interest coverage 7.1x – 4.0x
Current ratio 2.0x 2.3x 2.1x
Quick ratio 1.5x 1.1x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.6x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.93 5.40 1.82

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricQATIIFF
Dividend yield 0.3% – 1.7%
Net buyback yield 0.2% 1.2% 0.3%
Shareholder yield 0.5% 1.2% 2.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 5.4% – 138.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) 4.1% – 75.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 0.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -20.7%

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.

ConsensusQATIIFF
Forward P/E 26.2xFY2026 34.4xFY2026 28.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.35FY2026 $4.78FY2026 $3.28FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +29.9%FY2026 +47.5%FY2026 -21.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.8% +23.4% +23.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.34BFY2026 $5.24BFY2026 $8.10BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.5%FY2026 +14.2%FY2026 -25.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +23.3% +13.3% -8.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersQATIIFF
Held by institutions – 93.5% 100.0%
Institutions holding – 785 753
Change in shares held, QoQ – +0.9% +6.0%
Institutions buying – 478 410
Institutions selling – 217 226
Buyers to sellers – 2.20 1.81

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.

QATIIFF
Q 1.00 0.51 0.05
ATI 0.51 1.00 0.14
IFF 0.05 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, Q, ATI and IFF?

Qnity Electronics (Q) is the largest by market capitalisation: Qnity Electronics (Q) $24.89B, Ati (ATI) $22.65B, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) $23.79B.

Which stock is cheaper, Q, ATI and IFF?

International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Qnity Electronics (Q) 42.5x, Ati (ATI) 47.6x, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 34.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Qnity Electronics (Q) is cheapest (Qnity Electronics (Q) 26.2x, Ati (ATI) 34.4x, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 28.6x). 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: Qnity Electronics (Q) +14.8%, Ati (ATI) +4.6%, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) -4.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Qnity Electronics (Q) has the highest net margin (Qnity Electronics (Q) 11.2%, Ati (ATI) 10.1%, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 7.0%). On return on invested capital, Ati (ATI) leads (Qnity Electronics (Q) 8.3%, Ati (ATI) 14.9%, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 3.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ati (ATI) returned the most: Ati (ATI) +84.3%, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) +42.1%. Over five years, Ati (ATI) compounded fastest (Ati (ATI) +61.6%/yr, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) -8.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) has the highest dividend yield: Qnity Electronics (Q) 0.00%, Ati (ATI) 0.00%, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 0.02%. Ati (ATI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) has been the steadiest (Qnity Electronics (Q) 55.2%, Ati (ATI) 42.0%, International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 35.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, Q, ATI and IFF?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Qnity Electronics (Q) leads on 5. 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.