Q vs DD vs EMN Stock Comparison

Qnity Electronics, DuPont de Nemours and Eastman Chemical Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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Q Qnity Electronics, Inc.
$122.79 -1.7% 1M +29.6% 1Y
Market cap
$25.59B
P/E
43.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.21B
Div. yield
0.00%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
4 wins
DD DuPont de Nemours, Inc.
$138.70 +5.9% 1M +304.7% 1Y
Market cap
$19.03B
P/E
346.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.99B
Div. yield
0.02%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
5 wins
EMN Eastman Chemical Co
$66.66 +0.2% 1M +5.2% 1Y
Market cap
$7.72B
P/E
17.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.87B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

DuPont de Nemours leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (DuPont de Nemours 5, Qnity Electronics 4, Eastman Chemical 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionQDDEMNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $25.59B $19.03B $7.72B Q
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 43.7x 346.0x 17.5x EMN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.2x 20.5x 10.1x EMN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.8% +3.3% -4.5% Q
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.2% 0.8% 5.0% Q
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.3% 8.8% 5.4% DD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 0.7x 3.6x DD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% DD
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +29.6% +304.7% +5.2% DD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +36.7%/yr -8.5%/yr DD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.3% 113.9% 32.0% EMN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 56/100 59/100 Q

Percentile Scorecard

QDDEMN

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

AxisQDDEMN
Valuation 34 #62 of 94 56 #42 of 94 86 #14 of 94
Growth 51 #45 of 91 44 #51 of 91 28 #66 of 91
Profitability 88 #11 of 84 74 #23 of 84 61 #33 of 84
Financial Health 70 #29 of 94 75 #24 of 94 28 #68 of 94
Shareholder Returns 52 #34 of 69 29 #49 of 69 91 #7 of 69
Overall 59 56 59
  • Q ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • DD ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • EMN ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodQDDEMNSPY
1 month -1.7%+5.9%+0.2% +0.9%
3 months -0.5%+0.4%-1.0% +5.9%
6 months -13.1%+210.8%-5.3% +8.5%
Year to date +50.4%+245.0%+4.4% +13.3%
1 year +29.6%+304.7%+5.2% +12.4%
3 years —+359.4%-8.2% +88.1%
3 years, per year —+66.3%-2.8% +23.5%
5 years —+376.3%-35.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year —+36.7%-8.5% +11.0%
10 years —+332.0%-7.4% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+15.8%-0.8% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureQDDEMNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.3%113.9%32.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 58.7%26.6%30.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.661.580.80 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.542.680.16 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.1%-41.1%-55.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.1%-5.8%-18.1% -0.9%
52-week high $175.64$147.23$81.36 $779.14
52-week low $73.54$34.09$56.37 $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.

MultipleQDDEMN
P/E now vs peer median 43.9xmedian 22.0x 342.7xmedian 22.0x 17.2xmedian 22.0x
P/S now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 1.4x 2.7xmedian 1.4x 0.9xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.7xmedian 12.4x 9.7xmedian 12.4x 9.5xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.1xmedian 15.5x 26.7xmedian 15.5x 14.1xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 1.7x 1.3xmedian 1.7x 1.2xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.84 -4.48median 1.84 -1.28median 1.84

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 monthsQDDEMN
Revenue $5.21B $6.99B $8.87B
Gross profit $2.41B $2.46B $1.76B
Operating income $1.34B $1.63B $750.00M
Net income $630.00M $62.00M $443.00M
Free cash flow $825.00M $702.00M $539.00M
R&D $374.00M $18.00M $246.00M
EPS (diluted) $2.79 $0.40 $3.83
Cash & equivalents $961.00M $1.74B $691.00M
Total debt $4.02B $3.13B $5.22B
Shares (diluted) 210.20M 136.80M 115.30M
Enterprise value $22.73B $13.91B $5.31B

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
MetricQDDEMN
P/E 43.9x 342.7x 17.2x
P/FCF 31.1x 26.7x 14.1x
P/Operating cash flow 22.0x 18.0x 7.7x
P/S 4.9x 2.7x 0.9x
P/B 3.4x 1.3x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 3.9x 1.7x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 16.7x 9.7x 9.5x
EV/EBIT 21.5x 12.3x 16.2x
EV/Revenue 5.5x 2.9x 1.4x
EV/FCF 34.8x 28.7x 22.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.6x 19.3x 12.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -4.48 -1.28

Growth

14 metrics
MetricQDDEMN
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.8% 3.3% -4.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -17.7% -3.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.3% 7.6% -21.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -17.5% -4.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.6% 8.0% -37.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -13.0% -9.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -23.6% 136.0% -46.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -76.5% -14.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -26.4% 129.1% -46.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -76.4% -13.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 1,101% -1.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -12.8% -4.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 378.6% 32.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -7.9% 16.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricQDDEMN
Gross margin 46.2% 35.1% 19.9%
EBITDA margin 33.0% 29.7% 14.4%
Operating margin 25.6% 23.4% 8.5%
Pretax margin 16.9% 6.8% 6.1%
Net margin 11.2% 0.8% 5.0%
FCF margin 15.8% 10.0% 6.1%
Operating cash flow margin 22.4% 14.9% 11.2%
Return on equity 8.4% 0.6% 7.2%
Return on assets 4.4% 0.4% 2.9%
Return on invested capital 8.3% 8.8% 5.4%
Return on capital employed 10.5% 8.5% 6.0%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.3x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 16.8x 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricQDDEMN
Debt / assets 28.1% 14.8% 33.8%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.2x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 0.7x 3.6x
Debt / FCF 4.9x 4.5x 9.7x
Liabilities / assets 47.3% 34.1% 60.0%
Equity / assets 52.7% 65.9% 40.0%
Interest coverage 7.1x 7.2x –
Current ratio 2.0x 2.4x 1.5x
Quick ratio 1.5x 1.7x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.9x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.09 0.70 2.27

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricQDDEMN
Dividend yield 0.2% 3.5% 5.0%
Net buyback yield 0.2% -0.7% –
Shareholder yield 0.4% 2.7% 5.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 5.4% 672.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 4.1% 59.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -36.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -13.6% –

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.

ConsensusQDDEMN
Forward P/E 28.2xFY2026 20.5xFY2026 10.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.35FY2026 $6.77FY2026 $6.58FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +29.9%FY2026 +34.3%FY2026 +21.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.8% +22.6% -5.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.34BFY2026 $7.32BFY2026 $9.50BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.5%FY2026 +6.9%FY2026 +8.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +23.3% +7.2% -4.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersQDDEMN
Held by institutions 77.2% 73.0% 94.1%
Institutions holding 1,325 1,118 648
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.4% -5.7% -0.1%
Institutions buying 658 1,090 327
Institutions selling 439 27 193
Buyers to sellers 1.50 40.37 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.

QDDEMN
Q 1.00 0.25 0.24
DD 0.25 1.00 0.16
EMN 0.24 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, Q, DD and EMN?

Qnity Electronics (Q) is the largest by market capitalisation: Qnity Electronics (Q) $25.59B, DuPont de Nemours (DD) $19.03B, Eastman Chemical (EMN) $7.72B.

Which stock is cheaper, Q, DD and EMN?

Eastman Chemical (EMN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Qnity Electronics (Q) 43.7x, DuPont de Nemours (DD) 346.0x, Eastman Chemical (EMN) 17.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Eastman Chemical (EMN) is cheapest (Qnity Electronics (Q) 28.2x, DuPont de Nemours (DD) 20.5x, Eastman Chemical (EMN) 10.1x). 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%, DuPont de Nemours (DD) +3.3%, Eastman Chemical (EMN) -4.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Qnity Electronics (Q) has the highest net margin (Qnity Electronics (Q) 11.2%, DuPont de Nemours (DD) 0.8%, Eastman Chemical (EMN) 5.0%). On return on invested capital, DuPont de Nemours (DD) leads (Qnity Electronics (Q) 8.3%, DuPont de Nemours (DD) 8.8%, Eastman Chemical (EMN) 5.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year DuPont de Nemours (DD) returned the most: Qnity Electronics (Q) +29.6%, DuPont de Nemours (DD) +304.7%, Eastman Chemical (EMN) +5.2%. Over five years, DuPont de Nemours (DD) compounded fastest (DuPont de Nemours (DD) +36.7%/yr, Eastman Chemical (EMN) -8.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

DuPont de Nemours (DD) has the highest dividend yield: Qnity Electronics (Q) 0.00%, DuPont de Nemours (DD) 0.02%, Eastman Chemical (EMN) 0.00%. Eastman Chemical (EMN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Eastman Chemical (EMN) has been the steadiest (Qnity Electronics (Q) 55.3%, DuPont de Nemours (DD) 113.9%, Eastman Chemical (EMN) 32.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, Q, DD and EMN?

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