Q vs DD vs EMN Stock Comparison

Qnity Electronics, DuPont de Nemours and Eastman Chemical Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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Q Qnity Electronics, Inc.
$110.06 -17.6% 1M +10.4% 1Y
Market cap
$24.45B
P/E
43.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.49B
Div. yield
0.00%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
5 wins
DD DuPont de Nemours, Inc.
$144.96 +8.7% 1M +265.8% 1Y
Market cap
$19.64B
P/E
65.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.06B
Div. yield
0.02%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
4 wins
EMN Eastman Chemical Co
$65.69 +2.5% 1M +7.5% 1Y
Market cap
$7.36B
P/E
11.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.05B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Qnity Electronics leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Qnity Electronics 5, DuPont de Nemours 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 $24.45B $19.64B $7.36B Q
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 43.8x 65.3x 11.8x EMN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.3x 21.2x 10.3x EMN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.7% +3.2% +0.3% Q
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.2% 4.3% 6.9% Q
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.7% 4.7% 7.2% Q
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.6x 0.8x 3.2x DD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% DD
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +10.4% +265.8% +7.5% DD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +34.0%/yr -10.1%/yr DD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.9% 113.9% 31.8% EMN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 53/100 56/100 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 35 #62 of 95 50 #48 of 95 77 #23 of 95
Growth 45 #52 of 93 41 #55 of 93 26 #69 of 93
Profitability 84 #15 of 89 72 #26 of 89 56 #40 of 89
Financial Health 68 #31 of 96 74 #26 of 96 30 #68 of 96
Shareholder Returns 58 #32 of 75 27 #55 of 75 91 #8 of 75
Overall 58 53 56
  • 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 -17.6%+8.7%+2.5% -5.9%
3 months -17.5%+0.7%-10.6% -4.6%
6 months -23.4%+199.8%-10.9% +0.2%
Year to date +34.8%+260.6%+2.9% +7.5%
1 year +10.4%+265.8%+7.5% +8.2%
3 years —+398.1%-13.9% +68.3%
3 years, per year —+70.8%-4.9% +19.0%
5 years —+330.9%-41.3% +56.5%
5 years, per year —+34.0%-10.1% +9.4%
10 years —+358.2%-7.8% +251.5%
10 years, per year —+16.4%-0.8% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureQDDEMNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.9%113.9%31.8% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.8%27.1%29.9% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.581.520.83 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.192.330.24 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.1%-41.1%-55.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -37.3%-5.6%-19.3% -5.9%
52-week high $175.64$153.54$81.36 $779.14
52-week low $73.54$37.12$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 41.3xmedian 21.2x 64.7xmedian 21.2x 12.0xmedian 21.2x
P/S now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 1.3x 2.7xmedian 1.3x 0.8xmedian 1.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.1xmedian 11.7x 10.8xmedian 11.7x 8.6xmedian 11.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 29.6xmedian 17.0x 24.2xmedian 17.0x 16.0xmedian 17.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 1.5x 1.4xmedian 1.5x 1.2xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.76 -1.11median 1.76 3.63median 1.76

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 $5.49B $7.06B $9.05B
Gross profit $2.58B $2.51B $1.86B
Operating income $1.45B $1.29B $858.00M
Net income $603.00M $311.00M $627.00M
Free cash flow $777.00M $793.00M $469.00M
R&D $387.00M $169.00M $246.00M
EPS (diluted) $2.66 $2.23 $5.42
Cash & equivalents $1.12B $1.65B $768.00M
Total debt $4.02B $3.09B $5.22B
Shares (diluted) 210.00M 135.10M 115.30M
Enterprise value $20.59B $14.82B $4.67B

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 41.3x 64.7x 12.0x
P/FCF 29.6x 24.2x 16.0x
P/Operating cash flow 20.2x 17.0x 8.5x
P/S 4.2x 2.7x 0.8x
P/B 2.9x 1.4x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 3.3x 1.8x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 14.1x 10.8x 8.6x
EV/EBIT 17.9x 16.0x 13.9x
EV/Revenue 4.7x 2.9x 1.3x
EV/FCF 33.3x 26.0x 25.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.8x 18.3x 13.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -1.11 3.63

Growth

14 metrics
MetricQDDEMN
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.7% 3.2% 0.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -16.8% -1.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 19.2% 8.1% -9.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -16.2% -1.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 19.0% -25.4% -19.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -18.2% -3.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -28.3% 141.0% -13.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -59.6% 2.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -31.0% 140.5% -13.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -58.4% 3.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6.6% 504.7% -12.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -13.3% -13.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -1.4% 282.7% 18.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -10.2% -3.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricQDDEMN
Gross margin 46.9% 35.5% 20.6%
EBITDA margin 33.5% 27.1% 15.3%
Operating margin 26.4% 18.3% 9.5%
Pretax margin 15.5% 9.3% 7.2%
Net margin 10.2% 4.3% 6.9%
FCF margin 14.2% 11.2% 5.2%
Operating cash flow margin 20.7% 16.0% 9.7%
Return on equity 7.8% 2.3% 10.0%
Return on assets 4.2% 1.5% 4.1%
Return on invested capital 8.7% 4.7% 7.2%
Return on capital employed 11.2% 6.8% 6.8%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.3x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 3.6x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricQDDEMN
Debt / assets 27.3% 14.9% 33.7%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.2x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.6x 0.8x 3.2x
Debt / FCF 5.2x 3.9x 11.1x
Liabilities / assets 46.4% 34.2% 59.0%
Equity / assets 53.6% 65.8% 41.0%
Interest coverage 6.1x 7.1x –
Current ratio 2.1x 2.4x 1.6x
Quick ratio 1.5x 1.7x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.8x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 2.90 0.67 2.32

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricQDDEMN
Dividend yield 0.3% 3.3% 5.1%
Net buyback yield 0.3% -0.7% –
Shareholder yield 0.6% 2.6% 5.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 10.4% 104.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 8.1% 41.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -51.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -20.5% –

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 25.3xFY2026 21.2xFY2026 10.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.35FY2026 $6.83FY2026 $6.39FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +29.9%FY2026 +35.5%FY2026 +17.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.8% +22.3% -4.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.34BFY2026 $7.32BFY2026 $9.46BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.5%FY2026 +6.9%FY2026 +8.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +23.3% +7.2% -3.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersQDDEMN
Held by institutions 77.2% 73.0% 94.1%
Institutions holding 1,329 1,121 650
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.4% -5.7% -0.1%
Institutions buying 660 1,093 326
Institutions selling 440 27 196
Buyers to sellers 1.50 40.48 1.66

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 0.15
EMN 0.24 0.15 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) $24.45B, DuPont de Nemours (DD) $19.64B, Eastman Chemical (EMN) $7.36B.

Which stock is cheaper, Q, DD and EMN?

Eastman Chemical (EMN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Qnity Electronics (Q) 43.8x, DuPont de Nemours (DD) 65.3x, Eastman Chemical (EMN) 11.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Eastman Chemical (EMN) is cheapest (Qnity Electronics (Q) 25.3x, DuPont de Nemours (DD) 21.2x, Eastman Chemical (EMN) 10.3x). 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) +17.7%, DuPont de Nemours (DD) +3.2%, Eastman Chemical (EMN) +0.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Qnity Electronics (Q) has the highest net margin (Qnity Electronics (Q) 10.2%, DuPont de Nemours (DD) 4.3%, Eastman Chemical (EMN) 6.9%). On return on invested capital, Qnity Electronics (Q) leads (Qnity Electronics (Q) 8.7%, DuPont de Nemours (DD) 4.7%, Eastman Chemical (EMN) 7.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year DuPont de Nemours (DD) returned the most: Qnity Electronics (Q) +10.4%, DuPont de Nemours (DD) +265.8%, Eastman Chemical (EMN) +7.5%. Over five years, DuPont de Nemours (DD) compounded fastest (DuPont de Nemours (DD) +34.0%/yr, Eastman Chemical (EMN) -10.1%/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) 55.9%, DuPont de Nemours (DD) 113.9%, Eastman Chemical (EMN) 31.8%). 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, 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.