Q vs DD vs SOLS Stock Comparison

Qnity Electronics, DuPont de Nemours and Solstice Advanced Materials 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
4 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
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionQDDSOLSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $24.45B $19.64B $9.20B Q
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 43.8x 65.3x 28.3x SOLS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.3x 21.2x 20.4x SOLS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.7% +3.2% +9.4% Q
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.2% 4.3% 7.8% Q
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.7% 4.7% 15.1% SOLS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.6x 0.8x 1.3x 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% +13.9% DD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +34.0%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.9% 113.9% 54.2% SOLS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 53/100 51/100 Q

Percentile Scorecard

QDDSOLS

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

AxisQDDSOLS
Valuation 35 #62 of 95 50 #48 of 95 55 #43 of 95
Growth 45 #52 of 93 41 #55 of 93 52 #45 of 93
Profitability 84 #15 of 89 72 #26 of 89 92 #8 of 89
Financial Health 68 #31 of 96 74 #26 of 96 41 #57 of 96
Shareholder Returns 58 #32 of 75 27 #55 of 75 15 #64 of 75
Overall 58 53 51
  • Q ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • DD ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • SOLS ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodQDDSOLSSPY
1 month -17.6%+8.7%-10.2% -5.9%
3 months -17.5%+0.7%-11.5% -4.6%
6 months -23.4%+199.8%-29.2% +0.2%
Year to date +34.8%+260.6%+13.3% +7.5%
1 year +10.4%+265.8%+13.9% +8.2%
3 years —+398.1%— +68.3%
3 years, per year —+70.8%— +19.0%
5 years —+330.9%— +56.5%
5 years, per year —+34.0%— +9.4%
10 years —+358.2%— +251.5%
10 years, per year —+16.4%— +13.4%

Risk

MeasureQDDSOLSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.9%113.9%54.2% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.8%27.1%54.6% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.581.521.46 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.192.330.26 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.1%-41.1%-37.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -37.3%-5.6%-37.9% -5.9%
52-week high $175.64$153.54$88.60 $779.14
52-week low $73.54$37.12$41.43 $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.

MultipleQDDSOLS
P/E now vs peer median 41.3xmedian 21.2x 64.7xmedian 21.2x 26.9xmedian 21.2x
P/S now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 1.3x 2.7xmedian 1.3x 2.1xmedian 1.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.1xmedian 11.7x 10.8xmedian 11.7x 10.5xmedian 11.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 29.6xmedian 17.0x 24.2xmedian 17.0x 19.4xmedian 17.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 1.5x 1.4xmedian 1.5x 5.5xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.76 -1.11median 1.76 —median 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 monthsQDDSOLS
Revenue $5.49B $7.06B $4.17B
Gross profit $2.58B $2.51B $1.29B
Operating income $1.45B $1.29B $716.00M
Net income $603.00M $311.00M $381.00M
Free cash flow $777.00M $793.00M $446.00M
R&D $387.00M $169.00M $110.00M
EPS (diluted) $2.66 $2.23 $2.04
Cash & equivalents $1.12B $1.65B $714.00M
Total debt $4.02B $3.09B $1.97B
Shares (diluted) 210.00M 135.10M 159.00M
Enterprise value $20.59B $14.82B $6.56B

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
MetricQDDSOLS
P/E 41.3x 64.7x 26.9x
P/FCF 29.6x 24.2x 19.4x
P/Operating cash flow 20.2x 17.0x 10.1x
P/S 4.2x 2.7x 2.1x
P/B 2.9x 1.4x 5.5x
P/Tangible book 3.3x 1.8x 5.7x
EV/EBITDA 14.1x 10.8x 10.5x
EV/EBIT 17.9x 16.0x 13.8x
EV/Revenue 4.7x 2.9x 2.4x
EV/FCF 33.3x 26.0x 22.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.8x 18.3x 11.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -1.11 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricQDDSOLS
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.7% 3.2% 9.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -16.8% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 19.2% 8.1% -0.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -16.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 19.0% -25.4% -11.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -18.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) -28.3% 141.0% 12.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -59.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) -31.0% 140.5% -1.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -58.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6.6% 504.7% 52.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -13.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -1.4% 282.7% 101.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -10.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricQDDSOLS
Gross margin 46.9% 35.5% 30.9%
EBITDA margin 33.5% 27.1% 22.6%
Operating margin 26.4% 18.3% 17.2%
Pretax margin 15.5% 9.3% 12.2%
Net margin 10.2% 4.3% 7.8%
FCF margin 14.2% 11.2% 10.7%
Operating cash flow margin 20.7% 16.0% 20.6%
Return on equity 7.8% 2.3% 24.1%
Return on assets 4.2% 1.5% 6.4%
Return on invested capital 8.7% 4.7% 15.1%
Return on capital employed 11.2% 6.8% 17.6%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.3x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 3.6x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.7% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricQDDSOLS
Debt / assets 27.3% 14.9% 32.4%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.2x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.6x 0.8x 1.3x
Debt / FCF 5.2x 3.9x 4.4x
Liabilities / assets 46.4% 34.2% 74.1%
Equity / assets 53.6% 65.8% 25.9%
Interest coverage 6.1x 7.1x 5.3x
Current ratio 2.1x 2.4x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.5x 1.7x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.8x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 2.90 0.67 2.44

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricQDDSOLS
Dividend yield 0.3% 3.3% 0.4%
Net buyback yield 0.3% -0.7% –
Shareholder yield 0.6% 2.6% 0.4%
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.

ConsensusQDDSOLS
Forward P/E 25.3xFY2026 21.2xFY2026 20.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.35FY2026 $6.83FY2026 $2.70FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +29.9%FY2026 +35.5%FY2026 +81.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.8% +22.3% +33.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.34BFY2026 $7.32BFY2026 $4.44BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.5%FY2026 +6.9%FY2026 +14.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +23.3% +7.2% -4.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersQDDSOLS
Held by institutions 77.2% 73.0% 83.9%
Institutions holding 1,329 1,121 1,162
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.4% -5.7% +3.1%
Institutions buying 660 1,093 497
Institutions selling 440 27 444
Buyers to sellers 1.50 40.48 1.12

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.

QDDSOLS
Q 1.00 0.25 0.49
DD 0.25 1.00 0.12
SOLS 0.49 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, Q, DD and SOLS?

Qnity Electronics (Q) is the largest by market capitalisation: Qnity Electronics (Q) $24.45B, DuPont de Nemours (DD) $19.64B, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) $9.20B.

Which stock is cheaper, Q, DD and SOLS?

Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Qnity Electronics (Q) 43.8x, DuPont de Nemours (DD) 65.3x, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) 28.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) is cheapest (Qnity Electronics (Q) 25.3x, DuPont de Nemours (DD) 21.2x, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) 20.4x). 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%, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) +9.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Qnity Electronics (Q) has the highest net margin (Qnity Electronics (Q) 10.2%, DuPont de Nemours (DD) 4.3%, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) 7.8%). On return on invested capital, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) leads (Qnity Electronics (Q) 8.7%, DuPont de Nemours (DD) 4.7%, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) 15.1%).

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%, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) +13.9%. 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%, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) 0.00%. Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) has been the steadiest (Qnity Electronics (Q) 55.9%, DuPont de Nemours (DD) 113.9%, Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS) 54.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 4. 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.