RPM vs ADMT vs ESI Stock Comparison

Rpm International, Adm Tronics Unlimited and Element Solutions Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RPM Rpm International Inc/De/
$99.28 -0.9% 1M -11.0% 1Y
Market cap
$12.94B
P/E
18.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.97B
Div. yield
–
Paints and Coatings Basic Materials
7 wins
ESI Element Solutions Inc
$35.80 +1.9% 1M +36.5% 1Y
Market cap
$8.61B
P/E
42.0x
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, Adm Tronics Unlimited 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRPMADMTESILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.94B $4.06M $8.61B RPM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.8x -10.2x 42.0x RPM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.8x — 20.8x RPM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.0% -2.2% +39.6% ESI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.7% -12.2% 5.9% RPM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.5% -27.1% 5.4% RPM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x -0.9x 3.2x ADMT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -11.0% -50.0% +36.5% ESI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.6%/yr -21.0%/yr +9.5%/yr ESI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.8% 181.5% 47.0% RPM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 30/100 52/100 RPM

Percentile Scorecard

RPMADMTESI

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

AxisRPMADMTESI
Valuation 58 #40 of 94 54 #105 of 227 41 #56 of 94
Growth 70 #28 of 91 2 #214 of 219 77 #22 of 91
Profitability 86 #13 of 84 47 #110 of 205 60 #34 of 84
Financial Health 56 #42 of 94 16 #199 of 237 47 #50 of 94
Shareholder Returns 59 #29 of 69 – 32 #47 of 69
Overall 66 30 52
  • RPM ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • ADMT ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • ESI ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodRPMADMTESISPY
1 month -0.9%0.0%+1.9% +0.9%
3 months -8.4%0.0%+2.8% +5.9%
6 months -1.4%-50.0%-15.9% +8.5%
Year to date -4.5%-60.0%+43.3% +13.3%
1 year -11.0%-50.0%+36.5% +12.4%
3 years +11.3%-63.6%+98.9% +88.1%
3 years, per year +3.6%-28.6%+25.8% +23.5%
5 years +13.9%-69.2%+57.6% +68.2%
5 years, per year +2.6%-21.0%+9.5% +11.0%
10 years +108.5%-77.8%+397.2% +263.4%
10 years, per year +7.6%-14.0%+17.4% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureRPMADMTESISPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.8%181.5%47.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.4%353.6%47.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.95-1.212.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.37-0.280.78 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.5%-80.0%-40.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.4%-66.7%-27.1% -0.9%
52-week high $120.17$0.12$49.09 $779.14
52-week low $93.23$0.03$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.

MultipleRPMADMTESI
P/E now vs peer median 18.2xmedian 22.0x -6.8xmedian 28.8x 42.5xmedian 22.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.4x 0.8xmedian 3.0x 2.5xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.5xmedian 12.4x -11.3xmedian 17.4x 18.2xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.9xmedian 15.5x -17.2xmedian 25.7x 47.5xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 1.7x 4.5xmedian 2.4x 3.0xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 1.66median 1.84 0.25median 1.03 0.76median 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 monthsRPMADMTESI
Revenue $7.97B $3.24M $3.49B
Gross profit $3.28B $1.27M $1.28B
Operating income $961.65M -$288.99K $408.70M
Net income $691.27M -$395.64K $205.20M
Free cash flow $705.58M -$157.02K $182.90M
R&D – $522.65K $80.00M
EPS (diluted) $5.42 $-0.01 $0.84
Cash & equivalents $312.84M $222.62K $224.90M
Total debt $10.15B $1.93M $2.08B
Shares (diluted) 127.24M 67.59M 243.70M
Enterprise value $11.71B $2.96M $7.39B

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
MetricRPMADMTESI
P/E 18.2x -6.8x 42.5x
P/FCF 17.9x -17.2x 47.5x
P/Operating cash flow 13.7x -17.2x 30.7x
P/S 1.6x 0.8x 2.5x
P/B 3.6x 4.5x 3.0x
P/Tangible book 4.7x 4.5x 4.6x
EV/EBITDA 12.5x -11.3x 18.2x
EV/EBIT 15.3x -10.1x 25.8x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 0.9x 3.0x
EV/FCF 20.9x -18.7x 57.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.0x -18.7x 37.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.66 0.25 0.76

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRPMADMTESI
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.0% -2.2% 39.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.8% -2.7% 14.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.5% -6.4% 21.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.0% -7.4% 11.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.0% -93.9% 17.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 5.9% -58.3% 31.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 0.2% -485.4% -14.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 10.5% -27.7% 56.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 0.8% -485.4% -15.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 11.0% -27.7% 55.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 22.1% -389.0% -16.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.4% -84.7% -4.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 36.7% -389.0% -32.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.0% -84.7% -12.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRPMADMTESI
Gross margin 41.2% 39.2% 36.6%
EBITDA margin 14.8% -8.0% 16.6%
Operating margin 12.1% -8.9% 11.7%
Pretax margin 11.4% -12.2% 9.0%
Net margin 8.7% -12.2% 5.9%
FCF margin 8.9% -4.8% 5.2%
Operating cash flow margin 11.6% -4.8% 8.1%
Return on equity 20.4% -67.4% 7.2%
Return on assets 8.3% -20.6% 3.5%
Return on invested capital 12.5% -27.1% 5.4%
Return on capital employed 15.1% -41.9% 7.8%
Asset turnover 1.0x 1.7x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 0.4x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% – 2.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRPMADMTESI
Debt / assets 29.2% 22.2% 35.5%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.7x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x -0.9x 3.2x
Debt / FCF 3.4x -2.9x 11.4x
Liabilities / assets 57.7% 70.2% 50.7%
Equity / assets 42.3% 29.8% 49.3%
Interest coverage 8.9x -8.0x –
Current ratio 1.8x 1.0x 2.8x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.7x 1.7x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 3.81 -20.62 2.60

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRPMADMTESI
Dividend yield 2.2% – 0.9%
Net buyback yield 0.7% – 0.5%
Shareholder yield 2.9% – 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.

ConsensusRPMADMTESI
Forward P/E 17.8xFY2026 – 20.8xFY2026
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
HoldersRPMADMTESI
Held by institutions 86.1% – 100.0%
Institutions holding 795 – 499
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.8% – +0.6%
Institutions buying 385 – 269
Institutions selling 244 – 176
Buyers to sellers 1.58 – 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.

RPMADMTESI
RPM 1.00 -0.06 0.30
ADMT -0.06 1.00 -0.13
ESI 0.30 -0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RPM, ADMT and ESI?

Rpm International (RPM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Rpm International (RPM) $12.94B, Adm Tronics Unlimited (ADMT) $4.06M, Element Solutions (ESI) $8.61B.

Which stock is cheaper, RPM, ADMT and ESI?

Rpm International (RPM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Rpm International (RPM) 18.8x, Adm Tronics Unlimited (ADMT) -10.2x, Element Solutions (ESI) 42.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Rpm International (RPM) is cheapest (Rpm International (RPM) 17.8x, Element Solutions (ESI) 20.8x). 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: Rpm International (RPM) +6.0%, Adm Tronics Unlimited (ADMT) -2.2%, Element Solutions (ESI) +39.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Rpm International (RPM) has the highest net margin (Rpm International (RPM) 8.7%, Adm Tronics Unlimited (ADMT) -12.2%, Element Solutions (ESI) 5.9%). On return on invested capital, Rpm International (RPM) leads (Rpm International (RPM) 12.5%, Adm Tronics Unlimited (ADMT) -27.1%, Element Solutions (ESI) 5.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Element Solutions (ESI) returned the most: Rpm International (RPM) -11.0%, Adm Tronics Unlimited (ADMT) -50.0%, Element Solutions (ESI) +36.5%. Over five years, Element Solutions (ESI) compounded fastest (Rpm International (RPM) +2.6%/yr, Adm Tronics Unlimited (ADMT) -21.0%/yr, Element Solutions (ESI) +9.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rpm International (RPM) has been the steadiest (Rpm International (RPM) 29.8%, Adm Tronics Unlimited (ADMT) 181.5%, Element Solutions (ESI) 47.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RPM, ADMT 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.