RPM vs ADMT vs MKSI Stock Comparison

Rpm International, Adm Tronics Unlimited and Mks Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RPM Rpm International Inc/De/
$109.08 +14.4% 1M +0.9% 1Y
Market cap
$13.40B
P/E
19.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.97B
Div. yield
–
Paints and Coatings Basic Materials
5 wins
MKSI Mks Inc
$194.95 -30.5% 1M +42.1% 1Y
Market cap
$12.19B
P/E
27.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.35B
Div. yield
0.01%
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Rpm International leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Rpm International 5, Mks 5, Adm Tronics Unlimited 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRPMADMTMKSILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.40B $6.37M $12.19B RPM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.4x -16.1x 27.7x RPM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.5x — 14.5x MKSI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.0% -2.2% +16.3% MKSI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.7% -12.2% 10.1% MKSI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.5% -27.1% 8.9% RPM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x -0.9x 3.2x ADMT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +0.9% -22.2% +42.1% MKSI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.0%/yr -8.6%/yr +4.0%/yr MKSI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.5% 186.3% 62.2% RPM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 29/100 53/100 RPM

Percentile Scorecard

RPMADMTMKSI

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

AxisRPMADMTMKSI
Valuation 51 #47 of 95 50 #116 of 229 73 #26 of 94
Growth 67 #31 of 93 2 #216 of 221 67 #31 of 92
Profitability 86 #13 of 89 46 #113 of 209 61 #36 of 90
Financial Health 54 #45 of 96 17 #200 of 240 1 #100 of 101
Shareholder Returns 51 #37 of 74 – 63 #30 of 79
Overall 62 29 53
  • RPM ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • ADMT ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • MKSI ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodRPMADMTMKSISPY
1 month +14.4%+40.0%-30.5% -1.0%
3 months -6.5%+75.0%-37.7% -0.4%
6 months +6.5%-12.5%-33.6% +4.5%
Year to date +4.9%-30.0%+22.0% +12.4%
1 year +0.9%-22.2%+42.1% +13.6%
3 years +13.2%-36.4%+184.7% +76.4%
3 years, per year +4.2%-14.0%+41.8% +20.8%
5 years +21.5%-36.4%+21.6% +63.7%
5 years, per year +4.0%-8.6%+4.0% +10.4%
10 years +131.5%-63.2%+301.1% +267.7%
10 years, per year +8.8%-9.5%+14.9% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureRPMADMTMKSISPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.5%186.3%62.2% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.4%353.6%66.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.94-1.142.75 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.03-0.120.68 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.5%-80.0%-67.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.2%-41.7%-56.2% -1.6%
52-week high $120.17$0.12$444.80 $779.14
52-week low $93.23$0.03$137.20 $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.

MultipleRPMADMTMKSI
P/E now vs peer median 20.0xmedian 20.8x -12.0xmedian 28.5x 30.0xmedian 40.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.4x 1.5xmedian 2.9x 3.0xmedian 6.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.6xmedian 12.0x -19.1xmedian 18.5x 15.8xmedian 24.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.7xmedian 16.1x -30.1xmedian 26.7x 29.0xmedian 36.9x
P/B now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 1.6x 7.8xmedian 2.3x 4.4xmedian 3.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.82median 1.81 0.43median 0.93 0.98median 1.85

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 monthsRPMADMTMKSI
Revenue $7.97B $3.24M $4.35B
Gross profit $3.28B $1.27M $2.04B
Operating income $961.65M -$288.99K $681.00M
Net income $691.27M -$395.64K $439.00M
Free cash flow $705.58M -$157.02K $455.00M
R&D – $522.65K $310.00M
EPS (diluted) $5.42 $-0.01 $6.05
Cash & equivalents $312.84M $222.62K $611.00M
Total debt $2.41B $448.85K $3.94B
Shares (diluted) 127.24M 67.59M 72.70M
Enterprise value $12.16B $5.27M $9.64B

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
MetricRPMADMTMKSI
P/E 20.0x -12.0x 30.0x
P/FCF 19.7x -30.1x 29.0x
P/Operating cash flow 15.0x -30.1x 20.8x
P/S 1.7x 1.5x 3.0x
P/B 4.0x 7.8x 4.4x
P/Tangible book 5.2x 7.9x 13.5x
EV/EBITDA 13.6x -19.1x 15.8x
EV/EBIT 16.6x -17.2x 24.2x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 1.5x 3.8x
EV/FCF 22.7x -31.6x 36.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.3x -31.6x 26.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.82 0.43 0.98

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRPMADMTMKSI
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.0% -2.2% 16.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.8% -2.7% 4.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.5% -6.4% 15.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.0% -7.4% 6.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.0% -93.9% 33.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 5.9% -58.3% 35.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 0.2% -485.4% 64.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 10.5% -27.7% 31.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 0.8% -485.4% 52.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 11.0% -27.7% 30.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 22.1% -389.0% -1.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.4% -84.7% 20.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 36.7% -389.0% -13.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.0% -84.7% 22.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRPMADMTMKSI
Gross margin 41.2% 39.2% 47.0%
EBITDA margin 14.8% -8.0% 24.0%
Operating margin 12.1% -8.9% 15.7%
Pretax margin 11.4% -12.2% 11.2%
Net margin 8.7% -12.2% 10.1%
FCF margin 8.9% -4.8% 10.5%
Operating cash flow margin 11.6% -4.8% 14.6%
Return on equity 20.4% -67.4% 15.2%
Return on assets 8.3% -20.6% 5.0%
Return on invested capital 12.5% -27.1% 8.9%
Return on capital employed 15.1% -41.9% 10.6%
Asset turnover 1.0x 1.7x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 0.4x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% – 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRPMADMTMKSI
Debt / assets 29.2% 22.2% 44.1%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.7x 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x -0.9x 3.2x
Debt / FCF 3.4x -2.9x 8.7x
Liabilities / assets 57.7% 70.2% 66.6%
Equity / assets 42.3% 29.8% 33.4%
Interest coverage 8.9x -8.0x 3.7x
Current ratio 1.8x 1.0x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 3.96 -19.77 2.26

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRPMADMTMKSI
Dividend yield 2.0% – 0.5%
Net buyback yield 0.6% – –
Shareholder yield 2.6% – 0.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 14.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 13.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 6.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 3.4%

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.

ConsensusRPMADMTMKSI
Forward P/E 19.5xFY2026 – 14.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.58FY2026 – $13.48FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +0.9%FY2026 – +71.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.5% – +34.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.69BFY2026 – $5.43BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.1%FY2026 – +38.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.0% – +8.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRPMADMTMKSI
Held by institutions 86.1% – 100.0%
Institutions holding 797 – 777
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.8% – +2.8%
Institutions buying 386 – 455
Institutions selling 245 – 253
Buyers to sellers 1.58 – 1.80

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.

RPMADMTMKSI
RPM 1.00 -0.02 0.13
ADMT -0.02 1.00 -0.06
MKSI 0.13 -0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RPM, ADMT and MKSI?

Rpm International (RPM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Rpm International (RPM) $13.40B, Adm Tronics Unlimited (ADMT) $6.37M, Mks (MKSI) $12.19B.

Which stock is cheaper, RPM, ADMT and MKSI?

Rpm International (RPM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Rpm International (RPM) 19.4x, Adm Tronics Unlimited (ADMT) -16.1x, Mks (MKSI) 27.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Mks (MKSI) is cheapest (Rpm International (RPM) 19.5x, Mks (MKSI) 14.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Mks (MKSI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Rpm International (RPM) +6.0%, Adm Tronics Unlimited (ADMT) -2.2%, Mks (MKSI) +16.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mks (MKSI) has the highest net margin (Rpm International (RPM) 8.7%, Adm Tronics Unlimited (ADMT) -12.2%, Mks (MKSI) 10.1%). On return on invested capital, Rpm International (RPM) leads (Rpm International (RPM) 12.5%, Adm Tronics Unlimited (ADMT) -27.1%, Mks (MKSI) 8.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mks (MKSI) returned the most: Rpm International (RPM) +0.9%, Adm Tronics Unlimited (ADMT) -22.2%, Mks (MKSI) +42.1%. Over five years, Mks (MKSI) compounded fastest (Rpm International (RPM) +4.0%/yr, Adm Tronics Unlimited (ADMT) -8.6%/yr, Mks (MKSI) +4.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Rpm International (RPM) 0.00%, Adm Tronics Unlimited (ADMT) 0.00%, Mks (MKSI) 0.01%. Rpm International (RPM) and Adm Tronics Unlimited (ADMT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rpm International (RPM) has been the steadiest (Rpm International (RPM) 30.5%, Adm Tronics Unlimited (ADMT) 186.3%, Mks (MKSI) 62.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RPM, ADMT and MKSI?

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 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.