RPM vs HUN vs NNUP Stock Comparison

Rpm International, Huntsman and Nocopi Technologies Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RPM Rpm International Inc/De/
$102.23 +2.3% 1M -5.7% 1Y
Market cap
$13.04B
P/E
18.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.97B
Div. yield
2.14%
Paints and Coatings Basic Materials
8 wins
HUN Huntsman CORP
$8.95 +6.8% 1M +3.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.55B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$5.90B
Div. yield
4.00%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Rpm International leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Rpm International 8, Huntsman 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRPMHUNNNUPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.04B $1.55B $18.79M RPM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.8x -8.6x -27.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.3x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.0% +0.6% -4.5% RPM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.7% -3.1% -32.7% RPM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.5% -0.6% — RPM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 6.6x — RPM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.14% 4.00% — HUN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -5.7% +3.1% -3.0% HUN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.2%/yr -22.8%/yr -5.0%/yr RPM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.8% 60.4% 66.3% RPM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 39/100 37/100 RPM

Percentile Scorecard

RPMHUNNNUP

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

AxisRPMHUNNNUP
Valuation 56 #42 of 94 69 #30 of 94 36 #61 of 94
Growth 66 #32 of 92 21 #73 of 92 18 #76 of 92
Profitability 87 #12 of 86 37 #55 of 86 34 #57 of 86
Financial Health 52 #45 of 93 25 #70 of 93 92 #8 of 93
Shareholder Returns 57 #31 of 71 43 #41 of 71 7 #66 of 71
Overall 64 39 37
  • RPM ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • HUN ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • NNUP ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodRPMHUNNNUPSPY
1 month +2.3%+6.8%-5.3% +0.7%
3 months -5.2%-25.7%-7.0% +3.7%
6 months +0.3%-37.7%+9.6% +7.1%
Year to date -1.7%-10.5%+6.7% +12.8%
1 year -5.7%+3.1%-3.0% +11.9%
3 years +12.8%-61.5%-52.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year +4.1%-27.3%-22.0% +22.8%
5 years +17.2%-72.5%-22.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year +3.2%-22.8%-5.0% +10.9%
10 years +114.7%-49.3%+1,130.8% +262.0%
10 years, per year +7.9%-6.6%+28.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureRPMHUNNNUPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.8%60.4%66.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.2%63.6%84.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.941.080.08 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.190.05-0.05 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.5%-82.0%-71.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.9%-43.7%-18.8% -1.2%
52-week high $120.17$15.89$1.97 $779.14
52-week low $93.23$7.42$1.40 $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.

MultipleRPMHUNNNUP
P/E now vs peer median 18.8xmedian 21.0x -8.6xmedian 21.0x -27.8xmedian 21.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.4x 0.3xmedian 1.4x 9.4xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.9xmedian 12.9x 12.5xmedian 12.9x -7.7xmedian 12.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.5xmedian 15.5x -388.0xmedian 15.5x 34.6xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 1.7x 0.5xmedian 1.7x 1.3xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 1.71median 1.68 0.19median 1.68 0.91median 1.68

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 monthsRPMHUNNNUP
Revenue $7.97B $5.90B $2.01M
Gross profit $3.28B $796.00M $896.18K
Operating income $961.65M -$32.00M -$1.07M
Net income $691.27M -$127.00M -$656.03K
Free cash flow $705.58M -$4.00M $542.27K
R&D – $112.00M $195.80K
EPS (diluted) $5.42 $-1.04 $-0.06
Cash & equivalents $312.84M $346.00M $10.69M
Total debt $10.15B $2.09B –
Shares (diluted) 127.24M 173.40M 11.40M
Enterprise value $11.80B $177.04M -$26.86M

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
MetricRPMHUNNNUP
P/E 18.8x -8.6x -27.8x
P/FCF 18.5x -388.0x 34.6x
P/Operating cash flow 14.1x 9.5x 33.8x
P/S 1.6x 0.3x 9.4x
P/B 3.7x 0.5x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 4.9x 0.6x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA 12.9x 12.5x -7.7x
EV/EBIT 15.7x -102.9x -7.6x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 0.6x 4.0x
EV/FCF 21.4x -823.3x 14.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.4x 20.1x 14.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.71 0.19 0.91

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRPMHUNNNUP
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.0% 0.6% -4.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.8% -4.9% -26.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.5% -1.1% -23.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.0% -9.2% -39.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.0% 67.7% 14.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 5.9% -28.9% -34.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 0.2% 54.0% 3.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 10.5% -39.7% -35.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 0.8% 46.8% 8.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 11.0% -44.8% -30.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 22.1% -49.5% -30.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.4% -30.1% 17.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 36.7% -102.5% -31.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.0% -26.3% 17.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRPMHUNNNUP
Gross margin 41.2% 13.5% 44.7%
EBITDA margin 14.8% 4.5% -52.7%
Operating margin 12.1% -0.5% -53.5%
Pretax margin 11.4% -1.4% -32.7%
Net margin 8.7% -3.1% -32.7%
FCF margin 8.9% -0.1% 27.0%
Operating cash flow margin 11.6% 2.8% 27.7%
Return on equity 20.4% -4.4% -4.6%
Return on assets 8.3% -1.8% -4.3%
Return on invested capital 12.5% -0.6% –
Return on capital employed 15.1% -0.6% -7.6%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.8x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x -1.3x -0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.5% 5.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRPMHUNNNUP
Debt / assets 29.2% 29.0% –
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 6.6x –
Debt / FCF 3.4x -521.8x –
Liabilities / assets 57.7% 59.3% 9.7%
Equity / assets 42.3% 40.7% 90.3%
Interest coverage 8.9x – -44.1x
Current ratio 1.8x 1.3x 12.1x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.7x 10.4x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 9.3x
Altman Z-score 3.85 1.45 6.97

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRPMHUNNNUP
Dividend yield 2.1% 4.0% –
Net buyback yield 0.6% – -3.2%
Shareholder yield 2.8% 4.0% -3.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -71.7% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – -2,275% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -48.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -18.3% –

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.

ConsensusRPMHUNNNUP
Forward P/E 18.3xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $5.58FY2026 $-0.27FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +0.9%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +12.5% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.69BFY2026 $6.42BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY -2.1%FY2026 +13.0%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +8.0% +0.8% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRPMHUNNNUP
Held by institutions 86.1% 89.1% –
Institutions holding 796 357 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.8% -9.8% –
Institutions buying 385 168 –
Institutions selling 245 139 –
Buyers to sellers 1.57 1.21 –

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.

RPMHUNNNUP
RPM 1.00 0.33 -0.05
HUN 0.33 1.00 0.01
NNUP -0.05 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RPM, HUN and NNUP?

Rpm International (RPM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Rpm International (RPM) $13.04B, Huntsman (HUN) $1.55B, Nocopi Technologies (NNUP) $18.79M.

Which company is growing faster?

Rpm International (RPM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Rpm International (RPM) +6.0%, Huntsman (HUN) +0.6%, Nocopi Technologies (NNUP) -4.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Rpm International (RPM) has the highest net margin (Rpm International (RPM) 8.7%, Huntsman (HUN) -3.1%, Nocopi Technologies (NNUP) -32.7%). On return on invested capital, Rpm International (RPM) leads (Rpm International (RPM) 12.5%, Huntsman (HUN) -0.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Huntsman (HUN) returned the most: Rpm International (RPM) -5.7%, Huntsman (HUN) +3.1%, Nocopi Technologies (NNUP) -3.0%. Over five years, Rpm International (RPM) compounded fastest (Rpm International (RPM) +3.2%/yr, Huntsman (HUN) -22.8%/yr, Nocopi Technologies (NNUP) -5.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Huntsman (HUN) has the highest dividend yield: Rpm International (RPM) 2.14%, Huntsman (HUN) 4.00%. Nocopi Technologies (NNUP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rpm International (RPM) has been the steadiest (Rpm International (RPM) 29.8%, Huntsman (HUN) 60.4%, Nocopi Technologies (NNUP) 66.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RPM, HUN and NNUP?

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 8. 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.