RPM vs ITW vs DOW Stock Comparison

Rpm International, Illinois Tool Works and Dow Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RPM Rpm International Inc/De/
$102.23 +2.3% 1M -5.7% 1Y
Market cap
$12.91B
P/E
18.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.97B
Div. yield
–
Paints and Coatings Basic Materials
3 wins
ITW Illinois Tool Works Inc
$281.43 +5.3% 1M +16.3% 1Y
Market cap
$79.39B
P/E
24.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.65B
Div. yield
0.02%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
6 wins
DOW Dow Inc.
$33.62 +21.8% 1M +35.2% 1Y
Market cap
$25.06B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$42.61B
Div. yield
0.04%
Commodity Chemicals Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Illinois Tool Works leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Illinois Tool Works 6, Rpm International 3, Dow 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRPMITWDOWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.91B $79.39B $25.06B ITW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.7x 24.6x -27.9x RPM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.3x 26.4x 12.6x DOW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.0% +4.8% +4.2% RPM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.7% 19.4% -2.1% ITW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.5% 27.1% 2.0% ITW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 1.8x 3.9x ITW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.04% DOW
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -5.7% +16.3% +35.2% DOW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.2%/yr +4.3%/yr -9.7%/yr ITW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.8% 21.3% 41.7% ITW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 50/100 52/100 RPM

Percentile Scorecard

RPMITWDOW

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

AxisRPMITWDOW
Valuation 56 #42 of 94 28 #147 of 203 80 #20 of 94
Growth 66 #32 of 92 35 #122 of 188 57 #40 of 92
Profitability 87 #12 of 86 100 #2 of 183 47 #46 of 86
Financial Health 52 #45 of 93 26 #161 of 216 32 #64 of 93
Shareholder Returns 57 #31 of 71 62 #58 of 152 44 #40 of 71
Overall 64 50 52
  • RPM ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • ITW ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • DOW ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodRPMITWDOWSPY
1 month +2.3%+5.3%+21.8% +0.7%
3 months -5.2%-0.8%+11.8% +3.7%
6 months +0.3%+9.1%-17.0% +7.1%
Year to date -1.7%+14.3%+43.8% +12.8%
1 year -5.7%+16.3%+35.2% +11.9%
3 years +12.8%+25.9%-30.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year +4.1%+8.0%-11.4% +22.8%
5 years +17.2%+23.5%-39.9% +67.6%
5 years, per year +3.2%+4.3%-9.7% +10.9%
10 years +114.7%+147.2%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +7.9%+9.5%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureRPMITWDOWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.8%21.3%41.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.2%20.7%38.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.940.47-0.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.190.770.84 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.5%-28.9%-70.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.9%-6.1%-19.7% -1.2%
52-week high $120.17$299.60$41.87 $779.14
52-week low $93.23$241.07$20.95 $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.

MultipleRPMITWDOW
P/E now vs peer median 18.8xmedian 21.0x 24.8xmedian 25.8x -27.2xmedian 21.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.4x 4.8xmedian 1.9x 0.6xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.9xmedian 12.9x 18.3xmedian 14.6x 10.9xmedian 12.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.5xmedian 15.5x 27.9xmedian 22.2x 11.5xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 1.7x 25.5xmedian 2.2x 1.4xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 1.71median 1.68 8.57median 1.45 0.70median 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 monthsRPMITWDOW
Revenue $7.97B $16.65B $42.61B
Gross profit $3.28B $7.38B $4.73B
Operating income $961.65M $4.43B $720.00M
Net income $691.27M $3.23B -$595.00M
Free cash flow $705.58M $2.87B $2.11B
R&D – – $741.00M
EPS (diluted) $5.42 $11.31 $-1.23
Cash & equivalents $312.84M $809.00M $4.14B
Total debt $10.15B $9.37B $17.54B
Shares (diluted) 127.24M 285.30M 727.40M
Enterprise value $11.67B $76.06B $9.01B

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
MetricRPMITWDOW
P/E 18.8x 24.8x -27.2x
P/FCF 18.5x 27.9x 11.5x
P/Operating cash flow 14.1x 24.5x 5.3x
P/S 1.6x 4.8x 0.6x
P/B 3.7x 25.5x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 4.9x 30.8x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 12.9x 18.3x 10.9x
EV/EBIT 15.7x 20.0x 52.4x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 5.3x 0.9x
EV/FCF 21.4x 30.9x 17.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.4x 27.1x 8.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.71 8.57 0.70

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRPMITWDOW
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.0% 4.8% 4.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.8% 1.1% -2.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.5% 5.7% 62.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.0% 2.8% -2.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.0% 6.4% 685.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 5.9% 3.1% -30.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 0.2% 6.7% 40.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 10.5% 0.9% -34.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 0.8% 9.1% 21.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 11.0% 2.9% -38.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 22.1% -0.5% 190.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.4% -0.5% -6.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 36.7% 0.8% 279.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.0% 0.4% -13.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRPMITWDOW
Gross margin 41.2% 44.3% 11.1%
EBITDA margin 14.8% 29.0% 8.2%
Operating margin 12.1% 26.6% 1.7%
Pretax margin 11.4% 25.2% -1.0%
Net margin 8.7% 19.4% -2.1%
FCF margin 8.9% 17.2% 5.0%
Operating cash flow margin 11.6% 19.6% 10.8%
Return on equity 20.4% 106.9% -3.4%
Return on assets 8.3% 19.6% -1.0%
Return on invested capital 12.5% 27.1% 2.0%
Return on capital employed 15.1% 38.9% 1.4%
Asset turnover 1.0x 1.0x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.0x -7.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRPMITWDOW
Debt / assets 29.2% 56.8% 28.8%
Debt / equity 0.7x 3.0x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 1.8x 3.9x
Debt / FCF 3.4x 3.3x 8.3x
Liabilities / assets 57.7% 81.0% 71.1%
Equity / assets 42.3% 19.0% 28.9%
Interest coverage 8.9x 14.3x 0.8x
Current ratio 1.8x 1.3x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.8x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 3.85 8.24 1.63

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRPMITWDOW
Dividend yield 2.1% 2.3% 4.2%
Net buyback yield 0.6% 2.0% –
Shareholder yield 2.8% 4.4% 4.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 57.4% -169.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 64.6% 47.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 5.2% -41.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 5.1% -20.1%

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.

ConsensusRPMITWDOW
Forward P/E 18.3xFY2026 26.4xFY2026 12.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.58FY2026 $10.67FY2026 $2.67FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +0.9%FY2026 +1.7%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +12.5% +19.3% -33.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.69BFY2026 $16.46BFY2026 $41.26BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.1%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026 +3.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.0% +11.4% +9.6%
RPM estimates →ITW estimates →DOW estimates →

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRPMITWDOW
Held by institutions 86.1% 84.9% 77.8%
Institutions holding 796 1,970 1,209
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.8% +0.8% +9.9%
Institutions buying 385 847 549
Institutions selling 245 750 451
Buyers to sellers 1.57 1.13 1.22
RPM holders →ITW holders →DOW holders →

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.

RPMITWDOW
RPM 1.00 0.65 -0.09
ITW 0.65 1.00 0.05
DOW -0.09 0.05 1.00

Add a Peer

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RPM, ITW and DOW?

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Rpm International (RPM) $12.91B, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) $79.39B, Dow (DOW) $25.06B.

Which stock is cheaper, RPM, ITW and DOW?

Rpm International (RPM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Rpm International (RPM) 18.7x, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 24.6x, Dow (DOW) -27.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dow (DOW) is cheapest (Rpm International (RPM) 18.3x, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 26.4x, Dow (DOW) 12.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Rpm International (RPM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Rpm International (RPM) +6.0%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +4.8%, Dow (DOW) +4.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) has the highest net margin (Rpm International (RPM) 8.7%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 19.4%, Dow (DOW) -2.1%). On return on invested capital, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) leads (Rpm International (RPM) 12.5%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 27.1%, Dow (DOW) 2.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Dow (DOW) returned the most: Rpm International (RPM) -5.7%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +16.3%, Dow (DOW) +35.2%. Over five years, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) compounded fastest (Rpm International (RPM) +3.2%/yr, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +4.3%/yr, Dow (DOW) -9.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Dow (DOW) has the highest dividend yield: Rpm International (RPM) 0.00%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 0.02%, Dow (DOW) 0.04%. Rpm International (RPM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) has been the steadiest (Rpm International (RPM) 29.8%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 21.3%, Dow (DOW) 41.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RPM, ITW and DOW?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) leads on 6. 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.