RPM vs MAS vs AXTA Stock Comparison

Rpm International, Masco and Axalta Coating Systems Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RPM Rpm International Inc/De/
$102.23 +2.3% 1M -5.7% 1Y
Market cap
$12.94B
P/E
18.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.97B
Div. yield
–
Paints and Coatings Basic Materials
4 wins
MAS Masco Corp /De/
$80.19 +17.3% 1M +23.0% 1Y
Market cap
$15.72B
P/E
17.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.67B
Div. yield
0.02%
Building Products Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Masco leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Masco 6, Rpm International 4, Axalta Coating Systems 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRPMMASAXTALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.94B $15.72B $7.27B MAS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.8x 17.0x 21.8x MAS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.3x 16.7x 12.4x AXTA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.0% +0.9% +0.1% RPM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.7% 12.1% 6.5% MAS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.5% 35.3% 7.8% MAS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x — 2.4x RPM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -5.7% +23.0% +13.9% MAS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.2%/yr +4.1%/yr +1.5%/yr MAS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.8% 35.7% 32.3% RPM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 58/100 56/100 RPM

Percentile Scorecard

RPMMASAXTA

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

AxisRPMMASAXTA
Valuation 56 #42 of 94 70 #17 of 55 67 #32 of 94
Growth 66 #32 of 92 42 #30 of 51 54 #43 of 92
Profitability 87 #12 of 86 92 #5 of 49 75 #22 of 86
Financial Health 52 #45 of 93 39 #34 of 55 33 #63 of 93
Shareholder Returns 57 #31 of 71 49 #21 of 40 51 #35 of 71
Overall 64 58 56
  • RPM ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • MAS ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • AXTA ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodRPMMASAXTASPY
1 month +2.3%+17.3%+2.8% +0.7%
3 months -5.2%+11.2%-6.7% +3.7%
6 months +0.3%+11.7%+18.1% +7.1%
Year to date -1.7%+26.4%+4.0% +12.8%
1 year -5.7%+23.0%+13.9% +11.9%
3 years +12.8%+54.7%+30.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +4.1%+15.7%+9.1% +22.8%
5 years +17.2%+22.3%+7.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year +3.2%+4.1%+1.5% +10.9%
10 years +114.7%+161.0%+34.1% +262.0%
10 years, per year +7.9%+10.1%+3.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureRPMMASAXTASPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.8%35.7%32.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.2%33.2%29.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.941.111.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.190.640.43 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.5%-38.9%-38.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.9%-3.1%-12.0% -1.2%
52-week high $120.17$82.77$38.19 $779.14
52-week low $93.23$58.60$25.44 $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.

MultipleRPMMASAXTA
P/E now vs peer median 18.8xmedian 21.0x 17.0xmedian 20.3x 21.5xmedian 21.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.4x 2.0xmedian 1.6x 1.4xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.9xmedian 12.9x —median 12.6x 10.0xmedian 12.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.5xmedian 15.5x 14.8xmedian 16.9x 14.5xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 1.7x -34.5xmedian 3.0x 2.7xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 1.71median 1.68 1.96median 1.13 1.64median 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 monthsRPMMASAXTA
Revenue $7.97B $7.67B $5.17B
Gross profit $3.28B $2.88B $1.74B
Operating income $961.65M $1.37B $640.00M
Net income $691.27M $977.00M $335.00M
Free cash flow $705.58M $1.04B $497.00M
R&D – – $70.00M
EPS (diluted) $5.42 $4.72 $1.55
Cash & equivalents $312.84M $610.00M $650.00M
Total debt $10.15B $3.25B $3.00B
Shares (diluted) 127.24M 196.00M 215.10M
Enterprise value $11.70B $13.53B $4.72B

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
MetricRPMMASAXTA
P/E 18.8x 17.0x 21.5x
P/FCF 18.5x 14.8x 14.5x
P/Operating cash flow 14.1x 12.8x 10.3x
P/S 1.6x 2.0x 1.4x
P/B 3.7x -34.5x 2.7x
P/Tangible book 4.9x -24.4x 4.5x
EV/EBITDA 12.9x – 10.0x
EV/EBIT 15.7x 13.2x 14.9x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 2.4x 1.8x
EV/FCF 21.4x 17.4x 19.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.4x 15.0x 13.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.71 1.96 1.64

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRPMMASAXTA
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.0% 0.9% 0.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.8% -1.4% 0.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.5% 6.4% -2.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.0% 1.8% 3.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.0% 6.2% -15.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 5.9% 2.2% 6.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 0.2% 11.8% -26.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 10.5% 3.4% 12.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 0.8% 19.4% -26.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 11.0% 8.7% 13.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 22.1% 19.3% 29.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.4% -1.1% 9.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 36.7% 23.3% 46.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.0% 2.1% 8.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRPMMASAXTA
Gross margin 41.2% 37.6% 33.6%
EBITDA margin 14.8% – 18.5%
Operating margin 12.1% 17.9% 12.4%
Pretax margin 11.4% 16.7% 9.4%
Net margin 8.7% 12.1% 6.5%
FCF margin 8.9% 13.6% 9.6%
Operating cash flow margin 11.6% 15.7% 13.5%
Return on equity 20.4% – 12.8%
Return on assets 8.3% 18.2% 4.3%
Return on invested capital 12.5% 35.3% 7.8%
Return on capital employed 15.1% 36.9% 11.2%
Asset turnover 1.0x 1.4x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.2x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% – 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRPMMASAXTA
Debt / assets 29.2% 60.8% 38.7%
Debt / equity 0.7x -7.2x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x – 2.4x
Debt / FCF 3.4x 3.1x 6.0x
Liabilities / assets 57.7% 108.4% 65.6%
Equity / assets 42.3% -8.4% 34.4%
Interest coverage 8.9x 12.8x 4.2x
Current ratio 1.8x 1.8x 1.5x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.1x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.4x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 3.85 3.95 2.37

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRPMMASAXTA
Dividend yield 2.1% 1.6% –
Net buyback yield 0.6% 6.7% 1.3%
Shareholder yield 2.8% 8.3% 1.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 26.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 24.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -1.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -0.1% –

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.

ConsensusRPMMASAXTA
Forward P/E 18.3xFY2026 16.7xFY2026 12.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.58FY2026 $4.79FY2026 $2.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +0.9%FY2026 +21.0%FY2026 +8.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.5% -7.5% +1.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.69BFY2026 $7.23BFY2026 $5.37BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.1%FY2026 -4.3%FY2026 +4.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.0% +15.5% -2.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRPMMASAXTA
Held by institutions 86.1% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 796 922 358
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.8% +0.7% +1.0%
Institutions buying 385 498 162
Institutions selling 245 289 144
Buyers to sellers 1.57 1.72 1.13

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.

RPMMASAXTA
RPM 1.00 0.72 0.66
MAS 0.72 1.00 0.57
AXTA 0.66 0.57 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RPM, MAS and AXTA?

Masco (MAS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Rpm International (RPM) $12.94B, Masco (MAS) $15.72B, Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA) $7.27B.

Which stock is cheaper, RPM, MAS and AXTA?

Masco (MAS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Rpm International (RPM) 18.8x, Masco (MAS) 17.0x, Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA) 21.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA) is cheapest (Rpm International (RPM) 18.3x, Masco (MAS) 16.7x, Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA) 12.4x). 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%, Masco (MAS) +0.9%, Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA) +0.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Masco (MAS) has the highest net margin (Rpm International (RPM) 8.7%, Masco (MAS) 12.1%, Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA) 6.5%). On return on invested capital, Masco (MAS) leads (Rpm International (RPM) 12.5%, Masco (MAS) 35.3%, Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA) 7.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Masco (MAS) returned the most: Rpm International (RPM) -5.7%, Masco (MAS) +23.0%, Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA) +13.9%. Over five years, Masco (MAS) compounded fastest (Rpm International (RPM) +3.2%/yr, Masco (MAS) +4.1%/yr, Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA) +1.5%/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%, Masco (MAS) 0.02%, Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA) 0.00%. Rpm International (RPM) and Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA) 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%, Masco (MAS) 35.7%, Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA) 32.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RPM, MAS and AXTA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Masco (MAS) 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.