RPM vs MKSI vs DOW Stock Comparison

Rpm International, Mks and Dow Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RPM Rpm International Inc/De/
$105.33 +7.1% 1M -2.1% 1Y
Market cap
$13.44B
P/E
19.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.97B
Div. yield
2.08%
Paints and Coatings Basic Materials
5 wins
MKSI Mks Inc
$176.63 -37.2% 1M +26.2% 1Y
Market cap
$11.94B
P/E
19.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.77B
Div. yield
0.55%
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
3 wins
DOW Dow Inc.
$31.98 +13.6% 1M +40.4% 1Y
Market cap
$23.15B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$42.61B
Div. yield
4.38%
Commodity Chemicals Basic Materials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Rpm International leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Rpm International 5, Dow 4, Mks 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRPMMKSIDOWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.44B $11.94B $23.15B DOW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.3x 19.9x -25.9x RPM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.9x 13.1x 11.6x DOW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.0% +24.6% +4.2% MKSI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.7% 12.6% -2.1% MKSI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.5% 10.8% 2.0% RPM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 2.5x 3.9x RPM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.08% 0.55% 4.38% DOW
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.1% +26.2% +40.4% DOW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.2%/yr +2.0%/yr -11.3%/yr RPM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.7% 63.0% 41.6% RPM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 61/100 50/100 MKSI

Percentile Scorecard

RPMMKSIDOW

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

AxisRPMMKSIDOW
Valuation 49 #49 of 95 82 #18 of 94 81 #19 of 95
Growth 59 #39 of 93 84 #16 of 92 53 #44 of 93
Profitability 85 #14 of 89 63 #34 of 90 43 #51 of 89
Financial Health 54 #45 of 96 1 #100 of 101 33 #65 of 96
Shareholder Returns 54 #35 of 75 74 #22 of 81 42 #44 of 75
Overall 60 61 50
  • RPM ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • MKSI ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • DOW ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodRPMMKSIDOWSPY
1 month +7.1%-37.2%+13.6% -5.9%
3 months -8.9%-39.4%+5.5% -4.6%
6 months +3.9%-41.3%-14.3% +0.2%
Year to date +1.3%+10.5%+36.8% +7.5%
1 year -2.1%+26.2%+40.4% +8.2%
3 years +9.5%+160.2%-35.2% +68.3%
3 years, per year +3.1%+37.6%-13.5% +19.0%
5 years +17.3%+10.2%-45.2% +56.5%
5 years, per year +3.2%+2.0%-11.3% +9.4%
10 years +123.5%+263.4%— +251.5%
10 years, per year +8.4%+13.8%— +13.4%

Risk

MeasureRPMMKSIDOWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.7%63.0%41.6% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.8%67.5%37.5% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.922.68-0.33 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.070.420.97 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.5%-67.5%-70.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.3%-60.3%-23.6% -5.9%
52-week high $120.17$444.80$41.87 $779.14
52-week low $93.23$138.49$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.

MultipleRPMMKSIDOW
P/E now vs peer median 19.3xmedian 21.2x 19.9xmedian 35.6x -25.9xmedian 21.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.3x 2.5xmedian 5.8x 0.5xmedian 1.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.2xmedian 11.7x 12.2xmedian 21.9x 10.5xmedian 11.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.0xmedian 17.0x 21.6xmedian 30.7x 11.0xmedian 17.0x
P/B now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 1.5x 3.6xmedian 3.5x 1.3xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.76median 1.76 0.61median 1.25 0.67median 1.76

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 monthsRPMMKSIDOW
Revenue $7.97B $4.77B $42.61B
Gross profit $3.28B $2.26B $4.73B
Operating income $961.65M $869.00M $720.00M
Net income $691.27M $602.00M -$595.00M
Free cash flow $705.58M $552.00M $2.11B
R&D – $314.00M $741.00M
EPS (diluted) $5.42 $8.30 $-1.23
Cash & equivalents $312.84M $676.00M $4.14B
Total debt $2.41B $3.78B $17.54B
Shares (diluted) 127.24M 72.50M 727.40M
Enterprise value $12.20B $9.41B $8.59B

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
MetricRPMMKSIDOW
P/E 19.3x 19.9x -25.9x
P/FCF 19.0x 21.6x 11.0x
P/Operating cash flow 14.5x 16.4x 5.0x
P/S 1.7x 2.5x 0.5x
P/B 3.9x 3.6x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 5.0x 9.1x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 13.2x 12.2x 10.5x
EV/EBIT 16.1x 17.3x 50.8x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 3.2x 0.9x
EV/FCF 22.0x 27.3x 17.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.8x 20.6x 8.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.76 0.61 0.67

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRPMMKSIDOW
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.0% 24.6% 4.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.8% 7.7% -2.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.5% 25.3% 62.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.0% 9.5% -2.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.0% 67.1% 685.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 5.9% 37.8% -30.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 0.2% 115.8% 40.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 10.5% 33.0% -34.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 0.8% 101.2% 21.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 11.0% 32.5% -38.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 22.1% 7.5% 190.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.4% 31.4% -6.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 36.7% 4.2% 279.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.0% 37.1% -13.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRPMMKSIDOW
Gross margin 41.2% 47.3% 11.1%
EBITDA margin 14.8% 25.8% 8.2%
Operating margin 12.1% 18.2% 1.7%
Pretax margin 11.4% 14.5% -1.0%
Net margin 8.7% 12.6% -2.1%
FCF margin 8.9% 11.6% 5.0%
Operating cash flow margin 11.6% 15.3% 10.8%
Return on equity 20.4% 19.2% -3.4%
Return on assets 8.3% 6.6% -1.0%
Return on invested capital 12.5% 10.8% 2.0%
Return on capital employed 15.1% 13.4% 1.4%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.2x -7.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 1.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRPMMKSIDOW
Debt / assets 29.2% 40.9% 28.8%
Debt / equity 0.7x 1.1x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 2.5x 3.9x
Debt / FCF 3.4x 6.8x 8.3x
Liabilities / assets 57.7% 64.4% 71.1%
Equity / assets 42.3% 35.6% 28.9%
Interest coverage 8.9x 5.1x 0.8x
Current ratio 1.8x 1.2x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.6x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.3x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 3.90 2.27 1.61

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRPMMKSIDOW
Dividend yield 2.1% 0.5% 4.4%
Net buyback yield 0.6% – –
Shareholder yield 2.7% 0.5% 4.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 11.0% -169.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 12.0% 47.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 11.9% -41.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 3.8% -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.

ConsensusRPMMKSIDOW
Forward P/E 18.9xFY2026 13.1xFY2026 11.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.58FY2026 $13.48FY2026 $2.75FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +0.9%FY2026 +71.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +12.5% +34.9% -32.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.69BFY2026 $5.43BFY2026 $41.26BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.1%FY2026 +38.1%FY2026 +3.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.0% +8.0% +9.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRPMMKSIDOW
Held by institutions 86.1% 100.0% 77.8%
Institutions holding 797 778 1,210
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.8% +2.8% +9.9%
Institutions buying 386 455 548
Institutions selling 245 253 453
Buyers to sellers 1.58 1.80 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.

RPMMKSIDOW
RPM 1.00 0.15 -0.09
MKSI 0.15 1.00 -0.16
DOW -0.09 -0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RPM, MKSI and DOW?

Dow (DOW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Rpm International (RPM) $13.44B, Mks (MKSI) $11.94B, Dow (DOW) $23.15B.

Which stock is cheaper, RPM, MKSI and DOW?

Rpm International (RPM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Rpm International (RPM) 19.3x, Mks (MKSI) 19.9x, Dow (DOW) -25.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dow (DOW) is cheapest (Rpm International (RPM) 18.9x, Mks (MKSI) 13.1x, Dow (DOW) 11.6x). 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%, Mks (MKSI) +24.6%, Dow (DOW) +4.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mks (MKSI) has the highest net margin (Rpm International (RPM) 8.7%, Mks (MKSI) 12.6%, Dow (DOW) -2.1%). On return on invested capital, Rpm International (RPM) leads (Rpm International (RPM) 12.5%, Mks (MKSI) 10.8%, Dow (DOW) 2.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Dow (DOW) returned the most: Rpm International (RPM) -2.1%, Mks (MKSI) +26.2%, Dow (DOW) +40.4%. Over five years, Rpm International (RPM) compounded fastest (Rpm International (RPM) +3.2%/yr, Mks (MKSI) +2.0%/yr, Dow (DOW) -11.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Dow (DOW) has the highest dividend yield: Rpm International (RPM) 2.08%, Mks (MKSI) 0.55%, Dow (DOW) 4.38%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rpm International (RPM) has been the steadiest (Rpm International (RPM) 30.7%, Mks (MKSI) 63.0%, Dow (DOW) 41.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RPM, MKSI 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, 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.