RPM vs NNUP vs SHW Stock Comparison

Rpm International, Nocopi Technologies and Sherwin Williams Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RPM Rpm International Inc/De/
$105.34 +6.2% 1M -2.7% 1Y
Market cap
$13.84B
P/E
20.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.97B
Div. yield
–
Paints and Coatings Basic Materials
5 wins
SHW Sherwin Williams Co
$340.89 +6.7% 1M -1.4% 1Y
Market cap
$87.37B
P/E
32.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$24.91B
Div. yield
–
Paints and Coatings Basic Materials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionRPMNNUPSHWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.84B $16.64M $87.37B SHW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.0x -25.4x 32.6x RPM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.9x — 26.9x RPM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.0% -4.5% +7.0% SHW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.7% -32.7% 10.7% SHW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.5% — 19.5% SHW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x — 2.4x RPM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.7% +3.9% -1.4% NNUP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.4%/yr -3.4%/yr +1.4%/yr RPM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.3% 65.9% 28.4% SHW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 38/100 54/100 RPM

Percentile Scorecard

RPMNNUPSHW

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

AxisRPMNNUPSHW
Valuation 51 #47 of 95 36 #61 of 95 22 #74 of 95
Growth 70 #29 of 93 19 #76 of 93 65 #33 of 93
Profitability 88 #12 of 89 33 #60 of 89 97 #4 of 89
Financial Health 55 #44 of 96 93 #8 of 96 23 #74 of 96
Shareholder Returns 53 #35 of 74 10 #67 of 74 62 #29 of 74
Overall 63 38 54
  • RPM ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • NNUP ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • SHW ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodRPMNNUPSHWSPY
1 month +6.2%-8.0%+6.7% -2.0%
3 months -8.5%-7.0%-5.7% -2.2%
6 months +6.0%+8.8%+9.1% +4.2%
Year to date +1.3%+6.7%+5.2% +10.6%
1 year -2.7%+3.9%-1.4% +10.4%
3 years +9.4%-47.4%+35.9% +73.6%
3 years, per year +3.0%-19.3%+10.8% +20.2%
5 years +18.0%-15.8%+7.0% +61.6%
5 years, per year +3.4%-3.4%+1.4% +10.1%
10 years +127.6%+966.7%+323.4% +261.3%
10 years, per year +8.6%+26.7%+15.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureRPMNNUPSHWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.3%65.9%28.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.3%83.8%25.8% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.910.030.78 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.090.06-0.05 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.5%-71.6%-42.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.3%-18.8%-8.5% -3.2%
52-week high $120.17$1.97$372.60 $779.14
52-week low $93.23$1.40$293.00 $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.

MultipleRPMNNUPSHW
P/E now vs peer median 19.3xmedian 20.6x -27.8xmedian 20.6x 30.7xmedian 20.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.4x 9.4xmedian 1.4x 3.3xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.2xmedian 12.2x -7.7xmedian 12.2x 19.7xmedian 12.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.0xmedian 15.1x 34.6xmedian 15.1x 26.8xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 1.6x 1.3xmedian 1.6x 20.7xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 1.76median 1.73 0.91median 1.73 5.48median 1.73

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 monthsRPMNNUPSHW
Revenue $7.97B $2.01M $24.91B
Gross profit $3.28B $896.18K $12.11B
Operating income $961.65M -$1.07M $4.03B
Net income $691.27M -$656.03K $2.68B
Free cash flow $705.58M $542.27K $3.08B
R&D – $195.80K –
EPS (diluted) $5.42 $-0.06 $11.02
Cash & equivalents $312.84M $10.69M $264.20M
Total debt $2.41B – $11.80B
Shares (diluted) 127.24M 11.40M 242.80M
Enterprise value $12.60B -$29.01M $86.39B

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
MetricRPMNNUPSHW
P/E 19.3x -27.8x 30.7x
P/FCF 19.0x 34.6x 26.8x
P/Operating cash flow 14.5x 33.8x 22.4x
P/S 1.7x 9.4x 3.3x
P/B 3.9x 1.3x 20.7x
P/Tangible book 5.0x 1.3x 354.4x
EV/EBITDA 13.2x -7.7x 19.7x
EV/EBIT 16.1x -7.6x 23.3x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 4.0x 3.8x
EV/FCF 22.0x 14.9x 30.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.8x 14.6x 25.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.76 0.91 5.48

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRPMNNUPSHW
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.0% -4.5% 7.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.8% -26.1% 2.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.5% -23.4% 6.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.0% -39.7% 5.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.0% 14.7% 7.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 5.9% -34.2% 3.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 0.2% 3.3% 4.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 10.5% -35.0% 3.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 0.8% 8.4% 6.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 11.0% -30.4% 5.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 22.1% -30.1% 11.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.4% 17.0% 4.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 36.7% -31.7% 26.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.0% 17.5% 8.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRPMNNUPSHW
Gross margin 41.2% 44.7% 48.6%
EBITDA margin 14.8% -52.7% 19.2%
Operating margin 12.1% -53.5% 16.2%
Pretax margin 11.4% -32.7% 14.0%
Net margin 8.7% -32.7% 10.7%
FCF margin 8.9% 27.0% 12.4%
Operating cash flow margin 11.6% 27.7% 14.8%
Return on equity 20.4% -4.6% 68.3%
Return on assets 8.3% -4.3% 9.9%
Return on invested capital 12.5% – 19.5%
Return on capital employed 15.1% -7.6% 23.6%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.1x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x -0.8x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 5.5% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRPMNNUPSHW
Debt / assets 29.2% – 43.7%
Debt / equity 0.7x – 3.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x – 2.4x
Debt / FCF 3.4x – 3.8x
Liabilities / assets 57.7% 9.7% 85.3%
Equity / assets 42.3% 90.3% 14.7%
Interest coverage 8.9x -44.1x 7.5x
Current ratio 1.8x 12.1x 0.7x
Quick ratio 1.0x 10.4x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.2x 9.3x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 3.90 6.97 3.58

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRPMNNUPSHW
Dividend yield 2.1% – 0.9%
Net buyback yield 0.6% -3.2% 2.8%
Shareholder yield 2.7% -3.2% 3.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusRPMNNUPSHW
Forward P/E 18.9xFY2026 – 26.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.58FY2026 – $12.68FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +0.9%FY2026 – +10.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.5% – -0.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.69BFY2026 – $23.55BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.1%FY2026 – -0.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.0% – +4.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRPMNNUPSHW
Held by institutions 86.1% – 82.7%
Institutions holding 797 – 1,743
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.8% – +3.3%
Institutions buying 386 – 748
Institutions selling 245 – 719
Buyers to sellers 1.58 – 1.04

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.

RPMNNUPSHW
RPM 1.00 -0.05 0.80
NNUP -0.05 1.00 -0.03
SHW 0.80 -0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RPM, NNUP and SHW?

Sherwin Williams (SHW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Rpm International (RPM) $13.84B, Nocopi Technologies (NNUP) $16.64M, Sherwin Williams (SHW) $87.37B.

Which stock is cheaper, RPM, NNUP and SHW?

Rpm International (RPM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Rpm International (RPM) 20.0x, Nocopi Technologies (NNUP) -25.4x, Sherwin Williams (SHW) 32.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Rpm International (RPM) is cheapest (Rpm International (RPM) 18.9x, Sherwin Williams (SHW) 26.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sherwin Williams (SHW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Rpm International (RPM) +6.0%, Nocopi Technologies (NNUP) -4.5%, Sherwin Williams (SHW) +7.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sherwin Williams (SHW) has the highest net margin (Rpm International (RPM) 8.7%, Nocopi Technologies (NNUP) -32.7%, Sherwin Williams (SHW) 10.7%). On return on invested capital, Sherwin Williams (SHW) leads (Rpm International (RPM) 12.5%, Sherwin Williams (SHW) 19.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nocopi Technologies (NNUP) returned the most: Rpm International (RPM) -2.7%, Nocopi Technologies (NNUP) +3.9%, Sherwin Williams (SHW) -1.4%. Over five years, Rpm International (RPM) compounded fastest (Rpm International (RPM) +3.4%/yr, Nocopi Technologies (NNUP) -3.4%/yr, Sherwin Williams (SHW) +1.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sherwin Williams (SHW) has been the steadiest (Rpm International (RPM) 30.3%, Nocopi Technologies (NNUP) 65.9%, Sherwin Williams (SHW) 28.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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