RYAM vs DD vs Q Stock Comparison

Rayonier Advanced Materials, DuPont de Nemours and Qnity Electronics Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DD DuPont de Nemours, Inc.
$136.27 +3.4% 1M +302.0% 1Y
Market cap
$18.69B
P/E
339.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.99B
Div. yield
0.02%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
6 wins
Q Qnity Electronics, Inc.
$114.12 -8.4% 1M
Market cap
$24.76B
P/E
42.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.21B
Div. yield
0.00%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Qnity Electronics leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Qnity Electronics 6, DuPont de Nemours 6). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRYAMDDQLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $437.47M $18.69B $24.76B Q
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.1x 339.8x 42.2x Q
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 20.1x 26.2x DD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.3% +3.3% +14.8% Q
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -9.5% 0.8% 11.2% Q
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -4.7% 8.8% 8.3% DD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 8.4x 0.7x 1.8x DD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% DD
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -11.7% +302.0% — DD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.9%/yr +36.4%/yr — DD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 68.2% 114.1% 55.2% Q
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 22/100 54/100 60/100 Q

Percentile Scorecard

RYAMDDQ

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

AxisRYAMDDQ
Valuation 43 #54 of 94 57 #41 of 94 37 #60 of 94
Growth 9 #84 of 92 45 #51 of 92 52 #45 of 92
Profitability 26 #66 of 89 73 #25 of 89 88 #12 of 89
Financial Health 10 #87 of 97 76 #24 of 97 67 #33 of 97
Shareholder Returns – 19 #57 of 70 55 #32 of 70
Overall 22 54 60
  • RYAM ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • DD ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • Q ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodRYAMDDQSPY
1 month -24.5%+3.4%-8.4% -0.8%
3 months -23.9%-2.6%-14.2% +3.5%
6 months -33.5%+191.9%-20.7% +7.0%
Year to date +10.0%+239.0%+39.8% +12.2%
1 year -11.7%+302.0%— +13.0%
3 years +135.6%+351.4%— +86.3%
3 years, per year +33.1%+65.3%— +23.1%
5 years -9.0%+371.0%— +68.6%
5 years, per year -1.9%+36.4%— +11.0%
10 years -50.6%+325.7%— +258.0%
10 years, per year -6.8%+15.6%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureRYAMDDQSPY
Volatility, 1Y 68.2%114.1%55.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.3%26.6%58.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.791.582.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.172.65— 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.6%-41.1%-38.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.9%-7.4%-35.0% -1.8%
52-week high $11.75$147.23$175.64 $779.14
52-week low $5.52$34.05$73.54 $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.

MultipleRYAMDDQ
P/E now vs peer median -3.1xmedian 21.6x 336.7xmedian 21.6x 40.8xmedian 21.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.4x 2.6xmedian 1.4x 4.6xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.5xmedian 12.4x 9.5xmedian 12.4x 15.7xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -12.0xmedian 15.8x 26.2xmedian 15.8x 28.9xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.6x 1.3xmedian 1.6x 3.2xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.03median 1.66 -4.40median 1.66 —median 1.66

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 monthsRYAMDDQ
Revenue $1.47B $6.99B $5.21B
Gross profit $86.44M $2.46B $2.41B
Operating income -$51.13M $1.63B $1.34B
Net income -$139.93M $62.00M $630.00M
Free cash flow -$36.56M $702.00M $825.00M
R&D – $18.00M $374.00M
EPS (diluted) $-2.07 $0.40 $2.79
Cash & equivalents $57.01M $1.74B $961.00M
Total debt $774.77M $3.13B $4.02B
Shares (diluted) 67.51M 136.80M 210.20M
Enterprise value $160.09M $13.57B $21.90B

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
MetricRYAMDDQ
P/E -3.1x 336.7x 40.8x
P/FCF -12.0x 26.2x 28.9x
P/Operating cash flow 8.5x 17.7x 20.4x
P/S 0.3x 2.6x 4.6x
P/B 2.3x 1.3x 3.2x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 1.7x 3.7x
EV/EBITDA 13.5x 9.5x 15.7x
EV/EBIT -22.6x 12.1x 20.2x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 2.8x 5.2x
EV/FCF -31.6x 28.2x 32.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.5x 19.0x 23.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.03 -4.40 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRYAMDDQ
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.3% 3.3% 14.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -6.9% -17.7% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -32.6% 7.6% 13.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -15.4% -17.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -130.1% 8.0% 11.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -43.1% -13.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) 68.5% 136.0% -23.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -113.6% -76.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) 68.8% 129.1% -26.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -111.7% -76.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -55.0% 1,101% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -35.2% -12.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -241.2% 378.6% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -34.6% -7.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRYAMDDQ
Gross margin 5.9% 35.1% 46.2%
EBITDA margin 5.9% 29.7% 33.0%
Operating margin -3.5% 23.4% 25.6%
Pretax margin -10.2% 6.8% 16.9%
Net margin -9.5% 0.8% 11.2%
FCF margin -2.5% 10.0% 15.8%
Operating cash flow margin 3.5% 14.9% 22.4%
Return on equity -65.8% 0.6% 8.4%
Return on assets -8.5% 0.4% 4.4%
Return on invested capital -4.7% 8.8% 8.3%
Return on capital employed -4.0% 8.5% 10.5%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.3x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.4x 16.8x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.6% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRYAMDDQ
Debt / assets 47.8% 14.8% 28.1%
Debt / equity 4.0x 0.2x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 8.4x 0.7x 1.8x
Debt / FCF -21.2x 4.5x 4.9x
Liabilities / assets 88.0% 34.1% 47.3%
Equity / assets 12.0% 65.9% 52.7%
Interest coverage -0.5x 7.2x 7.1x
Current ratio 1.4x 2.4x 2.0x
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.7x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.9x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 0.91 0.67 2.93

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRYAMDDQ
Dividend yield – 1.8% 0.3%
Net buyback yield – -0.7% 0.2%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 1.0% 0.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 672.6% 5.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 59.4% 4.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -36.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -13.6% –

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.

ConsensusRYAMDDQ
Forward P/E – 20.1xFY2026 26.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.18FY2026 $6.77FY2026 $4.35FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +34.3%FY2026 +29.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +22.6% +21.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.40BFY2026 $7.32BFY2026 $5.34BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.6%FY2026 +6.9%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.5% +7.2% +23.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRYAMDDQ
Held by institutions 77.1% 73.0% –
Institutions holding 188 1,118 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.3% -5.7% –
Institutions buying 98 1,090 –
Institutions selling 48 27 –
Buyers to sellers 2.04 40.37 –

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.

RYAMDDQ
RYAM 1.00 0.06 0.20
DD 0.06 1.00 0.25
Q 0.20 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RYAM, DD and Q?

Qnity Electronics (Q) is the largest by market capitalisation: Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) $437.47M, DuPont de Nemours (DD) $18.69B, Qnity Electronics (Q) $24.76B.

Which stock is cheaper, RYAM, DD and Q?

Qnity Electronics (Q) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) -3.1x, DuPont de Nemours (DD) 339.8x, Qnity Electronics (Q) 42.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, DuPont de Nemours (DD) is cheapest (DuPont de Nemours (DD) 20.1x, Qnity Electronics (Q) 26.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Qnity Electronics (Q) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) -3.3%, DuPont de Nemours (DD) +3.3%, Qnity Electronics (Q) +14.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Qnity Electronics (Q) has the highest net margin (Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) -9.5%, DuPont de Nemours (DD) 0.8%, Qnity Electronics (Q) 11.2%). On return on invested capital, DuPont de Nemours (DD) leads (Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) -4.7%, DuPont de Nemours (DD) 8.8%, Qnity Electronics (Q) 8.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year DuPont de Nemours (DD) returned the most: Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) -11.7%, DuPont de Nemours (DD) +302.0%. Over five years, DuPont de Nemours (DD) compounded fastest (Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) -1.9%/yr, DuPont de Nemours (DD) +36.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

DuPont de Nemours (DD) has the highest dividend yield: Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) 0.00%, DuPont de Nemours (DD) 0.02%, Qnity Electronics (Q) 0.00%. Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Qnity Electronics (Q) has been the steadiest (Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) 68.2%, DuPont de Nemours (DD) 114.1%, Qnity Electronics (Q) 55.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RYAM, DD and Q?

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