DUPONT DE NEMOURS, INC. vs ICL GROUP LTD., two Chemicals stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
DuPont spans specialty chemicals broadly and is near breakeven after charges, net margin around zero, leaving book value, 3.94 times, as the anchor rather than earnings. ICL Group mines potash and specialty minerals in Israel and stays modestly profitable, a 3.91% net margin and 4.49% return on equity, trading right at book, 1.04. The cash gap is large: ICL yields 16.3% in free cash while DuPont runs slightly negative at -0.59%. Neither leans on debt, both near zero net. DuPont's premium to book reflects franchise breadth working through a rough patch; ICL's book pricing reflects a low-return miner throwing off cash.
Comparison updated 2026-07-11.
| Metric | DD | ICL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $134.95 | $4.86 |
| Market cap | $55.7B | $6.3B |
| Sector | Chemicals | Chemicals |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | -3.5% |
| P/E | — | 27.0 |
| P/B | 3.91 | 1.00 |
| P/S | 8.05 | 0.88 |
| EV/EBITDA | 85.7 | 4.6 |
| Revenue growth | +2.8% | +3.6% |
| Gross margin | — | 30.6% |
| Operating margin | — | 8.1% |
| Net margin | -0.4% | 3.9% |
| Return on equity | -0.2% | 4.5% |
| Return on assets | -0.1% | 2.3% |
| Return on invested capital | — | 5.9% |
| FCF yield | -0.6% | 16.8% |
| Dividend yield | 1.1% | — |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | 2.68 | 1.33 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 3.58 | 1.44 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 4 / 9 | 4 / 9 |
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