PPG INDUSTRIES INC vs RPM INTERNATIONAL INC., two Specialty Chemicals stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where PPG and RPM diverge most: on ev/ebitda, PPG reads 11.9 and RPM reads 267.1; on debt / equity, PPG reads 0.95 and RPM reads 0.12. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What PPG's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | PPG | RPM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $110.49 | $107.10 |
| Market cap | $24.8B | $13.7B |
| Sector | Specialty Chemicals | Specialty Chemicals |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | -3.4% | — |
| P/E | 15.8 | 20.7 |
| P/B | 3.00 | 4.12 |
| P/S | 1.54 | 1.74 |
| EV/EBITDA | 11.9 | 267.1 |
| Revenue growth | +3.0% | +6.7% |
| Gross margin | — | 42.6% |
| Operating margin | 16.2% | — |
| Net margin | 9.8% | 8.4% |
| Return on equity | 19.2% | 20.0% |
| Return on assets | 7.2% | 7.9% |
| Return on invested capital | 9.6% | — |
| FCF yield | 5.0% | 4.9% |
| Dividend yield | 2.5% | 1.2% |
| Debt / equity | 0.95 | 0.12 |
| Current ratio | 1.61 | 1.68 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 3.52 | 7.74 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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