LYB vs IFF vs PPG
161 measures in 16 categories, one definition each, computed from filings and market data.
LYB32.1
LyondellBasell Industries N.V.
Basic Materials · Chemicals - Specialty
$64.01 +2.14%$20.7B mkt cap
Score DNA
IFF39.5
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
Basic Materials · Chemicals - Specialty
$90.68 +0.40%$23.1B mkt cap
Score DNA
PPG69.1
PPG Industries, Inc.
Basic Materials · Chemicals - Specialty
$107.34 −0.36%$23.9B mkt cap
Score DNA
Price, rebased to 100 three years ago
LYB IFF PPG · weekly adjusted closesSmart money 8Valuation 16Profitability (TTM) 12Returns on capital 11Growth 17Margin history & stability 7Liquidity (latest quarter) 7Leverage & solvency (latest quarter) 13Efficiency 11Cash flow & earnings quality 7Dividends & buybacks 9Scores & forensic checks 15Per share 7Size (TTM) 8Price performance 9Technicals 4
● marks the highest or lowest value where that direction is plainly stronger (margins, returns, coverage, leverage); multiples and yields are left unmarked. Bars show each stock's percentile within its own industry. n/a: the measure does not apply to lenders and insurers.
Smart money
8 measures| Measure | LYB | IFF | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insider open-market buys, 180d | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Insider $ bought, 180d | — | $20.32M | $0.00M |
| Congress purchases, 180d | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Last Congress purchase | — | — | 2026-09-25 |
| 13F net change in holders | — | +50 | +48 |
| ETFs adding shares, 30d | 459 | 955 | 1,064 |
| ETFs trimming, 30d | 305 | 747 | 883 |
| Net ETF funds, 30d | +154 | +208 | +181 |
Valuation
16 measures| Measure | LYB | IFF | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (TTM) | — | 79.8x
100th
|
15.2x
12th
|
| PEG (P/E ÷ 3-yr EPS CAGR) | — | — | 1.89
43rd
|
| Price / sales | 0.7x
20th
|
2.3x
66th
|
1.5x
49th
|
| Price / book | 1.9x
40th
|
1.7x
30th
|
2.8x
57th
|
| Price / tangible book | 1.8x
17th
|
9.7x
69th
|
82.0x
100th
|
| Price / free cash flow | 6.0x
6th
|
43.2x
86th
|
17.0x
47th
|
| Price / operating cash flow | 7.0x
18th
|
19.9x
72nd
|
11.0x
48th
|
| Enterprise value | $32.3B
90th
|
$28.8B
86th
|
$29.7B
88th
|
| EV / sales | 1.0x
20th
|
2.9x
68th
|
1.8x
44th
|
| EV / EBITDA | 17.1x
60th
|
19.4x
74th
|
10.7x
34th
|
| EV / EBIT | 69.7x
97th
|
53.6x
90th
|
13.2x
10th
|
| EV / free cash flow | 9.3x
6th
|
53.8x
86th
|
21.1x
33rd
|
| Earnings yield | -1.7%
33rd
|
1.3%
40th
|
6.6%
93rd
|
| FCF yield | 16.7%
95th
|
2.3%
26th
|
5.9%
60th
|
| Operating cash flow yield | 14.4%
83rd
|
5.0%
31st
|
9.1%
55th
|
| Graham number (per share) | — | $37.16
28th
|
$77.18
80th
|
Profitability (TTM)
12 measures| Measure | LYB | IFF | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 13.2%
17th
|
37.5%
74th
|
40.1%
81st
|
| EBITDA margin | 6.0%
24th
|
14.9%
49th
|
16.9%
61st
|
| Operating margin | 3.2%
28th
|
7.8%
40th
|
12.5%
62nd
|
| EBIT margin | 1.5%
32nd
|
5.4%
37th
|
13.7%
71st
|
| Net margin | -1.1%
32nd
|
2.9%
41st
|
9.6%
80th
|
| NOPAT margin | 2.6%
27th
|
6.1%
41st
|
9.7%
68th
|
| FCF margin | 11.1%
68th
|
5.4%
37th
|
8.6%
54th
|
| Operating cash flow margin | 9.5%
39th
|
11.6%
51st
|
13.2%
56th
|
| R&D / revenue | 0.4%
49th
|
6.9%
98th
|
2.6%
83rd
|
| SG&A / revenue | 5.3%
5th
|
17.6%
71st
|
21.6%
80th
|
| Stock comp / revenue | 0.0%
10th
|
0.7%
68th
|
0.2%
20th
|
| Effective tax rate | 21.0%
14th
|
21.7%
55th
|
22.4%
60th
|
Returns on capital
11 measures| Measure | LYB | IFF | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROE (on average equity) | -3.1%
29th
|
2.0%
39th
|
19.6%
78th
|
| ROA | -1.0%
33rd
|
1.1%
43rd
|
7.0%
76th
|
| ROIC | 3.6%
33rd
|
3.1%
29th
|
11.1%
67th
|
| ROCE | 1.7%
31st
|
2.6%
36th
|
13.0%
76th
|
| Return on tangible assets | 1.3%
33rd
|
2.1%
36th
|
10.1%
71st
|
| Cash ROIC (OCF / invested capital) | 13.4%
48th
|
5.9%
17th
|
15.1%
62nd
|
| Gross profitability (GP / assets) | 11.9%
29th
|
14.9%
40th
|
29.2%
88th
|
| ROIC, 3-yr average | 3.8%
46th
|
-1.8%
21st
|
8.2%
64th
|
| ROIC, 5-yr average | 8.7%
67th
|
-2.6%
13th
|
9.3%
69th
|
| ROE, 5-yr average | 15.4%
74th
|
-5.3%
16th
|
17.1%
79th
|
| Incremental ROIC | -237.0%
12th
|
-88.5%
28th
|
213.6%
98th
|
Growth
17 measures| Measure | LYB | IFF | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM YoY) | -11.3%
7th
|
-11.7%
5th
|
12.3%
80th
|
| Revenue growth (QoQ) | 27.5%
90th
|
-28.7%
0th
|
14.4%
55th
|
| Revenue CAGR, 3 yr | -10.2%
8th
|
-5.6%
18th
|
-2.8%
36th
|
| Revenue CAGR, 5 yr | -2.5%
8th
|
4.3%
45th
|
0.9%
18th
|
| Gross profit CAGR, 3 yr | -5.3%
26th
|
-0.2%
46th
|
-2.0%
44th
|
| Operating income CAGR, 3 yr | -30.6%
7th
|
— | 2.6%
43rd
|
| Net income growth (TTM YoY) | — | — | 55.5%
83rd
|
| Net income CAGR, 3 yr | — | — | 6.0%
50th
|
| EPS growth (TTM YoY) | — | — | 58.1%
83rd
|
| EPS CAGR, 3 yr | — | — | 8.0%
55th
|
| EPS CAGR, 5 yr | — | 16.4%
87th
|
2.0%
30th
|
| FCF growth (TTM YoY) | 646.4%
100th
|
-4.3%
33rd
|
75.9%
85th
|
| FCF CAGR, 3 yr | 2.3%
39th
|
26.5%
96th
|
4.8%
46th
|
| Operating cash flow CAGR, 3 yr | -14.7%
17th
|
12.2%
66th
|
8.0%
63rd
|
| Book value CAGR, 3 yr | -5.9%
18th
|
-7.7%
13th
|
5.5%
56th
|
| Dividend CAGR, 3 yr | -37.2%
0th
|
-0.3%
12th
|
2.6%
56th
|
| Sustainable growth rate | — | -0.8%
8th
|
11.7%
52nd
|
Margin history & stability
7 measures| Measure | LYB | IFF | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin, 3-yr average | 12.0%
12th
|
36.0%
78th
|
41.0%
88th
|
| Operating margin, 3-yr average | 4.3%
35th
|
-4.3%
10th
|
13.4%
78th
|
| Net margin, 3-yr average | 1.9%
48th
|
-7.1%
20th
|
8.2%
72nd
|
| FCF margin, 3-yr average | 6.4%
55th
|
6.4%
52nd
|
7.4%
57th
|
| Revenue stability (0-1) | 0.21
27th
|
0.23
29th
|
0.01
2nd
|
| Earnings stability (0-1) | 0.83
78th
|
0.01
12th
|
0.00
0th
|
| Margin stability (0-1) | 0.75
24th
|
0.93
71st
|
0.97
100th
|
Liquidity (latest quarter)
7 measures| Measure | LYB | IFF | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & short-term investments | $2.6B
93rd
|
$569.0M
71st
|
$1.6B
86th
|
| Net cash (− = net debt) | −$11.6B
7th
|
−$5.7B
14th
|
−$5.9B
12th
|
| Working capital | $4.6B
93rd
|
$4.7B
95th
|
$3.0B
88th
|
| Current ratio | 1.64
38th
|
2.06
57th
|
1.58
33rd
|
| Quick ratio | 1.07
36th
|
1.72
76th
|
1.15
45th
|
| Cash ratio (cash + ST investments / current liabilities) | 0.37
60th
|
0.13
17th
|
0.30
50th
|
| Defensive interval (days) | 778 days
73rd
|
295 days
12th
|
443 days
34th
|
Leverage & solvency (latest quarter)
13 measures| Measure | LYB | IFF | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total debt | $14.2B
95th
|
$6.2B
86th
|
$7.5B
88th
|
| Debt / equity | 1.33
78th
|
0.45
15th
|
0.88
62nd
|
| Net debt / equity | 1.09
80th
|
0.41
25th
|
0.69
57th
|
| Debt / assets | 41.2%
71st
|
24.8%
14th
|
33.1%
50th
|
| Debt / capital | 57.1%
78th
|
30.9%
15th
|
46.9%
62nd
|
| Debt / EBITDA | 7.54
91st
|
4.20
69th
|
2.68
34th
|
| Net debt / EBITDA | 6.14
89th
|
3.82
66th
|
2.11
31st
|
| Interest coverage (EBIT / interest) | 0.9x
32nd
|
2.9x
42nd
|
8.8x
75th
|
| Cash interest coverage | 6.0x
45th
|
6.2x
50th
|
8.5x
68th
|
| Debt payback (years of OCF) | 4.8 yrs
55th
|
5.4 yrs
65th
|
3.4 yrs
30th
|
| Liabilities / assets | 69.0%
79th
|
44.3%
14th
|
61.9%
69th
|
| IS credit model rating | BB- | BB | A |
| Implied credit spread (bps) | 550
64th
|
475
62nd
|
150
21st
|
Efficiency
11 measures| Measure | LYB | IFF | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asset turnover | 0.89
67th
|
0.39
12th
|
0.74
55th
|
| Fixed asset turnover | 1.82
36th
|
3.12
64th
|
3.56
79th
|
| Inventory turnover | 6.3
76th
|
3.1
15th
|
4.4
41st
|
| Receivables turnover | 9.1
88th
|
6.2
45th
|
4.2
2nd
|
| Days sales outstanding | 40 days
12th
|
59 days
55th
|
87 days
98th
|
| Days inventory outstanding | 58 days
24th
|
117 days
85th
|
83 days
59th
|
| Days payables outstanding | 39 days
24th
|
71 days
71st
|
75 days
79th
|
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 59 days
36th
|
106 days
79th
|
94 days
62nd
|
| Capex / revenue | — | 6.3%
63rd
|
4.6%
41st
|
| Capex / depreciation | — | 0.66
27th
|
1.41
76th
|
| Operating expense ratio | 5.4%
5th
|
35.6%
83rd
|
26.1%
71st
|
Cash flow & earnings quality
7 measures| Measure | LYB | IFF | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow / net income | — | 4.00
92nd
|
1.38
36th
|
| FCF / net income | — | 1.85
88th
|
0.90
36th
|
| FCF / operating cash flow | — | 46.2%
26th
|
65.0%
56th
|
| Capex / operating cash flow | — | 53.8%
74th
|
35.0%
44th
|
| Accruals ratio | -9.5%
26th
|
-3.4%
76th
|
-2.7%
83rd
|
| Sloan accruals ratio | -4.9%
50th
|
3.8%
88th
|
0.3%
76th
|
| Earnings quality score (0-1) | — | 1.00
40th
|
1.00
40th
|
Scores & forensic checks
15 measures| Measure | LYB | IFF | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|
| IS score | 32
33rd
|
39
38th
|
69
93rd
|
| IS profitability | 22
40th
|
23
43rd
|
51
76th
|
| IS growth | 23
7th
|
46
41st
|
67
93rd
|
| IS value | 40
29th
|
57
71st
|
57
74th
|
| IS momentum | 28
0th
|
78
76th
|
92
95th
|
| IS risk (safety) | 50
29th
|
30
12th
|
90
71st
|
| IS quality | 40
17th
|
71
74th
|
76
83rd
|
| IS balance sheet | 38
29th
|
50
52nd
|
60
67th
|
| IS earnings quality | 51
33rd
|
75
81st
|
71
60th
|
| IS cash flow | 56
64th
|
46
38th
|
63
81st
|
| Piotroski F-score (0-9) | 3
2nd
|
8
88th
|
8
88th
|
| Altman Z-score | 1.8
29th
|
1.6
19th
|
3.8
74th
|
| Beneish M-score | −3.04
20th
|
−2.86
37th
|
−2.57
63rd
|
| Ohlson O-score | −6.86
62nd
|
−9.36
12th
|
−8.00
26th
|
| IS credit score | 37
31st
|
44
38th
|
74
74th
|
Size (TTM)
8 measures| Measure | LYB | IFF | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $20.7B
86th
|
$23.1B
88th
|
$23.9B
90th
|
| Revenue | $31.2B
98th
|
$10.0B
83rd
|
$16.4B
90th
|
| EBITDA | $1.9B
86th
|
$1.5B
83rd
|
$2.8B
88th
|
| Net income | −$348.0M
2nd
|
$290.0M
79th
|
$1.6B
93rd
|
| Free cash flow | $3.5B
98th
|
$536.0M
76th
|
$1.4B
86th
|
| Total assets | $34.5B
95th
|
$25.2B
88th
|
$22.5B
86th
|
| Shareholders' equity | $10.7B
93rd
|
$14.0B
98th
|
$8.4B
83rd
|
| Employees | 18,970
86th
|
21,500
90th
|
43,500
93rd
|
Price performance
9 measures| Measure | LYB | IFF | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day | +2.1% | +0.4% | −0.4% |
| 1 week | +6.6% | +7.2% | +3.3% |
| 1 month | −0.4% | +7.3% | +1.9% |
| 3 months | +5.4% | +17.3% | −7.2% |
| 6 months | −3.4% | +19.5% | −6.5% |
| Year to date | +45.9% | +33.2% | +3.5% |
| 1 year | +40.8% | +47.3% | +8.7% |
| 3 years, cumulative | −19.4% | +45.5% | −14.6% |
| 5 years, cumulative | −10.9% | −26.2% | −22.2% |
Technicals
4 measures| Measure | LYB | IFF | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSI 14 | 63.1 | 73.3 | 53.0 |
| From 52-week high | −23.7% | −1.2% | −19.0% |
| From 52-week low | +58.4% | +48.8% | +15.4% |
| Beta | 0.35 | 0.93 | 1.05 |
InsiderStreet reports findings from filings and market data. A comparison is not a recommendation to buy or sell either stock.Every figure is computed in code · data as of 2026-10-17