Both in Paints & Coatings

RPM International vs PPG Industries

Over the past year RPM returned −0.5% and PPG returned +31.5%; their daily moves had a correlation of 0.81.

RPM −0.5% PPG +31.5%Growth of $1, one year, split-adjusted
MetricRPMPPG
Price$107.80$124.89
Market cap$13.75B$27.59B
Today+5.23%+4.49%
1 month+8.7%+18.8%
6 months+9.8%+20.0%
Year to date+3.7%+21.9%
1 year−0.8%+28.2%
Revenue growth (YoY)+4.8%+6.6%
Gross margin41.3%40.5%
Net margin11.6%10.4%
P/E (TTM)20.0×17.6×
Price / sales1.7×1.7×
Net cash-$2.09B-$5.20B
Dividend yield2.12%2.37%
Volatility (60d)25.5%24.6%
Short % of float3.7%3.0%
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Shading marks the stronger figure where one clearly exists (lower is better for valuation and volatility).