AAON vs CARR vs AOS Stock Comparison

Aaon, Carrier Global and Smith A O Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AAON Aaon, Inc.
$75.83 -14.9% 1M -27.8% 1Y
Market cap
$6.30B
P/E
39.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.93B
Div. yield
–
HVAC Industrials
2 wins
CARR CARRIER GLOBAL Corp
$57.83 +2.6% 1M -0.8% 1Y
Market cap
$47.03B
P/E
38.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$22.11B
Div. yield
0.02%
HVAC Industrials
2 wins
AOS Smith A O Corp
$62.08 +5.8% 1M -9.5% 1Y
Market cap
$8.43B
P/E
16.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.80B
Div. yield
0.02%
HVAC Industrials
8 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Smith A O leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Smith A O 8, Carrier Global 2, Aaon 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAAONCARRAOSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.30B $47.03B $8.43B CARR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 39.6x 38.6x 16.8x AOS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 34.0x 19.6x 17.2x AOS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +53.5% -1.6% +0.4% AAON
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.2% 5.5% 13.1% AOS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.7% 6.5% 20.9% AOS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.5x 3.5x 0.6x AOS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.02% AOS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -27.8% -0.8% -9.5% CARR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.7%/yr +1.2%/yr -2.6%/yr AAON
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.8% 35.5% 27.4% AOS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 36/100 64/100 AOS

Percentile Scorecard

AAONCARRAOS

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

AxisAAONCARRAOS
Valuation 7 #52 of 56 26 #42 of 56 66 #20 of 56
Growth 78 #12 of 52 31 #36 of 52 39 #32 of 52
Profitability 52 #24 of 49 46 #27 of 49 100 #1 of 49
Financial Health 66 #20 of 56 20 #45 of 56 71 #17 of 56
Shareholder Returns 5 #39 of 41 58 #18 of 41 43 #24 of 41
Overall 42 36 64
  • AAON ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • CARR ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • AOS ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAAONCARRAOSSPY
1 month -14.9%+2.6%+5.8% -0.2%
3 months -19.1%-8.4%-3.0% +3.9%
6 months -13.9%-6.7%-2.9% +8.2%
Year to date -0.6%+9.4%-7.2% +12.9%
1 year -27.8%-0.8%-9.5% +12.3%
3 years +41.1%+24.4%-8.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +12.2%+7.5%-2.9% +23.3%
5 years +59.0%+6.3%-12.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year +9.7%+1.2%-2.6% +10.9%
10 years +285.5%—+38.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year +14.4%—+3.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAAONCARRAOSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.8%35.5%27.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 57.7%36.6%26.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.211.260.71 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.46-0.02-0.35 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -53.6%-40.4%-43.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -48.8%-23.9%-22.9% -1.2%
52-week high $148.25$76.00$80.47 $779.14
52-week low $68.85$50.36$55.34 $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.

MultipleAAONCARRAOS
P/E now vs peer median 39.1xmedian 20.1x 39.3xmedian 20.1x 17.0xmedian 20.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 1.5x 2.2xmedian 1.5x 2.2xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 22.4xmedian 11.8x 19.4xmedian 11.8x 11.7xmedian 11.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -52.6xmedian 16.2x 24.7xmedian 16.2x 13.2xmedian 16.2x
P/B now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 2.9x 3.5xmedian 2.9x 4.6xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 17.96median 0.99 -2.34median 0.99 0.65median 0.99

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 monthsAAONCARRAOS
Revenue $1.93B $22.11B $3.80B
Gross profit $494.09M $6.37B $1.47B
Operating income $213.50M $1.72B $668.70M
Net income $159.29M $1.32B $500.30M
Free cash flow -$118.79M $1.93B $639.40M
R&D – $602.00M –
EPS (diluted) $1.90 $1.46 $3.63
Cash & equivalents $13.00K $1.34B $181.30M
Total debt $435.00M $11.95B $637.50M
Shares (diluted) 83.72M 836.50M 137.86M
Enterprise value $6.30B $41.34B $7.68B

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
MetricAAONCARRAOS
P/E 39.1x 39.3x 17.0x
P/FCF -52.6x 24.7x 13.2x
P/Operating cash flow 72.2x 20.0x 12.2x
P/S 3.2x 2.2x 2.2x
P/B 6.2x 3.5x 4.6x
P/Tangible book 6.2x 6.2x 6.7x
EV/EBITDA 22.4x 19.4x 11.7x
EV/EBIT 31.3x 33.8x 13.3x
EV/Revenue 3.5x 2.6x 2.3x
EV/FCF -56.3x 30.2x 13.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 77.3x 24.4x 12.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 17.96 -2.34 0.65

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAAONCARRAOS
Revenue growth (1Y) 53.5% -1.6% 0.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 22.7% 8.9% 0.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 36.9% 4.7% 1.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.2% 26.8% 1.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 39.0% -43.8% -5.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 5.4% -12.1% -2.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 30.5% -67.9% -3.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.3% -16.0% 22.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 29.3% -68.4% -0.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.2% -16.8% 26.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 157.7% 19.2% 16.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.0% -0.4% 5.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 33.7% 24.4% 29.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -74.9% -2.5% 6.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAAONCARRAOS
Gross margin 25.6% 28.8% 38.6%
EBITDA margin 15.5% 13.6% 20.0%
Operating margin 11.0% 7.8% 17.6%
Pretax margin 9.9% 6.0% 17.0%
Net margin 8.2% 5.5% 13.1%
FCF margin -6.1% 8.7% 16.8%
Operating cash flow margin 4.5% 10.8% 18.2%
Return on equity 16.4% 9.7% 26.9%
Return on assets 8.7% 3.5% 13.7%
Return on invested capital 12.7% 6.5% 20.9%
Return on capital employed 14.3% 6.1% 24.1%
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.6x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x 1.8x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% – 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAAONCARRAOS
Debt / assets 23.3% 32.0% 17.5%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.9x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.5x 3.5x 0.6x
Debt / FCF -3.7x 6.2x 1.0x
Liabilities / assets 45.8% 64.0% 49.5%
Equity / assets 54.2% 36.0% 50.5%
Interest coverage – – 31.5x
Current ratio 3.0x 1.0x 1.6x
Quick ratio 1.9x 0.5x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 6.92 2.42 6.20

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAAONCARRAOS
Dividend yield 0.5% 1.6% 2.3%
Net buyback yield -0.6% 4.2% 3.7%
Shareholder yield -0.1% 5.8% 6.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 59.1% 39.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 40.6% 31.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 7.1% 2.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 11.7% 3.2%

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.

ConsensusAAONCARRAOS
Forward P/E 34.0xFY2026 19.6xFY2026 17.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.23FY2026 $2.95FY2026 $3.60FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +65.2%FY2026 +13.9%FY2026 -6.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +56.1% +9.2% +15.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.44BFY2026 $22.69BFY2026 $3.73BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +69.6%FY2026 +4.3%FY2026 -2.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.8% +5.0% +3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAAONCARRAOS
Held by institutions 78.7% 87.4% 91.9%
Institutions holding 469 1,628 614
Change in shares held, QoQ -7.0% +1.0% +7.1%
Institutions buying 241 805 315
Institutions selling 174 544 226
Buyers to sellers 1.39 1.48 1.39

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.

AAONCARRAOS
AAON 1.00 0.49 0.23
CARR 0.49 1.00 0.49
AOS 0.23 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AAON, CARR and AOS?

Carrier Global (CARR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aaon (AAON) $6.30B, Carrier Global (CARR) $47.03B, Smith A O (AOS) $8.43B.

Which stock is cheaper, AAON, CARR and AOS?

Smith A O (AOS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Aaon (AAON) 39.6x, Carrier Global (CARR) 38.6x, Smith A O (AOS) 16.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Smith A O (AOS) is cheapest (Aaon (AAON) 34.0x, Carrier Global (CARR) 19.6x, Smith A O (AOS) 17.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Aaon (AAON) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Aaon (AAON) +53.5%, Carrier Global (CARR) -1.6%, Smith A O (AOS) +0.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Smith A O (AOS) has the highest net margin (Aaon (AAON) 8.2%, Carrier Global (CARR) 5.5%, Smith A O (AOS) 13.1%). On return on invested capital, Smith A O (AOS) leads (Aaon (AAON) 12.7%, Carrier Global (CARR) 6.5%, Smith A O (AOS) 20.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Carrier Global (CARR) returned the most: Aaon (AAON) -27.8%, Carrier Global (CARR) -0.8%, Smith A O (AOS) -9.5%. Over five years, Aaon (AAON) compounded fastest (Aaon (AAON) +9.7%/yr, Carrier Global (CARR) +1.2%/yr, Smith A O (AOS) -2.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Smith A O (AOS) has the highest dividend yield: Aaon (AAON) 0.00%, Carrier Global (CARR) 0.02%, Smith A O (AOS) 0.02%. Aaon (AAON) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Smith A O (AOS) has been the steadiest (Aaon (AAON) 59.8%, Carrier Global (CARR) 35.5%, Smith A O (AOS) 27.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AAON, CARR and AOS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Smith A O (AOS) leads on 8. 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.