ADSK vs AYI vs CSL Stock Comparison

Autodesk, Acuity Inc. (De) and Carlisle Companies Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ADSK Autodesk, Inc.
$249.45 +19.1% 1M -20.3% 1Y
Market cap
$50.85B
P/E
31.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.79B
Div. yield
–
Creative Software Technology
5 wins
AYI Acuity Inc. (De)
$318.76 -0.3% 1M -13.4% 1Y
Market cap
$9.80B
P/E
18.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.64B
Div. yield
0.00%
Building Products Industrials
3 wins
CSL Carlisle Companies Inc
$346.20 +6.0% 1M +2.1% 1Y
Market cap
$14.04B
P/E
19.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.10B
Div. yield
0.01%
Building Products Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Autodesk leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Autodesk 5, Carlisle Companies 4, Acuity Inc. (De) 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionADSKAYICSLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $50.85B $9.80B $14.04B ADSK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 31.0x 18.4x 19.4x AYI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.4x 15.9x 15.9x CSL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.9% +6.8% +1.9% ADSK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.1% 11.4% 14.2% ADSK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 26.5% 15.4% 17.4% ADSK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 0.1x 1.8x ADSK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% CSL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -20.3% -13.4% +2.1% CSL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.2%/yr +9.4%/yr +9.2%/yr AYI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.8% 38.0% 36.7% CSL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 80/100 58/100 AYI

Percentile Scorecard

ADSKAYICSL

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

AxisADSKAYICSL
Valuation 29 #21 of 29 73 #16 of 56 44 #32 of 56
Growth 62 #11 of 27 80 #11 of 52 31 #36 of 52
Profitability 88 #4 of 26 78 #12 of 51 90 #6 of 51
Financial Health 47 #17 of 31 88 #8 of 58 47 #31 of 58
Shareholder Returns 44 #10 of 17 83 #8 of 41 78 #10 of 41
Overall 54 80 58
  • ADSK ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software
  • AYI ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • CSL ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodADSKAYICSLSPY
1 month +19.1%-0.3%+6.0% -0.8%
3 months +10.4%-5.1%+1.7% +3.5%
6 months +6.1%+9.2%-4.2% +7.0%
Year to date -15.7%-11.5%+8.2% +12.2%
1 year -20.3%-13.4%+2.1% +13.0%
3 years +27.8%+101.4%+39.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +8.5%+26.3%+11.7% +23.1%
5 years -19.1%+56.8%+55.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year -4.2%+9.4%+9.2% +11.0%
10 years +253.0%+37.8%+240.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year +13.4%+3.3%+13.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureADSKAYICSLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.8%38.0%36.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.6%41.6%34.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.441.401.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.51-0.350.06 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.8%-34.7%-38.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.4%-15.4%-17.3% -1.8%
52-week high $313.53$376.69$418.74 $779.14
52-week low $187.72$257.79$295.41 $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.

MultipleADSKAYICSL
P/E now vs peer median 31.9xmedian 31.9x 18.2xmedian 19.4x 19.2xmedian 19.4x
P/S now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 2.4x 2.0xmedian 1.5x 2.7xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.5xmedian 11.5x 10.9xmedian 12.1x 13.2xmedian 12.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.4xmedian 14.2x 12.7xmedian 16.1x 15.9xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 15.4xmedian 3.0x 3.2xmedian 2.9x 8.5xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.32median 0.77 1.10median 0.93 2.37median 0.93

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 monthsADSKAYICSL
Revenue $7.79B $4.64B $5.10B
Gross profit $7.11B $2.35B $1.80B
Operating income $2.04B $713.70M $1.02B
Net income $1.64B $531.30M $724.50M
Free cash flow $2.84B $747.90M $866.60M
R&D $1.72B – $48.80M
EPS (diluted) $7.78 $17.06 $17.89
Cash & equivalents $4.10B $636.30M $665.30M
Total debt $10.43B $697.40M $2.88B
Shares (diluted) 211.00M 31.15M 40.50M
Enterprise value $38.88B $8.10B $10.39B

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
MetricADSKAYICSL
P/E 31.9x 18.2x 19.2x
P/FCF 18.4x 12.7x 15.9x
P/Operating cash flow 18.0x 11.5x 13.6x
P/S 6.7x 2.0x 2.7x
P/B 15.4x 3.2x 8.5x
P/Tangible book 17.6x 4.8x 54.3x
EV/EBITDA 17.5x 10.9x 13.2x
EV/EBIT 25.0x 13.3x 15.7x
EV/Revenue 6.5x 2.1x 3.1x
EV/FCF 17.9x 12.7x 18.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.6x 11.5x 15.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.32 1.10 2.37

Growth

14 metrics
MetricADSKAYICSL
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.9% 6.8% 1.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.3% 5.5% 1.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.8% 13.1% -2.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.7% 11.1% 3.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 46.9% 26.6% -4.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 26.3% 14.7% 1.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 57.4% 34.0% -10.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 23.4% 15.4% 0.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 60.4% 36.1% -3.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.2% 16.6% 8.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 50.4% 37.3% 3.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 12.6% -4.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 50.7% 40.3% 0.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.8% 13.5% -3.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricADSKAYICSL
Gross margin 91.2% 50.6% 35.3%
EBITDA margin 37.3% 18.7% 23.8%
Operating margin 26.2% 15.4% 19.9%
Pretax margin 27.0% 14.7% 18.6%
Net margin 21.1% 11.4% 14.2%
FCF margin 36.4% 16.1% 17.0%
Operating cash flow margin 37.2% 17.8% 19.8%
Return on equity 49.9% 18.2% 44.3%
Return on assets 13.2% 11.2% 11.9%
Return on invested capital 26.5% 15.4% 17.4%
Return on capital employed 35.0% 19.5% 19.4%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.0x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.6x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 9.1% 1.1% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricADSKAYICSL
Debt / assets 22.9% 14.3% 46.3%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.2x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 0.1x 1.8x
Debt / FCF 1.0x 0.9x 3.3x
Liabilities / assets 73.9% 39.0% 74.1%
Equity / assets 26.1% 61.0% 25.9%
Interest coverage – – 9.7x
Current ratio 0.9x 1.7x 2.6x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.2x 1.8x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.6x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 4.16 5.99 5.13

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricADSKAYICSL
Dividend yield – 0.3% 1.3%
Net buyback yield 2.8% 3.0% 7.6%
Shareholder yield 2.8% 3.2% 8.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 4.5% 25.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 3.2% 21.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 15.5% 2.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 12.3% 5.7%

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.

ConsensusADSKAYICSL
Forward P/E 20.4xFY2026 15.9xFY2027 15.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.24FY2026 $20.01FY2027 $21.76FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.4%FY2026 +0.6%FY2027 +12.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.2% +21.7% +15.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.49BFY2026 $4.68BFY2027 $4.97BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.8%FY2026 +0.9%FY2027 -1.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.7% +14.4% +18.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersADSKAYICSL
Held by institutions 96.0% 99.2% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,195 631 795
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.6% +4.1% -1.1%
Institutions buying 501 330 367
Institutions selling 535 190 291
Buyers to sellers 0.94 1.74 1.26

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.

ADSKAYICSL
ADSK 1.00 0.06 0.00
AYI 0.06 1.00 0.41
CSL 0.00 0.41 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ADSK, AYI and CSL?

Autodesk (ADSK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Autodesk (ADSK) $50.85B, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) $9.80B, Carlisle Companies (CSL) $14.04B.

Which stock is cheaper, ADSK, AYI and CSL?

Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Autodesk (ADSK) 31.0x, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 18.4x, Carlisle Companies (CSL) 19.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Carlisle Companies (CSL) is cheapest (Autodesk (ADSK) 20.4x, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 15.9x, Carlisle Companies (CSL) 15.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Autodesk (ADSK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Autodesk (ADSK) +17.9%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) +6.8%, Carlisle Companies (CSL) +1.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Autodesk (ADSK) has the highest net margin (Autodesk (ADSK) 21.1%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 11.4%, Carlisle Companies (CSL) 14.2%). On return on invested capital, Autodesk (ADSK) leads (Autodesk (ADSK) 26.5%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 15.4%, Carlisle Companies (CSL) 17.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Carlisle Companies (CSL) returned the most: Autodesk (ADSK) -20.3%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) -13.4%, Carlisle Companies (CSL) +2.1%. Over five years, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) compounded fastest (Autodesk (ADSK) -4.2%/yr, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) +9.4%/yr, Carlisle Companies (CSL) +9.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Carlisle Companies (CSL) has the highest dividend yield: Autodesk (ADSK) 0.00%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 0.00%, Carlisle Companies (CSL) 0.01%. Autodesk (ADSK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Carlisle Companies (CSL) has been the steadiest (Autodesk (ADSK) 39.8%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 38.0%, Carlisle Companies (CSL) 36.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ADSK, AYI and CSL?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Autodesk (ADSK) leads on 5. 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.