ALH vs FTV vs NWL Stock Comparison

Alliance Laundry Holdings, Fortive and Newell Brands Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FTV Fortive Corp
$65.47 +13.1% 1M +30.3% 1Y
Market cap
$19.64B
P/E
30.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.40B
Div. yield
0.00%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
6 wins
NWL Newell Brands Inc.
$5.48 -1.3% 1M +70.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.33B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$7.31B
Div. yield
0.05%
Home Appliances Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Fortive leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Fortive 6, Alliance Laundry Holdings 3, Newell Brands 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALHFTVNWLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.49B $19.64B $2.33B FTV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.1x 30.1x -7.2x ALH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.5x 20.0x 7.6x NWL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.9% +7.0% +0.8% ALH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.1% 14.8% -4.4% FTV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.4% 8.1% 1.0% ALH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 2.4x 11.9x FTV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.05% NWL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -15.4% +30.3% +70.2% NWL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -3.6%/yr -25.7%/yr FTV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.8% 27.5% 54.5% FTV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 47/100 40/100 FTV

Percentile Scorecard

ALHFTVNWL

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

AxisALHFTVNWL
Valuation 60 #83 of 204 43 #116 of 204 44 #24 of 42
Growth 78 #43 of 191 25 #144 of 191 30 #29 of 41
Profitability 76 #46 of 189 74 #50 of 189 29 #28 of 39
Financial Health 14 #190 of 221 38 #137 of 221 9 #40 of 44
Shareholder Returns 6 #150 of 159 57 #69 of 159 89 #4 of 27
Overall 47 47 40
  • ALH ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • FTV ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • NWL ranked among 44 companies in Household Durables

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodALHFTVNWLSPY
1 month +4.9%+13.1%-1.3% -5.9%
3 months -17.8%+7.6%-9.0% -4.6%
6 months -10.0%+7.5%+23.1% +0.2%
Year to date +11.2%+18.6%+47.3% +7.5%
1 year -15.4%+30.3%+70.2% +8.2%
3 years —-0.2%-22.2% +68.3%
3 years, per year —-0.1%-8.0% +19.0%
5 years —-16.8%-77.3% +56.5%
5 years, per year —-3.6%-25.7% +9.4%
10 years —+28.1%-88.5% +251.5%
10 years, per year —+2.5%-19.4% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureALHFTVNWLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.8%27.5%54.5% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.0%26.8%48.3% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.190.671.24 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.431.101.29 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -29.2%-46.1%-88.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.2%-4.2%-13.8% -5.9%
52-week high $28.00$68.34$6.36 $779.14
52-week low $19.06$50.23$3.11 $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.

MultipleALHFTVNWL
P/E now vs peer median 25.1xmedian 23.4x 30.2xmedian 23.4x -7.2xmedian 16.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 1.7x 4.4xmedian 1.7x 0.3xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.2xmedian 13.4x 17.2xmedian 13.4x 17.9xmedian 10.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.5xmedian 21.9x 18.0xmedian 21.9x 44.0xmedian 12.4x
P/B now vs peer median 8.9xmedian 2.1x 3.3xmedian 2.1x 1.0xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.02 -11.41median 1.02 -0.42median 0.54

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 monthsALHFTVNWL
Revenue $1.78B $4.40B $7.31B
Gross profit $669.98M $2.79B $2.60B
Operating income $338.49M $863.00M $72.00M
Net income $179.08M $651.90M -$323.00M
Free cash flow $256.18M $1.09B $53.00M
R&D – $268.20M –
EPS (diluted) $0.88 $2.15 $-0.75
Cash & equivalents $159.47M $377.30M $249.00M
Total debt $1.44B $3.51B $4.84B
Shares (diluted) 203.55M 303.90M 430.20M
Enterprise value $3.94B $18.16B $1.46B

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
MetricALHFTVNWL
P/E 25.1x 30.2x -7.2x
P/FCF 17.5x 18.0x 44.0x
P/Operating cash flow 14.6x 16.3x 9.2x
P/S 2.5x 4.4x 0.3x
P/B 8.9x 3.3x 1.0x
P/Tangible book -19.8x 4.8x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA 13.2x 17.2x 17.9x
EV/EBIT 17.1x 26.2x 96.2x
EV/Revenue 3.3x 5.2x 0.9x
EV/FCF 22.5x 20.9x 130.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.8x 18.9x 27.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -11.41 -0.42

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALHFTVNWL
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.9% 7.0% 0.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -9.9% -4.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.5% 6.2% 5.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -7.6% 3.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.0% 22.1% -77.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -8.1% 30.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 126.7% 8.2% -1,246%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -7.7% 16.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 94.7% 18.7% -1,225%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -2.6% 17.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -1.6% 0.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -4.3% -36.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -3.3% 365.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -4.9% -57.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALHFTVNWL
Gross margin 37.7% 63.5% 35.6%
EBITDA margin 24.6% 29.9% 5.3%
Operating margin 19.1% 19.6% 1.0%
Pretax margin 13.2% 16.8% -4.3%
Net margin 10.1% 14.8% -4.4%
FCF margin 14.4% 24.7% 0.7%
Operating cash flow margin 17.3% 27.3% 3.5%
Return on equity 38.4% 10.8% -13.4%
Return on assets 6.1% 5.6% -2.9%
Return on invested capital 13.4% 8.1% 1.0%
Return on capital employed 14.1% 8.4% 0.9%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.4x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.8x -0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 2.0% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALHFTVNWL
Debt / assets 48.8% 30.6% 44.3%
Debt / equity 2.9x 0.6x 2.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 2.4x 11.9x
Debt / FCF 5.6x 3.2x 91.3x
Liabilities / assets 82.9% 48.2% 78.4%
Equity / assets 17.1% 51.8% 21.6%
Interest coverage 3.3x 4.9x –
Current ratio 1.4x 1.2x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.9x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.3x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.15 3.48 0.52

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALHFTVNWL
Dividend yield – 0.4% 5.1%
Net buyback yield -11.2% 6.5% –
Shareholder yield -11.2% 6.9% 5.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 11.7% -39.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 7.0% 239.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -24.4% 6.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -8.3% -20.2%

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.

ConsensusALHFTVNWL
Forward P/E 17.5xFY2026 20.0xFY2026 7.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.29FY2026 $3.28FY2026 $0.72FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +26.5%FY2026 +21.0%FY2026 +26.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +23.3% -3.7% -4.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.70BFY2026 $4.69BFY2026 $6.89BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.6%FY2026 +12.6%FY2026 -4.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +20.5% -6.7% +15.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALHFTVNWL
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 168 805 421
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.5% +2.8% +9.2%
Institutions buying 98 352 234
Institutions selling 46 301 124
Buyers to sellers 2.13 1.17 1.89

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.

ALHFTVNWL
ALH 1.00 0.40 0.29
FTV 0.40 1.00 0.25
NWL 0.29 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALH, FTV and NWL?

Fortive (FTV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) $4.49B, Fortive (FTV) $19.64B, Newell Brands (NWL) $2.33B.

Which stock is cheaper, ALH, FTV and NWL?

Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) 25.1x, Fortive (FTV) 30.1x, Newell Brands (NWL) -7.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Newell Brands (NWL) is cheapest (Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) 17.5x, Fortive (FTV) 20.0x, Newell Brands (NWL) 7.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) +9.9%, Fortive (FTV) +7.0%, Newell Brands (NWL) +0.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Fortive (FTV) has the highest net margin (Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) 10.1%, Fortive (FTV) 14.8%, Newell Brands (NWL) -4.4%). On return on invested capital, Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) leads (Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) 13.4%, Fortive (FTV) 8.1%, Newell Brands (NWL) 1.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Newell Brands (NWL) returned the most: Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) -15.4%, Fortive (FTV) +30.3%, Newell Brands (NWL) +70.2%. Over five years, Fortive (FTV) compounded fastest (Fortive (FTV) -3.6%/yr, Newell Brands (NWL) -25.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Newell Brands (NWL) has the highest dividend yield: Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) 0.00%, Fortive (FTV) 0.00%, Newell Brands (NWL) 0.05%. Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Fortive (FTV) has been the steadiest (Alliance Laundry Holdings (ALH) 35.8%, Fortive (FTV) 27.5%, Newell Brands (NWL) 54.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ALH, FTV and NWL?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Fortive (FTV) leads on 6. 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.