ALLE vs CSL vs JHX Stock Comparison

Allegion, Carlisle Companies and James Hardie Industries Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ALLE Allegion plc
$187.09 +20.4% 1M +13.0% 1Y
Market cap
$15.95B
P/E
20.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.39B
Div. yield
–
Building Products Industrials
3 wins
CSL Carlisle Companies Inc
$371.47 +14.1% 1M +12.1% 1Y
Market cap
$14.73B
P/E
20.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.21B
Div. yield
0.01%
Building Products Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Carlisle Companies leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Carlisle Companies 6, Allegion 3, James Hardie Industries 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALLECSLJHXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $15.95B $14.73B $15.77B ALLE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.2x 20.5x 108.2x ALLE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.9x 17.1x 19.1x CSL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.3% +4.0% +42.9% JHX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 13.8% 2.7% CSL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 17.8% 2.6% CSL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.9x 3.5x CSL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.0% +12.1% +26.0% JHX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.8%/yr +10.8%/yr -7.3%/yr CSL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.7% 37.3% 44.9% ALLE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 53/100 36/100 CSL

Percentile Scorecard

ALLECSLJHX

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

AxisALLECSLJHX
Valuation 20 #44 of 55 41 #33 of 55 24 #42 of 55
Growth 66 #18 of 51 34 #34 of 51 50 #26 of 51
Profitability 71 #15 of 49 85 #8 of 49 46 #27 of 49
Financial Health – 43 #32 of 55 33 #37 of 55
Shareholder Returns 31 #28 of 40 62 #16 of 40 26 #30 of 40
Overall 47 53 36
  • ALLE ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • CSL ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • JHX ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodALLECSLJHXSPY
1 month +20.4%+14.1%+7.3% +0.7%
3 months +19.1%+0.4%+1.7% +3.7%
6 months +36.1%+4.6%+28.3% +7.1%
Year to date +17.5%+16.1%+29.7% +12.8%
1 year +13.0%+12.1%+26.0% +11.9%
3 years +91.5%+45.7%+8.4% +85.2%
3 years, per year +24.2%+13.4%+2.7% +22.8%
5 years +45.8%+66.6%-31.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year +7.8%+10.8%-7.3% +10.9%
10 years +194.2%+261.4%+80.4% +262.0%
10 years, per year +11.4%+13.7%+6.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureALLECSLJHXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.7%37.3%44.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.6%34.6%41.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.421.161.70 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.440.330.58 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.8%-38.6%-60.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-11.3%-13.4% -1.2%
52-week high $187.09$418.74$31.09 $779.14
52-week low $125.65$295.41$16.69 $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.

MultipleALLECSLJHX
P/E now vs peer median 20.2xmedian 20.3x 20.4xmedian 20.3x 107.2xmedian 20.3x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 1.6x 2.8xmedian 1.6x 2.9xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.6x 13.8xmedian 12.6x 17.4xmedian 12.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.7xmedian 16.9x 19.2xmedian 16.9x 43.8xmedian 16.9x
P/B now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 3.0x 10.0xmedian 3.0x 2.4xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.13 2.80median 1.13 -2.70median 1.13

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 monthsALLECSLJHX
Revenue $4.39B $5.21B $5.41B
Gross profit – $1.81B $1.94B
Operating income $944.20M $1.02B $526.70M
Net income $691.10M $718.40M $145.70M
Free cash flow – $750.50M $356.40M
R&D – $48.30M $64.00M
EPS (diluted) – $18.14 $0.25
Cash & equivalents $388.10M $546.70M $289.90M
Total debt – $2.89B $4.28B
Shares (diluted) 86.00M 39.60M 584.30M
Enterprise value $15.95B $11.63B $14.84B

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
MetricALLECSLJHX
P/E 20.2x 20.4x 107.2x
P/FCF 19.7x 19.2x 43.8x
P/Operating cash flow 18.9x 16.1x 21.5x
P/S 3.6x 2.8x 2.9x
P/B 7.3x 10.0x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 11.6x 140.1x 4.8x
EV/EBITDA – 13.8x 17.4x
EV/EBIT – 16.5x 37.2x
EV/Revenue 3.6x 3.2x 3.6x
EV/FCF – 22.3x 55.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.9x 18.7x 27.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 2.80 -2.70

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALLECSLJHX
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.3% 4.0% 42.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.7% 4.2% 13.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -0.6% 34.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 4.8% 13.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 13.1% -2.0% -5.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 2.7% -11.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 7.9% -7.4% -56.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.4% -0.8% -34.0%
EPS growth (1Y) – 0.3% -67.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 7.3% -39.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.7% -17.4% -11.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.8% -9.9% 1.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -21.7% 110.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -11.0% 75.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALLECSLJHX
Gross margin – 34.7% 35.9%
EBITDA margin – 23.3% 20.9%
Operating margin – 19.5% 9.7%
Pretax margin – 18.0% 5.1%
Net margin – 13.8% 2.7%
FCF margin – 14.4% 6.6%
Operating cash flow margin 19.2% 17.2% 13.4%
Return on equity 32.2% 47.0% 2.2%
Return on assets 12.8% 11.7% 1.0%
Return on invested capital – 17.8% 2.6%
Return on capital employed – 19.3% 4.2%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.9x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.2x 5.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.7% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALLECSLJHX
Debt / assets – 47.9% 31.7%
Debt / equity – 2.0x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.9x 3.5x
Debt / FCF – 3.8x 12.0x
Liabilities / assets – 76.1% 51.5%
Equity / assets 39.7% 23.9% 48.5%
Interest coverage – 9.1x 1.8x
Current ratio 1.9x 2.4x 1.6x
Quick ratio – 1.6x 0.7x
Cash ratio – 0.6x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – 5.36 2.14

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALLECSLJHX
Dividend yield 1.2% 1.2% –
Net buyback yield – 7.6% 1.9%
Shareholder yield 1.2% 8.8% 1.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 25.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 24.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 2.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 5.5% –

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.

ConsensusALLECSLJHX
Forward P/E 19.9xFY2026 17.1xFY2026 19.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.41FY2026 $21.76FY2026 $1.41FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +15.6%FY2026 +12.2%FY2026 +29.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +2.7% +15.9% +12.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.67BFY2026 $4.97BFY2026 $5.13BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.7%FY2026 -1.0%FY2026 +6.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.4% +18.1% +15.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALLECSLJHX
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 49.9%
Institutions holding 731 796 340
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.0% -1.1% +7.1%
Institutions buying 336 367 190
Institutions selling 272 292 100
Buyers to sellers 1.24 1.26 1.90

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.

ALLECSLJHX
ALLE 1.00 0.54 0.48
CSL 0.54 1.00 0.62
JHX 0.48 0.62 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALLE, CSL and JHX?

Allegion (ALLE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Allegion (ALLE) $15.95B, Carlisle Companies (CSL) $14.73B, James Hardie Industries (JHX) $15.77B.

Which stock is cheaper, ALLE, CSL and JHX?

Allegion (ALLE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Allegion (ALLE) 20.2x, Carlisle Companies (CSL) 20.5x, James Hardie Industries (JHX) 108.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Carlisle Companies (CSL) is cheapest (Allegion (ALLE) 19.9x, Carlisle Companies (CSL) 17.1x, James Hardie Industries (JHX) 19.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

James Hardie Industries (JHX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Allegion (ALLE) +10.3%, Carlisle Companies (CSL) +4.0%, James Hardie Industries (JHX) +42.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Carlisle Companies (CSL) has the highest net margin (Carlisle Companies (CSL) 13.8%, James Hardie Industries (JHX) 2.7%). On return on invested capital, Carlisle Companies (CSL) leads (Carlisle Companies (CSL) 17.8%, James Hardie Industries (JHX) 2.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year James Hardie Industries (JHX) returned the most: Allegion (ALLE) +13.0%, Carlisle Companies (CSL) +12.1%, James Hardie Industries (JHX) +26.0%. Over five years, Carlisle Companies (CSL) compounded fastest (Allegion (ALLE) +7.8%/yr, Carlisle Companies (CSL) +10.8%/yr, James Hardie Industries (JHX) -7.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Allegion (ALLE) 0.00%, Carlisle Companies (CSL) 0.01%, James Hardie Industries (JHX) 0.00%. Allegion (ALLE) and James Hardie Industries (JHX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Allegion (ALLE) has been the steadiest (Allegion (ALLE) 29.7%, Carlisle Companies (CSL) 37.3%, James Hardie Industries (JHX) 44.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ALLE, CSL and JHX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Carlisle Companies (CSL) 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.