ALLE vs CSL vs SMID Stock Comparison

Allegion, Carlisle Companies and Smith Midland Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ALLE Allegion plc
$192.78 +25.4% 1M +16.4% 1Y
Market cap
$15.89B
P/E
23.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.39B
Div. yield
0.01%
Building Products Industrials
5 wins
CSL Carlisle Companies Inc
$398.86 +20.5% 1M +22.0% 1Y
Market cap
$14.98B
P/E
20.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.21B
Div. yield
0.01%
Building Products Industrials
4 wins
SMID Smith Midland Corp
$24.67 +12.4% 1M -32.8% 1Y
Market cap
$134.53M
P/E
17.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$89.50M
Div. yield
–
Building Products Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionALLECSLSMIDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $15.89B $14.98B $134.53M ALLE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.0x 20.8x 17.4x SMID
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.5x 18.3x — CSL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.3% +4.0% -1.6% ALLE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.7% 13.8% 8.6% ALLE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 18.4% 17.8% 12.8% ALLE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.5x 1.9x -0.5x SMID
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.01% 0.00% CSL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +16.4% +22.0% -32.8% CSL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.0%/yr +11.3%/yr +4.8%/yr CSL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.9% 37.7% 51.4% ALLE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 51/100 81/100 SMID

Percentile Scorecard

ALLECSLSMID

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

AxisALLECSLSMID
Valuation 23 #44 of 57 30 #40 of 57 84 #10 of 57
Growth 60 #22 of 54 32 #37 of 54 81 #11 of 54
Profitability 100 #1 of 53 83 #10 of 53 69 #17 of 53
Financial Health 57 #26 of 59 41 #35 of 59 91 #6 of 59
Shareholder Returns 32 #29 of 42 66 #15 of 42 –
Overall 54 51 81
  • ALLE ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • CSL ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • SMID ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodALLECSLSMIDSPY
1 month +25.4%+20.5%+12.4% -1.0%
3 months +14.3%+3.6%-11.6% -0.4%
6 months +42.5%+6.7%-28.7% +4.5%
Year to date +21.1%+24.7%-32.1% +12.4%
1 year +16.4%+22.0%-32.8% +13.6%
3 years +89.2%+47.4%+22.1% +76.4%
3 years, per year +23.7%+13.8%+6.9% +20.8%
5 years +46.7%+71.0%+26.5% +63.7%
5 years, per year +8.0%+11.3%+4.8% +10.4%
10 years +202.9%+281.0%+615.1% +267.7%
10 years, per year +11.7%+14.3%+21.7% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureALLECSLSMIDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.9%37.7%51.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.6%34.7%51.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.431.130.98 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.550.58-0.64 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.8%-38.6%-72.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-4.7%-38.0% -1.6%
52-week high $192.78$418.74$39.82 $779.14
52-week low $125.65$295.41$21.20 $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.

MultipleALLECSLSMID
P/E now vs peer median 23.7xmedian 22.2x 21.9xmedian 22.2x 16.9xmedian 22.2x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 1.7x 3.0xmedian 1.7x 1.5xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.5xmedian 13.9x 14.7xmedian 13.9x 8.7xmedian 13.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.0xmedian 18.0x 20.6xmedian 18.0x 31.4xmedian 18.0x
P/B now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 2.8x 10.8xmedian 2.8x 2.3xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 2.72median 1.06 3.00median 1.06 0.13median 1.06

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 monthsALLECSLSMID
Revenue $4.39B $5.21B $89.50M
Gross profit $1.98B $1.81B $21.00M
Operating income $944.20M $1.02B $10.80M
Net income $691.10M $718.40M $7.73M
Free cash flow $739.90M $750.50M $4.17M
R&D – $48.30M –
EPS (diluted) $8.11 $18.14 $1.46
Cash & equivalents $388.10M $546.70M $10.66M
Total debt $2.03B $2.89B $4.14M
Shares (diluted) 85.20M 39.60M 5.31M
Enterprise value $14.52B $11.88B $85.39M

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
MetricALLECSLSMID
P/E 23.7x 21.9x 16.9x
P/FCF 22.0x 20.6x 31.4x
P/Operating cash flow 19.3x 17.2x 9.0x
P/S 3.7x 3.0x 1.5x
P/B 7.5x 10.8x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 11.8x 150.4x 4.1x
EV/EBITDA 16.5x 14.7x 8.7x
EV/EBIT 19.0x 17.5x 11.5x
EV/Revenue 4.1x 3.4x 1.4x
EV/FCF 24.2x 23.7x 29.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.2x 19.9x 8.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.72 3.00 0.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALLECSLSMID
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.3% 4.0% -1.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.7% 4.2% 18.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.3% -0.6% -18.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.6% 4.8% 35.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 13.1% -2.0% -30.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 2.7% 134.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 7.9% -7.4% -49.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.4% -0.8% 136.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 9.6% 0.3% -35.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.7% 7.3% 135.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.7% -17.4% 92.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.8% -9.9% 97.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 8.8% -21.7% 459.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.7% -11.0% 38.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALLECSLSMID
Gross margin 45.1% 34.7% 23.5%
EBITDA margin 24.7% 23.3% 16.1%
Operating margin 21.5% 19.5% 12.1%
Pretax margin 19.4% 18.0% 12.0%
Net margin 15.7% 13.8% 8.6%
FCF margin 16.9% 14.4% 4.7%
Operating cash flow margin 19.2% 17.2% 16.3%
Return on equity 32.2% 47.0% 13.7%
Return on assets 12.8% 11.7% 8.6%
Return on invested capital 18.4% 17.8% 12.8%
Return on capital employed 20.6% 19.3% 13.8%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.9x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.2x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.7% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALLECSLSMID
Debt / assets 37.2% 47.9% 4.8%
Debt / equity 0.9x 2.0x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.5x 1.9x -0.5x
Debt / FCF 2.7x 3.8x 1.0x
Liabilities / assets 60.3% 76.1% 34.2%
Equity / assets 39.7% 23.9% 65.8%
Interest coverage 9.6x 9.1x 48.9x
Current ratio 1.9x 2.4x 4.1x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.6x 3.1x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.6x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 5.11 5.49 5.37

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALLECSLSMID
Dividend yield 1.1% 1.1% –
Net buyback yield 1.7% 7.1% –
Shareholder yield 2.8% 8.2% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 26.6% 25.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 24.9% 24.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.5% 2.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 5.9% 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.

ConsensusALLECSLSMID
Forward P/E 20.5xFY2026 18.3xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $9.41FY2026 $21.76FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +15.6%FY2026 +12.2%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +2.7% +15.9% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.67BFY2026 $4.97BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +14.7%FY2026 -1.0%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +8.4% +18.1% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALLECSLSMID
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 57.0%
Institutions holding 732 797 56
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.0% -1.1% -1.1%
Institutions buying 336 366 23
Institutions selling 273 294 17
Buyers to sellers 1.23 1.24 1.35

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.

ALLECSLSMID
ALLE 1.00 0.55 0.24
CSL 0.55 1.00 0.28
SMID 0.24 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALLE, CSL and SMID?

Allegion (ALLE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Allegion (ALLE) $15.89B, Carlisle Companies (CSL) $14.98B, Smith Midland (SMID) $134.53M.

Which stock is cheaper, ALLE, CSL and SMID?

Smith Midland (SMID) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Allegion (ALLE) 23.0x, Carlisle Companies (CSL) 20.8x, Smith Midland (SMID) 17.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Carlisle Companies (CSL) is cheapest (Allegion (ALLE) 20.5x, Carlisle Companies (CSL) 18.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Allegion (ALLE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Allegion (ALLE) +10.3%, Carlisle Companies (CSL) +4.0%, Smith Midland (SMID) -1.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Allegion (ALLE) has the highest net margin (Allegion (ALLE) 15.7%, Carlisle Companies (CSL) 13.8%, Smith Midland (SMID) 8.6%). On return on invested capital, Allegion (ALLE) leads (Allegion (ALLE) 18.4%, Carlisle Companies (CSL) 17.8%, Smith Midland (SMID) 12.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Carlisle Companies (CSL) returned the most: Allegion (ALLE) +16.4%, Carlisle Companies (CSL) +22.0%, Smith Midland (SMID) -32.8%. Over five years, Carlisle Companies (CSL) compounded fastest (Allegion (ALLE) +8.0%/yr, Carlisle Companies (CSL) +11.3%/yr, Smith Midland (SMID) +4.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Carlisle Companies (CSL) has the highest dividend yield: Allegion (ALLE) 0.01%, Carlisle Companies (CSL) 0.01%, Smith Midland (SMID) 0.00%. Smith Midland (SMID) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Allegion (ALLE) has been the steadiest (Allegion (ALLE) 29.9%, Carlisle Companies (CSL) 37.7%, Smith Midland (SMID) 51.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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