ALLE vs CSL vs SMID Stock Comparison

Allegion, Carlisle Companies and Smith Midland Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ALLE Allegion plc
$187.09 +20.4% 1M +13.0% 1Y
Market cap
$15.91B
P/E
20.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.39B
Div. yield
1.15%
Building Products Industrials
4 wins
CSL Carlisle Companies Inc
$371.47 +14.1% 1M +12.1% 1Y
Market cap
$14.41B
P/E
20.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.21B
Div. yield
1.22%
Building Products Industrials
5 wins
SMID Smith Midland Corp
$22.34 -4.9% 1M -40.6% 1Y
Market cap
$118.56M
P/E
15.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$89.50M
Div. yield
–
Building Products Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Carlisle Companies leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Carlisle Companies 5, Allegion 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 $15.91B $14.41B $118.56M ALLE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.2x 20.4x 15.3x SMID
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.9x 17.1x — CSL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.3% +4.0% -1.6% ALLE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 13.8% 8.6% CSL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 17.8% 12.8% CSL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.9x -0.5x SMID
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.15% 1.22% 0.00% CSL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.0% +12.1% -40.6% ALLE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.8%/yr +10.8%/yr +2.2%/yr CSL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.7% 37.3% 51.1% ALLE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 53/100 80/100 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 20 #44 of 55 41 #33 of 55 82 #11 of 55
Growth 66 #18 of 51 34 #34 of 51 82 #10 of 51
Profitability 71 #15 of 49 85 #8 of 49 65 #18 of 49
Financial Health – 43 #32 of 55 93 #5 of 55
Shareholder Returns 31 #28 of 40 62 #16 of 40 –
Overall 47 53 80
  • 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 +20.4%+14.1%-4.9% +0.7%
3 months +19.1%+0.4%-21.5% +3.7%
6 months +36.1%+4.6%-33.9% +7.1%
Year to date +17.5%+16.1%-38.5% +12.8%
1 year +13.0%+12.1%-40.6% +11.9%
3 years +91.5%+45.7%+10.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year +24.2%+13.4%+3.5% +22.8%
5 years +45.8%+66.6%+11.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year +7.8%+10.8%+2.2% +10.9%
10 years +194.2%+261.4%+522.3% +262.0%
10 years, per year +11.4%+13.7%+20.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureALLECSLSMIDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.7%37.3%51.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.6%34.6%51.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.421.160.97 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.440.33-0.80 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.8%-38.6%-72.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-11.3%-43.9% -1.2%
52-week high $187.09$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 20.2xmedian 20.3x 20.4xmedian 20.3x 15.3xmedian 20.3x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 1.6x 2.8xmedian 1.6x 1.3xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.6x 13.8xmedian 12.6x 7.8xmedian 12.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.7xmedian 16.9x 19.2xmedian 16.9x 28.4xmedian 16.9x
P/B now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 3.0x 10.0xmedian 3.0x 2.1xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.13 2.80median 1.13 0.11median 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 monthsALLECSLSMID
Revenue $4.39B $5.21B $89.50M
Gross profit – $1.81B $21.00M
Operating income $944.20M $1.02B $10.80M
Net income $691.10M $718.40M $7.73M
Free cash flow – $750.50M $4.17M
R&D – $48.30M –
EPS (diluted) – $18.14 $1.46
Cash & equivalents $388.10M $546.70M $10.66M
Total debt – $2.89B $17.45M
Shares (diluted) 86.00M 39.60M 5.31M
Enterprise value $15.91B $11.32B $69.42M

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 20.2x 20.4x 15.3x
P/FCF 19.7x 19.2x 28.4x
P/Operating cash flow 18.9x 16.1x 8.2x
P/S 3.6x 2.8x 1.3x
P/B 7.3x 10.0x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 11.6x 140.1x 3.7x
EV/EBITDA – 13.8x 7.8x
EV/EBIT – 16.5x 10.4x
EV/Revenue 3.6x 3.2x 1.3x
EV/FCF – 22.3x 26.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.9x 18.7x 7.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 2.80 0.11

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) – -0.6% -18.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 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) – 0.3% -35.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 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) – -21.7% 459.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -11.0% 38.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALLECSLSMID
Gross margin – 34.7% 23.5%
EBITDA margin – 23.3% 16.1%
Operating margin – 19.5% 12.1%
Pretax margin – 18.0% 12.0%
Net margin – 13.8% 8.6%
FCF margin – 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 – 17.8% 12.8%
Return on capital employed – 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 – 47.9% 4.8%
Debt / equity – 2.0x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.9x -0.5x
Debt / FCF – 3.8x 1.0x
Liabilities / assets – 76.1% 34.2%
Equity / assets 39.7% 23.9% 65.8%
Interest coverage – 9.1x 48.9x
Current ratio 1.9x 2.4x 4.1x
Quick ratio – 1.6x 3.1x
Cash ratio – 0.6x 0.9x
Altman Z-score – 5.36 5.12

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALLECSLSMID
Dividend yield 1.2% 1.2% –
Net buyback yield – 7.6% –
Shareholder yield 1.2% 8.8% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusALLECSLSMID
Forward P/E 19.9xFY2026 17.1xFY2026 –
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 731 796 56
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.0% -1.1% -1.1%
Institutions buying 336 367 23
Institutions selling 272 292 17
Buyers to sellers 1.24 1.26 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 0.54 0.23
CSL 0.54 1.00 0.27
SMID 0.23 0.27 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) $15.91B, Carlisle Companies (CSL) $14.41B, Smith Midland (SMID) $118.56M.

Which stock is cheaper, ALLE, CSL and SMID?

Smith Midland (SMID) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Allegion (ALLE) 20.2x, Carlisle Companies (CSL) 20.4x, Smith Midland (SMID) 15.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Carlisle Companies (CSL) is cheapest (Allegion (ALLE) 19.9x, Carlisle Companies (CSL) 17.1x). 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?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Allegion (ALLE) returned the most: Allegion (ALLE) +13.0%, Carlisle Companies (CSL) +12.1%, Smith Midland (SMID) -40.6%. Over five years, Carlisle Companies (CSL) compounded fastest (Allegion (ALLE) +7.8%/yr, Carlisle Companies (CSL) +10.8%/yr, Smith Midland (SMID) +2.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Carlisle Companies (CSL) has the highest dividend yield: Allegion (ALLE) 1.15%, Carlisle Companies (CSL) 1.22%, 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) 29.7%, Carlisle Companies (CSL) 37.3%, Smith Midland (SMID) 51.1%). 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, Carlisle Companies (CSL) 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.