ALLE vs GFF vs MAS Stock Comparison

Allegion, Griffon and Masco Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ALLE Allegion plc
$180.59 +16.9% 1M +5.6% 1Y
Market cap
$15.36B
P/E
20.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.39B
Div. yield
1.20%
Building Products Industrials
2 wins
GFF Griffon Corp
$100.30 +2.0% 1M +30.6% 1Y
Market cap
$4.56B
P/E
24.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.75B
Div. yield
0.88%
Building Products Industrials
3 wins
MAS Masco Corp /De/
$75.15 +9.1% 1M +10.0% 1Y
Market cap
$14.82B
P/E
16.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.62B
Div. yield
1.69%
Building Products Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionALLEGFFMASLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $15.36B $4.56B $14.82B ALLE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.2x 24.6x 16.9x MAS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.2x 19.8x 15.7x MAS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.3% +26.9% -0.6% GFF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 6.5% 11.6% MAS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 19.0% 33.9% MAS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.2x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.20% 0.88% 1.69% MAS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +5.6% +30.6% +10.0% GFF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.1%/yr +30.8%/yr +2.8%/yr GFF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.6% 36.0% 35.6% ALLE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 60/100 62/100 MAS

Percentile Scorecard

ALLEGFFMAS

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

AxisALLEGFFMAS
Valuation 20 #45 of 56 58 #24 of 56 71 #17 of 56
Growth 67 #18 of 52 84 #9 of 52 41 #31 of 52
Profitability 73 #14 of 49 83 #9 of 49 94 #4 of 49
Financial Health – 27 #41 of 56 44 #32 of 56
Shareholder Returns 30 #29 of 41 45 #23 of 41 63 #16 of 41
Overall 47 60 62
  • ALLE ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • GFF ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • MAS ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodALLEGFFMASSPY
1 month +16.9%+2.0%+9.1% -0.2%
3 months +12.0%+7.3%-7.9% +3.9%
6 months +31.0%+8.9%+1.1% +8.2%
Year to date +13.4%+36.2%+18.4% +12.9%
1 year +5.6%+30.6%+10.0% +12.3%
3 years +85.4%+153.3%+47.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +22.9%+36.4%+13.8% +23.3%
5 years +41.1%+281.9%+14.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +7.1%+30.8%+2.8% +10.9%
10 years +187.4%+511.6%+146.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year +11.1%+19.9%+9.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureALLEGFFMASSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.6%36.0%35.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.6%32.7%33.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.431.331.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.190.850.28 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.8%-39.3%-38.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-6.5%-9.2% -1.2%
52-week high $180.59$107.22$82.77 $779.14
52-week low $125.65$66.79$58.60 $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.

MultipleALLEGFFMAS
P/E now vs peer median 20.2xmedian 20.1x 24.6xmedian 20.1x 16.9xmedian 20.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 1.5x 1.7xmedian 1.5x 1.9xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.8x 10.8xmedian 11.8x —median 11.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.7xmedian 16.2x 15.3xmedian 16.2x 13.2xmedian 16.2x
P/B now vs peer median 7.1xmedian 2.9x 35.3xmedian 2.9x -40.6xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.99 0.67median 0.99 2.15median 0.99

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 monthsALLEGFFMAS
Revenue $4.39B $2.75B $7.62B
Gross profit – $1.11B $2.82B
Operating income $944.20M $459.31M $1.34B
Net income $691.10M $178.97M $937.00M
Free cash flow – $297.20M $1.13B
EPS (diluted) – $3.96 $4.45
Cash & equivalents $388.10M $110.35M $548.00M
Total debt – $1.27B $3.25B
Shares (diluted) 86.00M 45.15M 199.00M
Enterprise value $15.36B $4.15B $12.92B

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
MetricALLEGFFMAS
P/E 20.2x 24.6x 16.9x
P/FCF 19.7x 15.3x 13.2x
P/Operating cash flow 18.2x 13.4x 11.5x
P/S 3.5x 1.7x 1.9x
P/B 7.1x 35.3x -40.6x
P/Tangible book 11.2x -21.0x -26.5x
EV/EBITDA – 10.8x –
EV/EBIT – 12.5x 13.1x
EV/Revenue 3.5x 2.1x 2.3x
EV/FCF – 19.2x 15.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.2x 16.8x 13.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.67 2.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALLEGFFMAS
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.3% 26.9% -0.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.7% 0.0% -2.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 17.9% 1.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 5.4% 1.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 13.1% 151.5% -0.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 51.1% 2.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 7.9% 155.8% 9.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.4% 35.2% 3.0%
EPS growth (1Y) – 156.8% 16.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 36.9% 7.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.7% 11.2% 33.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.8% -7.7% 5.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 17.2% 39.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -9.7% 10.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALLEGFFMAS
Gross margin – 40.5% 37.0%
EBITDA margin – 19.3% –
Operating margin – 16.7% 17.5%
Pretax margin – 13.9% 16.2%
Net margin – 6.5% 11.6%
FCF margin – 10.8% 14.8%
Operating cash flow margin 19.2% 12.4% 16.9%
Return on equity 32.2% 166.5% –
Return on assets 12.8% 9.5% 17.6%
Return on invested capital – 19.0% 33.9%
Return on capital employed – 27.8% 36.4%
Asset turnover 0.8x 1.4x 1.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.9x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALLEGFFMAS
Debt / assets – 69.0% 60.1%
Debt / equity – 9.8x -8.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.2x –
Debt / FCF – 4.3x 2.9x
Liabilities / assets – 93.0% 106.8%
Equity / assets 39.7% 7.0% -6.8%
Interest coverage – 5.2x 13.0x
Current ratio 1.9x 2.4x 1.9x
Quick ratio – 1.0x 1.1x
Cash ratio – 0.4x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – – 3.87

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALLEGFFMAS
Dividend yield 1.2% 0.9% 1.7%
Net buyback yield – 3.1% 6.1%
Shareholder yield 1.2% 4.0% 7.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 21.8% 27.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 13.1% 22.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 0.9% 0.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -45.4% 0.3%

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.

ConsensusALLEGFFMAS
Forward P/E 19.2xFY2026 19.8xFY2026 15.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.41FY2026 $5.06FY2026 $4.79FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +15.6%FY2026 -10.4%FY2026 +21.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +2.7% +18.0% -7.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.67BFY2026 $1.71BFY2026 $7.23BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.7%FY2026 -32.1%FY2026 -4.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.4% +5.3% +15.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALLEGFFMAS
Held by institutions 100.0% 79.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 730 347 921
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.0% +0.9% +0.7%
Institutions buying 336 179 497
Institutions selling 271 120 289
Buyers to sellers 1.24 1.49 1.72

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.

ALLEGFFMAS
ALLE 1.00 0.53 0.55
GFF 0.53 1.00 0.66
MAS 0.55 0.66 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALLE, GFF and MAS?

Allegion (ALLE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Allegion (ALLE) $15.36B, Griffon (GFF) $4.56B, Masco (MAS) $14.82B.

Which stock is cheaper, ALLE, GFF and MAS?

Masco (MAS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Allegion (ALLE) 20.2x, Griffon (GFF) 24.6x, Masco (MAS) 16.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Masco (MAS) is cheapest (Allegion (ALLE) 19.2x, Griffon (GFF) 19.8x, Masco (MAS) 15.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Griffon (GFF) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Allegion (ALLE) +10.3%, Griffon (GFF) +26.9%, Masco (MAS) -0.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Masco (MAS) has the highest net margin (Griffon (GFF) 6.5%, Masco (MAS) 11.6%). On return on invested capital, Masco (MAS) leads (Griffon (GFF) 19.0%, Masco (MAS) 33.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Griffon (GFF) returned the most: Allegion (ALLE) +5.6%, Griffon (GFF) +30.6%, Masco (MAS) +10.0%. Over five years, Griffon (GFF) compounded fastest (Allegion (ALLE) +7.1%/yr, Griffon (GFF) +30.8%/yr, Masco (MAS) +2.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Masco (MAS) has the highest dividend yield: Allegion (ALLE) 1.20%, Griffon (GFF) 0.88%, Masco (MAS) 1.69%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Allegion (ALLE) has been the steadiest (Allegion (ALLE) 29.6%, Griffon (GFF) 36.0%, Masco (MAS) 35.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ALLE, GFF and MAS?

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