ALLE vs GFF vs OTIS Stock Comparison

Allegion, Griffon and Otis Worldwide Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ALLE Allegion plc
$191.76 +24.3% 1M +15.7% 1Y
Market cap
$16.31B
P/E
25.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.29B
Div. yield
1.13%
Building Products Industrials
2 wins
GFF Griffon Corp
$104.13 +10.9% 1M +40.7% 1Y
Market cap
$4.74B
P/E
25.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.75B
Div. yield
0.85%
Building Products Industrials
4 wins
OTIS Otis Worldwide Corp
$78.39 +22.4% 1M -15.5% 1Y
Market cap
$29.84B
P/E
19.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.14B
Div. yield
2.19%
Building Products Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Otis Worldwide leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Otis Worldwide 6, Griffon 4, Allegion 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALLEGFFOTISLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $16.31B $4.74B $29.84B OTIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.0x 25.6x 19.2x OTIS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.4x 20.6x 20.0x OTIS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.6% +26.9% +5.8% GFF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.4% 6.5% 10.3% ALLE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 17.9% 19.0% 62.2% OTIS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.7x 2.2x 3.0x ALLE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.13% 0.85% 2.19% OTIS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +15.7% +40.7% -15.5% GFF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.2%/yr +30.8%/yr -0.6%/yr GFF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.9% 36.3% 23.0% OTIS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 57/100 44/100 GFF

Percentile Scorecard

ALLEGFFOTIS

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

AxisALLEGFFOTIS
Valuation 17 #46 of 55 59 #23 of 55 52 #27 of 55
Growth 58 #22 of 51 82 #10 of 51 50 #26 of 51
Profitability 98 #2 of 51 78 #12 of 51 72 #15 of 51
Financial Health 53 #28 of 59 28 #43 of 59 12 #52 of 59
Shareholder Returns 28 #30 of 41 38 #26 of 41 35 #27 of 41
Overall 51 57 44
  • ALLE ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • GFF ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • OTIS ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodALLEGFFOTISSPY
1 month +24.3%+10.9%+22.4% -2.3%
3 months +18.9%+16.5%+8.6% -0.7%
6 months +44.7%+17.3%+3.3% +4.8%
Year to date +20.4%+41.4%-10.3% +10.3%
1 year +15.7%+40.7%-15.5% +10.3%
3 years +88.2%+145.0%-1.8% +73.0%
3 years, per year +23.5%+34.8%-0.6% +20.1%
5 years +48.2%+282.5%-2.8% +61.9%
5 years, per year +8.2%+30.8%-0.6% +10.1%
10 years +202.7%+527.3%— +258.6%
10 years, per year +11.7%+20.2%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureALLEGFFOTISSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.9%36.3%23.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.7%32.7%23.2% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.411.320.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.531.12-0.67 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.8%-39.3%-39.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-2.9%-16.3% -3.5%
52-week high $191.76$107.22$93.62 $779.14
52-week low $125.65$66.79$64.07 $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.

MultipleALLEGFFOTIS
P/E now vs peer median 25.0xmedian 21.6x 25.6xmedian 21.6x 19.2xmedian 21.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 1.6x 1.7xmedian 1.6x 2.0xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.4xmedian 13.2x 11.1xmedian 13.2x 14.9xmedian 13.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.3xmedian 17.4x 15.9xmedian 17.4x 17.8xmedian 17.4x
P/B now vs peer median 7.7xmedian 2.9x 36.7xmedian 2.9x -5.5xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 2.63median 1.00 0.69median 1.00 2.78median 1.00

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 monthsALLEGFFOTIS
Revenue $4.29B $2.75B $15.14B
Gross profit $1.92B $1.11B $4.53B
Operating income $893.40M $459.31M $2.32B
Net income $658.60M $178.97M $1.61B
Free cash flow $671.10M $297.20M $1.67B
R&D – – $158.00M
EPS (diluted) $7.66 $3.96 $4.07
Cash & equivalents $320.60M $110.35M $866.00M
Total debt $2.03B $1.27B $8.28B
Shares (diluted) 86.00M 45.15M 381.90M
Enterprise value $15.02B $4.32B $26.40B

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
MetricALLEGFFOTIS
P/E 25.0x 25.6x 19.2x
P/FCF 24.3x 15.9x 17.8x
P/Operating cash flow 21.2x 13.9x 16.3x
P/S 3.8x 1.7x 2.0x
P/B 7.7x 36.7x -5.5x
P/Tangible book 12.5x -21.8x -5.1x
EV/EBITDA 17.4x 11.1x 14.9x
EV/EBIT 20.2x 12.8x 16.0x
EV/Revenue 4.2x 2.1x 2.5x
EV/FCF 26.9x 19.8x 22.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.4x 17.3x 20.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.63 0.69 2.78

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALLEGFFOTIS
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.6% 26.9% 5.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.9% 0.0% 2.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.6% 17.9% 4.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.3% 5.4% 2.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.5% 151.5% 12.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.6% 51.1% 2.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 5.2% 155.8% 13.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.5% 35.2% 3.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 5.7% 156.8% 18.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 9.5% 36.9% 6.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 0.5% 11.2% 24.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.8% -7.7% 7.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -1.6% 17.2% 26.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.2% -9.7% 7.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALLEGFFOTIS
Gross margin 44.8% 40.5% 30.0%
EBITDA margin 24.2% 19.3% 16.5%
Operating margin 20.8% 16.7% 15.3%
Pretax margin 18.5% 13.9% 13.9%
Net margin 15.4% 6.5% 10.3%
FCF margin 15.6% 10.8% 11.1%
Operating cash flow margin 17.9% 12.4% 12.1%
Return on equity 31.2% 166.5% –
Return on assets 12.3% 9.5% 14.4%
Return on invested capital 17.9% 19.0% 62.2%
Return on capital employed 19.6% 27.8% 73.0%
Asset turnover 0.8x 1.4x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.9x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.1% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALLEGFFOTIS
Debt / assets 37.9% 69.0% 73.2%
Debt / equity 1.0x 9.8x -1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.7x 2.2x 3.0x
Debt / FCF 3.0x 4.3x 4.9x
Liabilities / assets 60.5% 93.0% 148.0%
Equity / assets 39.5% 7.0% -48.0%
Interest coverage 8.9x 5.2x –
Current ratio 1.9x 2.4x 0.9x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.0x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.4x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 5.14 – 2.98

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALLEGFFOTIS
Dividend yield 1.1% 0.8% 2.2%
Net buyback yield 1.0% 3.0% 2.7%
Shareholder yield 2.1% 3.8% 4.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 27.6% 21.8% 41.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) 27.0% 13.1% 39.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.1% 0.9% 3.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 6.2% -45.4% 8.4%

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.

ConsensusALLEGFFOTIS
Forward P/E 20.4xFY2026 20.6xFY2026 20.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.41FY2026 $5.06FY2026 $3.91FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +15.6%FY2026 -10.4%FY2026 -3.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +2.7% +18.0% +22.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.67BFY2026 $1.71BFY2026 $16.18BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.7%FY2026 -32.1%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.4% +5.3% -3.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALLEGFFOTIS
Held by institutions 100.0% 79.9% 93.1%
Institutions holding 732 347 1,221
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.0% +0.9% +3.6%
Institutions buying 336 179 562
Institutions selling 273 120 451
Buyers to sellers 1.23 1.49 1.25

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.

ALLEGFFOTIS
ALLE 1.00 0.54 0.44
GFF 0.54 1.00 0.36
OTIS 0.44 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALLE, GFF and OTIS?

Otis Worldwide (OTIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Allegion (ALLE) $16.31B, Griffon (GFF) $4.74B, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) $29.84B.

Which stock is cheaper, ALLE, GFF and OTIS?

Otis Worldwide (OTIS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Allegion (ALLE) 25.0x, Griffon (GFF) 25.6x, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 19.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) is cheapest (Allegion (ALLE) 20.4x, Griffon (GFF) 20.6x, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 20.0x). 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) +10.6%, Griffon (GFF) +26.9%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) +5.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Allegion (ALLE) has the highest net margin (Allegion (ALLE) 15.4%, Griffon (GFF) 6.5%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 10.3%). On return on invested capital, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) leads (Allegion (ALLE) 17.9%, Griffon (GFF) 19.0%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 62.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Griffon (GFF) returned the most: Allegion (ALLE) +15.7%, Griffon (GFF) +40.7%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) -15.5%. Over five years, Griffon (GFF) compounded fastest (Allegion (ALLE) +8.2%/yr, Griffon (GFF) +30.8%/yr, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) -0.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Otis Worldwide (OTIS) has the highest dividend yield: Allegion (ALLE) 1.13%, Griffon (GFF) 0.85%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 2.19%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) has been the steadiest (Allegion (ALLE) 29.9%, Griffon (GFF) 36.3%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 23.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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