ALLE vs OC vs AYI Stock Comparison

Allegion, Owens Corning and Acuity Inc. (De) Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ALLE Allegion plc
$180.73 +16.3% 1M +6.9% 1Y
Market cap
$15.88B
P/E
20.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.39B
Div. yield
–
Building Products Industrials
4 wins
OC Owens Corning
$115.86 -5.0% 1M -8.8% 1Y
Market cap
$9.67B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$9.85B
Div. yield
–
Building Products Industrials
1 win
AYI Acuity Inc. (De)
$316.80 +3.6% 1M -12.7% 1Y
Market cap
$9.87B
P/E
18.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.64B
Div. yield
0.00%
Building Products Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Acuity Inc. (De) leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Acuity Inc. (De) 6, Allegion 4, Owens Corning 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALLEOCAYILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $15.88B $9.67B $9.87B ALLE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.2x -14.4x 18.6x AYI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.2x 12.8x 15.8x OC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.3% -7.2% +6.8% ALLE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -6.8% 11.4% AYI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 0.5% 15.4% AYI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 6.5x 0.1x AYI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.9% -8.8% -12.7% ALLE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.1%/yr +4.4%/yr +9.1%/yr AYI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.5% 42.0% 38.0% ALLE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 41/100 82/100 AYI

Percentile Scorecard

ALLEOCAYI

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

AxisALLEOCAYI
Valuation 19 #45 of 55 65 #20 of 55 74 #15 of 55
Growth 68 #17 of 51 10 #46 of 51 84 #9 of 51
Profitability 75 #13 of 48 21 #38 of 48 79 #11 of 48
Financial Health – 11 #48 of 54 89 #7 of 54
Shareholder Returns 30 #29 of 41 98 #2 of 41 83 #8 of 41
Overall 48 41 82
  • ALLE ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • OC ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • AYI ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodALLEOCAYISPY
1 month +16.3%-5.0%+3.6% +0.9%
3 months +14.1%-15.1%-5.1% +5.9%
6 months +31.6%-4.4%+10.8% +8.5%
Year to date +13.5%+3.5%-12.0% +13.3%
1 year +6.9%-8.8%-12.7% +12.4%
3 years +85.5%+3.9%+100.1% +88.1%
3 years, per year +22.9%+1.3%+26.0% +23.5%
5 years +40.9%+24.0%+54.2% +68.2%
5 years, per year +7.1%+4.4%+9.1% +11.0%
10 years +184.2%+139.0%+42.0% +263.4%
10 years, per year +11.0%+9.1%+3.6% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureALLEOCAYISPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.5%42.0%38.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.6%38.3%41.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.431.511.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.23-0.21-0.34 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.8%-53.4%-34.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-27.1%-15.9% -0.9%
52-week high $180.73$158.96$376.69 $779.14
52-week low $125.65$98.28$257.79 $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.

MultipleALLEOCAYI
P/E now vs peer median 20.2xmedian 20.0x -13.9xmedian 20.0x 18.1xmedian 20.0x
P/S now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 1.5x 0.9xmedian 1.5x 2.0xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.3x 18.5xmedian 11.3x 10.9xmedian 11.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.7xmedian 15.3x 10.2xmedian 15.3x 12.6xmedian 15.3x
P/B now vs peer median 7.1xmedian 2.8x 2.4xmedian 2.8x 3.2xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.99 0.37median 0.99 1.09median 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 monthsALLEOCAYI
Revenue $4.39B $9.85B $4.64B
Gross profit – $2.56B $2.35B
Operating income $944.20M $50.00M $713.70M
Net income $691.10M -$669.00M $531.30M
Free cash flow – $897.00M $747.90M
R&D – $150.00M –
EPS (diluted) – $-8.33 $17.06
Cash & equivalents $388.10M $271.00M $636.30M
Total debt – $5.19B $697.40M
Shares (diluted) 86.00M 80.60M 31.15M
Enterprise value $15.88B $8.50B $8.18B

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
MetricALLEOCAYI
P/E 20.2x -13.9x 18.1x
P/FCF 19.7x 10.2x 12.6x
P/Operating cash flow 18.2x 5.2x 11.4x
P/S 3.5x 0.9x 2.0x
P/B 7.1x 2.4x 3.2x
P/Tangible book 11.2x 6.8x 4.8x
EV/EBITDA – 18.5x 10.9x
EV/EBIT – 281.4x 13.3x
EV/Revenue 3.5x 1.4x 2.0x
EV/FCF – 15.7x 12.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.2x 8.0x 11.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.37 1.09

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALLEOCAYI
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.3% -7.2% 6.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.7% 0.5% 5.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -19.6% 13.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -0.6% 11.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 13.1% -96.9% 26.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.1% -69.8% 14.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 7.9% -300.9% 34.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.4% -35.8% 15.4%
EPS growth (1Y) – -313.8% 36.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -37.1% 16.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.7% 6.0% 37.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.8% 6.1% 12.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -1.9% 40.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -2.0% 13.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALLEOCAYI
Gross margin – 26.0% 50.6%
EBITDA margin – 7.7% 18.7%
Operating margin – 0.5% 15.4%
Pretax margin – -2.2% 14.7%
Net margin – -6.8% 11.4%
FCF margin – 9.1% 16.1%
Operating cash flow margin 19.2% 17.8% 17.8%
Return on equity 32.2% -17.8% 18.2%
Return on assets 12.8% -5.2% 11.2%
Return on invested capital – 0.5% 15.4%
Return on capital employed – 0.5% 19.5%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.8x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x -2.6x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.7% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALLEOCAYI
Debt / assets – 40.8% 14.3%
Debt / equity – 1.4x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 6.5x 0.1x
Debt / FCF – 5.8x 0.9x
Liabilities / assets – 70.1% 39.0%
Equity / assets 39.7% 29.9% 61.0%
Interest coverage – 0.4x –
Current ratio 1.9x 1.2x 1.7x
Quick ratio – 0.6x 1.2x
Cash ratio – 0.1x 0.6x
Altman Z-score – 1.94 5.97

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALLEOCAYI
Dividend yield 1.2% 2.7% 0.3%
Net buyback yield – 7.5% 3.0%
Shareholder yield 1.2% 10.2% 3.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 4.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 3.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 15.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 12.3%

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.

ConsensusALLEOCAYI
Forward P/E 19.2xFY2026 12.8xFY2026 15.8xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $9.41FY2026 $9.03FY2026 $20.01FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +15.6%FY2026 -25.1%FY2026 +0.6%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +2.7% +16.7% +21.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.67BFY2026 $10.50BFY2026 $4.68BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +14.7%FY2026 +3.9%FY2026 +0.9%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +8.4% +0.5% +14.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALLEOCAYI
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 99.2%
Institutions holding 730 687 631
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.0% +4.2% +4.1%
Institutions buying 336 365 330
Institutions selling 271 220 190
Buyers to sellers 1.24 1.66 1.74

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.

ALLEOCAYI
ALLE 1.00 0.46 0.28
OC 0.46 1.00 0.39
AYI 0.28 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALLE, OC and AYI?

Allegion (ALLE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Allegion (ALLE) $15.88B, Owens Corning (OC) $9.67B, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) $9.87B.

Which stock is cheaper, ALLE, OC and AYI?

Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Allegion (ALLE) 20.2x, Owens Corning (OC) -14.4x, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 18.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Owens Corning (OC) is cheapest (Allegion (ALLE) 19.2x, Owens Corning (OC) 12.8x, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 15.8x). 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%, Owens Corning (OC) -7.2%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) +6.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) has the highest net margin (Owens Corning (OC) -6.8%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 11.4%). On return on invested capital, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) leads (Owens Corning (OC) 0.5%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 15.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Allegion (ALLE) returned the most: Allegion (ALLE) +6.9%, Owens Corning (OC) -8.8%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) -12.7%. Over five years, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) compounded fastest (Allegion (ALLE) +7.1%/yr, Owens Corning (OC) +4.4%/yr, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) +9.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Allegion (ALLE) 0.00%, Owens Corning (OC) 0.00%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 0.00%. Allegion (ALLE) and Owens Corning (OC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Allegion (ALLE) has been the steadiest (Allegion (ALLE) 29.5%, Owens Corning (OC) 42.0%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 38.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ALLE, OC and AYI?

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