ALLE vs SMID vs WMS Stock Comparison

Allegion, Smith Midland and Advanced Drainage Systems Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ALLE Allegion plc
$187.09 +20.4% 1M +13.0% 1Y
Market cap
$15.99B
P/E
20.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.39B
Div. yield
–
Building Products Industrials
5 wins
SMID Smith Midland Corp
$22.34 -4.9% 1M -40.6% 1Y
Market cap
$118.66M
P/E
15.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$89.50M
Div. yield
–
Building Products Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionALLESMIDWMSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $15.99B $118.66M $10.34B ALLE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.2x 15.4x 22.9x SMID
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.9x — 21.3x ALLE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.3% -1.6% +10.4% WMS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 8.6% 14.0% WMS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 12.8% 14.7% WMS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.5x 1.6x SMID
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.0% -40.6% -2.3% ALLE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.8%/yr +2.2%/yr +3.9%/yr ALLE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.7% 51.1% 36.5% ALLE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 80/100 64/100 SMID

Percentile Scorecard

ALLESMIDWMS

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

AxisALLESMIDWMS
Valuation 20 #44 of 55 82 #11 of 55 48 #29 of 55
Growth 66 #18 of 51 82 #10 of 51 48 #27 of 51
Profitability 71 #15 of 49 65 #18 of 49 88 #7 of 49
Financial Health – 93 #5 of 55 52 #27 of 55
Shareholder Returns 31 #28 of 40 – 85 #7 of 40
Overall 47 80 64
  • ALLE ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • SMID ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • WMS ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodALLESMIDWMSSPY
1 month +20.4%-4.9%+6.2% +0.7%
3 months +19.1%-21.5%-0.8% +3.7%
6 months +36.1%-33.9%-8.5% +7.1%
Year to date +17.5%-38.5%-5.7% +12.8%
1 year +13.0%-40.6%-2.3% +11.9%
3 years +91.5%+10.9%+27.6% +85.2%
3 years, per year +24.2%+3.5%+8.5% +22.8%
5 years +45.8%+11.7%+21.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year +7.8%+2.2%+3.9% +10.9%
10 years +194.2%+522.3%+598.3% +262.0%
10 years, per year +11.4%+20.1%+21.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureALLESMIDWMSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.7%51.1%36.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.6%51.7%33.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.420.971.36 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.44-0.80-0.06 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.8%-72.4%-50.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-43.9%-22.2% -1.2%
52-week high $187.09$39.82$175.38 $779.14
52-week low $125.65$21.20$125.22 $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.

MultipleALLESMIDWMS
P/E now vs peer median 20.2xmedian 20.3x 15.3xmedian 20.3x 23.2xmedian 20.3x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 1.6x 1.3xmedian 1.6x 3.0xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.6x 7.8xmedian 12.6x 12.4xmedian 12.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.7xmedian 16.9x 28.4xmedian 16.9x 17.7xmedian 16.9x
P/B now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 3.0x 2.1xmedian 3.0x 5.4xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.13 0.11median 1.13 -12.35median 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 monthsALLESMIDWMS
Revenue $4.39B $89.50M $3.22B
Gross profit – $21.00M $1.24B
Operating income $944.20M $10.80M $668.00M
Net income $691.10M $7.73M $455.60M
Free cash flow – $4.17M $550.15M
EPS (diluted) – $1.46 $5.86
Cash & equivalents $388.10M $10.66M $162.25M
Total debt – $17.45M $1.61B
Shares (diluted) 86.00M 5.31M 77.02M
Enterprise value $15.99B $69.52M $8.13B

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
MetricALLESMIDWMS
P/E 20.2x 15.3x 23.2x
P/FCF 19.7x 28.4x 17.7x
P/Operating cash flow 18.9x 8.2x 12.1x
P/S 3.6x 1.3x 3.0x
P/B 7.3x 2.1x 5.4x
P/Tangible book 11.6x 3.7x 9.8x
EV/EBITDA – 7.8x 12.4x
EV/EBIT – 10.4x 16.7x
EV/Revenue 3.6x 1.3x 3.5x
EV/FCF – 26.9x 20.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.9x 7.7x 13.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.11 -12.35

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALLESMIDWMS
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.3% -1.6% 10.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.7% 18.4% 3.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -18.4% 14.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 35.0% 4.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 13.1% -30.8% 4.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 134.1% -2.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 7.9% -49.1% 4.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.4% 136.0% -2.8%
EPS growth (1Y) – -35.9% 5.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 135.4% -1.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.7% 92.5% 19.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.8% 97.2% 4.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 459.8% 18.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 38.5% 1.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALLESMIDWMS
Gross margin – 23.5% 38.6%
EBITDA margin – 16.1% 27.9%
Operating margin – 12.1% 20.7%
Pretax margin – 12.0% 18.6%
Net margin – 8.6% 14.0%
FCF margin – 4.7% 17.1%
Operating cash flow margin 19.2% 16.3% 25.0%
Return on equity 32.2% 13.7% 24.6%
Return on assets 12.8% 8.6% 10.1%
Return on invested capital – 12.8% 14.7%
Return on capital employed – 13.8% 17.0%
Asset turnover 0.8x 1.0x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.9x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.1% 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALLESMIDWMS
Debt / assets – 4.8% 35.8%
Debt / equity – 0.1x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.5x 1.6x
Debt / FCF – 1.0x 2.9x
Liabilities / assets – 34.2% 59.7%
Equity / assets 39.7% 65.8% 40.3%
Interest coverage – 48.9x –
Current ratio 1.9x 4.1x 2.1x
Quick ratio – 3.1x 1.1x
Cash ratio – 0.9x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – 5.12 4.17

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALLESMIDWMS
Dividend yield 1.2% – 0.6%
Net buyback yield – – 3.3%
Shareholder yield 1.2% 0.0% 3.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 12.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 10.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 12.0%
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.

ConsensusALLESMIDWMS
Forward P/E 19.9xFY2026 – 21.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.41FY2026 – $6.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +15.6%FY2026 – +2.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +2.7% – +22.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.67BFY2026 – $3.62BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.7%FY2026 – +18.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.4% – +5.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALLESMIDWMS
Held by institutions 100.0% 57.0% 90.9%
Institutions holding 731 56 554
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.0% -1.1% +0.3%
Institutions buying 336 23 259
Institutions selling 272 17 210
Buyers to sellers 1.24 1.35 1.23

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.

ALLESMIDWMS
ALLE 1.00 0.23 0.49
SMID 0.23 1.00 0.32
WMS 0.49 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALLE, SMID and WMS?

Allegion (ALLE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Allegion (ALLE) $15.99B, Smith Midland (SMID) $118.66M, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) $10.34B.

Which stock is cheaper, ALLE, SMID and WMS?

Smith Midland (SMID) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Allegion (ALLE) 20.2x, Smith Midland (SMID) 15.4x, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 22.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Allegion (ALLE) is cheapest (Allegion (ALLE) 19.9x, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 21.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Allegion (ALLE) +10.3%, Smith Midland (SMID) -1.6%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) +10.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) has the highest net margin (Smith Midland (SMID) 8.6%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 14.0%). On return on invested capital, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) leads (Smith Midland (SMID) 12.8%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 14.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Allegion (ALLE) returned the most: Allegion (ALLE) +13.0%, Smith Midland (SMID) -40.6%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) -2.3%. Over five years, Allegion (ALLE) compounded fastest (Allegion (ALLE) +7.8%/yr, Smith Midland (SMID) +2.2%/yr, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) +3.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Allegion (ALLE) 0.00%, Smith Midland (SMID) 0.00%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 0.01%. Allegion (ALLE) and 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%, Smith Midland (SMID) 51.1%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 36.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.