AOS vs CSW vs MOD Stock Comparison

Smith A O, Csw Industrials and Modine Manufacturing Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AOS Smith A O Corp
$61.92 +5.6% 1M -10.1% 1Y
Market cap
$8.51B
P/E
17.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.80B
Div. yield
0.02%
HVAC Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

5 decided of 12

Smith A O leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Smith A O 3, Csw Industrials 1, Modine Manufacturing 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAOSCSWMODLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.51B $5.00B $7.23B AOS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.0x — — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.2x 23.0x 19.3x AOS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.4% — — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.1% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 20.9% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.6x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.1% +22.2% -19.3% CSW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.7%/yr +17.2%/yr +65.0%/yr MOD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.4% 43.6% 71.8% AOS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 — — –

Percentile Scorecard

AOSCSWMOD

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

AxisAOSCSWMOD
Valuation 67 #19 of 56 – –
Growth 39 #32 of 52 – –
Profitability 100 #1 of 51 – –
Financial Health 75 #15 of 58 54 #27 of 58 60 #24 of 58
Shareholder Returns 48 #22 of 41 10 #37 of 41 –
Overall 66 – –
  • AOS ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • CSW ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • MOD ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAOSCSWMODSPY
1 month +5.6%+0.8%-34.3% -0.8%
3 months -0.9%+2.0%-43.5% +3.5%
6 months -4.3%+0.1%-46.9% +7.0%
Year to date -7.4%+2.0%-2.5% +12.2%
1 year -10.1%+22.2%-19.3% +13.0%
3 years -8.7%+69.1%+233.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year -3.0%+19.2%+49.4% +23.1%
5 years -3.6%+121.2%+1,120.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year -0.7%+17.2%+65.0% +11.0%
10 years +36.4%+881.3%+1,067.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year +3.2%+25.7%+27.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAOSCSWMODSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.4%43.6%71.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.5%43.9%76.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.711.403.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.370.51-0.27 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.4%-46.3%-57.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.1%-14.8%-57.6% -1.8%
52-week high $80.47$351.14$306.89 $779.14
52-week low $55.34$238.11$119.68 $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.

MultipleAOSCSWMOD
P/E now vs peer median 17.0xmedian 19.4x —median 19.4x —median 19.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.5x —median 1.5x —median 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.7xmedian 12.1x —median 12.1x —median 12.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.2xmedian 16.1x —median 16.1x —median 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 2.9x 5.1xmedian 2.9x 5.7xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.65median 0.93 —median 0.93 —median 0.93

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 monthsAOSCSWMOD
Revenue $3.80B – –
Gross profit $1.47B – –
Operating income $668.70M – –
Net income $500.30M – –
Free cash flow $639.40M – –
EPS (diluted) $3.63 – –
Cash & equivalents $181.30M $33.80M $73.50M
Total debt $637.50M $869.29M $436.30M
Shares (diluted) 137.86M 16.64M 52.80M
Enterprise value $7.76B $4.86B $6.85B

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
MetricAOSCSWMOD
P/E 17.0x – –
P/FCF 13.2x – –
P/Operating cash flow 12.2x – –
P/S 2.2x – –
P/B 4.6x 5.1x 5.7x
P/Tangible book 6.7x 35.6x 6.8x
EV/EBITDA 11.7x – –
EV/EBIT 13.3x – –
EV/Revenue 2.3x – –
EV/FCF 13.9x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 12.8x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.65 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAOSCSWMOD
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.4% – –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.6% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.4% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.3% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -5.2% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.5% – –
Net income growth (1Y) -3.5% – –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 22.3% – –
EPS growth (1Y) -0.3% – –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.2% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 16.1% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.0% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 29.3% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.2% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAOSCSWMOD
Gross margin 38.6% – –
EBITDA margin 20.0% – –
Operating margin 17.6% – –
Pretax margin 17.0% – –
Net margin 13.1% – –
FCF margin 16.8% – –
Operating cash flow margin 18.2% – –
Return on equity 26.9% – –
Return on assets 13.7% – –
Return on invested capital 20.9% – –
Return on capital employed 24.1% – –
Asset turnover 1.0x – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x – –
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAOSCSWMOD
Debt / assets 17.5% 37.5% 16.3%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.8x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x – –
Debt / FCF 1.0x – –
Liabilities / assets 49.5% 54.7% 55.0%
Equity / assets 50.5% 45.3% 45.0%
Interest coverage 31.5x – –
Current ratio 1.6x 2.6x 1.9x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.1x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 6.19 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAOSCSWMOD
Dividend yield 2.3% 0.4% –
Net buyback yield 3.7% – –
Shareholder yield 6.0% 0.4% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 39.6% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 31.0% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.2% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 3.2% – –

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.

ConsensusAOSCSWMOD
Forward P/E 17.2xFY2026 23.0xFY2026 19.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.60FY2026 $13.00FY2026 $6.76FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -6.5%FY2026 +25.2%FY2026 +46.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +15.0% +12.4% +52.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.73BFY2026 $1.20BFY2026 $4.20BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.6%FY2026 +10.8%FY2026 +32.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.9% +7.0% +16.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAOSCSWMOD
Held by institutions 91.9% 100.0% 98.5%
Institutions holding 614 358 634
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.1% -1.1% -4.8%
Institutions buying 315 164 348
Institutions selling 226 133 223
Buyers to sellers 1.39 1.23 1.56

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.

AOSCSWMOD
AOS 1.00 0.45 0.27
CSW 0.45 1.00 0.28
MOD 0.27 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AOS, CSW and MOD?

Smith A O (AOS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Smith A O (AOS) $8.51B, Csw Industrials (CSW) $5.00B, Modine Manufacturing (MOD) $7.23B.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Csw Industrials (CSW) returned the most: Smith A O (AOS) -10.1%, Csw Industrials (CSW) +22.2%, Modine Manufacturing (MOD) -19.3%. Over five years, Modine Manufacturing (MOD) compounded fastest (Smith A O (AOS) -0.7%/yr, Csw Industrials (CSW) +17.2%/yr, Modine Manufacturing (MOD) +65.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Smith A O (AOS) 0.02%, Csw Industrials (CSW) 0.00%, Modine Manufacturing (MOD) 0.00%. Csw Industrials (CSW) and Modine Manufacturing (MOD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Smith A O (AOS) has been the steadiest (Smith A O (AOS) 27.4%, Csw Industrials (CSW) 43.6%, Modine Manufacturing (MOD) 71.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AOS, CSW and MOD?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Smith A O (AOS) leads on 3. 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.