AOS vs MOD vs NWL Stock Comparison

Smith A O, Modine Manufacturing and Newell Brands Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AOS Smith A O Corp
$61.92 +5.6% 1M -10.1% 1Y
Market cap
$8.50B
P/E
17.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.80B
Div. yield
0.02%
HVAC Industrials
7 wins
NWL Newell Brands Inc.
$5.41 -0.4% 1M +8.6% 1Y
Market cap
$2.30B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$7.25B
Div. yield
0.05%
Home Appliances Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Smith A O leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Smith A O 7, Newell Brands 3, Modine Manufacturing 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAOSMODNWLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.50B $7.29B $2.30B AOS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.0x — -10.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.2x 19.3x 7.5x NWL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.4% — -2.0% AOS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.1% — -3.0% AOS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 20.9% — 2.2% AOS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.6x — 10.0x AOS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.05% NWL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.1% -19.3% +8.6% NWL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.7%/yr +65.0%/yr -24.3%/yr MOD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.4% 71.8% 61.9% AOS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 — 47/100 AOS

Percentile Scorecard

AOSMODNWL

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

AxisAOSMODNWL
Valuation 67 #19 of 56 – 54 #20 of 42
Growth 39 #32 of 52 – 49 #22 of 42
Profitability 100 #1 of 51 – 33 #27 of 40
Financial Health 75 #15 of 58 60 #24 of 58 12 #38 of 43
Shareholder Returns 48 #22 of 41 – 89 #4 of 28
Overall 66 – 47
  • AOS ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • MOD ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • NWL ranked among 45 companies in Household Durables

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAOSMODNWLSPY
1 month +5.6%-34.3%-0.4% -0.8%
3 months -0.9%-43.5%+4.4% +3.5%
6 months -4.3%-46.9%+29.4% +7.0%
Year to date -7.4%-2.5%+45.4% +12.2%
1 year -10.1%-19.3%+8.6% +13.0%
3 years -8.7%+233.4%-18.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year -3.0%+49.4%-6.7% +23.1%
5 years -3.6%+1,120.9%-75.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year -0.7%+65.0%-24.3% +11.0%
10 years +36.4%+1,067.3%-89.4% +258.0%
10 years, per year +3.2%+27.9%-20.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAOSMODNWLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.4%71.8%61.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.5%76.7%66.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.713.091.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.37-0.270.14 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.4%-57.6%-88.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.1%-57.6%-14.9% -1.8%
52-week high $80.47$306.89$6.36 $779.14
52-week low $55.34$119.68$3.11 $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.

MultipleAOSMODNWL
P/E now vs peer median 17.0xmedian 19.4x —median 19.4x -10.4xmedian 16.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.5x —median 1.5x 0.3xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.7xmedian 12.1x —median 12.1x 14.9xmedian 12.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.2xmedian 16.1x —median 16.1x 19.5xmedian 11.9x
P/B now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 2.9x 5.7xmedian 2.9x 0.9xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.65median 0.93 —median 0.93 -0.86median 0.64

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 monthsAOSMODNWL
Revenue $3.80B – $7.25B
Gross profit $1.47B – $2.57B
Operating income $668.70M – $164.00M
Net income $500.30M – -$221.00M
Free cash flow $639.40M – $118.00M
EPS (diluted) $3.63 – $-0.51
Cash & equivalents $181.30M $73.50M $209.00M
Total debt $637.50M $436.30M $5.01B
Shares (diluted) 137.86M 52.80M 430.20M
Enterprise value $7.75B $6.91B $1.45B

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
MetricAOSMODNWL
P/E 17.0x – -10.4x
P/FCF 13.2x – 19.5x
P/Operating cash flow 12.2x – 7.0x
P/S 2.2x – 0.3x
P/B 4.6x 5.7x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 6.7x 6.8x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA 11.7x – 14.9x
EV/EBIT 13.3x – 43.3x
EV/Revenue 2.3x – 1.0x
EV/FCF 13.9x – 60.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.8x – 21.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.65 – -0.86

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAOSMODNWL
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.4% – -2.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.6% – -5.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.4% – 1.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.3% – 2.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -5.2% – 105.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.5% – 45.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -3.5% – 9.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 22.3% – 11.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -0.3% – 11.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.2% – 12.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 16.1% – 105.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.0% – -10.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 29.3% – 213.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.2% – -5.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAOSMODNWL
Gross margin 38.6% – 35.5%
EBITDA margin 20.0% – 6.6%
Operating margin 17.6% – 2.3%
Pretax margin 17.0% – -2.5%
Net margin 13.1% – -3.0%
FCF margin 16.8% – 1.6%
Operating cash flow margin 18.2% – 4.6%
Return on equity 26.9% – -9.2%
Return on assets 13.7% – -2.0%
Return on invested capital 20.9% – 2.2%
Return on capital employed 24.1% – 2.0%
Asset turnover 1.0x – 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x – -1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% – 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAOSMODNWL
Debt / assets 17.5% 16.3% 45.3%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.4x 2.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x – 10.0x
Debt / FCF 1.0x – 42.4x
Liabilities / assets 49.5% 55.0% 77.8%
Equity / assets 50.5% 45.0% 22.2%
Interest coverage 31.5x – –
Current ratio 1.6x 1.9x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.1x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 6.19 – 0.50

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAOSMODNWL
Dividend yield 2.3% – 5.2%
Net buyback yield 3.7% – –
Shareholder yield 6.0% 0.0% 5.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 39.6% – -57.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) 31.0% – 106.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.2% – 6.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 3.2% – -26.4%

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.

ConsensusAOSMODNWL
Forward P/E 17.2xFY2026 19.3xFY2026 7.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.60FY2026 $6.76FY2026 $0.72FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -6.5%FY2026 +46.3%FY2026 +26.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +15.0% +52.2% -5.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.73BFY2026 $4.20BFY2026 $6.86BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.6%FY2026 +32.2%FY2026 -4.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.9% +16.6% +15.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAOSMODNWL
Held by institutions 91.9% 98.5% 100.0%
Institutions holding 614 634 421
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.1% -4.8% +9.2%
Institutions buying 315 348 234
Institutions selling 226 223 124
Buyers to sellers 1.39 1.56 1.89

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.

AOSMODNWL
AOS 1.00 0.27 0.24
MOD 0.27 1.00 0.09
NWL 0.24 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AOS, MOD and NWL?

Smith A O (AOS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Smith A O (AOS) $8.50B, Modine Manufacturing (MOD) $7.29B, Newell Brands (NWL) $2.30B.

Which company is growing faster?

Smith A O (AOS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Smith A O (AOS) +0.4%, Newell Brands (NWL) -2.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Smith A O (AOS) has the highest net margin (Smith A O (AOS) 13.1%, Newell Brands (NWL) -3.0%). On return on invested capital, Smith A O (AOS) leads (Smith A O (AOS) 20.9%, Newell Brands (NWL) 2.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Newell Brands (NWL) returned the most: Smith A O (AOS) -10.1%, Modine Manufacturing (MOD) -19.3%, Newell Brands (NWL) +8.6%. Over five years, Modine Manufacturing (MOD) compounded fastest (Smith A O (AOS) -0.7%/yr, Modine Manufacturing (MOD) +65.0%/yr, Newell Brands (NWL) -24.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Newell Brands (NWL) has the highest dividend yield: Smith A O (AOS) 0.02%, Modine Manufacturing (MOD) 0.00%, Newell Brands (NWL) 0.05%. 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%, Modine Manufacturing (MOD) 71.8%, Newell Brands (NWL) 61.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 7. 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.