AOS vs NWL vs MOD Stock Comparison

Smith A O, Newell Brands and Modine Manufacturing Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AOS Smith A O Corp
$66.56 +16.9% 1M +0.8% 1Y
Market cap
$8.75B
P/E
17.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.80B
Div. yield
0.02%
HVAC Industrials
7 wins
NWL Newell Brands Inc.
$5.48 -1.3% 1M +70.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.32B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$7.31B
Div. yield
0.05%
Home Appliances Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Smith A O leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Smith A O 7, Newell Brands 3, Modine Manufacturing 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAOSNWLMODLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.75B $2.32B $5.18B AOS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.7x -7.2x 39.9x AOS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.3x 7.6x 14.1x NWL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.7% +0.8% +35.1% MOD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.0% -4.4% 3.6% AOS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 20.8% 1.0% 12.2% AOS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 11.9x 1.3x AOS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.05% 0.00% NWL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +0.8% +70.2% -39.9% NWL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.0%/yr -25.7%/yr +52.0%/yr MOD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.3% 54.5% 76.7% AOS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 40/100 40/100 AOS

Percentile Scorecard

AOSNWLMOD

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

AxisAOSNWLMOD
Valuation 60 #23 of 56 44 #24 of 42 38 #35 of 56
Growth 28 #39 of 54 30 #29 of 41 45 #30 of 54
Profitability 90 #6 of 53 29 #28 of 39 39 #33 of 53
Financial Health 77 #14 of 58 9 #40 of 44 60 #24 of 58
Shareholder Returns 44 #24 of 42 89 #4 of 27 20 #34 of 42
Overall 60 40 40
  • AOS ranked among 58 companies in Construction Products
  • NWL ranked among 44 companies in Household Durables
  • MOD ranked among 58 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAOSNWLMODSPY
1 month +16.9%-1.3%-52.1% -5.9%
3 months +5.7%-9.0%-52.8% -4.6%
6 months +10.5%+23.1%-66.3% +0.2%
Year to date -0.5%+47.3%-31.9% +7.5%
1 year +0.8%+70.2%-39.9% +8.2%
3 years -6.4%-22.2%+123.2% +68.3%
3 years, per year -2.2%-8.0%+30.7% +19.0%
5 years -14.2%-77.3%+709.6% +56.5%
5 years, per year -3.0%-25.7%+52.0% +9.4%
10 years +48.4%-88.5%+877.6% +251.5%
10 years, per year +4.0%-19.4%+25.6% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureAOSNWLMODSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.3%54.5%76.7% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.5%48.3%85.5% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.671.242.74 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.031.29-0.52 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.4%-88.1%-70.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.3%-13.8%-70.4% -5.9%
52-week high $80.47$6.36$306.89 $779.14
52-week low $55.34$3.11$90.92 $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.

MultipleAOSNWLMOD
P/E now vs peer median 18.2xmedian 21.0x -7.2xmedian 16.0x 37.3xmedian 21.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.7x 0.3xmedian 0.7x 1.3xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.3xmedian 13.3x 17.9xmedian 10.7x 12.1xmedian 13.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.9xmedian 16.1x 44.0xmedian 12.4x -488.6xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 2.8x 1.0xmedian 1.2x 3.9xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.81median 0.89 -0.42median 0.54 -2.58median 0.89

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 monthsAOSNWLMOD
Revenue $3.80B $7.31B $3.63B
Gross profit $1.47B $2.60B $788.20M
Operating income $668.30M $72.00M $365.80M
Net income $494.60M -$323.00M $131.40M
Free cash flow $561.70M $53.00M -$9.90M
EPS (diluted) $3.63 $-0.75 $2.41
Cash & equivalents $234.50M $249.00M $150.60M
Total debt $673.10M $4.84B $724.30M
Shares (diluted) 136.10M 430.20M 53.90M
Enterprise value $7.93B $1.46B $4.76B

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
MetricAOSNWLMOD
P/E 18.2x -7.2x 37.3x
P/FCF 15.9x 44.0x -488.6x
P/Operating cash flow 14.6x 9.2x 29.8x
P/S 2.4x 0.3x 1.3x
P/B 4.9x 1.0x 3.9x
P/Tangible book 7.2x 2.6x 4.6x
EV/EBITDA 12.3x 17.9x 12.1x
EV/EBIT 14.0x 96.2x 14.8x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 0.9x 1.5x
EV/FCF 16.7x 130.7x -546.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.3x 27.3x 33.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.81 -0.42 -2.58

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAOSNWLMOD
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.7% 0.8% 35.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.0% -4.3% 14.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.4% 5.3% 22.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.1% 3.7% 18.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -7.2% -77.5% 29.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -3.9% 30.2% 18.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -6.8% -1,246% -30.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 18.2% 16.3% -14.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -3.5% -1,225% -30.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 22.5% 17.4% -14.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -6.6% 0.4% 12.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.2% -36.1% 0.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -1.8% 365.0% -123.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.5% -57.2% -27.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAOSNWLMOD
Gross margin 38.6% 35.6% 21.7%
EBITDA margin 20.1% 5.3% 12.4%
Operating margin 17.6% 1.0% 10.1%
Pretax margin 16.8% -4.3% 5.9%
Net margin 13.0% -4.4% 3.6%
FCF margin 14.8% 0.7% -0.3%
Operating cash flow margin 16.1% 3.5% 4.5%
Return on equity 27.0% -13.4% 10.7%
Return on assets 13.6% -2.9% 4.5%
Return on invested capital 20.8% 1.0% 12.2%
Return on capital employed 24.0% 0.9% 17.3%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.7x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x -0.8x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 1.0% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAOSNWLMOD
Debt / assets 18.4% 44.3% 23.3%
Debt / equity 0.4x 2.0x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 11.9x 1.3x
Debt / FCF 1.2x 91.3x -73.2x
Liabilities / assets 50.1% 78.4% 60.1%
Equity / assets 49.9% 21.6% 39.9%
Interest coverage 26.4x – 11.3x
Current ratio 1.6x 1.3x 2.2x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.5x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 6.35 0.52 3.97

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAOSNWLMOD
Dividend yield 2.2% 5.1% –
Net buyback yield 3.6% – 1.4%
Shareholder yield 5.8% 5.1% 1.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 40.3% -39.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 35.5% 239.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.4% 6.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 3.1% -20.2% –

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.

ConsensusAOSNWLMOD
Forward P/E 19.3xFY2026 7.6xFY2026 14.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.45FY2026 $0.72FY2026 $6.47FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -10.4%FY2026 +26.3%FY2026 +40.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.6% -4.2% +54.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.63BFY2026 $6.89BFY2026 $3.39BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -5.3%FY2026 -4.3%FY2026 +6.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.4% +15.0% +37.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAOSNWLMOD
Held by institutions 91.9% 100.0% 98.5%
Institutions holding 616 421 637
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.1% +9.2% -4.8%
Institutions buying 317 234 348
Institutions selling 226 124 226
Buyers to sellers 1.40 1.89 1.54

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.

AOSNWLMOD
AOS 1.00 0.30 0.16
NWL 0.30 1.00 0.06
MOD 0.16 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AOS, NWL and MOD?

Smith A O (AOS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Smith A O (AOS) $8.75B, Newell Brands (NWL) $2.32B, Modine Manufacturing (MOD) $5.18B.

Which stock is cheaper, AOS, NWL and MOD?

Smith A O (AOS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Smith A O (AOS) 17.7x, Newell Brands (NWL) -7.2x, Modine Manufacturing (MOD) 39.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Newell Brands (NWL) is cheapest (Smith A O (AOS) 19.3x, Newell Brands (NWL) 7.6x, Modine Manufacturing (MOD) 14.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Modine Manufacturing (MOD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Smith A O (AOS) -0.7%, Newell Brands (NWL) +0.8%, Modine Manufacturing (MOD) +35.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Smith A O (AOS) has the highest net margin (Smith A O (AOS) 13.0%, Newell Brands (NWL) -4.4%, Modine Manufacturing (MOD) 3.6%). On return on invested capital, Smith A O (AOS) leads (Smith A O (AOS) 20.8%, Newell Brands (NWL) 1.0%, Modine Manufacturing (MOD) 12.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Newell Brands (NWL) returned the most: Smith A O (AOS) +0.8%, Newell Brands (NWL) +70.2%, Modine Manufacturing (MOD) -39.9%. Over five years, Modine Manufacturing (MOD) compounded fastest (Smith A O (AOS) -3.0%/yr, Newell Brands (NWL) -25.7%/yr, Modine Manufacturing (MOD) +52.0%/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%, Newell Brands (NWL) 0.05%, Modine Manufacturing (MOD) 0.00%. 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) 28.3%, Newell Brands (NWL) 54.5%, Modine Manufacturing (MOD) 76.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AOS, NWL 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 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.