AOS vs NWL vs MOD Stock Comparison

Smith A O, Newell Brands and Modine Manufacturing Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AOS Smith A O Corp
$61.65 +6.8% 1M -10.7% 1Y
Market cap
$8.49B
P/E
17.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.80B
Div. yield
0.02%
HVAC Industrials
7 wins
NWL Newell Brands Inc.
$5.36 -5.6% 1M +7.6% 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.

QuestionAOSNWLMODLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.49B $2.30B $6.88B AOS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.0x -10.4x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.0x 7.4x 18.8x 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% 0.05% 0.00% NWL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.7% +7.6% -12.6% NWL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.6%/yr -25.0%/yr +62.8%/yr MOD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.4% 61.8% 71.9% AOS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 48/100 — 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 70 #17 of 55 56 #19 of 42 –
Growth 38 #32 of 51 49 #22 of 42 –
Profitability 98 #2 of 51 33 #27 of 40 –
Financial Health 74 #16 of 59 12 #39 of 44 59 #25 of 59
Shareholder Returns 48 #22 of 41 93 #3 of 28 –
Overall 66 48 –
  • AOS ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • NWL ranked among 45 companies in Household Durables
  • MOD ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAOSNWLMODSPY
1 month +6.8%-5.6%-31.0% -1.0%
3 months +1.5%+5.5%-45.0% +2.9%
6 months -4.2%+26.7%-47.1% +6.4%
Year to date -7.8%+44.1%-0.2% +11.4%
1 year -10.7%+7.6%-12.6% +13.1%
3 years -7.5%-25.0%+218.9% +79.4%
3 years, per year -2.6%-9.2%+47.2% +21.5%
5 years -7.7%-76.3%+1,042.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year -1.6%-25.0%+62.8% +10.9%
10 years +28.2%-89.8%+1,083.8% +255.2%
10 years, per year +2.5%-20.4%+28.0% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureAOSNWLMODSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.4%61.8%71.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.3%66.6%77.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.701.263.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.390.12-0.18 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.4%-88.1%-56.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.4%-15.7%-56.6% -2.5%
52-week high $80.47$6.36$306.89 $779.14
52-week low $55.34$3.11$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.

MultipleAOSNWLMOD
P/E now vs peer median 16.9xmedian 19.9x -10.3xmedian 15.0x —median 19.9x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.5x 0.3xmedian 0.7x —median 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.6xmedian 12.6x 14.8xmedian 9.7x —median 12.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.1xmedian 16.1x 19.3xmedian 12.1x —median 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 3.0x 0.9xmedian 1.2x 5.8xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.64median 0.98 -0.85median 0.64 —median 0.98

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 $7.25B –
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 $209.00M $73.50M
Total debt $1.74B $5.01B $2.16B
Shares (diluted) 137.86M 430.20M 52.80M
Enterprise value $7.74B $1.46B $6.50B

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 16.9x -10.3x –
P/FCF 13.1x 19.3x –
P/Operating cash flow 12.1x 6.9x –
P/S 2.2x 0.3x –
P/B 4.5x 0.9x 5.8x
P/Tangible book 6.7x 2.6x 7.0x
EV/EBITDA 11.6x 14.8x –
EV/EBIT 13.2x 43.2x –
EV/Revenue 2.3x 1.0x –
EV/FCF 13.8x 60.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow 12.8x 21.4x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.64 -0.85 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAOSNWLMOD
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
MetricAOSNWLMOD
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
MetricAOSNWLMOD
Debt / assets 17.5% 45.3% 16.3%
Debt / equity 0.3x 2.0x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 10.0x –
Debt / FCF 1.0x 42.4x –
Liabilities / assets 49.5% 77.8% 55.0%
Equity / assets 50.5% 22.2% 45.0%
Interest coverage 31.5x – –
Current ratio 1.6x 1.1x 1.9x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.5x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 6.18 0.50 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAOSNWLMOD
Dividend yield 2.3% 5.2% –
Net buyback yield 3.7% – –
Shareholder yield 6.1% 5.2% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusAOSNWLMOD
Forward P/E 17.0xFY2026 7.4xFY2026 18.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.62FY2026 $0.72FY2026 $7.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -6.0%FY2026 +26.3%FY2026 +46.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.9% -5.6% +49.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.74BFY2026 $6.86BFY2026 $4.20BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.3%FY2026 -4.7%FY2026 +32.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.9% +15.0% +18.4%

Institutional Ownership

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

AOSNWLMOD
AOS 1.00 0.25 0.27
NWL 0.25 1.00 0.09
MOD 0.27 0.09 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) $8.49B, Newell Brands (NWL) $2.30B, Modine Manufacturing (MOD) $6.88B.

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) -10.7%, Newell Brands (NWL) +7.6%, Modine Manufacturing (MOD) -12.6%. Over five years, Modine Manufacturing (MOD) compounded fastest (Smith A O (AOS) -1.6%/yr, Newell Brands (NWL) -25.0%/yr, Modine Manufacturing (MOD) +62.8%/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) 27.4%, Newell Brands (NWL) 61.8%, Modine Manufacturing (MOD) 71.9%). 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.