APOG vs AYI vs MAS Stock Comparison

Apogee Enterprises, Acuity Inc. (De) and Masco Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
APOG Apogee Enterprises, Inc.
$45.03 +21.2% 1M +15.9% 1Y
Market cap
$927.52M
P/E
13.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.43B
Div. yield
0.02%
Building Products Industrials
4 wins
AYI Acuity Inc. (De)
$323.34 +1.2% 1M -12.7% 1Y
Market cap
$9.64B
P/E
18.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.64B
Div. yield
0.00%
Building Products Industrials
4 wins
MAS Masco Corp /De/
$75.15 +9.1% 1M +10.0% 1Y
Market cap
$15.17B
P/E
17.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.62B
Div. yield
0.02%
Building Products Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Masco leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Masco 4, Apogee Enterprises 4, Acuity Inc. (De) 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAPOGAYIMASLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $927.52M $9.64B $15.17B MAS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.8x 18.1x 17.1x APOG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.1x 16.2x 15.7x APOG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.0% +6.8% -0.6% AYI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.7% 11.4% 11.6% MAS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.2% 15.4% 33.9% MAS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 0.1x — AYI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.02% APOG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +15.9% -12.7% +10.0% APOG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.7%/yr +9.2%/yr +2.8%/yr AYI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.1% 38.0% 35.6% MAS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 81/100 62/100 AYI

Percentile Scorecard

APOGAYIMAS

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

AxisAPOGAYIMAS
Valuation 93 #5 of 56 73 #16 of 56 71 #17 of 56
Growth 43 #30 of 52 82 #10 of 52 41 #31 of 52
Profitability 60 #20 of 49 79 #11 of 49 94 #4 of 49
Financial Health 47 #30 of 56 87 #8 of 56 44 #32 of 56
Shareholder Returns 55 #19 of 41 83 #8 of 41 63 #16 of 41
Overall 60 81 62
  • APOG ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • AYI ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • MAS ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAPOGAYIMASSPY
1 month +21.2%+1.2%+9.1% -0.2%
3 months +7.6%-6.1%-7.9% +3.9%
6 months +21.7%+13.4%+1.1% +8.2%
Year to date +23.7%-10.2%+18.4% +12.9%
1 year +15.9%-12.7%+10.0% +12.3%
3 years +8.8%+104.2%+47.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +2.9%+26.9%+13.8% +23.3%
5 years +9.0%+55.4%+14.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +1.7%+9.2%+2.8% +10.9%
10 years +11.5%+43.2%+146.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year +1.1%+3.7%+9.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAPOGAYIMASSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.1%38.0%35.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.2%41.6%33.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.971.401.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.38-0.340.28 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -63.6%-34.7%-38.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.0%-14.2%-9.2% -1.2%
52-week high $48.92$376.69$82.77 $779.14
52-week low $31.73$257.79$58.60 $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.

MultipleAPOGAYIMAS
P/E now vs peer median 13.9xmedian 20.1x 18.5xmedian 20.1x 16.9xmedian 20.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.5x 2.1xmedian 1.5x 1.9xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.0xmedian 11.8x 11.1xmedian 11.8x —median 11.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.9xmedian 16.2x 12.8xmedian 16.2x 13.2xmedian 16.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.9x 3.2xmedian 2.9x -40.6xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median -1.23median 0.99 1.11median 0.99 2.15median 0.99

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 monthsAPOGAYIMAS
Revenue $1.43B $4.64B $7.62B
Gross profit $332.94M $2.35B $2.82B
Operating income $102.98M $713.70M $1.34B
Net income $67.08M $531.30M $937.00M
Free cash flow $95.17M $747.90M $1.13B
EPS (diluted) $3.21 $17.06 $4.45
Cash & equivalents $36.53M $636.30M $548.00M
Total debt $1.10B $697.40M $3.25B
Shares (diluted) 20.90M 31.15M 199.00M
Enterprise value $783.72M $7.94B $13.03B

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
MetricAPOGAYIMAS
P/E 13.9x 18.5x 16.9x
P/FCF 9.9x 12.8x 13.2x
P/Operating cash flow 7.3x 11.6x 11.5x
P/S 0.7x 2.1x 1.9x
P/B 1.8x 3.2x -40.6x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 4.9x -26.5x
EV/EBITDA 8.0x 11.1x –
EV/EBIT 12.0x 13.5x 13.1x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 2.1x 2.3x
EV/FCF 13.0x 12.9x 15.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.7x 11.7x 13.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.23 1.11 2.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPOGAYIMAS
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.0% 6.8% -0.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.1% 5.5% -2.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.6% 13.1% 1.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.9% 11.1% 1.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 50.2% 26.6% -0.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -8.6% 14.7% 2.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 51.0% 34.0% 9.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -12.7% 15.4% 3.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 55.9% 36.1% 16.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -11.3% 16.6% 7.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 30.7% 37.3% 33.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.5% 12.6% 5.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 43.0% 40.3% 39.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.6% 13.5% 10.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPOGAYIMAS
Gross margin 23.2% 50.6% 37.0%
EBITDA margin 10.8% 18.7% –
Operating margin 7.2% 15.4% 17.5%
Pretax margin 6.5% 14.7% 16.2%
Net margin 4.7% 11.4% 11.6%
FCF margin 6.6% 16.1% 14.8%
Operating cash flow margin 9.0% 17.8% 16.9%
Return on equity 13.0% 18.2% –
Return on assets 5.7% 11.2% 17.6%
Return on invested capital 9.2% 15.4% 33.9%
Return on capital employed 11.3% 19.5% 36.4%
Asset turnover 1.2x 1.0x 1.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 1.6x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 1.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPOGAYIMAS
Debt / assets 27.0% 14.3% 60.1%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.2x -8.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 0.1x –
Debt / FCF 3.5x 0.9x 2.9x
Liabilities / assets 57.9% 39.0% 106.8%
Equity / assets 42.1% 61.0% -6.8%
Interest coverage 8.3x – 13.0x
Current ratio 1.8x 1.7x 1.9x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.2x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.6x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 2.84 6.03 3.87

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPOGAYIMAS
Dividend yield 3.0% 0.2% 1.7%
Net buyback yield 3.3% 2.9% 6.1%
Shareholder yield 6.3% 3.2% 7.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 33.4% 4.5% 27.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) 23.5% 3.2% 22.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) 1.9% 15.5% 0.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 2.8% 12.3% 0.3%

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.

ConsensusAPOGAYIMAS
Forward P/E 13.1xFY2026 16.2xFY2027 15.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.43FY2026 $20.01FY2027 $4.79FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -1.2%FY2026 +0.6%FY2027 +21.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.5% +21.7% -7.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.40BFY2026 $4.68BFY2027 $7.23BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.1%FY2026 +0.9%FY2027 -4.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.8% +14.4% +15.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPOGAYIMAS
Held by institutions 92.4% 99.2% 100.0%
Institutions holding 236 631 921
Change in shares held, QoQ 0.0% +4.1% +0.7%
Institutions buying 135 330 497
Institutions selling 59 190 289
Buyers to sellers 2.29 1.74 1.72

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.

APOGAYIMAS
APOG 1.00 0.31 0.53
AYI 0.31 1.00 0.36
MAS 0.53 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APOG, AYI and MAS?

Masco (MAS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Apogee Enterprises (APOG) $927.52M, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) $9.64B, Masco (MAS) $15.17B.

Which stock is cheaper, APOG, AYI and MAS?

Apogee Enterprises (APOG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Apogee Enterprises (APOG) 13.8x, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 18.1x, Masco (MAS) 17.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Apogee Enterprises (APOG) is cheapest (Apogee Enterprises (APOG) 13.1x, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 16.2x, Masco (MAS) 15.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Apogee Enterprises (APOG) +3.0%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) +6.8%, Masco (MAS) -0.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Masco (MAS) has the highest net margin (Apogee Enterprises (APOG) 4.7%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 11.4%, Masco (MAS) 11.6%). On return on invested capital, Masco (MAS) leads (Apogee Enterprises (APOG) 9.2%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 15.4%, Masco (MAS) 33.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Apogee Enterprises (APOG) returned the most: Apogee Enterprises (APOG) +15.9%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) -12.7%, Masco (MAS) +10.0%. Over five years, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) compounded fastest (Apogee Enterprises (APOG) +1.7%/yr, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) +9.2%/yr, Masco (MAS) +2.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Apogee Enterprises (APOG) has the highest dividend yield: Apogee Enterprises (APOG) 0.02%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 0.00%, Masco (MAS) 0.02%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Masco (MAS) has been the steadiest (Apogee Enterprises (APOG) 42.1%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 38.0%, Masco (MAS) 35.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, APOG, AYI and MAS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Masco (MAS) leads on 4. 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.