APOG vs JHX vs MAS Stock Comparison

Apogee Enterprises, James Hardie Industries and Masco Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
APOG Apogee Enterprises, Inc.
$44.73 +22.9% 1M +17.3% 1Y
Market cap
$934.56M
P/E
13.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.43B
Div. yield
3.00%
Building Products Industrials
6 wins
MAS Masco Corp /De/
$76.10 +11.3% 1M +11.2% 1Y
Market cap
$14.67B
P/E
16.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.67B
Div. yield
1.67%
Building Products Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Apogee Enterprises leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Apogee Enterprises 6, Masco 4, James Hardie Industries 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAPOGJHXMASLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $934.56M $15.14B $14.67B JHX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.8x 103.9x 16.1x APOG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.0x 18.5x 15.9x APOG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.0% +42.9% +0.9% JHX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.7% 2.7% 12.1% MAS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.2% 2.6% 35.3% MAS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 3.5x — APOG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.00% 0.00% 1.67% APOG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +17.3% +16.5% +11.2% APOG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.3%/yr -7.9%/yr +3.0%/yr MAS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.0% 45.1% 35.6% MAS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 34/100 59/100 APOG

Percentile Scorecard

APOGJHXMAS

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

AxisAPOGJHXMAS
Valuation 94 #4 of 55 20 #44 of 55 70 #17 of 55
Growth 44 #29 of 51 50 #26 of 51 40 #31 of 51
Profitability 62 #19 of 48 40 #29 of 48 92 #5 of 48
Financial Health 45 #30 of 54 32 #37 of 54 40 #33 of 54
Shareholder Returns 58 #18 of 41 25 #31 of 41 55 #19 of 41
Overall 61 34 59
  • APOG ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • JHX ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • MAS ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAPOGJHXMASSPY
1 month +22.9%+2.7%+11.3% +0.9%
3 months +12.1%-0.5%+4.9% +5.9%
6 months +25.6%+28.0%+6.8% +8.5%
Year to date +22.9%+25.7%+19.9% +13.3%
1 year +17.3%+16.5%+11.2% +12.4%
3 years +8.1%+6.3%+49.1% +88.1%
3 years, per year +2.6%+2.1%+14.3% +23.5%
5 years +6.7%-33.7%+16.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year +1.3%-7.9%+3.0% +11.0%
10 years +10.8%+74.8%+147.7% +263.4%
10 years, per year +1.0%+5.7%+9.5% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureAPOGJHXMASSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.0%45.1%35.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.2%41.4%33.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.971.711.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.410.370.31 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -63.6%-60.3%-38.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.6%-16.1%-8.1% -0.9%
52-week high $48.92$31.09$82.77 $779.14
52-week low $31.73$16.69$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.

MultipleAPOGJHXMAS
P/E now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 20.0x 103.9xmedian 20.0x 16.1xmedian 20.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.5x 2.8xmedian 1.5x 1.9xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.0xmedian 11.3x 16.9xmedian 11.3x —median 11.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.8xmedian 15.3x 42.5xmedian 15.3x 14.1xmedian 15.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.8x 2.3xmedian 2.8x -32.8xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median -1.23median 0.99 -2.62median 0.99 1.86median 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 monthsAPOGJHXMAS
Revenue $1.43B $5.41B $7.67B
Gross profit $332.94M $1.94B $2.88B
Operating income $102.98M $526.70M $1.37B
Net income $67.08M $145.70M $977.00M
Free cash flow $95.17M $356.40M $1.04B
R&D – $64.00M –
EPS (diluted) $3.21 $0.25 $4.72
Cash & equivalents $36.53M $289.90M $610.00M
Total debt $1.10B $4.28B $3.25B
Shares (diluted) 20.90M 584.30M 196.00M
Enterprise value $790.76M $14.20B $12.74B

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
MetricAPOGJHXMAS
P/E 13.8x 103.9x 16.1x
P/FCF 9.8x 42.5x 14.1x
P/Operating cash flow 7.3x 20.8x 12.2x
P/S 0.7x 2.8x 1.9x
P/B 1.8x 2.3x -32.8x
P/Tangible book 2.5x 4.6x -23.2x
EV/EBITDA 8.0x 16.9x –
EV/EBIT 12.0x 36.3x 12.6x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 3.5x 2.3x
EV/FCF 13.0x 53.7x 16.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.6x 26.3x 14.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.23 -2.62 1.86

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPOGJHXMAS
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.0% 42.9% 0.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.1% 13.2% -1.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.6% 34.4% 6.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.9% 13.0% 1.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 50.2% -5.8% 6.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -8.6% -11.3% 2.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 51.0% -56.0% 11.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -12.7% -34.0% 3.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 55.9% -67.6% 19.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -11.3% -39.7% 8.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 30.7% -11.8% 19.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.5% 1.0% -1.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 43.0% 110.4% 23.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.6% 75.0% 2.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPOGJHXMAS
Gross margin 23.2% 35.9% 37.6%
EBITDA margin 10.8% 20.9% –
Operating margin 7.2% 9.7% 17.9%
Pretax margin 6.5% 5.1% 16.7%
Net margin 4.7% 2.7% 12.1%
FCF margin 6.6% 6.6% 13.6%
Operating cash flow margin 9.0% 13.4% 15.7%
Return on equity 13.0% 2.2% –
Return on assets 5.7% 1.0% 18.2%
Return on invested capital 9.2% 2.6% 35.3%
Return on capital employed 11.3% 4.2% 36.9%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.4x 1.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 5.0x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPOGJHXMAS
Debt / assets 27.0% 31.7% 60.8%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.7x -7.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 3.5x –
Debt / FCF 3.5x 12.0x 3.1x
Liabilities / assets 57.9% 51.5% 108.4%
Equity / assets 42.1% 48.5% -8.4%
Interest coverage 8.3x 1.8x 12.8x
Current ratio 1.8x 1.6x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.7x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.3x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 2.84 2.09 3.87

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPOGJHXMAS
Dividend yield 3.0% – 1.7%
Net buyback yield 3.3% 2.0% 7.1%
Shareholder yield 6.3% 2.0% 8.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 33.4% – 26.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) 23.5% – 24.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) 1.9% – -1.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 2.8% – -0.1%

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.

ConsensusAPOGJHXMAS
Forward P/E 13.0xFY2026 18.5xFY2026 15.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.43FY2026 $1.41FY2026 $4.79FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -1.2%FY2026 +29.4%FY2026 +21.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.5% +12.8% -7.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.40BFY2026 $5.13BFY2026 $7.23BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.1%FY2026 +6.0%FY2026 -4.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.8% +15.1% +15.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPOGJHXMAS
Held by institutions 92.4% 49.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 236 340 921
Change in shares held, QoQ 0.0% +7.1% +0.7%
Institutions buying 135 190 497
Institutions selling 59 100 289
Buyers to sellers 2.29 1.90 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.

APOGJHXMAS
APOG 1.00 0.50 0.53
JHX 0.50 1.00 0.62
MAS 0.53 0.62 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APOG, JHX and MAS?

James Hardie Industries (JHX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Apogee Enterprises (APOG) $934.56M, James Hardie Industries (JHX) $15.14B, Masco (MAS) $14.67B.

Which stock is cheaper, APOG, JHX and MAS?

Apogee Enterprises (APOG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Apogee Enterprises (APOG) 13.8x, James Hardie Industries (JHX) 103.9x, Masco (MAS) 16.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Apogee Enterprises (APOG) is cheapest (Apogee Enterprises (APOG) 13.0x, James Hardie Industries (JHX) 18.5x, Masco (MAS) 15.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

James Hardie Industries (JHX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Apogee Enterprises (APOG) +3.0%, James Hardie Industries (JHX) +42.9%, Masco (MAS) +0.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Masco (MAS) has the highest net margin (Apogee Enterprises (APOG) 4.7%, James Hardie Industries (JHX) 2.7%, Masco (MAS) 12.1%). On return on invested capital, Masco (MAS) leads (Apogee Enterprises (APOG) 9.2%, James Hardie Industries (JHX) 2.6%, Masco (MAS) 35.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Apogee Enterprises (APOG) returned the most: Apogee Enterprises (APOG) +17.3%, James Hardie Industries (JHX) +16.5%, Masco (MAS) +11.2%. Over five years, Masco (MAS) compounded fastest (Apogee Enterprises (APOG) +1.3%/yr, James Hardie Industries (JHX) -7.9%/yr, Masco (MAS) +3.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Apogee Enterprises (APOG) has the highest dividend yield: Apogee Enterprises (APOG) 3.00%, James Hardie Industries (JHX) 0.00%, Masco (MAS) 1.67%. James Hardie Industries (JHX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Masco (MAS) has been the steadiest (Apogee Enterprises (APOG) 42.0%, James Hardie Industries (JHX) 45.1%, Masco (MAS) 35.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, APOG, JHX 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, Apogee Enterprises (APOG) leads on 6. 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.