APOG vs MAS vs ZWS Stock Comparison

Apogee Enterprises, Masco and Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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APOG Apogee Enterprises, Inc.
$46.95 +31.8% 1M +28.2% 1Y
Market cap
$980.95M
P/E
14.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.43B
Div. yield
2.30%
Building Products Industrials
3 wins
MAS Masco Corp /De/
$83.51 +22.2% 1M +29.0% 1Y
Market cap
$16.10B
P/E
17.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.67B
Div. yield
1.52%
Building Products Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Zurn Elkay Water Solutions 5, Masco 4, Apogee Enterprises 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAPOGMASZWSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $980.95M $16.10B $7.38B MAS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.5x 17.7x 25.5x APOG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.7x 17.4x 23.9x APOG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.0% +0.9% +10.1% ZWS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.7% 12.1% 15.9% ZWS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.2% 35.3% 14.0% MAS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x — 0.4x ZWS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.30% 1.52% 0.99% APOG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +28.2% +29.0% -5.2% MAS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.4%/yr +5.4%/yr +4.8%/yr MAS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.1% 35.9% 29.9% ZWS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 58/100 76/100 ZWS

Percentile Scorecard

APOGMASZWS

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

AxisAPOGMASZWS
Valuation 96 #3 of 55 70 #17 of 55 43 #32 of 55
Growth 44 #29 of 51 40 #31 of 51 98 #2 of 51
Profitability 56 #23 of 51 90 #6 of 51 80 #11 of 51
Financial Health 47 #32 of 59 41 #35 of 59 88 #8 of 59
Shareholder Returns 53 #20 of 41 50 #21 of 41 73 #12 of 41
Overall 59 58 76
  • APOG ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • MAS ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • ZWS ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAPOGMASZWSSPY
1 month +31.8%+22.2%-6.4% -2.3%
3 months +11.9%+11.7%-12.8% -0.7%
6 months +35.0%+21.9%-11.2% +4.8%
Year to date +28.9%+31.6%-4.0% +10.3%
1 year +28.2%+29.0%-5.2% +10.3%
3 years +5.2%+51.6%+55.8% +73.0%
3 years, per year +1.7%+14.9%+16.0% +20.1%
5 years +2.2%+30.2%+26.4% +61.9%
5 years, per year +0.4%+5.4%+4.8% +10.1%
10 years +16.6%+183.8%+374.0% +258.6%
10 years, per year +1.6%+11.0%+16.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAPOGMASZWSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.1%35.9%29.9% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.0%33.5%29.0% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.951.070.82 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.670.81-0.17 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -63.6%-38.9%-47.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.0%0.0%-16.0% -3.5%
52-week high $48.92$83.51$53.17 $779.14
52-week low $31.73$58.60$43.46 $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.

MultipleAPOGMASZWS
P/E now vs peer median 14.5xmedian 21.6x 17.7xmedian 21.6x 25.5xmedian 21.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.6x 2.1xmedian 1.6x 4.0xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 13.2x —median 13.2x 15.5xmedian 13.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.3xmedian 17.4x 15.4xmedian 17.4x 19.1xmedian 17.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 2.9x -35.9xmedian 2.9x 4.4xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median -1.29median 1.00 2.04median 1.00 0.65median 1.00

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 monthsAPOGMASZWS
Revenue $1.43B $7.67B $1.83B
Gross profit $332.94M $2.88B $920.70M
Operating income $102.98M $1.37B $403.00M
Net income $67.08M $977.00M $290.60M
Free cash flow $95.17M $1.04B $387.00M
EPS (diluted) $3.21 $4.72 $1.73
Cash & equivalents $36.53M $610.00M $307.10M
Total debt $335.55M $3.25B $500.30M
Shares (diluted) 20.90M 196.00M 168.11M
Enterprise value $837.15M $14.16B $6.14B

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
MetricAPOGMASZWS
P/E 14.5x 17.7x 25.5x
P/FCF 10.3x 15.4x 19.1x
P/Operating cash flow 7.6x 13.4x 17.9x
P/S 0.7x 2.1x 4.0x
P/B 1.9x -35.9x 4.4x
P/Tangible book 2.7x -25.4x 8.6x
EV/EBITDA 8.3x – 15.5x
EV/EBIT 12.4x 13.7x 18.8x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 2.4x 4.1x
EV/FCF 13.4x 18.0x 19.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.0x 15.5x 18.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.29 2.04 0.65

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPOGMASZWS
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.0% 0.9% 10.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.1% -1.4% 6.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.6% 6.4% 23.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.9% 1.8% 15.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 50.2% 6.2% 50.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -8.6% 2.2% 31.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 51.0% 11.8% 51.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -12.7% 3.4% 37.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 55.9% 19.4% 53.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -11.3% 8.7% 39.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 30.7% 19.3% 29.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.5% -1.1% 13.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 43.0% 23.3% 34.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.6% 2.1% 14.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPOGMASZWS
Gross margin 23.2% 37.6% 50.4%
EBITDA margin 10.8% – 26.8%
Operating margin 7.2% 17.9% 22.1%
Pretax margin 6.5% 16.7% 21.0%
Net margin 4.7% 12.1% 15.9%
FCF margin 6.6% 13.6% 21.2%
Operating cash flow margin 9.0% 15.7% 22.6%
Return on equity 13.0% – 17.3%
Return on assets 5.7% 18.2% 10.4%
Return on invested capital 9.2% 35.3% 14.0%
Return on capital employed 11.3% 36.9% 16.2%
Asset turnover 1.2x 1.4x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 1.2x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% – 2.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPOGMASZWS
Debt / assets 27.0% 60.8% 17.8%
Debt / equity 0.6x -7.2x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x – 0.4x
Debt / FCF 3.5x 3.1x 1.3x
Liabilities / assets 57.9% 108.4% 39.7%
Equity / assets 42.1% -8.4% 60.3%
Interest coverage 8.3x 12.8x 16.1x
Current ratio 1.8x 1.8x 2.9x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.1x 1.8x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.4x 1.0x
Altman Z-score 2.88 4.02 4.84

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPOGMASZWS
Dividend yield 2.3% 1.5% 1.0%
Net buyback yield 3.2% 6.5% 2.1%
Shareholder yield 5.5% 8.0% 3.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 33.4% 26.1% 25.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) 23.5% 24.4% 19.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) 1.9% -1.9% 21.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 2.8% -0.1% 14.5%

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.

ConsensusAPOGMASZWS
Forward P/E 13.7xFY2026 17.4xFY2026 23.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.43FY2026 $4.79FY2026 $1.87FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -1.2%FY2026 +21.0%FY2026 +23.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.5% -7.5% +3.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.40BFY2026 $7.23BFY2026 $1.81BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.1%FY2026 -4.3%FY2026 +6.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.8% +15.5% +3.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPOGMASZWS
Held by institutions 92.4% 100.0% 88.6%
Institutions holding 236 923 438
Change in shares held, QoQ 0.0% +0.7% +0.9%
Institutions buying 135 498 237
Institutions selling 59 289 145
Buyers to sellers 2.29 1.72 1.63

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.

APOGMASZWS
APOG 1.00 0.53 0.36
MAS 0.53 1.00 0.50
ZWS 0.36 0.50 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APOG, MAS and ZWS?

Masco (MAS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Apogee Enterprises (APOG) $980.95M, Masco (MAS) $16.10B, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) $7.38B.

Which stock is cheaper, APOG, MAS and ZWS?

Apogee Enterprises (APOG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Apogee Enterprises (APOG) 14.5x, Masco (MAS) 17.7x, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) 25.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Apogee Enterprises (APOG) is cheapest (Apogee Enterprises (APOG) 13.7x, Masco (MAS) 17.4x, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) 23.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Apogee Enterprises (APOG) +3.0%, Masco (MAS) +0.9%, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) +10.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) has the highest net margin (Apogee Enterprises (APOG) 4.7%, Masco (MAS) 12.1%, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) 15.9%). On return on invested capital, Masco (MAS) leads (Apogee Enterprises (APOG) 9.2%, Masco (MAS) 35.3%, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) 14.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Masco (MAS) returned the most: Apogee Enterprises (APOG) +28.2%, Masco (MAS) +29.0%, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) -5.2%. Over five years, Masco (MAS) compounded fastest (Apogee Enterprises (APOG) +0.4%/yr, Masco (MAS) +5.4%/yr, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) +4.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Apogee Enterprises (APOG) has the highest dividend yield: Apogee Enterprises (APOG) 2.30%, Masco (MAS) 1.52%, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) 0.99%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) has been the steadiest (Apogee Enterprises (APOG) 42.1%, Masco (MAS) 35.9%, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) 29.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) leads on 5. 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.