APOG vs OC vs SMID Stock Comparison

Apogee Enterprises, Owens Corning and Smith Midland Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
APOG Apogee Enterprises, Inc.
$44.09 +18.7% 1M +12.7% 1Y
Market cap
$934.35M
P/E
13.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.43B
Div. yield
0.02%
Building Products Industrials
3 wins
OC Owens Corning
$114.23 -7.9% 1M -10.6% 1Y
Market cap
$9.34B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$9.85B
Div. yield
–
Building Products Industrials
4 wins
SMID Smith Midland Corp
$21.20 -12.7% 1M -47.1% 1Y
Market cap
$112.72M
P/E
14.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$89.50M
Div. yield
–
Building Products Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Owens Corning leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Owens Corning 4, Smith Midland 4, Apogee Enterprises 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAPOGOCSMIDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $934.35M $9.34B $112.72M OC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.9x -13.9x 14.6x APOG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.9x 12.7x — OC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.0% -7.2% -1.6% APOG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.7% -6.8% 8.6% SMID
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.2% 0.5% 12.8% SMID
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 6.5x -0.5x SMID
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +12.7% -10.6% -47.1% APOG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.0%/yr +4.8%/yr +3.4%/yr OC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.1% 42.0% 51.1% OC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 40/100 81/100 SMID

Percentile Scorecard

APOGOCSMID

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

AxisAPOGOCSMID
Valuation 95 #4 of 56 64 #21 of 56 86 #9 of 56
Growth 43 #30 of 52 8 #48 of 52 78 #12 of 52
Profitability 58 #22 of 51 20 #41 of 51 66 #18 of 51
Financial Health 49 #30 of 58 12 #51 of 58 93 #5 of 58
Shareholder Returns 55 #19 of 41 98 #2 of 41 –
Overall 60 40 81
  • APOG ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • OC ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • SMID ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAPOGOCSMIDSPY
1 month +18.7%-7.9%-12.7% -0.8%
3 months +7.6%-20.4%-31.5% +3.5%
6 months +17.8%-9.0%-36.7% +7.0%
Year to date +21.1%+2.1%-41.7% +12.2%
1 year +12.7%-10.6%-47.1% +13.0%
3 years +6.6%+2.4%+9.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year +2.1%+0.8%+3.1% +23.1%
5 years +10.5%+26.5%+18.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year +2.0%+4.8%+3.4% +11.0%
10 years +9.1%+128.2%+480.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year +0.9%+8.6%+19.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAPOGOCSMIDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.1%42.0%51.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.2%38.3%51.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.971.510.98 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.30-0.25-0.92 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -63.6%-53.4%-72.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.9%-28.1%-46.8% -1.8%
52-week high $48.92$158.96$39.82 $779.14
52-week low $31.73$98.28$21.20 $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.

MultipleAPOGOCSMID
P/E now vs peer median 13.6xmedian 19.4x -13.7xmedian 19.4x 14.6xmedian 19.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 1.5x 0.9xmedian 1.5x 1.3xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 12.1x 18.3xmedian 12.1x 7.4xmedian 12.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 16.1x 10.1xmedian 16.1x 27.0xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.9x 2.4xmedian 2.9x 2.0xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median -1.21median 0.93 0.37median 0.93 0.11median 0.93

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 monthsAPOGOCSMID
Revenue $1.43B $9.85B $89.50M
Gross profit $332.94M $2.56B $21.00M
Operating income $102.98M $50.00M $10.80M
Net income $67.08M -$669.00M $7.73M
Free cash flow $95.17M $897.00M $4.17M
R&D – $150.00M –
EPS (diluted) $3.21 $-8.33 $1.46
Cash & equivalents $36.53M $271.00M $10.66M
Total debt $1.10B $5.19B $17.45M
Shares (diluted) 20.90M 80.60M 5.31M
Enterprise value $790.55M $8.17B $63.58M

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
MetricAPOGOCSMID
P/E 13.6x -13.7x 14.6x
P/FCF 9.7x 10.1x 27.0x
P/Operating cash flow 7.2x 5.2x 7.7x
P/S 0.6x 0.9x 1.3x
P/B 1.8x 2.4x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 2.5x 6.7x 3.5x
EV/EBITDA 7.9x 18.3x 7.4x
EV/EBIT 11.8x 278.9x 9.8x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 1.4x 1.2x
EV/FCF 12.8x 15.5x 25.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.5x 8.0x 7.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.21 0.37 0.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPOGOCSMID
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.0% -7.2% -1.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.1% 0.5% 18.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.6% -19.6% -18.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.9% -0.6% 35.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 50.2% -96.9% -30.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -8.6% -69.8% 134.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 51.0% -300.9% -49.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -12.7% -35.8% 136.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 55.9% -313.8% -35.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -11.3% -37.1% 135.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 30.7% 6.0% 92.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.5% 6.1% 97.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 43.0% -1.9% 459.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.6% -2.0% 38.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPOGOCSMID
Gross margin 23.2% 26.0% 23.5%
EBITDA margin 10.8% 7.7% 16.1%
Operating margin 7.2% 0.5% 12.1%
Pretax margin 6.5% -2.2% 12.0%
Net margin 4.7% -6.8% 8.6%
FCF margin 6.6% 9.1% 4.7%
Operating cash flow margin 9.0% 17.8% 16.3%
Return on equity 13.0% -17.8% 13.7%
Return on assets 5.7% -5.2% 8.6%
Return on invested capital 9.2% 0.5% 12.8%
Return on capital employed 11.3% 0.5% 13.8%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.8x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x -2.6x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.7% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPOGOCSMID
Debt / assets 27.0% 40.8% 4.8%
Debt / equity 0.6x 1.4x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 6.5x -0.5x
Debt / FCF 3.5x 5.8x 1.0x
Liabilities / assets 57.9% 70.1% 34.2%
Equity / assets 42.1% 29.9% 65.8%
Interest coverage 8.3x 0.4x 48.9x
Current ratio 1.8x 1.2x 4.1x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.6x 3.1x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 2.83 1.93 5.00

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPOGOCSMID
Dividend yield 3.0% 2.8% –
Net buyback yield 3.4% 7.6% –
Shareholder yield 6.4% 10.3% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 33.4% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 23.5% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 1.9% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 2.8% – –

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.

ConsensusAPOGOCSMID
Forward P/E 12.9xFY2026 12.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $3.43FY2026 $9.03FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY -1.2%FY2026 -25.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +8.5% +16.7% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.40BFY2026 $10.50BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +0.1%FY2026 +3.9%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +9.8% +0.5% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPOGOCSMID
Held by institutions 92.4% 100.0% 57.0%
Institutions holding 236 687 56
Change in shares held, QoQ 0.0% +4.2% -1.1%
Institutions buying 135 365 23
Institutions selling 59 220 17
Buyers to sellers 2.29 1.66 1.35

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.

APOGOCSMID
APOG 1.00 0.48 0.33
OC 0.48 1.00 0.31
SMID 0.33 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APOG, OC and SMID?

Owens Corning (OC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Apogee Enterprises (APOG) $934.35M, Owens Corning (OC) $9.34B, Smith Midland (SMID) $112.72M.

Which stock is cheaper, APOG, OC and SMID?

Apogee Enterprises (APOG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Apogee Enterprises (APOG) 13.9x, Owens Corning (OC) -13.9x, Smith Midland (SMID) 14.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Owens Corning (OC) is cheapest (Apogee Enterprises (APOG) 12.9x, Owens Corning (OC) 12.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Apogee Enterprises (APOG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Apogee Enterprises (APOG) +3.0%, Owens Corning (OC) -7.2%, Smith Midland (SMID) -1.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Smith Midland (SMID) has the highest net margin (Apogee Enterprises (APOG) 4.7%, Owens Corning (OC) -6.8%, Smith Midland (SMID) 8.6%). On return on invested capital, Smith Midland (SMID) leads (Apogee Enterprises (APOG) 9.2%, Owens Corning (OC) 0.5%, Smith Midland (SMID) 12.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Apogee Enterprises (APOG) returned the most: Apogee Enterprises (APOG) +12.7%, Owens Corning (OC) -10.6%, Smith Midland (SMID) -47.1%. Over five years, Owens Corning (OC) compounded fastest (Apogee Enterprises (APOG) +2.0%/yr, Owens Corning (OC) +4.8%/yr, Smith Midland (SMID) +3.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Apogee Enterprises (APOG) 0.02%, Owens Corning (OC) 0.00%, Smith Midland (SMID) 0.00%. Owens Corning (OC) and Smith Midland (SMID) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Owens Corning (OC) has been the steadiest (Apogee Enterprises (APOG) 42.1%, Owens Corning (OC) 42.0%, Smith Midland (SMID) 51.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, APOG, OC and SMID?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Owens Corning (OC) 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.