AYI vs OC vs OTIS Stock Comparison

Acuity Inc. (De), Owens Corning and Otis Worldwide Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AYI Acuity Inc. (De)
$318.76 +4.1% 1M -13.9% 1Y
Market cap
$9.69B
P/E
18.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.64B
Div. yield
0.00%
Building Products Industrials
6 wins
OC Owens Corning
$114.23 -7.1% 1M -11.2% 1Y
Market cap
$9.18B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$9.85B
Div. yield
–
Building Products Industrials
2 wins
OTIS Otis Worldwide Corp
$75.15 +10.0% 1M -19.2% 1Y
Market cap
$28.74B
P/E
19.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.91B
Div. yield
0.02%
Building Products Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Acuity Inc. (De) leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Acuity Inc. (De) 6, Otis Worldwide 4, Owens Corning 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAYIOCOTISLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.69B $9.18B $28.74B OTIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.2x -13.7x 19.0x AYI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.9x 12.6x 19.2x OC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.8% -7.2% +5.2% AYI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.4% -6.8% 10.2% AYI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.4% 0.5% 69.7% OTIS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 6.5x 3.1x AYI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% OTIS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -13.9% -11.2% -19.2% OC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.3%/yr +4.9%/yr -2.6%/yr AYI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.9% 41.9% 22.7% OTIS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 80/100 41/100 48/100 AYI

Percentile Scorecard

AYIOCOTIS

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

AxisAYIOCOTIS
Valuation 74 #15 of 55 65 #20 of 55 50 #28 of 55
Growth 84 #9 of 51 8 #47 of 51 52 #25 of 51
Profitability 74 #14 of 51 22 #40 of 51 72 #15 of 51
Financial Health 86 #9 of 59 10 #53 of 59 12 #52 of 59
Shareholder Returns 83 #8 of 41 98 #2 of 41 53 #20 of 41
Overall 80 41 48
  • AYI ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • OC ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • OTIS ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAYIOCOTISSPY
1 month +4.1%-7.1%+10.0% -1.0%
3 months -3.5%-19.8%+4.5% +2.9%
6 months +10.1%-9.1%-3.6% +6.4%
Year to date -11.5%+2.1%-14.0% +11.4%
1 year -13.9%-11.2%-19.2% +13.1%
3 years +96.4%-7.4%-2.7% +79.4%
3 years, per year +25.3%-2.5%-0.9% +21.5%
5 years +55.8%+27.2%-12.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year +9.3%+4.9%-2.6% +10.9%
10 years +32.9%+121.8%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +2.9%+8.3%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureAYIOCOTISSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.9%41.9%22.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.4%38.1%23.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.391.490.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.37-0.27-0.84 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.7%-53.4%-39.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.4%-28.1%-19.7% -2.5%
52-week high $376.69$158.96$93.62 $779.14
52-week low $257.79$98.28$64.07 $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.

MultipleAYIOCOTIS
P/E now vs peer median 18.2xmedian 19.9x -13.7xmedian 19.9x 19.0xmedian 19.9x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.5x 0.9xmedian 1.5x 1.9xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.9xmedian 12.6x 18.3xmedian 12.6x 14.7xmedian 12.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.7xmedian 16.1x 10.1xmedian 16.1x 16.7xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 3.0x 2.4xmedian 3.0x -5.0xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 1.10median 0.98 0.37median 0.98 2.57median 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 monthsAYIOCOTIS
Revenue $4.64B $9.85B $14.91B
Gross profit $2.35B $2.56B $4.52B
Operating income $713.70M $50.00M $2.29B
Net income $531.30M -$669.00M $1.58B
Free cash flow $747.90M $897.00M $1.71B
R&D – $150.00M $154.00M
EPS (diluted) $17.06 $-8.33 $3.95
Cash & equivalents $636.30M $271.00M $813.00M
Total debt $697.40M $5.19B $8.44B
Shares (diluted) 31.15M 80.60M 383.50M
Enterprise value $7.99B $8.01B $25.16B

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
MetricAYIOCOTIS
P/E 18.2x -13.7x 19.0x
P/FCF 12.7x 10.1x 16.7x
P/Operating cash flow 11.5x 5.2x 15.3x
P/S 2.0x 0.9x 1.9x
P/B 3.2x 2.4x -5.0x
P/Tangible book 4.8x 6.7x -4.7x
EV/EBITDA 10.9x 18.3x 14.7x
EV/EBIT 13.3x 278.9x 15.8x
EV/Revenue 2.1x 1.4x 2.4x
EV/FCF 12.7x 15.5x 21.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.5x 8.0x 19.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.10 0.37 2.57

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAYIOCOTIS
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.8% -7.2% 5.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.5% 0.5% 2.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.1% -19.6% 5.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.1% -0.6% 3.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 26.6% -96.9% 23.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 14.7% -69.8% 2.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 34.0% -300.9% -0.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 15.4% -35.8% 3.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 36.1% -313.8% 3.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 16.6% -37.1% 7.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 37.3% 6.0% 25.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.6% 6.1% 9.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 40.3% -1.9% 27.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.5% -2.0% 9.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAYIOCOTIS
Gross margin 50.6% 26.0% 30.3%
EBITDA margin 18.7% 7.7% 16.5%
Operating margin 15.4% 0.5% 15.4%
Pretax margin 14.7% -2.2% 13.9%
Net margin 11.4% -6.8% 10.2%
FCF margin 16.1% 9.1% 11.5%
Operating cash flow margin 17.8% 17.8% 12.5%
Return on equity 18.2% -17.8% –
Return on assets 11.2% -5.2% 14.5%
Return on invested capital 15.4% 0.5% 69.7%
Return on capital employed 19.5% 0.5% 87.2%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.8x 1.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x -2.6x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 0.7% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAYIOCOTIS
Debt / assets 14.3% 40.8% 75.6%
Debt / equity 0.2x 1.4x -1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 6.5x 3.1x
Debt / FCF 0.9x 5.8x 4.9x
Liabilities / assets 39.0% 70.1% 151.5%
Equity / assets 61.0% 29.9% -51.5%
Interest coverage – 0.4x –
Current ratio 1.7x 1.2x 0.8x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 5.99 1.93 2.87

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAYIOCOTIS
Dividend yield 0.3% 2.8% 2.3%
Net buyback yield 3.0% 7.6% 3.7%
Shareholder yield 3.2% 10.3% 6.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 4.5% – 41.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) 3.2% – 38.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) 15.5% – 4.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 12.3% – 9.4%

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.

ConsensusAYIOCOTIS
Forward P/E 15.9xFY2027 12.6xFY2026 19.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $20.03FY2027 $9.08FY2026 $3.91FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +0.7%FY2027 -24.6%FY2026 -3.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.6% +17.0% +22.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.67BFY2027 $10.52BFY2026 $16.18BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.7%FY2027 +4.2%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.2% +0.6% -3.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAYIOCOTIS
Held by institutions 99.2% 100.0% 93.1%
Institutions holding 631 687 1,219
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.1% +4.2% +3.6%
Institutions buying 330 365 561
Institutions selling 190 220 450
Buyers to sellers 1.74 1.66 1.25

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.

AYIOCOTIS
AYI 1.00 0.39 0.17
OC 0.39 1.00 0.35
OTIS 0.17 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AYI, OC and OTIS?

Otis Worldwide (OTIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) $9.69B, Owens Corning (OC) $9.18B, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) $28.74B.

Which stock is cheaper, AYI, OC and OTIS?

Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 18.2x, Owens Corning (OC) -13.7x, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 19.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Owens Corning (OC) is cheapest (Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 15.9x, Owens Corning (OC) 12.6x, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 19.2x). 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: Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) +6.8%, Owens Corning (OC) -7.2%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) +5.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) has the highest net margin (Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 11.4%, Owens Corning (OC) -6.8%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 10.2%). On return on invested capital, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) leads (Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 15.4%, Owens Corning (OC) 0.5%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 69.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Owens Corning (OC) returned the most: Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) -13.9%, Owens Corning (OC) -11.2%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) -19.2%. Over five years, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) compounded fastest (Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) +9.3%/yr, Owens Corning (OC) +4.9%/yr, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) -2.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Otis Worldwide (OTIS) has the highest dividend yield: Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 0.00%, Owens Corning (OC) 0.00%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 0.02%. Owens Corning (OC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) has been the steadiest (Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 37.9%, Owens Corning (OC) 41.9%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 22.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AYI, OC and OTIS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 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.