BLDR vs ALLE vs CSL Stock Comparison

Builders FirstSource, Allegion and Carlisle Companies Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ALLE Allegion plc
$191.76 +24.3% 1M +15.7% 1Y
Market cap
$16.31B
P/E
25.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.29B
Div. yield
1.13%
Building Products Industrials
6 wins
CSL Carlisle Companies Inc
$392.60 +19.2% 1M +20.8% 1Y
Market cap
$15.23B
P/E
21.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.21B
Div. yield
1.16%
Building Products Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Allegion leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Allegion 6, Carlisle Companies 6). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBLDRALLECSLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.30B $16.31B $15.23B ALLE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 179.8x 25.0x 21.5x CSL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.8x 20.4x 18.0x CSL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -8.3% +10.6% +4.0% ALLE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.3% 15.4% 13.8% ALLE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.5% 17.9% 17.8% ALLE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.0x 1.7x 1.9x ALLE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.13% 1.16% CSL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -41.6% +15.7% +20.8% CSL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.4%/yr +8.2%/yr +11.3%/yr CSL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.6% 29.9% 37.7% ALLE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 51/100 52/100 CSL

Percentile Scorecard

BLDRALLECSL

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

AxisBLDRALLECSL
Valuation 57 #24 of 55 17 #46 of 55 32 #38 of 55
Growth 2 #50 of 51 58 #22 of 51 36 #33 of 51
Profitability 34 #34 of 51 98 #2 of 51 82 #10 of 51
Financial Health 19 #48 of 59 53 #28 of 59 43 #34 of 59
Shareholder Returns 88 #6 of 41 28 #30 of 41 65 #15 of 41
Overall 40 51 52
  • BLDR ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • ALLE ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • CSL ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBLDRALLECSLSPY
1 month +20.5%+24.3%+19.2% -2.3%
3 months -6.5%+18.9%+5.6% -0.7%
6 months -8.1%+44.7%+13.4% +4.8%
Year to date -34.1%+20.4%+22.7% +10.3%
1 year -41.6%+15.7%+20.8% +10.3%
3 years -46.5%+88.2%+45.1% +73.0%
3 years, per year -18.8%+23.5%+13.2% +20.1%
5 years +12.5%+48.2%+70.5% +61.9%
5 years, per year +2.4%+8.2%+11.3% +10.1%
10 years +619.0%+202.7%+275.2% +258.6%
10 years, per year +21.8%+11.7%+14.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBLDRALLECSLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.6%29.9%37.7% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.3%27.7%34.8% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.490.411.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.810.530.55 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -76.1%-34.8%-38.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -47.4%0.0%-6.2% -3.5%
52-week high $128.96$191.76$418.74 $779.14
52-week low $50.53$125.65$295.41 $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.

MultipleBLDRALLECSL
P/E now vs peer median 179.8xmedian 21.6x 25.0xmedian 21.6x 21.5xmedian 21.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.6x 3.8xmedian 1.6x 2.9xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.1xmedian 13.2x 17.4xmedian 13.2x 14.5xmedian 13.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 29.0xmedian 17.4x 24.3xmedian 17.4x 20.3xmedian 17.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.9x 7.7xmedian 2.9x 10.6xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median -2.61median 1.00 2.63median 1.00 2.96median 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 monthsBLDRALLECSL
Revenue $14.36B $4.29B $5.21B
Gross profit $4.09B $1.92B $1.81B
Operating income $305.89M $893.40M $1.02B
Net income $40.58M $658.60M $718.40M
Free cash flow $251.32M $671.10M $750.50M
R&D – – $48.30M
EPS (diluted) $0.38 $7.66 $18.14
Cash & equivalents $55.01M $320.60M $546.70M
Total debt $4.62B $2.03B $2.89B
Shares (diluted) 107.64M 86.00M 39.60M
Enterprise value $6.89B $15.02B $12.14B

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
MetricBLDRALLECSL
P/E 179.8x 25.0x 21.5x
P/FCF 29.0x 24.3x 20.3x
P/Operating cash flow 14.7x 21.2x 17.0x
P/S 0.5x 3.8x 2.9x
P/B 1.8x 7.7x 10.6x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 12.5x 148.0x
EV/EBITDA 13.1x 17.4x 14.5x
EV/EBIT 38.8x 20.2x 17.3x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 4.2x 3.4x
EV/FCF 47.2x 26.9x 23.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.9x 23.4x 19.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.61 2.63 2.96

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBLDRALLECSL
Revenue growth (1Y) -8.3% 10.6% 4.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -6.0% 5.9% 4.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -15.6% 10.6% -0.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -12.2% 8.3% 4.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -70.3% 9.5% -2.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -48.3% 9.6% 2.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -93.2% 5.2% -7.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -70.5% 8.5% -0.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -93.0% 5.7% 0.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -68.9% 9.5% 7.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -64.4% 0.5% -17.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -42.9% 9.8% -9.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -75.4% -1.6% -21.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -51.1% 10.2% -11.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBLDRALLECSL
Gross margin 28.5% 44.8% 34.7%
EBITDA margin 6.3% 24.2% 23.3%
Operating margin 2.1% 20.8% 19.5%
Pretax margin 0.1% 18.5% 18.0%
Net margin 0.3% 15.4% 13.8%
FCF margin 1.7% 15.6% 14.4%
Operating cash flow margin 3.5% 17.9% 17.2%
Return on equity 1.0% 31.2% 47.0%
Return on assets 0.4% 12.3% 11.7%
Return on invested capital 3.5% 17.9% 17.8%
Return on capital employed 3.2% 19.6% 19.3%
Asset turnover 1.3x 0.8x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 12.2x 1.2x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% – 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBLDRALLECSL
Debt / assets 40.8% 37.9% 47.9%
Debt / equity 1.1x 1.0x 2.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.0x 1.7x 1.9x
Debt / FCF 18.4x 3.0x 3.8x
Liabilities / assets 64.0% 60.5% 76.1%
Equity / assets 36.0% 39.5% 23.9%
Interest coverage – 8.9x 9.1x
Current ratio 1.8x 1.9x 2.4x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.1x 1.6x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.4x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 2.12 5.14 5.46

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBLDRALLECSL
Dividend yield – 1.1% 1.2%
Net buyback yield 4.2% 1.0% 7.2%
Shareholder yield 4.2% 2.1% 8.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 27.6% 25.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 27.0% 24.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 6.1% 2.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 6.2% 5.5%

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.

ConsensusBLDRALLECSL
Forward P/E 21.8xFY2026 20.4xFY2026 18.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.11FY2026 $9.41FY2026 $21.76FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -54.9%FY2026 +15.6%FY2026 +12.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +30.2% +2.7% +15.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.77BFY2026 $4.67BFY2026 $4.97BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -9.4%FY2026 +14.7%FY2026 -1.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.1% +8.4% +18.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBLDRALLECSL
Held by institutions 99.7% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 669 732 797
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.3% +3.0% -1.1%
Institutions buying 335 336 367
Institutions selling 260 273 293
Buyers to sellers 1.29 1.23 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.

BLDRALLECSL
BLDR 1.00 0.55 0.69
ALLE 0.55 1.00 0.55
CSL 0.69 0.55 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BLDR, ALLE and CSL?

Allegion (ALLE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Builders FirstSource (BLDR) $7.30B, Allegion (ALLE) $16.31B, Carlisle Companies (CSL) $15.23B.

Which stock is cheaper, BLDR, ALLE and CSL?

Carlisle Companies (CSL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Builders FirstSource (BLDR) 179.8x, Allegion (ALLE) 25.0x, Carlisle Companies (CSL) 21.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Carlisle Companies (CSL) is cheapest (Builders FirstSource (BLDR) 21.8x, Allegion (ALLE) 20.4x, Carlisle Companies (CSL) 18.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Allegion (ALLE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Builders FirstSource (BLDR) -8.3%, Allegion (ALLE) +10.6%, Carlisle Companies (CSL) +4.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Allegion (ALLE) has the highest net margin (Builders FirstSource (BLDR) 0.3%, Allegion (ALLE) 15.4%, Carlisle Companies (CSL) 13.8%). On return on invested capital, Allegion (ALLE) leads (Builders FirstSource (BLDR) 3.5%, Allegion (ALLE) 17.9%, Carlisle Companies (CSL) 17.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Carlisle Companies (CSL) returned the most: Builders FirstSource (BLDR) -41.6%, Allegion (ALLE) +15.7%, Carlisle Companies (CSL) +20.8%. Over five years, Carlisle Companies (CSL) compounded fastest (Builders FirstSource (BLDR) +2.4%/yr, Allegion (ALLE) +8.2%/yr, Carlisle Companies (CSL) +11.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Carlisle Companies (CSL) has the highest dividend yield: Allegion (ALLE) 1.13%, Carlisle Companies (CSL) 1.16%. Builders FirstSource (BLDR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Allegion (ALLE) has been the steadiest (Builders FirstSource (BLDR) 51.6%, Allegion (ALLE) 29.9%, Carlisle Companies (CSL) 37.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BLDR, ALLE and CSL?

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