BLDR vs ALLE vs JHX Stock Comparison

Builders FirstSource, Allegion and James Hardie Industries Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ALLE Allegion plc
$187.09 +20.6% 1M +12.8% 1Y
Market cap
$15.72B
P/E
22.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.39B
Div. yield
0.01%
Building Products Industrials
8 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Allegion leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Allegion 8, James Hardie Industries 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBLDRALLEJHXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.71B $15.72B $16.21B JHX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 165.4x 22.8x 46.0x ALLE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.1x 19.9x 20.9x ALLE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -8.3% +10.3% +39.4% JHX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.3% 15.7% 6.4% ALLE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.5% 18.4% 4.6% ALLE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.0x 1.5x 2.6x ALLE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -41.3% +12.8% +55.1% JHX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.5%/yr +7.3%/yr -6.9%/yr ALLE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.9% 30.0% 45.0% ALLE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 54/100 47/100 ALLE

Percentile Scorecard

BLDRALLEJHX

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

AxisBLDRALLEJHX
Valuation 56 #25 of 56 22 #44 of 56 35 #37 of 56
Growth 2 #53 of 54 62 #21 of 54 94 #4 of 54
Profitability 33 #36 of 53 100 #1 of 53 60 #22 of 53
Financial Health 19 #47 of 58 56 #26 of 58 40 #35 of 58
Shareholder Returns 83 #8 of 42 32 #29 of 42 5 #40 of 42
Overall 39 54 47
  • BLDR ranked among 58 companies in Construction Products
  • ALLE ranked among 58 companies in Construction Products
  • JHX ranked among 58 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBLDRALLEJHXSPY
1 month +16.5%+20.6%+12.3% -5.9%
3 months -9.6%+10.9%+2.6% -4.6%
6 months -17.5%+36.8%+40.2% +0.2%
Year to date -36.3%+17.5%+38.3% +7.5%
1 year -41.3%+12.8%+55.1% +8.2%
3 years -47.8%+83.9%+6.7% +68.3%
3 years, per year -19.5%+22.5%+2.2% +19.0%
5 years -2.6%+42.4%-30.0% +56.5%
5 years, per year -0.5%+7.3%-6.9% +9.4%
10 years +616.6%+194.0%+99.9% +251.5%
10 years, per year +21.8%+11.4%+7.2% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureBLDRALLEJHXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.9%30.0%45.0% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 45.4%27.8%40.0% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.510.461.60 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.780.431.23 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -76.1%-34.8%-60.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -49.2%-3.0%-7.7% -5.9%
52-week high $128.96$192.78$31.09 $779.14
52-week low $50.53$125.65$16.69 $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.

MultipleBLDRALLEJHX
P/E now vs peer median 173.7xmedian 21.0x 23.0xmedian 21.0x 47.3xmedian 21.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.7x 3.6xmedian 1.7x 3.0xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.8xmedian 13.3x 16.0xmedian 13.3x 14.5xmedian 13.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.0xmedian 16.1x 21.3xmedian 16.1x 24.4xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.8x 7.3xmedian 2.8x 2.5xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median -2.52median 0.89 2.64median 0.89 -2.59median 0.89

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 monthsBLDRALLEJHX
Revenue $14.36B $4.39B $5.55B
Gross profit $4.09B $1.98B $2.08B
Operating income $305.89M $944.20M $766.00M
Net income $40.58M $691.10M $352.50M
Free cash flow $251.32M $739.90M $682.90M
R&D – – $62.80M
EPS (diluted) $0.38 $8.11 $0.60
Cash & equivalents $55.01M $388.10M $323.10M
Total debt $4.62B $2.03B $4.02B
Shares (diluted) 107.64M 85.20M 585.80M
Enterprise value $6.31B $14.35B $15.14B

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
MetricBLDRALLEJHX
P/E 173.7x 23.0x 47.3x
P/FCF 28.0x 21.3x 24.4x
P/Operating cash flow 14.2x 18.7x 16.2x
P/S 0.5x 3.6x 3.0x
P/B 1.7x 7.3x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 11.5x 4.5x
EV/EBITDA 12.8x 16.0x 14.5x
EV/EBIT 38.0x 18.4x 26.6x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 4.0x 3.7x
EV/FCF 46.2x 23.5x 29.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.4x 20.6x 19.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.52 2.64 -2.59

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBLDRALLEJHX
Revenue growth (1Y) -8.3% 10.3% 39.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -6.0% 6.7% 14.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -15.6% 10.3% 43.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -12.2% 8.6% 14.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -70.3% 13.1% 82.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -48.3% 10.1% 0.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -93.2% 7.9% 83.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -70.5% 7.4% -10.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -93.0% 9.6% 80.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -68.9% 8.7% -18.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -64.4% 10.7% 48.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -42.9% 13.8% 8.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -75.4% 8.8% 553.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -51.1% 14.7% 72.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBLDRALLEJHX
Gross margin 28.5% 45.1% 37.5%
EBITDA margin 6.3% 24.7% 25.4%
Operating margin 2.1% 21.5% 13.8%
Pretax margin 0.1% 19.4% 9.8%
Net margin 0.3% 15.7% 6.4%
FCF margin 1.7% 16.9% 12.3%
Operating cash flow margin 3.5% 19.2% 18.6%
Return on equity 1.0% 32.2% 5.3%
Return on assets 0.4% 12.8% 2.6%
Return on invested capital 3.5% 18.4% 4.6%
Return on capital employed 3.2% 20.6% 6.3%
Asset turnover 1.3x 0.8x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 12.2x 1.2x 2.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% – 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBLDRALLEJHX
Debt / assets 40.8% 37.2% 30.0%
Debt / equity 1.1x 0.9x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.0x 1.5x 2.6x
Debt / FCF 18.4x 2.7x 5.9x
Liabilities / assets 64.0% 60.3% 49.8%
Equity / assets 36.0% 39.7% 50.2%
Interest coverage – 9.6x 2.2x
Current ratio 1.8x 1.9x 2.1x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.1x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.5x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 2.10 5.03 2.44

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBLDRALLEJHX
Dividend yield – 1.2% –
Net buyback yield 4.3% 1.8% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 4.3% 2.9% -0.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 26.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 24.9% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 6.5% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 5.9% –

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.

ConsensusBLDRALLEJHX
Forward P/E 21.1xFY2026 19.9xFY2026 20.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.11FY2026 $9.41FY2026 $1.37FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -54.9%FY2026 +15.6%FY2026 +25.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +30.2% +2.7% +15.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.77BFY2026 $4.67BFY2026 $5.05BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -9.4%FY2026 +14.7%FY2026 +4.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.1% +8.4% +15.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBLDRALLEJHX
Held by institutions 99.7% 100.0% 49.9%
Institutions holding 669 732 339
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.3% +3.0% +7.1%
Institutions buying 335 336 189
Institutions selling 260 273 100
Buyers to sellers 1.29 1.23 1.89

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.

BLDRALLEJHX
BLDR 1.00 0.56 0.72
ALLE 0.56 1.00 0.50
JHX 0.72 0.50 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BLDR, ALLE and JHX?

James Hardie Industries (JHX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Builders FirstSource (BLDR) $6.71B, Allegion (ALLE) $15.72B, James Hardie Industries (JHX) $16.21B.

Which stock is cheaper, BLDR, ALLE and JHX?

Allegion (ALLE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Builders FirstSource (BLDR) 165.4x, Allegion (ALLE) 22.8x, James Hardie Industries (JHX) 46.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Allegion (ALLE) is cheapest (Builders FirstSource (BLDR) 21.1x, Allegion (ALLE) 19.9x, James Hardie Industries (JHX) 20.9x). 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: Builders FirstSource (BLDR) -8.3%, Allegion (ALLE) +10.3%, James Hardie Industries (JHX) +39.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Allegion (ALLE) has the highest net margin (Builders FirstSource (BLDR) 0.3%, Allegion (ALLE) 15.7%, James Hardie Industries (JHX) 6.4%). On return on invested capital, Allegion (ALLE) leads (Builders FirstSource (BLDR) 3.5%, Allegion (ALLE) 18.4%, James Hardie Industries (JHX) 4.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year James Hardie Industries (JHX) returned the most: Builders FirstSource (BLDR) -41.3%, Allegion (ALLE) +12.8%, James Hardie Industries (JHX) +55.1%. Over five years, Allegion (ALLE) compounded fastest (Builders FirstSource (BLDR) -0.5%/yr, Allegion (ALLE) +7.3%/yr, James Hardie Industries (JHX) -6.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Builders FirstSource (BLDR) 0.00%, Allegion (ALLE) 0.01%, James Hardie Industries (JHX) 0.00%. Builders FirstSource (BLDR) and James Hardie Industries (JHX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Allegion (ALLE) has been the steadiest (Builders FirstSource (BLDR) 52.9%, Allegion (ALLE) 30.0%, James Hardie Industries (JHX) 45.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 8. 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.