BLDR vs WMS vs MAS Stock Comparison

Builders FirstSource, Advanced Drainage Systems and Masco Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MAS Masco Corp /De/
$75.15 +9.1% 1M +10.0% 1Y
Market cap
$14.82B
P/E
16.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.62B
Div. yield
1.69%
Building Products Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Masco leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Masco 7, Advanced Drainage Systems 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBLDRWMSMASLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.10B $9.34B $14.82B MAS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 59.5x 22.2x 16.9x MAS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.2x 20.5x 15.7x MAS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -9.4% +10.4% -0.6% WMS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.7% 14.0% 11.6% WMS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.5% 14.7% 33.9% MAS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.4x 1.6x — WMS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.58% 1.69% MAS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -54.0% -8.3% +10.0% MAS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.5%/yr +3.3%/yr +2.8%/yr WMS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 50.1% 36.2% 35.6% MAS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 65/100 62/100 WMS

Percentile Scorecard

BLDRWMSMAS

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

AxisBLDRWMSMAS
Valuation 80 #12 of 56 49 #29 of 56 71 #17 of 56
Growth 2 #51 of 52 51 #26 of 52 41 #31 of 52
Profitability 33 #33 of 49 88 #7 of 49 94 #4 of 49
Financial Health 18 #46 of 56 55 #26 of 56 44 #32 of 56
Shareholder Returns 90 #5 of 41 85 #7 of 41 63 #16 of 41
Overall 45 65 62
  • BLDR ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • WMS ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • MAS ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBLDRWMSMASSPY
1 month -4.2%-1.6%+9.1% -0.2%
3 months -23.0%-9.7%-7.9% +3.9%
6 months -35.6%-12.3%+1.1% +8.2%
Year to date -44.9%-9.6%+18.4% +12.9%
1 year -54.0%-8.3%+10.0% +12.3%
3 years -46.6%+24.3%+47.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year -18.9%+7.5%+13.8% +23.3%
5 years -2.6%+17.7%+14.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year -0.5%+3.3%+2.8% +10.9%
10 years +482.9%+564.9%+146.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year +19.3%+20.9%+9.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBLDRWMSMASSPY
Volatility, 1Y 50.1%36.2%35.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.5%33.2%33.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.621.371.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.08-0.230.28 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -76.1%-50.3%-38.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -56.0%-25.3%-9.2% -1.2%
52-week high $128.96$175.38$82.77 $779.14
52-week low $50.53$125.22$58.60 $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.

MultipleBLDRWMSMAS
P/E now vs peer median 59.5xmedian 20.1x 22.2xmedian 20.1x 16.9xmedian 20.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.5x 2.9xmedian 1.5x 1.9xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.3xmedian 11.8x 12.0xmedian 11.8x —median 11.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.5xmedian 16.2x 17.0xmedian 16.2x 13.2xmedian 16.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.9x 5.1xmedian 2.9x -40.6xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median -1.00median 0.99 -11.85median 0.99 2.15median 0.99

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 monthsBLDRWMSMAS
Revenue $14.45B $3.22B $7.62B
Gross profit $4.22B $1.24B $2.82B
Operating income $435.57M $668.00M $1.34B
Net income $102.55M $455.60M $937.00M
Free cash flow $639.32M $550.15M $1.13B
EPS (diluted) $0.95 $5.86 $4.45
Cash & equivalents $65.65M $162.25M $548.00M
Total debt $4.59B $1.61B $3.25B
Shares (diluted) 107.56M 77.02M 199.00M
Enterprise value $5.46B $7.21B $12.92B

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
MetricBLDRWMSMAS
P/E 59.5x 22.2x 16.9x
P/FCF 9.5x 17.0x 13.2x
P/Operating cash flow 6.8x 11.6x 11.5x
P/S 0.4x 2.9x 1.9x
P/B 1.5x 5.1x -40.6x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 9.4x -26.5x
EV/EBITDA 10.3x 12.0x –
EV/EBIT 24.4x 16.2x 13.1x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 3.3x 2.3x
EV/FCF 16.6x 19.6x 15.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.8x 13.4x 13.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.00 -11.85 2.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBLDRWMSMAS
Revenue growth (1Y) -9.4% 10.4% -0.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -8.0% 3.2% -2.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -16.2% 14.0% 1.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -13.3% 4.3% 1.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -64.5% 4.9% -0.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -44.8% -2.2% 2.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -86.4% 4.9% 9.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -61.9% -2.8% 3.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -86.0% 5.7% 16.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -59.7% -1.9% 7.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -43.0% 19.5% 33.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -36.6% 4.6% 5.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -46.2% 18.3% 39.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -40.7% 1.3% 10.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBLDRWMSMAS
Gross margin 29.2% 38.6% 37.0%
EBITDA margin 7.1% 27.9% –
Operating margin 3.0% 20.7% 17.5%
Pretax margin 1.0% 18.6% 16.2%
Net margin 0.7% 14.0% 11.6%
FCF margin 4.4% 17.1% 14.8%
Operating cash flow margin 6.2% 25.0% 16.9%
Return on equity 2.6% 24.6% –
Return on assets 0.9% 10.1% 17.6%
Return on invested capital 3.5% 14.7% 33.9%
Return on capital employed 4.6% 17.0% 36.4%
Asset turnover 1.3x 0.7x 1.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 8.8x 1.8x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 1.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBLDRWMSMAS
Debt / assets 40.5% 35.8% 60.1%
Debt / equity 1.1x 0.9x -8.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.4x 1.6x –
Debt / FCF 7.2x 2.9x 2.9x
Liabilities / assets 64.6% 59.7% 106.8%
Equity / assets 35.4% 40.3% -6.8%
Interest coverage – – 13.0x
Current ratio 1.8x 2.1x 1.9x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.1x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.3x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 2.05 4.09 3.87

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBLDRWMSMAS
Dividend yield – 0.6% 1.7%
Net buyback yield 5.0% 3.4% 6.1%
Shareholder yield 5.0% 4.0% 7.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 12.6% 27.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 10.4% 22.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 12.0% 0.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 12.3% 0.3%

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.

ConsensusBLDRWMSMAS
Forward P/E 18.2xFY2026 20.5xFY2026 15.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.11FY2026 $6.40FY2026 $4.79FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -54.9%FY2026 +2.1%FY2026 +21.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +30.2% +22.7% -7.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.77BFY2026 $3.62BFY2026 $7.23BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -9.4%FY2026 +18.7%FY2026 -4.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.1% +5.8% +15.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBLDRWMSMAS
Held by institutions 99.7% 90.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 667 553 921
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.3% +0.3% +0.7%
Institutions buying 334 259 497
Institutions selling 259 209 289
Buyers to sellers 1.29 1.24 1.72

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.

BLDRWMSMAS
BLDR 1.00 0.66 0.75
WMS 0.66 1.00 0.62
MAS 0.75 0.62 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BLDR, WMS and MAS?

Masco (MAS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Builders FirstSource (BLDR) $6.10B, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) $9.34B, Masco (MAS) $14.82B.

Which stock is cheaper, BLDR, WMS and MAS?

Masco (MAS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Builders FirstSource (BLDR) 59.5x, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 22.2x, Masco (MAS) 16.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Masco (MAS) is cheapest (Builders FirstSource (BLDR) 18.2x, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 20.5x, Masco (MAS) 15.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Builders FirstSource (BLDR) -9.4%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) +10.4%, Masco (MAS) -0.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) has the highest net margin (Builders FirstSource (BLDR) 0.7%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 14.0%, Masco (MAS) 11.6%). On return on invested capital, Masco (MAS) leads (Builders FirstSource (BLDR) 3.5%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 14.7%, Masco (MAS) 33.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Masco (MAS) returned the most: Builders FirstSource (BLDR) -54.0%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) -8.3%, Masco (MAS) +10.0%. Over five years, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) compounded fastest (Builders FirstSource (BLDR) -0.5%/yr, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) +3.3%/yr, Masco (MAS) +2.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Masco (MAS) has the highest dividend yield: Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 0.58%, Masco (MAS) 1.69%. Builders FirstSource (BLDR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Masco (MAS) has been the steadiest (Builders FirstSource (BLDR) 50.1%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 36.2%, Masco (MAS) 35.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BLDR, WMS and MAS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Masco (MAS) leads on 7. 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.