CARR vs CSW vs AAON Stock Comparison

Carrier Global, Csw Industrials and Aaon Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CARR CARRIER GLOBAL Corp
$57.83 +2.6% 1M -0.8% 1Y
Market cap
$46.78B
P/E
38.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$22.11B
Div. yield
0.02%
HVAC Industrials
4 wins
AAON Aaon, Inc.
$75.83 -14.9% 1M -27.8% 1Y
Market cap
$6.22B
P/E
39.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.93B
Div. yield
–
HVAC Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Aaon leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Aaon 5, Carrier Global 4, Csw Industrials 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCARRCSWAAONLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $46.78B $4.83B $6.22B CARR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 38.3x — 39.1x CARR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.6x 23.1x 34.0x CARR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.6% — +53.5% AAON
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.5% — 8.2% AAON
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.5% — 12.7% AAON
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.5x — 1.5x AAON
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.8% +22.8% -27.8% CSW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.2%/yr +16.8%/yr +9.7%/yr CSW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.5% 43.5% 59.8% CARR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 36/100 — 42/100 AAON

Percentile Scorecard

CARRCSWAAON

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

AxisCARRCSWAAON
Valuation 26 #42 of 56 – 7 #52 of 56
Growth 31 #36 of 52 – 78 #12 of 52
Profitability 46 #27 of 49 – 52 #24 of 49
Financial Health 20 #45 of 56 53 #27 of 56 66 #20 of 56
Shareholder Returns 58 #18 of 41 10 #37 of 41 5 #39 of 41
Overall 36 – 42
  • CARR ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • CSW ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • AAON ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCARRCSWAAONSPY
1 month +2.6%+1.3%-14.9% -0.2%
3 months -8.4%+0.6%-19.1% +3.9%
6 months -6.7%+3.2%-13.9% +8.2%
Year to date +9.4%+2.5%-0.6% +12.9%
1 year -0.8%+22.8%-27.8% +12.3%
3 years +24.4%+70.0%+41.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +7.5%+19.4%+12.2% +23.3%
5 years +6.3%+117.4%+59.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +1.2%+16.8%+9.7% +10.9%
10 years —+891.3%+285.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+25.8%+14.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCARRCSWAAONSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.5%43.5%59.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.6%43.9%57.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.261.402.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.020.52-0.46 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.4%-46.3%-53.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.9%-14.3%-48.8% -1.2%
52-week high $76.00$351.14$148.25 $779.14
52-week low $50.36$238.11$68.85 $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.

MultipleCARRCSWAAON
P/E now vs peer median 39.3xmedian 20.1x —median 20.1x 39.1xmedian 20.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.5x —median 1.5x 3.2xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.4xmedian 11.8x —median 11.8x 22.4xmedian 11.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.7xmedian 16.2x —median 16.2x -52.6xmedian 16.2x
P/B now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 2.9x 5.1xmedian 2.9x 6.2xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median -2.34median 0.99 —median 0.99 17.96median 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 monthsCARRCSWAAON
Revenue $22.11B – $1.93B
Gross profit $6.37B – $494.09M
Operating income $1.72B – $213.50M
Net income $1.32B – $159.29M
Free cash flow $1.93B – -$118.79M
R&D $602.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $1.46 – $1.90
Cash & equivalents $1.34B $33.80M $13.00K
Total debt $11.95B $869.29M $435.00M
Shares (diluted) 836.50M 16.64M 83.72M
Enterprise value $41.09B $4.69B $6.22B

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
MetricCARRCSWAAON
P/E 39.3x – 39.1x
P/FCF 24.7x – -52.6x
P/Operating cash flow 20.0x – 72.2x
P/S 2.2x – 3.2x
P/B 3.5x 5.1x 6.2x
P/Tangible book 6.2x 35.8x 6.2x
EV/EBITDA 19.4x – 22.4x
EV/EBIT 33.8x – 31.3x
EV/Revenue 2.6x – 3.5x
EV/FCF 30.2x – -56.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.4x – 77.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.34 – 17.96

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCARRCSWAAON
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.6% – 53.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.9% – 22.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.7% – 36.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 26.8% – 16.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -43.8% – 39.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -12.1% – 5.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -67.9% – 30.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -16.0% – 2.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -68.4% – 29.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -16.8% – 2.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 19.2% – 157.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.4% – -11.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 24.4% – 33.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.5% – -74.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCARRCSWAAON
Gross margin 28.8% – 25.6%
EBITDA margin 13.6% – 15.5%
Operating margin 7.8% – 11.0%
Pretax margin 6.0% – 9.9%
Net margin 5.5% – 8.2%
FCF margin 8.7% – -6.1%
Operating cash flow margin 10.8% – 4.5%
Return on equity 9.7% – 16.4%
Return on assets 3.5% – 8.7%
Return on invested capital 6.5% – 12.7%
Return on capital employed 6.1% – 14.3%
Asset turnover 0.6x – 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x – 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCARRCSWAAON
Debt / assets 32.0% 37.5% 23.3%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.8x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.5x – 1.5x
Debt / FCF 6.2x – -3.7x
Liabilities / assets 64.0% 54.7% 45.8%
Equity / assets 36.0% 45.3% 54.2%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.0x 2.6x 3.0x
Quick ratio 0.5x 1.1x 1.9x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 2.42 – 6.92

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCARRCSWAAON
Dividend yield 1.6% 0.4% 0.5%
Net buyback yield 4.2% – -0.6%
Shareholder yield 5.8% 0.4% -0.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 59.1% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 40.6% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 7.1% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 11.7% – –

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.

ConsensusCARRCSWAAON
Forward P/E 19.6xFY2026 23.1xFY2026 34.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.95FY2026 $13.00FY2026 $2.23FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +13.9%FY2026 +25.2%FY2026 +65.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.2% +12.4% +56.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $22.69BFY2026 $1.20BFY2026 $2.44BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.3%FY2026 +10.8%FY2026 +69.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.0% +7.0% +16.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCARRCSWAAON
Held by institutions 87.4% 100.0% 78.7%
Institutions holding 1,628 358 469
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.0% -1.1% -7.0%
Institutions buying 805 164 241
Institutions selling 544 133 174
Buyers to sellers 1.48 1.23 1.39

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.

CARRCSWAAON
CARR 1.00 0.49 0.49
CSW 0.49 1.00 0.35
AAON 0.49 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CARR, CSW and AAON?

Carrier Global (CARR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Carrier Global (CARR) $46.78B, Csw Industrials (CSW) $4.83B, Aaon (AAON) $6.22B.

Which stock is cheaper, CARR, CSW and AAON?

Carrier Global (CARR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Carrier Global (CARR) 38.3x, Aaon (AAON) 39.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Carrier Global (CARR) is cheapest (Carrier Global (CARR) 19.6x, Csw Industrials (CSW) 23.1x, Aaon (AAON) 34.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Aaon (AAON) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Carrier Global (CARR) -1.6%, Aaon (AAON) +53.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Aaon (AAON) has the highest net margin (Carrier Global (CARR) 5.5%, Aaon (AAON) 8.2%). On return on invested capital, Aaon (AAON) leads (Carrier Global (CARR) 6.5%, Aaon (AAON) 12.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Csw Industrials (CSW) returned the most: Carrier Global (CARR) -0.8%, Csw Industrials (CSW) +22.8%, Aaon (AAON) -27.8%. Over five years, Csw Industrials (CSW) compounded fastest (Carrier Global (CARR) +1.2%/yr, Csw Industrials (CSW) +16.8%/yr, Aaon (AAON) +9.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Carrier Global (CARR) 0.02%, Csw Industrials (CSW) 0.00%, Aaon (AAON) 0.00%. Csw Industrials (CSW) and Aaon (AAON) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Carrier Global (CARR) has been the steadiest (Carrier Global (CARR) 35.5%, Csw Industrials (CSW) 43.5%, Aaon (AAON) 59.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CARR, CSW and AAON?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Aaon (AAON) leads on 5. 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.