CSL vs ALLE vs MHK Stock Comparison

Carlisle Companies, Allegion and Mohawk Industries Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CSL Carlisle Companies Inc
$371.47 +14.1% 1M +12.1% 1Y
Market cap
$14.41B
P/E
20.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.21B
Div. yield
1.22%
Building Products Industrials
2 wins
ALLE Allegion plc
$187.09 +20.4% 1M +13.0% 1Y
Market cap
$15.91B
P/E
20.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.39B
Div. yield
1.15%
Building Products Industrials
4 wins
MHK Mohawk Industries Inc
$130.25 +4.3% 1M +10.8% 1Y
Market cap
$8.82B
P/E
15.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.21B
Div. yield
–
Building Products Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Allegion leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Allegion 4, Mohawk Industries 3, Carlisle Companies 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCSLALLEMHKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $14.41B $15.91B $8.82B ALLE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.4x 20.2x 15.3x MHK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.1x 19.9x 12.4x MHK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.0% +10.3% +4.5% ALLE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.8% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 17.8% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.22% 1.15% — CSL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +12.1% +13.0% +10.8% ALLE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.8%/yr +7.8%/yr -6.0%/yr CSL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.3% 29.7% 40.9% ALLE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 47/100 71/100 MHK

Percentile Scorecard

CSLALLEMHK

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

AxisCSLALLEMHK
Valuation 41 #33 of 55 20 #44 of 55 96 #3 of 55
Growth 34 #34 of 51 66 #18 of 51 64 #19 of 51
Profitability 85 #8 of 49 71 #15 of 49 38 #31 of 49
Financial Health 43 #32 of 55 – 85 #9 of 55
Shareholder Returns 62 #16 of 40 31 #28 of 40 –
Overall 53 47 71
  • CSL ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • ALLE ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • MHK ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCSLALLEMHKSPY
1 month +14.1%+20.4%+4.3% +0.7%
3 months +0.4%+19.1%+9.0% +3.7%
6 months +4.6%+36.1%+23.4% +7.1%
Year to date +16.1%+17.5%+19.2% +12.8%
1 year +12.1%+13.0%+10.8% +11.9%
3 years +45.7%+91.5%+63.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year +13.4%+24.2%+17.9% +22.8%
5 years +66.6%+45.8%-26.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year +10.8%+7.8%-6.0% +10.9%
10 years +261.4%+194.2%-29.5% +262.0%
10 years, per year +13.7%+11.4%-3.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCSLALLEMHKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.3%29.7%40.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.6%27.6%36.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.160.421.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.330.440.26 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.6%-34.8%-59.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.3%0.0%-7.0% -1.2%
52-week high $418.74$187.09$140.10 $779.14
52-week low $295.41$125.65$94.33 $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.

MultipleCSLALLEMHK
P/E now vs peer median 20.4xmedian 20.3x 20.2xmedian 20.3x 15.3xmedian 20.3x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 1.6x 3.6xmedian 1.6x 0.8xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 12.6x —median 12.6x —median 12.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.2xmedian 16.9x 19.7xmedian 16.9x 10.6xmedian 16.9x
P/B now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 3.0x 7.3xmedian 3.0x 1.1xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 2.80median 1.13 —median 1.13 0.35median 1.13

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 monthsCSLALLEMHK
Revenue $5.21B $4.39B $11.21B
Gross profit $1.81B – $2.77B
Operating income $1.02B $944.20M $621.50M
Net income $718.40M $691.10M –
Free cash flow $750.50M – –
R&D $48.30M – –
EPS (diluted) $18.14 – $8.51
Cash & equivalents $546.70M $388.10M $816.80M
Total debt $2.89B – –
Shares (diluted) 39.60M 86.00M 60.90M
Enterprise value $11.32B $15.91B $8.82B

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
MetricCSLALLEMHK
P/E 20.4x 20.2x 15.3x
P/FCF 19.2x 19.7x 10.6x
P/Operating cash flow 16.1x 18.9x 6.5x
P/S 2.8x 3.6x 0.8x
P/B 10.0x 7.3x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 140.1x 11.6x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 13.8x – –
EV/EBIT 16.5x – –
EV/Revenue 3.2x 3.6x 0.8x
EV/FCF 22.3x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 18.7x 18.9x 6.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.80 – 0.35

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCSLALLEMHK
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.0% 10.3% 4.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.2% 6.7% 0.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.6% – 7.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.8% – 1.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.0% 13.1% 14.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 10.1% 52.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -7.4% 7.9% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -0.8% 7.4% –
EPS growth (1Y) 0.3% – 26.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.3% – 44.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -17.4% 10.7% 36.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.9% 13.8% 2.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -21.7% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.0% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCSLALLEMHK
Gross margin 34.7% – –
EBITDA margin 23.3% – –
Operating margin 19.5% – –
Pretax margin 18.0% – –
Net margin 13.8% – –
FCF margin 14.4% – –
Operating cash flow margin 17.2% 19.2% 12.1%
Return on equity 47.0% 32.2% 6.2%
Return on assets 11.7% 12.8% 3.8%
Return on invested capital 17.8% – –
Return on capital employed 19.3% – –
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.8x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.2x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCSLALLEMHK
Debt / assets 47.9% – –
Debt / equity 2.0x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x – –
Debt / FCF 3.8x – –
Liabilities / assets 76.1% – 38.2%
Equity / assets 23.9% 39.7% 61.8%
Interest coverage 9.1x – –
Current ratio 2.4x 1.9x 1.9x
Quick ratio 1.6x – –
Cash ratio 0.6x – –
Altman Z-score 5.36 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCSLALLEMHK
Dividend yield 1.2% 1.2% –
Net buyback yield 7.6% – –
Shareholder yield 8.8% 1.2% –
Payout ratio (earnings) 25.8% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 24.7% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.8% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 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.

ConsensusCSLALLEMHK
Forward P/E 17.1xFY2026 19.9xFY2026 12.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $21.76FY2026 $9.41FY2026 $10.47FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.2%FY2026 +15.6%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +15.9% +2.7% -9.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.97BFY2026 $4.67BFY2026 $11.73BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.0%FY2026 +14.7%FY2026 +8.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.1% +8.4% +0.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCSLALLEMHK
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 88.0%
Institutions holding 796 731 491
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.1% +3.0% -0.9%
Institutions buying 367 336 272
Institutions selling 292 272 155
Buyers to sellers 1.26 1.24 1.75

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.

CSLALLEMHK
CSL 1.00 0.54 0.73
ALLE 0.54 1.00 0.57
MHK 0.73 0.57 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CSL, ALLE and MHK?

Allegion (ALLE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Carlisle Companies (CSL) $14.41B, Allegion (ALLE) $15.91B, Mohawk Industries (MHK) $8.82B.

Which stock is cheaper, CSL, ALLE and MHK?

Mohawk Industries (MHK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Carlisle Companies (CSL) 20.4x, Allegion (ALLE) 20.2x, Mohawk Industries (MHK) 15.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Mohawk Industries (MHK) is cheapest (Carlisle Companies (CSL) 17.1x, Allegion (ALLE) 19.9x, Mohawk Industries (MHK) 12.4x). 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: Carlisle Companies (CSL) +4.0%, Allegion (ALLE) +10.3%, Mohawk Industries (MHK) +4.5%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Allegion (ALLE) returned the most: Carlisle Companies (CSL) +12.1%, Allegion (ALLE) +13.0%, Mohawk Industries (MHK) +10.8%. Over five years, Carlisle Companies (CSL) compounded fastest (Carlisle Companies (CSL) +10.8%/yr, Allegion (ALLE) +7.8%/yr, Mohawk Industries (MHK) -6.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Carlisle Companies (CSL) has the highest dividend yield: Carlisle Companies (CSL) 1.22%, Allegion (ALLE) 1.15%. Mohawk Industries (MHK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Allegion (ALLE) has been the steadiest (Carlisle Companies (CSL) 37.3%, Allegion (ALLE) 29.7%, Mohawk Industries (MHK) 40.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 4. 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.