CSL vs DRTTF vs ZWS Stock Comparison

Carlisle Companies, Dirtt Environmental Solutions and Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CSL Carlisle Companies Inc
$345.55 +5.9% 1M +1.5% 1Y
Market cap
$14.81B
P/E
20.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.21B
Div. yield
–
Building Products Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Zurn Elkay Water Solutions 5, Carlisle Companies 4, Dirtt Environmental Solutions 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCSLDRTTFZWSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $14.81B $114.34M $7.40B CSL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.6x -12.2x 25.5x CSL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.9x 15.0x 23.2x DRTTF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.0% -0.6% +10.1% ZWS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -5.5% 15.9% ZWS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 14.0% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.8x 0.4x ZWS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +1.5% -15.5% -5.6% CSL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.2%/yr -28.5%/yr +3.7%/yr CSL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.7% 51.5% 30.2% ZWS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 26/100 78/100 ZWS

Percentile Scorecard

CSLDRTTFZWS

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

AxisCSLDRTTFZWS
Valuation 44 #31 of 55 24 #42 of 55 43 #32 of 55
Growth 36 #33 of 51 30 #36 of 51 98 #2 of 51
Profitability – 15 #41 of 48 81 #10 of 48
Financial Health – 36 #35 of 54 87 #8 of 54
Shareholder Returns 38 #26 of 41 – 80 #9 of 41
Overall 39 26 78
  • CSL ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • DRTTF ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • ZWS ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCSLDRTTFZWSSPY
1 month +5.9%+5.3%-7.1% +0.9%
3 months +3.1%-1.6%-15.6% +5.9%
6 months -0.3%0.0%-14.6% +8.5%
Year to date +8.0%-11.8%-6.5% +13.3%
1 year +1.5%-15.5%-5.6% +12.4%
3 years +38.9%+62.2%+68.6% +88.1%
3 years, per year +11.6%+17.5%+19.0% +23.5%
5 years +55.0%-81.3%+19.8% +68.2%
5 years, per year +9.2%-28.5%+3.7% +11.0%
10 years +236.1%-84.0%+358.9% +263.4%
10 years, per year +12.9%-16.7%+16.5% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCSLDRTTFZWSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.7%51.5%30.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.7%61.6%29.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.180.710.86 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.04-0.30-0.19 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.6%-92.8%-47.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.5%-21.1%-18.3% -0.9%
52-week high $418.74$0.76$53.17 $779.14
52-week low $295.41$0.50$43.46 $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.

MultipleCSLDRTTFZWS
P/E now vs peer median 19.3xmedian 20.0x -12.4xmedian 20.0x 24.9xmedian 20.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 1.5x 0.7xmedian 1.5x 3.9xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.3x -40.6xmedian 11.3x 15.1xmedian 11.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 15.3x 161.5xmedian 15.3x 18.6xmedian 15.3x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.8x 4.5xmedian 2.8x 4.2xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 2.98median 0.99 -1.53median 0.99 0.64median 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 monthsCSLDRTTFZWS
Revenue $5.21B $171.38M $1.83B
Gross profit – $57.07M $920.70M
Operating income $1.02B -$8.61M $403.00M
Net income – -$9.40M $290.60M
Free cash flow – $722.00K $387.00M
R&D $48.30M – –
EPS (diluted) $17.74 $-0.05 $1.73
Cash & equivalents – $14.83M $307.10M
Total debt – $4.91M $500.30M
Shares (diluted) 40.50M 197.47M 168.11M
Enterprise value $14.81B $38.05M $6.15B

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
MetricCSLDRTTFZWS
P/E 19.3x -12.4x 24.9x
P/FCF 15.0x 161.5x 18.6x
P/Operating cash flow 15.3x 53.1x 17.4x
P/S 2.6x 0.7x 3.9x
P/B – 4.5x 4.2x
P/Tangible book – 4.5x 8.4x
EV/EBITDA – -40.6x 15.1x
EV/EBIT – -12.4x 18.3x
EV/Revenue 2.6x 0.6x 4.0x
EV/FCF – 147.8x 19.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.3x 48.6x 17.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.98 -1.53 0.64

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCSLDRTTFZWS
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.0% -0.6% 10.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.2% 0.1% 6.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -4.4% 23.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 10.9% 15.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.0% -592.6% 50.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 34.5% 31.2%
Net income growth (1Y) – -343.1% 51.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 24.5% 37.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -1.9% -334.6% 53.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.5% 8.1% 39.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -17.4% -70.8% 29.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.9% 35.2% 13.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -87.9% 34.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 28.4% 14.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCSLDRTTFZWS
Gross margin – 33.3% 50.4%
EBITDA margin – -1.5% 26.8%
Operating margin – -5.0% 22.1%
Pretax margin – -5.2% 21.0%
Net margin – -5.5% 15.9%
FCF margin – 0.4% 21.2%
Operating cash flow margin 17.2% 1.3% 22.6%
Return on equity – -35.6% 17.3%
Return on assets – -9.7% 10.4%
Return on invested capital – – 14.0%
Return on capital employed – -17.5% 16.2%
Asset turnover – 1.9x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -0.2x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.9% 2.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCSLDRTTFZWS
Debt / assets – 5.6% 17.8%
Debt / equity – 0.2x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.8x 0.4x
Debt / FCF – 6.8x 1.3x
Liabilities / assets – 70.7% 39.7%
Equity / assets – 29.3% 60.3%
Interest coverage – -5.2x 16.1x
Current ratio – 1.2x 2.9x
Quick ratio – 0.8x 1.8x
Cash ratio – 0.4x 1.0x
Altman Z-score – -0.04 4.74

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCSLDRTTFZWS
Dividend yield 1.3% – 1.0%
Net buyback yield – – 2.2%
Shareholder yield 1.3% – 3.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 25.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 19.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 21.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 14.5%

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.

ConsensusCSLDRTTFZWS
Forward P/E 15.9xFY2026 15.0xFY2026 23.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $21.76FY2026 $0.04FY2026 $1.87FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.2%FY2026 – +23.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +15.9% +250.0% +3.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.97BFY2026 $187.17MFY2026 $1.81BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.0%FY2026 +10.9%FY2026 +6.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.1% +18.7% +3.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCSLDRTTFZWS
Held by institutions 100.0% – 88.6%
Institutions holding 795 – 436
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.1% – +0.9%
Institutions buying 367 – 237
Institutions selling 291 – 144
Buyers to sellers 1.26 – 1.65

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.

CSLDRTTFZWS
CSL 1.00 0.03 0.52
DRTTF 0.03 1.00 0.03
ZWS 0.52 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CSL, DRTTF and ZWS?

Carlisle Companies (CSL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Carlisle Companies (CSL) $14.81B, Dirtt Environmental Solutions (DRTTF) $114.34M, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) $7.40B.

Which stock is cheaper, CSL, DRTTF and ZWS?

Carlisle Companies (CSL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Carlisle Companies (CSL) 20.6x, Dirtt Environmental Solutions (DRTTF) -12.2x, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) 25.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dirtt Environmental Solutions (DRTTF) is cheapest (Carlisle Companies (CSL) 15.9x, Dirtt Environmental Solutions (DRTTF) 15.0x, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) 23.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Carlisle Companies (CSL) +4.0%, Dirtt Environmental Solutions (DRTTF) -0.6%, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) +10.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) has the highest net margin (Dirtt Environmental Solutions (DRTTF) -5.5%, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) 15.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Carlisle Companies (CSL) returned the most: Carlisle Companies (CSL) +1.5%, Dirtt Environmental Solutions (DRTTF) -15.5%, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) -5.6%. Over five years, Carlisle Companies (CSL) compounded fastest (Carlisle Companies (CSL) +9.2%/yr, Dirtt Environmental Solutions (DRTTF) -28.5%/yr, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) +3.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Carlisle Companies (CSL) 0.00%, Dirtt Environmental Solutions (DRTTF) 0.00%, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) 0.01%. Carlisle Companies (CSL) and Dirtt Environmental Solutions (DRTTF) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) has been the steadiest (Carlisle Companies (CSL) 36.7%, Dirtt Environmental Solutions (DRTTF) 51.5%, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) 30.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CSL, DRTTF and ZWS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) 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.