CSL vs GFF vs HELE Stock Comparison

Carlisle Companies, Griffon and Helen Of Troy Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CSL Carlisle Companies Inc
$371.47 +14.1% 1M +12.1% 1Y
Market cap
$14.73B
P/E
20.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.21B
Div. yield
0.01%
Building Products Industrials
5 wins
GFF Griffon Corp
$102.97 +9.1% 1M +37.7% 1Y
Market cap
$4.45B
P/E
24.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.75B
Div. yield
0.01%
Building Products Industrials
5 wins
HELE Helen Of Troy Ltd
$29.71 +5.5% 1M +48.0% 1Y
Market cap
$671.71M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.83B
Div. yield
–
Home Appliances Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Carlisle Companies leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Carlisle Companies 5, Griffon 5, Helen Of Troy 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCSLGFFHELELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $14.73B $4.45B $671.71M CSL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.5x 24.8x -6.8x CSL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.1x 20.3x 7.9x HELE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.0% +26.9% +0.3% GFF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.8% 6.5% -5.4% CSL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 17.8% 19.0% 1.6% GFF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 2.2x 8.3x CSL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.01% 0.00% CSL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +12.1% +37.7% +48.0% HELE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.8%/yr +31.2%/yr -33.3%/yr GFF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.3% 36.0% 54.0% GFF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 59/100 42/100 GFF

Percentile Scorecard

CSLGFFHELE

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

AxisCSLGFFHELE
Valuation 41 #33 of 55 59 #23 of 55 78 #10 of 41
Growth 34 #34 of 51 86 #8 of 51 43 #24 of 41
Profitability 85 #8 of 49 83 #9 of 49 46 #21 of 38
Financial Health 43 #32 of 55 24 #42 of 55 27 #31 of 42
Shareholder Returns 62 #16 of 40 44 #23 of 40 15 #23 of 27
Overall 53 59 42
  • CSL ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • GFF ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • HELE ranked among 44 companies in Household Durables

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCSLGFFHELESPY
1 month +14.1%+9.1%+5.5% +0.7%
3 months +0.4%+17.2%+6.6% +3.7%
6 months +4.6%+12.9%+28.3% +7.1%
Year to date +16.1%+39.8%+39.8% +12.8%
1 year +12.1%+37.7%+48.0% +11.9%
3 years +45.7%+158.4%-69.4% +85.2%
3 years, per year +13.4%+37.3%-32.6% +22.8%
5 years +66.6%+288.7%-86.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year +10.8%+31.2%-33.3% +10.9%
10 years +261.4%+518.4%-62.7% +262.0%
10 years, per year +13.7%+20.0%-9.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCSLGFFHELESPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.3%36.0%54.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.6%32.6%48.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.161.320.97 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.331.050.89 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.6%-39.3%-94.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.3%-4.0%-1.7% -1.2%
52-week high $418.74$107.22$30.22 $779.14
52-week low $295.41$66.79$13.88 $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.

MultipleCSLGFFHELE
P/E now vs peer median 20.4xmedian 20.3x 25.3xmedian 20.3x -7.0xmedian 15.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 1.6x 1.7xmedian 1.6x 0.4xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 12.6x 11.0xmedian 12.6x 17.1xmedian 9.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.2xmedian 16.9x 15.8xmedian 16.9x 4.7xmedian 12.1x
P/B now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 3.0x 36.3xmedian 3.0x 0.8xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.80median 1.13 0.68median 1.13 0.18median 0.63

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 monthsCSLGFFHELE
Revenue $5.21B $2.75B $1.83B
Gross profit $1.81B $1.11B $864.98M
Operating income $1.02B $459.31M $23.94M
Net income $718.40M $178.97M -$99.23M
Free cash flow $750.50M $297.20M $147.21M
R&D $48.30M – –
EPS (diluted) $18.14 $3.96 $-4.11
Cash & equivalents $546.70M $110.35M $22.58M
Total debt $2.89B $1.27B $3.17B
Shares (diluted) 39.60M 45.15M 24.15M
Enterprise value $11.63B $4.03B $581.42M

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
MetricCSLGFFHELE
P/E 20.4x 25.3x -7.0x
P/FCF 19.2x 15.8x 4.7x
P/Operating cash flow 16.1x 13.7x 3.9x
P/S 2.8x 1.7x 0.4x
P/B 10.0x 36.3x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 140.1x -21.5x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 13.8x 11.0x 17.1x
EV/EBIT 16.5x 12.7x 56.1x
EV/Revenue 3.2x 2.1x 0.7x
EV/FCF 22.3x 19.7x 9.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.7x 17.1x 7.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.80 0.68 0.18

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCSLGFFHELE
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.0% 26.9% 0.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.2% 0.0% -3.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.6% 17.9% 0.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.8% 5.4% -1.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.0% 151.5% 103.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 51.1% -52.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -7.4% 155.8% 84.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -0.8% 35.2% -39.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 0.3% 156.8% 85.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.3% 36.9% -39.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -17.4% 11.2% 97.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.9% -7.7% -25.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -21.7% 17.2% 192.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.0% -9.7% -25.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCSLGFFHELE
Gross margin 34.7% 40.5% 47.4%
EBITDA margin 23.3% 19.3% 4.3%
Operating margin 19.5% 16.7% 1.3%
Pretax margin 18.0% 13.9% -1.5%
Net margin 13.8% 6.5% -5.4%
FCF margin 14.4% 10.8% 8.1%
Operating cash flow margin 17.2% 12.4% 9.8%
Return on equity 47.0% 166.5% -11.7%
Return on assets 11.7% 9.5% -4.8%
Return on invested capital 17.8% 19.0% 1.6%
Return on capital employed 19.3% 27.8% 1.5%
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.4x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.9x -1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 1.1% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCSLGFFHELE
Debt / assets 47.9% 69.0% 32.1%
Debt / equity 2.0x 9.8x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 2.2x 8.3x
Debt / FCF 3.8x 4.3x 4.6x
Liabilities / assets 76.1% 93.0% 59.3%
Equity / assets 23.9% 7.0% 40.7%
Interest coverage 9.1x 5.2x 0.5x
Current ratio 2.4x 2.4x 1.7x
Quick ratio 1.6x 1.0x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.4x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 5.36 – 1.74

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCSLGFFHELE
Dividend yield 1.2% 0.9% –
Net buyback yield 7.6% 3.0% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 8.8% 3.9% -0.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 25.8% 21.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 24.7% 13.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.8% 0.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 5.5% -45.4% –

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.

ConsensusCSLGFFHELE
Forward P/E 17.1xFY2026 20.3xFY2026 7.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $21.76FY2026 $5.06FY2026 $3.74FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.2%FY2026 -10.4%FY2026 +5.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +15.9% +18.0% +13.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.97BFY2026 $1.71BFY2026 $1.76BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.0%FY2026 -32.1%FY2026 -1.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.1% +5.3% -2.6%
CSL estimates →GFF estimates →HELE estimates →

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCSLGFFHELE
Held by institutions 100.0% 79.9% 96.3%
Institutions holding 796 347 199
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.1% +0.9% +5.7%
Institutions buying 367 179 121
Institutions selling 292 120 46
Buyers to sellers 1.26 1.49 2.63
CSL holders →GFF holders →HELE holders →

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.

CSLGFFHELE
CSL 1.00 0.65 0.35
GFF 0.65 1.00 0.35
HELE 0.35 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CSL, GFF and HELE?

Carlisle Companies (CSL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Carlisle Companies (CSL) $14.73B, Griffon (GFF) $4.45B, Helen Of Troy (HELE) $671.71M.

Which stock is cheaper, CSL, GFF and HELE?

Carlisle Companies (CSL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Carlisle Companies (CSL) 20.5x, Griffon (GFF) 24.8x, Helen Of Troy (HELE) -6.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Helen Of Troy (HELE) is cheapest (Carlisle Companies (CSL) 17.1x, Griffon (GFF) 20.3x, Helen Of Troy (HELE) 7.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Griffon (GFF) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Carlisle Companies (CSL) +4.0%, Griffon (GFF) +26.9%, Helen Of Troy (HELE) +0.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Carlisle Companies (CSL) has the highest net margin (Carlisle Companies (CSL) 13.8%, Griffon (GFF) 6.5%, Helen Of Troy (HELE) -5.4%). On return on invested capital, Griffon (GFF) leads (Carlisle Companies (CSL) 17.8%, Griffon (GFF) 19.0%, Helen Of Troy (HELE) 1.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Helen Of Troy (HELE) returned the most: Carlisle Companies (CSL) +12.1%, Griffon (GFF) +37.7%, Helen Of Troy (HELE) +48.0%. Over five years, Griffon (GFF) compounded fastest (Carlisle Companies (CSL) +10.8%/yr, Griffon (GFF) +31.2%/yr, Helen Of Troy (HELE) -33.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Carlisle Companies (CSL) has the highest dividend yield: Carlisle Companies (CSL) 0.01%, Griffon (GFF) 0.01%, Helen Of Troy (HELE) 0.00%. Helen Of Troy (HELE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Griffon (GFF) has been the steadiest (Carlisle Companies (CSL) 37.3%, Griffon (GFF) 36.0%, Helen Of Troy (HELE) 54.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CSL, GFF and HELE?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Carlisle Companies (CSL) 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.