CSL vs GFF vs NWL Stock Comparison

Carlisle Companies, Griffon and Newell Brands 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
4 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
6 wins
NWL Newell Brands Inc.
$5.08 -4.5% 1M +3.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.17B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$7.25B
Div. yield
0.06%
Home Appliances Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Griffon leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Griffon 6, Carlisle Companies 4, Newell Brands 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCSLGFFNWLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $14.73B $4.45B $2.17B CSL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.5x 24.8x -9.8x CSL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.1x 20.3x 7.1x NWL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.0% +26.9% -2.0% GFF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.8% 6.5% -3.0% CSL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 17.8% 19.0% 2.2% GFF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 2.2x 10.0x CSL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.01% 0.06% NWL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +12.1% +37.7% +3.0% GFF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.8%/yr +31.2%/yr -26.0%/yr GFF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.3% 36.0% 61.9% GFF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 59/100 48/100 GFF

Percentile Scorecard

CSLGFFNWL

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

AxisCSLGFFNWL
Valuation 41 #33 of 55 59 #23 of 55 55 #19 of 41
Growth 34 #34 of 51 86 #8 of 51 50 #21 of 41
Profitability 85 #8 of 49 83 #9 of 49 32 #26 of 38
Financial Health 43 #32 of 55 24 #42 of 55 10 #38 of 42
Shareholder Returns 62 #16 of 40 44 #23 of 40 92 #3 of 27
Overall 53 59 48
  • CSL ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • GFF ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • NWL ranked among 44 companies in Household Durables

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCSLGFFNWLSPY
1 month +14.1%+9.1%-4.5% +0.7%
3 months +0.4%+17.2%-1.2% +3.7%
6 months +4.6%+12.9%+24.5% +7.1%
Year to date +16.1%+39.8%+36.6% +12.8%
1 year +12.1%+37.7%+3.0% +11.9%
3 years +45.7%+158.4%-27.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year +13.4%+37.3%-10.2% +22.8%
5 years +66.6%+288.7%-77.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year +10.8%+31.2%-26.0% +10.9%
10 years +261.4%+518.4%-89.7% +262.0%
10 years, per year +13.7%+20.0%-20.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCSLGFFNWLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.3%36.0%61.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.6%32.6%66.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.161.321.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.331.050.05 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.6%-39.3%-88.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.3%-4.0%-20.1% -1.2%
52-week high $418.74$107.22$6.36 $779.14
52-week low $295.41$66.79$3.11 $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.

MultipleCSLGFFNWL
P/E now vs peer median 20.4xmedian 20.3x 25.3xmedian 20.3x -9.8xmedian 15.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 1.6x 1.7xmedian 1.6x 0.3xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 12.6x 11.0xmedian 12.6x 14.6xmedian 9.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.2xmedian 16.9x 15.8xmedian 16.9x 18.3xmedian 12.1x
P/B now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 3.0x 36.3xmedian 3.0x 0.9xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.80median 1.13 0.68median 1.13 -0.81median 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 monthsCSLGFFNWL
Revenue $5.21B $2.75B $7.25B
Gross profit $1.81B $1.11B $2.57B
Operating income $1.02B $459.31M $164.00M
Net income $718.40M $178.97M -$221.00M
Free cash flow $750.50M $297.20M $118.00M
R&D $48.30M – –
EPS (diluted) $18.14 $3.96 $-0.51
Cash & equivalents $546.70M $110.35M $209.00M
Total debt $2.89B $1.27B $5.01B
Shares (diluted) 39.60M 45.15M 430.20M
Enterprise value $11.63B $4.03B $1.33B

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
MetricCSLGFFNWL
P/E 20.4x 25.3x -9.8x
P/FCF 19.2x 15.8x 18.3x
P/Operating cash flow 16.1x 13.7x 6.5x
P/S 2.8x 1.7x 0.3x
P/B 10.0x 36.3x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 140.1x -21.5x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA 13.8x 11.0x 14.6x
EV/EBIT 16.5x 12.7x 42.4x
EV/Revenue 3.2x 2.1x 1.0x
EV/FCF 22.3x 19.7x 59.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.7x 17.1x 21.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.80 0.68 -0.81

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCSLGFFNWL
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.0% 26.9% -2.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.2% 0.0% -5.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.6% 17.9% 1.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.8% 5.4% 2.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.0% 151.5% 105.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 51.1% 45.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -7.4% 155.8% 9.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -0.8% 35.2% 11.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 0.3% 156.8% 11.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.3% 36.9% 12.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -17.4% 11.2% 105.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.9% -7.7% -10.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -21.7% 17.2% 213.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.0% -9.7% -5.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCSLGFFNWL
Gross margin 34.7% 40.5% 35.5%
EBITDA margin 23.3% 19.3% 6.6%
Operating margin 19.5% 16.7% 2.3%
Pretax margin 18.0% 13.9% -2.5%
Net margin 13.8% 6.5% -3.0%
FCF margin 14.4% 10.8% 1.6%
Operating cash flow margin 17.2% 12.4% 4.6%
Return on equity 47.0% 166.5% -9.2%
Return on assets 11.7% 9.5% -2.0%
Return on invested capital 17.8% 19.0% 2.2%
Return on capital employed 19.3% 27.8% 2.0%
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.4x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.9x -1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 1.1% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCSLGFFNWL
Debt / assets 47.9% 69.0% 45.3%
Debt / equity 2.0x 9.8x 2.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 2.2x 10.0x
Debt / FCF 3.8x 4.3x 42.4x
Liabilities / assets 76.1% 93.0% 77.8%
Equity / assets 23.9% 7.0% 22.2%
Interest coverage 9.1x 5.2x –
Current ratio 2.4x 2.4x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.6x 1.0x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.4x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 5.36 – 0.49

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCSLGFFNWL
Dividend yield 1.2% 0.9% 5.5%
Net buyback yield 7.6% 3.0% –
Shareholder yield 8.8% 3.9% 5.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 25.8% 21.8% -57.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) 24.7% 13.1% 106.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.8% 0.9% 6.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 5.5% -45.4% -26.4%

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.

ConsensusCSLGFFNWL
Forward P/E 17.1xFY2026 20.3xFY2026 7.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $21.76FY2026 $5.06FY2026 $0.72FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.2%FY2026 -10.4%FY2026 +26.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +15.9% +18.0% -5.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.97BFY2026 $1.71BFY2026 $6.86BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.0%FY2026 -32.1%FY2026 -4.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.1% +5.3% +15.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCSLGFFNWL
Held by institutions 100.0% 79.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 796 347 421
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.1% +0.9% +9.2%
Institutions buying 367 179 234
Institutions selling 292 120 124
Buyers to sellers 1.26 1.49 1.89

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.

CSLGFFNWL
CSL 1.00 0.65 0.31
GFF 0.65 1.00 0.37
NWL 0.31 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CSL, GFF and NWL?

Carlisle Companies (CSL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Carlisle Companies (CSL) $14.73B, Griffon (GFF) $4.45B, Newell Brands (NWL) $2.17B.

Which stock is cheaper, CSL, GFF and NWL?

Carlisle Companies (CSL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Carlisle Companies (CSL) 20.5x, Griffon (GFF) 24.8x, Newell Brands (NWL) -9.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Newell Brands (NWL) is cheapest (Carlisle Companies (CSL) 17.1x, Griffon (GFF) 20.3x, Newell Brands (NWL) 7.1x). 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%, Newell Brands (NWL) -2.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Carlisle Companies (CSL) has the highest net margin (Carlisle Companies (CSL) 13.8%, Griffon (GFF) 6.5%, Newell Brands (NWL) -3.0%). On return on invested capital, Griffon (GFF) leads (Carlisle Companies (CSL) 17.8%, Griffon (GFF) 19.0%, Newell Brands (NWL) 2.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Griffon (GFF) returned the most: Carlisle Companies (CSL) +12.1%, Griffon (GFF) +37.7%, Newell Brands (NWL) +3.0%. Over five years, Griffon (GFF) compounded fastest (Carlisle Companies (CSL) +10.8%/yr, Griffon (GFF) +31.2%/yr, Newell Brands (NWL) -26.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Newell Brands (NWL) has the highest dividend yield: Carlisle Companies (CSL) 0.01%, Griffon (GFF) 0.01%, Newell Brands (NWL) 0.06%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Griffon (GFF) has been the steadiest (Carlisle Companies (CSL) 37.3%, Griffon (GFF) 36.0%, Newell Brands (NWL) 61.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Griffon (GFF) leads on 6. 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.