CSL vs GFF vs SN Stock Comparison

Carlisle Companies, Griffon and SharkNinja Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CSL Carlisle Companies Inc
$345.55 +5.9% 1M +1.5% 1Y
Market cap
$14.51B
P/E
20.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.21B
Div. yield
–
Building Products Industrials
2 wins
GFF Griffon Corp
$99.89 +4.0% 1M +30.2% 1Y
Market cap
$4.52B
P/E
25.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.75B
Div. yield
0.01%
Building Products Industrials
3 wins
SN SharkNinja, Inc.
$198.29 +9.0% 1M +104.1% 1Y
Market cap
$28.37B
P/E
40.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.91B
Div. yield
–
Home Appliances Consumer Discretionary
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

SharkNinja leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (SharkNinja 6, Griffon 3, Carlisle Companies 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCSLGFFSNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $14.51B $4.52B $28.37B SN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.2x 25.3x 40.8x CSL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.9x 19.7x 28.6x CSL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.0% +26.9% +17.5% GFF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 6.5% 10.1% SN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 19.0% 21.2% SN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.2x -0.1x SN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +1.5% +30.2% +104.1% SN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.2%/yr +30.4%/yr — GFF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.7% 36.0% 42.9% GFF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 59/100 63/100 SN

Percentile Scorecard

CSLGFFSN

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

AxisCSLGFFSN
Valuation 44 #31 of 55 57 #24 of 55 15 #35 of 41
Growth 36 #33 of 51 86 #8 of 51 93 #4 of 41
Profitability – 85 #8 of 48 95 #3 of 39
Financial Health – 25 #41 of 54 69 #14 of 43
Shareholder Returns 38 #26 of 41 43 #24 of 41 44 #16 of 28
Overall 39 59 63
  • CSL ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • GFF ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • SN ranked among 44 companies in Household Durables

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCSLGFFSNSPY
1 month +5.9%+4.0%+9.0% +0.9%
3 months +3.1%+14.1%+24.5% +5.9%
6 months -0.3%+12.7%+75.3% +8.5%
Year to date +8.0%+35.6%+77.2% +13.3%
1 year +1.5%+30.2%+104.1% +12.4%
3 years +38.9%+152.3%+392.6% +88.1%
3 years, per year +11.6%+36.2%+70.2% +23.5%
5 years +55.0%+277.1%— +68.2%
5 years, per year +9.2%+30.4%— +11.0%
10 years +236.1%+499.9%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +12.9%+19.6%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCSLGFFSNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.7%36.0%42.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.7%32.7%39.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.181.331.54 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.040.842.43 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.6%-39.3%-42.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.5%-6.8%-0.4% -0.9%
52-week high $418.74$107.22$199.15 $779.14
52-week low $295.41$66.79$84.57 $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.

MultipleCSLGFFSN
P/E now vs peer median 19.3xmedian 20.0x 24.5xmedian 20.0x 40.3xmedian 15.7x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 1.5x 1.7xmedian 1.5x 4.0xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.3x 10.8xmedian 11.3x 25.3xmedian 9.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 15.3x 15.3xmedian 15.3x 34.7xmedian 11.7x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.8x 35.2xmedian 2.8x 9.8xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median 2.98median 0.99 0.66median 0.99 0.90median 0.62

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 monthsCSLGFFSN
Revenue $5.21B $2.75B $6.91B
Gross profit – $1.11B $3.38B
Operating income $1.02B $459.31M $950.59M
Net income – $178.97M $695.22M
Free cash flow – $297.20M $804.52M
R&D $48.30M – $399.28M
EPS (diluted) $17.74 $3.96 $4.91
Cash & equivalents – $110.35M $779.83M
Total debt – $1.27B $716.47M
Shares (diluted) 40.50M 45.15M 141.51M
Enterprise value $14.51B $4.11B $26.03B

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
MetricCSLGFFSN
P/E 19.3x 24.5x 40.3x
P/FCF 15.0x 15.3x 34.7x
P/Operating cash flow 15.3x 13.3x 28.7x
P/S 2.6x 1.7x 4.0x
P/B – 35.2x 9.8x
P/Tangible book – -20.9x 11.7x
EV/EBITDA – 10.8x 25.3x
EV/EBIT – 12.4x 29.3x
EV/Revenue 2.6x 2.1x 4.0x
EV/FCF – 19.2x 34.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.3x 16.7x 28.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.98 0.66 0.90

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCSLGFFSN
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.0% 26.9% 17.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.2% 0.0% 20.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 17.9% 18.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 5.4% 29.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.0% 151.5% 36.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 51.1% 40.7%
Net income growth (1Y) – 155.8% 34.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 35.2% 45.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -1.9% 156.8% 34.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.5% 36.9% 44.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -17.4% 11.2% 141.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.9% -7.7% 32.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 17.2% 432.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -9.7% 31.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCSLGFFSN
Gross margin – 40.5% 48.9%
EBITDA margin – 19.3% 15.9%
Operating margin – 16.7% 13.8%
Pretax margin – 13.9% 12.8%
Net margin – 6.5% 10.1%
FCF margin – 10.8% 11.6%
Operating cash flow margin 17.2% 12.4% 14.1%
Return on equity – 166.5% 24.8%
Return on assets – 9.5% 13.1%
Return on invested capital – 19.0% 21.2%
Return on capital employed – 27.8% 27.2%
Asset turnover – 1.4x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.9x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.1% 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCSLGFFSN
Debt / assets – 69.0% 12.8%
Debt / equity – 9.8x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.2x -0.1x
Debt / FCF – 4.3x 0.9x
Liabilities / assets – 93.0% 49.2%
Equity / assets – 7.0% 50.8%
Interest coverage – 5.2x –
Current ratio – 2.4x 2.1x
Quick ratio – 1.0x 1.3x
Cash ratio – 0.4x 0.4x
Altman Z-score – – 8.78

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCSLGFFSN
Dividend yield 1.3% 0.9% –
Net buyback yield – 3.1% 0.4%
Shareholder yield 1.3% 4.0% 0.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 21.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 13.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 0.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -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.

ConsensusCSLGFFSN
Forward P/E 15.9xFY2026 19.7xFY2026 28.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $21.76FY2026 $5.06FY2026 $6.94FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.2%FY2026 -10.4%FY2026 +31.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +15.9% +18.0% +3.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.97BFY2026 $1.71BFY2026 $7.30BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.0%FY2026 -32.1%FY2026 +14.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.1% +5.3% +12.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCSLGFFSN
Held by institutions 100.0% 79.9% 64.7%
Institutions holding 795 347 563
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.1% +0.9% +11.6%
Institutions buying 367 179 370
Institutions selling 291 120 144
Buyers to sellers 1.26 1.49 2.57

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.

CSLGFFSN
CSL 1.00 0.64 0.37
GFF 0.64 1.00 0.52
SN 0.37 0.52 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CSL, GFF and SN?

SharkNinja (SN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Carlisle Companies (CSL) $14.51B, Griffon (GFF) $4.52B, SharkNinja (SN) $28.37B.

Which stock is cheaper, CSL, GFF and SN?

Carlisle Companies (CSL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Carlisle Companies (CSL) 20.2x, Griffon (GFF) 25.3x, SharkNinja (SN) 40.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Carlisle Companies (CSL) is cheapest (Carlisle Companies (CSL) 15.9x, Griffon (GFF) 19.7x, SharkNinja (SN) 28.6x). 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%, SharkNinja (SN) +17.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

SharkNinja (SN) has the highest net margin (Griffon (GFF) 6.5%, SharkNinja (SN) 10.1%). On return on invested capital, SharkNinja (SN) leads (Griffon (GFF) 19.0%, SharkNinja (SN) 21.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year SharkNinja (SN) returned the most: Carlisle Companies (CSL) +1.5%, Griffon (GFF) +30.2%, SharkNinja (SN) +104.1%. Over five years, Griffon (GFF) compounded fastest (Carlisle Companies (CSL) +9.2%/yr, Griffon (GFF) +30.4%/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%, Griffon (GFF) 0.01%, SharkNinja (SN) 0.00%. Carlisle Companies (CSL) and SharkNinja (SN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Griffon (GFF) has been the steadiest (Carlisle Companies (CSL) 36.7%, Griffon (GFF) 36.0%, SharkNinja (SN) 42.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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