CSL vs JHX vs MHK Stock Comparison

Carlisle Companies, James Hardie Industries 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
$14.79B
P/E
20.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.21B
Div. yield
0.01%
Building Products Industrials
5 wins
MHK Mohawk Industries Inc
$130.25 +4.3% 1M +10.8% 1Y
Market cap
$8.39B
P/E
16.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.21B
Div. yield
–
Building Products Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Carlisle Companies leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Carlisle Companies 5, James Hardie Industries 3, Mohawk Industries 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCSLJHXMHKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $14.79B $15.66B $8.39B JHX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.6x 107.5x 16.2x MHK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.1x 19.1x 12.4x MHK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.0% +42.9% +4.5% JHX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.8% 2.7% — CSL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 17.8% 2.6% — CSL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 3.5x — CSL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +12.1% +26.0% +10.8% JHX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.8%/yr -7.3%/yr -6.0%/yr CSL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.3% 44.9% 40.9% CSL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 36/100 71/100 MHK

Percentile Scorecard

CSLJHXMHK

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

AxisCSLJHXMHK
Valuation 41 #33 of 55 24 #42 of 55 96 #3 of 55
Growth 34 #34 of 51 50 #26 of 51 64 #19 of 51
Profitability 85 #8 of 49 46 #27 of 49 38 #31 of 49
Financial Health 43 #32 of 55 33 #37 of 55 85 #9 of 55
Shareholder Returns 62 #16 of 40 26 #30 of 40 –
Overall 53 36 71
  • CSL ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • JHX 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

PeriodCSLJHXMHKSPY
1 month +14.1%+7.3%+4.3% +0.7%
3 months +0.4%+1.7%+9.0% +3.7%
6 months +4.6%+28.3%+23.4% +7.1%
Year to date +16.1%+29.7%+19.2% +12.8%
1 year +12.1%+26.0%+10.8% +11.9%
3 years +45.7%+8.4%+63.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year +13.4%+2.7%+17.9% +22.8%
5 years +66.6%-31.6%-26.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year +10.8%-7.3%-6.0% +10.9%
10 years +261.4%+80.4%-29.5% +262.0%
10 years, per year +13.7%+6.1%-3.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCSLJHXMHKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.3%44.9%40.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.6%41.0%36.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.161.701.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.330.580.26 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.6%-60.3%-59.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.3%-13.4%-7.0% -1.2%
52-week high $418.74$31.09$140.10 $779.14
52-week low $295.41$16.69$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.

MultipleCSLJHXMHK
P/E now vs peer median 20.4xmedian 20.3x 107.2xmedian 20.3x 15.3xmedian 20.3x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 1.6x 2.9xmedian 1.6x 0.8xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 12.6x 17.4xmedian 12.6x —median 12.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.2xmedian 16.9x 43.8xmedian 16.9x 10.6xmedian 16.9x
P/B now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 3.0x 2.4xmedian 3.0x 1.1xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 2.80median 1.13 -2.70median 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 monthsCSLJHXMHK
Revenue $5.21B $5.41B $11.21B
Gross profit $1.81B $1.94B $2.77B
Operating income $1.02B $526.70M $621.50M
Net income $718.40M $145.70M –
Free cash flow $750.50M $356.40M –
R&D $48.30M $64.00M –
EPS (diluted) $18.14 $0.25 $8.51
Cash & equivalents $546.70M $289.90M $816.80M
Total debt $2.89B $4.28B –
Shares (diluted) 39.60M 584.30M 60.90M
Enterprise value $11.70B $14.73B $8.39B

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
MetricCSLJHXMHK
P/E 20.4x 107.2x 15.3x
P/FCF 19.2x 43.8x 10.6x
P/Operating cash flow 16.1x 21.5x 6.5x
P/S 2.8x 2.9x 0.8x
P/B 10.0x 2.4x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 140.1x 4.8x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 13.8x 17.4x –
EV/EBIT 16.5x 37.2x –
EV/Revenue 3.2x 3.6x 0.8x
EV/FCF 22.3x 55.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow 18.7x 27.0x 6.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.80 -2.70 0.35

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCSLJHXMHK
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.0% 42.9% 4.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.2% 13.2% 0.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.6% 34.4% 7.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.8% 13.0% 1.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.0% -5.8% 14.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.7% -11.3% 52.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -7.4% -56.0% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -0.8% -34.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) 0.3% -67.6% 26.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.3% -39.7% 44.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -17.4% -11.8% 36.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.9% 1.0% 2.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -21.7% 110.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.0% 75.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCSLJHXMHK
Gross margin 34.7% 35.9% –
EBITDA margin 23.3% 20.9% –
Operating margin 19.5% 9.7% –
Pretax margin 18.0% 5.1% –
Net margin 13.8% 2.7% –
FCF margin 14.4% 6.6% –
Operating cash flow margin 17.2% 13.4% 12.1%
Return on equity 47.0% 2.2% 6.2%
Return on assets 11.7% 1.0% 3.8%
Return on invested capital 17.8% 2.6% –
Return on capital employed 19.3% 4.2% –
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.4x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 5.0x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCSLJHXMHK
Debt / assets 47.9% 31.7% –
Debt / equity 2.0x 0.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 3.5x –
Debt / FCF 3.8x 12.0x –
Liabilities / assets 76.1% 51.5% 38.2%
Equity / assets 23.9% 48.5% 61.8%
Interest coverage 9.1x 1.8x –
Current ratio 2.4x 1.6x 1.9x
Quick ratio 1.6x 0.7x –
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.3x –
Altman Z-score 5.36 2.14 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCSLJHXMHK
Dividend yield 1.2% – –
Net buyback yield 7.6% 1.9% –
Shareholder yield 8.8% 1.9% –
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.

ConsensusCSLJHXMHK
Forward P/E 17.1xFY2026 19.1xFY2026 12.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $21.76FY2026 $1.41FY2026 $10.47FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.2%FY2026 +29.4%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +15.9% +12.8% -9.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.97BFY2026 $5.13BFY2026 $11.73BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.0%FY2026 +6.0%FY2026 +8.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.1% +15.1% +0.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCSLJHXMHK
Held by institutions 100.0% 49.9% 88.0%
Institutions holding 796 340 491
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.1% +7.1% -0.9%
Institutions buying 367 190 272
Institutions selling 292 100 155
Buyers to sellers 1.26 1.90 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.

CSLJHXMHK
CSL 1.00 0.62 0.73
JHX 0.62 1.00 0.68
MHK 0.73 0.68 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CSL, JHX and MHK?

James Hardie Industries (JHX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Carlisle Companies (CSL) $14.79B, James Hardie Industries (JHX) $15.66B, Mohawk Industries (MHK) $8.39B.

Which stock is cheaper, CSL, JHX and MHK?

Mohawk Industries (MHK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Carlisle Companies (CSL) 20.6x, James Hardie Industries (JHX) 107.5x, Mohawk Industries (MHK) 16.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Mohawk Industries (MHK) is cheapest (Carlisle Companies (CSL) 17.1x, James Hardie Industries (JHX) 19.1x, 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?

James Hardie Industries (JHX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Carlisle Companies (CSL) +4.0%, James Hardie Industries (JHX) +42.9%, Mohawk Industries (MHK) +4.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Carlisle Companies (CSL) has the highest net margin (Carlisle Companies (CSL) 13.8%, James Hardie Industries (JHX) 2.7%). On return on invested capital, Carlisle Companies (CSL) leads (Carlisle Companies (CSL) 17.8%, James Hardie Industries (JHX) 2.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year James Hardie Industries (JHX) returned the most: Carlisle Companies (CSL) +12.1%, James Hardie Industries (JHX) +26.0%, Mohawk Industries (MHK) +10.8%. Over five years, Carlisle Companies (CSL) compounded fastest (Carlisle Companies (CSL) +10.8%/yr, James Hardie Industries (JHX) -7.3%/yr, Mohawk Industries (MHK) -6.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Carlisle Companies (CSL) 0.01%, James Hardie Industries (JHX) 0.00%, Mohawk Industries (MHK) 0.00%. James Hardie Industries (JHX) and Mohawk Industries (MHK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Carlisle Companies (CSL) has been the steadiest (Carlisle Companies (CSL) 37.3%, James Hardie Industries (JHX) 44.9%, Mohawk Industries (MHK) 40.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CSL, JHX 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, 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.