CSL vs MAS vs SMID Stock Comparison

Carlisle Companies, Masco and Smith Midland 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
3 wins
MAS Masco Corp /De/
$80.19 +17.3% 1M +23.0% 1Y
Market cap
$15.80B
P/E
17.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.67B
Div. yield
0.02%
Building Products Industrials
6 wins
SMID Smith Midland Corp
$22.34 -4.9% 1M -40.6% 1Y
Market cap
$119.14M
P/E
15.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$89.50M
Div. yield
–
Building Products Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionCSLMASSMIDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $14.73B $15.80B $119.14M MAS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.5x 17.1x 15.4x SMID
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.1x 16.7x — MAS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.0% +0.9% -1.6% CSL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.8% 12.1% 8.6% CSL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 17.8% 35.3% 12.8% MAS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x — -0.5x SMID
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.02% 0.00% MAS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +12.1% +23.0% -40.6% MAS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.8%/yr +4.1%/yr +2.2%/yr CSL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.3% 35.7% 51.1% MAS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 58/100 80/100 SMID

Percentile Scorecard

CSLMASSMID

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

AxisCSLMASSMID
Valuation 41 #33 of 55 70 #17 of 55 82 #11 of 55
Growth 34 #34 of 51 42 #30 of 51 82 #10 of 51
Profitability 85 #8 of 49 92 #5 of 49 65 #18 of 49
Financial Health 43 #32 of 55 39 #34 of 55 93 #5 of 55
Shareholder Returns 62 #16 of 40 49 #21 of 40 –
Overall 53 58 80
  • CSL ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • MAS ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • SMID ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCSLMASSMIDSPY
1 month +14.1%+17.3%-4.9% +0.7%
3 months +0.4%+11.2%-21.5% +3.7%
6 months +4.6%+11.7%-33.9% +7.1%
Year to date +16.1%+26.4%-38.5% +12.8%
1 year +12.1%+23.0%-40.6% +11.9%
3 years +45.7%+54.7%+10.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year +13.4%+15.7%+3.5% +22.8%
5 years +66.6%+22.3%+11.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year +10.8%+4.1%+2.2% +10.9%
10 years +261.4%+161.0%+522.3% +262.0%
10 years, per year +13.7%+10.1%+20.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCSLMASSMIDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.3%35.7%51.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.6%33.2%51.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.161.110.97 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.330.64-0.80 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.6%-38.9%-72.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.3%-3.1%-43.9% -1.2%
52-week high $418.74$82.77$39.82 $779.14
52-week low $295.41$58.60$21.20 $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.

MultipleCSLMASSMID
P/E now vs peer median 20.4xmedian 20.3x 17.0xmedian 20.3x 15.3xmedian 20.3x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 1.6x 2.0xmedian 1.6x 1.3xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 12.6x —median 12.6x 7.8xmedian 12.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.2xmedian 16.9x 14.8xmedian 16.9x 28.4xmedian 16.9x
P/B now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 3.0x -34.5xmedian 3.0x 2.1xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 2.80median 1.13 1.96median 1.13 0.11median 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 monthsCSLMASSMID
Revenue $5.21B $7.67B $89.50M
Gross profit $1.81B $2.88B $21.00M
Operating income $1.02B $1.37B $10.80M
Net income $718.40M $977.00M $7.73M
Free cash flow $750.50M $1.04B $4.17M
R&D $48.30M – –
EPS (diluted) $18.14 $4.72 $1.46
Cash & equivalents $546.70M $610.00M $10.66M
Total debt $2.89B $3.25B $17.45M
Shares (diluted) 39.60M 196.00M 5.31M
Enterprise value $11.63B $13.60B $70.00M

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
MetricCSLMASSMID
P/E 20.4x 17.0x 15.3x
P/FCF 19.2x 14.8x 28.4x
P/Operating cash flow 16.1x 12.8x 8.2x
P/S 2.8x 2.0x 1.3x
P/B 10.0x -34.5x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 140.1x -24.4x 3.7x
EV/EBITDA 13.8x – 7.8x
EV/EBIT 16.5x 13.2x 10.4x
EV/Revenue 3.2x 2.4x 1.3x
EV/FCF 22.3x 17.4x 26.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.7x 15.0x 7.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.80 1.96 0.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCSLMASSMID
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.0% 0.9% -1.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.2% -1.4% 18.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.6% 6.4% -18.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.8% 1.8% 35.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.0% 6.2% -30.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 2.2% 134.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -7.4% 11.8% -49.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -0.8% 3.4% 136.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 0.3% 19.4% -35.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.3% 8.7% 135.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -17.4% 19.3% 92.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.9% -1.1% 97.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -21.7% 23.3% 459.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.0% 2.1% 38.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCSLMASSMID
Gross margin 34.7% 37.6% 23.5%
EBITDA margin 23.3% – 16.1%
Operating margin 19.5% 17.9% 12.1%
Pretax margin 18.0% 16.7% 12.0%
Net margin 13.8% 12.1% 8.6%
FCF margin 14.4% 13.6% 4.7%
Operating cash flow margin 17.2% 15.7% 16.3%
Return on equity 47.0% – 13.7%
Return on assets 11.7% 18.2% 8.6%
Return on invested capital 17.8% 35.3% 12.8%
Return on capital employed 19.3% 36.9% 13.8%
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.4x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.2x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% – 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCSLMASSMID
Debt / assets 47.9% 60.8% 4.8%
Debt / equity 2.0x -7.2x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x – -0.5x
Debt / FCF 3.8x 3.1x 1.0x
Liabilities / assets 76.1% 108.4% 34.2%
Equity / assets 23.9% -8.4% 65.8%
Interest coverage 9.1x 12.8x 48.9x
Current ratio 2.4x 1.8x 4.1x
Quick ratio 1.6x 1.1x 3.1x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.4x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 5.36 3.95 5.12

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCSLMASSMID
Dividend yield 1.2% 1.6% –
Net buyback yield 7.6% 6.7% –
Shareholder yield 8.8% 8.3% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 25.8% 26.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 24.7% 24.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.8% -1.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 5.5% -0.1% –

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.

ConsensusCSLMASSMID
Forward P/E 17.1xFY2026 16.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $21.76FY2026 $4.79FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +12.2%FY2026 +21.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +15.9% -7.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.97BFY2026 $7.23BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY -1.0%FY2026 -4.3%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +18.1% +15.5% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCSLMASSMID
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 57.0%
Institutions holding 796 922 56
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.1% +0.7% -1.1%
Institutions buying 367 498 23
Institutions selling 292 289 17
Buyers to sellers 1.26 1.72 1.35

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.

CSLMASSMID
CSL 1.00 0.68 0.27
MAS 0.68 1.00 0.32
SMID 0.27 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CSL, MAS and SMID?

Masco (MAS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Carlisle Companies (CSL) $14.73B, Masco (MAS) $15.80B, Smith Midland (SMID) $119.14M.

Which stock is cheaper, CSL, MAS and SMID?

Smith Midland (SMID) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Carlisle Companies (CSL) 20.5x, Masco (MAS) 17.1x, Smith Midland (SMID) 15.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Masco (MAS) is cheapest (Carlisle Companies (CSL) 17.1x, Masco (MAS) 16.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Carlisle Companies (CSL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Carlisle Companies (CSL) +4.0%, Masco (MAS) +0.9%, Smith Midland (SMID) -1.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Carlisle Companies (CSL) has the highest net margin (Carlisle Companies (CSL) 13.8%, Masco (MAS) 12.1%, Smith Midland (SMID) 8.6%). On return on invested capital, Masco (MAS) leads (Carlisle Companies (CSL) 17.8%, Masco (MAS) 35.3%, Smith Midland (SMID) 12.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Masco (MAS) returned the most: Carlisle Companies (CSL) +12.1%, Masco (MAS) +23.0%, Smith Midland (SMID) -40.6%. Over five years, Carlisle Companies (CSL) compounded fastest (Carlisle Companies (CSL) +10.8%/yr, Masco (MAS) +4.1%/yr, Smith Midland (SMID) +2.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Masco (MAS) has the highest dividend yield: Carlisle Companies (CSL) 0.01%, Masco (MAS) 0.02%, Smith Midland (SMID) 0.00%. Smith Midland (SMID) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Masco (MAS) has been the steadiest (Carlisle Companies (CSL) 37.3%, Masco (MAS) 35.7%, Smith Midland (SMID) 51.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CSL, MAS and SMID?

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