CSL vs OTIS vs MHK Stock Comparison

Carlisle Companies, Otis Worldwide and Mohawk Industries Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CSL Carlisle Companies Inc
$349.13 +6.9% 1M +3.1% 1Y
Market cap
$13.92B
P/E
19.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.10B
Div. yield
0.01%
Building Products Industrials
2 wins
OTIS Otis Worldwide Corp
$74.14 +12.4% 1M -19.5% 1Y
Market cap
$27.96B
P/E
18.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.91B
Div. yield
0.02%
Building Products Industrials
5 wins
MHK Mohawk Industries Inc
$125.15 0.0% 1M +5.0% 1Y
Market cap
$7.69B
P/E
16.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.18B
Div. yield
–
Building Products Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionCSLOTISMHKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.92B $27.96B $7.69B OTIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.2x 18.4x 16.6x MHK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.0x 19.0x 12.0x MHK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.9% +5.2% +4.6% OTIS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.2% 10.2% 4.2% CSL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 17.4% 69.7% 4.6% OTIS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 3.1x 0.8x MHK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.02% 0.00% OTIS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +3.1% -19.5% +5.0% MHK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.2%/yr -1.5%/yr -8.9%/yr CSL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.7% 22.8% 40.8% OTIS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 50/100 64/100 MHK

Percentile Scorecard

CSLOTISMHK

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

AxisCSLOTISMHK
Valuation 44 #32 of 56 53 #27 of 56 96 #3 of 56
Growth 33 #35 of 52 53 #25 of 52 63 #20 of 52
Profitability 92 #5 of 49 77 #12 of 49 42 #29 of 49
Financial Health 49 #29 of 56 15 #48 of 56 80 #12 of 56
Shareholder Returns 73 #12 of 41 53 #20 of 41 40 #25 of 41
Overall 58 50 64
  • CSL ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • OTIS ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • MHK ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCSLOTISMHKSPY
1 month +6.9%+12.4%0.0% -0.2%
3 months +0.5%+0.7%+6.9% +3.9%
6 months -2.2%-4.2%+17.7% +8.2%
Year to date +9.2%-15.1%+14.5% +12.9%
1 year +3.1%-19.5%+5.0% +12.3%
3 years +40.3%-2.6%+63.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +12.0%-0.9%+17.8% +23.3%
5 years +55.2%-7.2%-37.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year +9.2%-1.5%-8.9% +10.9%
10 years +242.0%—-32.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year +13.1%—-3.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCSLOTISMHKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.7%22.8%40.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.8%23.3%36.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.180.221.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.08-0.850.12 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.6%-39.6%-61.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.6%-20.8%-10.7% -1.2%
52-week high $418.74$93.62$140.10 $779.14
52-week low $295.41$64.07$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.

MultipleCSLOTISMHK
P/E now vs peer median 19.4xmedian 20.1x 18.7xmedian 20.1x 16.4xmedian 20.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.5x 1.9xmedian 1.5x 0.8xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.3xmedian 11.8x 14.6xmedian 11.8x 7.6xmedian 11.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.0xmedian 16.2x 16.5xmedian 16.2x 10.4xmedian 16.2x
P/B now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 2.9x -4.9xmedian 2.9x 1.0xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 2.39median 0.99 2.53median 0.99 0.31median 0.99

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 monthsCSLOTISMHK
Revenue $5.10B $14.91B $11.18B
Gross profit $1.80B $4.52B $2.71B
Operating income $1.02B $2.29B $570.50M
Net income $724.50M $1.58B $464.10M
Free cash flow $866.60M $1.71B $811.50M
R&D $48.80M $154.00M –
EPS (diluted) $17.89 $3.95 $7.62
Cash & equivalents $665.30M $813.00M $849.60M
Total debt $2.88B $8.44B $1.92B
Shares (diluted) 40.50M 383.50M 60.90M
Enterprise value $10.26B $24.37B $4.60B

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
MetricCSLOTISMHK
P/E 19.4x 18.7x 16.4x
P/FCF 16.0x 16.5x 10.4x
P/Operating cash flow 13.8x 15.1x 6.7x
P/S 2.7x 1.9x 0.8x
P/B 8.6x -4.9x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 54.7x -4.6x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 13.3x 14.6x 7.6x
EV/EBIT 15.9x 15.7x 16.7x
EV/Revenue 3.2x 2.4x 0.9x
EV/FCF 18.6x 20.9x 11.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.0x 19.2x 7.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.39 2.53 0.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCSLOTISMHK
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.9% 5.2% 4.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.7% 2.5% -0.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -2.7% 5.4% 4.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.6% 3.1% 0.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -4.0% 23.6% -7.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 1.8% 2.7% 75.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -10.1% -0.7% -1.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.0% 3.4% 51.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -3.7% 3.4% 1.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.1% 7.4% 52.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 3.9% 25.7% 37.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.2% 9.5% 8.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 0.9% 27.0% 68.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.9% 9.4% 22.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCSLOTISMHK
Gross margin 35.3% 30.3% 24.3%
EBITDA margin 23.8% 16.5% 11.3%
Operating margin 19.9% 15.4% 5.1%
Pretax margin 18.6% 13.9% 5.0%
Net margin 14.2% 10.2% 4.2%
FCF margin 17.0% 11.5% 7.3%
Operating cash flow margin 19.8% 12.5% 11.4%
Return on equity 44.3% – 5.5%
Return on assets 11.9% 14.5% 3.4%
Return on invested capital 17.4% 69.7% 4.6%
Return on capital employed 19.4% 87.2% 5.4%
Asset turnover 0.8x 1.4x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.2x 2.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.5% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCSLOTISMHK
Debt / assets 46.3% 75.6% 13.9%
Debt / equity 1.8x -1.5x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 3.1x 0.8x
Debt / FCF 3.3x 4.9x 2.4x
Liabilities / assets 74.1% 151.5% 38.2%
Equity / assets 25.9% -51.5% 61.8%
Interest coverage 9.7x – 42.6x
Current ratio 2.6x 0.8x 1.9x
Quick ratio 1.8x 0.7x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 5.15 2.85 2.95

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCSLOTISMHK
Dividend yield 1.3% 2.3% –
Net buyback yield 7.5% 3.7% 2.4%
Shareholder yield 8.8% 6.1% 2.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 25.2% 41.7% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 21.1% 38.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.2% 4.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 5.7% 9.4% –

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.

ConsensusCSLOTISMHK
Forward P/E 16.0xFY2026 19.0xFY2026 12.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $21.76FY2026 $3.91FY2026 $10.47FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.2%FY2026 -3.5%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +15.9% +22.3% -9.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.97BFY2026 $16.18BFY2026 $11.73BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.0%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026 +8.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.1% -3.5% +0.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCSLOTISMHK
Held by institutions 100.0% 93.1% 88.0%
Institutions holding 795 1,219 490
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.1% +3.6% -0.9%
Institutions buying 367 561 271
Institutions selling 291 450 155
Buyers to sellers 1.26 1.25 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.

CSLOTISMHK
CSL 1.00 0.47 0.74
OTIS 0.47 1.00 0.42
MHK 0.74 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CSL, OTIS and MHK?

Otis Worldwide (OTIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Carlisle Companies (CSL) $13.92B, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) $27.96B, Mohawk Industries (MHK) $7.69B.

Which stock is cheaper, CSL, OTIS and MHK?

Mohawk Industries (MHK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Carlisle Companies (CSL) 19.2x, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 18.4x, Mohawk Industries (MHK) 16.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Mohawk Industries (MHK) is cheapest (Carlisle Companies (CSL) 16.0x, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 19.0x, Mohawk Industries (MHK) 12.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Otis Worldwide (OTIS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Carlisle Companies (CSL) +1.9%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) +5.2%, Mohawk Industries (MHK) +4.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Carlisle Companies (CSL) has the highest net margin (Carlisle Companies (CSL) 14.2%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 10.2%, Mohawk Industries (MHK) 4.2%). On return on invested capital, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) leads (Carlisle Companies (CSL) 17.4%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 69.7%, Mohawk Industries (MHK) 4.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mohawk Industries (MHK) returned the most: Carlisle Companies (CSL) +3.1%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) -19.5%, Mohawk Industries (MHK) +5.0%. Over five years, Carlisle Companies (CSL) compounded fastest (Carlisle Companies (CSL) +9.2%/yr, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) -1.5%/yr, Mohawk Industries (MHK) -8.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Otis Worldwide (OTIS) has the highest dividend yield: Carlisle Companies (CSL) 0.01%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 0.02%, Mohawk Industries (MHK) 0.00%. Mohawk Industries (MHK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) has been the steadiest (Carlisle Companies (CSL) 36.7%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 22.8%, Mohawk Industries (MHK) 40.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CSL, OTIS 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, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 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.