CSTE vs CSL vs ALLE Stock Comparison

Caesarstone, Carlisle Companies and Allegion Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CSTE Caesarstone Ltd.
$2.47 -16.0% 1M +102.5% 1Y
Market cap
$85.40M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$381.81M
Div. yield
–
Building Products Industrials
2 wins
CSL Carlisle Companies Inc
$349.13 +6.9% 1M +3.1% 1Y
Market cap
$13.90B
P/E
19.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.10B
Div. yield
1.30%
Building Products Industrials
7 wins
ALLE Allegion plc
$180.59 +16.9% 1M +5.6% 1Y
Market cap
$15.36B
P/E
20.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.39B
Div. yield
1.20%
Building Products Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Carlisle Companies leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Carlisle Companies 7, Allegion 3, Caesarstone 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCSTECSLALLELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $85.40M $13.90B $15.36B ALLE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.6x 19.4x 20.2x CSL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 16.0x 19.2x CSL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -6.0% +1.9% +10.3% ALLE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -37.4% 14.2% — CSL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -114.7% 17.4% — CSL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 1.8x — CSTE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 1.30% 1.20% CSL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +102.5% +3.1% +5.6% CSTE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -27.8%/yr +9.2%/yr +7.1%/yr CSL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 102.5% 36.7% 29.6% ALLE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 23/100 58/100 47/100 CSL

Percentile Scorecard

CSTECSLALLE

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

AxisCSTECSLALLE
Valuation 33 #38 of 56 44 #32 of 56 20 #45 of 56
Growth 8 #48 of 52 33 #35 of 52 67 #18 of 52
Profitability 8 #45 of 49 92 #5 of 49 73 #14 of 49
Financial Health 42 #33 of 56 49 #29 of 56 –
Shareholder Returns – 73 #12 of 41 30 #29 of 41
Overall 23 58 47
  • CSTE ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • CSL ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • ALLE ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCSTECSLALLESPY
1 month -16.0%+6.9%+16.9% -0.2%
3 months +19.3%+0.5%+12.0% +3.9%
6 months +65.8%-2.2%+31.0% +8.2%
Year to date +32.8%+9.2%+13.4% +12.9%
1 year +102.5%+3.1%+5.6% +12.3%
3 years -35.3%+40.3%+85.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year -13.5%+12.0%+22.9% +23.3%
5 years -80.3%+55.2%+41.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year -27.8%+9.2%+7.1% +10.9%
10 years -93.2%+242.0%+187.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year -23.6%+13.1%+11.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCSTECSLALLESPY
Volatility, 1Y 102.5%36.7%29.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 99.7%34.8%27.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.541.180.43 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.000.080.19 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -95.4%-38.6%-34.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.6%-16.6%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $3.56$418.74$180.59 $779.14
52-week low $0.62$295.41$125.65 $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.

MultipleCSTECSLALLE
P/E now vs peer median -0.6xmedian 20.1x 19.4xmedian 20.1x 20.2xmedian 20.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 1.5x 2.7xmedian 1.5x 3.5xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -0.7xmedian 11.8x 13.3xmedian 11.8x —median 11.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -6.4xmedian 16.2x 16.0xmedian 16.2x 19.7xmedian 16.2x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 2.9x 8.6xmedian 2.9x 7.1xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.21median 0.99 2.39median 0.99 —median 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 monthsCSTECSLALLE
Revenue $381.81M $5.10B $4.39B
Gross profit $75.22M $1.80B –
Operating income -$127.93M $1.02B $944.20M
Net income -$142.69M $724.50M $691.10M
Free cash flow -$13.44M $866.60M –
R&D $5.62M $48.80M –
EPS (diluted) $-4.13 $17.89 –
Cash & equivalents – $665.30M $388.10M
Total debt $401.00K $2.88B –
Shares (diluted) 34.57M 40.50M 86.00M
Enterprise value $49.33M $10.24B $15.36B

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
MetricCSTECSLALLE
P/E -0.6x 19.4x 20.2x
P/FCF -6.4x 16.0x 19.7x
P/Operating cash flow -4.8x 13.8x 18.2x
P/S 0.2x 2.7x 3.5x
P/B 0.8x 8.6x 7.1x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 54.7x 11.2x
EV/EBITDA -0.7x 13.3x –
EV/EBIT -0.7x 15.9x –
EV/Revenue 0.2x 3.2x 3.5x
EV/FCF -6.4x 18.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow -4.8x 16.0x 18.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.21 2.39 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCSTECSLALLE
Revenue growth (1Y) -6.0% 1.9% 10.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -15.6% 1.7% 6.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -7.6% -2.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -12.9% 3.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -135.1% -4.0% 13.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -0.8% 1.8% 10.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -136.2% -10.1% 7.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -2.9% 0.0% 7.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -136.0% -3.7% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -2.9% 8.1% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -52.4% 3.9% 10.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -37.6% -4.2% 13.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -3,032% 0.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -32.2% -3.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCSTECSLALLE
Gross margin 19.7% 35.3% –
EBITDA margin -30.7% 23.8% –
Operating margin -33.5% 19.9% –
Pretax margin -36.3% 18.6% –
Net margin -37.4% 14.2% –
FCF margin -3.5% 17.0% –
Operating cash flow margin -4.7% 19.8% 19.2%
Return on equity -129.4% 44.3% 32.2%
Return on assets -39.5% 11.9% 12.8%
Return on invested capital -114.7% 17.4% –
Return on capital employed -58.0% 19.4% –
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.8x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.1x 1.4x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCSTECSLALLE
Debt / assets 0.1% 46.3% –
Debt / equity 0.0x 1.8x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 1.8x –
Debt / FCF 0.0x 3.3x –
Liabilities / assets 71.1% 74.1% –
Equity / assets 28.9% 25.9% 39.7%
Interest coverage – 9.7x –
Current ratio 1.6x 2.6x 1.9x
Quick ratio 0.3x 1.8x –
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.8x –
Altman Z-score 0.33 5.15 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCSTECSLALLE
Dividend yield – 1.3% 1.2%
Net buyback yield – 7.5% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 8.8% 1.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 25.2% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 21.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 2.2% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 5.7% –

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.

ConsensusCSTECSLALLE
Forward P/E – 16.0xFY2026 19.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.97FY2026 $21.76FY2026 $9.41FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +12.2%FY2026 +15.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +15.9% +2.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $420.48MFY2026 $4.97BFY2026 $4.67BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.9%FY2026 -1.0%FY2026 +14.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.3% +18.1% +8.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCSTECSLALLE
Held by institutions 5.9% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 36 795 730
Change in shares held, QoQ -22.3% -1.1% +3.0%
Institutions buying 7 367 336
Institutions selling 14 291 271
Buyers to sellers 0.50 1.26 1.24

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.

CSTECSLALLE
CSTE 1.00 0.10 0.06
CSL 0.10 1.00 0.53
ALLE 0.06 0.53 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CSTE, CSL and ALLE?

Allegion (ALLE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Caesarstone (CSTE) $85.40M, Carlisle Companies (CSL) $13.90B, Allegion (ALLE) $15.36B.

Which stock is cheaper, CSTE, CSL and ALLE?

Carlisle Companies (CSL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Caesarstone (CSTE) -0.6x, Carlisle Companies (CSL) 19.4x, Allegion (ALLE) 20.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Carlisle Companies (CSL) is cheapest (Carlisle Companies (CSL) 16.0x, Allegion (ALLE) 19.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Allegion (ALLE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Caesarstone (CSTE) -6.0%, Carlisle Companies (CSL) +1.9%, Allegion (ALLE) +10.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Carlisle Companies (CSL) has the highest net margin (Caesarstone (CSTE) -37.4%, Carlisle Companies (CSL) 14.2%). On return on invested capital, Carlisle Companies (CSL) leads (Caesarstone (CSTE) -114.7%, Carlisle Companies (CSL) 17.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Caesarstone (CSTE) returned the most: Caesarstone (CSTE) +102.5%, Carlisle Companies (CSL) +3.1%, Allegion (ALLE) +5.6%. Over five years, Carlisle Companies (CSL) compounded fastest (Caesarstone (CSTE) -27.8%/yr, Carlisle Companies (CSL) +9.2%/yr, Allegion (ALLE) +7.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Carlisle Companies (CSL) has the highest dividend yield: Caesarstone (CSTE) 0.00%, Carlisle Companies (CSL) 1.30%, Allegion (ALLE) 1.20%. Caesarstone (CSTE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Allegion (ALLE) has been the steadiest (Caesarstone (CSTE) 102.5%, Carlisle Companies (CSL) 36.7%, Allegion (ALLE) 29.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CSTE, CSL and ALLE?

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 7. 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.