CSTE vs MAS vs ZWS Stock Comparison

Caesarstone, Masco and Zurn Elkay Water Solutions 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
MAS Masco Corp /De/
$75.15 +9.1% 1M +10.0% 1Y
Market cap
$14.82B
P/E
16.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.62B
Div. yield
1.69%
Building Products Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Masco leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Masco 5, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions 5, Caesarstone 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCSTEMASZWSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $85.40M $14.82B $8.13B MAS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.6x 16.9x 28.1x MAS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 15.7x 26.3x MAS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -6.0% -0.6% +10.1% ZWS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -37.4% 11.6% 15.9% ZWS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -114.7% 33.9% 14.0% MAS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x — 0.4x CSTE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 1.69% 0.89% MAS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +102.5% +10.0% +5.5% CSTE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -27.8%/yr +2.8%/yr +6.0%/yr ZWS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 102.5% 35.6% 27.5% ZWS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 23/100 62/100 75/100 ZWS

Percentile Scorecard

CSTEMASZWS

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

AxisCSTEMASZWS
Valuation 33 #38 of 56 71 #17 of 56 29 #40 of 56
Growth 8 #48 of 52 41 #31 of 52 96 #3 of 52
Profitability 8 #45 of 49 94 #4 of 49 85 #8 of 49
Financial Health 42 #33 of 56 44 #32 of 56 89 #7 of 56
Shareholder Returns – 63 #16 of 41 78 #10 of 41
Overall 23 62 75
  • CSTE ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • MAS ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • ZWS ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCSTEMASZWSSPY
1 month -16.0%+9.1%+5.4% -0.2%
3 months +19.3%-7.9%-0.2% +3.9%
6 months +65.8%+1.1%-5.7% +8.2%
Year to date +32.8%+18.4%+5.8% +12.9%
1 year +102.5%+10.0%+5.5% +12.3%
3 years -35.3%+47.2%+90.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year -13.5%+13.8%+24.0% +23.3%
5 years -80.3%+14.7%+33.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year -27.8%+2.8%+6.0% +10.9%
10 years -93.2%+146.4%+419.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year -23.6%+9.4%+17.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCSTEMASZWSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 102.5%35.6%27.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 99.7%33.8%23.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.541.120.89 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.000.280.20 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -95.4%-38.9%-47.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.6%-9.2%-7.5% -1.2%
52-week high $3.56$82.77$53.17 $779.14
52-week low $0.62$58.60$43.70 $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.

MultipleCSTEMASZWS
P/E now vs peer median -0.6xmedian 20.1x 16.9xmedian 20.1x 28.1xmedian 20.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 1.5x 1.9xmedian 1.5x 4.5xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -0.7xmedian 11.8x —median 11.8x 17.0xmedian 11.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -6.4xmedian 16.2x 13.2xmedian 16.2x 21.0xmedian 16.2x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 2.9x -40.6xmedian 2.9x 4.8xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.21median 0.99 2.15median 0.99 0.72median 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 monthsCSTEMASZWS
Revenue $381.81M $7.62B $1.83B
Gross profit $75.22M $2.82B $920.70M
Operating income -$127.93M $1.34B $403.00M
Net income -$142.69M $937.00M $290.60M
Free cash flow -$13.44M $1.13B $387.00M
R&D $5.62M – –
EPS (diluted) $-4.13 $4.45 $1.73
Cash & equivalents – $548.00M $307.10M
Total debt $401.00K $3.25B $500.30M
Shares (diluted) 34.57M 199.00M 168.11M
Enterprise value $49.33M $12.92B $6.89B

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
MetricCSTEMASZWS
P/E -0.6x 16.9x 28.1x
P/FCF -6.4x 13.2x 21.0x
P/Operating cash flow -4.8x 11.5x 19.7x
P/S 0.2x 1.9x 4.5x
P/B 0.8x -40.6x 4.8x
P/Tangible book 0.8x -26.5x 9.5x
EV/EBITDA -0.7x – 17.0x
EV/EBIT -0.7x 13.1x 20.7x
EV/Revenue 0.2x 2.3x 4.6x
EV/FCF -6.4x 15.6x 21.5x
EV/Operating cash flow -4.8x 13.6x 20.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.21 2.15 0.72

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCSTEMASZWS
Revenue growth (1Y) -6.0% -0.6% 10.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -15.6% -2.5% 6.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -7.6% 1.4% 23.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -12.9% 1.7% 15.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -135.1% -0.7% 50.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -0.8% 2.1% 31.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -136.2% 9.7% 51.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -2.9% 3.0% 37.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -136.0% 16.6% 53.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -2.9% 7.9% 39.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -52.4% 33.0% 29.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -37.6% 5.0% 13.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -3,032% 39.2% 34.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -32.2% 10.8% 14.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCSTEMASZWS
Gross margin 19.7% 37.0% 50.4%
EBITDA margin -30.7% – 26.8%
Operating margin -33.5% 17.5% 22.1%
Pretax margin -36.3% 16.2% 21.0%
Net margin -37.4% 11.6% 15.9%
FCF margin -3.5% 14.8% 21.2%
Operating cash flow margin -4.7% 16.9% 22.6%
Return on equity -129.4% – 17.3%
Return on assets -39.5% 17.6% 10.4%
Return on invested capital -114.7% 33.9% 14.0%
Return on capital employed -58.0% 36.4% 16.2%
Asset turnover 1.1x 1.4x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.1x 1.4x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% – 2.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCSTEMASZWS
Debt / assets 0.1% 60.1% 17.8%
Debt / equity 0.0x -8.9x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x – 0.4x
Debt / FCF 0.0x 2.9x 1.3x
Liabilities / assets 71.1% 106.8% 39.7%
Equity / assets 28.9% -6.8% 60.3%
Interest coverage – 13.0x 16.1x
Current ratio 1.6x 1.9x 2.9x
Quick ratio 0.3x 1.1x 1.8x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.3x 1.0x
Altman Z-score 0.33 3.87 5.25

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCSTEMASZWS
Dividend yield – 1.7% 0.9%
Net buyback yield – 6.1% 1.9%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 7.8% 2.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 27.5% 25.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 22.9% 19.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 0.0% 21.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 0.3% 14.5%

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.

ConsensusCSTEMASZWS
Forward P/E – 15.7xFY2026 26.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.97FY2026 $4.79FY2026 $1.87FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +21.0%FY2026 +23.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -7.5% +3.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $420.48MFY2026 $7.23BFY2026 $1.81BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.9%FY2026 -4.3%FY2026 +6.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.3% +15.5% +3.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCSTEMASZWS
Held by institutions 5.9% 100.0% 88.6%
Institutions holding 36 921 436
Change in shares held, QoQ -22.3% +0.7% +0.9%
Institutions buying 7 497 237
Institutions selling 14 289 144
Buyers to sellers 0.50 1.72 1.65

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.

CSTEMASZWS
CSTE 1.00 0.08 0.09
MAS 0.08 1.00 0.53
ZWS 0.09 0.53 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CSTE, MAS and ZWS?

Masco (MAS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Caesarstone (CSTE) $85.40M, Masco (MAS) $14.82B, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) $8.13B.

Which stock is cheaper, CSTE, MAS and ZWS?

Masco (MAS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Caesarstone (CSTE) -0.6x, Masco (MAS) 16.9x, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) 28.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Masco (MAS) is cheapest (Masco (MAS) 15.7x, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) 26.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Caesarstone (CSTE) -6.0%, Masco (MAS) -0.6%, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) +10.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) has the highest net margin (Caesarstone (CSTE) -37.4%, Masco (MAS) 11.6%, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) 15.9%). On return on invested capital, Masco (MAS) leads (Caesarstone (CSTE) -114.7%, Masco (MAS) 33.9%, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) 14.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Caesarstone (CSTE) returned the most: Caesarstone (CSTE) +102.5%, Masco (MAS) +10.0%, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) +5.5%. Over five years, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) compounded fastest (Caesarstone (CSTE) -27.8%/yr, Masco (MAS) +2.8%/yr, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) +6.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Masco (MAS) has the highest dividend yield: Caesarstone (CSTE) 0.00%, Masco (MAS) 1.69%, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) 0.89%. Caesarstone (CSTE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) has been the steadiest (Caesarstone (CSTE) 102.5%, Masco (MAS) 35.6%, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) 27.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CSTE, MAS and ZWS?

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 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.