CSTE vs MHK vs JHX Stock Comparison

Caesarstone, Mohawk Industries and James Hardie Industries Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CSTE Caesarstone Ltd.
$1.65 -42.5% 1M +46.0% 1Y
Market cap
$57.74M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$381.81M
Div. yield
–
Building Products Industrials
1 win
MHK Mohawk Industries Inc
$148.65 +17.6% 1M +30.8% 1Y
Market cap
$9.27B
P/E
17.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.21B
Div. yield
–
Building Products Industrials
8 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Mohawk Industries leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Mohawk Industries 8, James Hardie Industries 2, Caesarstone 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCSTEMHKJHXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $57.74M $9.27B $16.98B JHX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.4x 17.9x 116.5x MHK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 13.9x 19.3x MHK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -6.0% +4.5% +42.9% JHX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -37.4% 4.6% 2.7% MHK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 5.2% 2.6% MHK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.7x 3.5x MHK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +46.0% +30.8% +32.9% CSTE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -34.0%/yr -3.5%/yr -7.2%/yr MHK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 109.8% 41.9% 45.0% MHK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 16/100 76/100 32/100 MHK

Percentile Scorecard

CSTEMHKJHX

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

AxisCSTEMHKJHX
Valuation 33 #37 of 55 94 #4 of 55 20 #44 of 55
Growth 8 #47 of 51 68 #17 of 51 48 #27 of 51
Profitability 8 #47 of 51 50 #26 of 51 40 #31 of 51
Financial Health 14 #51 of 59 79 #13 of 59 33 #40 of 59
Shareholder Returns – 90 #5 of 41 20 #33 of 41
Overall 16 76 32
  • CSTE ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • MHK ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • JHX ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCSTEMHKJHXSPY
1 month -42.5%+17.6%+11.3% -2.3%
3 months -24.3%+11.8%+0.5% -0.7%
6 months +29.9%+56.6%+39.9% +4.8%
Year to date -11.3%+36.0%+34.1% +10.3%
1 year +46.0%+30.8%+32.9% +10.3%
3 years -59.6%+74.9%+3.5% +73.0%
3 years, per year -26.1%+20.5%+1.2% +20.1%
5 years -87.5%-16.4%-31.0% +61.9%
5 years, per year -34.0%-3.5%-7.2% +10.1%
10 years -94.4%-16.8%+92.5% +258.6%
10 years, per year -25.1%-1.8%+6.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCSTEMHKJHXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 109.8%41.9%45.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 114.9%36.8%41.4% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.631.281.65 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.420.740.73 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -95.4%-59.3%-60.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -53.7%0.0%-10.5% -3.5%
52-week high $3.56$148.65$31.09 $779.14
52-week low $0.62$94.33$16.69 $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.

MultipleCSTEMHKJHX
P/E now vs peer median -0.4xmedian 21.6x 17.4xmedian 21.6x 110.8xmedian 21.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 1.6x 0.9xmedian 1.6x 3.0xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -0.5xmedian 13.2x 8.6xmedian 13.2x 17.8xmedian 13.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -4.2xmedian 17.4x 11.3xmedian 17.4x 45.3xmedian 17.4x
P/B now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 2.9x 1.2xmedian 2.9x 2.5xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.14median 1.00 0.39median 1.00 -2.79median 1.00

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 monthsCSTEMHKJHX
Revenue $381.81M $11.21B $5.41B
Gross profit $75.22M $2.77B $1.94B
Operating income -$127.93M $621.50M $526.70M
Net income -$142.69M $518.50M $145.70M
Free cash flow -$13.44M $891.50M $356.40M
R&D $5.62M – $64.00M
EPS (diluted) $-4.13 $8.51 $0.25
Cash & equivalents – $816.80M $289.90M
Total debt – $1.78B $4.28B
Shares (diluted) 34.57M 60.90M 584.30M
Enterprise value $57.74M $5.87B $16.05B

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
MetricCSTEMHKJHX
P/E -0.4x 17.4x 110.8x
P/FCF -4.2x 11.3x 45.3x
P/Operating cash flow -3.2x 7.4x 22.2x
P/S 0.1x 0.9x 3.0x
P/B 0.6x 1.2x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 0.6x 1.3x 4.9x
EV/EBITDA -0.5x 8.6x 17.8x
EV/EBIT -0.4x 17.8x 38.2x
EV/Revenue 0.1x 1.0x 3.7x
EV/FCF -4.2x 12.4x 56.5x
EV/Operating cash flow -3.2x 8.1x 27.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.14 0.39 -2.79

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCSTEMHKJHX
Revenue growth (1Y) -6.0% 4.5% 42.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -15.6% 0.1% 13.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -7.6% 7.6% 34.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -12.9% 1.8% 13.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -135.1% 14.7% -5.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -0.8% 52.9% -11.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -136.2% 24.0% -56.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -2.9% 43.4% -34.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -136.0% 26.8% -67.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -2.9% 44.1% -39.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -52.4% 36.6% -11.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -37.6% 2.1% 1.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -3,032% 51.8% 110.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -32.2% 5.9% 75.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCSTEMHKJHX
Gross margin 19.7% 24.7% 35.9%
EBITDA margin -30.7% 11.5% 20.9%
Operating margin -33.5% 5.5% 9.7%
Pretax margin -36.3% 5.4% 5.1%
Net margin -37.4% 4.6% 2.7%
FCF margin -3.5% 8.0% 6.6%
Operating cash flow margin -4.7% 12.1% 13.4%
Return on equity -129.4% 6.2% 2.2%
Return on assets -39.5% 3.8% 1.0%
Return on invested capital – 5.2% 2.6%
Return on capital employed -58.0% 5.9% 4.2%
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.8x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.1x 2.6x 5.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.3% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCSTEMHKJHX
Debt / assets – 13.3% 31.7%
Debt / equity – 0.2x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.7x 3.5x
Debt / FCF – 2.0x 12.0x
Liabilities / assets 71.1% 38.2% 51.5%
Equity / assets 28.9% 61.8% 48.5%
Interest coverage – 62.2x 1.8x
Current ratio 1.6x 1.9x 1.6x
Quick ratio – 0.9x 0.7x
Cash ratio – 0.3x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 0.27 3.21 2.18

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCSTEMHKJHX
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 4.2% 1.9%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 4.2% 1.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusCSTEMHKJHX
Forward P/E – 13.9xFY2026 19.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.97FY2026 $10.47FY2026 $1.41FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +16.9%FY2026 +29.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -9.0% +12.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $420.48MFY2026 $11.73BFY2026 $5.13BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.9%FY2026 +8.7%FY2026 +6.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.3% +0.4% +15.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCSTEMHKJHX
Held by institutions 5.9% 88.0% 49.9%
Institutions holding 36 492 339
Change in shares held, QoQ -22.3% -0.9% +7.1%
Institutions buying 7 273 189
Institutions selling 14 155 100
Buyers to sellers 0.50 1.76 1.89

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.

CSTEMHKJHX
CSTE 1.00 0.11 0.18
MHK 0.11 1.00 0.68
JHX 0.18 0.68 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CSTE, MHK and JHX?

James Hardie Industries (JHX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Caesarstone (CSTE) $57.74M, Mohawk Industries (MHK) $9.27B, James Hardie Industries (JHX) $16.98B.

Which stock is cheaper, CSTE, MHK and JHX?

Mohawk Industries (MHK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Caesarstone (CSTE) -0.4x, Mohawk Industries (MHK) 17.9x, James Hardie Industries (JHX) 116.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Mohawk Industries (MHK) is cheapest (Mohawk Industries (MHK) 13.9x, James Hardie Industries (JHX) 19.3x). 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: Caesarstone (CSTE) -6.0%, Mohawk Industries (MHK) +4.5%, James Hardie Industries (JHX) +42.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mohawk Industries (MHK) has the highest net margin (Caesarstone (CSTE) -37.4%, Mohawk Industries (MHK) 4.6%, James Hardie Industries (JHX) 2.7%). On return on invested capital, Mohawk Industries (MHK) leads (Mohawk Industries (MHK) 5.2%, James Hardie Industries (JHX) 2.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Caesarstone (CSTE) returned the most: Caesarstone (CSTE) +46.0%, Mohawk Industries (MHK) +30.8%, James Hardie Industries (JHX) +32.9%. Over five years, Mohawk Industries (MHK) compounded fastest (Caesarstone (CSTE) -34.0%/yr, Mohawk Industries (MHK) -3.5%/yr, James Hardie Industries (JHX) -7.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mohawk Industries (MHK) has been the steadiest (Caesarstone (CSTE) 109.8%, Mohawk Industries (MHK) 41.9%, James Hardie Industries (JHX) 45.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CSTE, MHK and JHX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Mohawk Industries (MHK) leads on 8. 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.