CSTE vs OC vs SMID Stock Comparison

Caesarstone, Owens Corning and Smith Midland Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CSTE Caesarstone Ltd.
$1.69 -41.7% 1M +44.4% 1Y
Market cap
$60.84M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$381.81M
Div. yield
–
Building Products Industrials
1 win
OC Owens Corning
$121.64 +2.8% 1M -2.4% 1Y
Market cap
$9.67B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$9.85B
Div. yield
–
Building Products Industrials
3 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
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Smith Midland leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Smith Midland 5, Owens Corning 3, Caesarstone 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCSTEOCSMIDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $60.84M $9.67B $119.14M OC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.4x -14.4x 15.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 13.5x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -6.0% -7.2% -1.6% SMID
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -37.4% -6.8% 8.6% SMID
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -114.7% 0.5% 12.8% SMID
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 6.5x -0.5x SMID
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +44.4% -2.4% -40.6% CSTE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -33.0%/yr +5.4%/yr +2.2%/yr OC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 109.5% 42.2% 51.1% OC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 23/100 42/100 80/100 SMID

Percentile Scorecard

CSTEOCSMID

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

AxisCSTEOCSMID
Valuation 35 #36 of 55 69 #18 of 55 82 #11 of 55
Growth 8 #47 of 51 12 #45 of 51 82 #10 of 51
Profitability 8 #45 of 49 23 #38 of 49 65 #18 of 49
Financial Health 41 #33 of 55 11 #49 of 55 93 #5 of 55
Shareholder Returns – 97 #2 of 40 –
Overall 23 42 80
  • CSTE ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • OC 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

PeriodCSTEOCSMIDSPY
1 month -41.7%+2.8%-4.9% +0.7%
3 months -18.4%-12.4%-21.5% +3.7%
6 months +27.1%-1.4%-33.9% +7.1%
Year to date -9.1%+8.7%-38.5% +12.8%
1 year +44.4%-2.4%-40.6% +11.9%
3 years -57.6%+8.0%+10.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year -24.9%+2.6%+3.5% +22.8%
5 years -86.5%+30.2%+11.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year -33.0%+5.4%+2.2% +10.9%
10 years -95.2%+150.9%+522.3% +262.0%
10 years, per year -26.2%+9.6%+20.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCSTEOCSMIDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 109.5%42.2%51.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 114.9%38.4%51.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.651.490.97 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.41-0.06-0.80 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -95.4%-53.4%-72.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -52.5%-23.5%-43.9% -1.2%
52-week high $3.56$158.96$39.82 $779.14
52-week low $0.62$98.28$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.

MultipleCSTEOCSMID
P/E now vs peer median -0.4xmedian 20.3x -14.6xmedian 20.3x 15.3xmedian 20.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 1.6x 1.0xmedian 1.6x 1.3xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -0.5xmedian 12.6x 19.1xmedian 12.6x 7.8xmedian 12.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -4.3xmedian 16.9x 10.7xmedian 16.9x 28.4xmedian 16.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 3.0x 2.5xmedian 3.0x 2.1xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.14median 1.13 0.39median 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 monthsCSTEOCSMID
Revenue $381.81M $9.85B $89.50M
Gross profit $75.22M $2.56B $21.00M
Operating income -$127.93M $50.00M $10.80M
Net income -$142.69M -$669.00M $7.73M
Free cash flow -$13.44M $897.00M $4.17M
R&D $5.62M $150.00M –
EPS (diluted) $-4.13 $-8.33 $1.46
Cash & equivalents – $271.00M $10.66M
Total debt $401.00K $5.19B $17.45M
Shares (diluted) 34.57M 80.60M 5.31M
Enterprise value $24.78M $8.49B $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
MetricCSTEOCSMID
P/E -0.4x -14.6x 15.3x
P/FCF -4.3x 10.7x 28.4x
P/Operating cash flow -3.3x 5.5x 8.2x
P/S 0.2x 1.0x 1.3x
P/B 0.6x 2.5x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 0.6x 7.1x 3.7x
EV/EBITDA -0.5x 19.1x 7.8x
EV/EBIT -0.5x 290.6x 10.4x
EV/Revenue 0.2x 1.5x 1.3x
EV/FCF -4.4x 16.2x 26.9x
EV/Operating cash flow -3.3x 8.3x 7.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.14 0.39 0.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCSTEOCSMID
Revenue growth (1Y) -6.0% -7.2% -1.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -15.6% 0.5% 18.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -7.6% -19.6% -18.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -12.9% -0.6% 35.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -135.1% -96.9% -30.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -0.8% -69.8% 134.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -136.2% -300.9% -49.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -2.9% -35.8% 136.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -136.0% -313.8% -35.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -2.9% -37.1% 135.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -52.4% 6.0% 92.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -37.6% 6.1% 97.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -3,032% -1.9% 459.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -32.2% -2.0% 38.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCSTEOCSMID
Gross margin 19.7% 26.0% 23.5%
EBITDA margin -30.7% 7.7% 16.1%
Operating margin -33.5% 0.5% 12.1%
Pretax margin -36.3% -2.2% 12.0%
Net margin -37.4% -6.8% 8.6%
FCF margin -3.5% 9.1% 4.7%
Operating cash flow margin -4.7% 17.8% 16.3%
Return on equity -129.4% -17.8% 13.7%
Return on assets -39.5% -5.2% 8.6%
Return on invested capital -114.7% 0.5% 12.8%
Return on capital employed -58.0% 0.5% 13.8%
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.8x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.1x -2.6x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.7% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCSTEOCSMID
Debt / assets 0.1% 40.8% 4.8%
Debt / equity 0.0x 1.4x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 6.5x -0.5x
Debt / FCF 0.0x 5.8x 1.0x
Liabilities / assets 71.1% 70.1% 34.2%
Equity / assets 28.9% 29.9% 65.8%
Interest coverage – 0.4x 48.9x
Current ratio 1.6x 1.2x 4.1x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.6x 3.1x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.1x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 0.27 1.97 5.12

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCSTEOCSMID
Dividend yield – 2.6% –
Net buyback yield – 7.1% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 9.7% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusCSTEOCSMID
Forward P/E – 13.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.97FY2026 $9.03FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY – -25.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +16.7% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $420.48MFY2026 $10.50BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +5.9%FY2026 +3.9%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +3.3% +0.5% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCSTEOCSMID
Held by institutions 5.9% 100.0% 57.0%
Institutions holding 36 688 56
Change in shares held, QoQ -22.3% +4.2% -1.1%
Institutions buying 7 366 23
Institutions selling 14 220 17
Buyers to sellers 0.50 1.66 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.

CSTEOCSMID
CSTE 1.00 0.07 -0.04
OC 0.07 1.00 0.32
SMID -0.04 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CSTE, OC and SMID?

Owens Corning (OC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Caesarstone (CSTE) $60.84M, Owens Corning (OC) $9.67B, Smith Midland (SMID) $119.14M.

Which company is growing faster?

Smith Midland (SMID) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Caesarstone (CSTE) -6.0%, Owens Corning (OC) -7.2%, Smith Midland (SMID) -1.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Smith Midland (SMID) has the highest net margin (Caesarstone (CSTE) -37.4%, Owens Corning (OC) -6.8%, Smith Midland (SMID) 8.6%). On return on invested capital, Smith Midland (SMID) leads (Caesarstone (CSTE) -114.7%, Owens Corning (OC) 0.5%, Smith Midland (SMID) 12.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Caesarstone (CSTE) returned the most: Caesarstone (CSTE) +44.4%, Owens Corning (OC) -2.4%, Smith Midland (SMID) -40.6%. Over five years, Owens Corning (OC) compounded fastest (Caesarstone (CSTE) -33.0%/yr, Owens Corning (OC) +5.4%/yr, Smith Midland (SMID) +2.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Owens Corning (OC) has been the steadiest (Caesarstone (CSTE) 109.5%, Owens Corning (OC) 42.2%, Smith Midland (SMID) 51.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CSTE, OC 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, Smith Midland (SMID) 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.