CSTE vs WMS vs CSL Stock Comparison

Caesarstone, Advanced Drainage Systems and Carlisle Companies 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
$58.43M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$381.81M
Div. yield
–
Building Products Industrials
2 wins
CSL Carlisle Companies Inc
$371.47 +14.1% 1M +12.1% 1Y
Market cap
$14.41B
P/E
20.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.21B
Div. yield
1.22%
Building Products Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Carlisle Companies leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Carlisle Companies 6, Advanced Drainage Systems 4, Caesarstone 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCSTEWMSCSLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $58.43M $9.74B $14.41B CSL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.4x 23.2x 20.4x CSL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 21.3x 17.1x CSL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -6.0% +10.4% +4.0% WMS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -37.4% 14.0% 13.8% WMS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -114.7% 14.7% 17.8% CSL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 1.6x 1.9x CSTE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.56% 1.22% CSL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +44.4% -2.3% +12.1% CSTE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -33.0%/yr +3.9%/yr +10.8%/yr CSL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 109.5% 36.5% 37.3% WMS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 23/100 64/100 53/100 WMS

Percentile Scorecard

CSTEWMSCSL

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

AxisCSTEWMSCSL
Valuation 35 #36 of 55 48 #29 of 55 41 #33 of 55
Growth 8 #47 of 51 48 #27 of 51 34 #34 of 51
Profitability 8 #45 of 49 88 #7 of 49 85 #8 of 49
Financial Health 41 #33 of 55 52 #27 of 55 43 #32 of 55
Shareholder Returns – 85 #7 of 40 62 #16 of 40
Overall 23 64 53
  • CSTE ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • WMS ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • CSL ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCSTEWMSCSLSPY
1 month -41.7%+6.2%+14.1% +0.7%
3 months -18.4%-0.8%+0.4% +3.7%
6 months +27.1%-8.5%+4.6% +7.1%
Year to date -9.1%-5.7%+16.1% +12.8%
1 year +44.4%-2.3%+12.1% +11.9%
3 years -57.6%+27.6%+45.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year -24.9%+8.5%+13.4% +22.8%
5 years -86.5%+21.0%+66.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year -33.0%+3.9%+10.8% +10.9%
10 years -95.2%+598.3%+261.4% +262.0%
10 years, per year -26.2%+21.5%+13.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCSTEWMSCSLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 109.5%36.5%37.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 114.9%33.3%34.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.651.361.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.41-0.060.33 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -95.4%-50.3%-38.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -52.5%-22.2%-11.3% -1.2%
52-week high $3.56$175.38$418.74 $779.14
52-week low $0.62$125.22$295.41 $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.

MultipleCSTEWMSCSL
P/E now vs peer median -0.4xmedian 20.3x 23.2xmedian 20.3x 20.4xmedian 20.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 1.6x 3.0xmedian 1.6x 2.8xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -0.5xmedian 12.6x 12.4xmedian 12.6x 13.8xmedian 12.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -4.3xmedian 16.9x 17.7xmedian 16.9x 19.2xmedian 16.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 3.0x 5.4xmedian 3.0x 10.0xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.14median 1.13 -12.35median 1.13 2.80median 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 monthsCSTEWMSCSL
Revenue $381.81M $3.22B $5.21B
Gross profit $75.22M $1.24B $1.81B
Operating income -$127.93M $668.00M $1.02B
Net income -$142.69M $455.60M $718.40M
Free cash flow -$13.44M $550.15M $750.50M
R&D $5.62M – $48.30M
EPS (diluted) $-4.13 $5.86 $18.14
Cash & equivalents – $162.25M $546.70M
Total debt $401.00K $1.61B $2.89B
Shares (diluted) 34.57M 77.02M 39.60M
Enterprise value $22.37M $7.60B $11.32B

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
MetricCSTEWMSCSL
P/E -0.4x 23.2x 20.4x
P/FCF -4.3x 17.7x 19.2x
P/Operating cash flow -3.3x 12.1x 16.1x
P/S 0.2x 3.0x 2.8x
P/B 0.6x 5.4x 10.0x
P/Tangible book 0.6x 9.8x 140.1x
EV/EBITDA -0.5x 12.4x 13.8x
EV/EBIT -0.5x 16.7x 16.5x
EV/Revenue 0.2x 3.5x 3.2x
EV/FCF -4.4x 20.3x 22.3x
EV/Operating cash flow -3.3x 13.9x 18.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.14 -12.35 2.80

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCSTEWMSCSL
Revenue growth (1Y) -6.0% 10.4% 4.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -15.6% 3.2% 4.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -7.6% 14.0% -0.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -12.9% 4.3% 4.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -135.1% 4.9% -2.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -0.8% -2.2% 2.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -136.2% 4.9% -7.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -2.9% -2.8% -0.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -136.0% 5.7% 0.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -2.9% -1.9% 7.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -52.4% 19.5% -17.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -37.6% 4.6% -9.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -3,032% 18.3% -21.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -32.2% 1.3% -11.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCSTEWMSCSL
Gross margin 19.7% 38.6% 34.7%
EBITDA margin -30.7% 27.9% 23.3%
Operating margin -33.5% 20.7% 19.5%
Pretax margin -36.3% 18.6% 18.0%
Net margin -37.4% 14.0% 13.8%
FCF margin -3.5% 17.1% 14.4%
Operating cash flow margin -4.7% 25.0% 17.2%
Return on equity -129.4% 24.6% 47.0%
Return on assets -39.5% 10.1% 11.7%
Return on invested capital -114.7% 14.7% 17.8%
Return on capital employed -58.0% 17.0% 19.3%
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.7x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.1x 1.8x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 1.2% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCSTEWMSCSL
Debt / assets 0.1% 35.8% 47.9%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.9x 2.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 1.6x 1.9x
Debt / FCF 0.0x 2.9x 3.8x
Liabilities / assets 71.1% 59.7% 76.1%
Equity / assets 28.9% 40.3% 23.9%
Interest coverage – – 9.1x
Current ratio 1.6x 2.1x 2.4x
Quick ratio 0.3x 1.1x 1.6x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.3x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 0.27 4.17 5.36

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCSTEWMSCSL
Dividend yield – 0.6% 1.2%
Net buyback yield – 3.3% 7.6%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 3.8% 8.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 12.6% 25.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 10.4% 24.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 12.0% 2.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 12.3% 5.5%

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.

ConsensusCSTEWMSCSL
Forward P/E – 21.3xFY2026 17.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.97FY2026 $6.40FY2026 $21.76FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +2.1%FY2026 +12.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +22.7% +15.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $420.48MFY2026 $3.62BFY2026 $4.97BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.9%FY2026 +18.7%FY2026 -1.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.3% +5.8% +18.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCSTEWMSCSL
Held by institutions 5.9% 90.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 36 554 796
Change in shares held, QoQ -22.3% +0.3% -1.1%
Institutions buying 7 259 367
Institutions selling 14 210 292
Buyers to sellers 0.50 1.23 1.26

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.

CSTEWMSCSL
CSTE 1.00 0.09 0.02
WMS 0.09 1.00 0.62
CSL 0.02 0.62 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CSTE, WMS and CSL?

Carlisle Companies (CSL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Caesarstone (CSTE) $58.43M, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) $9.74B, Carlisle Companies (CSL) $14.41B.

Which stock is cheaper, CSTE, WMS and CSL?

Carlisle Companies (CSL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Caesarstone (CSTE) -0.4x, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 23.2x, Carlisle Companies (CSL) 20.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Carlisle Companies (CSL) is cheapest (Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 21.3x, Carlisle Companies (CSL) 17.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Caesarstone (CSTE) -6.0%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) +10.4%, Carlisle Companies (CSL) +4.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) has the highest net margin (Caesarstone (CSTE) -37.4%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 14.0%, Carlisle Companies (CSL) 13.8%). On return on invested capital, Carlisle Companies (CSL) leads (Caesarstone (CSTE) -114.7%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 14.7%, Carlisle Companies (CSL) 17.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Caesarstone (CSTE) returned the most: Caesarstone (CSTE) +44.4%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) -2.3%, Carlisle Companies (CSL) +12.1%. Over five years, Carlisle Companies (CSL) compounded fastest (Caesarstone (CSTE) -33.0%/yr, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) +3.9%/yr, Carlisle Companies (CSL) +10.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Carlisle Companies (CSL) has the highest dividend yield: Caesarstone (CSTE) 0.00%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 0.56%, Carlisle Companies (CSL) 1.22%. Caesarstone (CSTE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) has been the steadiest (Caesarstone (CSTE) 109.5%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 36.5%, Carlisle Companies (CSL) 37.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 6. 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.