FLXS vs MLKN vs MBC Stock Comparison

Flexsteel Industries, Millerknoll and MasterBrand Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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FLXS Flexsteel Industries Inc
$75.57 -12.5% 1M +116.8% 1Y
Market cap
$303.34M
P/E
9.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$462.71M
Div. yield
–
Furniture Consumer Discretionary
8 wins
MLKN Millerknoll, Inc.
$21.33 +6.9% 1M +33.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.48B
P/E
15.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.81B
Div. yield
–
Furniture Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
MBC MasterBrand, Inc.
$7.17 +2.7% 1M -43.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.11B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.78B
Div. yield
–
Furniture Consumer Discretionary

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Flexsteel Industries leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Flexsteel Industries 8, Millerknoll 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFLXSMLKNMBCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $303.34M $1.48B $1.11B MLKN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.7x 15.2x -11.4x FLXS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.1x 10.2x — MLKN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.4% +1.2% 0.0% FLXS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.7% 2.6% -3.5% FLXS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 22.8% 5.6% -1.0% FLXS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.1x 2.7x 16.8x FLXS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +116.8% +33.2% -43.9% FLXS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +22.0%/yr -11.3%/yr — FLXS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.3% 48.6% 55.6% MLKN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 81/100 62/100 28/100 FLXS

Percentile Scorecard

FLXSMLKNMBC

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

AxisFLXSMLKNMBC
Valuation 90 #5 of 41 80 #9 of 41 58 #18 of 41
Growth 85 #7 of 41 73 #12 of 41 8 #38 of 41
Profitability 87 #6 of 38 62 #15 of 38 24 #29 of 38
Financial Health 76 #11 of 42 34 #28 of 42 24 #32 of 42
Shareholder Returns 65 #10 of 27 62 #11 of 27 –
Overall 81 62 28
  • FLXS ranked among 44 companies in Household Durables
  • MLKN ranked among 44 companies in Household Durables
  • MBC ranked among 44 companies in Household Durables

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFLXSMLKNMBCSPY
1 month -12.5%+6.9%+2.7% +0.7%
3 months +2.2%-5.1%-12.0% +3.7%
6 months +36.7%+32.6%-20.2% +7.1%
Year to date +91.4%+16.7%-35.1% +12.8%
1 year +116.8%+33.2%-43.9% +11.9%
3 years +278.4%-7.4%-35.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year +55.9%-2.5%-13.5% +22.8%
5 years +169.9%-45.2%— +67.6%
5 years, per year +22.0%-11.3%— +10.9%
10 years +86.0%-23.5%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +6.4%-2.6%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFLXSMLKNMBCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.3%48.6%55.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.7%53.2%56.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.841.211.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.270.68-0.79 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.3%-67.8%-66.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.4%-12.9%-48.1% -1.2%
52-week high $89.37$24.49$13.82 $779.14
52-week low $34.19$13.88$6.43 $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.

MultipleFLXSMLKNMBC
P/E now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 15.8x 15.1xmedian 15.8x -11.4xmedian 15.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 0.7x 0.4xmedian 0.7x 0.4xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 9.6x 6.3xmedian 9.6x 32.9xmedian 9.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 12.1x 12.7xmedian 12.1x 14.8xmedian 12.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.2x 1.1xmedian 1.2x 0.6xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.28median 0.63 0.32median 0.63 0.31median 0.63

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 monthsFLXSMLKNMBC
Revenue $462.71M $3.81B $2.78B
Gross profit $112.59M $1.51B $747.80M
Operating income $40.46M $196.60M -$31.70M
Net income $31.23M $101.20M -$96.90M
Free cash flow $42.39M $115.50M $74.40M
R&D – $105.00M –
EPS (diluted) $7.15 $1.40 $-0.63
Cash & equivalents $4.41M $178.60M $241.60M
Total debt $900.00K $1.31B $1.39B
Shares (diluted) 4.37M 70.04M 153.60M
Enterprise value $188.20M $782.87M $430.89M

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
MetricFLXSMLKNMBC
P/E 10.0x 15.1x -11.4x
P/FCF 7.4x 12.7x 14.8x
P/Operating cash flow 6.9x 6.1x 7.4x
P/S 0.7x 0.4x 0.4x
P/B 2.4x 1.1x 0.6x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 1.6x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA 7.0x 6.3x 32.9x
EV/EBIT 7.7x 13.2x -71.0x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 0.7x 0.8x
EV/FCF 7.3x 22.5x 30.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.8x 10.8x 15.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.28 0.32 0.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFLXSMLKNMBC
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.4% 1.2% 0.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.6% -1.0% -2.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.9% 3.5% -15.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.0% 2.1% -6.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 36.9% 121.4% -115.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 49.8% 20.7% -28.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 33.8% 681.6% -203.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 27.0% 44.0% -38.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 71.6% 724.0% -186.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 36.1% 47.5% -36.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 18.7% 21.3% -40.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 77.5% -12.6% -25.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 22.8% 41.0% -53.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 120.6% -24.9% -37.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFLXSMLKNMBC
Gross margin 24.3% 39.5% 26.9%
EBITDA margin 9.6% 10.9% 2.5%
Operating margin 8.7% 5.2% -1.1%
Pretax margin 8.9% 3.5% -3.8%
Net margin 6.7% 2.6% -3.5%
FCF margin 9.2% 3.0% 2.7%
Operating cash flow margin 9.9% 6.3% 5.3%
Return on equity 23.5% 7.6% -5.9%
Return on assets 12.6% 2.6% -2.6%
Return on invested capital 22.8% 5.6% -1.0%
Return on capital employed 22.4% 5.9% -1.0%
Asset turnover 1.9x 1.0x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 2.4x -1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 0.7% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFLXSMLKNMBC
Debt / assets 0.4% 32.7% 31.0%
Debt / equity 0.0x 1.0x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.1x 2.7x 16.8x
Debt / FCF 0.0x 11.3x 18.7x
Liabilities / assets 45.5% 66.1% 56.1%
Equity / assets 54.5% 33.9% 43.9%
Interest coverage 4,495x 2.9x -0.4x
Current ratio 2.2x 1.6x 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.8x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.3x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 5.86 1.83 1.38

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFLXSMLKNMBC
Dividend yield 1.2% 3.6% –
Net buyback yield 20.6% 0.7% –
Shareholder yield 21.8% 4.3% –
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.

ConsensusFLXSMLKNMBC
Forward P/E 15.1xFY2027 10.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $4.99FY2027 $2.10FY2026 $-0.04FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1.0%FY2027 +12.9%FY2026 -104.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +27.1% +11.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $463.67MFY2027 $3.72BFY2026 $3.32BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.0%FY2027 -3.2%FY2026 +21.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.2% +17.4% +22.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFLXSMLKNMBC
Held by institutions 54.4% 96.5% 100.0%
Institutions holding 126 244 346
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.2% -0.5% +39.7%
Institutions buying 72 121 222
Institutions selling 32 86 53
Buyers to sellers 2.25 1.41 4.19

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.

FLXSMLKNMBC
FLXS 1.00 0.25 0.29
MLKN 0.25 1.00 0.47
MBC 0.29 0.47 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FLXS, MLKN and MBC?

Millerknoll (MLKN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Flexsteel Industries (FLXS) $303.34M, Millerknoll (MLKN) $1.48B, MasterBrand (MBC) $1.11B.

Which stock is cheaper, FLXS, MLKN and MBC?

Flexsteel Industries (FLXS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Flexsteel Industries (FLXS) 9.7x, Millerknoll (MLKN) 15.2x, MasterBrand (MBC) -11.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Millerknoll (MLKN) is cheapest (Flexsteel Industries (FLXS) 15.1x, Millerknoll (MLKN) 10.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Flexsteel Industries (FLXS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Flexsteel Industries (FLXS) +3.4%, Millerknoll (MLKN) +1.2%, MasterBrand (MBC) 0.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Flexsteel Industries (FLXS) has the highest net margin (Flexsteel Industries (FLXS) 6.7%, Millerknoll (MLKN) 2.6%, MasterBrand (MBC) -3.5%). On return on invested capital, Flexsteel Industries (FLXS) leads (Flexsteel Industries (FLXS) 22.8%, Millerknoll (MLKN) 5.6%, MasterBrand (MBC) -1.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Flexsteel Industries (FLXS) returned the most: Flexsteel Industries (FLXS) +116.8%, Millerknoll (MLKN) +33.2%, MasterBrand (MBC) -43.9%. Over five years, Flexsteel Industries (FLXS) compounded fastest (Flexsteel Industries (FLXS) +22.0%/yr, Millerknoll (MLKN) -11.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Millerknoll (MLKN) has been the steadiest (Flexsteel Industries (FLXS) 51.3%, Millerknoll (MLKN) 48.6%, MasterBrand (MBC) 55.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FLXS, MLKN and MBC?

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