GFF vs LCUT vs ALLE Stock Comparison

Griffon, Lifetime Brands and Allegion Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GFF Griffon Corp
$99.89 +4.0% 1M +30.2% 1Y
Market cap
$4.52B
P/E
25.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.75B
Div. yield
0.01%
Building Products Industrials
4 wins
LCUT Lifetime Brands, Inc
$8.24 -10.6% 1M +127.6% 1Y
Market cap
$182.87M
P/E
5.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$661.06M
Div. yield
–
Home Appliances Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
ALLE Allegion plc
$180.73 +16.3% 1M +6.9% 1Y
Market cap
$16.04B
P/E
20.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.39B
Div. yield
–
Building Products Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Lifetime Brands leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Lifetime Brands 5, Griffon 4, Allegion 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGFFLCUTALLELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.52B $182.87M $16.04B ALLE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.2x 5.8x 20.2x LCUT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.7x 4.2x 19.2x LCUT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +26.9% -1.5% +10.3% GFF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.5% 4.8% — GFF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 19.0% 13.6% — GFF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 1.8x — LCUT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +30.2% +127.6% +6.9% LCUT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +30.4%/yr -13.5%/yr +7.1%/yr GFF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.0% 81.4% 29.5% ALLE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 65/100 48/100 LCUT

Percentile Scorecard

GFFLCUTALLE

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

AxisGFFLCUTALLE
Valuation 57 #24 of 55 98 #2 of 41 19 #45 of 55
Growth 86 #8 of 51 75 #11 of 41 68 #17 of 51
Profitability 85 #8 of 48 76 #10 of 39 75 #13 of 48
Financial Health 25 #41 of 54 45 #24 of 43 –
Shareholder Returns 43 #24 of 41 33 #19 of 28 30 #29 of 41
Overall 59 65 48
  • GFF ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • LCUT ranked among 44 companies in Household Durables
  • ALLE ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGFFLCUTALLESPY
1 month +4.0%-10.6%+16.3% +0.9%
3 months +14.1%-1.7%+14.1% +5.9%
6 months +12.7%+23.7%+31.6% +8.5%
Year to date +35.6%+108.6%+13.5% +13.3%
1 year +30.2%+127.6%+6.9% +12.4%
3 years +152.3%+55.8%+85.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year +36.2%+15.9%+22.9% +23.5%
5 years +277.1%-51.4%+40.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year +30.4%-13.5%+7.1% +11.0%
10 years +499.9%-41.6%+184.2% +263.4%
10 years, per year +19.6%-5.2%+11.0% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureGFFLCUTALLESPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.0%81.4%29.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.7%74.4%27.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.330.920.43 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.841.570.23 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.3%-84.5%-34.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.8%-16.8%0.0% -0.9%
52-week high $107.22$9.90$180.73 $779.14
52-week low $66.79$2.98$125.65 $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.

MultipleGFFLCUTALLE
P/E now vs peer median 24.5xmedian 20.0x 5.7xmedian 15.7x 20.2xmedian 20.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.5x 0.3xmedian 0.7x 3.5xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.8xmedian 11.3x 4.1xmedian 9.6x —median 11.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.3xmedian 15.3x 9.1xmedian 11.7x 19.7xmedian 15.3x
P/B now vs peer median 35.2xmedian 2.8x 0.9xmedian 1.1x 7.1xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.66median 0.99 0.11median 0.62 —median 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 monthsGFFLCUTALLE
Revenue $2.75B $661.06M $4.39B
Gross profit $1.11B $286.63M –
Operating income $459.31M $56.07M $944.20M
Net income $178.97M $31.80M $691.10M
Free cash flow $297.20M $20.78M –
EPS (diluted) $3.96 $1.41 –
Cash & equivalents $110.35M $5.45M $388.10M
Total debt $1.27B $148.24M –
Shares (diluted) 45.15M 22.61M 86.00M
Enterprise value $4.10B $147.16M $16.04B

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
MetricGFFLCUTALLE
P/E 24.5x 5.7x 20.2x
P/FCF 15.3x 9.1x 19.7x
P/Operating cash flow 13.3x 6.9x 18.2x
P/S 1.7x 0.3x 3.5x
P/B 35.2x 0.9x 7.1x
P/Tangible book -20.9x 0.9x 11.2x
EV/EBITDA 10.8x 4.1x –
EV/EBIT 12.4x 5.9x –
EV/Revenue 2.1x 0.5x 3.5x
EV/FCF 19.2x 16.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow 16.7x 12.1x 18.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.66 0.11 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGFFLCUTALLE
Revenue growth (1Y) 26.9% -1.5% 10.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.0% -1.2% 6.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.9% 14.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.4% 4.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 151.5% 566.4% 13.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 51.1% 34.7% 10.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 155.8% 191.8% 7.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 35.2% 55.0% 7.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 156.8% 188.0% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 36.9% 53.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 11.2% 16.3% 10.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.7% -23.8% 13.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 17.2% 4.8% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.7% -29.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGFFLCUTALLE
Gross margin 40.5% 43.4% –
EBITDA margin 19.3% 12.1% –
Operating margin 16.7% 8.5% –
Pretax margin 13.9% 5.7% –
Net margin 6.5% 4.8% –
FCF margin 10.8% 3.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 12.4% 4.2% 19.2%
Return on equity 166.5% 15.3% 32.2%
Return on assets 9.5% 5.5% 12.8%
Return on invested capital 19.0% 13.6% –
Return on capital employed 27.8% 14.2% –
Asset turnover 1.4x 1.2x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 0.9x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGFFLCUTALLE
Debt / assets 69.0% 24.0% –
Debt / equity 9.8x 0.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 1.8x –
Debt / FCF 4.3x 7.1x –
Liabilities / assets 93.0% 64.8% –
Equity / assets 7.0% 35.2% 39.7%
Interest coverage 5.2x 3.0x –
Current ratio 2.4x 2.1x 1.9x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.7x –
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.0x –
Altman Z-score – 1.92 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGFFLCUTALLE
Dividend yield 0.9% 2.0% 1.2%
Net buyback yield 3.1% – –
Shareholder yield 4.0% 2.0% 1.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 21.8% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 13.1% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.9% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -45.4% – –

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.

ConsensusGFFLCUTALLE
Forward P/E 19.7xFY2026 4.2xFY2026 19.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.06FY2026 $1.96FY2026 $9.41FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -10.4%FY2026 +142.0%FY2026 +15.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.0% -46.9% +2.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.71BFY2026 $703.72MFY2026 $4.67BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -32.1%FY2026 +8.6%FY2026 +14.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.3% +4.6% +8.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGFFLCUTALLE
Held by institutions 79.9% 43.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding 347 88 730
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.9% +9.6% +3.0%
Institutions buying 179 65 336
Institutions selling 120 15 271
Buyers to sellers 1.49 4.33 1.24

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.

GFFLCUTALLE
GFF 1.00 0.13 0.52
LCUT 0.13 1.00 0.04
ALLE 0.52 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GFF, LCUT and ALLE?

Allegion (ALLE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Griffon (GFF) $4.52B, Lifetime Brands (LCUT) $182.87M, Allegion (ALLE) $16.04B.

Which stock is cheaper, GFF, LCUT and ALLE?

Lifetime Brands (LCUT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Griffon (GFF) 25.2x, Lifetime Brands (LCUT) 5.8x, Allegion (ALLE) 20.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Lifetime Brands (LCUT) is cheapest (Griffon (GFF) 19.7x, Lifetime Brands (LCUT) 4.2x, Allegion (ALLE) 19.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Griffon (GFF) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Griffon (GFF) +26.9%, Lifetime Brands (LCUT) -1.5%, Allegion (ALLE) +10.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Griffon (GFF) has the highest net margin (Griffon (GFF) 6.5%, Lifetime Brands (LCUT) 4.8%). On return on invested capital, Griffon (GFF) leads (Griffon (GFF) 19.0%, Lifetime Brands (LCUT) 13.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lifetime Brands (LCUT) returned the most: Griffon (GFF) +30.2%, Lifetime Brands (LCUT) +127.6%, Allegion (ALLE) +6.9%. Over five years, Griffon (GFF) compounded fastest (Griffon (GFF) +30.4%/yr, Lifetime Brands (LCUT) -13.5%/yr, Allegion (ALLE) +7.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Griffon (GFF) 0.01%, Lifetime Brands (LCUT) 0.00%, Allegion (ALLE) 0.00%. Lifetime Brands (LCUT) and Allegion (ALLE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Allegion (ALLE) has been the steadiest (Griffon (GFF) 36.0%, Lifetime Brands (LCUT) 81.4%, Allegion (ALLE) 29.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GFF, LCUT and ALLE?

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