GFF vs LCUT vs AYI Stock Comparison

Griffon, Lifetime Brands and Acuity Inc. (De) 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
5 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
3 wins
AYI Acuity Inc. (De)
$316.80 +3.6% 1M -12.7% 1Y
Market cap
$9.91B
P/E
18.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.64B
Div. yield
0.00%
Building Products Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Griffon leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Griffon 5, Acuity Inc. (De) 4, Lifetime Brands 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGFFLCUTAYILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.52B $182.87M $9.91B AYI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.2x 5.8x 18.7x LCUT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.7x 4.2x 15.8x LCUT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +26.9% -1.5% +6.8% GFF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.5% 4.8% 11.4% AYI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 19.0% 13.6% 15.4% GFF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 1.8x 0.1x AYI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% GFF
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +30.2% +127.6% -12.7% LCUT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +30.4%/yr -13.5%/yr +9.1%/yr GFF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.0% 81.4% 38.0% GFF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 65/100 82/100 AYI

Percentile Scorecard

GFFLCUTAYI

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

AxisGFFLCUTAYI
Valuation 57 #24 of 55 98 #2 of 41 74 #15 of 55
Growth 86 #8 of 51 75 #11 of 41 84 #9 of 51
Profitability 85 #8 of 48 76 #10 of 39 79 #11 of 48
Financial Health 25 #41 of 54 45 #24 of 43 89 #7 of 54
Shareholder Returns 43 #24 of 41 33 #19 of 28 83 #8 of 41
Overall 59 65 82
  • GFF ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • LCUT ranked among 44 companies in Household Durables
  • AYI ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGFFLCUTAYISPY
1 month +4.0%-10.6%+3.6% +0.9%
3 months +14.1%-1.7%-5.1% +5.9%
6 months +12.7%+23.7%+10.8% +8.5%
Year to date +35.6%+108.6%-12.0% +13.3%
1 year +30.2%+127.6%-12.7% +12.4%
3 years +152.3%+55.8%+100.1% +88.1%
3 years, per year +36.2%+15.9%+26.0% +23.5%
5 years +277.1%-51.4%+54.2% +68.2%
5 years, per year +30.4%-13.5%+9.1% +11.0%
10 years +499.9%-41.6%+42.0% +263.4%
10 years, per year +19.6%-5.2%+3.6% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureGFFLCUTAYISPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.0%81.4%38.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.7%74.4%41.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.330.921.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.841.57-0.34 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.3%-84.5%-34.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.8%-16.8%-15.9% -0.9%
52-week high $107.22$9.90$376.69 $779.14
52-week low $66.79$2.98$257.79 $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.

MultipleGFFLCUTAYI
P/E now vs peer median 24.5xmedian 20.0x 5.7xmedian 15.7x 18.1xmedian 20.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.5x 0.3xmedian 0.7x 2.0xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.8xmedian 11.3x 4.1xmedian 9.6x 10.9xmedian 11.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.3xmedian 15.3x 9.1xmedian 11.7x 12.6xmedian 15.3x
P/B now vs peer median 35.2xmedian 2.8x 0.9xmedian 1.1x 3.2xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.66median 0.99 0.11median 0.62 1.09median 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 monthsGFFLCUTAYI
Revenue $2.75B $661.06M $4.64B
Gross profit $1.11B $286.63M $2.35B
Operating income $459.31M $56.07M $713.70M
Net income $178.97M $31.80M $531.30M
Free cash flow $297.20M $20.78M $747.90M
EPS (diluted) $3.96 $1.41 $17.06
Cash & equivalents $110.35M $5.45M $636.30M
Total debt $1.27B $148.24M $697.40M
Shares (diluted) 45.15M 22.61M 31.15M
Enterprise value $4.10B $147.16M $8.22B

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
MetricGFFLCUTAYI
P/E 24.5x 5.7x 18.1x
P/FCF 15.3x 9.1x 12.6x
P/Operating cash flow 13.3x 6.9x 11.4x
P/S 1.7x 0.3x 2.0x
P/B 35.2x 0.9x 3.2x
P/Tangible book -20.9x 0.9x 4.8x
EV/EBITDA 10.8x 4.1x 10.9x
EV/EBIT 12.4x 5.9x 13.3x
EV/Revenue 2.1x 0.5x 2.0x
EV/FCF 19.2x 16.0x 12.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.7x 12.1x 11.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.66 0.11 1.09

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGFFLCUTAYI
Revenue growth (1Y) 26.9% -1.5% 6.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.0% -1.2% 5.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.9% 14.6% 13.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.4% 4.4% 11.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 151.5% 566.4% 26.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 51.1% 34.7% 14.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 155.8% 191.8% 34.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 35.2% 55.0% 15.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 156.8% 188.0% 36.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 36.9% 53.5% 16.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 11.2% 16.3% 37.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.7% -23.8% 12.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 17.2% 4.8% 40.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.7% -29.7% 13.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGFFLCUTAYI
Gross margin 40.5% 43.4% 50.6%
EBITDA margin 19.3% 12.1% 18.7%
Operating margin 16.7% 8.5% 15.4%
Pretax margin 13.9% 5.7% 14.7%
Net margin 6.5% 4.8% 11.4%
FCF margin 10.8% 3.1% 16.1%
Operating cash flow margin 12.4% 4.2% 17.8%
Return on equity 166.5% 15.3% 18.2%
Return on assets 9.5% 5.5% 11.2%
Return on invested capital 19.0% 13.6% 15.4%
Return on capital employed 27.8% 14.2% 19.5%
Asset turnover 1.4x 1.2x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 0.9x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 0.5% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGFFLCUTAYI
Debt / assets 69.0% 24.0% 14.3%
Debt / equity 9.8x 0.7x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 1.8x 0.1x
Debt / FCF 4.3x 7.1x 0.9x
Liabilities / assets 93.0% 64.8% 39.0%
Equity / assets 7.0% 35.2% 61.0%
Interest coverage 5.2x 3.0x –
Current ratio 2.4x 2.1x 1.7x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.7x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.0x 0.6x
Altman Z-score – 1.92 5.97

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGFFLCUTAYI
Dividend yield 0.9% 2.0% 0.3%
Net buyback yield 3.1% – 3.0%
Shareholder yield 4.0% 2.0% 3.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 21.8% – 4.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) 13.1% – 3.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.9% – 15.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -45.4% – 12.3%

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.

ConsensusGFFLCUTAYI
Forward P/E 19.7xFY2026 4.2xFY2026 15.8xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $5.06FY2026 $1.96FY2026 $20.01FY2027
EPS growth, next FY -10.4%FY2026 +142.0%FY2026 +0.6%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +18.0% -46.9% +21.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.71BFY2026 $703.72MFY2026 $4.68BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY -32.1%FY2026 +8.6%FY2026 +0.9%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +5.3% +4.6% +14.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGFFLCUTAYI
Held by institutions 79.9% 43.3% 99.2%
Institutions holding 347 88 631
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.9% +9.6% +4.1%
Institutions buying 179 65 330
Institutions selling 120 15 190
Buyers to sellers 1.49 4.33 1.74

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.

GFFLCUTAYI
GFF 1.00 0.13 0.41
LCUT 0.13 1.00 0.05
AYI 0.41 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GFF, LCUT and AYI?

Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Griffon (GFF) $4.52B, Lifetime Brands (LCUT) $182.87M, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) $9.91B.

Which stock is cheaper, GFF, LCUT and AYI?

Lifetime Brands (LCUT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Griffon (GFF) 25.2x, Lifetime Brands (LCUT) 5.8x, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 18.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Lifetime Brands (LCUT) is cheapest (Griffon (GFF) 19.7x, Lifetime Brands (LCUT) 4.2x, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 15.8x). 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%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) +6.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) has the highest net margin (Griffon (GFF) 6.5%, Lifetime Brands (LCUT) 4.8%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 11.4%). On return on invested capital, Griffon (GFF) leads (Griffon (GFF) 19.0%, Lifetime Brands (LCUT) 13.6%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 15.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lifetime Brands (LCUT) returned the most: Griffon (GFF) +30.2%, Lifetime Brands (LCUT) +127.6%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) -12.7%. Over five years, Griffon (GFF) compounded fastest (Griffon (GFF) +30.4%/yr, Lifetime Brands (LCUT) -13.5%/yr, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) +9.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Griffon (GFF) has the highest dividend yield: Griffon (GFF) 0.01%, Lifetime Brands (LCUT) 0.00%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 0.00%. Lifetime Brands (LCUT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Griffon (GFF) has been the steadiest (Griffon (GFF) 36.0%, Lifetime Brands (LCUT) 81.4%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 38.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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