GFF vs NWL vs WMS Stock Comparison

Griffon, Newell Brands and Advanced Drainage Systems Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GFF Griffon Corp
$99.89 +4.0% 1M +30.2% 1Y
Market cap
$4.54B
P/E
24.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.75B
Div. yield
0.88%
Building Products Industrials
5 wins
NWL Newell Brands Inc.
$5.21 -4.2% 1M +4.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.22B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$7.25B
Div. yield
5.37%
Home Appliances Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionGFFNWLWMSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.54B $2.22B $9.28B WMS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.5x -10.0x 22.1x WMS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.7x 7.2x 20.3x NWL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +26.9% -2.0% +10.4% GFF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.5% -3.0% 14.0% WMS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 19.0% 2.2% 14.7% GFF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 10.0x 1.6x WMS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.88% 5.37% 0.58% NWL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +30.2% +4.2% -7.8% GFF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +30.4%/yr -25.6%/yr +2.9%/yr GFF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.0% 61.9% 36.2% GFF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 48/100 63/100 WMS

Percentile Scorecard

GFFNWLWMS

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

AxisGFFNWLWMS
Valuation 57 #24 of 55 55 #19 of 41 48 #29 of 55
Growth 86 #8 of 51 48 #22 of 41 48 #27 of 51
Profitability 85 #8 of 48 34 #26 of 39 87 #7 of 48
Financial Health 25 #41 of 54 10 #39 of 43 47 #29 of 54
Shareholder Returns 43 #24 of 41 93 #3 of 28 85 #7 of 41
Overall 59 48 63
  • GFF ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • NWL ranked among 44 companies in Household Durables
  • WMS ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGFFNWLWMSSPY
1 month +4.0%-4.2%-0.6% +0.9%
3 months +14.1%+0.4%-5.9% +5.9%
6 months +12.7%+32.2%-11.1% +8.5%
Year to date +35.6%+40.1%-10.2% +13.3%
1 year +30.2%+4.2%-7.8% +12.4%
3 years +152.3%-21.8%+23.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year +36.2%-7.9%+7.3% +23.5%
5 years +277.1%-77.2%+15.3% +68.2%
5 years, per year +30.4%-25.6%+2.9% +11.0%
10 years +499.9%-89.5%+565.4% +263.4%
10 years, per year +19.6%-20.1%+20.9% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureGFFNWLWMSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.0%61.9%36.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.7%66.5%33.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.331.261.37 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.840.07-0.21 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.3%-88.1%-50.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.8%-18.1%-25.8% -0.9%
52-week high $107.22$6.36$175.38 $779.14
52-week low $66.79$3.11$125.22 $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.

MultipleGFFNWLWMS
P/E now vs peer median 24.5xmedian 20.0x -10.0xmedian 15.7x 22.1xmedian 20.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.5x 0.3xmedian 0.7x 2.9xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.8xmedian 11.3x 14.7xmedian 9.6x 11.9xmedian 11.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.3xmedian 15.3x 18.8xmedian 11.7x 16.9xmedian 15.3x
P/B now vs peer median 35.2xmedian 2.8x 0.9xmedian 1.1x 5.1xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.66median 0.99 -0.83median 0.62 -11.77median 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 monthsGFFNWLWMS
Revenue $2.75B $7.25B $3.22B
Gross profit $1.11B $2.57B $1.24B
Operating income $459.31M $164.00M $668.00M
Net income $178.97M -$221.00M $455.60M
Free cash flow $297.20M $118.00M $550.15M
EPS (diluted) $3.96 $-0.51 $5.86
Cash & equivalents $110.35M $209.00M $162.25M
Total debt $1.27B $5.01B $1.61B
Shares (diluted) 45.15M 430.20M 77.02M
Enterprise value $4.13B $1.38B $7.14B

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
MetricGFFNWLWMS
P/E 24.5x -10.0x 22.1x
P/FCF 15.3x 18.8x 16.9x
P/Operating cash flow 13.3x 6.7x 11.5x
P/S 1.7x 0.3x 2.9x
P/B 35.2x 0.9x 5.1x
P/Tangible book -20.9x 2.5x 9.4x
EV/EBITDA 10.8x 14.7x 11.9x
EV/EBIT 12.4x 42.8x 16.1x
EV/Revenue 2.1x 1.0x 3.3x
EV/FCF 19.2x 59.5x 19.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.7x 21.2x 13.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.66 -0.83 -11.77

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGFFNWLWMS
Revenue growth (1Y) 26.9% -2.0% 10.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.0% -5.4% 3.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.9% 1.4% 14.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.4% 2.7% 4.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 151.5% 105.0% 4.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 51.1% 45.8% -2.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 155.8% 9.1% 4.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 35.2% 11.0% -2.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 156.8% 11.0% 5.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 36.9% 12.1% -1.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 11.2% 105.6% 19.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.7% -10.1% 4.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 17.2% 213.5% 18.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.7% -5.8% 1.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGFFNWLWMS
Gross margin 40.5% 35.5% 38.6%
EBITDA margin 19.3% 6.6% 27.9%
Operating margin 16.7% 2.3% 20.7%
Pretax margin 13.9% -2.5% 18.6%
Net margin 6.5% -3.0% 14.0%
FCF margin 10.8% 1.6% 17.1%
Operating cash flow margin 12.4% 4.6% 25.0%
Return on equity 166.5% -9.2% 24.6%
Return on assets 9.5% -2.0% 10.1%
Return on invested capital 19.0% 2.2% 14.7%
Return on capital employed 27.8% 2.0% 17.0%
Asset turnover 1.4x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x -1.5x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 1.0% 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGFFNWLWMS
Debt / assets 69.0% 45.3% 35.8%
Debt / equity 9.8x 2.0x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 10.0x 1.6x
Debt / FCF 4.3x 42.4x 2.9x
Liabilities / assets 93.0% 77.8% 59.7%
Equity / assets 7.0% 22.2% 40.3%
Interest coverage 5.2x – –
Current ratio 2.4x 1.1x 2.1x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.5x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – 0.49 4.07

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGFFNWLWMS
Dividend yield 0.9% 5.4% 0.6%
Net buyback yield 3.1% – 3.4%
Shareholder yield 4.0% 5.4% 4.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 21.8% -57.0% 12.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) 13.1% 106.8% 10.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.9% 6.8% 12.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -45.4% -26.4% 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.

ConsensusGFFNWLWMS
Forward P/E 19.7xFY2026 7.2xFY2026 20.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.06FY2026 $0.72FY2026 $6.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -10.4%FY2026 +26.3%FY2026 +2.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.0% -5.6% +22.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.71BFY2026 $6.86BFY2026 $3.62BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -32.1%FY2026 -4.7%FY2026 +18.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.3% +15.0% +5.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGFFNWLWMS
Held by institutions 79.9% 100.0% 90.9%
Institutions holding 347 421 553
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.9% +9.2% +0.3%
Institutions buying 179 234 259
Institutions selling 120 124 209
Buyers to sellers 1.49 1.89 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.

GFFNWLWMS
GFF 1.00 0.33 0.66
NWL 0.33 1.00 0.26
WMS 0.66 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GFF, NWL and WMS?

Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Griffon (GFF) $4.54B, Newell Brands (NWL) $2.22B, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) $9.28B.

Which stock is cheaper, GFF, NWL and WMS?

Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Griffon (GFF) 24.5x, Newell Brands (NWL) -10.0x, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 22.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Newell Brands (NWL) is cheapest (Griffon (GFF) 19.7x, Newell Brands (NWL) 7.2x, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 20.3x). 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%, Newell Brands (NWL) -2.0%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) +10.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) has the highest net margin (Griffon (GFF) 6.5%, Newell Brands (NWL) -3.0%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 14.0%). On return on invested capital, Griffon (GFF) leads (Griffon (GFF) 19.0%, Newell Brands (NWL) 2.2%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 14.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Griffon (GFF) returned the most: Griffon (GFF) +30.2%, Newell Brands (NWL) +4.2%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) -7.8%. Over five years, Griffon (GFF) compounded fastest (Griffon (GFF) +30.4%/yr, Newell Brands (NWL) -25.6%/yr, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) +2.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Newell Brands (NWL) has the highest dividend yield: Griffon (GFF) 0.88%, Newell Brands (NWL) 5.37%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 0.58%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Griffon (GFF) has been the steadiest (Griffon (GFF) 36.0%, Newell Brands (NWL) 61.9%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 36.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GFF, NWL and WMS?

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