GFF vs OC vs CSL Stock Comparison

Griffon, Owens Corning and Carlisle Companies Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GFF Griffon Corp
$107.56 +14.2% 1M +45.6% 1Y
Market cap
$4.53B
P/E
25.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.75B
Div. yield
0.01%
Building Products Industrials
6 wins
OC Owens Corning
$127.73 +8.8% 1M +4.1% 1Y
Market cap
$9.80B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$9.85B
Div. yield
–
Building Products Industrials
1 win
CSL Carlisle Companies Inc
$398.86 +20.5% 1M +22.0% 1Y
Market cap
$15.07B
P/E
21.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.21B
Div. yield
0.01%
Building Products Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Griffon leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Griffon 6, Carlisle Companies 5, Owens Corning 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGFFOCCSLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.53B $9.80B $15.07B CSL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.3x -14.6x 21.0x CSL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.3x 14.1x 18.3x OC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +26.9% -7.2% +4.0% GFF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.5% -6.8% 13.8% CSL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 19.0% 0.5% 17.8% GFF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 6.5x 1.9x CSL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.01% CSL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +45.6% +4.1% +22.0% GFF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +31.0%/yr +6.0%/yr +11.3%/yr GFF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.5% 43.5% 37.7% GFF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 42/100 51/100 GFF

Percentile Scorecard

GFFOCCSL

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

AxisGFFOCCSL
Valuation 63 #22 of 57 70 #18 of 57 30 #40 of 57
Growth 83 #10 of 54 9 #49 of 54 32 #37 of 54
Profitability 77 #13 of 53 23 #41 of 53 83 #10 of 53
Financial Health 29 #42 of 59 10 #53 of 59 41 #35 of 59
Shareholder Returns 44 #24 of 42 98 #2 of 42 66 #15 of 42
Overall 59 42 51
  • GFF ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • OC 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

PeriodGFFOCCSLSPY
1 month +14.2%+8.8%+20.5% -1.0%
3 months +4.3%-16.4%+3.6% -0.4%
6 months +16.2%+3.8%+6.7% +4.5%
Year to date +46.0%+14.1%+24.7% +12.4%
1 year +45.6%+4.1%+22.0% +13.6%
3 years +153.1%+4.1%+47.4% +76.4%
3 years, per year +36.3%+1.4%+13.8% +20.8%
5 years +285.8%+33.9%+71.0% +63.7%
5 years, per year +31.0%+6.0%+11.3% +10.4%
10 years +549.9%+172.7%+281.0% +267.7%
10 years, per year +20.6%+10.6%+14.3% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureGFFOCCSLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.5%43.5%37.7% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.7%39.2%34.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.341.521.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.250.090.58 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.3%-53.4%-38.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-19.6%-4.7% -1.6%
52-week high $107.56$158.96$418.74 $779.14
52-week low $66.79$98.28$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.

MultipleGFFOCCSL
P/E now vs peer median 26.4xmedian 22.2x -15.3xmedian 22.2x 21.9xmedian 22.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.7x 1.0xmedian 1.7x 3.0xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 13.9x 19.7xmedian 13.9x 14.7xmedian 13.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.5xmedian 18.0x 11.2xmedian 18.0x 20.6xmedian 18.0x
P/B now vs peer median 37.9xmedian 2.8x 2.6xmedian 2.8x 10.8xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.72median 1.06 0.41median 1.06 3.00median 1.06

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 monthsGFFOCCSL
Revenue $2.75B $9.85B $5.21B
Gross profit $1.11B $2.56B $1.81B
Operating income $459.31M $50.00M $1.02B
Net income $178.97M -$669.00M $718.40M
Free cash flow $297.20M $897.00M $750.50M
R&D – $150.00M $48.30M
EPS (diluted) $3.96 $-8.33 $18.14
Cash & equivalents $110.35M $271.00M $546.70M
Total debt $1.27B $5.19B $2.89B
Shares (diluted) 45.15M 80.60M 39.60M
Enterprise value $4.11B $8.63B $11.98B

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
MetricGFFOCCSL
P/E 26.4x -15.3x 21.9x
P/FCF 16.5x 11.2x 20.6x
P/Operating cash flow 14.4x 5.8x 17.2x
P/S 1.8x 1.0x 3.0x
P/B 37.9x 2.6x 10.8x
P/Tangible book -22.5x 7.5x 150.4x
EV/EBITDA 11.4x 19.7x 14.7x
EV/EBIT 13.2x 300.2x 17.5x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 1.5x 3.4x
EV/FCF 20.4x 16.7x 23.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.7x 8.6x 19.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.72 0.41 3.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGFFOCCSL
Revenue growth (1Y) 26.9% -7.2% 4.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.0% 0.5% 4.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.9% -19.6% -0.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.4% -0.6% 4.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 151.5% -96.9% -2.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 51.1% -69.8% 2.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 155.8% -300.9% -7.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 35.2% -35.8% -0.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 156.8% -313.8% 0.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 36.9% -37.1% 7.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 11.2% 6.0% -17.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.7% 6.1% -9.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 17.2% -1.9% -21.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.7% -2.0% -11.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGFFOCCSL
Gross margin 40.5% 26.0% 34.7%
EBITDA margin 19.3% 7.7% 23.3%
Operating margin 16.7% 0.5% 19.5%
Pretax margin 13.9% -2.2% 18.0%
Net margin 6.5% -6.8% 13.8%
FCF margin 10.8% 9.1% 14.4%
Operating cash flow margin 12.4% 17.8% 17.2%
Return on equity 166.5% -17.8% 47.0%
Return on assets 9.5% -5.2% 11.7%
Return on invested capital 19.0% 0.5% 17.8%
Return on capital employed 27.8% 0.5% 19.3%
Asset turnover 1.4x 0.8x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x -2.6x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 0.7% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGFFOCCSL
Debt / assets 69.0% 40.8% 47.9%
Debt / equity 9.8x 1.4x 2.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 6.5x 1.9x
Debt / FCF 4.3x 5.8x 3.8x
Liabilities / assets 93.0% 70.1% 76.1%
Equity / assets 7.0% 29.9% 23.9%
Interest coverage 5.2x 0.4x 9.1x
Current ratio 2.4x 1.2x 2.4x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.6x 1.6x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.1x 0.6x
Altman Z-score – 2.00 5.49

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGFFOCCSL
Dividend yield 0.8% 2.5% 1.1%
Net buyback yield 2.9% 6.8% 7.1%
Shareholder yield 3.7% 9.2% 8.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 21.8% – 25.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) 13.1% – 24.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.9% – 2.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -45.4% – 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.

ConsensusGFFOCCSL
Forward P/E 21.3xFY2026 14.1xFY2026 18.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.06FY2026 $9.03FY2026 $21.76FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -10.4%FY2026 -25.1%FY2026 +12.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.0% +16.7% +15.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.71BFY2026 $10.50BFY2026 $4.97BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -32.1%FY2026 +3.9%FY2026 -1.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.3% +0.5% +18.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGFFOCCSL
Held by institutions 79.9% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 347 689 797
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.9% +4.2% -1.1%
Institutions buying 179 366 366
Institutions selling 120 221 294
Buyers to sellers 1.49 1.66 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.

GFFOCCSL
GFF 1.00 0.71 0.65
OC 0.71 1.00 0.65
CSL 0.65 0.65 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GFF, OC and CSL?

Carlisle Companies (CSL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Griffon (GFF) $4.53B, Owens Corning (OC) $9.80B, Carlisle Companies (CSL) $15.07B.

Which stock is cheaper, GFF, OC and CSL?

Carlisle Companies (CSL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Griffon (GFF) 25.3x, Owens Corning (OC) -14.6x, Carlisle Companies (CSL) 21.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Owens Corning (OC) is cheapest (Griffon (GFF) 21.3x, Owens Corning (OC) 14.1x, Carlisle Companies (CSL) 18.3x). 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%, Owens Corning (OC) -7.2%, Carlisle Companies (CSL) +4.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Carlisle Companies (CSL) has the highest net margin (Griffon (GFF) 6.5%, Owens Corning (OC) -6.8%, Carlisle Companies (CSL) 13.8%). On return on invested capital, Griffon (GFF) leads (Griffon (GFF) 19.0%, Owens Corning (OC) 0.5%, Carlisle Companies (CSL) 17.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Griffon (GFF) returned the most: Griffon (GFF) +45.6%, Owens Corning (OC) +4.1%, Carlisle Companies (CSL) +22.0%. Over five years, Griffon (GFF) compounded fastest (Griffon (GFF) +31.0%/yr, Owens Corning (OC) +6.0%/yr, Carlisle Companies (CSL) +11.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Carlisle Companies (CSL) has the highest dividend yield: Griffon (GFF) 0.01%, Owens Corning (OC) 0.00%, Carlisle Companies (CSL) 0.01%. Owens Corning (OC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Griffon (GFF) has been the steadiest (Griffon (GFF) 36.5%, Owens Corning (OC) 43.5%, Carlisle Companies (CSL) 37.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GFF, OC 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, Griffon (GFF) 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.