GFF vs OTIS vs WMS Stock Comparison

Griffon, Otis Worldwide and Advanced Drainage Systems Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GFF Griffon Corp
$97.67 -0.7% 1M +27.8% 1Y
Market cap
$4.41B
P/E
24.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.75B
Div. yield
0.01%
Building Products Industrials
3 wins
OTIS Otis Worldwide Corp
$75.26 +14.1% 1M -18.2% 1Y
Market cap
$28.39B
P/E
18.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.91B
Div. yield
0.02%
Building Products Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Otis Worldwide leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Otis Worldwide 6, Griffon 3, Advanced Drainage Systems 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGFFOTISWMSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.41B $28.39B $10.02B OTIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.7x 18.7x 22.2x OTIS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.3x 19.2x 20.5x OTIS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +26.9% +5.2% +10.4% GFF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.5% 10.2% 14.0% WMS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 19.0% 69.7% 14.7% OTIS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 3.1x 1.6x WMS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.02% 0.01% OTIS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +27.8% -18.2% -8.5% GFF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +30.6%/yr -1.1%/yr +3.9%/yr GFF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.0% 22.8% 36.3% OTIS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 49/100 64/100 WMS

Percentile Scorecard

GFFOTISWMS

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

AxisGFFOTISWMS
Valuation 58 #24 of 56 53 #27 of 56 49 #29 of 56
Growth 82 #10 of 52 53 #25 of 52 47 #28 of 52
Profitability 84 #9 of 51 76 #13 of 51 86 #8 of 51
Financial Health 30 #41 of 58 14 #50 of 58 51 #29 of 58
Shareholder Returns 53 #20 of 41 50 #21 of 41 88 #6 of 41
Overall 61 49 64
  • GFF ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • OTIS ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • WMS ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGFFOTISWMSSPY
1 month -0.7%+14.1%-1.4% -0.8%
3 months +4.8%+2.8%-8.4% +3.5%
6 months +3.5%-2.9%-13.9% +7.0%
Year to date +32.6%-13.8%-9.4% +12.2%
1 year +27.8%-18.2%-8.5% +13.0%
3 years +146.7%-1.2%+24.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +35.1%-0.4%+7.6% +23.1%
5 years +280.0%-5.6%+21.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year +30.6%-1.1%+3.9% +11.0%
10 years +484.9%—+566.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year +19.3%—+20.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureGFFOTISWMSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.0%22.8%36.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.7%23.3%33.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.330.221.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.77-0.80-0.23 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.3%-39.6%-50.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.9%-19.6%-25.2% -1.8%
52-week high $107.22$93.62$175.38 $779.14
52-week low $66.79$64.07$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.

MultipleGFFOTISWMS
P/E now vs peer median 24.0xmedian 19.4x 19.0xmedian 19.4x 22.3xmedian 19.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.5x 1.9xmedian 1.5x 2.9xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 12.1x 14.7xmedian 12.1x 12.0xmedian 12.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.9xmedian 16.1x 16.7xmedian 16.1x 17.0xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 34.4xmedian 2.9x -5.0xmedian 2.9x 5.1xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.65median 0.93 2.57median 0.93 -11.88median 0.93

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 monthsGFFOTISWMS
Revenue $2.75B $14.91B $3.22B
Gross profit $1.11B $4.52B $1.24B
Operating income $459.31M $2.29B $668.00M
Net income $178.97M $1.58B $455.60M
Free cash flow $297.20M $1.71B $550.15M
R&D – $154.00M –
EPS (diluted) $3.96 $3.95 $5.86
Cash & equivalents $110.35M $813.00M $162.25M
Total debt $1.27B $8.44B $1.61B
Shares (diluted) 45.15M 383.50M 77.02M
Enterprise value $4.00B $24.81B $7.82B

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
MetricGFFOTISWMS
P/E 24.0x 19.0x 22.3x
P/FCF 14.9x 16.7x 17.0x
P/Operating cash flow 13.0x 15.3x 11.6x
P/S 1.6x 1.9x 2.9x
P/B 34.4x -5.0x 5.1x
P/Tangible book -20.4x -4.7x 9.5x
EV/EBITDA 10.6x 14.7x 12.0x
EV/EBIT 12.2x 15.8x 16.2x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 2.4x 3.4x
EV/FCF 18.8x 21.2x 19.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.4x 19.4x 13.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.65 2.57 -11.88

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGFFOTISWMS
Revenue growth (1Y) 26.9% 5.2% 10.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.0% 2.5% 3.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.9% 5.4% 14.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.4% 3.1% 4.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 151.5% 23.6% 4.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 51.1% 2.7% -2.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 155.8% -0.7% 4.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 35.2% 3.4% -2.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 156.8% 3.4% 5.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 36.9% 7.4% -1.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 11.2% 25.7% 19.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.7% 9.5% 4.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 17.2% 27.0% 18.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.7% 9.4% 1.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGFFOTISWMS
Gross margin 40.5% 30.3% 38.6%
EBITDA margin 19.3% 16.5% 27.9%
Operating margin 16.7% 15.4% 20.7%
Pretax margin 13.9% 13.9% 18.6%
Net margin 6.5% 10.2% 14.0%
FCF margin 10.8% 11.5% 17.1%
Operating cash flow margin 12.4% 12.5% 25.0%
Return on equity 166.5% – 24.6%
Return on assets 9.5% 14.5% 10.1%
Return on invested capital 19.0% 69.7% 14.7%
Return on capital employed 27.8% 87.2% 17.0%
Asset turnover 1.4x 1.4x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 1.2x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 0.5% 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGFFOTISWMS
Debt / assets 69.0% 75.6% 35.8%
Debt / equity 9.8x -1.5x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 3.1x 1.6x
Debt / FCF 4.3x 4.9x 2.9x
Liabilities / assets 93.0% 151.5% 59.7%
Equity / assets 7.0% -51.5% 40.3%
Interest coverage 5.2x – –
Current ratio 2.4x 0.8x 2.1x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.7x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – 2.87 4.09

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGFFOTISWMS
Dividend yield 0.9% 2.3% 0.6%
Net buyback yield 3.2% 3.7% 3.4%
Shareholder yield 4.1% 6.0% 4.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 21.8% 41.7% 12.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) 13.1% 38.4% 10.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.9% 4.4% 12.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -45.4% 9.4% 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.

ConsensusGFFOTISWMS
Forward P/E 19.3xFY2026 19.2xFY2026 20.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.06FY2026 $3.91FY2026 $6.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -10.4%FY2026 -3.5%FY2026 +2.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.0% +22.3% +22.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.71BFY2026 $16.18BFY2026 $3.62BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -32.1%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026 +18.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.3% -3.5% +5.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGFFOTISWMS
Held by institutions 79.9% 93.1% 90.9%
Institutions holding 347 1,219 553
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.9% +3.6% +0.3%
Institutions buying 179 561 259
Institutions selling 120 450 209
Buyers to sellers 1.49 1.25 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.

GFFOTISWMS
GFF 1.00 0.34 0.66
OTIS 0.34 1.00 0.37
WMS 0.66 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GFF, OTIS and WMS?

Otis Worldwide (OTIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Griffon (GFF) $4.41B, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) $28.39B, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) $10.02B.

Which stock is cheaper, GFF, OTIS and WMS?

Otis Worldwide (OTIS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Griffon (GFF) 24.7x, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 18.7x, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 22.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) is cheapest (Griffon (GFF) 19.3x, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 19.2x, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 20.5x). 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%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) +5.2%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) +10.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) has the highest net margin (Griffon (GFF) 6.5%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 10.2%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 14.0%). On return on invested capital, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) leads (Griffon (GFF) 19.0%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 69.7%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 14.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Griffon (GFF) returned the most: Griffon (GFF) +27.8%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) -18.2%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) -8.5%. Over five years, Griffon (GFF) compounded fastest (Griffon (GFF) +30.6%/yr, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) -1.1%/yr, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) +3.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Otis Worldwide (OTIS) has the highest dividend yield: Griffon (GFF) 0.01%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 0.02%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 0.01%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) has been the steadiest (Griffon (GFF) 36.0%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 22.8%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 36.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GFF, OTIS 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, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 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.