JELD vs AYI vs SSD Stock Comparison

JELD-WEN Holding, Acuity Inc. (De) and Simpson Manufacturing Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
JELD JELD-WEN Holding, Inc.
$1.38 -22.0% 1M -71.1% 1Y
Market cap
$119.52M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.15B
Div. yield
–
Building Products Industrials
1 win
AYI Acuity Inc. (De)
$316.80 +3.6% 1M -12.7% 1Y
Market cap
$9.41B
P/E
18.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.64B
Div. yield
0.25%
Building Products Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Acuity Inc. (De) leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Acuity Inc. (De) 7, Simpson Manufacturing 4, JELD-WEN Holding 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionJELDAYISSDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $119.52M $9.41B $7.82B AYI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.2x 18.1x 20.5x AYI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 15.8x 21.2x AYI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -8.1% +6.8% +5.4% AYI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -16.4% 11.4% — AYI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -22.7% 15.4% — AYI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -7.5x 0.1x — JELD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.25% 0.62% SSD
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -71.1% -12.7% +2.3% SSD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -45.0%/yr +9.1%/yr +12.5%/yr SSD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 106.8% 38.0% 29.0% SSD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 9/100 82/100 34/100 AYI

Percentile Scorecard

JELDAYISSD

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

AxisJELDAYISSD
Valuation 11 #49 of 55 74 #15 of 55 37 #35 of 55
Growth 6 #48 of 51 84 #9 of 51 46 #28 of 51
Profitability 11 #43 of 48 79 #11 of 48 –
Financial Health 9 #49 of 54 89 #7 of 54 –
Shareholder Returns 8 #38 of 41 83 #8 of 41 18 #34 of 41
Overall 9 82 34
  • JELD ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • AYI ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • SSD ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodJELDAYISSDSPY
1 month -22.0%+3.6%+9.3% +0.9%
3 months +7.8%-5.1%+0.6% +5.9%
6 months -3.5%+10.8%+1.1% +8.5%
Year to date -43.9%-12.0%+18.1% +13.3%
1 year -71.1%-12.7%+2.3% +12.4%
3 years -87.7%+100.1%+48.3% +88.1%
3 years, per year -50.3%+26.0%+14.0% +23.5%
5 years -95.0%+54.2%+79.8% +68.2%
5 years, per year -45.0%+9.1%+12.5% +11.0%
10 years —+42.0%+350.0% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+3.6%+16.2% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureJELDAYISSDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 106.8%38.0%29.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 107.3%41.6%26.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.651.400.88 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.67-0.340.08 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -96.5%-34.7%-45.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -71.1%-15.9%-9.2% -0.9%
52-week high $4.77$376.69$210.06 $779.14
52-week low $0.95$257.79$158.00 $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.

MultipleJELDAYISSD
P/E now vs peer median -0.2xmedian 20.0x 18.1xmedian 20.0x 20.5xmedian 20.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 1.5x 2.0xmedian 1.5x 3.2xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -8.2xmedian 11.3x 10.9xmedian 11.3x —median 11.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -0.8xmedian 15.3x 12.6xmedian 15.3x 15.2xmedian 15.3x
P/B now vs peer median -5.0xmedian 2.8x 3.2xmedian 2.8x 3.6xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.00median 0.99 1.09median 0.99 5.61median 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 monthsJELDAYISSD
Revenue $3.15B $4.64B $2.44B
Gross profit $488.72M $2.35B $1.11B
Operating income -$277.49M $713.70M –
Net income -$517.93M $531.30M –
Free cash flow -$150.77M $747.90M –
R&D – – $76.62M
EPS (diluted) $-6.00 $17.06 $9.27
Cash & equivalents $57.22M $636.30M $491.25M
Total debt $1.24B $697.40M –
Shares (diluted) 86.38M 31.15M 41.07M
Enterprise value -$230.84M $7.71B $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
MetricJELDAYISSD
P/E -0.2x 18.1x 20.5x
P/FCF -0.8x 12.6x 15.2x
P/Operating cash flow -2.1x 11.4x –
P/S 0.0x 2.0x 3.2x
P/B -5.0x 3.2x 3.6x
P/Tangible book -1.1x 4.8x 4.4x
EV/EBITDA -8.2x 10.9x –
EV/EBIT -4.7x 13.3x –
EV/Revenue 0.4x 2.0x 3.2x
EV/FCF -8.7x 12.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow -23.3x 11.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.00 1.09 5.61

Growth

14 metrics
MetricJELDAYISSD
Revenue growth (1Y) -8.1% 6.8% 5.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -11.4% 5.5% 3.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -16.0% 13.1% 4.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -16.0% 11.1% 2.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 8.2% 26.6% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -71.0% 14.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) -46.1% 34.0% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -126.5% 15.4% –
EPS growth (1Y) -44.3% 36.1% 12.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -126.0% 16.6% 3.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -432.1% 37.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -29.3% 12.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -5.3% 40.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -37.3% 13.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricJELDAYISSD
Gross margin 15.5% 50.6% –
EBITDA margin -5.0% 18.7% –
Operating margin -8.8% 15.4% –
Pretax margin -11.4% 14.7% –
Net margin -16.4% 11.4% –
FCF margin -4.8% 16.1% –
Operating cash flow margin -1.8% 17.8% –
Return on equity – 18.2% –
Return on assets -25.0% 11.2% –
Return on invested capital -22.7% 15.4% –
Return on capital employed -18.6% 19.5% –
Asset turnover 1.5x 1.0x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.1x 1.6x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 1.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricJELDAYISSD
Debt / assets 60.2% 14.3% –
Debt / equity -52.1x 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA -7.5x 0.1x –
Debt / FCF -8.3x 0.9x –
Liabilities / assets 101.2% 39.0% –
Equity / assets -1.2% 61.0% 68.7%
Interest coverage -3.9x – –
Current ratio 1.7x 1.7x 3.4x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.2x –
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.6x –
Altman Z-score 0.86 5.97 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricJELDAYISSD
Dividend yield – 0.3% 0.6%
Net buyback yield 0.0% 3.0% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 3.2% 0.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 4.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 3.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 15.5% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 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.

ConsensusJELDAYISSD
Forward P/E – 15.8xFY2027 21.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.75FY2026 $20.01FY2027 $8.98FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +0.6%FY2027 +9.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +21.7% +10.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.07BFY2026 $4.68BFY2027 $2.59BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.5%FY2026 +0.9%FY2027 +11.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.3% +14.4% +1.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersJELDAYISSD
Held by institutions 82.1% 99.2% 100.0%
Institutions holding 145 631 486
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.8% +4.1% +0.8%
Institutions buying 88 330 227
Institutions selling 36 190 178
Buyers to sellers 2.44 1.74 1.28

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.

JELDAYISSD
JELD 1.00 0.21 0.39
AYI 0.21 1.00 0.39
SSD 0.39 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, JELD, AYI and SSD?

Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) is the largest by market capitalisation: JELD-WEN Holding (JELD) $119.52M, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) $9.41B, Simpson Manufacturing (SSD) $7.82B.

Which stock is cheaper, JELD, AYI and SSD?

Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (JELD-WEN Holding (JELD) -0.2x, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 18.1x, Simpson Manufacturing (SSD) 20.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) is cheapest (Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 15.8x, Simpson Manufacturing (SSD) 21.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: JELD-WEN Holding (JELD) -8.1%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) +6.8%, Simpson Manufacturing (SSD) +5.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) has the highest net margin (JELD-WEN Holding (JELD) -16.4%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 11.4%). On return on invested capital, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) leads (JELD-WEN Holding (JELD) -22.7%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 15.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Simpson Manufacturing (SSD) returned the most: JELD-WEN Holding (JELD) -71.1%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) -12.7%, Simpson Manufacturing (SSD) +2.3%. Over five years, Simpson Manufacturing (SSD) compounded fastest (JELD-WEN Holding (JELD) -45.0%/yr, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) +9.1%/yr, Simpson Manufacturing (SSD) +12.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Simpson Manufacturing (SSD) has the highest dividend yield: Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 0.25%, Simpson Manufacturing (SSD) 0.62%. JELD-WEN Holding (JELD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Simpson Manufacturing (SSD) has been the steadiest (JELD-WEN Holding (JELD) 106.8%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 38.0%, Simpson Manufacturing (SSD) 29.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, JELD, AYI and SSD?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) leads on 7. 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.