JHX vs MAS vs OTIS Stock Comparison

James Hardie Industries, Masco and Otis Worldwide Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MAS Masco Corp /De/
$86.83 +26.9% 1M +37.8% 1Y
Market cap
$16.74B
P/E
18.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.67B
Div. yield
1.46%
Building Products Industrials
5 wins
OTIS Otis Worldwide Corp
$79.79 +21.0% 1M -12.0% 1Y
Market cap
$30.38B
P/E
19.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.14B
Div. yield
2.16%
Building Products Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Otis Worldwide leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Otis Worldwide 5, Masco 5, James Hardie Industries 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionJHXMASOTISLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.15B $16.74B $30.38B OTIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 117.7x 18.4x 19.5x MAS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.0x 18.1x 20.4x MAS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +42.9% +0.9% +5.8% JHX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.7% 12.1% 10.3% MAS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.6% 35.3% 62.2% OTIS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.5x — 3.0x OTIS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 1.46% 2.16% OTIS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +47.5% +37.8% -12.0% JHX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.3%/yr +6.2%/yr -0.5%/yr MAS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.6% 36.2% 23.3% OTIS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 30/100 58/100 45/100 MAS

Percentile Scorecard

JHXMASOTIS

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

AxisJHXMASOTIS
Valuation 16 #48 of 57 71 #17 of 57 52 #28 of 57
Growth 43 #31 of 54 38 #34 of 54 45 #30 of 54
Profitability 39 #33 of 53 90 #6 of 53 73 #15 of 53
Financial Health 35 #39 of 59 40 #36 of 59 12 #52 of 59
Shareholder Returns 20 #34 of 42 49 #22 of 42 42 #25 of 42
Overall 30 58 45
  • JHX ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • MAS ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • OTIS ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodJHXMASOTISSPY
1 month +17.3%+26.9%+21.0% -1.0%
3 months +4.3%+12.3%+9.2% -0.4%
6 months +38.0%+20.7%+4.0% +4.5%
Year to date +42.4%+36.8%-8.7% +12.4%
1 year +47.5%+37.8%-12.0% +13.6%
3 years +9.9%+57.6%0.0% +76.4%
3 years, per year +3.2%+16.4%0.0% +20.8%
5 years -27.9%+35.3%-2.3% +63.7%
5 years, per year -6.3%+6.2%-0.5% +10.4%
10 years +105.9%+191.0%— +267.7%
10 years, per year +7.5%+11.3%— +13.9%

Risk

MeasureJHXMASOTISSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.6%36.2%23.3% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.4%33.6%23.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.701.110.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.041.04-0.52 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -60.3%-38.9%-39.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.0%0.0%-14.8% -1.6%
52-week high $31.09$86.83$93.62 $779.14
52-week low $16.69$58.60$64.07 $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.

MultipleJHXMASOTIS
P/E now vs peer median 117.7xmedian 22.2x 18.4xmedian 22.2x 19.5xmedian 22.2x
P/S now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 1.7x 2.2xmedian 1.7x 2.0xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.7xmedian 13.9x —median 13.9x 15.2xmedian 13.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 48.1xmedian 18.0x 16.1xmedian 18.0x 18.2xmedian 18.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 2.8x -37.4xmedian 2.8x -5.6xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median -2.96median 1.06 2.12median 1.06 2.83median 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 monthsJHXMASOTIS
Revenue $5.41B $7.67B $15.14B
Gross profit $1.94B $2.88B $4.53B
Operating income $526.70M $1.37B $2.32B
Net income $145.70M $977.00M $1.61B
Free cash flow $356.40M $1.04B $1.67B
R&D $64.00M – $158.00M
EPS (diluted) $0.25 $4.72 $4.07
Cash & equivalents $289.90M $610.00M $866.00M
Total debt $4.28B $3.25B $8.28B
Shares (diluted) 584.30M 196.00M 381.90M
Enterprise value $16.22B $14.80B $26.93B

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
MetricJHXMASOTIS
P/E 117.7x 18.4x 19.5x
P/FCF 48.1x 16.1x 18.2x
P/Operating cash flow 23.6x 13.9x 16.6x
P/S 3.2x 2.2x 2.0x
P/B 2.6x -37.4x -5.6x
P/Tangible book 5.2x -26.4x -5.2x
EV/EBITDA 18.7x – 15.2x
EV/EBIT 40.1x 14.1x 16.3x
EV/Revenue 3.9x 2.5x 2.5x
EV/FCF 59.3x 18.6x 22.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 29.1x 16.1x 20.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.96 2.12 2.83

Growth

14 metrics
MetricJHXMASOTIS
Revenue growth (1Y) 42.9% 0.9% 5.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.2% -1.4% 2.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 34.4% 6.4% 4.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.0% 1.8% 2.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -5.8% 6.2% 12.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -11.3% 2.2% 2.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -56.0% 11.8% 13.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -34.0% 3.4% 3.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -67.6% 19.4% 18.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -39.7% 8.7% 6.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -11.8% 19.3% 24.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.0% -1.1% 7.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 110.4% 23.3% 26.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 75.0% 2.1% 7.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricJHXMASOTIS
Gross margin 35.9% 37.6% 30.0%
EBITDA margin 20.9% – 16.5%
Operating margin 9.7% 17.9% 15.3%
Pretax margin 5.1% 16.7% 13.9%
Net margin 2.7% 12.1% 10.3%
FCF margin 6.6% 13.6% 11.1%
Operating cash flow margin 13.4% 15.7% 12.1%
Return on equity 2.2% – –
Return on assets 1.0% 18.2% 14.4%
Return on invested capital 2.6% 35.3% 62.2%
Return on capital employed 4.2% 36.9% 73.0%
Asset turnover 0.4x 1.4x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 5.0x 1.2x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% – 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricJHXMASOTIS
Debt / assets 31.7% 60.8% 73.2%
Debt / equity 0.7x -7.2x -1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.5x – 3.0x
Debt / FCF 12.0x 3.1x 4.9x
Liabilities / assets 51.5% 108.4% 148.0%
Equity / assets 48.5% -8.4% -48.0%
Interest coverage 1.8x 12.8x –
Current ratio 1.6x 1.8x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.1x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.4x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.27 4.09 3.00

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricJHXMASOTIS
Dividend yield – 1.5% 2.2%
Net buyback yield 1.7% 6.2% 2.7%
Shareholder yield 1.7% 7.7% 4.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 26.1% 41.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 24.4% 39.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -1.9% 3.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -0.1% 8.4%

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.

ConsensusJHXMASOTIS
Forward P/E 21.0xFY2026 18.1xFY2026 20.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.41FY2026 $4.79FY2026 $3.91FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +29.4%FY2026 +21.0%FY2026 -3.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.8% -7.5% +22.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.13BFY2026 $7.23BFY2026 $16.18BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.0%FY2026 -4.3%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.1% +15.5% -3.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersJHXMASOTIS
Held by institutions 49.9% 100.0% 93.1%
Institutions holding 339 923 1,222
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.1% +0.7% +3.6%
Institutions buying 189 498 562
Institutions selling 100 289 452
Buyers to sellers 1.89 1.72 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.

JHXMASOTIS
JHX 1.00 0.65 0.35
MAS 0.65 1.00 0.50
OTIS 0.35 0.50 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, JHX, MAS and OTIS?

Otis Worldwide (OTIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: James Hardie Industries (JHX) $17.15B, Masco (MAS) $16.74B, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) $30.38B.

Which stock is cheaper, JHX, MAS and OTIS?

Masco (MAS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (James Hardie Industries (JHX) 117.7x, Masco (MAS) 18.4x, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 19.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Masco (MAS) is cheapest (James Hardie Industries (JHX) 21.0x, Masco (MAS) 18.1x, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 20.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

James Hardie Industries (JHX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: James Hardie Industries (JHX) +42.9%, Masco (MAS) +0.9%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) +5.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Masco (MAS) has the highest net margin (James Hardie Industries (JHX) 2.7%, Masco (MAS) 12.1%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 10.3%). On return on invested capital, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) leads (James Hardie Industries (JHX) 2.6%, Masco (MAS) 35.3%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 62.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year James Hardie Industries (JHX) returned the most: James Hardie Industries (JHX) +47.5%, Masco (MAS) +37.8%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) -12.0%. Over five years, Masco (MAS) compounded fastest (James Hardie Industries (JHX) -6.3%/yr, Masco (MAS) +6.2%/yr, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) -0.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Otis Worldwide (OTIS) has the highest dividend yield: James Hardie Industries (JHX) 0.00%, Masco (MAS) 1.46%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 2.16%. James Hardie Industries (JHX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) has been the steadiest (James Hardie Industries (JHX) 45.6%, Masco (MAS) 36.2%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 23.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, JHX, MAS and OTIS?

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 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.