JHX vs MAS vs RPM Stock Comparison

James Hardie Industries, Masco and Rpm International Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MAS Masco Corp /De/
$83.83 +19.9% 1M +32.2% 1Y
Market cap
$16.32B
P/E
17.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.67B
Div. yield
0.02%
Building Products Industrials
5 wins
RPM Rpm International Inc/De/
$105.33 +7.1% 1M -2.1% 1Y
Market cap
$13.24B
P/E
19.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.97B
Div. yield
–
Paints and Coatings Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Masco leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Masco 5, James Hardie Industries 3, Rpm International 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionJHXMASRPMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $16.39B $16.32B $13.24B JHX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 46.5x 17.6x 19.2x MAS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.9x 16.8x 18.9x MAS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +39.4% +0.9% +6.0% JHX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.4% 12.1% 8.7% MAS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.6% 35.3% 12.5% MAS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.6x — 1.8x RPM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +55.1% +32.2% -2.1% JHX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.9%/yr +5.5%/yr +3.2%/yr MAS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.0% 36.4% 30.7% RPM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 58/100 60/100 RPM

Percentile Scorecard

JHXMASRPM

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

AxisJHXMASRPM
Valuation 35 #37 of 56 69 #18 of 56 49 #49 of 95
Growth 94 #4 of 54 40 #33 of 54 59 #39 of 93
Profitability 60 #22 of 53 92 #5 of 53 85 #14 of 89
Financial Health 40 #35 of 58 39 #36 of 58 54 #45 of 96
Shareholder Returns 5 #40 of 42 51 #21 of 42 54 #35 of 75
Overall 47 58 60
  • JHX ranked among 58 companies in Construction Products
  • MAS ranked among 58 companies in Construction Products
  • RPM ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodJHXMASRPMSPY
1 month +12.3%+19.9%+7.1% -5.9%
3 months +2.6%+11.1%-8.9% -4.6%
6 months +40.2%+16.5%+3.9% +0.2%
Year to date +38.3%+32.1%+1.3% +7.5%
1 year +55.1%+32.2%-2.1% +8.2%
3 years +6.7%+53.4%+9.5% +68.3%
3 years, per year +2.2%+15.3%+3.1% +19.0%
5 years -30.0%+30.6%+17.3% +56.5%
5 years, per year -6.9%+5.5%+3.2% +9.4%
10 years +99.9%+180.9%+123.5% +251.5%
10 years, per year +7.2%+10.9%+8.4% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureJHXMASRPMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.0%36.4%30.7% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.0%33.8%26.8% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.601.070.92 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.230.88-0.07 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -60.3%-38.9%-33.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.7%-3.5%-12.3% -5.9%
52-week high $31.09$86.83$120.17 $779.14
52-week low $16.69$58.60$93.23 $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.

MultipleJHXMASRPM
P/E now vs peer median 47.3xmedian 21.0x 17.7xmedian 21.0x 19.3xmedian 21.2x
P/S now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 1.7x 2.1xmedian 1.7x 1.7xmedian 1.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.5xmedian 13.3x —median 13.3x 13.2xmedian 11.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.4xmedian 16.1x 15.5xmedian 16.1x 19.0xmedian 17.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 2.8x -36.1xmedian 2.8x 3.9xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -2.59median 0.89 2.05median 0.89 1.76median 1.76

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 monthsJHXMASRPM
Revenue $5.55B $7.67B $7.97B
Gross profit $2.08B $2.88B $3.28B
Operating income $766.00M $1.37B $961.65M
Net income $352.50M $977.00M $691.27M
Free cash flow $682.90M $1.04B $705.58M
R&D $62.80M – –
EPS (diluted) $0.60 $4.72 $5.42
Cash & equivalents $323.10M $610.00M $312.84M
Total debt $4.02B $3.25B $2.41B
Shares (diluted) 585.80M 196.00M 127.24M
Enterprise value $15.32B $14.12B $12.00B

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
MetricJHXMASRPM
P/E 47.3x 17.7x 19.3x
P/FCF 24.4x 15.5x 19.0x
P/Operating cash flow 16.2x 13.4x 14.5x
P/S 3.0x 2.1x 1.7x
P/B 2.5x -36.1x 3.9x
P/Tangible book 4.5x -25.5x 5.0x
EV/EBITDA 14.5x – 13.2x
EV/EBIT 26.6x 13.7x 16.1x
EV/Revenue 3.7x 2.5x 1.9x
EV/FCF 29.8x 18.0x 22.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.8x 15.6x 16.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.59 2.05 1.76

Growth

14 metrics
MetricJHXMASRPM
Revenue growth (1Y) 39.4% 0.9% 6.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.1% -1.4% 2.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 43.6% 6.4% 5.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.2% 1.8% 5.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 82.7% 6.2% 9.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 0.7% 2.2% 5.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 83.5% 11.8% 0.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -10.5% 3.4% 10.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 80.9% 19.4% 0.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -18.3% 8.7% 11.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 48.6% 19.3% 22.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.7% -1.1% 0.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 553.8% 23.3% 36.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 72.4% 2.1% 2.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricJHXMASRPM
Gross margin 37.5% 37.6% 41.2%
EBITDA margin 25.4% – 14.8%
Operating margin 13.8% 17.9% 12.1%
Pretax margin 9.8% 16.7% 11.4%
Net margin 6.4% 12.1% 8.7%
FCF margin 12.3% 13.6% 8.9%
Operating cash flow margin 18.6% 15.7% 11.6%
Return on equity 5.3% – 20.4%
Return on assets 2.6% 18.2% 8.3%
Return on invested capital 4.6% 35.3% 12.5%
Return on capital employed 6.3% 36.9% 15.1%
Asset turnover 0.4x 1.4x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.9x 1.2x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% – 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricJHXMASRPM
Debt / assets 30.0% 60.8% 29.2%
Debt / equity 0.6x -7.2x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.6x – 1.8x
Debt / FCF 5.9x 3.1x 3.4x
Liabilities / assets 49.8% 108.4% 57.7%
Equity / assets 50.2% -8.4% 42.3%
Interest coverage 2.2x 12.8x 8.9x
Current ratio 2.1x 1.8x 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.1x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.4x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.44 4.03 3.90

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricJHXMASRPM
Dividend yield – 1.5% 2.1%
Net buyback yield -0.1% 6.4% 0.6%
Shareholder yield -0.1% 8.0% 2.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 26.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 24.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -1.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -0.1% –

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.

ConsensusJHXMASRPM
Forward P/E 20.9xFY2026 16.8xFY2026 18.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.37FY2026 $4.98FY2026 $5.58FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +25.7%FY2026 +25.8%FY2026 +0.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +15.3% -8.8% +12.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.05BFY2026 $7.29BFY2026 $7.69BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.4%FY2026 -3.6%FY2026 -2.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.4% +15.2% +8.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersJHXMASRPM
Held by institutions 49.9% 100.0% 86.1%
Institutions holding 339 923 797
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.1% +0.7% +3.8%
Institutions buying 189 497 386
Institutions selling 100 289 245
Buyers to sellers 1.89 1.72 1.58

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.

JHXMASRPM
JHX 1.00 0.65 0.64
MAS 0.65 1.00 0.73
RPM 0.64 0.73 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, JHX, MAS and RPM?

James Hardie Industries (JHX) is the largest by market capitalisation: James Hardie Industries (JHX) $16.39B, Masco (MAS) $16.32B, Rpm International (RPM) $13.24B.

Which stock is cheaper, JHX, MAS and RPM?

Masco (MAS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (James Hardie Industries (JHX) 46.5x, Masco (MAS) 17.6x, Rpm International (RPM) 19.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Masco (MAS) is cheapest (James Hardie Industries (JHX) 20.9x, Masco (MAS) 16.8x, Rpm International (RPM) 18.9x). 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) +39.4%, Masco (MAS) +0.9%, Rpm International (RPM) +6.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Masco (MAS) has the highest net margin (James Hardie Industries (JHX) 6.4%, Masco (MAS) 12.1%, Rpm International (RPM) 8.7%). On return on invested capital, Masco (MAS) leads (James Hardie Industries (JHX) 4.6%, Masco (MAS) 35.3%, Rpm International (RPM) 12.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year James Hardie Industries (JHX) returned the most: James Hardie Industries (JHX) +55.1%, Masco (MAS) +32.2%, Rpm International (RPM) -2.1%. Over five years, Masco (MAS) compounded fastest (James Hardie Industries (JHX) -6.9%/yr, Masco (MAS) +5.5%/yr, Rpm International (RPM) +3.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: James Hardie Industries (JHX) 0.00%, Masco (MAS) 0.02%, Rpm International (RPM) 0.00%. James Hardie Industries (JHX) and Rpm International (RPM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rpm International (RPM) has been the steadiest (James Hardie Industries (JHX) 45.0%, Masco (MAS) 36.4%, Rpm International (RPM) 30.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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