JHX vs MAS vs WMS Stock Comparison

James Hardie Industries, Masco and Advanced Drainage Systems Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MAS Masco Corp /De/
$83.51 +22.2% 1M +29.0% 1Y
Market cap
$16.10B
P/E
17.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.67B
Div. yield
1.52%
Building Products Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionJHXMASWMSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $16.15B $16.10B $9.91B JHX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 110.8x 17.7x 23.6x MAS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.7x 17.4x 21.7x MAS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +42.9% +0.9% +10.4% JHX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.7% 12.1% 14.0% WMS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.6% 35.3% 14.7% MAS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.5x — 1.6x WMS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 1.52% 0.55% MAS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +32.9% +29.0% -0.8% JHX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.2%/yr +5.4%/yr +4.4%/yr MAS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.0% 35.9% 36.6% MAS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 32/100 58/100 61/100 WMS

Percentile Scorecard

JHXMASWMS

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

AxisJHXMASWMS
Valuation 20 #44 of 55 70 #17 of 55 46 #30 of 55
Growth 48 #27 of 51 40 #31 of 51 46 #28 of 51
Profitability 40 #31 of 51 90 #6 of 51 84 #9 of 51
Financial Health 33 #40 of 59 41 #35 of 59 50 #30 of 59
Shareholder Returns 20 #33 of 41 50 #21 of 41 80 #9 of 41
Overall 32 58 61
  • JHX ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • MAS ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • WMS ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodJHXMASWMSSPY
1 month +11.3%+22.2%+9.2% -2.3%
3 months +0.5%+11.7%-4.3% -0.7%
6 months +39.9%+21.9%-1.3% +4.8%
Year to date +34.1%+31.6%-4.1% +10.3%
1 year +32.9%+29.0%-0.8% +10.3%
3 years +3.5%+51.6%+23.3% +73.0%
3 years, per year +1.2%+14.9%+7.2% +20.1%
5 years -31.0%+30.2%+24.0% +61.9%
5 years, per year -7.2%+5.4%+4.4% +10.1%
10 years +92.5%+183.8%+639.0% +258.6%
10 years, per year +6.8%+11.0%+22.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureJHXMASWMSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.0%35.9%36.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.4%33.5%33.3% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.651.071.34 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.730.81-0.02 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -60.3%-38.9%-50.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.5%0.0%-20.8% -3.5%
52-week high $31.09$83.51$175.38 $779.14
52-week low $16.69$58.60$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.

MultipleJHXMASWMS
P/E now vs peer median 110.8xmedian 21.6x 17.7xmedian 21.6x 23.6xmedian 21.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 1.6x 2.1xmedian 1.6x 3.1xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.8xmedian 13.2x —median 13.2x 12.6xmedian 13.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 45.3xmedian 17.4x 15.4xmedian 17.4x 18.0xmedian 17.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 2.9x -35.9xmedian 2.9x 5.4xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median -2.79median 1.00 2.04median 1.00 -12.57median 1.00

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 monthsJHXMASWMS
Revenue $5.41B $7.67B $3.22B
Gross profit $1.94B $2.88B $1.24B
Operating income $526.70M $1.37B $668.00M
Net income $145.70M $977.00M $455.60M
Free cash flow $356.40M $1.04B $550.15M
R&D $64.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $0.25 $4.72 $5.86
Cash & equivalents $289.90M $610.00M $162.25M
Total debt $4.28B $3.25B $1.61B
Shares (diluted) 584.30M 196.00M 77.02M
Enterprise value $15.21B $14.16B $7.77B

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
MetricJHXMASWMS
P/E 110.8x 17.7x 23.6x
P/FCF 45.3x 15.4x 18.0x
P/Operating cash flow 22.2x 13.4x 12.3x
P/S 3.0x 2.1x 3.1x
P/B 2.5x -35.9x 5.4x
P/Tangible book 4.9x -25.4x 10.0x
EV/EBITDA 17.8x – 12.6x
EV/EBIT 38.2x 13.7x 17.0x
EV/Revenue 3.7x 2.4x 3.5x
EV/FCF 56.5x 18.0x 20.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.7x 15.5x 14.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.79 2.04 -12.57

Growth

14 metrics
MetricJHXMASWMS
Revenue growth (1Y) 42.9% 0.9% 10.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.2% -1.4% 3.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 34.4% 6.4% 14.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.0% 1.8% 4.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -5.8% 6.2% 4.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -11.3% 2.2% -2.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -56.0% 11.8% 4.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -34.0% 3.4% -2.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -67.6% 19.4% 5.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -39.7% 8.7% -1.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -11.8% 19.3% 19.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.0% -1.1% 4.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 110.4% 23.3% 18.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 75.0% 2.1% 1.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricJHXMASWMS
Gross margin 35.9% 37.6% 38.6%
EBITDA margin 20.9% – 27.9%
Operating margin 9.7% 17.9% 20.7%
Pretax margin 5.1% 16.7% 18.6%
Net margin 2.7% 12.1% 14.0%
FCF margin 6.6% 13.6% 17.1%
Operating cash flow margin 13.4% 15.7% 25.0%
Return on equity 2.2% – 24.6%
Return on assets 1.0% 18.2% 10.1%
Return on invested capital 2.6% 35.3% 14.7%
Return on capital employed 4.2% 36.9% 17.0%
Asset turnover 0.4x 1.4x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 5.0x 1.2x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% – 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricJHXMASWMS
Debt / assets 31.7% 60.8% 35.8%
Debt / equity 0.7x -7.2x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.5x – 1.6x
Debt / FCF 12.0x 3.1x 2.9x
Liabilities / assets 51.5% 108.4% 59.7%
Equity / assets 48.5% -8.4% 40.3%
Interest coverage 1.8x 12.8x –
Current ratio 1.6x 1.8x 2.1x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.1x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.4x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 2.18 4.02 4.21

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricJHXMASWMS
Dividend yield – 1.5% 0.5%
Net buyback yield 1.9% 6.5% 3.2%
Shareholder yield 1.9% 8.0% 3.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 26.1% 12.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 24.4% 10.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -1.9% 12.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -0.1% 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.

ConsensusJHXMASWMS
Forward P/E 19.7xFY2026 17.4xFY2026 21.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.41FY2026 $4.79FY2026 $6.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +29.4%FY2026 +21.0%FY2026 +2.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.8% -7.5% +22.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.13BFY2026 $7.23BFY2026 $3.62BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.0%FY2026 -4.3%FY2026 +18.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.1% +15.5% +5.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersJHXMASWMS
Held by institutions 49.9% 100.0% 90.9%
Institutions holding 339 923 554
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.1% +0.7% +0.3%
Institutions buying 189 498 259
Institutions selling 100 289 210
Buyers to sellers 1.89 1.72 1.23

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.

JHXMASWMS
JHX 1.00 0.62 0.55
MAS 0.62 1.00 0.63
WMS 0.55 0.63 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, JHX, MAS and WMS?

James Hardie Industries (JHX) is the largest by market capitalisation: James Hardie Industries (JHX) $16.15B, Masco (MAS) $16.10B, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) $9.91B.

Which stock is cheaper, JHX, MAS and WMS?

Masco (MAS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (James Hardie Industries (JHX) 110.8x, Masco (MAS) 17.7x, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 23.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Masco (MAS) is cheapest (James Hardie Industries (JHX) 19.7x, Masco (MAS) 17.4x, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 21.7x). 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%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) +10.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) has the highest net margin (James Hardie Industries (JHX) 2.7%, Masco (MAS) 12.1%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 14.0%). On return on invested capital, Masco (MAS) leads (James Hardie Industries (JHX) 2.6%, Masco (MAS) 35.3%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 14.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year James Hardie Industries (JHX) returned the most: James Hardie Industries (JHX) +32.9%, Masco (MAS) +29.0%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) -0.8%. Over five years, Masco (MAS) compounded fastest (James Hardie Industries (JHX) -7.2%/yr, Masco (MAS) +5.4%/yr, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) +4.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Masco (MAS) has the highest dividend yield: James Hardie Industries (JHX) 0.00%, Masco (MAS) 1.52%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 0.55%. James Hardie Industries (JHX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Masco (MAS) has been the steadiest (James Hardie Industries (JHX) 45.0%, Masco (MAS) 35.9%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 36.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, JHX, MAS 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, Masco (MAS) 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.