JHX vs MHK vs ALLE Stock Comparison

James Hardie Industries, Mohawk Industries and Allegion Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MHK Mohawk Industries Inc
$148.65 +17.6% 1M +30.8% 1Y
Market cap
$9.04B
P/E
17.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.21B
Div. yield
–
Building Products Industrials
4 wins
ALLE Allegion plc
$191.76 +24.3% 1M +15.7% 1Y
Market cap
$16.40B
P/E
24.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.29B
Div. yield
0.01%
Building Products Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Mohawk Industries leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Mohawk Industries 4, Allegion 4, James Hardie Industries 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionJHXMHKALLELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $16.42B $9.04B $16.40B JHX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 112.7x 17.4x 24.9x MHK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.3x 13.9x 20.1x MHK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +42.9% +4.5% +10.6% JHX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.7% 4.6% 15.4% ALLE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.6% 5.2% 17.9% ALLE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.5x 0.7x 1.7x MHK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +32.9% +30.8% +15.7% JHX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.2%/yr -3.5%/yr +8.2%/yr ALLE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.0% 41.9% 29.9% ALLE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 32/100 76/100 51/100 MHK

Percentile Scorecard

JHXMHKALLE

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

AxisJHXMHKALLE
Valuation 20 #44 of 55 94 #4 of 55 17 #46 of 55
Growth 48 #27 of 51 68 #17 of 51 58 #22 of 51
Profitability 40 #31 of 51 50 #26 of 51 98 #2 of 51
Financial Health 33 #40 of 59 79 #13 of 59 53 #28 of 59
Shareholder Returns 20 #33 of 41 90 #5 of 41 28 #30 of 41
Overall 32 76 51
  • JHX ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • MHK ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • ALLE ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodJHXMHKALLESPY
1 month +11.3%+17.6%+24.3% -2.3%
3 months +0.5%+11.8%+18.9% -0.7%
6 months +39.9%+56.6%+44.7% +4.8%
Year to date +34.1%+36.0%+20.4% +10.3%
1 year +32.9%+30.8%+15.7% +10.3%
3 years +3.5%+74.9%+88.2% +73.0%
3 years, per year +1.2%+20.5%+23.5% +20.1%
5 years -31.0%-16.4%+48.2% +61.9%
5 years, per year -7.2%-3.5%+8.2% +10.1%
10 years +92.5%-16.8%+202.7% +258.6%
10 years, per year +6.8%-1.8%+11.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureJHXMHKALLESPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.0%41.9%29.9% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.4%36.8%27.7% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.651.280.41 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.730.740.53 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -60.3%-59.3%-34.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.5%0.0%0.0% -3.5%
52-week high $31.09$148.65$191.76 $779.14
52-week low $16.69$94.33$125.65 $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.

MultipleJHXMHKALLE
P/E now vs peer median 110.8xmedian 21.6x 17.4xmedian 21.6x 25.0xmedian 21.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 1.6x 0.9xmedian 1.6x 3.8xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.8xmedian 13.2x 8.6xmedian 13.2x 17.4xmedian 13.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 45.3xmedian 17.4x 11.3xmedian 17.4x 24.3xmedian 17.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 2.9x 1.2xmedian 2.9x 7.7xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median -2.79median 1.00 0.39median 1.00 2.63median 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 monthsJHXMHKALLE
Revenue $5.41B $11.21B $4.29B
Gross profit $1.94B $2.77B $1.92B
Operating income $526.70M $621.50M $893.40M
Net income $145.70M $518.50M $658.60M
Free cash flow $356.40M $891.50M $671.10M
R&D $64.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $0.25 $8.51 $7.66
Cash & equivalents $289.90M $816.80M $320.60M
Total debt $4.28B $1.78B $2.03B
Shares (diluted) 584.30M 60.90M 86.00M
Enterprise value $15.49B $5.65B $15.12B

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
MetricJHXMHKALLE
P/E 110.8x 17.4x 25.0x
P/FCF 45.3x 11.3x 24.3x
P/Operating cash flow 22.2x 7.4x 21.2x
P/S 3.0x 0.9x 3.8x
P/B 2.5x 1.2x 7.7x
P/Tangible book 4.9x 1.3x 12.5x
EV/EBITDA 17.8x 8.6x 17.4x
EV/EBIT 38.2x 17.8x 20.2x
EV/Revenue 3.7x 1.0x 4.2x
EV/FCF 56.5x 12.4x 26.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.7x 8.1x 23.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.79 0.39 2.63

Growth

14 metrics
MetricJHXMHKALLE
Revenue growth (1Y) 42.9% 4.5% 10.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.2% 0.1% 5.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 34.4% 7.6% 10.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.0% 1.8% 8.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -5.8% 14.7% 9.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -11.3% 52.9% 9.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -56.0% 24.0% 5.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -34.0% 43.4% 8.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -67.6% 26.8% 5.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -39.7% 44.1% 9.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -11.8% 36.6% 0.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.0% 2.1% 9.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 110.4% 51.8% -1.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 75.0% 5.9% 10.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricJHXMHKALLE
Gross margin 35.9% 24.7% 44.8%
EBITDA margin 20.9% 11.5% 24.2%
Operating margin 9.7% 5.5% 20.8%
Pretax margin 5.1% 5.4% 18.5%
Net margin 2.7% 4.6% 15.4%
FCF margin 6.6% 8.0% 15.6%
Operating cash flow margin 13.4% 12.1% 17.9%
Return on equity 2.2% 6.2% 31.2%
Return on assets 1.0% 3.8% 12.3%
Return on invested capital 2.6% 5.2% 17.9%
Return on capital employed 4.2% 5.9% 19.6%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.8x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 5.0x 2.6x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricJHXMHKALLE
Debt / assets 31.7% 13.3% 37.9%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.2x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.5x 0.7x 1.7x
Debt / FCF 12.0x 2.0x 3.0x
Liabilities / assets 51.5% 38.2% 60.5%
Equity / assets 48.5% 61.8% 39.5%
Interest coverage 1.8x 62.2x 8.9x
Current ratio 1.6x 1.9x 1.9x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.9x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.3x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 2.18 3.21 5.14

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricJHXMHKALLE
Dividend yield – – 1.1%
Net buyback yield 1.9% 4.2% 1.0%
Shareholder yield 1.9% 4.2% 2.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 27.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 27.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 6.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 6.2%

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.

ConsensusJHXMHKALLE
Forward P/E 19.3xFY2026 13.9xFY2026 20.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.41FY2026 $10.47FY2026 $9.41FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +29.4%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026 +15.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.8% -9.0% +2.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.13BFY2026 $11.73BFY2026 $4.67BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.0%FY2026 +8.7%FY2026 +14.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.1% +0.4% +8.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersJHXMHKALLE
Held by institutions 49.9% 88.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 339 492 732
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.1% -0.9% +3.0%
Institutions buying 189 273 336
Institutions selling 100 155 273
Buyers to sellers 1.89 1.76 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.

JHXMHKALLE
JHX 1.00 0.67 0.48
MHK 0.67 1.00 0.57
ALLE 0.48 0.57 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, JHX, MHK and ALLE?

James Hardie Industries (JHX) is the largest by market capitalisation: James Hardie Industries (JHX) $16.42B, Mohawk Industries (MHK) $9.04B, Allegion (ALLE) $16.40B.

Which stock is cheaper, JHX, MHK and ALLE?

Mohawk Industries (MHK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (James Hardie Industries (JHX) 112.7x, Mohawk Industries (MHK) 17.4x, Allegion (ALLE) 24.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Mohawk Industries (MHK) is cheapest (James Hardie Industries (JHX) 19.3x, Mohawk Industries (MHK) 13.9x, Allegion (ALLE) 20.1x). 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%, Mohawk Industries (MHK) +4.5%, Allegion (ALLE) +10.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Allegion (ALLE) has the highest net margin (James Hardie Industries (JHX) 2.7%, Mohawk Industries (MHK) 4.6%, Allegion (ALLE) 15.4%). On return on invested capital, Allegion (ALLE) leads (James Hardie Industries (JHX) 2.6%, Mohawk Industries (MHK) 5.2%, Allegion (ALLE) 17.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year James Hardie Industries (JHX) returned the most: James Hardie Industries (JHX) +32.9%, Mohawk Industries (MHK) +30.8%, Allegion (ALLE) +15.7%. Over five years, Allegion (ALLE) compounded fastest (James Hardie Industries (JHX) -7.2%/yr, Mohawk Industries (MHK) -3.5%/yr, Allegion (ALLE) +8.2%/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%, Mohawk Industries (MHK) 0.00%, Allegion (ALLE) 0.01%. James Hardie Industries (JHX) and Mohawk Industries (MHK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Allegion (ALLE) has been the steadiest (James Hardie Industries (JHX) 45.0%, Mohawk Industries (MHK) 41.9%, Allegion (ALLE) 29.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, JHX, MHK and ALLE?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Mohawk Industries (MHK) leads on 4. 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.