KEQU vs MHK vs CSL Stock Comparison

Kewaunee Scientific, Mohawk Industries and Carlisle Companies Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MHK Mohawk Industries Inc
$145.33 +15.0% 1M +30.7% 1Y
Market cap
$9.34B
P/E
18.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.21B
Div. yield
–
Building Products Industrials
4 wins
CSL Carlisle Companies Inc
$387.31 +17.6% 1M +19.0% 1Y
Market cap
$15.72B
P/E
21.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.21B
Div. yield
0.01%
Building Products Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionKEQUMHKCSLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $97.92M $9.34B $15.72B CSL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.9x 18.0x 21.9x KEQU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 13.9x 17.8x MHK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.3% +4.5% +4.0% KEQU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.0% 4.6% 13.8% CSL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.2% 5.2% 17.8% CSL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 0.7x 1.9x MHK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -19.7% +30.7% +19.0% MHK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.3%/yr -3.6%/yr +11.0%/yr KEQU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.2% 41.9% 37.6% KEQU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 77/100 53/100 MHK

Percentile Scorecard

KEQUMHKCSL

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

AxisKEQUMHKCSL
Valuation 100 #1 of 57 96 #3 of 57 38 #36 of 57
Growth 55 #25 of 54 72 #16 of 54 34 #36 of 54
Profitability 35 #35 of 53 48 #28 of 53 83 #10 of 53
Financial Health 64 #22 of 59 81 #12 of 59 43 #34 of 59
Shareholder Returns 68 #14 of 42 90 #5 of 42 66 #15 of 42
Overall 64 77 53
  • KEQU ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • MHK ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • CSL ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKEQUMHKCSLSPY
1 month -1.0%+15.0%+17.6% -2.0%
3 months -6.8%+6.4%+0.2% -2.2%
6 months -9.0%+49.2%+9.0% +4.2%
Year to date -9.6%+33.0%+21.1% +10.6%
1 year -19.7%+30.7%+19.0% +10.4%
3 years +85.4%+71.0%+43.2% +73.6%
3 years, per year +22.9%+19.6%+12.7% +20.2%
5 years +162.2%-16.9%+68.5% +61.6%
5 years, per year +21.3%-3.6%+11.0% +10.1%
10 years +55.5%-17.9%+268.7% +261.3%
10 years, per year +4.5%-2.0%+13.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureKEQUMHKCSLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.2%41.9%37.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.0%36.8%34.7% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.651.281.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.540.730.50 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.4%-59.3%-38.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.5%-2.2%-7.5% -3.2%
52-week high $43.10$148.65$418.74 $779.14
52-week low $32.19$94.33$295.41 $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.

MultipleKEQUMHKCSL
P/E now vs peer median 11.8xmedian 21.3x 17.0xmedian 21.3x 21.2xmedian 21.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.7x 0.8xmedian 1.7x 2.9xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 13.6x 7.3xmedian 13.6x 14.3xmedian 13.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.0xmedian 17.5x 9.5xmedian 17.5x 20.0xmedian 17.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 2.9x 1.0xmedian 2.9x 10.4xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.44median 1.14 0.39median 1.14 2.92median 1.14

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 monthsKEQUMHKCSL
Revenue $277.22M $11.21B $5.21B
Gross profit $79.15M $2.77B $1.81B
Operating income $15.06M $621.50M $1.02B
Net income $9.06M $518.50M $718.40M
Free cash flow $10.88M $891.50M $750.50M
R&D – – $48.30M
EPS (diluted) $2.82 $8.51 $18.14
Cash & equivalents $8.25M $816.80M $546.70M
Total debt $32.83M $1.78B $2.89B
Shares (diluted) 2.92M 60.90M 39.60M
Enterprise value $58.98M $5.95B $12.63B

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
MetricKEQUMHKCSL
P/E 11.8x 17.0x 21.2x
P/FCF 9.0x 9.5x 20.0x
P/Operating cash flow 6.6x 6.2x 16.7x
P/S 0.4x 0.8x 2.9x
P/B 1.3x 1.0x 10.4x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 1.1x 146.0x
EV/EBITDA 6.0x 7.3x 14.3x
EV/EBIT 8.1x 15.1x 17.1x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 0.8x 3.3x
EV/FCF 11.3x 10.6x 23.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.3x 6.9x 19.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.44 0.39 2.92

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKEQUMHKCSL
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.3% 4.5% 4.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.1% 0.1% 4.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.4% 7.6% -0.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 24.2% 1.8% 4.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -24.7% 14.7% -2.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 16.3% 52.9% 2.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -27.5% 24.0% -7.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 22.3% 43.4% -0.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -32.1% 26.8% 0.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 27.1% 44.1% 7.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -30.7% 36.6% -17.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 177.0% 2.1% -9.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -41.8% 51.8% -21.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 62.7% 5.9% -11.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKEQUMHKCSL
Gross margin 28.6% 24.7% 34.7%
EBITDA margin 7.4% 11.5% 23.3%
Operating margin 5.4% 5.5% 19.5%
Pretax margin 4.5% 5.4% 18.0%
Net margin 3.0% 4.6% 13.8%
FCF margin 3.9% 8.0% 14.4%
Operating cash flow margin 5.3% 12.1% 17.2%
Return on equity 11.9% 6.2% 47.0%
Return on assets 5.2% 3.8% 11.7%
Return on invested capital 10.2% 5.2% 17.8%
Return on capital employed 11.6% 5.9% 19.3%
Asset turnover 1.6x 0.8x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 2.6x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 0.3% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKEQUMHKCSL
Debt / assets 18.7% 13.3% 47.9%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.2x 2.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 0.7x 1.9x
Debt / FCF 3.0x 2.0x 3.8x
Liabilities / assets 56.1% 38.2% 76.1%
Equity / assets 43.9% 61.8% 23.9%
Interest coverage 4.4x 62.2x 9.1x
Current ratio 2.2x 1.9x 2.4x
Quick ratio 1.4x 0.9x 1.6x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.3x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 3.40 3.02 5.44

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKEQUMHKCSL
Dividend yield – – 1.2%
Net buyback yield 3.4% 5.0% 7.3%
Shareholder yield 3.4% 5.0% 8.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 25.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 24.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 2.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 5.5%

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.

ConsensusKEQUMHKCSL
Forward P/E – 13.9xFY2026 17.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $10.47FY2026 $21.76FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +16.9%FY2026 +12.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -9.0% +15.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $11.73BFY2026 $4.97BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +8.7%FY2026 -1.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +0.4% +18.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKEQUMHKCSL
Held by institutions 41.8% 88.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 32 492 797
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.0% -0.9% -1.1%
Institutions buying 11 273 366
Institutions selling 7 155 294
Buyers to sellers 1.57 1.76 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.

KEQUMHKCSL
KEQU 1.00 0.11 0.12
MHK 0.11 1.00 0.73
CSL 0.12 0.73 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KEQU, MHK and CSL?

Carlisle Companies (CSL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kewaunee Scientific (KEQU) $97.92M, Mohawk Industries (MHK) $9.34B, Carlisle Companies (CSL) $15.72B.

Which stock is cheaper, KEQU, MHK and CSL?

Kewaunee Scientific (KEQU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kewaunee Scientific (KEQU) 11.9x, Mohawk Industries (MHK) 18.0x, Carlisle Companies (CSL) 21.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Mohawk Industries (MHK) is cheapest (Mohawk Industries (MHK) 13.9x, Carlisle Companies (CSL) 17.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Kewaunee Scientific (KEQU) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Kewaunee Scientific (KEQU) +5.3%, Mohawk Industries (MHK) +4.5%, Carlisle Companies (CSL) +4.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Carlisle Companies (CSL) has the highest net margin (Kewaunee Scientific (KEQU) 3.0%, Mohawk Industries (MHK) 4.6%, Carlisle Companies (CSL) 13.8%). On return on invested capital, Carlisle Companies (CSL) leads (Kewaunee Scientific (KEQU) 10.2%, Mohawk Industries (MHK) 5.2%, Carlisle Companies (CSL) 17.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mohawk Industries (MHK) returned the most: Kewaunee Scientific (KEQU) -19.7%, Mohawk Industries (MHK) +30.7%, Carlisle Companies (CSL) +19.0%. Over five years, Kewaunee Scientific (KEQU) compounded fastest (Kewaunee Scientific (KEQU) +21.3%/yr, Mohawk Industries (MHK) -3.6%/yr, Carlisle Companies (CSL) +11.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Kewaunee Scientific (KEQU) 0.00%, Mohawk Industries (MHK) 0.00%, Carlisle Companies (CSL) 0.01%. Kewaunee Scientific (KEQU) and Mohawk Industries (MHK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kewaunee Scientific (KEQU) has been the steadiest (Kewaunee Scientific (KEQU) 36.2%, Mohawk Industries (MHK) 41.9%, Carlisle Companies (CSL) 37.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KEQU, MHK and CSL?

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