KEQU vs MHK vs MAS Stock Comparison

Kewaunee Scientific, Mohawk Industries and Masco Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MHK Mohawk Industries Inc
$148.65 +17.6% 1M +30.8% 1Y
Market cap
$10.07B
P/E
17.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.21B
Div. yield
–
Building Products Industrials
4 wins
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
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionKEQUMHKMASLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $96.69M $10.07B $16.10B MAS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.7x 17.4x 17.7x KEQU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 14.2x 17.4x MHK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.3% +4.5% +0.9% KEQU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.0% 4.6% 12.1% MAS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.2% 5.2% 35.3% MAS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 0.7x — MHK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — 1.52% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -20.1% +30.8% +29.0% MHK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.0%/yr -3.5%/yr +5.4%/yr KEQU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.2% 41.9% 35.9% MAS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 76/100 58/100 MHK

Percentile Scorecard

KEQUMHKMAS

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

AxisKEQUMHKMAS
Valuation 100 #1 of 55 94 #4 of 55 70 #17 of 55
Growth 56 #23 of 51 68 #17 of 51 40 #31 of 51
Profitability 36 #33 of 51 50 #26 of 51 90 #6 of 51
Financial Health 60 #24 of 59 79 #13 of 59 41 #35 of 59
Shareholder Returns 68 #14 of 41 90 #5 of 41 50 #21 of 41
Overall 64 76 58
  • KEQU ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • MHK ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • MAS ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKEQUMHKMASSPY
1 month -2.2%+17.6%+22.2% -2.3%
3 months -8.3%+11.8%+11.7% -0.7%
6 months -11.5%+56.6%+21.9% +4.8%
Year to date -10.7%+36.0%+31.6% +10.3%
1 year -20.1%+30.8%+29.0% +10.3%
3 years +83.0%+74.9%+51.6% +73.0%
3 years, per year +22.3%+20.5%+14.9% +20.1%
5 years +158.9%-16.4%+30.2% +61.9%
5 years, per year +21.0%-3.5%+5.4% +10.1%
10 years +53.6%-16.8%+183.8% +258.6%
10 years, per year +4.4%-1.8%+11.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureKEQUMHKMASSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.2%41.9%35.9% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.0%36.8%33.5% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.651.281.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.560.740.81 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.4%-59.3%-38.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.5%0.0%0.0% -3.5%
52-week high $43.10$148.65$83.51 $779.14
52-week low $32.19$94.33$58.60 $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.

MultipleKEQUMHKMAS
P/E now vs peer median 11.7xmedian 21.6x 17.4xmedian 21.6x 17.7xmedian 21.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.6x 0.9xmedian 1.6x 2.1xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 13.2x 8.6xmedian 13.2x —median 13.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.9xmedian 17.4x 11.3xmedian 17.4x 15.4xmedian 17.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 2.9x 1.2xmedian 2.9x -35.9xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.43median 1.00 0.39median 1.00 2.04median 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 monthsKEQUMHKMAS
Revenue $277.22M $11.21B $7.67B
Gross profit $79.15M $2.77B $2.88B
Operating income $15.06M $621.50M $1.37B
Net income $9.06M $518.50M $977.00M
Free cash flow $10.88M $891.50M $1.04B
EPS (diluted) $2.82 $8.51 $4.72
Cash & equivalents $8.25M $816.80M $610.00M
Total debt $32.83M $1.78B $3.25B
Shares (diluted) 2.92M 60.90M 196.00M
Enterprise value $59.97M $6.68B $14.16B

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
MetricKEQUMHKMAS
P/E 11.7x 17.4x 17.7x
P/FCF 8.9x 11.3x 15.4x
P/Operating cash flow 6.5x 7.4x 13.4x
P/S 0.3x 0.9x 2.1x
P/B 1.3x 1.2x -35.9x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 1.3x -25.4x
EV/EBITDA 6.0x 8.6x –
EV/EBIT 8.1x 17.8x 13.7x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 1.0x 2.4x
EV/FCF 11.1x 12.4x 18.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.2x 8.1x 15.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.43 0.39 2.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKEQUMHKMAS
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.3% 4.5% 0.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.1% 0.1% -1.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.4% 7.6% 6.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 24.2% 1.8% 1.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -24.7% 14.7% 6.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 16.3% 52.9% 2.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -27.5% 24.0% 11.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 22.3% 43.4% 3.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -32.1% 26.8% 19.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 27.1% 44.1% 8.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -30.7% 36.6% 19.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 177.0% 2.1% -1.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -41.8% 51.8% 23.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 62.7% 5.9% 2.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKEQUMHKMAS
Gross margin 28.6% 24.7% 37.6%
EBITDA margin 7.4% 11.5% –
Operating margin 5.4% 5.5% 17.9%
Pretax margin 4.5% 5.4% 16.7%
Net margin 3.0% 4.6% 12.1%
FCF margin 3.9% 8.0% 13.6%
Operating cash flow margin 5.3% 12.1% 15.7%
Return on equity 11.9% 6.2% –
Return on assets 5.2% 3.8% 18.2%
Return on invested capital 10.2% 5.2% 35.3%
Return on capital employed 11.6% 5.9% 36.9%
Asset turnover 1.6x 0.8x 1.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 2.6x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 0.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKEQUMHKMAS
Debt / assets 18.7% 13.3% 60.8%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.2x -7.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 0.7x –
Debt / FCF 3.0x 2.0x 3.1x
Liabilities / assets 56.1% 38.2% 108.4%
Equity / assets 43.9% 61.8% -8.4%
Interest coverage 4.4x 62.2x 12.8x
Current ratio 2.2x 1.9x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.4x 0.9x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.3x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 3.39 3.21 4.02

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKEQUMHKMAS
Dividend yield – – 1.5%
Net buyback yield 3.4% 4.2% 6.5%
Shareholder yield 3.4% 4.2% 8.0%
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.

ConsensusKEQUMHKMAS
Forward P/E – 14.2xFY2026 17.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $10.47FY2026 $4.79FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +16.9%FY2026 +21.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -9.0% -7.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $11.73BFY2026 $7.23BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +8.7%FY2026 -4.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +0.4% +15.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKEQUMHKMAS
Held by institutions 41.8% 88.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 32 492 923
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.0% -0.9% +0.7%
Institutions buying 11 273 498
Institutions selling 7 155 289
Buyers to sellers 1.57 1.76 1.72

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.

KEQUMHKMAS
KEQU 1.00 0.11 0.00
MHK 0.11 1.00 0.72
MAS 0.00 0.72 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KEQU, MHK and MAS?

Masco (MAS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kewaunee Scientific (KEQU) $96.69M, Mohawk Industries (MHK) $10.07B, Masco (MAS) $16.10B.

Which stock is cheaper, KEQU, MHK and MAS?

Kewaunee Scientific (KEQU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kewaunee Scientific (KEQU) 11.7x, Mohawk Industries (MHK) 17.4x, Masco (MAS) 17.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Mohawk Industries (MHK) is cheapest (Mohawk Industries (MHK) 14.2x, Masco (MAS) 17.4x). 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%, Masco (MAS) +0.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Masco (MAS) has the highest net margin (Kewaunee Scientific (KEQU) 3.0%, Mohawk Industries (MHK) 4.6%, Masco (MAS) 12.1%). On return on invested capital, Masco (MAS) leads (Kewaunee Scientific (KEQU) 10.2%, Mohawk Industries (MHK) 5.2%, Masco (MAS) 35.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mohawk Industries (MHK) returned the most: Kewaunee Scientific (KEQU) -20.1%, Mohawk Industries (MHK) +30.8%, Masco (MAS) +29.0%. Over five years, Kewaunee Scientific (KEQU) compounded fastest (Kewaunee Scientific (KEQU) +21.0%/yr, Mohawk Industries (MHK) -3.5%/yr, Masco (MAS) +5.4%/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%, Masco (MAS) 1.52%. Kewaunee Scientific (KEQU) and Mohawk Industries (MHK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Masco (MAS) has been the steadiest (Kewaunee Scientific (KEQU) 36.2%, Mohawk Industries (MHK) 41.9%, Masco (MAS) 35.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.