KEQU vs OC vs MAS Stock Comparison

Kewaunee Scientific, Owens Corning and Masco Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
OC Owens Corning
$116.35 -6.1% 1M -8.7% 1Y
Market cap
$9.19B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$9.85B
Div. yield
2.72%
Building Products Industrials
2 wins
MAS Masco Corp /De/
$75.15 +9.1% 1M +10.0% 1Y
Market cap
$14.82B
P/E
16.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.62B
Div. yield
1.69%
Building Products Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Masco leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Masco 5, Kewaunee Scientific 5, Owens Corning 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKEQUOCMASLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $101.27M $9.19B $14.82B MAS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.2x -13.9x 16.9x KEQU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 12.9x 15.7x OC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.3% -7.2% -0.6% KEQU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.0% -6.8% 11.6% MAS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.2% 0.5% 33.9% MAS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 6.5x — KEQU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 2.72% 1.69% OC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -20.9% -8.7% +10.0% MAS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +22.1%/yr +4.5%/yr +2.8%/yr KEQU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.1% 42.0% 35.6% MAS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 41/100 62/100 KEQU

Percentile Scorecard

KEQUOCMAS

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

AxisKEQUOCMAS
Valuation 98 #2 of 56 64 #21 of 56 71 #17 of 56
Growth 57 #23 of 52 10 #47 of 52 41 #31 of 52
Profitability 35 #32 of 49 21 #39 of 49 94 #4 of 49
Financial Health 62 #22 of 56 13 #49 of 56 44 #32 of 56
Shareholder Returns 75 #11 of 41 98 #2 of 41 63 #16 of 41
Overall 65 41 62
  • KEQU ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • OC ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • MAS ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKEQUOCMASSPY
1 month +2.8%-6.1%+9.1% -0.2%
3 months -1.7%-18.7%-7.9% +3.9%
6 months -5.8%-6.1%+1.1% +8.2%
Year to date -6.5%+4.0%+18.4% +12.9%
1 year -20.9%-8.7%+10.0% +12.3%
3 years +91.7%+4.3%+47.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +24.2%+1.4%+13.8% +23.3%
5 years +171.2%+24.5%+14.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +22.1%+4.5%+2.8% +10.9%
10 years +60.5%+141.1%+146.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year +4.8%+9.2%+9.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureKEQUOCMASSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.1%42.0%35.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.8%38.3%33.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.651.511.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.58-0.210.28 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.4%-53.4%-38.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.9%-26.8%-9.2% -1.2%
52-week high $44.21$158.96$82.77 $779.14
52-week low $32.19$98.28$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.

MultipleKEQUOCMAS
P/E now vs peer median 12.2xmedian 20.1x -13.9xmedian 20.1x 16.9xmedian 20.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.5x 0.9xmedian 1.5x 1.9xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 11.8x 18.5xmedian 11.8x —median 11.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.3xmedian 16.2x 10.2xmedian 16.2x 13.2xmedian 16.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 2.9x 2.4xmedian 2.9x -40.6xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.45median 0.99 0.38median 0.99 2.15median 0.99

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 monthsKEQUOCMAS
Revenue $277.22M $9.85B $7.62B
Gross profit $79.15M $2.56B $2.82B
Operating income $15.06M $50.00M $1.34B
Net income $9.06M -$669.00M $937.00M
Free cash flow $10.88M $897.00M $1.13B
R&D – $150.00M –
EPS (diluted) $2.82 $-8.33 $4.45
Cash & equivalents $8.25M $271.00M $548.00M
Total debt $32.83M $5.19B $3.25B
Shares (diluted) 2.92M 80.60M 199.00M
Enterprise value $64.54M $8.06B $12.92B

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
MetricKEQUOCMAS
P/E 12.2x -13.9x 16.9x
P/FCF 9.3x 10.2x 13.2x
P/Operating cash flow 6.8x 5.2x 11.5x
P/S 0.4x 0.9x 1.9x
P/B 1.3x 2.4x -40.6x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 6.8x -26.5x
EV/EBITDA 6.2x 18.5x –
EV/EBIT 8.4x 282.2x 13.1x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 1.4x 2.3x
EV/FCF 11.6x 15.7x 15.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.5x 8.1x 13.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.45 0.38 2.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKEQUOCMAS
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.3% -7.2% -0.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.1% 0.5% -2.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.4% -19.6% 1.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 24.2% -0.6% 1.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -24.7% -96.9% -0.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 16.3% -69.8% 2.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -27.5% -300.9% 9.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 22.3% -35.8% 3.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -32.1% -313.8% 16.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 27.1% -37.1% 7.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -30.7% 6.0% 33.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 177.0% 6.1% 5.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -41.8% -1.9% 39.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 62.7% -2.0% 10.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKEQUOCMAS
Gross margin 28.6% 26.0% 37.0%
EBITDA margin 7.4% 7.7% –
Operating margin 5.4% 0.5% 17.5%
Pretax margin 4.5% -2.2% 16.2%
Net margin 3.0% -6.8% 11.6%
FCF margin 3.9% 9.1% 14.8%
Operating cash flow margin 5.3% 17.8% 16.9%
Return on equity 11.9% -17.8% –
Return on assets 5.2% -5.2% 17.6%
Return on invested capital 10.2% 0.5% 33.9%
Return on capital employed 11.6% 0.5% 36.4%
Asset turnover 1.6x 0.8x 1.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x -2.6x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 0.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKEQUOCMAS
Debt / assets 18.7% 40.8% 60.1%
Debt / equity 0.4x 1.4x -8.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 6.5x –
Debt / FCF 3.0x 5.8x 2.9x
Liabilities / assets 56.1% 70.1% 106.8%
Equity / assets 43.9% 29.9% -6.8%
Interest coverage 4.4x 0.4x 13.0x
Current ratio 2.2x 1.2x 1.9x
Quick ratio 1.4x 0.6x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 3.42 1.94 3.87

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKEQUOCMAS
Dividend yield – 2.7% 1.7%
Net buyback yield 3.3% 7.4% 6.1%
Shareholder yield 3.3% 10.1% 7.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 27.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 22.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 0.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 0.3%

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.

ConsensusKEQUOCMAS
Forward P/E – 12.9xFY2026 15.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $9.03FY2026 $4.79FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -25.1%FY2026 +21.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +16.7% -7.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $10.50BFY2026 $7.23BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +3.9%FY2026 -4.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +0.5% +15.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKEQUOCMAS
Held by institutions 41.8% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 32 687 921
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.0% +4.2% +0.7%
Institutions buying 11 365 497
Institutions selling 7 220 289
Buyers to sellers 1.57 1.66 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.

KEQUOCMAS
KEQU 1.00 0.07 0.02
OC 0.07 1.00 0.67
MAS 0.02 0.67 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KEQU, OC and MAS?

Masco (MAS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kewaunee Scientific (KEQU) $101.27M, Owens Corning (OC) $9.19B, Masco (MAS) $14.82B.

Which stock is cheaper, KEQU, OC and MAS?

Kewaunee Scientific (KEQU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kewaunee Scientific (KEQU) 12.2x, Owens Corning (OC) -13.9x, Masco (MAS) 16.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Owens Corning (OC) is cheapest (Owens Corning (OC) 12.9x, Masco (MAS) 15.7x). 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%, Owens Corning (OC) -7.2%, Masco (MAS) -0.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Masco (MAS) has the highest net margin (Kewaunee Scientific (KEQU) 3.0%, Owens Corning (OC) -6.8%, Masco (MAS) 11.6%). On return on invested capital, Masco (MAS) leads (Kewaunee Scientific (KEQU) 10.2%, Owens Corning (OC) 0.5%, Masco (MAS) 33.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Masco (MAS) returned the most: Kewaunee Scientific (KEQU) -20.9%, Owens Corning (OC) -8.7%, Masco (MAS) +10.0%. Over five years, Kewaunee Scientific (KEQU) compounded fastest (Kewaunee Scientific (KEQU) +22.1%/yr, Owens Corning (OC) +4.5%/yr, Masco (MAS) +2.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Owens Corning (OC) has the highest dividend yield: Kewaunee Scientific (KEQU) 0.00%, Owens Corning (OC) 2.72%, Masco (MAS) 1.69%. Kewaunee Scientific (KEQU) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Masco (MAS) has been the steadiest (Kewaunee Scientific (KEQU) 36.1%, Owens Corning (OC) 42.0%, Masco (MAS) 35.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KEQU, OC 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 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.