KEQU vs WMS vs ALLE Stock Comparison

Kewaunee Scientific, Advanced Drainage Systems and Allegion Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ALLE Allegion plc
$187.09 +20.6% 1M +12.8% 1Y
Market cap
$15.78B
P/E
23.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.39B
Div. yield
1.15%
Building Products Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Allegion leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Allegion 7, Kewaunee Scientific 4, Advanced Drainage Systems 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKEQUWMSALLELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $98.75M $8.66B $15.78B ALLE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.9x 22.9x 23.0x KEQU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 19.2x 19.9x WMS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.3% +9.2% +10.3% ALLE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.0% 12.4% 15.7% ALLE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.2% 14.3% 18.4% ALLE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 1.7x 1.5x KEQU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.62% 1.15% ALLE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -17.4% -8.8% +12.8% ALLE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.8%/yr -0.1%/yr +7.3%/yr KEQU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.1% 40.3% 30.0% ALLE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 61/100 54/100 KEQU

Percentile Scorecard

KEQUWMSALLE

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

AxisKEQUWMSALLE
Valuation 100 #1 of 56 53 #27 of 56 22 #44 of 56
Growth 57 #24 of 54 36 #35 of 54 62 #21 of 54
Profitability 37 #34 of 53 79 #12 of 53 100 #1 of 53
Financial Health 65 #21 of 58 51 #29 of 58 56 #26 of 58
Shareholder Returns 66 #15 of 42 88 #6 of 42 32 #29 of 42
Overall 65 61 54
  • KEQU ranked among 58 companies in Construction Products
  • WMS ranked among 58 companies in Construction Products
  • ALLE ranked among 58 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKEQUWMSALLESPY
1 month +1.2%-5.5%+20.6% -5.9%
3 months -10.0%-17.4%+10.9% -4.6%
6 months -6.5%-14.7%+36.8% +0.2%
Year to date -8.8%-15.1%+17.5% +7.5%
1 year -17.4%-8.8%+12.8% +8.2%
3 years +85.9%+10.0%+83.9% +68.3%
3 years, per year +23.0%+3.2%+22.5% +19.0%
5 years +168.4%-0.7%+42.4% +56.5%
5 years, per year +21.8%-0.1%+7.3% +9.4%
10 years +59.4%+538.6%+194.0% +251.5%
10 years, per year +4.8%+20.4%+11.4% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureKEQUWMSALLESPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.1%40.3%30.0% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.9%39.9%27.8% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.581.610.46 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.48-0.220.43 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.4%-50.3%-34.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.9%-29.9%-3.0% -5.9%
52-week high $43.10$175.38$192.78 $779.14
52-week low $32.19$122.94$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.

MultipleKEQUWMSALLE
P/E now vs peer median 11.9xmedian 21.0x 22.9xmedian 21.0x 23.0xmedian 21.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.7x 2.7xmedian 1.7x 3.6xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 13.3x 11.5xmedian 13.3x 16.0xmedian 13.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.1xmedian 16.1x 16.3xmedian 16.1x 21.3xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 2.8x 4.9xmedian 2.8x 7.3xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.44median 0.89 -5.93median 0.89 2.64median 0.89

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 monthsKEQUWMSALLE
Revenue $277.22M $3.26B $4.39B
Gross profit $79.15M $1.25B $1.98B
Operating income $15.06M $639.58M $944.20M
Net income $9.06M $409.54M $691.10M
Free cash flow $10.88M $529.95M $739.90M
EPS (diluted) $2.82 $5.35 $8.11
Cash & equivalents $8.25M $153.25M $388.10M
Total debt $32.83M $1.61B $2.03B
Shares (diluted) 2.92M 75.79M 85.20M
Enterprise value $62.02M $7.18B $14.40B

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
MetricKEQUWMSALLE
P/E 11.9x 22.9x 23.0x
P/FCF 9.1x 16.3x 21.3x
P/Operating cash flow 6.7x 11.3x 18.7x
P/S 0.4x 2.7x 3.6x
P/B 1.3x 4.9x 7.3x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 8.9x 11.5x
EV/EBITDA 6.1x 11.5x 16.0x
EV/EBIT 8.2x 15.8x 18.4x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 3.1x 4.0x
EV/FCF 11.3x 19.1x 23.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.3x 13.2x 20.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.44 -5.93 2.64

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKEQUWMSALLE
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.3% 9.2% 10.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.1% 4.8% 6.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.4% 9.9% 10.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 24.2% 5.0% 8.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -24.7% -4.9% 13.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 16.3% -2.7% 10.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -27.5% -10.9% 7.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 22.3% -5.2% 7.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -32.1% -8.6% 9.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 27.1% -3.9% 8.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -30.7% 3.6% 10.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 177.0% 1.7% 13.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -41.8% 0.1% 8.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 62.7% -1.6% 14.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKEQUWMSALLE
Gross margin 28.6% 38.4% 45.1%
EBITDA margin 7.4% 27.0% 24.7%
Operating margin 5.4% 19.6% 21.5%
Pretax margin 4.5% 17.4% 19.4%
Net margin 3.0% 12.4% 15.7%
FCF margin 3.9% 16.3% 16.9%
Operating cash flow margin 5.3% 23.5% 19.2%
Return on equity 11.9% 22.7% 32.2%
Return on assets 5.2% 9.1% 12.8%
Return on invested capital 10.2% 14.3% 18.4%
Return on capital employed 11.6% 16.3% 20.6%
Asset turnover 1.6x 0.7x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.9x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 1.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKEQUWMSALLE
Debt / assets 18.7% 36.1% 37.2%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.9x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 1.7x 1.5x
Debt / FCF 3.0x 3.0x 2.7x
Liabilities / assets 56.1% 60.1% 60.3%
Equity / assets 43.9% 39.9% 39.7%
Interest coverage 4.4x – 9.6x
Current ratio 2.2x 2.1x 1.9x
Quick ratio 1.4x 1.0x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.3x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 3.41 3.97 5.03

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKEQUWMSALLE
Dividend yield – 0.6% 1.2%
Net buyback yield 3.4% 5.3% 1.8%
Shareholder yield 3.4% 5.9% 2.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 14.3% 26.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 11.0% 24.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 10.7% 6.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 12.2% 5.9%

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.

ConsensusKEQUWMSALLE
Forward P/E – 19.2xFY2026 19.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $6.40FY2026 $9.41FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +2.1%FY2026 +15.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +22.7% +2.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $3.62BFY2026 $4.67BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +18.7%FY2026 +14.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +5.8% +8.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKEQUWMSALLE
Held by institutions 41.8% 90.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 32 555 732
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.0% +0.3% +3.0%
Institutions buying 11 259 336
Institutions selling 7 210 273
Buyers to sellers 1.57 1.23 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.

KEQUWMSALLE
KEQU 1.00 0.14 0.03
WMS 0.14 1.00 0.51
ALLE 0.03 0.51 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KEQU, WMS and ALLE?

Allegion (ALLE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kewaunee Scientific (KEQU) $98.75M, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) $8.66B, Allegion (ALLE) $15.78B.

Which stock is cheaper, KEQU, WMS and ALLE?

Kewaunee Scientific (KEQU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kewaunee Scientific (KEQU) 11.9x, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 22.9x, Allegion (ALLE) 23.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) is cheapest (Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 19.2x, Allegion (ALLE) 19.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Allegion (ALLE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Kewaunee Scientific (KEQU) +5.3%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) +9.2%, Allegion (ALLE) +10.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Allegion (ALLE) has the highest net margin (Kewaunee Scientific (KEQU) 3.0%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 12.4%, Allegion (ALLE) 15.7%). On return on invested capital, Allegion (ALLE) leads (Kewaunee Scientific (KEQU) 10.2%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 14.3%, Allegion (ALLE) 18.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Allegion (ALLE) returned the most: Kewaunee Scientific (KEQU) -17.4%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) -8.8%, Allegion (ALLE) +12.8%. Over five years, Kewaunee Scientific (KEQU) compounded fastest (Kewaunee Scientific (KEQU) +21.8%/yr, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) -0.1%/yr, Allegion (ALLE) +7.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Allegion (ALLE) has the highest dividend yield: Kewaunee Scientific (KEQU) 0.00%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 0.62%, Allegion (ALLE) 1.15%. Kewaunee Scientific (KEQU) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Allegion (ALLE) has been the steadiest (Kewaunee Scientific (KEQU) 36.1%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 40.3%, Allegion (ALLE) 30.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KEQU, WMS 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, Allegion (ALLE) leads on 7. 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.