KEQU vs WMS vs OTIS Stock Comparison

Kewaunee Scientific, Advanced Drainage Systems and Otis Worldwide Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
OTIS Otis Worldwide Corp
$72.95 +9.9% 1M -20.1% 1Y
Market cap
$28.13B
P/E
18.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.14B
Div. yield
0.02%
Building Products Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionKEQUWMSOTISLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $97.89M $10.32B $28.13B OTIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.9x 22.9x 18.1x KEQU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 20.3x 18.7x OTIS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.3% +10.4% +5.8% WMS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.0% 14.0% — WMS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.2% 14.7% — WMS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 1.6x — KEQU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.02% OTIS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -19.1% -7.8% -20.1% WMS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +22.1%/yr +2.9%/yr -1.9%/yr KEQU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.0% 36.2% 22.8% OTIS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 63/100 56/100 KEQU

Percentile Scorecard

KEQUWMSOTIS

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

AxisKEQUWMSOTIS
Valuation 100 #1 of 55 48 #29 of 55 56 #25 of 55
Growth 58 #22 of 51 48 #27 of 51 56 #23 of 51
Profitability 36 #31 of 48 87 #7 of 48 68 #16 of 48
Financial Health 59 #23 of 54 47 #29 of 54 –
Shareholder Returns 75 #11 of 41 85 #7 of 41 45 #23 of 41
Overall 66 63 56
  • KEQU ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • WMS ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • OTIS ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKEQUWMSOTISSPY
1 month +2.1%-0.6%+9.9% +0.9%
3 months -5.2%-5.9%-0.6% +5.9%
6 months -9.9%-11.1%-4.8% +8.5%
Year to date -7.2%-10.2%-16.5% +13.3%
1 year -19.1%-7.8%-20.1% +12.4%
3 years +90.2%+23.5%-4.2% +88.1%
3 years, per year +23.9%+7.3%-1.4% +23.5%
5 years +171.3%+15.3%-9.2% +68.2%
5 years, per year +22.1%+2.9%-1.9% +11.0%
10 years +55.3%+565.4%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +4.5%+20.9%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureKEQUWMSOTISSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.0%36.2%22.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.6%33.2%23.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.651.370.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.53-0.21-0.88 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.4%-50.3%-39.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.4%-25.8%-22.1% -0.9%
52-week high $43.10$175.38$93.62 $779.14
52-week low $32.19$125.22$64.07 $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.

MultipleKEQUWMSOTIS
P/E now vs peer median 12.1xmedian 20.0x 22.1xmedian 20.0x 17.9xmedian 20.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.5x 2.9xmedian 1.5x 1.8xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 11.3x 11.9xmedian 11.3x —median 11.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.2xmedian 15.3x 16.9xmedian 15.3x 14.6xmedian 15.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 2.8x 5.1xmedian 2.8x —median 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.45median 0.99 -11.77median 0.99 2.66median 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 monthsKEQUWMSOTIS
Revenue $277.22M $3.22B $15.14B
Gross profit $79.15M $1.24B –
Operating income $15.06M $668.00M $2.32B
Net income $9.06M $455.60M $1.61B
Free cash flow $10.88M $550.15M –
R&D – – $158.00M
EPS (diluted) $2.82 $5.86 $4.06
Cash & equivalents $8.25M $162.25M $866.00M
Total debt $32.83M $1.61B –
Shares (diluted) 2.92M 77.02M 383.50M
Enterprise value $58.95M $8.12B $28.13B

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
MetricKEQUWMSOTIS
P/E 12.1x 22.1x 17.9x
P/FCF 9.2x 16.9x 14.6x
P/Operating cash flow 6.8x 11.5x 15.1x
P/S 0.4x 2.9x 1.8x
P/B 1.3x 5.1x –
P/Tangible book 1.6x 9.4x –
EV/EBITDA 6.1x 11.9x –
EV/EBIT 8.3x 16.1x –
EV/Revenue 0.5x 3.3x 1.8x
EV/FCF 11.5x 19.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow 8.4x 13.3x 15.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.45 -11.77 2.66

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKEQUWMSOTIS
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.3% 10.4% 5.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.1% 3.2% 2.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.4% 14.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 24.2% 4.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -24.7% 4.9% 12.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 16.3% -2.2% 2.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -27.5% 4.9% 13.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 22.3% -2.8% 3.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -32.1% 5.7% 18.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 27.1% -1.9% 6.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -30.7% 19.5% 24.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 177.0% 4.6% 7.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -41.8% 18.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 62.7% 1.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKEQUWMSOTIS
Gross margin 28.6% 38.6% –
EBITDA margin 7.4% 27.9% –
Operating margin 5.4% 20.7% –
Pretax margin 4.5% 18.6% –
Net margin 3.0% 14.0% –
FCF margin 3.9% 17.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 5.3% 25.0% 12.1%
Return on equity 11.9% 24.6% –
Return on assets 5.2% 10.1% 14.4%
Return on invested capital 10.2% 14.7% –
Return on capital employed 11.6% 17.0% –
Asset turnover 1.6x 0.7x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.8x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 1.2% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKEQUWMSOTIS
Debt / assets 18.7% 35.8% –
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.9x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 1.6x –
Debt / FCF 3.0x 2.9x –
Liabilities / assets 56.1% 59.7% 145.6%
Equity / assets 43.9% 40.3% –
Interest coverage 4.4x – –
Current ratio 2.2x 2.1x 0.9x
Quick ratio 1.4x 1.1x –
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.3x –
Altman Z-score 3.42 4.07 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKEQUWMSOTIS
Dividend yield – 0.6% 2.4%
Net buyback yield 3.3% 3.4% –
Shareholder yield 3.3% 4.0% 2.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 12.6% 41.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 10.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 12.0% 3.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 12.3% 8.4%

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.

ConsensusKEQUWMSOTIS
Forward P/E – 20.3xFY2026 18.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $6.40FY2026 $3.91FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +2.1%FY2026 -3.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +22.7% +22.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $3.62BFY2026 $16.18BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +18.7%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +5.8% -3.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKEQUWMSOTIS
Held by institutions 41.8% 90.9% 93.1%
Institutions holding 32 553 1,219
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.0% +0.3% +3.6%
Institutions buying 11 259 561
Institutions selling 7 209 450
Buyers to sellers 1.57 1.24 1.25

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.

KEQUWMSOTIS
KEQU 1.00 0.14 0.00
WMS 0.14 1.00 0.37
OTIS 0.00 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KEQU, WMS and OTIS?

Otis Worldwide (OTIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kewaunee Scientific (KEQU) $97.89M, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) $10.32B, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) $28.13B.

Which stock is cheaper, KEQU, WMS and OTIS?

Kewaunee Scientific (KEQU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kewaunee Scientific (KEQU) 11.9x, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 22.9x, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 18.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) is cheapest (Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 20.3x, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 18.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Kewaunee Scientific (KEQU) +5.3%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) +10.4%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) +5.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) has the highest net margin (Kewaunee Scientific (KEQU) 3.0%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 14.0%). On return on invested capital, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) leads (Kewaunee Scientific (KEQU) 10.2%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 14.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) returned the most: Kewaunee Scientific (KEQU) -19.1%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) -7.8%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) -20.1%. Over five years, Kewaunee Scientific (KEQU) compounded fastest (Kewaunee Scientific (KEQU) +22.1%/yr, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) +2.9%/yr, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) -1.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Otis Worldwide (OTIS) has the highest dividend yield: Kewaunee Scientific (KEQU) 0.00%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 0.01%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 0.02%. Kewaunee Scientific (KEQU) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) has been the steadiest (Kewaunee Scientific (KEQU) 36.0%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 36.2%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 22.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KEQU, WMS and OTIS?

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