LCII vs MEC vs AZZ Stock Comparison

Lci Industries, Mayville Engineering Company and Azz Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LCII Lci Industries
$97.37 +13.9% 1M +4.6% 1Y
Market cap
$2.40B
P/E
11.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.03B
Div. yield
–
Metal Fabrication Industrials
3 wins
AZZ Azz Inc
$136.89 +1.1% 1M +35.0% 1Y
Market cap
$4.17B
P/E
24.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.75B
Div. yield
–
Metal Fabrication Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Azz leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Azz 7, Lci Industries 3, Mayville Engineering Company 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLCIIMECAZZLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.40B $340.61M $4.17B AZZ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.3x -19.7x 24.9x LCII
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.9x 61.5x 18.6x LCII
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.1% +11.8% +9.5% MEC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.2% -3.0% 9.6% AZZ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.7% -1.8% 11.4% AZZ
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.5x 3.9x 1.2x AZZ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +4.6% -11.5% +35.0% AZZ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.0%/yr -3.6%/yr +20.9%/yr AZZ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.7% 55.2% 32.0% AZZ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 28/100 59/100 LCII

Percentile Scorecard

LCIIMECAZZ

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

AxisLCIIMECAZZ
Valuation 97 #7 of 203 47 #108 of 203 75 #52 of 203
Growth 58 #79 of 188 11 #167 of 188 65 #67 of 188
Profitability 60 #75 of 184 23 #142 of 184 72 #52 of 184
Financial Health 47 #116 of 217 32 #148 of 217 57 #93 of 217
Shareholder Returns 86 #22 of 153 – 26 #114 of 153
Overall 70 28 59
  • LCII ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • MEC ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • AZZ ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLCIIMECAZZSPY
1 month +13.9%-12.2%+1.1% +0.9%
3 months -8.7%-41.7%-3.0% +5.9%
6 months -17.3%-32.3%-0.8% +8.5%
Year to date -19.8%-21.1%+27.7% +13.3%
1 year +4.6%-11.5%+35.0% +12.4%
3 years -8.0%+37.7%+194.6% +88.1%
3 years, per year -2.7%+11.2%+43.4% +23.5%
5 years -30.3%-16.8%+157.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year -7.0%-3.6%+20.9% +11.0%
10 years +10.2%—+156.8% +263.4%
10 years, per year +1.0%—+9.9% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureLCIIMECAZZSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.7%55.2%32.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.4%53.1%30.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.861.581.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.12-0.211.09 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -53.5%-66.7%-46.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -38.0%-60.7%-14.5% -0.9%
52-week high $157.13$37.54$160.17 $779.14
52-week low $78.16$12.73$97.64 $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.

MultipleLCIIMECAZZ
P/E now vs peer median 11.2xmedian 25.4x -19.4xmedian 25.4x 24.5xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 1.9x 0.6xmedian 1.9x 2.3xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.1xmedian 14.3x 15.8xmedian 14.3x 12.0xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 21.8x -82.4xmedian 21.8x 19.1xmedian 21.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.2x 1.2xmedian 2.2x 2.9xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.30median 1.41 0.41median 1.41 0.28median 1.41

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 monthsLCIIMECAZZ
Revenue $4.03B $586.34M $1.75B
Gross profit $1.03B $53.52M $423.83M
Operating income $301.92M -$12.80M $287.42M
Net income $211.27M -$17.30M $167.46M
Free cash flow $286.96M -$4.57M $214.45M
EPS (diluted) $8.66 $-0.76 $5.56
Cash & equivalents $216.51M $2.20M $1.95M
Total debt $852.59M $752.49M $468.47M
Shares (diluted) 24.39M 22.77M 30.12M
Enterprise value $1.61B $333.62M $4.16B

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
MetricLCIIMECAZZ
P/E 11.2x -19.4x 24.5x
P/FCF 8.2x -82.4x 19.1x
P/Operating cash flow 6.8x 27.0x 14.0x
P/S 0.6x 0.6x 2.3x
P/B 1.7x 1.2x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 1.7x 4.1x
EV/EBITDA 7.1x 15.8x 12.0x
EV/EBIT 9.9x -39.1x 15.9x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 0.9x 2.6x
EV/FCF 10.5x -109.4x 21.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.7x 35.9x 15.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.30 0.41 0.28

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLCIIMECAZZ
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.1% 11.8% 9.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.1% 2.4% 5.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.4% -5.8% 11.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.7% -4.2% 8.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 26.3% -142.1% 21.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 29.3% -37.8% 11.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 38.8% -196.8% -46.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 35.5% -49.1% 99.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 43.1% -188.0% -46.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 37.4% -47.4% 87.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 1.9% -82.4% -42.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -13.1% -23.3% 20.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -3.4% -106.7% -47.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -12.9% 16.0% 35.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLCIIMECAZZ
Gross margin 25.7% 9.1% 24.3%
EBITDA margin 10.5% 5.4% 21.8%
Operating margin 7.5% -2.2% 16.5%
Pretax margin 7.1% -4.7% 12.9%
Net margin 5.2% -3.0% 9.6%
FCF margin 7.1% -0.8% 12.3%
Operating cash flow margin 8.6% 2.4% 16.7%
Return on equity 15.0% -6.2% 12.0%
Return on assets 6.5% -3.0% 7.3%
Return on invested capital 9.7% -1.8% 11.4%
Return on capital employed 11.4% -2.6% 14.1%
Asset turnover 1.2x 1.0x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x -0.8x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.6% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLCIIMECAZZ
Debt / assets 26.1% 21.4% 20.0%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.4x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.5x 3.9x 1.2x
Debt / FCF 3.0x -27.5x 2.2x
Liabilities / assets 56.2% 44.7% 39.5%
Equity / assets 43.8% 55.3% 60.5%
Interest coverage – -0.9x 6.3x
Current ratio 2.5x 1.7x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.9x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.0x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 3.22 2.02 4.51

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLCIIMECAZZ
Dividend yield 4.7% – 0.6%
Net buyback yield 0.3% – –
Shareholder yield 5.0% – 0.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusLCIIMECAZZ
Forward P/E 11.9xFY2026 61.5xFY2026 18.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.18FY2026 $0.24FY2026 $7.37FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +9.7%FY2026 -22.6%FY2026 +19.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.7% +354.2% +12.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.16BFY2026 $666.72MFY2026 $1.97BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.1%FY2026 +22.0%FY2026 +19.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.9% +4.5% -8.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLCIIMECAZZ
Held by institutions 100.0% 83.1% 94.6%
Institutions holding 358 156 364
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.1% +47.1% +1.1%
Institutions buying 179 98 196
Institutions selling 123 40 119
Buyers to sellers 1.46 2.45 1.65

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.

LCIIMECAZZ
LCII 1.00 0.22 0.23
MEC 0.22 1.00 0.40
AZZ 0.23 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LCII, MEC and AZZ?

Azz (AZZ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lci Industries (LCII) $2.40B, Mayville Engineering Company (MEC) $340.61M, Azz (AZZ) $4.17B.

Which stock is cheaper, LCII, MEC and AZZ?

Lci Industries (LCII) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Lci Industries (LCII) 11.3x, Mayville Engineering Company (MEC) -19.7x, Azz (AZZ) 24.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Lci Industries (LCII) is cheapest (Lci Industries (LCII) 11.9x, Mayville Engineering Company (MEC) 61.5x, Azz (AZZ) 18.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Mayville Engineering Company (MEC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Lci Industries (LCII) +4.1%, Mayville Engineering Company (MEC) +11.8%, Azz (AZZ) +9.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Azz (AZZ) has the highest net margin (Lci Industries (LCII) 5.2%, Mayville Engineering Company (MEC) -3.0%, Azz (AZZ) 9.6%). On return on invested capital, Azz (AZZ) leads (Lci Industries (LCII) 9.7%, Mayville Engineering Company (MEC) -1.8%, Azz (AZZ) 11.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Azz (AZZ) returned the most: Lci Industries (LCII) +4.6%, Mayville Engineering Company (MEC) -11.5%, Azz (AZZ) +35.0%. Over five years, Azz (AZZ) compounded fastest (Lci Industries (LCII) -7.0%/yr, Mayville Engineering Company (MEC) -3.6%/yr, Azz (AZZ) +20.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Azz (AZZ) has been the steadiest (Lci Industries (LCII) 38.7%, Mayville Engineering Company (MEC) 55.2%, Azz (AZZ) 32.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LCII, MEC and AZZ?

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