LCII vs MEC vs WS Stock Comparison

Lci Industries, Mayville Engineering Company and Worthington Steel Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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LCII Lci Industries
$101.91 +23.1% 1M -4.7% 1Y
Market cap
$2.54B
P/E
12.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.03B
Div. yield
–
Metal Fabrication Industrials
6 wins
WS Worthington Steel, Inc.
$40.26 +8.9% 1M +26.7% 1Y
Market cap
$2.02B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$5.30B
Div. yield
0.02%
Metal Fabrication Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Lci Industries leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Lci Industries 6, Worthington Steel 3, Mayville Engineering Company 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLCIIMECWSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.54B $361.55M $2.02B LCII
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.0x -20.9x -52.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.5x 67.5x 10.5x WS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.1% +11.8% +69.1% WS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.2% -3.0% -0.7% LCII
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.7% -1.8% 0.2% LCII
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.5x 3.9x 19.9x LCII
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -4.7% -8.3% +26.7% WS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.4%/yr -1.0%/yr — MEC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.4% 55.5% 47.5% LCII
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 28/100 35/100 LCII

Percentile Scorecard

LCIIMECWS

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

AxisLCIIMECWS
Valuation 97 #8 of 204 46 #110 of 204 63 #76 of 204
Growth 57 #82 of 191 11 #170 of 191 34 #126 of 191
Profitability 62 #73 of 189 22 #147 of 189 28 #137 of 189
Financial Health 47 #118 of 221 32 #151 of 221 10 #200 of 221
Shareholder Returns 85 #25 of 158 – 40 #95 of 158
Overall 69 28 35
  • LCII ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • MEC ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • WS ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLCIIMECWSSPY
1 month +23.1%-1.7%+8.9% -2.0%
3 months -4.9%-41.6%+6.3% -2.2%
6 months -9.0%-28.8%0.0% +4.2%
Year to date -16.0%-13.5%+16.3% +10.6%
1 year -4.7%-8.3%+26.7% +10.4%
3 years -13.3%+33.5%— +73.6%
3 years, per year -4.7%+10.1%— +20.2%
5 years -31.9%-5.1%— +61.6%
5 years, per year -7.4%-1.0%— +10.1%
10 years +21.0%—— +261.3%
10 years, per year +1.9%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLCIIMECWSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.4%55.5%47.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.2%53.2%50.1% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.861.551.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.13-0.150.56 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -53.5%-66.1%-51.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -35.1%-56.9%-17.3% -3.2%
52-week high $157.13$37.54$48.69 $779.14
52-week low $78.16$12.73$28.10 $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.

MultipleLCIIMECWS
P/E now vs peer median 11.7xmedian 25.4x -21.3xmedian 25.4x -52.6xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 1.9x 0.7xmedian 1.9x 0.4xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 14.5x 17.0xmedian 14.5x 40.9xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 23.6x -90.3xmedian 23.6x 44.2xmedian 23.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.2x 1.3xmedian 2.2x 1.3xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.31median 1.21 0.45median 1.21 1.62median 1.21

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 monthsLCIIMECWS
Revenue $4.03B $586.34M $5.30B
Gross profit $1.03B $53.52M $549.30M
Operating income $301.92M -$12.80M $6.30M
Net income $211.27M -$17.30M -$56.50M
Free cash flow $286.96M -$4.57M $46.70M
EPS (diluted) $8.66 $-0.76 $-0.77
Cash & equivalents $216.51M $2.20M $248.20M
Total debt $852.59M $125.72M $2.20B
Shares (diluted) 24.39M 22.77M 50.00M
Enterprise value $1.76B $354.57M $1.51B

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
MetricLCIIMECWS
P/E 11.7x -21.3x -52.6x
P/FCF 8.6x -90.3x 44.2x
P/Operating cash flow 7.2x 29.6x 10.2x
P/S 0.6x 0.7x 0.4x
P/B 1.7x 1.3x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 1.9x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA 7.3x 17.0x 40.9x
EV/EBIT 10.3x -41.9x 636.5x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 0.9x 0.8x
EV/FCF 10.9x -117.3x 85.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.0x 38.5x 19.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.31 0.45 1.62

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLCIIMECWS
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.1% 11.8% 69.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.1% 2.4% 15.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.4% -5.8% 36.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.7% -4.2% 13.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 26.3% -142.1% -95.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 29.3% -37.8% -65.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 38.8% -196.8% -144.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 35.5% -49.1% -34.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 43.1% -188.0% -132.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 37.4% -47.4% -32.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 1.9% -82.4% 18.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -13.1% -23.3% -10.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -3.4% -106.7% 50.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -12.9% 16.0% -41.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLCIIMECWS
Gross margin 25.7% 9.1% 10.4%
EBITDA margin 10.5% 5.4% 1.8%
Operating margin 7.5% -2.2% 0.1%
Pretax margin 7.1% -4.7% -0.2%
Net margin 5.2% -3.0% -0.7%
FCF margin 7.1% -0.8% 0.9%
Operating cash flow margin 8.6% 2.4% 3.8%
Return on equity 15.0% -6.2% -4.0%
Return on assets 6.5% -3.0% -1.4%
Return on invested capital 9.7% -1.8% 0.2%
Return on capital employed 11.4% -2.6% 0.3%
Asset turnover 1.2x 1.0x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x -0.8x -3.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.6% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLCIIMECWS
Debt / assets 26.1% 21.4% 36.5%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.4x 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.5x 3.9x 19.9x
Debt / FCF 3.0x -27.5x 47.0x
Liabilities / assets 56.2% 44.7% 72.8%
Equity / assets 43.8% 55.3% 27.2%
Interest coverage – -0.9x 0.5x
Current ratio 2.5x 1.7x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.9x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 3.25 2.10 1.54

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLCIIMECWS
Dividend yield 4.5% – 1.6%
Net buyback yield 0.3% – –
Shareholder yield 4.8% – 1.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – -57.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 70.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 2.2%
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.

ConsensusLCIIMECWS
Forward P/E 12.5xFY2026 67.5xFY2026 10.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.18FY2026 $0.24FY2026 $3.82FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +9.7%FY2026 -22.6%FY2026 +71.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.7% +354.2% +30.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.16BFY2026 $666.72MFY2026 $10.90BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.1%FY2026 +22.0%FY2026 +217.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.9% +4.5% +2.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLCIIMECWS
Held by institutions 100.0% 83.1% 56.3%
Institutions holding 360 158 239
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.1% +47.1% +1.2%
Institutions buying 181 100 113
Institutions selling 123 40 68
Buyers to sellers 1.47 2.50 1.66

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.

LCIIMECWS
LCII 1.00 0.24 0.23
MEC 0.24 1.00 0.34
WS 0.23 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LCII, MEC and WS?

Lci Industries (LCII) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lci Industries (LCII) $2.54B, Mayville Engineering Company (MEC) $361.55M, Worthington Steel (WS) $2.02B.

Which company is growing faster?

Worthington Steel (WS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Lci Industries (LCII) +4.1%, Mayville Engineering Company (MEC) +11.8%, Worthington Steel (WS) +69.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Lci Industries (LCII) has the highest net margin (Lci Industries (LCII) 5.2%, Mayville Engineering Company (MEC) -3.0%, Worthington Steel (WS) -0.7%). On return on invested capital, Lci Industries (LCII) leads (Lci Industries (LCII) 9.7%, Mayville Engineering Company (MEC) -1.8%, Worthington Steel (WS) 0.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Worthington Steel (WS) returned the most: Lci Industries (LCII) -4.7%, Mayville Engineering Company (MEC) -8.3%, Worthington Steel (WS) +26.7%. Over five years, Mayville Engineering Company (MEC) compounded fastest (Lci Industries (LCII) -7.4%/yr, Mayville Engineering Company (MEC) -1.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Lci Industries (LCII) 0.00%, Mayville Engineering Company (MEC) 0.00%, Worthington Steel (WS) 0.02%. Lci Industries (LCII) and Mayville Engineering Company (MEC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Lci Industries (LCII) has been the steadiest (Lci Industries (LCII) 37.4%, Mayville Engineering Company (MEC) 55.5%, Worthington Steel (WS) 47.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Lci Industries (LCII) leads on 6. 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.