LCII vs PKOH vs WS Stock Comparison

Lci Industries, Park Ohio Holdings and Worthington Steel Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LCII Lci Industries
$98.88 +15.8% 1M +9.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.48B
P/E
11.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.03B
Div. yield
–
Metal Fabrication Industrials
7 wins
PKOH Park Ohio Holdings Corp
$45.00 -4.6% 1M +120.0% 1Y
Market cap
$610.35M
P/E
23.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.65B
Div. yield
–
Metal Fabrication Industrials
2 wins
WS Worthington Steel, Inc.
$42.13 +18.3% 1M +32.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.15B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$5.30B
Div. yield
0.02%
Metal Fabrication Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Lci Industries leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Lci Industries 7, Worthington Steel 2, Park Ohio Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLCIIPKOHWSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.48B $610.35M $2.15B LCII
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.8x 23.0x -56.1x LCII
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.1x 13.2x 11.0x WS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.1% +2.7% +69.1% WS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.2% 1.6% -0.7% LCII
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.7% 6.1% 0.2% LCII
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.5x 5.8x 19.9x LCII
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +9.4% +120.0% +32.4% PKOH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.7%/yr +14.1%/yr — PKOH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.7% 44.4% 47.2% LCII
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 51/100 34/100 LCII

Percentile Scorecard

LCIIPKOHWS

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

AxisLCIIPKOHWS
Valuation 97 #7 of 203 85 #32 of 203 60 #81 of 203
Growth 58 #79 of 188 74 #50 of 188 34 #125 of 188
Profitability 62 #70 of 183 41 #109 of 183 29 #131 of 183
Financial Health 45 #119 of 216 14 #187 of 216 11 #193 of 216
Shareholder Returns 88 #19 of 152 44 #86 of 152 38 #94 of 152
Overall 70 51 34
  • LCII ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • PKOH ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • WS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLCIIPKOHWSSPY
1 month +15.8%-4.6%+18.3% +0.7%
3 months -3.8%+14.1%+20.0% +3.7%
6 months -17.1%+55.4%+9.6% +7.1%
Year to date -18.5%+114.9%+21.7% +12.8%
1 year +9.4%+120.0%+32.4% +11.9%
3 years -7.0%+96.2%— +85.2%
3 years, per year -2.4%+25.2%— +22.8%
5 years -29.2%+93.0%— +67.6%
5 years, per year -6.7%+14.1%— +10.9%
10 years +11.9%+40.9%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +1.1%+3.5%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLCIIPKOHWSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.7%44.4%47.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.3%43.5%49.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.861.311.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.242.700.69 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -53.5%-62.4%-51.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -37.1%-14.3%-13.5% -1.2%
52-week high $157.13$52.51$48.69 $779.14
52-week low $78.16$18.74$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.

MultipleLCIIPKOHWS
P/E now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 25.8x 23.6xmedian 25.8x -55.0xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 1.9x 0.4xmedian 1.9x 0.4xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 14.6x 12.0xmedian 14.6x 41.9xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 22.2x 31.8xmedian 22.2x 46.2xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.2x 1.7xmedian 2.2x 1.3xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.30median 1.45 0.38median 1.45 1.69median 1.45

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 monthsLCIIPKOHWS
Revenue $4.03B $1.65B $5.30B
Gross profit $1.03B $286.50M $549.30M
Operating income $301.92M $71.50M $6.30M
Net income $211.27M $26.50M -$56.50M
Free cash flow $286.96M $20.50M $46.70M
EPS (diluted) $8.66 $1.87 $-0.77
Cash & equivalents $216.51M $48.30M $248.20M
Total debt $852.59M $652.60M $2.20B
Shares (diluted) 24.39M 14.20M 50.00M
Enterprise value $1.70B $419.75M $1.64B

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
MetricLCIIPKOHWS
P/E 11.4x 23.6x -55.0x
P/FCF 8.4x 31.8x 46.2x
P/Operating cash flow 6.9x 9.7x 10.7x
P/S 0.6x 0.4x 0.4x
P/B 1.7x 1.7x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 1.7x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 7.2x 12.0x 41.9x
EV/EBIT 10.1x 17.6x 651.7x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 0.8x 0.8x
EV/FCF 10.6x 61.3x 87.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.8x 18.6x 20.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.30 0.38 1.69

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLCIIPKOHWS
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.1% 2.7% 69.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.1% 0.8% 15.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.4% 4.9% 36.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.7% 5.6% 13.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 26.3% -7.1% -95.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 29.3% 10.1% -65.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 38.8% -4.7% -144.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 35.5% 66.6% -34.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 43.1% -6.0% -132.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 37.4% 62.5% -32.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 1.9% 476.1% 18.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -13.1% 93.5% -10.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -3.4% 187.6% 50.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -12.9% 46.1% -41.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLCIIPKOHWS
Gross margin 25.7% 17.3% 10.4%
EBITDA margin 10.5% 6.3% 1.8%
Operating margin 7.5% 4.3% 0.1%
Pretax margin 7.1% 1.6% -0.2%
Net margin 5.2% 1.6% -0.7%
FCF margin 7.1% 1.2% 0.9%
Operating cash flow margin 8.6% 4.1% 3.8%
Return on equity 15.0% 6.9% -4.0%
Return on assets 6.5% 1.8% -1.4%
Return on invested capital 9.7% 6.1% 0.2%
Return on capital employed 11.4% 6.6% 0.3%
Asset turnover 1.2x 1.1x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 2.5x -3.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.3% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLCIIPKOHWS
Debt / assets 26.1% 44.4% 36.5%
Debt / equity 0.6x 1.7x 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.5x 5.8x 19.9x
Debt / FCF 3.0x 31.8x 47.0x
Liabilities / assets 56.2% 73.3% 72.8%
Equity / assets 43.8% 26.7% 27.2%
Interest coverage – 1.4x 0.5x
Current ratio 2.5x 2.4x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.1x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 3.23 – 1.55

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLCIIPKOHWS
Dividend yield 4.7% 1.1% 1.5%
Net buyback yield 0.3% – –
Shareholder yield 4.9% 1.1% 1.5%
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.

ConsensusLCIIPKOHWS
Forward P/E 12.1xFY2026 13.2xFY2026 11.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.18FY2026 $3.41FY2026 $3.82FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +9.7%FY2026 +26.3%FY2026 +71.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.7% +13.2% +30.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.16BFY2026 $1.78BFY2026 $10.90BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.1%FY2026 +11.5%FY2026 +217.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.9% +5.8% +2.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLCIIPKOHWS
Held by institutions 100.0% 55.8% 56.3%
Institutions holding 359 104 239
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.1% +6.4% +1.2%
Institutions buying 180 58 113
Institutions selling 123 27 68
Buyers to sellers 1.46 2.15 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.

LCIIPKOHWS
LCII 1.00 0.20 0.23
PKOH 0.20 1.00 0.34
WS 0.23 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LCII, PKOH and WS?

Lci Industries (LCII) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lci Industries (LCII) $2.48B, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) $610.35M, Worthington Steel (WS) $2.15B.

Which stock is cheaper, LCII, PKOH and WS?

Lci Industries (LCII) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Lci Industries (LCII) 11.8x, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) 23.0x, Worthington Steel (WS) -56.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Worthington Steel (WS) is cheapest (Lci Industries (LCII) 12.1x, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) 13.2x, Worthington Steel (WS) 11.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Worthington Steel (WS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Lci Industries (LCII) +4.1%, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) +2.7%, Worthington Steel (WS) +69.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Lci Industries (LCII) has the highest net margin (Lci Industries (LCII) 5.2%, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) 1.6%, Worthington Steel (WS) -0.7%). On return on invested capital, Lci Industries (LCII) leads (Lci Industries (LCII) 9.7%, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) 6.1%, Worthington Steel (WS) 0.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) returned the most: Lci Industries (LCII) +9.4%, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) +120.0%, Worthington Steel (WS) +32.4%. Over five years, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) compounded fastest (Lci Industries (LCII) -6.7%/yr, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) +14.1%/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%, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) 0.00%, Worthington Steel (WS) 0.02%. Lci Industries (LCII) and Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Lci Industries (LCII) has been the steadiest (Lci Industries (LCII) 38.7%, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) 44.4%, Worthington Steel (WS) 47.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LCII, PKOH 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 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.