MAS vs ALLE vs CSL Stock Comparison

Masco, Allegion and Carlisle Companies Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MAS Masco Corp /De/
$75.15 +9.1% 1M +10.0% 1Y
Market cap
$15.17B
P/E
17.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.62B
Div. yield
0.02%
Building Products Industrials
6 wins
ALLE Allegion plc
$180.59 +16.9% 1M +5.6% 1Y
Market cap
$15.49B
P/E
20.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.39B
Div. yield
–
Building Products Industrials
3 wins
CSL Carlisle Companies Inc
$349.13 +6.9% 1M +3.1% 1Y
Market cap
$13.92B
P/E
19.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.10B
Div. yield
0.01%
Building Products Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Masco leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Masco 6, Allegion 3, Carlisle Companies 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMASALLECSLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $15.17B $15.49B $13.92B ALLE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.1x 20.2x 19.2x MAS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.7x 19.2x 16.0x MAS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.6% +10.3% +1.9% ALLE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.6% — 14.2% CSL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 33.9% — 17.4% MAS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 1.8x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.01% MAS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +10.0% +5.6% +3.1% MAS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.8%/yr +7.1%/yr +9.2%/yr CSL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.6% 29.6% 36.7% ALLE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 47/100 58/100 MAS

Percentile Scorecard

MASALLECSL

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

AxisMASALLECSL
Valuation 71 #17 of 56 20 #45 of 56 44 #32 of 56
Growth 41 #31 of 52 67 #18 of 52 33 #35 of 52
Profitability 94 #4 of 49 73 #14 of 49 92 #5 of 49
Financial Health 44 #32 of 56 – 49 #29 of 56
Shareholder Returns 63 #16 of 41 30 #29 of 41 73 #12 of 41
Overall 62 47 58
  • MAS ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • ALLE ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • CSL ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMASALLECSLSPY
1 month +9.1%+16.9%+6.9% -0.2%
3 months -7.9%+12.0%+0.5% +3.9%
6 months +1.1%+31.0%-2.2% +8.2%
Year to date +18.4%+13.4%+9.2% +12.9%
1 year +10.0%+5.6%+3.1% +12.3%
3 years +47.2%+85.4%+40.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +13.8%+22.9%+12.0% +23.3%
5 years +14.7%+41.1%+55.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year +2.8%+7.1%+9.2% +10.9%
10 years +146.4%+187.4%+242.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year +9.4%+11.1%+13.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMASALLECSLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.6%29.6%36.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.8%27.6%34.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.120.431.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.280.190.08 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.9%-34.8%-38.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.2%0.0%-16.6% -1.2%
52-week high $82.77$180.59$418.74 $779.14
52-week low $58.60$125.65$295.41 $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.

MultipleMASALLECSL
P/E now vs peer median 16.9xmedian 20.1x 20.2xmedian 20.1x 19.4xmedian 20.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.5x 3.5xmedian 1.5x 2.7xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.8x —median 11.8x 13.3xmedian 11.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.2xmedian 16.2x 19.7xmedian 16.2x 16.0xmedian 16.2x
P/B now vs peer median -40.6xmedian 2.9x 7.1xmedian 2.9x 8.6xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 2.15median 0.99 —median 0.99 2.39median 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 monthsMASALLECSL
Revenue $7.62B $4.39B $5.10B
Gross profit $2.82B – $1.80B
Operating income $1.34B $944.20M $1.02B
Net income $937.00M $691.10M $724.50M
Free cash flow $1.13B – $866.60M
R&D – – $48.80M
EPS (diluted) $4.45 – $17.89
Cash & equivalents $548.00M $388.10M $665.30M
Total debt $3.25B – $2.88B
Shares (diluted) 199.00M 86.00M 40.50M
Enterprise value $13.03B $15.49B $10.26B

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
MetricMASALLECSL
P/E 16.9x 20.2x 19.4x
P/FCF 13.2x 19.7x 16.0x
P/Operating cash flow 11.5x 18.2x 13.8x
P/S 1.9x 3.5x 2.7x
P/B -40.6x 7.1x 8.6x
P/Tangible book -26.5x 11.2x 54.7x
EV/EBITDA – – 13.3x
EV/EBIT 13.1x – 15.9x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 3.5x 3.2x
EV/FCF 15.6x – 18.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.6x 18.2x 16.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.15 – 2.39

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMASALLECSL
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.6% 10.3% 1.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.5% 6.7% 1.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.4% – -2.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.7% – 3.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -0.7% 13.1% -4.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.1% 10.1% 1.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 9.7% 7.9% -10.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.0% 7.4% 0.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 16.6% – -3.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.9% – 8.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 33.0% 10.7% 3.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.0% 13.8% -4.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 39.2% – 0.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.8% – -3.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMASALLECSL
Gross margin 37.0% – 35.3%
EBITDA margin – – 23.8%
Operating margin 17.5% – 19.9%
Pretax margin 16.2% – 18.6%
Net margin 11.6% – 14.2%
FCF margin 14.8% – 17.0%
Operating cash flow margin 16.9% 19.2% 19.8%
Return on equity – 32.2% 44.3%
Return on assets 17.6% 12.8% 11.9%
Return on invested capital 33.9% – 17.4%
Return on capital employed 36.4% – 19.4%
Asset turnover 1.4x 0.8x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.2x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMASALLECSL
Debt / assets 60.1% – 46.3%
Debt / equity -8.9x – 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 1.8x
Debt / FCF 2.9x – 3.3x
Liabilities / assets 106.8% – 74.1%
Equity / assets -6.8% 39.7% 25.9%
Interest coverage 13.0x – 9.7x
Current ratio 1.9x 1.9x 2.6x
Quick ratio 1.1x – 1.8x
Cash ratio 0.3x – 0.8x
Altman Z-score 3.87 – 5.15

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMASALLECSL
Dividend yield 1.7% 1.2% 1.3%
Net buyback yield 6.1% – 7.5%
Shareholder yield 7.8% 1.2% 8.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 27.5% – 25.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) 22.9% – 21.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.0% – 2.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 0.3% – 5.7%

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.

ConsensusMASALLECSL
Forward P/E 15.7xFY2026 19.2xFY2026 16.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.79FY2026 $9.41FY2026 $21.76FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +21.0%FY2026 +15.6%FY2026 +12.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -7.5% +2.7% +15.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.23BFY2026 $4.67BFY2026 $4.97BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.3%FY2026 +14.7%FY2026 -1.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.5% +8.4% +18.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMASALLECSL
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 921 730 795
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% +3.0% -1.1%
Institutions buying 497 336 367
Institutions selling 289 271 291
Buyers to sellers 1.72 1.24 1.26

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.

MASALLECSL
MAS 1.00 0.54 0.67
ALLE 0.54 1.00 0.53
CSL 0.67 0.53 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MAS, ALLE and CSL?

Allegion (ALLE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Masco (MAS) $15.17B, Allegion (ALLE) $15.49B, Carlisle Companies (CSL) $13.92B.

Which stock is cheaper, MAS, ALLE and CSL?

Masco (MAS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Masco (MAS) 17.1x, Allegion (ALLE) 20.2x, Carlisle Companies (CSL) 19.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Masco (MAS) is cheapest (Masco (MAS) 15.7x, Allegion (ALLE) 19.2x, Carlisle Companies (CSL) 16.0x). 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: Masco (MAS) -0.6%, Allegion (ALLE) +10.3%, Carlisle Companies (CSL) +1.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Carlisle Companies (CSL) has the highest net margin (Masco (MAS) 11.6%, Carlisle Companies (CSL) 14.2%). On return on invested capital, Masco (MAS) leads (Masco (MAS) 33.9%, Carlisle Companies (CSL) 17.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Masco (MAS) returned the most: Masco (MAS) +10.0%, Allegion (ALLE) +5.6%, Carlisle Companies (CSL) +3.1%. Over five years, Carlisle Companies (CSL) compounded fastest (Masco (MAS) +2.8%/yr, Allegion (ALLE) +7.1%/yr, Carlisle Companies (CSL) +9.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Masco (MAS) has the highest dividend yield: Masco (MAS) 0.02%, Allegion (ALLE) 0.00%, Carlisle Companies (CSL) 0.01%. Allegion (ALLE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Allegion (ALLE) has been the steadiest (Masco (MAS) 35.6%, Allegion (ALLE) 29.6%, Carlisle Companies (CSL) 36.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MAS, ALLE and CSL?

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