MAS vs JHX vs AYI Stock Comparison

Masco, James Hardie Industries and Acuity Inc. (De) Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MAS Masco Corp /De/
$80.19 +17.3% 1M +23.0% 1Y
Market cap
$15.82B
P/E
17.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.67B
Div. yield
0.02%
Building Products Industrials
6 wins
AYI Acuity Inc. (De)
$327.36 +6.1% 1M -9.4% 1Y
Market cap
$9.67B
P/E
18.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.64B
Div. yield
0.00%
Building Products Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Masco leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Masco 6, Acuity Inc. (De) 4, James Hardie Industries 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMASJHXAYILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $15.82B $15.67B $9.67B MAS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.1x 107.5x 18.2x MAS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.7x 19.1x 16.4x AYI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.9% +42.9% +6.8% JHX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.1% 2.7% 11.4% MAS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 35.3% 2.6% 15.4% MAS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.5x 0.1x AYI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% MAS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +23.0% +26.0% -9.4% JHX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.1%/yr -7.3%/yr +9.8%/yr AYI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.7% 44.9% 38.1% MAS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 36/100 81/100 AYI

Percentile Scorecard

MASJHXAYI

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

AxisMASJHXAYI
Valuation 70 #17 of 55 24 #42 of 55 76 #14 of 55
Growth 42 #30 of 51 50 #26 of 51 84 #9 of 51
Profitability 92 #5 of 49 46 #27 of 49 77 #12 of 49
Financial Health 39 #34 of 55 33 #37 of 55 87 #8 of 55
Shareholder Returns 49 #21 of 40 26 #30 of 40 82 #8 of 40
Overall 58 36 81
  • MAS ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • JHX ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • AYI ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMASJHXAYISPY
1 month +17.3%+7.3%+6.1% +0.7%
3 months +11.2%+1.7%-3.0% +3.7%
6 months +11.7%+28.3%+13.0% +7.1%
Year to date +26.4%+29.7%-9.1% +12.8%
1 year +23.0%+26.0%-9.4% +11.9%
3 years +54.7%+8.4%+105.6% +85.2%
3 years, per year +15.7%+2.7%+27.2% +22.8%
5 years +22.3%-31.6%+59.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year +4.1%-7.3%+9.8% +10.9%
10 years +161.0%+80.4%+46.7% +262.0%
10 years, per year +10.1%+6.1%+3.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMASJHXAYISPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.7%44.9%38.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.2%41.0%41.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.111.701.39 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.640.58-0.25 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.9%-60.3%-34.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.1%-13.4%-13.1% -1.2%
52-week high $82.77$31.09$376.69 $779.14
52-week low $58.60$16.69$257.79 $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.

MultipleMASJHXAYI
P/E now vs peer median 17.0xmedian 20.3x 107.2xmedian 20.3x 18.7xmedian 20.3x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.6x 2.9xmedian 1.6x 2.1xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.6x 17.4xmedian 12.6x 11.2xmedian 12.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.8xmedian 16.9x 43.8xmedian 16.9x 13.0xmedian 16.9x
P/B now vs peer median -34.5xmedian 3.0x 2.4xmedian 3.0x 3.3xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 1.96median 1.13 -2.70median 1.13 1.13median 1.13

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 monthsMASJHXAYI
Revenue $7.67B $5.41B $4.64B
Gross profit $2.88B $1.94B $2.35B
Operating income $1.37B $526.70M $713.70M
Net income $977.00M $145.70M $531.30M
Free cash flow $1.04B $356.40M $747.90M
R&D – $64.00M –
EPS (diluted) $4.72 $0.25 $17.06
Cash & equivalents $610.00M $289.90M $636.30M
Total debt $3.25B $4.28B $697.40M
Shares (diluted) 196.00M 584.30M 31.15M
Enterprise value $13.62B $14.73B $7.97B

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
MetricMASJHXAYI
P/E 17.0x 107.2x 18.7x
P/FCF 14.8x 43.8x 13.0x
P/Operating cash flow 12.8x 21.5x 11.8x
P/S 2.0x 2.9x 2.1x
P/B -34.5x 2.4x 3.3x
P/Tangible book -24.4x 4.8x 4.9x
EV/EBITDA – 17.4x 11.2x
EV/EBIT 13.2x 37.2x 13.7x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 3.6x 2.1x
EV/FCF 17.4x 55.0x 13.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.0x 27.0x 11.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.96 -2.70 1.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMASJHXAYI
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.9% 42.9% 6.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.4% 13.2% 5.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.4% 34.4% 13.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.8% 13.0% 11.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.2% -5.8% 26.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.2% -11.3% 14.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 11.8% -56.0% 34.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.4% -34.0% 15.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 19.4% -67.6% 36.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.7% -39.7% 16.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 19.3% -11.8% 37.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.1% 1.0% 12.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 23.3% 110.4% 40.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.1% 75.0% 13.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMASJHXAYI
Gross margin 37.6% 35.9% 50.6%
EBITDA margin – 20.9% 18.7%
Operating margin 17.9% 9.7% 15.4%
Pretax margin 16.7% 5.1% 14.7%
Net margin 12.1% 2.7% 11.4%
FCF margin 13.6% 6.6% 16.1%
Operating cash flow margin 15.7% 13.4% 17.8%
Return on equity – 2.2% 18.2%
Return on assets 18.2% 1.0% 11.2%
Return on invested capital 35.3% 2.6% 15.4%
Return on capital employed 36.9% 4.2% 19.5%
Asset turnover 1.4x 0.4x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 5.0x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.8% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMASJHXAYI
Debt / assets 60.8% 31.7% 14.3%
Debt / equity -7.2x 0.7x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.5x 0.1x
Debt / FCF 3.1x 12.0x 0.9x
Liabilities / assets 108.4% 51.5% 39.0%
Equity / assets -8.4% 48.5% 61.0%
Interest coverage 12.8x 1.8x –
Current ratio 1.8x 1.6x 1.7x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.7x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.3x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 3.95 2.14 6.07

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMASJHXAYI
Dividend yield 1.6% – 0.2%
Net buyback yield 6.7% 1.9% 2.9%
Shareholder yield 8.3% 1.9% 3.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 26.1% – 4.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) 24.4% – 3.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) -1.9% – 15.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -0.1% – 12.3%

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.

ConsensusMASJHXAYI
Forward P/E 16.7xFY2026 19.1xFY2026 16.4xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $4.79FY2026 $1.41FY2026 $20.01FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +21.0%FY2026 +29.4%FY2026 +0.6%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after -7.5% +12.8% +21.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.23BFY2026 $5.13BFY2026 $4.68BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY -4.3%FY2026 +6.0%FY2026 +0.9%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +15.5% +15.1% +14.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMASJHXAYI
Held by institutions 100.0% 49.9% 99.2%
Institutions holding 922 340 632
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% +7.1% +4.1%
Institutions buying 498 190 330
Institutions selling 289 100 191
Buyers to sellers 1.72 1.90 1.73

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.

MASJHXAYI
MAS 1.00 0.62 0.36
JHX 0.62 1.00 0.38
AYI 0.36 0.38 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MAS, JHX and AYI?

Masco (MAS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Masco (MAS) $15.82B, James Hardie Industries (JHX) $15.67B, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) $9.67B.

Which stock is cheaper, MAS, JHX and AYI?

Masco (MAS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Masco (MAS) 17.1x, James Hardie Industries (JHX) 107.5x, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 18.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) is cheapest (Masco (MAS) 16.7x, James Hardie Industries (JHX) 19.1x, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 16.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

James Hardie Industries (JHX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Masco (MAS) +0.9%, James Hardie Industries (JHX) +42.9%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) +6.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Masco (MAS) has the highest net margin (Masco (MAS) 12.1%, James Hardie Industries (JHX) 2.7%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 11.4%). On return on invested capital, Masco (MAS) leads (Masco (MAS) 35.3%, James Hardie Industries (JHX) 2.6%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 15.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year James Hardie Industries (JHX) returned the most: Masco (MAS) +23.0%, James Hardie Industries (JHX) +26.0%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) -9.4%. Over five years, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) compounded fastest (Masco (MAS) +4.1%/yr, James Hardie Industries (JHX) -7.3%/yr, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) +9.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Masco (MAS) has the highest dividend yield: Masco (MAS) 0.02%, James Hardie Industries (JHX) 0.00%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 0.00%. James Hardie Industries (JHX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Masco (MAS) has been the steadiest (Masco (MAS) 35.7%, James Hardie Industries (JHX) 44.9%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 38.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MAS, JHX and AYI?

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.