MAS vs MHK vs CSL Stock Comparison

Masco, Mohawk Industries and Carlisle Companies Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MAS Masco Corp /De/
$76.10 +11.3% 1M +11.2% 1Y
Market cap
$15.70B
P/E
16.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.67B
Div. yield
0.02%
Building Products Industrials
6 wins
MHK Mohawk Industries Inc
$127.86 +2.8% 1M +7.7% 1Y
Market cap
$7.89B
P/E
17.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.18B
Div. yield
–
Building Products Industrials
3 wins
CSL Carlisle Companies Inc
$345.55 +5.9% 1M +1.5% 1Y
Market cap
$14.81B
P/E
20.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.21B
Div. yield
–
Building Products Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Masco leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Masco 6, Mohawk Industries 3, Carlisle Companies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMASMHKCSLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $15.70B $7.89B $14.81B MAS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.9x 17.0x 20.6x MAS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.9x 12.2x 15.9x MHK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.9% +4.6% +4.0% MHK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.1% 4.2% — MAS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 35.3% 4.6% — MAS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.8x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +11.2% +7.7% +1.5% MAS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.0%/yr -6.3%/yr +9.2%/yr CSL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.6% 40.8% 36.7% MAS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 65/100 39/100 MHK

Percentile Scorecard

MASMHKCSL

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

AxisMASMHKCSL
Valuation 70 #17 of 55 96 #3 of 55 44 #31 of 55
Growth 40 #31 of 51 62 #20 of 51 36 #33 of 51
Profitability 92 #5 of 48 43 #28 of 48 –
Financial Health 40 #33 of 54 77 #13 of 54 –
Shareholder Returns 55 #19 of 41 48 #22 of 41 38 #26 of 41
Overall 59 65 39
  • MAS ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • MHK ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • CSL ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMASMHKCSLSPY
1 month +11.3%+2.8%+5.9% +0.9%
3 months +4.9%+12.7%+3.1% +5.9%
6 months +6.8%+24.3%-0.3% +8.5%
Year to date +19.9%+17.0%+8.0% +13.3%
1 year +11.2%+7.7%+1.5% +12.4%
3 years +49.1%+67.0%+38.9% +88.1%
3 years, per year +14.3%+18.7%+11.6% +23.5%
5 years +16.1%-27.8%+55.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year +3.0%-6.3%+9.2% +11.0%
10 years +147.7%-30.8%+236.1% +263.4%
10 years, per year +9.5%-3.6%+12.9% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureMASMHKCSLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.6%40.8%36.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.8%36.6%34.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.121.411.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.310.190.04 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.9%-59.3%-38.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.1%-8.7%-17.5% -0.9%
52-week high $82.77$140.10$418.74 $779.14
52-week low $58.60$94.33$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.

MultipleMASMHKCSL
P/E now vs peer median 16.1xmedian 20.0x 16.7xmedian 20.0x 19.3xmedian 20.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.5x 0.8xmedian 1.5x 2.6xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.3x 7.7xmedian 11.3x —median 11.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.1xmedian 15.3x 10.7xmedian 15.3x 15.0xmedian 15.3x
P/B now vs peer median -32.8xmedian 2.8x 1.0xmedian 2.8x —median 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 1.86median 0.99 0.32median 0.99 2.98median 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 monthsMASMHKCSL
Revenue $7.67B $11.18B $5.21B
Gross profit $2.88B $2.71B –
Operating income $1.37B $570.50M $1.02B
Net income $977.00M $464.10M –
Free cash flow $1.04B $811.50M –
R&D – – $48.30M
EPS (diluted) $4.72 $7.62 $17.74
Cash & equivalents $610.00M $849.60M –
Total debt $3.25B $1.92B –
Shares (diluted) 196.00M 60.90M 40.50M
Enterprise value $13.50B $4.79B $14.81B

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
MetricMASMHKCSL
P/E 16.1x 16.7x 19.3x
P/FCF 14.1x 10.7x 15.0x
P/Operating cash flow 12.2x 6.8x 15.3x
P/S 1.9x 0.8x 2.6x
P/B -32.8x 1.0x –
P/Tangible book -23.2x 1.1x –
EV/EBITDA – 7.7x –
EV/EBIT 12.6x 17.1x –
EV/Revenue 2.3x 0.9x 2.6x
EV/FCF 16.6x 12.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow 14.4x 7.6x 15.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.86 0.32 2.98

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMASMHKCSL
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.9% 4.6% 4.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.4% -0.4% 4.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.4% 4.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.8% 0.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.2% -7.6% -2.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.2% 75.9% 2.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 11.8% -1.5% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.4% 51.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) 19.4% 1.2% -1.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.7% 52.2% 6.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 19.3% 37.4% -17.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.1% 8.8% -9.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 23.3% 68.7% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.1% 22.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMASMHKCSL
Gross margin 37.6% 24.3% –
EBITDA margin – 11.3% –
Operating margin 17.9% 5.1% –
Pretax margin 16.7% 5.0% –
Net margin 12.1% 4.2% –
FCF margin 13.6% 7.3% –
Operating cash flow margin 15.7% 11.4% 17.2%
Return on equity – 5.5% –
Return on assets 18.2% 3.4% –
Return on invested capital 35.3% 4.6% –
Return on capital employed 36.9% 5.4% –
Asset turnover 1.4x 0.8x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 2.7x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMASMHKCSL
Debt / assets 60.8% 13.9% –
Debt / equity -7.2x 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.8x –
Debt / FCF 3.1x 2.4x –
Liabilities / assets 108.4% 38.2% –
Equity / assets -8.4% 61.8% –
Interest coverage 12.8x 42.6x –
Current ratio 1.8x 1.9x –
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.0x –
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.3x –
Altman Z-score 3.87 2.97 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMASMHKCSL
Dividend yield 1.7% – 1.3%
Net buyback yield 7.1% 2.4% –
Shareholder yield 8.8% 2.4% 1.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 26.1% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 24.4% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -1.9% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -0.1% – –

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.

ConsensusMASMHKCSL
Forward P/E 15.9xFY2026 12.2xFY2026 15.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.79FY2026 $10.47FY2026 $21.76FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +21.0%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026 +12.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -7.5% -9.0% +15.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.23BFY2026 $11.73BFY2026 $4.97BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.3%FY2026 +8.7%FY2026 -1.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.5% +0.4% +18.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMASMHKCSL
Held by institutions 100.0% 88.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 921 490 795
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% -0.9% -1.1%
Institutions buying 497 271 367
Institutions selling 289 155 291
Buyers to sellers 1.72 1.75 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.

MASMHKCSL
MAS 1.00 0.73 0.67
MHK 0.73 1.00 0.74
CSL 0.67 0.74 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MAS, MHK and CSL?

Masco (MAS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Masco (MAS) $15.70B, Mohawk Industries (MHK) $7.89B, Carlisle Companies (CSL) $14.81B.

Which stock is cheaper, MAS, MHK and CSL?

Masco (MAS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Masco (MAS) 16.9x, Mohawk Industries (MHK) 17.0x, Carlisle Companies (CSL) 20.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Mohawk Industries (MHK) is cheapest (Masco (MAS) 15.9x, Mohawk Industries (MHK) 12.2x, Carlisle Companies (CSL) 15.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Mohawk Industries (MHK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Masco (MAS) +0.9%, Mohawk Industries (MHK) +4.6%, Carlisle Companies (CSL) +4.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Masco (MAS) has the highest net margin (Masco (MAS) 12.1%, Mohawk Industries (MHK) 4.2%). On return on invested capital, Masco (MAS) leads (Masco (MAS) 35.3%, Mohawk Industries (MHK) 4.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Masco (MAS) returned the most: Masco (MAS) +11.2%, Mohawk Industries (MHK) +7.7%, Carlisle Companies (CSL) +1.5%. Over five years, Carlisle Companies (CSL) compounded fastest (Masco (MAS) +3.0%/yr, Mohawk Industries (MHK) -6.3%/yr, Carlisle Companies (CSL) +9.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Masco (MAS) 0.02%, Mohawk Industries (MHK) 0.00%, Carlisle Companies (CSL) 0.00%. Mohawk Industries (MHK) and Carlisle Companies (CSL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Masco (MAS) has been the steadiest (Masco (MAS) 35.6%, Mohawk Industries (MHK) 40.8%, Carlisle Companies (CSL) 36.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MAS, MHK 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.