MAS vs OC vs ZWS Stock Comparison

Masco, Owens Corning and Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MAS Masco Corp /De/
$75.15 +9.1% 1M +10.0% 1Y
Market cap
$14.82B
P/E
16.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.62B
Div. yield
1.69%
Building Products Industrials
4 wins
OC Owens Corning
$116.35 -6.1% 1M -8.7% 1Y
Market cap
$9.19B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$9.85B
Div. yield
2.72%
Building Products Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Zurn Elkay Water Solutions 6, Masco 4, Owens Corning 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMASOCZWSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $14.82B $9.19B $8.13B MAS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.9x -13.9x 28.1x MAS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.7x 12.9x 26.3x OC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.6% -7.2% +10.1% ZWS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.6% -6.8% 15.9% ZWS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 33.9% 0.5% 14.0% MAS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 6.5x 0.4x ZWS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.69% 2.72% 0.89% OC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +10.0% -8.7% +5.5% MAS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.8%/yr +4.5%/yr +6.0%/yr ZWS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.6% 42.0% 27.5% ZWS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 41/100 75/100 ZWS

Percentile Scorecard

MASOCZWS

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

AxisMASOCZWS
Valuation 71 #17 of 56 64 #21 of 56 29 #40 of 56
Growth 41 #31 of 52 10 #47 of 52 96 #3 of 52
Profitability 94 #4 of 49 21 #39 of 49 85 #8 of 49
Financial Health 44 #32 of 56 13 #49 of 56 89 #7 of 56
Shareholder Returns 63 #16 of 41 98 #2 of 41 78 #10 of 41
Overall 62 41 75
  • MAS ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • OC ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • ZWS ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMASOCZWSSPY
1 month +9.1%-6.1%+5.4% -0.2%
3 months -7.9%-18.7%-0.2% +3.9%
6 months +1.1%-6.1%-5.7% +8.2%
Year to date +18.4%+4.0%+5.8% +12.9%
1 year +10.0%-8.7%+5.5% +12.3%
3 years +47.2%+4.3%+90.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +13.8%+1.4%+24.0% +23.3%
5 years +14.7%+24.5%+33.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year +2.8%+4.5%+6.0% +10.9%
10 years +146.4%+141.1%+419.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year +9.4%+9.2%+17.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMASOCZWSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.6%42.0%27.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.8%38.3%23.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.121.510.89 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.28-0.210.20 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.9%-53.4%-47.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.2%-26.8%-7.5% -1.2%
52-week high $82.77$158.96$53.17 $779.14
52-week low $58.60$98.28$43.70 $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.

MultipleMASOCZWS
P/E now vs peer median 16.9xmedian 20.1x -13.9xmedian 20.1x 28.1xmedian 20.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.5x 0.9xmedian 1.5x 4.5xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.8x 18.5xmedian 11.8x 17.0xmedian 11.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.2xmedian 16.2x 10.2xmedian 16.2x 21.0xmedian 16.2x
P/B now vs peer median -40.6xmedian 2.9x 2.4xmedian 2.9x 4.8xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 2.15median 0.99 0.38median 0.99 0.72median 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 monthsMASOCZWS
Revenue $7.62B $9.85B $1.83B
Gross profit $2.82B $2.56B $920.70M
Operating income $1.34B $50.00M $403.00M
Net income $937.00M -$669.00M $290.60M
Free cash flow $1.13B $897.00M $387.00M
R&D – $150.00M –
EPS (diluted) $4.45 $-8.33 $1.73
Cash & equivalents $548.00M $271.00M $307.10M
Total debt $3.25B $5.19B $500.30M
Shares (diluted) 199.00M 80.60M 168.11M
Enterprise value $12.92B $8.06B $6.89B

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
MetricMASOCZWS
P/E 16.9x -13.9x 28.1x
P/FCF 13.2x 10.2x 21.0x
P/Operating cash flow 11.5x 5.2x 19.7x
P/S 1.9x 0.9x 4.5x
P/B -40.6x 2.4x 4.8x
P/Tangible book -26.5x 6.8x 9.5x
EV/EBITDA – 18.5x 17.0x
EV/EBIT 13.1x 282.2x 20.7x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 1.4x 4.6x
EV/FCF 15.6x 15.7x 21.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.6x 8.1x 20.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.15 0.38 0.72

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMASOCZWS
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.6% -7.2% 10.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.5% 0.5% 6.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.4% -19.6% 23.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.7% -0.6% 15.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -0.7% -96.9% 50.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.1% -69.8% 31.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 9.7% -300.9% 51.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.0% -35.8% 37.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 16.6% -313.8% 53.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.9% -37.1% 39.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 33.0% 6.0% 29.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.0% 6.1% 13.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 39.2% -1.9% 34.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.8% -2.0% 14.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMASOCZWS
Gross margin 37.0% 26.0% 50.4%
EBITDA margin – 7.7% 26.8%
Operating margin 17.5% 0.5% 22.1%
Pretax margin 16.2% -2.2% 21.0%
Net margin 11.6% -6.8% 15.9%
FCF margin 14.8% 9.1% 21.2%
Operating cash flow margin 16.9% 17.8% 22.6%
Return on equity – -17.8% 17.3%
Return on assets 17.6% -5.2% 10.4%
Return on invested capital 33.9% 0.5% 14.0%
Return on capital employed 36.4% 0.5% 16.2%
Asset turnover 1.4x 0.8x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x -2.6x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.7% 2.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMASOCZWS
Debt / assets 60.1% 40.8% 17.8%
Debt / equity -8.9x 1.4x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 6.5x 0.4x
Debt / FCF 2.9x 5.8x 1.3x
Liabilities / assets 106.8% 70.1% 39.7%
Equity / assets -6.8% 29.9% 60.3%
Interest coverage 13.0x 0.4x 16.1x
Current ratio 1.9x 1.2x 2.9x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.6x 1.8x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.1x 1.0x
Altman Z-score 3.87 1.94 5.25

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMASOCZWS
Dividend yield 1.7% 2.7% 0.9%
Net buyback yield 6.1% 7.4% 1.9%
Shareholder yield 7.8% 10.1% 2.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 27.5% – 25.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) 22.9% – 19.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.0% – 21.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 0.3% – 14.5%

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.

ConsensusMASOCZWS
Forward P/E 15.7xFY2026 12.9xFY2026 26.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.79FY2026 $9.03FY2026 $1.87FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +21.0%FY2026 -25.1%FY2026 +23.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -7.5% +16.7% +3.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.23BFY2026 $10.50BFY2026 $1.81BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.3%FY2026 +3.9%FY2026 +6.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.5% +0.5% +3.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMASOCZWS
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 88.6%
Institutions holding 921 687 436
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% +4.2% +0.9%
Institutions buying 497 365 237
Institutions selling 289 220 144
Buyers to sellers 1.72 1.66 1.65

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.

MASOCZWS
MAS 1.00 0.67 0.53
OC 0.67 1.00 0.43
ZWS 0.53 0.43 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MAS, OC and ZWS?

Masco (MAS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Masco (MAS) $14.82B, Owens Corning (OC) $9.19B, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) $8.13B.

Which stock is cheaper, MAS, OC and ZWS?

Masco (MAS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Masco (MAS) 16.9x, Owens Corning (OC) -13.9x, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) 28.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Owens Corning (OC) is cheapest (Masco (MAS) 15.7x, Owens Corning (OC) 12.9x, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) 26.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Masco (MAS) -0.6%, Owens Corning (OC) -7.2%, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) +10.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) has the highest net margin (Masco (MAS) 11.6%, Owens Corning (OC) -6.8%, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) 15.9%). On return on invested capital, Masco (MAS) leads (Masco (MAS) 33.9%, Owens Corning (OC) 0.5%, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) 14.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Masco (MAS) returned the most: Masco (MAS) +10.0%, Owens Corning (OC) -8.7%, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) +5.5%. Over five years, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) compounded fastest (Masco (MAS) +2.8%/yr, Owens Corning (OC) +4.5%/yr, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) +6.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Owens Corning (OC) has the highest dividend yield: Masco (MAS) 1.69%, Owens Corning (OC) 2.72%, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) 0.89%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) has been the steadiest (Masco (MAS) 35.6%, Owens Corning (OC) 42.0%, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) 27.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MAS, OC and ZWS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) 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.