MAS vs OTIS vs JHX Stock Comparison

Masco, Otis Worldwide and James Hardie Industries Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MAS Masco Corp /De/
$76.03 +11.5% 1M +9.4% 1Y
Market cap
$15.03B
P/E
17.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.62B
Div. yield
0.02%
Building Products Industrials
5 wins
OTIS Otis Worldwide Corp
$75.15 +10.0% 1M -19.2% 1Y
Market cap
$28.74B
P/E
19.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.91B
Div. yield
0.02%
Building Products Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Otis Worldwide leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Otis Worldwide 5, Masco 5, James Hardie Industries 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMASOTISJHXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $15.03B $28.74B $15.08B OTIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.0x 19.0x 103.5x MAS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.8x 19.2x 18.4x MAS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.6% +5.2% +42.9% JHX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.6% 10.2% 2.7% MAS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 33.9% 69.7% 2.6% OTIS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.1x 3.5x OTIS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.02% 0.00% OTIS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +9.4% -19.2% +18.9% JHX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.5%/yr -2.6%/yr -7.9%/yr MAS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.7% 22.7% 45.1% OTIS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 48/100 32/100 MAS

Percentile Scorecard

MASOTISJHX

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

AxisMASOTISJHX
Valuation 72 #16 of 55 50 #28 of 55 20 #44 of 55
Growth 42 #30 of 51 52 #25 of 51 50 #26 of 51
Profitability 90 #6 of 51 72 #15 of 51 38 #32 of 51
Financial Health 43 #34 of 59 12 #52 of 59 31 #41 of 59
Shareholder Returns 60 #17 of 41 53 #20 of 41 20 #33 of 41
Overall 61 48 32
  • MAS ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • OTIS ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • JHX ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMASOTISJHXSPY
1 month +11.5%+10.0%-2.6% -1.0%
3 months -4.1%+4.5%-1.4% +2.9%
6 months +2.5%-3.6%+19.1% +6.4%
Year to date +19.8%-14.0%+26.1% +11.4%
1 year +9.4%-19.2%+18.9% +13.1%
3 years +54.7%-2.7%+3.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year +15.7%-0.9%+1.1% +21.5%
5 years +24.6%-12.2%-33.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year +4.5%-2.6%-7.9% +10.9%
10 years +129.8%—+67.3% +255.2%
10 years, per year +8.7%—+5.3% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureMASOTISJHXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.7%22.7%45.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.0%23.3%41.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.110.221.70 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.26-0.840.42 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.9%-39.6%-60.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.1%-19.7%-15.9% -2.5%
52-week high $82.77$93.62$31.09 $779.14
52-week low $58.60$64.07$16.69 $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.

MultipleMASOTISJHX
P/E now vs peer median 17.1xmedian 19.9x 19.0xmedian 19.9x 104.2xmedian 19.9x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.5x 1.9xmedian 1.5x 2.8xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.6x 14.7xmedian 12.6x 17.0xmedian 12.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.3xmedian 16.1x 16.7xmedian 16.1x 42.6xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median -41.1xmedian 3.0x -5.0xmedian 3.0x 2.3xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 2.18median 0.98 2.57median 0.98 -2.62median 0.98

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 monthsMASOTISJHX
Revenue $7.62B $14.91B $5.41B
Gross profit $2.82B $4.52B $1.94B
Operating income $1.34B $2.29B $526.70M
Net income $937.00M $1.58B $145.70M
Free cash flow $1.13B $1.71B $356.40M
R&D – $154.00M $64.00M
EPS (diluted) $4.45 $3.95 $0.25
Cash & equivalents $548.00M $813.00M $289.90M
Total debt $12.26B $8.44B $4.28B
Shares (diluted) 199.00M 383.50M 584.30M
Enterprise value $12.89B $25.16B $14.15B

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
MetricMASOTISJHX
P/E 17.1x 19.0x 104.2x
P/FCF 13.3x 16.7x 42.6x
P/Operating cash flow 11.6x 15.3x 20.9x
P/S 2.0x 1.9x 2.8x
P/B -41.1x -5.0x 2.3x
P/Tangible book -26.8x -4.7x 4.6x
EV/EBITDA – 14.7x 17.0x
EV/EBIT 13.2x 15.8x 36.4x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 2.4x 3.5x
EV/FCF 15.7x 21.2x 53.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.7x 19.4x 26.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.18 2.57 -2.62

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMASOTISJHX
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.6% 5.2% 42.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.5% 2.5% 13.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.4% 5.4% 34.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.7% 3.1% 13.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -0.7% 23.6% -5.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.1% 2.7% -11.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 9.7% -0.7% -56.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.0% 3.4% -34.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 16.6% 3.4% -67.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.9% 7.4% -39.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 33.0% 25.7% -11.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.0% 9.5% 1.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 39.2% 27.0% 110.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.8% 9.4% 75.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMASOTISJHX
Gross margin 37.0% 30.3% 35.9%
EBITDA margin – 16.5% 20.9%
Operating margin 17.5% 15.4% 9.7%
Pretax margin 16.2% 13.9% 5.1%
Net margin 11.6% 10.2% 2.7%
FCF margin 14.8% 11.5% 6.6%
Operating cash flow margin 16.9% 12.5% 13.4%
Return on equity – – 2.2%
Return on assets 17.6% 14.5% 1.0%
Return on invested capital 33.9% 69.7% 2.6%
Return on capital employed 36.4% 87.2% 4.2%
Asset turnover 1.4x 1.4x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.2x 5.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMASOTISJHX
Debt / assets 60.1% 75.6% 31.7%
Debt / equity -8.9x -1.5x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.1x 3.5x
Debt / FCF 2.9x 4.9x 12.0x
Liabilities / assets 106.8% 151.5% 51.5%
Equity / assets -6.8% -51.5% 48.5%
Interest coverage 13.0x – 1.8x
Current ratio 1.9x 0.8x 1.6x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 3.88 2.87 2.10

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMASOTISJHX
Dividend yield 1.7% 2.3% –
Net buyback yield 6.0% 3.7% 2.0%
Shareholder yield 7.7% 6.0% 2.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 27.5% 41.7% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 22.9% 38.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.0% 4.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 0.3% 9.4% –

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.

ConsensusMASOTISJHX
Forward P/E 15.8xFY2026 19.2xFY2026 18.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.80FY2026 $3.91FY2026 $1.42FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +21.2%FY2026 -3.5%FY2026 +30.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -6.9% +22.3% +12.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.23BFY2026 $16.18BFY2026 $5.17BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.3%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026 +6.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.0% -3.5% +15.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMASOTISJHX
Held by institutions 100.0% 93.1% 49.9%
Institutions holding 921 1,219 339
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% +3.6% +7.1%
Institutions buying 497 561 189
Institutions selling 289 450 100
Buyers to sellers 1.72 1.25 1.89

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.

MASOTISJHX
MAS 1.00 0.45 0.63
OTIS 0.45 1.00 0.30
JHX 0.63 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MAS, OTIS and JHX?

Otis Worldwide (OTIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Masco (MAS) $15.03B, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) $28.74B, James Hardie Industries (JHX) $15.08B.

Which stock is cheaper, MAS, OTIS and JHX?

Masco (MAS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Masco (MAS) 17.0x, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 19.0x, James Hardie Industries (JHX) 103.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Masco (MAS) is cheapest (Masco (MAS) 15.8x, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 19.2x, James Hardie Industries (JHX) 18.4x). 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) -0.6%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) +5.2%, James Hardie Industries (JHX) +42.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Masco (MAS) has the highest net margin (Masco (MAS) 11.6%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 10.2%, James Hardie Industries (JHX) 2.7%). On return on invested capital, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) leads (Masco (MAS) 33.9%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 69.7%, James Hardie Industries (JHX) 2.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year James Hardie Industries (JHX) returned the most: Masco (MAS) +9.4%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) -19.2%, James Hardie Industries (JHX) +18.9%. Over five years, Masco (MAS) compounded fastest (Masco (MAS) +4.5%/yr, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) -2.6%/yr, James Hardie Industries (JHX) -7.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Otis Worldwide (OTIS) has the highest dividend yield: Masco (MAS) 0.02%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 0.02%, James Hardie Industries (JHX) 0.00%. James Hardie Industries (JHX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) has been the steadiest (Masco (MAS) 35.7%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 22.7%, James Hardie Industries (JHX) 45.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) leads on 5. 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.