MAS vs SHW vs ALLE Stock Comparison

Masco, Sherwin Williams and Allegion Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MAS Masco Corp /De/
$83.83 +19.9% 1M +32.2% 1Y
Market cap
$16.16B
P/E
17.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.67B
Div. yield
1.51%
Building Products Industrials
6 wins
SHW Sherwin Williams Co
$348.86 +8.6% 1M +3.9% 1Y
Market cap
$84.28B
P/E
31.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$24.91B
Div. yield
0.91%
Paints and Coatings Basic Materials
2 wins
ALLE Allegion plc
$187.09 +20.6% 1M +12.8% 1Y
Market cap
$15.78B
P/E
23.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.39B
Div. yield
1.15%
Building Products Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Masco leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Masco 6, Allegion 4, Sherwin Williams 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMASSHWALLELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $16.16B $84.28B $15.78B SHW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.7x 31.4x 23.0x MAS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.8x 27.6x 19.9x MAS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.9% +7.0% +10.3% ALLE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.1% 10.7% 15.7% ALLE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 35.3% 19.5% 18.4% MAS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.4x 1.5x ALLE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.51% 0.91% 1.15% MAS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +32.2% +3.9% +12.8% MAS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.5%/yr +1.8%/yr +7.3%/yr ALLE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.4% 29.3% 30.0% SHW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 51/100 54/100 MAS

Percentile Scorecard

MASSHWALLE

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

AxisMASSHWALLE
Valuation 69 #18 of 56 21 #75 of 95 22 #44 of 56
Growth 40 #33 of 54 58 #40 of 93 62 #21 of 54
Profitability 92 #5 of 53 97 #4 of 89 100 #1 of 53
Financial Health 39 #36 of 58 24 #73 of 96 56 #26 of 58
Shareholder Returns 51 #21 of 42 55 #34 of 75 32 #29 of 42
Overall 58 51 54
  • MAS ranked among 58 companies in Construction Products
  • SHW ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • ALLE ranked among 58 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMASSHWALLESPY
1 month +19.9%+8.6%+20.6% -5.9%
3 months +11.1%-4.0%+10.9% -4.6%
6 months +16.5%+8.9%+36.8% +0.2%
Year to date +32.1%+7.7%+17.5% +7.5%
1 year +32.2%+3.9%+12.8% +8.2%
3 years +53.4%+39.3%+83.9% +68.3%
3 years, per year +15.3%+11.7%+22.5% +19.0%
5 years +30.6%+9.4%+42.4% +56.5%
5 years, per year +5.5%+1.8%+7.3% +9.4%
10 years +180.9%+331.5%+194.0% +251.5%
10 years, per year +10.9%+15.7%+11.4% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureMASSHWALLESPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.4%29.3%30.0% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.8%26.4%27.8% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.070.840.46 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.880.130.43 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.9%-42.9%-34.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.5%-6.4%-3.0% -5.9%
52-week high $86.83$372.60$192.78 $779.14
52-week low $58.60$293.00$125.65 $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.

MultipleMASSHWALLE
P/E now vs peer median 17.7xmedian 21.0x 31.4xmedian 21.2x 23.0xmedian 21.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.7x 3.4xmedian 1.3x 3.6xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.3x 20.1xmedian 11.7x 16.0xmedian 13.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.5xmedian 16.1x 27.4xmedian 17.0x 21.3xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median -36.1xmedian 2.8x 21.2xmedian 1.5x 7.3xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 2.05median 0.89 5.61median 1.76 2.64median 0.89

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 monthsMASSHWALLE
Revenue $7.67B $24.91B $4.39B
Gross profit $2.88B $12.11B $1.98B
Operating income $1.37B $4.03B $944.20M
Net income $977.00M $2.68B $691.10M
Free cash flow $1.04B $3.08B $739.90M
EPS (diluted) $4.72 $11.02 $8.11
Cash & equivalents $610.00M $264.20M $388.10M
Total debt $3.25B $11.80B $2.03B
Shares (diluted) 196.00M 242.80M 85.20M
Enterprise value $14.23B $83.30B $14.40B

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
MetricMASSHWALLE
P/E 17.7x 31.4x 23.0x
P/FCF 15.5x 27.4x 21.3x
P/Operating cash flow 13.4x 22.9x 18.7x
P/S 2.1x 3.4x 3.6x
P/B -36.1x 21.2x 7.3x
P/Tangible book -25.5x 362.7x 11.5x
EV/EBITDA – 20.1x 16.0x
EV/EBIT 13.7x 23.8x 18.4x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 3.8x 4.0x
EV/FCF 18.0x 31.1x 23.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.6x 26.0x 20.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.05 5.61 2.64

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMASSHWALLE
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.9% 7.0% 10.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.4% 2.7% 6.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.4% 6.4% 10.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.8% 5.1% 8.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.2% 7.9% 13.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.2% 3.9% 10.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 11.8% 4.1% 7.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.4% 3.4% 7.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 19.4% 6.7% 9.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.7% 5.6% 8.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 19.3% 11.8% 10.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.1% 4.3% 13.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 23.3% 26.8% 8.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.1% 8.0% 14.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMASSHWALLE
Gross margin 37.6% 48.6% 45.1%
EBITDA margin – 19.2% 24.7%
Operating margin 17.9% 16.2% 21.5%
Pretax margin 16.7% 14.0% 19.4%
Net margin 12.1% 10.7% 15.7%
FCF margin 13.6% 12.4% 16.9%
Operating cash flow margin 15.7% 14.8% 19.2%
Return on equity – 68.3% 32.2%
Return on assets 18.2% 9.9% 12.8%
Return on invested capital 35.3% 19.5% 18.4%
Return on capital employed 36.9% 23.6% 20.6%
Asset turnover 1.4x 0.9x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.4x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMASSHWALLE
Debt / assets 60.8% 43.7% 37.2%
Debt / equity -7.2x 3.0x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.4x 1.5x
Debt / FCF 3.1x 3.8x 2.7x
Liabilities / assets 108.4% 85.3% 60.3%
Equity / assets -8.4% 14.7% 39.7%
Interest coverage 12.8x 7.5x 9.6x
Current ratio 1.8x 0.7x 1.9x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.4x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.0x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 4.03 3.63 5.03

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMASSHWALLE
Dividend yield 1.5% 0.9% 1.2%
Net buyback yield 6.4% 2.8% 1.8%
Shareholder yield 8.0% 3.7% 2.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 26.1% – 26.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) 24.4% – 24.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) -1.9% – 6.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -0.1% – 5.9%

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.

ConsensusMASSHWALLE
Forward P/E 16.8xFY2026 27.6xFY2026 19.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.98FY2026 $12.63FY2026 $9.41FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +25.8%FY2026 +10.5%FY2026 +15.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -8.8% -2.1% +2.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.29BFY2026 $23.63BFY2026 $4.67BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.6%FY2026 +0.3%FY2026 +14.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.2% +3.6% +8.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMASSHWALLE
Held by institutions 100.0% 82.7% 100.0%
Institutions holding 923 1,743 732
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% +3.3% +3.0%
Institutions buying 497 748 336
Institutions selling 289 719 273
Buyers to sellers 1.72 1.04 1.23

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.

MASSHWALLE
MAS 1.00 0.73 0.56
SHW 0.73 1.00 0.54
ALLE 0.56 0.54 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MAS, SHW and ALLE?

Sherwin Williams (SHW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Masco (MAS) $16.16B, Sherwin Williams (SHW) $84.28B, Allegion (ALLE) $15.78B.

Which stock is cheaper, MAS, SHW and ALLE?

Masco (MAS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Masco (MAS) 17.7x, Sherwin Williams (SHW) 31.4x, Allegion (ALLE) 23.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Masco (MAS) is cheapest (Masco (MAS) 16.8x, Sherwin Williams (SHW) 27.6x, Allegion (ALLE) 19.9x). 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) +0.9%, Sherwin Williams (SHW) +7.0%, Allegion (ALLE) +10.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Allegion (ALLE) has the highest net margin (Masco (MAS) 12.1%, Sherwin Williams (SHW) 10.7%, Allegion (ALLE) 15.7%). On return on invested capital, Masco (MAS) leads (Masco (MAS) 35.3%, Sherwin Williams (SHW) 19.5%, Allegion (ALLE) 18.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Masco (MAS) returned the most: Masco (MAS) +32.2%, Sherwin Williams (SHW) +3.9%, Allegion (ALLE) +12.8%. Over five years, Allegion (ALLE) compounded fastest (Masco (MAS) +5.5%/yr, Sherwin Williams (SHW) +1.8%/yr, Allegion (ALLE) +7.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Masco (MAS) has the highest dividend yield: Masco (MAS) 1.51%, Sherwin Williams (SHW) 0.91%, Allegion (ALLE) 1.15%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sherwin Williams (SHW) has been the steadiest (Masco (MAS) 36.4%, Sherwin Williams (SHW) 29.3%, Allegion (ALLE) 30.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.