MAS vs SMID vs JHX Stock Comparison

Masco, Smith Midland and James Hardie Industries 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
$16.05B
P/E
17.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.67B
Div. yield
0.02%
Building Products Industrials
5 wins
SMID Smith Midland Corp
$25.35 +13.5% 1M -32.8% 1Y
Market cap
$133.68M
P/E
17.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$89.50M
Div. yield
–
Building Products Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Masco leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Masco 5, James Hardie Industries 3, Smith Midland 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMASSMIDJHXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $16.05B $133.68M $16.22B JHX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.3x 17.3x 46.0x SMID
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.8x — 20.9x MAS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.9% -1.6% +39.4% JHX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.1% 8.6% 6.4% MAS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 35.3% 12.8% 4.6% MAS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.5x 2.6x SMID
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +32.2% -32.8% +55.1% JHX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.5%/yr +5.4%/yr -6.9%/yr MAS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.4% 51.4% 45.0% MAS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 82/100 47/100 SMID

Percentile Scorecard

MASSMIDJHX

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

AxisMASSMIDJHX
Valuation 69 #18 of 56 84 #10 of 56 35 #37 of 56
Growth 40 #33 of 54 79 #12 of 54 94 #4 of 54
Profitability 92 #5 of 53 69 #17 of 53 60 #22 of 53
Financial Health 39 #36 of 58 95 #4 of 58 40 #35 of 58
Shareholder Returns 51 #21 of 42 – 5 #40 of 42
Overall 58 82 47
  • MAS ranked among 58 companies in Construction Products
  • SMID ranked among 58 companies in Construction Products
  • JHX ranked among 58 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMASSMIDJHXSPY
1 month +19.9%+13.5%+12.3% -5.9%
3 months +11.1%-9.8%+2.6% -4.6%
6 months +16.5%-27.6%+40.2% +0.2%
Year to date +32.1%-30.2%+38.3% +7.5%
1 year +32.2%-32.8%+55.1% +8.2%
3 years +53.4%+23.7%+6.7% +68.3%
3 years, per year +15.3%+7.3%+2.2% +19.0%
5 years +30.6%+30.0%-30.0% +56.5%
5 years, per year +5.5%+5.4%-6.9% +9.4%
10 years +180.9%+634.8%+99.9% +251.5%
10 years, per year +10.9%+22.1%+7.2% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureMASSMIDJHXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.4%51.4%45.0% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.8%51.4%40.0% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.070.791.60 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.88-0.641.23 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.9%-72.4%-60.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.5%-36.3%-7.7% -5.9%
52-week high $86.83$39.82$31.09 $779.14
52-week low $58.60$21.20$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.

MultipleMASSMIDJHX
P/E now vs peer median 17.7xmedian 21.0x 17.4xmedian 21.0x 47.3xmedian 21.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.7x 1.5xmedian 1.7x 3.0xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.3x 8.9xmedian 13.3x 14.5xmedian 13.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.5xmedian 16.1x 32.3xmedian 16.1x 24.4xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median -36.1xmedian 2.8x 2.4xmedian 2.8x 2.5xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 2.05median 0.89 0.13median 0.89 -2.59median 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 monthsMASSMIDJHX
Revenue $7.67B $89.50M $5.55B
Gross profit $2.88B $21.00M $2.08B
Operating income $1.37B $10.80M $766.00M
Net income $977.00M $7.73M $352.50M
Free cash flow $1.04B $4.17M $682.90M
R&D – – $62.80M
EPS (diluted) $4.72 $1.46 $0.60
Cash & equivalents $610.00M $10.66M $323.10M
Total debt $3.25B $4.14M $4.02B
Shares (diluted) 196.00M 5.31M 585.80M
Enterprise value $13.85B $84.54M $15.15B

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
MetricMASSMIDJHX
P/E 17.7x 17.4x 47.3x
P/FCF 15.5x 32.3x 24.4x
P/Operating cash flow 13.4x 9.2x 16.2x
P/S 2.1x 1.5x 3.0x
P/B -36.1x 2.4x 2.5x
P/Tangible book -25.5x 4.2x 4.5x
EV/EBITDA – 8.9x 14.5x
EV/EBIT 13.7x 11.9x 26.6x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 1.4x 3.7x
EV/FCF 18.0x 30.7x 29.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.6x 8.8x 19.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.05 0.13 -2.59

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMASSMIDJHX
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.9% -1.6% 39.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.4% 18.4% 14.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.4% -18.4% 43.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.8% 35.0% 14.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.2% -30.8% 82.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.2% 134.1% 0.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 11.8% -49.1% 83.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.4% 136.0% -10.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 19.4% -35.9% 80.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.7% 135.4% -18.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 19.3% 92.5% 48.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.1% 97.2% 8.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 23.3% 459.8% 553.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.1% 38.5% 72.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMASSMIDJHX
Gross margin 37.6% 23.5% 37.5%
EBITDA margin – 16.1% 25.4%
Operating margin 17.9% 12.1% 13.8%
Pretax margin 16.7% 12.0% 9.8%
Net margin 12.1% 8.6% 6.4%
FCF margin 13.6% 4.7% 12.3%
Operating cash flow margin 15.7% 16.3% 18.6%
Return on equity – 13.7% 5.3%
Return on assets 18.2% 8.6% 2.6%
Return on invested capital 35.3% 12.8% 4.6%
Return on capital employed 36.9% 13.8% 6.3%
Asset turnover 1.4x 1.0x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.9x 2.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.1% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMASSMIDJHX
Debt / assets 60.8% 4.8% 30.0%
Debt / equity -7.2x 0.1x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.5x 2.6x
Debt / FCF 3.1x 1.0x 5.9x
Liabilities / assets 108.4% 34.2% 49.8%
Equity / assets -8.4% 65.8% 50.2%
Interest coverage 12.8x 48.9x 2.2x
Current ratio 1.8x 4.1x 2.1x
Quick ratio 1.1x 3.1x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.9x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 4.03 5.44 2.44

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMASSMIDJHX
Dividend yield 1.5% – –
Net buyback yield 6.4% – -0.1%
Shareholder yield 8.0% 0.0% -0.1%
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.

ConsensusMASSMIDJHX
Forward P/E 16.8xFY2026 – 20.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.98FY2026 – $1.37FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +25.8%FY2026 – +25.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -8.8% – +15.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.29BFY2026 – $5.05BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.6%FY2026 – +4.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.2% – +15.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMASSMIDJHX
Held by institutions 100.0% 57.0% 49.9%
Institutions holding 923 56 339
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% -1.1% +7.1%
Institutions buying 497 23 189
Institutions selling 289 17 100
Buyers to sellers 1.72 1.35 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.

MASSMIDJHX
MAS 1.00 0.33 0.65
SMID 0.33 1.00 0.26
JHX 0.65 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MAS, SMID and JHX?

James Hardie Industries (JHX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Masco (MAS) $16.05B, Smith Midland (SMID) $133.68M, James Hardie Industries (JHX) $16.22B.

Which stock is cheaper, MAS, SMID and JHX?

Smith Midland (SMID) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Masco (MAS) 17.3x, Smith Midland (SMID) 17.3x, James Hardie Industries (JHX) 46.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Masco (MAS) is cheapest (Masco (MAS) 16.8x, James Hardie Industries (JHX) 20.9x). 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%, Smith Midland (SMID) -1.6%, James Hardie Industries (JHX) +39.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Masco (MAS) has the highest net margin (Masco (MAS) 12.1%, Smith Midland (SMID) 8.6%, James Hardie Industries (JHX) 6.4%). On return on invested capital, Masco (MAS) leads (Masco (MAS) 35.3%, Smith Midland (SMID) 12.8%, James Hardie Industries (JHX) 4.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year James Hardie Industries (JHX) returned the most: Masco (MAS) +32.2%, Smith Midland (SMID) -32.8%, James Hardie Industries (JHX) +55.1%. Over five years, Masco (MAS) compounded fastest (Masco (MAS) +5.5%/yr, Smith Midland (SMID) +5.4%/yr, James Hardie Industries (JHX) -6.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Masco (MAS) 0.02%, Smith Midland (SMID) 0.00%, James Hardie Industries (JHX) 0.00%. Smith Midland (SMID) and 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) 36.4%, Smith Midland (SMID) 51.4%, James Hardie Industries (JHX) 45.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MAS, SMID 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, Masco (MAS) 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.