MBC vs MLKN vs ETD Stock Comparison

MasterBrand, Millerknoll and Ethan Allen Interiors Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MBC MasterBrand, Inc.
$6.68 -7.7% 1M -47.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.06B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.78B
Div. yield
–
Furniture Consumer Discretionary
MLKN Millerknoll, Inc.
$21.07 +5.0% 1M +20.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.44B
P/E
14.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.81B
Div. yield
–
Furniture Consumer Discretionary
6 wins
ETD Ethan Allen Interiors Inc
$20.06 -5.8% 1M -27.3% 1Y
Market cap
$508.86M
P/E
12.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$579.49M
Div. yield
–
Furniture Consumer Discretionary
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Millerknoll leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Millerknoll 6, Ethan Allen Interiors 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMBCMLKNETDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.06B $1.44B $508.86M MLKN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -10.9x 14.7x 12.8x ETD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 10.0x 17.4x MLKN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months 0.0% +1.2% -5.7% MLKN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.5% 2.6% 6.9% ETD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.0% 5.6% — MLKN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 16.8x 2.7x — MLKN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -47.8% +20.7% -27.3% MLKN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -11.0%/yr -2.7%/yr ETD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.4% 48.9% 32.7% ETD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 30/100 62/100 71/100 ETD

Percentile Scorecard

MBCMLKNETD

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

AxisMBCMLKNETD
Valuation 61 #17 of 42 83 #8 of 42 85 #7 of 42
Growth 12 #37 of 42 71 #13 of 42 15 #36 of 42
Profitability 23 #31 of 40 64 #15 of 40 80 #9 of 40
Financial Health 24 #33 of 43 31 #30 of 43 76 #11 of 43
Shareholder Returns – 59 #12 of 28 100 #1 of 28
Overall 30 62 71
  • MBC ranked among 45 companies in Household Durables
  • MLKN ranked among 45 companies in Household Durables
  • ETD ranked among 45 companies in Household Durables

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMBCMLKNETDSPY
1 month -7.7%+5.0%-5.8% -0.8%
3 months -23.7%-6.6%-13.9% +3.5%
6 months -28.5%+22.7%-11.3% +7.0%
Year to date -39.5%+15.3%-12.2% +12.2%
1 year -47.8%+20.7%-27.3% +13.0%
3 years -39.2%-6.8%-22.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year -15.3%-2.3%-8.2% +23.1%
5 years —-44.1%-12.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year —-11.0%-2.7% +11.0%
10 years —-25.2%-34.4% +258.0%
10 years, per year —-2.9%-4.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureMBCMLKNETDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.4%48.9%32.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.6%53.8%36.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.171.230.42 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.860.42-0.83 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -66.5%-67.8%-47.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -51.7%-14.0%-28.8% -1.8%
52-week high $13.82$24.49$28.19 $779.14
52-week low $6.43$13.88$18.68 $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.

MultipleMBCMLKNETD
P/E now vs peer median -10.6xmedian 16.1x 14.9xmedian 16.1x 12.8xmedian 16.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 0.7x 0.4xmedian 0.7x 0.9xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 31.8xmedian 12.1x 6.2xmedian 12.1x 6.2xmedian 12.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 11.9x 12.5xmedian 11.9x 12.2xmedian 11.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.2x 1.1xmedian 1.2x 1.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.29median 0.64 0.31median 0.64 -0.46median 0.64

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 monthsMBCMLKNETD
Revenue $2.78B $3.81B $579.49M
Gross profit $747.80M $1.51B $354.77M
Operating income -$31.70M $196.60M $45.02M
Net income -$96.90M $101.20M $39.88M
Free cash flow $74.40M $115.50M $41.44M
R&D – $105.00M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.63 $1.40 $1.56
Cash & equivalents $241.60M $178.60M $73.63M
Total debt $1.39B $1.31B –
Shares (diluted) 153.60M 70.04M 25.58M
Enterprise value $380.97M $740.60M $6.10M

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
MetricMBCMLKNETD
P/E -10.6x 14.9x 12.8x
P/FCF 13.8x 12.5x 12.2x
P/Operating cash flow 6.9x 6.0x 9.6x
P/S 0.4x 0.4x 0.9x
P/B 0.5x 1.1x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 1.6x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 31.8x 6.2x 6.2x
EV/EBIT -68.6x 13.1x 8.3x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 0.7x 0.6x
EV/FCF 29.2x 22.3x 9.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.7x 10.8x 7.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.29 0.31 -0.46

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMBCMLKNETD
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.0% 1.2% -5.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.7% -1.0% -9.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -15.3% 3.5% -4.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -6.7% 2.1% -9.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -115.9% 121.4% -27.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -28.7% 20.7% -31.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -203.4% 681.6% -22.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -38.0% 44.0% -27.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -186.9% 724.0% -22.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -36.3% 47.5% -27.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -40.6% 21.3% -14.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -25.2% -12.6% -19.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -53.1% 41.0% -17.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -37.7% -24.9% -21.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMBCMLKNETD
Gross margin 26.9% 39.5% 61.2%
EBITDA margin 2.5% 10.9% 10.4%
Operating margin -1.1% 5.2% 7.8%
Pretax margin -3.8% 3.5% 9.2%
Net margin -3.5% 2.6% 6.9%
FCF margin 2.7% 3.0% 7.2%
Operating cash flow margin 5.3% 6.3% 9.1%
Return on equity -5.9% 7.6% 8.4%
Return on assets -2.6% 2.6% 5.5%
Return on invested capital -1.0% 5.6% –
Return on capital employed -1.0% 5.9% 7.9%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.0x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.5x 2.4x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.7% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMBCMLKNETD
Debt / assets 31.0% 32.7% –
Debt / equity 0.7x 1.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA 16.8x 2.7x –
Debt / FCF 18.7x 11.3x –
Liabilities / assets 56.1% 66.1% 34.5%
Equity / assets 43.9% 33.9% 65.5%
Interest coverage -0.4x 2.9x 198.3x
Current ratio 1.8x 1.6x 2.1x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.8x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.3x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 1.37 1.83 4.01

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMBCMLKNETD
Dividend yield – 3.6% 22.0%
Net buyback yield – 0.7% –
Shareholder yield – 4.3% 22.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusMBCMLKNETD
Forward P/E – 10.0xFY2026 17.4xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.04FY2026 $2.10FY2026 $1.15FY2027
EPS growth, next FY -104.4%FY2026 +12.9%FY2026 -28.6%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after – +11.4% +17.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.32BFY2026 $3.72BFY2026 $533.76MFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +21.5%FY2026 -3.2%FY2026 -7.9%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +22.0% +17.4% +2.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMBCMLKNETD
Held by institutions 100.0% 96.5% 84.4%
Institutions holding 345 244 217
Change in shares held, QoQ +39.7% -0.5% -2.0%
Institutions buying 222 121 138
Institutions selling 53 86 54
Buyers to sellers 4.19 1.41 2.56

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.

MBCMLKNETD
MBC 1.00 0.47 0.44
MLKN 0.47 1.00 0.38
ETD 0.44 0.38 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MBC, MLKN and ETD?

Millerknoll (MLKN) is the largest by market capitalisation: MasterBrand (MBC) $1.06B, Millerknoll (MLKN) $1.44B, Ethan Allen Interiors (ETD) $508.86M.

Which stock is cheaper, MBC, MLKN and ETD?

Ethan Allen Interiors (ETD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (MasterBrand (MBC) -10.9x, Millerknoll (MLKN) 14.7x, Ethan Allen Interiors (ETD) 12.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Millerknoll (MLKN) is cheapest (Millerknoll (MLKN) 10.0x, Ethan Allen Interiors (ETD) 17.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Millerknoll (MLKN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: MasterBrand (MBC) 0.0%, Millerknoll (MLKN) +1.2%, Ethan Allen Interiors (ETD) -5.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ethan Allen Interiors (ETD) has the highest net margin (MasterBrand (MBC) -3.5%, Millerknoll (MLKN) 2.6%, Ethan Allen Interiors (ETD) 6.9%). On return on invested capital, Millerknoll (MLKN) leads (MasterBrand (MBC) -1.0%, Millerknoll (MLKN) 5.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Millerknoll (MLKN) returned the most: MasterBrand (MBC) -47.8%, Millerknoll (MLKN) +20.7%, Ethan Allen Interiors (ETD) -27.3%. Over five years, Ethan Allen Interiors (ETD) compounded fastest (Millerknoll (MLKN) -11.0%/yr, Ethan Allen Interiors (ETD) -2.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ethan Allen Interiors (ETD) has been the steadiest (MasterBrand (MBC) 55.4%, Millerknoll (MLKN) 48.9%, Ethan Allen Interiors (ETD) 32.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MBC, MLKN and ETD?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Millerknoll (MLKN) 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.