MBC vs NTZ vs FLXS Stock Comparison

MasterBrand, Natuzzi S P A and Flexsteel Industries Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MBC MasterBrand, Inc.
$6.90 -1.0% 1M -46.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.09B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.78B
Div. yield
–
Furniture Consumer Discretionary
1 win
NTZ Natuzzi S P A
$1.00 -22.5% 1M -65.8% 1Y
Market cap
$11.01M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$316.59M
Div. yield
–
Furniture Consumer Discretionary
FLXS Flexsteel Industries Inc
$73.96 -15.5% 1M +105.3% 1Y
Market cap
$310.39M
P/E
9.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$462.71M
Div. yield
–
Furniture Consumer Discretionary
8 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Flexsteel Industries leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Flexsteel Industries 8, MasterBrand 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMBCNTZFLXSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.09B $11.01M $310.39M MBC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -11.3x -0.2x 9.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 14.8x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months 0.0% -5.0% +3.4% FLXS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.5% -14.1% 6.7% FLXS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.0% -56.2% 22.8% FLXS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 16.8x — -0.1x FLXS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -46.8% -65.8% +105.3% FLXS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -41.9%/yr +21.5%/yr FLXS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.4% 75.6% 51.4% FLXS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 29/100 14/100 80/100 FLXS

Percentile Scorecard

MBCNTZFLXS

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

AxisMBCNTZFLXS
Valuation 60 #17 of 41 33 #28 of 41 88 #6 of 41
Growth 8 #38 of 41 0 #41 of 41 85 #7 of 41
Profitability 24 #30 of 39 11 #35 of 39 87 #6 of 39
Financial Health 24 #33 of 43 12 #38 of 43 74 #12 of 43
Shareholder Returns – – 67 #10 of 28
Overall 29 14 80
  • MBC ranked among 44 companies in Household Durables
  • NTZ ranked among 44 companies in Household Durables
  • FLXS ranked among 44 companies in Household Durables

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMBCNTZFLXSSPY
1 month -1.0%-22.5%-15.5% +0.9%
3 months -18.6%-56.1%-1.8% +5.9%
6 months -24.5%-65.8%+30.0% +8.5%
Year to date -37.5%-57.6%+87.3% +13.3%
1 year -46.8%-65.8%+105.3% +12.4%
3 years -37.2%-85.9%+274.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year -14.4%-48.0%+55.3% +23.5%
5 years —-93.4%+164.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year —-41.9%+21.5% +11.0%
10 years ——+82.0% +263.4%
10 years, per year ——+6.2% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureMBCNTZFLXSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.4%75.6%51.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.4%87.6%46.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.180.440.85 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.85-0.872.05 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -66.5%-95.2%-56.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -50.1%-75.0%-17.2% -0.9%
52-week high $13.82$4.00$89.37 $779.14
52-week low $6.43$1.00$34.19 $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.

MultipleMBCNTZFLXS
P/E now vs peer median -10.9xmedian 15.7x -0.2xmedian 15.7x 9.8xmedian 15.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 0.7x 0.0xmedian 0.7x 0.7xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 32.3xmedian 9.6x —median 9.6x 6.8xmedian 9.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.2xmedian 11.7x -0.6xmedian 11.7x 7.3xmedian 11.7x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.1x 0.5xmedian 1.1x 2.3xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.30median 0.62 0.00median 0.62 0.27median 0.62

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 monthsMBCNTZFLXS
Revenue $2.78B $316.59M $462.71M
Gross profit $747.80M $102.21M $112.59M
Operating income -$31.70M -$31.78M $40.46M
Net income -$96.90M -$57.71M $31.23M
Free cash flow $74.40M -$17.77M $42.39M
EPS (diluted) $-0.63 $-4.08 $7.15
Cash & equivalents $241.60M $21.59M $4.41M
Total debt $1.39B $133.16M $900.00K
Shares (diluted) 153.60M 10.97M 4.37M
Enterprise value $414.15M -$73.25M $195.25M

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
MetricMBCNTZFLXS
P/E -10.9x -0.2x 9.8x
P/FCF 14.2x -0.6x 7.3x
P/Operating cash flow 7.2x -0.6x 6.7x
P/S 0.4x 0.0x 0.7x
P/B 0.5x 0.5x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 0.5x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA 32.3x – 6.8x
EV/EBIT -69.7x -0.5x 7.5x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 0.1x 0.7x
EV/FCF 29.7x -0.9x 7.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.9x -0.9x 6.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.30 0.00 0.27

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMBCNTZFLXS
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.0% -5.0% 3.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.7% -9.0% 5.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -15.3% -11.0% 10.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -6.7% -12.8% 15.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -115.9% -190.1% 36.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -28.7% -84.3% 49.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -203.4% -147.8% 33.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -38.0% -156.1% 27.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -186.9% -93.8% 71.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -36.3% -114.3% 36.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -40.6% -125.3% 18.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -25.2% -61.1% 77.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -53.1% -125.3% 22.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -37.7% -61.1% 120.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMBCNTZFLXS
Gross margin 26.9% 32.3% 24.3%
EBITDA margin 2.5% – 9.6%
Operating margin -1.1% -10.0% 8.7%
Pretax margin -3.8% -14.1% 8.9%
Net margin -3.5% -14.1% 6.7%
FCF margin 2.7% -5.6% 9.2%
Operating cash flow margin 5.3% -5.6% 9.9%
Return on equity -5.9% -203.3% 23.5%
Return on assets -2.6% -19.6% 12.6%
Return on invested capital -1.0% -56.2% 22.8%
Return on capital employed -1.0% -23.5% 22.4%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.1x 1.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.5x 0.3x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% – 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMBCNTZFLXS
Debt / assets 31.0% 9.2% 0.4%
Debt / equity 0.7x 1.3x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 16.8x – -0.1x
Debt / FCF 18.7x -1.5x 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 56.1% 92.9% 45.5%
Equity / assets 43.9% 7.1% 54.5%
Interest coverage -0.4x -3.4x 4,495x
Current ratio 1.8x 0.8x 2.2x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.1x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.37 – 5.82

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMBCNTZFLXS
Dividend yield – – 1.2%
Net buyback yield – – 21.0%
Shareholder yield – 0.0% 22.2%
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.

ConsensusMBCNTZFLXS
Forward P/E – – 14.8xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.04FY2026 – $4.99FY2027
EPS growth, next FY -104.4%FY2026 – +1.0%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after – – +27.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.32BFY2026 – $463.67MFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +21.5%FY2026 – +1.0%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +22.0% – +3.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMBCNTZFLXS
Held by institutions 100.0% 22.6% 54.4%
Institutions holding 345 3 126
Change in shares held, QoQ +39.7% +0.2% +6.2%
Institutions buying 222 1 72
Institutions selling 53 1 32
Buyers to sellers 4.19 1.00 2.25

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.

MBCNTZFLXS
MBC 1.00 -0.03 0.29
NTZ -0.03 1.00 0.00
FLXS 0.29 0.00 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MBC, NTZ and FLXS?

MasterBrand (MBC) is the largest by market capitalisation: MasterBrand (MBC) $1.09B, Natuzzi S P A (NTZ) $11.01M, Flexsteel Industries (FLXS) $310.39M.

Which company is growing faster?

Flexsteel Industries (FLXS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: MasterBrand (MBC) 0.0%, Natuzzi S P A (NTZ) -5.0%, Flexsteel Industries (FLXS) +3.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Flexsteel Industries (FLXS) has the highest net margin (MasterBrand (MBC) -3.5%, Natuzzi S P A (NTZ) -14.1%, Flexsteel Industries (FLXS) 6.7%). On return on invested capital, Flexsteel Industries (FLXS) leads (MasterBrand (MBC) -1.0%, Natuzzi S P A (NTZ) -56.2%, Flexsteel Industries (FLXS) 22.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Flexsteel Industries (FLXS) returned the most: MasterBrand (MBC) -46.8%, Natuzzi S P A (NTZ) -65.8%, Flexsteel Industries (FLXS) +105.3%. Over five years, Flexsteel Industries (FLXS) compounded fastest (Natuzzi S P A (NTZ) -41.9%/yr, Flexsteel Industries (FLXS) +21.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Flexsteel Industries (FLXS) has been the steadiest (MasterBrand (MBC) 55.4%, Natuzzi S P A (NTZ) 75.6%, Flexsteel Industries (FLXS) 51.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MBC, NTZ and FLXS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Flexsteel Industries (FLXS) leads on 8. 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.