MHK vs JHX vs CSL Stock Comparison

Mohawk Industries, James Hardie Industries and Carlisle Companies Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MHK Mohawk Industries Inc
$130.25 +4.3% 1M +10.8% 1Y
Market cap
$8.38B
P/E
16.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.21B
Div. yield
–
Building Products Industrials
3 wins
CSL Carlisle Companies Inc
$371.47 +14.1% 1M +12.1% 1Y
Market cap
$14.79B
P/E
20.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.21B
Div. yield
0.01%
Building Products Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionMHKJHXCSLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.38B $15.67B $14.79B JHX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.2x 107.6x 20.6x MHK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.4x 19.1x 17.1x MHK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.5% +42.9% +4.0% JHX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 2.7% 13.8% CSL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 2.6% 17.8% CSL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.5x 1.9x CSL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +10.8% +26.0% +12.1% JHX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.0%/yr -7.3%/yr +10.8%/yr CSL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.9% 44.9% 37.3% CSL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 36/100 53/100 MHK

Percentile Scorecard

MHKJHXCSL

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

AxisMHKJHXCSL
Valuation 96 #3 of 55 24 #42 of 55 41 #33 of 55
Growth 64 #19 of 51 50 #26 of 51 34 #34 of 51
Profitability 38 #31 of 49 46 #27 of 49 85 #8 of 49
Financial Health 85 #9 of 55 33 #37 of 55 43 #32 of 55
Shareholder Returns – 26 #30 of 40 62 #16 of 40
Overall 71 36 53
  • MHK ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • JHX ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • CSL ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMHKJHXCSLSPY
1 month +4.3%+7.3%+14.1% +0.7%
3 months +9.0%+1.7%+0.4% +3.7%
6 months +23.4%+28.3%+4.6% +7.1%
Year to date +19.2%+29.7%+16.1% +12.8%
1 year +10.8%+26.0%+12.1% +11.9%
3 years +63.9%+8.4%+45.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +17.9%+2.7%+13.4% +22.8%
5 years -26.5%-31.6%+66.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year -6.0%-7.3%+10.8% +10.9%
10 years -29.5%+80.4%+261.4% +262.0%
10 years, per year -3.4%+6.1%+13.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMHKJHXCSLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.9%44.9%37.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.7%41.0%34.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.401.701.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.260.580.33 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.3%-60.3%-38.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.0%-13.4%-11.3% -1.2%
52-week high $140.10$31.09$418.74 $779.14
52-week low $94.33$16.69$295.41 $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.

MultipleMHKJHXCSL
P/E now vs peer median 15.3xmedian 20.3x 107.2xmedian 20.3x 20.4xmedian 20.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.6x 2.9xmedian 1.6x 2.8xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.6x 17.4xmedian 12.6x 13.8xmedian 12.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 16.9x 43.8xmedian 16.9x 19.2xmedian 16.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 3.0x 2.4xmedian 3.0x 10.0xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.35median 1.13 -2.70median 1.13 2.80median 1.13

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 monthsMHKJHXCSL
Revenue $11.21B $5.41B $5.21B
Gross profit $2.77B $1.94B $1.81B
Operating income $621.50M $526.70M $1.02B
Net income – $145.70M $718.40M
Free cash flow – $356.40M $750.50M
R&D – $64.00M $48.30M
EPS (diluted) $8.51 $0.25 $18.14
Cash & equivalents $816.80M $289.90M $546.70M
Total debt – $4.28B $2.89B
Shares (diluted) 60.90M 584.30M 39.60M
Enterprise value $8.38B $14.74B $11.69B

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
MetricMHKJHXCSL
P/E 15.3x 107.2x 20.4x
P/FCF 10.6x 43.8x 19.2x
P/Operating cash flow 6.5x 21.5x 16.1x
P/S 0.8x 2.9x 2.8x
P/B 1.1x 2.4x 10.0x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 4.8x 140.1x
EV/EBITDA – 17.4x 13.8x
EV/EBIT – 37.2x 16.5x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 3.6x 3.2x
EV/FCF – 55.0x 22.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.5x 27.0x 18.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.35 -2.70 2.80

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMHKJHXCSL
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.5% 42.9% 4.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.1% 13.2% 4.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.6% 34.4% -0.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.8% 13.0% 4.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 14.7% -5.8% -2.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 52.9% -11.3% 2.7%
Net income growth (1Y) – -56.0% -7.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -34.0% -0.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 26.8% -67.6% 0.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 44.1% -39.7% 7.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 36.6% -11.8% -17.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.1% 1.0% -9.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 110.4% -21.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 75.0% -11.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMHKJHXCSL
Gross margin – 35.9% 34.7%
EBITDA margin – 20.9% 23.3%
Operating margin – 9.7% 19.5%
Pretax margin – 5.1% 18.0%
Net margin – 2.7% 13.8%
FCF margin – 6.6% 14.4%
Operating cash flow margin 12.1% 13.4% 17.2%
Return on equity 6.2% 2.2% 47.0%
Return on assets 3.8% 1.0% 11.7%
Return on invested capital – 2.6% 17.8%
Return on capital employed – 4.2% 19.3%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.4x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 5.0x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.8% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMHKJHXCSL
Debt / assets – 31.7% 47.9%
Debt / equity – 0.7x 2.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.5x 1.9x
Debt / FCF – 12.0x 3.8x
Liabilities / assets 38.2% 51.5% 76.1%
Equity / assets 61.8% 48.5% 23.9%
Interest coverage – 1.8x 9.1x
Current ratio 1.9x 1.6x 2.4x
Quick ratio – 0.7x 1.6x
Cash ratio – 0.3x 0.6x
Altman Z-score – 2.14 5.36

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMHKJHXCSL
Dividend yield – – 1.2%
Net buyback yield – 1.9% 7.6%
Shareholder yield – 1.9% 8.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 25.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 24.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 2.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 5.5%

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.

ConsensusMHKJHXCSL
Forward P/E 12.4xFY2026 19.1xFY2026 17.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.47FY2026 $1.41FY2026 $21.76FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.9%FY2026 +29.4%FY2026 +12.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -9.0% +12.8% +15.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.73BFY2026 $5.13BFY2026 $4.97BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.7%FY2026 +6.0%FY2026 -1.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.4% +15.1% +18.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMHKJHXCSL
Held by institutions 88.0% 49.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 491 340 796
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.9% +7.1% -1.1%
Institutions buying 272 190 367
Institutions selling 155 100 292
Buyers to sellers 1.75 1.90 1.26

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.

MHKJHXCSL
MHK 1.00 0.68 0.73
JHX 0.68 1.00 0.62
CSL 0.73 0.62 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MHK, JHX and CSL?

James Hardie Industries (JHX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mohawk Industries (MHK) $8.38B, James Hardie Industries (JHX) $15.67B, Carlisle Companies (CSL) $14.79B.

Which stock is cheaper, MHK, JHX and CSL?

Mohawk Industries (MHK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Mohawk Industries (MHK) 16.2x, James Hardie Industries (JHX) 107.6x, Carlisle Companies (CSL) 20.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Mohawk Industries (MHK) is cheapest (Mohawk Industries (MHK) 12.4x, James Hardie Industries (JHX) 19.1x, Carlisle Companies (CSL) 17.1x). 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: Mohawk Industries (MHK) +4.5%, James Hardie Industries (JHX) +42.9%, Carlisle Companies (CSL) +4.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Carlisle Companies (CSL) has the highest net margin (James Hardie Industries (JHX) 2.7%, Carlisle Companies (CSL) 13.8%). On return on invested capital, Carlisle Companies (CSL) leads (James Hardie Industries (JHX) 2.6%, Carlisle Companies (CSL) 17.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year James Hardie Industries (JHX) returned the most: Mohawk Industries (MHK) +10.8%, James Hardie Industries (JHX) +26.0%, Carlisle Companies (CSL) +12.1%. Over five years, Carlisle Companies (CSL) compounded fastest (Mohawk Industries (MHK) -6.0%/yr, James Hardie Industries (JHX) -7.3%/yr, Carlisle Companies (CSL) +10.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Mohawk Industries (MHK) 0.00%, James Hardie Industries (JHX) 0.00%, Carlisle Companies (CSL) 0.01%. Mohawk Industries (MHK) and James Hardie Industries (JHX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Carlisle Companies (CSL) has been the steadiest (Mohawk Industries (MHK) 40.9%, James Hardie Industries (JHX) 44.9%, Carlisle Companies (CSL) 37.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MHK, JHX and CSL?

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