MHK vs JHX vs OC Stock Comparison

Mohawk Industries, James Hardie Industries and Owens Corning Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MHK Mohawk Industries Inc
$127.86 +2.8% 1M +7.7% 1Y
Market cap
$7.82B
P/E
16.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.18B
Div. yield
–
Building Products Industrials
7 wins
OC Owens Corning
$115.86 -5.0% 1M -8.8% 1Y
Market cap
$9.69B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$9.85B
Div. yield
–
Building Products Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Mohawk Industries leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Mohawk Industries 7, James Hardie Industries 3, Owens Corning 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMHKJHXOCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.82B $15.56B $9.69B JHX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.9x 106.8x -14.4x MHK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.2x 18.5x 12.8x MHK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.6% +42.9% -7.2% JHX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.2% 2.7% -6.8% MHK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.6% 2.6% 0.5% MHK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 3.5x 6.5x MHK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.7% +16.5% -8.8% JHX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.3%/yr -7.9%/yr +4.4%/yr OC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.8% 45.1% 42.0% MHK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 34/100 41/100 MHK

Percentile Scorecard

MHKJHXOC

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

AxisMHKJHXOC
Valuation 96 #3 of 55 20 #44 of 55 65 #20 of 55
Growth 62 #20 of 51 50 #26 of 51 10 #46 of 51
Profitability 43 #28 of 48 40 #29 of 48 21 #38 of 48
Financial Health 77 #13 of 54 32 #37 of 54 11 #48 of 54
Shareholder Returns 48 #22 of 41 25 #31 of 41 98 #2 of 41
Overall 65 34 41
  • MHK ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • JHX ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • OC ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMHKJHXOCSPY
1 month +2.8%+2.7%-5.0% +0.9%
3 months +12.7%-0.5%-15.1% +5.9%
6 months +24.3%+28.0%-4.4% +8.5%
Year to date +17.0%+25.7%+3.5% +13.3%
1 year +7.7%+16.5%-8.8% +12.4%
3 years +67.0%+6.3%+3.9% +88.1%
3 years, per year +18.7%+2.1%+1.3% +23.5%
5 years -27.8%-33.7%+24.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year -6.3%-7.9%+4.4% +11.0%
10 years -30.8%+74.8%+139.0% +263.4%
10 years, per year -3.6%+5.7%+9.1% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureMHKJHXOCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.8%45.1%42.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.6%41.4%38.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.411.711.51 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.190.37-0.21 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.3%-60.3%-53.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.7%-16.1%-27.1% -0.9%
52-week high $140.10$31.09$158.96 $779.14
52-week low $94.33$16.69$98.28 $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.

MultipleMHKJHXOC
P/E now vs peer median 16.7xmedian 20.0x 103.9xmedian 20.0x -13.9xmedian 20.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.5x 2.8xmedian 1.5x 0.9xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.7xmedian 11.3x 16.9xmedian 11.3x 18.5xmedian 11.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.7xmedian 15.3x 42.5xmedian 15.3x 10.2xmedian 15.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 2.8x 2.3xmedian 2.8x 2.4xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.32median 0.99 -2.62median 0.99 0.37median 0.99

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 monthsMHKJHXOC
Revenue $11.18B $5.41B $9.85B
Gross profit $2.71B $1.94B $2.56B
Operating income $570.50M $526.70M $50.00M
Net income $464.10M $145.70M -$669.00M
Free cash flow $811.50M $356.40M $897.00M
R&D – $64.00M $150.00M
EPS (diluted) $7.62 $0.25 $-8.33
Cash & equivalents $849.60M $289.90M $271.00M
Total debt $1.92B $4.28B $5.19B
Shares (diluted) 60.90M 584.30M 80.60M
Enterprise value $4.73B $14.63B $8.52B

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
MetricMHKJHXOC
P/E 16.7x 103.9x -13.9x
P/FCF 10.7x 42.5x 10.2x
P/Operating cash flow 6.8x 20.8x 5.2x
P/S 0.8x 2.8x 0.9x
P/B 1.0x 2.3x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 4.6x 6.8x
EV/EBITDA 7.7x 16.9x 18.5x
EV/EBIT 17.1x 36.3x 281.4x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 3.5x 1.4x
EV/FCF 12.0x 53.7x 15.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.6x 26.3x 8.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.32 -2.62 0.37

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMHKJHXOC
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.6% 42.9% -7.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.4% 13.2% 0.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.0% 34.4% -19.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.9% 13.0% -0.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -7.6% -5.8% -96.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 75.9% -11.3% -69.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -1.5% -56.0% -300.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 51.2% -34.0% -35.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 1.2% -67.6% -313.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 52.2% -39.7% -37.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 37.4% -11.8% 6.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.8% 1.0% 6.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 68.7% 110.4% -1.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.5% 75.0% -2.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMHKJHXOC
Gross margin 24.3% 35.9% 26.0%
EBITDA margin 11.3% 20.9% 7.7%
Operating margin 5.1% 9.7% 0.5%
Pretax margin 5.0% 5.1% -2.2%
Net margin 4.2% 2.7% -6.8%
FCF margin 7.3% 6.6% 9.1%
Operating cash flow margin 11.4% 13.4% 17.8%
Return on equity 5.5% 2.2% -17.8%
Return on assets 3.4% 1.0% -5.2%
Return on invested capital 4.6% 2.6% 0.5%
Return on capital employed 5.4% 4.2% 0.5%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.4x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.7x 5.0x -2.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.8% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMHKJHXOC
Debt / assets 13.9% 31.7% 40.8%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.7x 1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 3.5x 6.5x
Debt / FCF 2.4x 12.0x 5.8x
Liabilities / assets 38.2% 51.5% 70.1%
Equity / assets 61.8% 48.5% 29.9%
Interest coverage 42.6x 1.8x 0.4x
Current ratio 1.9x 1.6x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.3x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.97 2.09 1.94

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMHKJHXOC
Dividend yield – – 2.7%
Net buyback yield 2.4% 2.0% 7.5%
Shareholder yield 2.4% 2.0% 10.2%
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.

ConsensusMHKJHXOC
Forward P/E 12.2xFY2026 18.5xFY2026 12.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.47FY2026 $1.41FY2026 $9.03FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.9%FY2026 +29.4%FY2026 -25.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -9.0% +12.8% +16.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.73BFY2026 $5.13BFY2026 $10.50BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.7%FY2026 +6.0%FY2026 +3.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.4% +15.1% +0.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMHKJHXOC
Held by institutions 88.0% 49.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 490 340 687
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.9% +7.1% +4.2%
Institutions buying 271 190 365
Institutions selling 155 100 220
Buyers to sellers 1.75 1.90 1.66

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.

MHKJHXOC
MHK 1.00 0.68 0.69
JHX 0.68 1.00 0.64
OC 0.69 0.64 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MHK, JHX and OC?

James Hardie Industries (JHX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mohawk Industries (MHK) $7.82B, James Hardie Industries (JHX) $15.56B, Owens Corning (OC) $9.69B.

Which stock is cheaper, MHK, JHX and OC?

Mohawk Industries (MHK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Mohawk Industries (MHK) 16.9x, James Hardie Industries (JHX) 106.8x, Owens Corning (OC) -14.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Mohawk Industries (MHK) is cheapest (Mohawk Industries (MHK) 12.2x, James Hardie Industries (JHX) 18.5x, Owens Corning (OC) 12.8x). 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) +4.6%, James Hardie Industries (JHX) +42.9%, Owens Corning (OC) -7.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mohawk Industries (MHK) has the highest net margin (Mohawk Industries (MHK) 4.2%, James Hardie Industries (JHX) 2.7%, Owens Corning (OC) -6.8%). On return on invested capital, Mohawk Industries (MHK) leads (Mohawk Industries (MHK) 4.6%, James Hardie Industries (JHX) 2.6%, Owens Corning (OC) 0.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year James Hardie Industries (JHX) returned the most: Mohawk Industries (MHK) +7.7%, James Hardie Industries (JHX) +16.5%, Owens Corning (OC) -8.8%. Over five years, Owens Corning (OC) compounded fastest (Mohawk Industries (MHK) -6.3%/yr, James Hardie Industries (JHX) -7.9%/yr, Owens Corning (OC) +4.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mohawk Industries (MHK) has been the steadiest (Mohawk Industries (MHK) 40.8%, James Hardie Industries (JHX) 45.1%, Owens Corning (OC) 42.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Mohawk Industries (MHK) leads on 7. 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.