MHK vs SMID vs WMS Stock Comparison

Mohawk Industries, Smith Midland and Advanced Drainage Systems Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MHK Mohawk Industries Inc
$148.65 +17.6% 1M +30.8% 1Y
Market cap
$9.34B
P/E
18.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.21B
Div. yield
–
Building Products Industrials
2 wins
SMID Smith Midland Corp
$23.84 +7.4% 1M -34.6% 1Y
Market cap
$133.36M
P/E
17.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$89.50M
Div. yield
–
Building Products Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Advanced Drainage Systems leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Advanced Drainage Systems 6, Smith Midland 3, Mohawk Industries 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMHKSMIDWMSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.34B $133.36M $10.95B WMS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.0x 17.3x 24.3x SMID
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.9x — 21.3x MHK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.5% -1.6% +10.4% WMS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.6% 8.6% 14.0% WMS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.2% 12.8% 14.7% WMS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x -0.5x 1.6x SMID
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +30.8% -34.6% -0.8% MHK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.5%/yr +4.1%/yr +4.4%/yr WMS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.9% 51.4% 36.6% WMS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 76/100 80/100 61/100 SMID

Percentile Scorecard

MHKSMIDWMS

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

AxisMHKSMIDWMS
Valuation 94 #4 of 55 82 #11 of 55 46 #30 of 55
Growth 68 #17 of 51 80 #11 of 51 46 #28 of 51
Profitability 50 #26 of 51 66 #18 of 51 84 #9 of 51
Financial Health 79 #13 of 59 91 #6 of 59 50 #30 of 59
Shareholder Returns 90 #5 of 41 – 80 #9 of 41
Overall 76 80 61
  • MHK ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • SMID ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • WMS ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMHKSMIDWMSSPY
1 month +17.6%+7.4%+9.2% -2.3%
3 months +11.8%-13.5%-4.3% -0.7%
6 months +56.6%-29.9%-1.3% +4.8%
Year to date +36.0%-34.4%-4.1% +10.3%
1 year +30.8%-34.6%-0.8% +10.3%
3 years +74.9%+18.0%+23.3% +73.0%
3 years, per year +20.5%+5.7%+7.2% +20.1%
5 years -16.4%+22.3%+24.0% +61.9%
5 years, per year -3.5%+4.1%+4.4% +10.1%
10 years -16.8%+577.3%+639.0% +258.6%
10 years, per year -1.8%+21.1%+22.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureMHKSMIDWMSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.9%51.4%36.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.8%51.6%33.3% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.280.941.34 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.74-0.67-0.02 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.3%-72.4%-50.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-40.1%-20.8% -3.5%
52-week high $148.65$39.82$175.38 $779.14
52-week low $94.33$21.20$125.22 $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.

MultipleMHKSMIDWMS
P/E now vs peer median 17.4xmedian 21.6x 16.4xmedian 21.6x 23.6xmedian 21.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.6x 1.4xmedian 1.6x 3.1xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 13.2x 8.3xmedian 13.2x 12.6xmedian 13.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 17.4x 30.4xmedian 17.4x 18.0xmedian 17.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 2.9x 2.2xmedian 2.9x 5.4xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.39median 1.00 0.12median 1.00 -12.57median 1.00

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 monthsMHKSMIDWMS
Revenue $11.21B $89.50M $3.22B
Gross profit $2.77B $21.00M $1.24B
Operating income $621.50M $10.80M $668.00M
Net income $518.50M $7.73M $455.60M
Free cash flow $891.50M $4.17M $550.15M
EPS (diluted) $8.51 $1.46 $5.86
Cash & equivalents $816.80M $10.66M $162.25M
Total debt $1.78B $4.14M $1.61B
Shares (diluted) 60.90M 5.31M 77.02M
Enterprise value $5.95B $84.22M $8.75B

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
MetricMHKSMIDWMS
P/E 17.4x 16.4x 23.6x
P/FCF 11.3x 30.4x 18.0x
P/Operating cash flow 7.4x 8.7x 12.3x
P/S 0.9x 1.4x 3.1x
P/B 1.2x 2.2x 5.4x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 3.9x 10.0x
EV/EBITDA 8.6x 8.3x 12.6x
EV/EBIT 17.8x 11.1x 17.0x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 1.3x 3.5x
EV/FCF 12.4x 28.8x 20.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.1x 8.2x 14.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.39 0.12 -12.57

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMHKSMIDWMS
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.5% -1.6% 10.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.1% 18.4% 3.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.6% -18.4% 14.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.8% 35.0% 4.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 14.7% -30.8% 4.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 52.9% 134.1% -2.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 24.0% -49.1% 4.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 43.4% 136.0% -2.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 26.8% -35.9% 5.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 44.1% 135.4% -1.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 36.6% 92.5% 19.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.1% 97.2% 4.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 51.8% 459.8% 18.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.9% 38.5% 1.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMHKSMIDWMS
Gross margin 24.7% 23.5% 38.6%
EBITDA margin 11.5% 16.1% 27.9%
Operating margin 5.5% 12.1% 20.7%
Pretax margin 5.4% 12.0% 18.6%
Net margin 4.6% 8.6% 14.0%
FCF margin 8.0% 4.7% 17.1%
Operating cash flow margin 12.1% 16.3% 25.0%
Return on equity 6.2% 13.7% 24.6%
Return on assets 3.8% 8.6% 10.1%
Return on invested capital 5.2% 12.8% 14.7%
Return on capital employed 5.9% 13.8% 17.0%
Asset turnover 0.8x 1.0x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.6x 1.9x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.1% 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMHKSMIDWMS
Debt / assets 13.3% 4.8% 35.8%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.1x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x -0.5x 1.6x
Debt / FCF 2.0x 1.0x 2.9x
Liabilities / assets 38.2% 34.2% 59.7%
Equity / assets 61.8% 65.8% 40.3%
Interest coverage 62.2x 48.9x –
Current ratio 1.9x 4.1x 2.1x
Quick ratio 0.9x 3.1x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.9x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 3.21 5.28 4.21

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMHKSMIDWMS
Dividend yield – – 0.5%
Net buyback yield 4.2% – 3.2%
Shareholder yield 4.2% 0.0% 3.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 12.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 10.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 12.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 12.3%

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.

ConsensusMHKSMIDWMS
Forward P/E 13.9xFY2026 – 21.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.47FY2026 – $6.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.9%FY2026 – +2.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -9.0% – +22.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.73BFY2026 – $3.62BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.7%FY2026 – +18.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.4% – +5.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMHKSMIDWMS
Held by institutions 88.0% 57.0% 90.9%
Institutions holding 492 56 554
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.9% -1.1% +0.3%
Institutions buying 273 23 259
Institutions selling 155 17 210
Buyers to sellers 1.76 1.35 1.23

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.

MHKSMIDWMS
MHK 1.00 0.35 0.66
SMID 0.35 1.00 0.33
WMS 0.66 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MHK, SMID and WMS?

Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mohawk Industries (MHK) $9.34B, Smith Midland (SMID) $133.36M, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) $10.95B.

Which stock is cheaper, MHK, SMID and WMS?

Smith Midland (SMID) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Mohawk Industries (MHK) 18.0x, Smith Midland (SMID) 17.3x, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 24.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Mohawk Industries (MHK) is cheapest (Mohawk Industries (MHK) 13.9x, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 21.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Mohawk Industries (MHK) +4.5%, Smith Midland (SMID) -1.6%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) +10.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) has the highest net margin (Mohawk Industries (MHK) 4.6%, Smith Midland (SMID) 8.6%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 14.0%). On return on invested capital, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) leads (Mohawk Industries (MHK) 5.2%, Smith Midland (SMID) 12.8%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 14.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mohawk Industries (MHK) returned the most: Mohawk Industries (MHK) +30.8%, Smith Midland (SMID) -34.6%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) -0.8%. Over five years, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) compounded fastest (Mohawk Industries (MHK) -3.5%/yr, Smith Midland (SMID) +4.1%/yr, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) +4.4%/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%, Smith Midland (SMID) 0.00%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 0.01%. Mohawk Industries (MHK) and Smith Midland (SMID) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) has been the steadiest (Mohawk Industries (MHK) 41.9%, Smith Midland (SMID) 51.4%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 36.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MHK, SMID and WMS?

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