MHK vs WMS vs AYI Stock Comparison

Mohawk Industries, Advanced Drainage Systems and Acuity Inc. (De) Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MHK Mohawk Industries Inc
$127.86 +2.8% 1M +7.7% 1Y
Market cap
$7.89B
P/E
17.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.18B
Div. yield
–
Building Products Industrials
3 wins
AYI Acuity Inc. (De)
$316.80 +3.6% 1M -12.7% 1Y
Market cap
$9.91B
P/E
18.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.64B
Div. yield
0.00%
Building Products Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Advanced Drainage Systems leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Advanced Drainage Systems 5, Acuity Inc. (De) 4, Mohawk Industries 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMHKWMSAYILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.89B $10.44B $9.91B WMS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.0x 23.1x 18.7x MHK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.2x 20.3x 15.8x MHK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.6% +10.4% +6.8% WMS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.2% 14.0% 11.4% WMS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.6% 14.7% 15.4% AYI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 1.6x 0.1x AYI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% WMS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.7% -7.8% -12.7% MHK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.3%/yr +2.9%/yr +9.1%/yr AYI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.8% 36.2% 38.0% WMS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 63/100 82/100 AYI

Percentile Scorecard

MHKWMSAYI

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

AxisMHKWMSAYI
Valuation 96 #3 of 55 48 #29 of 55 74 #15 of 55
Growth 62 #20 of 51 48 #27 of 51 84 #9 of 51
Profitability 43 #28 of 48 87 #7 of 48 79 #11 of 48
Financial Health 77 #13 of 54 47 #29 of 54 89 #7 of 54
Shareholder Returns 48 #22 of 41 85 #7 of 41 83 #8 of 41
Overall 65 63 82
  • MHK ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • WMS ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • AYI ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMHKWMSAYISPY
1 month +2.8%-0.6%+3.6% +0.9%
3 months +12.7%-5.9%-5.1% +5.9%
6 months +24.3%-11.1%+10.8% +8.5%
Year to date +17.0%-10.2%-12.0% +13.3%
1 year +7.7%-7.8%-12.7% +12.4%
3 years +67.0%+23.5%+100.1% +88.1%
3 years, per year +18.7%+7.3%+26.0% +23.5%
5 years -27.8%+15.3%+54.2% +68.2%
5 years, per year -6.3%+2.9%+9.1% +11.0%
10 years -30.8%+565.4%+42.0% +263.4%
10 years, per year -3.6%+20.9%+3.6% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureMHKWMSAYISPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.8%36.2%38.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.6%33.2%41.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.411.371.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.19-0.21-0.34 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.3%-50.3%-34.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.7%-25.8%-15.9% -0.9%
52-week high $140.10$175.38$376.69 $779.14
52-week low $94.33$125.22$257.79 $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.

MultipleMHKWMSAYI
P/E now vs peer median 16.7xmedian 20.0x 22.1xmedian 20.0x 18.1xmedian 20.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.5x 2.9xmedian 1.5x 2.0xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.7xmedian 11.3x 11.9xmedian 11.3x 10.9xmedian 11.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.7xmedian 15.3x 16.9xmedian 15.3x 12.6xmedian 15.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 2.8x 5.1xmedian 2.8x 3.2xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.32median 0.99 -11.77median 0.99 1.09median 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 monthsMHKWMSAYI
Revenue $11.18B $3.22B $4.64B
Gross profit $2.71B $1.24B $2.35B
Operating income $570.50M $668.00M $713.70M
Net income $464.10M $455.60M $531.30M
Free cash flow $811.50M $550.15M $747.90M
EPS (diluted) $7.62 $5.86 $17.06
Cash & equivalents $849.60M $162.25M $636.30M
Total debt $1.92B $1.61B $697.40M
Shares (diluted) 60.90M 77.02M 31.15M
Enterprise value $4.79B $8.23B $8.22B

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
MetricMHKWMSAYI
P/E 16.7x 22.1x 18.1x
P/FCF 10.7x 16.9x 12.6x
P/Operating cash flow 6.8x 11.5x 11.4x
P/S 0.8x 2.9x 2.0x
P/B 1.0x 5.1x 3.2x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 9.4x 4.8x
EV/EBITDA 7.7x 11.9x 10.9x
EV/EBIT 17.1x 16.1x 13.3x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 3.3x 2.0x
EV/FCF 12.0x 19.5x 12.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.6x 13.3x 11.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.32 -11.77 1.09

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMHKWMSAYI
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.6% 10.4% 6.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.4% 3.2% 5.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.0% 14.0% 13.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.9% 4.3% 11.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -7.6% 4.9% 26.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 75.9% -2.2% 14.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -1.5% 4.9% 34.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 51.2% -2.8% 15.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 1.2% 5.7% 36.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 52.2% -1.9% 16.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 37.4% 19.5% 37.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.8% 4.6% 12.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 68.7% 18.3% 40.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.5% 1.3% 13.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMHKWMSAYI
Gross margin 24.3% 38.6% 50.6%
EBITDA margin 11.3% 27.9% 18.7%
Operating margin 5.1% 20.7% 15.4%
Pretax margin 5.0% 18.6% 14.7%
Net margin 4.2% 14.0% 11.4%
FCF margin 7.3% 17.1% 16.1%
Operating cash flow margin 11.4% 25.0% 17.8%
Return on equity 5.5% 24.6% 18.2%
Return on assets 3.4% 10.1% 11.2%
Return on invested capital 4.6% 14.7% 15.4%
Return on capital employed 5.4% 17.0% 19.5%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.7x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.7x 1.8x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 1.2% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMHKWMSAYI
Debt / assets 13.9% 35.8% 14.3%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.9x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 1.6x 0.1x
Debt / FCF 2.4x 2.9x 0.9x
Liabilities / assets 38.2% 59.7% 39.0%
Equity / assets 61.8% 40.3% 61.0%
Interest coverage 42.6x – –
Current ratio 1.9x 2.1x 1.7x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.1x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.3x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 2.97 4.07 5.97

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMHKWMSAYI
Dividend yield – 0.6% 0.3%
Net buyback yield 2.4% 3.4% 3.0%
Shareholder yield 2.4% 4.0% 3.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 12.6% 4.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 10.4% 3.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 12.0% 15.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 12.3% 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.

ConsensusMHKWMSAYI
Forward P/E 12.2xFY2026 20.3xFY2026 15.8xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $10.47FY2026 $6.40FY2026 $20.01FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +16.9%FY2026 +2.1%FY2026 +0.6%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after -9.0% +22.7% +21.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.73BFY2026 $3.62BFY2026 $4.68BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +8.7%FY2026 +18.7%FY2026 +0.9%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +0.4% +5.8% +14.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMHKWMSAYI
Held by institutions 88.0% 90.9% 99.2%
Institutions holding 490 553 631
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.9% +0.3% +4.1%
Institutions buying 271 259 330
Institutions selling 155 209 190
Buyers to sellers 1.75 1.24 1.74

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.

MHKWMSAYI
MHK 1.00 0.67 0.35
WMS 0.67 1.00 0.45
AYI 0.35 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MHK, WMS and AYI?

Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mohawk Industries (MHK) $7.89B, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) $10.44B, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) $9.91B.

Which stock is cheaper, MHK, WMS and AYI?

Mohawk Industries (MHK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Mohawk Industries (MHK) 17.0x, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 23.1x, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 18.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Mohawk Industries (MHK) is cheapest (Mohawk Industries (MHK) 12.2x, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 20.3x, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 15.8x). 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) +4.6%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) +10.4%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) +6.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) has the highest net margin (Mohawk Industries (MHK) 4.2%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 14.0%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 11.4%). On return on invested capital, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) leads (Mohawk Industries (MHK) 4.6%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 14.7%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 15.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mohawk Industries (MHK) returned the most: Mohawk Industries (MHK) +7.7%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) -7.8%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) -12.7%. Over five years, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) compounded fastest (Mohawk Industries (MHK) -6.3%/yr, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) +2.9%/yr, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) +9.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) has the highest dividend yield: Mohawk Industries (MHK) 0.00%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 0.01%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 0.00%. Mohawk Industries (MHK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) has been the steadiest (Mohawk Industries (MHK) 40.8%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 36.2%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 38.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.