MLKN vs ETD vs FLXS Stock Comparison

Millerknoll, Ethan Allen Interiors and Flexsteel Industries Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MLKN Millerknoll, Inc.
$20.76 +3.5% 1M +21.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.43B
P/E
14.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.81B
Div. yield
3.65%
Furniture Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
ETD Ethan Allen Interiors Inc
$19.93 -6.4% 1M -28.1% 1Y
Market cap
$502.29M
P/E
12.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$579.49M
Div. yield
22.18%
Furniture Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
FLXS Flexsteel Industries Inc
$67.39 -24.6% 1M +87.2% 1Y
Market cap
$276.77M
P/E
11.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$462.71M
Div. yield
1.34%
Furniture Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Flexsteel Industries leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Flexsteel Industries 4, Ethan Allen Interiors 4, Millerknoll 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMLKNETDFLXSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.43B $502.29M $276.77M MLKN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.7x 12.8x 11.1x FLXS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.9x 17.3x 13.5x MLKN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.2% -5.7% +3.4% FLXS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.6% 6.9% — ETD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.6% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.7x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.65% 22.18% 1.34% ETD
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +21.8% -28.1% +87.2% FLXS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -11.7%/yr -2.7%/yr +19.6%/yr FLXS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.9% 32.7% 50.6% ETD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 71/100 68/100 ETD

Percentile Scorecard

MLKNETDFLXS

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

AxisMLKNETDFLXS
Valuation 83 #8 of 42 85 #7 of 42 81 #9 of 42
Growth 71 #13 of 42 15 #36 of 42 81 #9 of 42
Profitability 64 #15 of 40 80 #9 of 40 85 #7 of 40
Financial Health 35 #29 of 44 77 #11 of 44 67 #15 of 44
Shareholder Returns 63 #11 of 28 100 #1 of 28 26 #21 of 28
Overall 63 71 68
  • MLKN ranked among 45 companies in Household Durables
  • ETD ranked among 45 companies in Household Durables
  • FLXS ranked among 45 companies in Household Durables

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMLKNETDFLXSSPY
1 month +3.5%-6.4%-24.6% -0.2%
3 months -12.0%-16.3%-13.5% +3.9%
6 months +21.3%-11.2%+20.3% +8.2%
Year to date +13.6%-12.7%+70.7% +12.9%
1 year +21.8%-28.1%+87.2% +12.3%
3 years -8.2%-23.1%+241.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year -2.8%-8.4%+50.6% +23.3%
5 years -46.3%-12.7%+144.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year -11.7%-2.7%+19.6% +10.9%
10 years -25.5%-33.5%+65.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year -2.9%-4.0%+5.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMLKNETDFLXSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.9%32.7%50.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.6%36.0%46.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.220.420.83 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.45-0.861.72 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.8%-47.6%-56.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.2%-29.3%-24.6% -1.2%
52-week high $24.49$28.19$89.37 $779.14
52-week low $13.88$18.68$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.

MultipleMLKNETDFLXS
P/E now vs peer median 14.7xmedian 16.0x 12.8xmedian 16.0x 11.1xmedian 16.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 0.6x 0.9xmedian 0.6x 0.6xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 9.8x 6.1xmedian 9.8x —median 9.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.4xmedian 11.9x 12.1xmedian 11.9x 7.5xmedian 11.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.2x 1.1xmedian 1.2x 2.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.31median 0.64 -0.46median 0.64 0.42median 0.64

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 monthsMLKNETDFLXS
Revenue $3.81B $579.49M $462.71M
Gross profit $1.51B $354.77M $112.59M
Operating income $196.60M $45.02M $40.46M
Net income $101.20M $39.88M $31.23M
Free cash flow $115.50M $41.44M –
R&D $105.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $1.40 $1.56 $5.72
Cash & equivalents $178.60M $73.63M $4.41M
Total debt $1.31B – –
Shares (diluted) 70.04M 25.58M 5.46M
Enterprise value $790.36M -$559.11K $276.77M

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
MetricMLKNETDFLXS
P/E 14.7x 12.8x 11.1x
P/FCF 12.4x 12.1x 7.5x
P/Operating cash flow 6.0x 9.6x 6.0x
P/S 0.4x 0.9x 0.6x
P/B 1.1x 1.1x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 1.1x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA 6.2x 6.1x –
EV/EBIT 13.0x 8.2x –
EV/Revenue 0.7x 0.6x 0.6x
EV/FCF 22.1x 8.9x –
EV/Operating cash flow 10.7x 7.0x 6.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.31 -0.46 0.42

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMLKNETDFLXS
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.2% -5.7% 3.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.0% -9.9% 5.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.5% -4.7% 10.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.1% -9.6% 15.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 121.4% -27.4% 36.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 20.7% -31.0% 49.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 681.6% -22.7% 33.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 44.0% -27.8% 27.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 724.0% -22.6% 37.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 47.5% -27.7% 26.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.3% -14.9% 18.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -12.6% -19.5% 77.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 41.0% -17.8% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -24.9% -21.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMLKNETDFLXS
Gross margin 39.5% 61.2% –
EBITDA margin 10.9% 10.4% –
Operating margin 5.2% 7.8% –
Pretax margin 3.5% 9.2% –
Net margin 2.6% 6.9% –
FCF margin 3.0% 7.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 6.3% 9.1% 9.9%
Return on equity 7.6% 8.4% 23.5%
Return on assets 2.6% 5.5% 12.6%
Return on invested capital 5.6% – –
Return on capital employed 5.9% 7.9% –
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.8x 1.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x 1.3x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.2% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMLKNETDFLXS
Debt / assets 32.7% – –
Debt / equity 1.0x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.7x – –
Debt / FCF 11.3x – –
Liabilities / assets 66.1% 34.5% 45.5%
Equity / assets 33.9% 65.5% 54.5%
Interest coverage 2.9x 198.3x –
Current ratio 1.6x 2.1x 2.2x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.0x –
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.9x –
Altman Z-score 1.82 4.00 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMLKNETDFLXS
Dividend yield 3.6% 22.2% 1.3%
Net buyback yield 0.7% – –
Shareholder yield 4.4% 22.2% 1.3%
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.

ConsensusMLKNETDFLXS
Forward P/E 9.9xFY2026 17.3xFY2027 13.5xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $2.10FY2026 $1.15FY2027 $4.99FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +12.9%FY2026 -28.6%FY2027 +1.0%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +11.4% +17.4% +27.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.72BFY2026 $533.76MFY2027 $463.67MFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY -3.2%FY2026 -7.9%FY2027 +1.0%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +17.4% +2.2% +3.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMLKNETDFLXS
Held by institutions 96.5% 84.4% 54.4%
Institutions holding 244 217 126
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.5% -2.0% +6.2%
Institutions buying 121 138 72
Institutions selling 86 54 32
Buyers to sellers 1.41 2.56 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.

MLKNETDFLXS
MLKN 1.00 0.39 0.26
ETD 0.39 1.00 0.36
FLXS 0.26 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MLKN, ETD and FLXS?

Millerknoll (MLKN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Millerknoll (MLKN) $1.43B, Ethan Allen Interiors (ETD) $502.29M, Flexsteel Industries (FLXS) $276.77M.

Which stock is cheaper, MLKN, ETD and FLXS?

Flexsteel Industries (FLXS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Millerknoll (MLKN) 14.7x, Ethan Allen Interiors (ETD) 12.8x, Flexsteel Industries (FLXS) 11.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Millerknoll (MLKN) is cheapest (Millerknoll (MLKN) 9.9x, Ethan Allen Interiors (ETD) 17.3x, Flexsteel Industries (FLXS) 13.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Flexsteel Industries (FLXS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Millerknoll (MLKN) +1.2%, Ethan Allen Interiors (ETD) -5.7%, Flexsteel Industries (FLXS) +3.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ethan Allen Interiors (ETD) has the highest net margin (Millerknoll (MLKN) 2.6%, Ethan Allen Interiors (ETD) 6.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Flexsteel Industries (FLXS) returned the most: Millerknoll (MLKN) +21.8%, Ethan Allen Interiors (ETD) -28.1%, Flexsteel Industries (FLXS) +87.2%. Over five years, Flexsteel Industries (FLXS) compounded fastest (Millerknoll (MLKN) -11.7%/yr, Ethan Allen Interiors (ETD) -2.7%/yr, Flexsteel Industries (FLXS) +19.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Ethan Allen Interiors (ETD) has the highest dividend yield: Millerknoll (MLKN) 3.65%, Ethan Allen Interiors (ETD) 22.18%, Flexsteel Industries (FLXS) 1.34%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ethan Allen Interiors (ETD) has been the steadiest (Millerknoll (MLKN) 48.9%, Ethan Allen Interiors (ETD) 32.7%, Flexsteel Industries (FLXS) 50.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MLKN, ETD 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 4. 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.