MOD vs AOS vs CARR Stock Comparison

Modine Manufacturing, Smith A O and Carrier Global Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AOS Smith A O Corp
$61.92 +5.6% 1M -10.1% 1Y
Market cap
$8.51B
P/E
17.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.80B
Div. yield
0.02%
HVAC Industrials
9 wins
CARR CARRIER GLOBAL Corp
$56.44 +0.1% 1M -2.4% 1Y
Market cap
$47.93B
P/E
39.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$22.11B
Div. yield
0.02%
HVAC Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Smith A O leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Smith A O 9, Carrier Global 2, Modine Manufacturing 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMODAOSCARRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.23B $8.51B $47.93B CARR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 17.0x 39.3x AOS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.3x 17.2x 19.1x AOS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +0.4% -1.6% AOS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 13.1% 5.5% AOS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 20.9% 6.5% AOS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.6x 3.5x AOS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.02% AOS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -19.3% -10.1% -2.4% CARR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +65.0%/yr -0.7%/yr +1.2%/yr MOD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 71.8% 27.4% 35.5% AOS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 66/100 36/100 AOS

Percentile Scorecard

MODAOSCARR

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

AxisMODAOSCARR
Valuation – 67 #19 of 56 27 #41 of 56
Growth – 39 #32 of 52 33 #35 of 52
Profitability – 100 #1 of 51 44 #29 of 51
Financial Health 60 #24 of 58 75 #15 of 58 19 #47 of 58
Shareholder Returns – 48 #22 of 41 58 #18 of 41
Overall – 66 36
  • MOD ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • AOS ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • CARR ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMODAOSCARRSPY
1 month -34.3%+5.6%+0.1% -0.8%
3 months -43.5%-0.9%-18.6% +3.5%
6 months -46.9%-4.3%-8.8% +7.0%
Year to date -2.5%-7.4%+6.8% +12.2%
1 year -19.3%-10.1%-2.4% +13.0%
3 years +233.4%-8.7%+21.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year +49.4%-3.0%+6.7% +23.1%
5 years +1,120.9%-3.6%+6.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year +65.0%-0.7%+1.2% +11.0%
10 years +1,067.3%+36.4%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +27.9%+3.2%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureMODAOSCARRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 71.8%27.4%35.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 76.7%26.5%36.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.090.711.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.27-0.37-0.07 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.6%-43.4%-40.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -57.6%-23.1%-25.7% -1.8%
52-week high $306.89$80.47$76.00 $779.14
52-week low $119.68$55.34$50.36 $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.

MultipleMODAOSCARR
P/E now vs peer median —median 19.4x 17.0xmedian 19.4x 38.3xmedian 19.4x
P/S now vs peer median —median 1.5x 2.2xmedian 1.5x 2.1xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.1x 11.7xmedian 12.1x 19.0xmedian 12.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 16.1x 13.2xmedian 16.1x 24.1xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 2.9x 4.6xmedian 2.9x 3.5xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.93 0.65median 0.93 -2.28median 0.93

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 monthsMODAOSCARR
Revenue – $3.80B $22.11B
Gross profit – $1.47B $6.37B
Operating income – $668.70M $1.72B
Net income – $500.30M $1.32B
Free cash flow – $639.40M $1.93B
R&D – – $602.00M
EPS (diluted) – $3.63 $1.46
Cash & equivalents $73.50M $181.30M $1.34B
Total debt $436.30M $637.50M $11.95B
Shares (diluted) 52.80M 137.86M 836.50M
Enterprise value $6.85B $7.76B $42.23B

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
MetricMODAOSCARR
P/E – 17.0x 38.3x
P/FCF – 13.2x 24.1x
P/Operating cash flow – 12.2x 19.5x
P/S – 2.2x 2.1x
P/B 5.7x 4.6x 3.5x
P/Tangible book 6.8x 6.7x 6.0x
EV/EBITDA – 11.7x 19.0x
EV/EBIT – 13.3x 33.1x
EV/Revenue – 2.3x 2.6x
EV/FCF – 13.9x 29.6x
EV/Operating cash flow – 12.8x 23.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.65 -2.28

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMODAOSCARR
Revenue growth (1Y) – 0.4% -1.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 0.6% 8.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 1.4% 4.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 1.3% 26.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -5.2% -43.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -2.5% -12.1%
Net income growth (1Y) – -3.5% -67.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 22.3% -16.0%
EPS growth (1Y) – -0.3% -68.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 26.2% -16.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 16.1% 19.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 5.0% -0.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 29.3% 24.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 6.2% -2.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMODAOSCARR
Gross margin – 38.6% 28.8%
EBITDA margin – 20.0% 13.6%
Operating margin – 17.6% 7.8%
Pretax margin – 17.0% 6.0%
Net margin – 13.1% 5.5%
FCF margin – 16.8% 8.7%
Operating cash flow margin – 18.2% 10.8%
Return on equity – 26.9% 9.7%
Return on assets – 13.7% 3.5%
Return on invested capital – 20.9% 6.5%
Return on capital employed – 24.1% 6.1%
Asset turnover – 1.0x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.4x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMODAOSCARR
Debt / assets 16.3% 17.5% 32.0%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.3x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.6x 3.5x
Debt / FCF – 1.0x 6.2x
Liabilities / assets 55.0% 49.5% 64.0%
Equity / assets 45.0% 50.5% 36.0%
Interest coverage – 31.5x –
Current ratio 1.9x 1.6x 1.0x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.0x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 6.19 2.39

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMODAOSCARR
Dividend yield – 2.3% 1.7%
Net buyback yield – 3.7% 4.3%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 6.0% 6.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 39.6% 59.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 31.0% 40.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 2.2% 7.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 3.2% 11.7%

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.

ConsensusMODAOSCARR
Forward P/E 19.3xFY2026 17.2xFY2026 19.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.76FY2026 $3.60FY2026 $2.95FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +46.3%FY2026 -6.5%FY2026 +13.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +52.2% +15.0% +9.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.20BFY2026 $3.73BFY2026 $22.69BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +32.2%FY2026 -2.6%FY2026 +4.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.6% +3.9% +5.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMODAOSCARR
Held by institutions 98.5% 91.9% 87.4%
Institutions holding 634 614 1,628
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.8% +7.1% +1.0%
Institutions buying 348 315 805
Institutions selling 223 226 544
Buyers to sellers 1.56 1.39 1.48

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.

MODAOSCARR
MOD 1.00 0.27 0.51
AOS 0.27 1.00 0.49
CARR 0.51 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MOD, AOS and CARR?

Carrier Global (CARR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Modine Manufacturing (MOD) $7.23B, Smith A O (AOS) $8.51B, Carrier Global (CARR) $47.93B.

Which stock is cheaper, MOD, AOS and CARR?

Smith A O (AOS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Smith A O (AOS) 17.0x, Carrier Global (CARR) 39.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Smith A O (AOS) is cheapest (Modine Manufacturing (MOD) 19.3x, Smith A O (AOS) 17.2x, Carrier Global (CARR) 19.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Smith A O (AOS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Smith A O (AOS) +0.4%, Carrier Global (CARR) -1.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Smith A O (AOS) has the highest net margin (Smith A O (AOS) 13.1%, Carrier Global (CARR) 5.5%). On return on invested capital, Smith A O (AOS) leads (Smith A O (AOS) 20.9%, Carrier Global (CARR) 6.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Carrier Global (CARR) returned the most: Modine Manufacturing (MOD) -19.3%, Smith A O (AOS) -10.1%, Carrier Global (CARR) -2.4%. Over five years, Modine Manufacturing (MOD) compounded fastest (Modine Manufacturing (MOD) +65.0%/yr, Smith A O (AOS) -0.7%/yr, Carrier Global (CARR) +1.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Smith A O (AOS) has the highest dividend yield: Modine Manufacturing (MOD) 0.00%, Smith A O (AOS) 0.02%, Carrier Global (CARR) 0.02%. Modine Manufacturing (MOD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Smith A O (AOS) has been the steadiest (Modine Manufacturing (MOD) 71.8%, Smith A O (AOS) 27.4%, Carrier Global (CARR) 35.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MOD, AOS and CARR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Smith A O (AOS) leads on 9. 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.