NWL vs TTC vs AOS Stock Comparison

Newell Brands, Toro and Smith A O Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NWL Newell Brands Inc.
$5.48 -1.3% 1M +70.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.31B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$7.31B
Div. yield
0.05%
Home Appliances Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
TTC Toro Co
$105.21 +6.4% 1M +42.2% 1Y
Market cap
$9.99B
P/E
27.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.75B
Div. yield
0.02%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
4 wins
AOS Smith A O Corp
$66.56 +16.9% 1M +0.8% 1Y
Market cap
$8.78B
P/E
17.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.80B
Div. yield
0.02%
HVAC Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Smith A O leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Smith A O 5, Toro 4, Newell Brands 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNWLTTCAOSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.31B $9.99B $8.78B TTC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -7.2x 27.5x 17.7x AOS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.6x 22.2x 19.3x NWL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.8% +5.2% -0.7% TTC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.4% 7.6% 13.0% AOS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.0% 16.4% 20.8% AOS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 11.9x 1.2x 0.6x AOS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.05% 0.02% 0.02% NWL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +70.2% +42.2% +0.8% NWL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -25.7%/yr +1.3%/yr -3.0%/yr TTC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.5% 25.9% 28.3% TTC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 57/100 60/100 AOS

Percentile Scorecard

NWLTTCAOS

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

AxisNWLTTCAOS
Valuation 44 #24 of 42 51 #100 of 204 60 #23 of 56
Growth 30 #29 of 41 55 #87 of 191 28 #39 of 54
Profitability 29 #28 of 39 89 #21 of 189 90 #6 of 53
Financial Health 9 #40 of 44 41 #132 of 221 77 #14 of 58
Shareholder Returns 89 #4 of 27 51 #79 of 159 44 #24 of 42
Overall 40 57 60
  • NWL ranked among 44 companies in Household Durables
  • TTC ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • AOS ranked among 58 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNWLTTCAOSSPY
1 month -1.3%+6.4%+16.9% -5.9%
3 months -9.0%+7.1%+5.7% -4.6%
6 months +23.1%+10.3%+10.5% +0.2%
Year to date +47.3%+33.7%-0.5% +7.5%
1 year +70.2%+42.2%+0.8% +8.2%
3 years -22.2%+25.4%-6.4% +68.3%
3 years, per year -8.0%+7.8%-2.2% +19.0%
5 years -77.3%+6.4%-14.2% +56.5%
5 years, per year -25.7%+1.3%-3.0% +9.4%
10 years -88.5%+122.7%+48.4% +251.5%
10 years, per year -19.4%+8.3%+4.0% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureNWLTTCAOSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.5%25.9%28.3% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.3%24.3%26.5% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.240.370.67 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.291.630.03 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -88.1%-45.3%-43.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.8%-3.3%-17.3% -5.9%
52-week high $6.36$108.82$80.47 $779.14
52-week low $3.11$67.99$55.34 $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.

MultipleNWLTTCAOS
P/E now vs peer median -7.2xmedian 16.0x 27.6xmedian 23.4x 18.2xmedian 21.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.7x 2.1xmedian 1.7x 2.4xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.9xmedian 10.7x 16.9xmedian 13.4x 12.3xmedian 13.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 44.0xmedian 12.4x 14.0xmedian 21.9x 15.9xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.2x 7.5xmedian 2.1x 4.9xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median -0.42median 0.54 16.35median 1.02 0.81median 0.89

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 monthsNWLTTCAOS
Revenue $7.31B $4.75B $3.80B
Gross profit $2.60B $1.59B $1.47B
Operating income $72.00M $489.80M $668.30M
Net income -$323.00M $363.30M $494.60M
Free cash flow $53.00M $711.50M $561.70M
EPS (diluted) $-0.75 $3.80 $3.63
Cash & equivalents $249.00M $175.30M $234.50M
Total debt $4.84B $962.00M $673.10M
Shares (diluted) 430.20M 95.60M 136.10M
Enterprise value $1.45B $9.11B $7.96B

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
MetricNWLTTCAOS
P/E -7.2x 27.6x 18.2x
P/FCF 44.0x 14.0x 15.9x
P/Operating cash flow 9.2x 12.6x 14.6x
P/S 0.3x 2.1x 2.4x
P/B 1.0x 7.5x 4.9x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 11.1x 7.2x
EV/EBITDA 17.9x 16.9x 12.3x
EV/EBIT 96.2x 21.9x 14.0x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 2.3x 2.5x
EV/FCF 130.7x 15.1x 16.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.3x 13.6x 15.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.42 16.35 0.81

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNWLTTCAOS
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.8% 5.2% -0.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.3% 0.1% 0.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.3% 5.6% -0.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.7% -1.2% 0.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -77.5% 14.9% -7.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 30.2% 0.2% -3.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -1,246% 9.1% -6.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 16.3% -1.2% 18.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -1,225% 13.0% -3.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.4% 1.7% 22.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 0.4% 34.0% -6.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -36.1% 38.5% -0.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 365.0% 44.6% -1.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -57.2% 79.1% 0.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNWLTTCAOS
Gross margin 35.6% 33.4% 38.6%
EBITDA margin 5.3% 13.4% 20.1%
Operating margin 1.0% 10.3% 17.6%
Pretax margin -4.3% 9.7% 16.8%
Net margin -4.4% 7.6% 13.0%
FCF margin 0.7% 15.0% 14.8%
Operating cash flow margin 3.5% 16.6% 16.1%
Return on equity -13.4% 26.9% 27.0%
Return on assets -2.9% 10.0% 13.6%
Return on invested capital 1.0% 16.4% 20.8%
Return on capital employed 0.9% 19.1% 24.0%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.3x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.8x 2.2x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 0.5% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNWLTTCAOS
Debt / assets 44.3% 27.2% 18.4%
Debt / equity 2.0x 0.7x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 11.9x 1.2x 0.6x
Debt / FCF 91.3x 1.4x 1.2x
Liabilities / assets 78.4% 62.2% 50.1%
Equity / assets 21.6% 37.8% 49.9%
Interest coverage – 8.7x 26.4x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.6x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.6x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 0.52 5.26 6.35

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNWLTTCAOS
Dividend yield 5.1% 1.5% 2.2%
Net buyback yield – 3.2% 3.6%
Shareholder yield 5.1% 4.7% 5.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) -39.3% 41.3% 40.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) 239.6% 21.1% 35.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.7% -0.4% 2.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -20.2% 2.9% 3.1%

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.

ConsensusNWLTTCAOS
Forward P/E 7.6xFY2026 22.2xFY2026 19.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.72FY2026 $4.73FY2026 $3.45FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +26.3%FY2026 +12.6%FY2026 -10.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -4.2% +15.2% +13.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.89BFY2026 $4.56BFY2026 $3.63BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.3%FY2026 +1.1%FY2026 -5.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.0% +3.0% -6.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNWLTTCAOS
Held by institutions 100.0% 92.3% 91.9%
Institutions holding 421 592 616
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.2% +1.1% +7.1%
Institutions buying 234 297 317
Institutions selling 124 194 226
Buyers to sellers 1.89 1.53 1.40

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.

NWLTTCAOS
NWL 1.00 0.36 0.30
TTC 0.36 1.00 0.51
AOS 0.30 0.51 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NWL, TTC and AOS?

Toro (TTC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Newell Brands (NWL) $2.31B, Toro (TTC) $9.99B, Smith A O (AOS) $8.78B.

Which stock is cheaper, NWL, TTC and AOS?

Smith A O (AOS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Newell Brands (NWL) -7.2x, Toro (TTC) 27.5x, Smith A O (AOS) 17.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Newell Brands (NWL) is cheapest (Newell Brands (NWL) 7.6x, Toro (TTC) 22.2x, Smith A O (AOS) 19.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Toro (TTC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Newell Brands (NWL) +0.8%, Toro (TTC) +5.2%, Smith A O (AOS) -0.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Smith A O (AOS) has the highest net margin (Newell Brands (NWL) -4.4%, Toro (TTC) 7.6%, Smith A O (AOS) 13.0%). On return on invested capital, Smith A O (AOS) leads (Newell Brands (NWL) 1.0%, Toro (TTC) 16.4%, Smith A O (AOS) 20.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Newell Brands (NWL) returned the most: Newell Brands (NWL) +70.2%, Toro (TTC) +42.2%, Smith A O (AOS) +0.8%. Over five years, Toro (TTC) compounded fastest (Newell Brands (NWL) -25.7%/yr, Toro (TTC) +1.3%/yr, Smith A O (AOS) -3.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Newell Brands (NWL) has the highest dividend yield: Newell Brands (NWL) 0.05%, Toro (TTC) 0.02%, Smith A O (AOS) 0.02%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Toro (TTC) has been the steadiest (Newell Brands (NWL) 54.5%, Toro (TTC) 25.9%, Smith A O (AOS) 28.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NWL, TTC and AOS?

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 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.