OC vs APOG vs ZWS Stock Comparison

Owens Corning, Apogee Enterprises and Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
OC Owens Corning
$116.35 -6.1% 1M -8.7% 1Y
Market cap
$9.33B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$9.85B
Div. yield
–
Building Products Industrials
2 wins
APOG Apogee Enterprises, Inc.
$45.03 +21.2% 1M +15.9% 1Y
Market cap
$927.52M
P/E
13.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.43B
Div. yield
0.02%
Building Products Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Zurn Elkay Water Solutions 7, Apogee Enterprises 3, Owens Corning 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionOCAPOGZWSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.33B $927.52M $7.17B OC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -13.9x 13.8x 24.7x APOG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.9x 13.1x 26.3x OC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -7.2% +3.0% +10.1% ZWS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -6.8% 4.7% 15.9% ZWS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.5% 9.2% 14.0% ZWS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 6.5x 1.9x 0.4x ZWS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.01% APOG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -8.7% +15.9% +5.5% APOG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.5%/yr +1.7%/yr +6.0%/yr ZWS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.0% 42.1% 27.5% ZWS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 60/100 75/100 ZWS

Percentile Scorecard

OCAPOGZWS

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

AxisOCAPOGZWS
Valuation 64 #21 of 56 93 #5 of 56 29 #40 of 56
Growth 10 #47 of 52 43 #30 of 52 96 #3 of 52
Profitability 21 #39 of 49 60 #20 of 49 85 #8 of 49
Financial Health 13 #49 of 56 47 #30 of 56 89 #7 of 56
Shareholder Returns 98 #2 of 41 55 #19 of 41 78 #10 of 41
Overall 41 60 75
  • OC ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • APOG ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • ZWS ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodOCAPOGZWSSPY
1 month -6.1%+21.2%+5.4% -0.2%
3 months -18.7%+7.6%-0.2% +3.9%
6 months -6.1%+21.7%-5.7% +8.2%
Year to date +4.0%+23.7%+5.8% +12.9%
1 year -8.7%+15.9%+5.5% +12.3%
3 years +4.3%+8.8%+90.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +1.4%+2.9%+24.0% +23.3%
5 years +24.5%+9.0%+33.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year +4.5%+1.7%+6.0% +10.9%
10 years +141.1%+11.5%+419.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year +9.2%+1.1%+17.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureOCAPOGZWSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.0%42.1%27.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.3%40.2%23.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.510.970.89 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.210.380.20 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -53.4%-63.6%-47.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.8%-8.0%-7.5% -1.2%
52-week high $158.96$48.92$53.17 $779.14
52-week low $98.28$31.73$43.70 $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.

MultipleOCAPOGZWS
P/E now vs peer median -13.9xmedian 20.1x 13.9xmedian 20.1x 28.1xmedian 20.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.5x 0.7xmedian 1.5x 4.5xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.5xmedian 11.8x 8.0xmedian 11.8x 17.0xmedian 11.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.2xmedian 16.2x 9.9xmedian 16.2x 21.0xmedian 16.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.9x 1.8xmedian 2.9x 4.8xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.38median 0.99 -1.23median 0.99 0.72median 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 monthsOCAPOGZWS
Revenue $9.85B $1.43B $1.83B
Gross profit $2.56B $332.94M $920.70M
Operating income $50.00M $102.98M $403.00M
Net income -$669.00M $67.08M $290.60M
Free cash flow $897.00M $95.17M $387.00M
R&D $150.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $-8.33 $3.21 $1.73
Cash & equivalents $271.00M $36.53M $307.10M
Total debt $5.19B $1.10B $500.30M
Shares (diluted) 80.60M 20.90M 168.11M
Enterprise value $8.16B $783.72M $5.93B

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
MetricOCAPOGZWS
P/E -13.9x 13.9x 28.1x
P/FCF 10.2x 9.9x 21.0x
P/Operating cash flow 5.2x 7.3x 19.7x
P/S 0.9x 0.7x 4.5x
P/B 2.4x 1.8x 4.8x
P/Tangible book 6.8x 2.6x 9.5x
EV/EBITDA 18.5x 8.0x 17.0x
EV/EBIT 282.2x 12.0x 20.7x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 0.9x 4.6x
EV/FCF 15.7x 13.0x 21.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.1x 9.7x 20.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.38 -1.23 0.72

Growth

14 metrics
MetricOCAPOGZWS
Revenue growth (1Y) -7.2% 3.0% 10.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.5% 0.1% 6.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -19.6% 3.6% 23.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.6% -1.9% 15.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -96.9% 50.2% 50.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -69.8% -8.6% 31.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -300.9% 51.0% 51.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -35.8% -12.7% 37.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -313.8% 55.9% 53.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -37.1% -11.3% 39.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6.0% 30.7% 29.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.1% -8.5% 13.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -1.9% 43.0% 34.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.0% -6.6% 14.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricOCAPOGZWS
Gross margin 26.0% 23.2% 50.4%
EBITDA margin 7.7% 10.8% 26.8%
Operating margin 0.5% 7.2% 22.1%
Pretax margin -2.2% 6.5% 21.0%
Net margin -6.8% 4.7% 15.9%
FCF margin 9.1% 6.6% 21.2%
Operating cash flow margin 17.8% 9.0% 22.6%
Return on equity -17.8% 13.0% 17.3%
Return on assets -5.2% 5.7% 10.4%
Return on invested capital 0.5% 9.2% 14.0%
Return on capital employed 0.5% 11.3% 16.2%
Asset turnover 0.8x 1.2x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.6x 1.9x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.7% 2.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricOCAPOGZWS
Debt / assets 40.8% 27.0% 17.8%
Debt / equity 1.4x 0.6x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 6.5x 1.9x 0.4x
Debt / FCF 5.8x 3.5x 1.3x
Liabilities / assets 70.1% 57.9% 39.7%
Equity / assets 29.9% 42.1% 60.3%
Interest coverage 0.4x 8.3x 16.1x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.8x 2.9x
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.2x 1.8x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 1.0x
Altman Z-score 1.94 2.84 5.25

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricOCAPOGZWS
Dividend yield 2.7% 3.0% 0.9%
Net buyback yield 7.4% 3.3% 1.9%
Shareholder yield 10.1% 6.3% 2.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 33.4% 25.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 23.5% 19.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 1.9% 21.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 2.8% 14.5%

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.

ConsensusOCAPOGZWS
Forward P/E 12.9xFY2026 13.1xFY2026 26.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.03FY2026 $3.43FY2026 $1.87FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -25.1%FY2026 -1.2%FY2026 +23.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +16.7% +8.5% +3.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.50BFY2026 $1.40BFY2026 $1.81BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.9%FY2026 +0.1%FY2026 +6.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.5% +9.8% +3.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersOCAPOGZWS
Held by institutions 100.0% 92.4% 88.6%
Institutions holding 687 236 436
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.2% 0.0% +0.9%
Institutions buying 365 135 237
Institutions selling 220 59 144
Buyers to sellers 1.66 2.29 1.65

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.

OCAPOGZWS
OC 1.00 0.48 0.45
APOG 0.48 1.00 0.39
ZWS 0.45 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, OC, APOG and ZWS?

Owens Corning (OC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Owens Corning (OC) $9.33B, Apogee Enterprises (APOG) $927.52M, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) $7.17B.

Which stock is cheaper, OC, APOG and ZWS?

Apogee Enterprises (APOG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Owens Corning (OC) -13.9x, Apogee Enterprises (APOG) 13.8x, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) 24.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Owens Corning (OC) is cheapest (Owens Corning (OC) 12.9x, Apogee Enterprises (APOG) 13.1x, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) 26.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Owens Corning (OC) -7.2%, Apogee Enterprises (APOG) +3.0%, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) +10.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) has the highest net margin (Owens Corning (OC) -6.8%, Apogee Enterprises (APOG) 4.7%, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) 15.9%). On return on invested capital, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) leads (Owens Corning (OC) 0.5%, Apogee Enterprises (APOG) 9.2%, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) 14.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Apogee Enterprises (APOG) returned the most: Owens Corning (OC) -8.7%, Apogee Enterprises (APOG) +15.9%, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) +5.5%. Over five years, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) compounded fastest (Owens Corning (OC) +4.5%/yr, Apogee Enterprises (APOG) +1.7%/yr, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) +6.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Apogee Enterprises (APOG) has the highest dividend yield: Owens Corning (OC) 0.00%, Apogee Enterprises (APOG) 0.02%, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) 0.01%. Owens Corning (OC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) has been the steadiest (Owens Corning (OC) 42.0%, Apogee Enterprises (APOG) 42.1%, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) 27.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, OC, APOG and ZWS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) leads on 7. 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.