OC vs AYI vs MAS Stock Comparison

Owens Corning, Acuity Inc. (De) and Masco Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
OC Owens Corning
$114.23 -7.9% 1M -10.6% 1Y
Market cap
$9.34B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$9.85B
Div. yield
–
Building Products Industrials
1 win
AYI Acuity Inc. (De)
$318.76 -0.3% 1M -13.4% 1Y
Market cap
$9.82B
P/E
18.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.64B
Div. yield
0.00%
Building Products Industrials
4 wins
MAS Masco Corp /De/
$75.50 +9.6% 1M +10.8% 1Y
Market cap
$14.93B
P/E
16.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.62B
Div. yield
0.02%
Building Products Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Masco leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Masco 7, Acuity Inc. (De) 4, Owens Corning 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionOCAYIMASLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.34B $9.82B $14.93B MAS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -13.9x 18.5x 16.9x MAS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.7x 15.9x 15.8x OC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -7.2% +6.8% -0.6% AYI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -6.8% 11.4% 11.6% MAS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.5% 15.4% 33.9% MAS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 6.5x 0.1x — AYI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% MAS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.6% -13.4% +10.8% MAS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.8%/yr +9.4%/yr +3.3%/yr AYI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.0% 38.0% 35.7% MAS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 80/100 64/100 AYI

Percentile Scorecard

OCAYIMAS

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

AxisOCAYIMAS
Valuation 64 #21 of 56 73 #16 of 56 71 #17 of 56
Growth 8 #48 of 52 80 #11 of 52 41 #31 of 52
Profitability 20 #41 of 51 78 #12 of 51 98 #2 of 51
Financial Health 12 #51 of 58 88 #8 of 58 46 #32 of 58
Shareholder Returns 98 #2 of 41 83 #8 of 41 65 #15 of 41
Overall 40 80 64
  • OC ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • AYI ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • MAS ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodOCAYIMASSPY
1 month -7.9%-0.3%+9.6% -0.8%
3 months -20.4%-5.1%-7.0% +3.5%
6 months -9.0%+9.2%+1.7% +7.0%
Year to date +2.1%-11.5%+19.0% +12.2%
1 year -10.6%-13.4%+10.8% +13.0%
3 years +2.4%+101.4%+47.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +0.8%+26.3%+14.0% +23.1%
5 years +26.5%+56.8%+17.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year +4.8%+9.4%+3.3% +11.0%
10 years +128.2%+37.8%+146.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year +8.6%+3.3%+9.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureOCAYIMASSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.0%38.0%35.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.3%41.6%33.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.511.401.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.25-0.350.30 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -53.4%-34.7%-38.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.1%-15.4%-8.8% -1.8%
52-week high $158.96$376.69$82.77 $779.14
52-week low $98.28$257.79$58.60 $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.

MultipleOCAYIMAS
P/E now vs peer median -13.7xmedian 19.4x 18.2xmedian 19.4x 17.0xmedian 19.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.5x 2.0xmedian 1.5x 2.0xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.3xmedian 12.1x 10.9xmedian 12.1x —median 12.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.1xmedian 16.1x 12.7xmedian 16.1x 13.2xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.9x 3.2xmedian 2.9x -40.8xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.37median 0.93 1.10median 0.93 2.16median 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 monthsOCAYIMAS
Revenue $9.85B $4.64B $7.62B
Gross profit $2.56B $2.35B $2.82B
Operating income $50.00M $713.70M $1.34B
Net income -$669.00M $531.30M $937.00M
Free cash flow $897.00M $747.90M $1.13B
R&D $150.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $-8.33 $17.06 $4.45
Cash & equivalents $271.00M $636.30M $548.00M
Total debt $5.19B $697.40M $3.25B
Shares (diluted) 80.60M 31.15M 199.00M
Enterprise value $8.17B $8.12B $12.79B

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
MetricOCAYIMAS
P/E -13.7x 18.2x 17.0x
P/FCF 10.1x 12.7x 13.2x
P/Operating cash flow 5.2x 11.5x 11.5x
P/S 0.9x 2.0x 2.0x
P/B 2.4x 3.2x -40.8x
P/Tangible book 6.7x 4.8x -26.6x
EV/EBITDA 18.3x 10.9x –
EV/EBIT 278.9x 13.3x 13.2x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 2.1x 2.3x
EV/FCF 15.5x 12.7x 15.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.0x 11.5x 13.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.37 1.10 2.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricOCAYIMAS
Revenue growth (1Y) -7.2% 6.8% -0.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.5% 5.5% -2.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -19.6% 13.1% 1.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.6% 11.1% 1.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -96.9% 26.6% -0.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -69.8% 14.7% 2.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -300.9% 34.0% 9.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -35.8% 15.4% 3.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -313.8% 36.1% 16.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -37.1% 16.6% 7.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6.0% 37.3% 33.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 12.6% 5.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -1.9% 40.3% 39.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.0% 13.5% 10.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricOCAYIMAS
Gross margin 26.0% 50.6% 37.0%
EBITDA margin 7.7% 18.7% –
Operating margin 0.5% 15.4% 17.5%
Pretax margin -2.2% 14.7% 16.2%
Net margin -6.8% 11.4% 11.6%
FCF margin 9.1% 16.1% 14.8%
Operating cash flow margin 17.8% 17.8% 16.9%
Return on equity -17.8% 18.2% –
Return on assets -5.2% 11.2% 17.6%
Return on invested capital 0.5% 15.4% 33.9%
Return on capital employed 0.5% 19.5% 36.4%
Asset turnover 0.8x 1.0x 1.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.6x 1.6x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 1.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricOCAYIMAS
Debt / assets 40.8% 14.3% 60.1%
Debt / equity 1.4x 0.2x -8.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 6.5x 0.1x –
Debt / FCF 5.8x 0.9x 2.9x
Liabilities / assets 70.1% 39.0% 106.8%
Equity / assets 29.9% 61.0% -6.8%
Interest coverage 0.4x – 13.0x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.7x 1.9x
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.2x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.6x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 1.93 5.99 3.87

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricOCAYIMAS
Dividend yield 2.8% 0.3% 1.7%
Net buyback yield 7.6% 3.0% 6.1%
Shareholder yield 10.3% 3.2% 7.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 4.5% 27.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 3.2% 22.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 15.5% 0.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 12.3% 0.3%

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.

ConsensusOCAYIMAS
Forward P/E 12.7xFY2026 15.9xFY2027 15.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.03FY2026 $20.01FY2027 $4.79FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -25.1%FY2026 +0.6%FY2027 +21.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +16.7% +21.7% -7.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.50BFY2026 $4.68BFY2027 $7.23BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.9%FY2026 +0.9%FY2027 -4.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.5% +14.4% +15.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersOCAYIMAS
Held by institutions 100.0% 99.2% 100.0%
Institutions holding 687 631 921
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.2% +4.1% +0.7%
Institutions buying 365 330 497
Institutions selling 220 190 289
Buyers to sellers 1.66 1.74 1.72

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.

OCAYIMAS
OC 1.00 0.39 0.67
AYI 0.39 1.00 0.36
MAS 0.67 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, OC, AYI and MAS?

Masco (MAS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Owens Corning (OC) $9.34B, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) $9.82B, Masco (MAS) $14.93B.

Which stock is cheaper, OC, AYI and MAS?

Masco (MAS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Owens Corning (OC) -13.9x, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 18.5x, Masco (MAS) 16.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Owens Corning (OC) is cheapest (Owens Corning (OC) 12.7x, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 15.9x, Masco (MAS) 15.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Owens Corning (OC) -7.2%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) +6.8%, Masco (MAS) -0.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Masco (MAS) has the highest net margin (Owens Corning (OC) -6.8%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 11.4%, Masco (MAS) 11.6%). On return on invested capital, Masco (MAS) leads (Owens Corning (OC) 0.5%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 15.4%, Masco (MAS) 33.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Masco (MAS) returned the most: Owens Corning (OC) -10.6%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) -13.4%, Masco (MAS) +10.8%. Over five years, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) compounded fastest (Owens Corning (OC) +4.8%/yr, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) +9.4%/yr, Masco (MAS) +3.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Masco (MAS) has the highest dividend yield: Owens Corning (OC) 0.00%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 0.00%, Masco (MAS) 0.02%. Owens Corning (OC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Masco (MAS) has been the steadiest (Owens Corning (OC) 42.0%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 38.0%, Masco (MAS) 35.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, OC, AYI and MAS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Masco (MAS) 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.