OC vs CSL vs AYI Stock Comparison

Owens Corning, Carlisle Companies and Acuity Inc. (De) Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
OC Owens Corning
$116.35 -6.1% 1M -8.7% 1Y
Market cap
$9.19B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$9.85B
Div. yield
2.72%
Building Products Industrials
2 wins
CSL Carlisle Companies Inc
$349.13 +6.9% 1M +3.1% 1Y
Market cap
$13.90B
P/E
19.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.10B
Div. yield
1.30%
Building Products Industrials
5 wins
AYI Acuity Inc. (De)
$323.34 +1.2% 1M -12.7% 1Y
Market cap
$9.60B
P/E
18.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.64B
Div. yield
0.25%
Building Products Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Carlisle Companies leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Carlisle Companies 5, Acuity Inc. (De) 5, Owens Corning 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionOCCSLAYILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.19B $13.90B $9.60B CSL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -13.9x 19.4x 18.5x AYI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.9x 16.0x 16.2x OC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -7.2% +1.9% +6.8% AYI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -6.8% 14.2% 11.4% CSL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.5% 17.4% 15.4% CSL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 6.5x 1.8x 0.1x AYI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.72% 1.30% 0.25% OC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -8.7% +3.1% -12.7% CSL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.5%/yr +9.2%/yr +9.2%/yr AYI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.0% 36.7% 38.0% CSL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 58/100 81/100 AYI

Percentile Scorecard

OCCSLAYI

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

AxisOCCSLAYI
Valuation 64 #21 of 56 44 #32 of 56 73 #16 of 56
Growth 10 #47 of 52 33 #35 of 52 82 #10 of 52
Profitability 21 #39 of 49 92 #5 of 49 79 #11 of 49
Financial Health 13 #49 of 56 49 #29 of 56 87 #8 of 56
Shareholder Returns 98 #2 of 41 73 #12 of 41 83 #8 of 41
Overall 41 58 81
  • OC ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • CSL ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • AYI ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodOCCSLAYISPY
1 month -6.1%+6.9%+1.2% -0.2%
3 months -18.7%+0.5%-6.1% +3.9%
6 months -6.1%-2.2%+13.4% +8.2%
Year to date +4.0%+9.2%-10.2% +12.9%
1 year -8.7%+3.1%-12.7% +12.3%
3 years +4.3%+40.3%+104.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +1.4%+12.0%+26.9% +23.3%
5 years +24.5%+55.2%+55.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year +4.5%+9.2%+9.2% +10.9%
10 years +141.1%+242.0%+43.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year +9.2%+13.1%+3.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureOCCSLAYISPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.0%36.7%38.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.3%34.8%41.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.511.181.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.210.08-0.34 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -53.4%-38.6%-34.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.8%-16.6%-14.2% -1.2%
52-week high $158.96$418.74$376.69 $779.14
52-week low $98.28$295.41$257.79 $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.

MultipleOCCSLAYI
P/E now vs peer median -13.9xmedian 20.1x 19.4xmedian 20.1x 18.5xmedian 20.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.5x 2.7xmedian 1.5x 2.1xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.5xmedian 11.8x 13.3xmedian 11.8x 11.1xmedian 11.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.2xmedian 16.2x 16.0xmedian 16.2x 12.8xmedian 16.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.9x 8.6xmedian 2.9x 3.2xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.38median 0.99 2.39median 0.99 1.11median 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 monthsOCCSLAYI
Revenue $9.85B $5.10B $4.64B
Gross profit $2.56B $1.80B $2.35B
Operating income $50.00M $1.02B $713.70M
Net income -$669.00M $724.50M $531.30M
Free cash flow $897.00M $866.60M $747.90M
R&D $150.00M $48.80M –
EPS (diluted) $-8.33 $17.89 $17.06
Cash & equivalents $271.00M $665.30M $636.30M
Total debt $5.19B $2.88B $697.40M
Shares (diluted) 80.60M 40.50M 31.15M
Enterprise value $8.06B $10.24B $7.90B

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
MetricOCCSLAYI
P/E -13.9x 19.4x 18.5x
P/FCF 10.2x 16.0x 12.8x
P/Operating cash flow 5.2x 13.8x 11.6x
P/S 0.9x 2.7x 2.1x
P/B 2.4x 8.6x 3.2x
P/Tangible book 6.8x 54.7x 4.9x
EV/EBITDA 18.5x 13.3x 11.1x
EV/EBIT 282.2x 15.9x 13.5x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 3.2x 2.1x
EV/FCF 15.7x 18.6x 12.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.1x 16.0x 11.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.38 2.39 1.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricOCCSLAYI
Revenue growth (1Y) -7.2% 1.9% 6.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.5% 1.7% 5.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -19.6% -2.7% 13.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.6% 3.6% 11.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -96.9% -4.0% 26.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -69.8% 1.8% 14.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -300.9% -10.1% 34.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -35.8% 0.0% 15.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -313.8% -3.7% 36.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -37.1% 8.1% 16.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6.0% 3.9% 37.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.1% -4.2% 12.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -1.9% 0.9% 40.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.0% -3.9% 13.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricOCCSLAYI
Gross margin 26.0% 35.3% 50.6%
EBITDA margin 7.7% 23.8% 18.7%
Operating margin 0.5% 19.9% 15.4%
Pretax margin -2.2% 18.6% 14.7%
Net margin -6.8% 14.2% 11.4%
FCF margin 9.1% 17.0% 16.1%
Operating cash flow margin 17.8% 19.8% 17.8%
Return on equity -17.8% 44.3% 18.2%
Return on assets -5.2% 11.9% 11.2%
Return on invested capital 0.5% 17.4% 15.4%
Return on capital employed 0.5% 19.4% 19.5%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.8x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.6x 1.4x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.7% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricOCCSLAYI
Debt / assets 40.8% 46.3% 14.3%
Debt / equity 1.4x 1.8x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 6.5x 1.8x 0.1x
Debt / FCF 5.8x 3.3x 0.9x
Liabilities / assets 70.1% 74.1% 39.0%
Equity / assets 29.9% 25.9% 61.0%
Interest coverage 0.4x 9.7x –
Current ratio 1.2x 2.6x 1.7x
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.8x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.8x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 1.94 5.15 6.03

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricOCCSLAYI
Dividend yield 2.7% 1.3% 0.2%
Net buyback yield 7.4% 7.5% 2.9%
Shareholder yield 10.1% 8.8% 3.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 25.2% 4.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 21.1% 3.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 2.2% 15.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 5.7% 12.3%

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.

ConsensusOCCSLAYI
Forward P/E 12.9xFY2026 16.0xFY2026 16.2xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $9.03FY2026 $21.76FY2026 $20.01FY2027
EPS growth, next FY -25.1%FY2026 +12.2%FY2026 +0.6%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +16.7% +15.9% +21.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.50BFY2026 $4.97BFY2026 $4.68BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +3.9%FY2026 -1.0%FY2026 +0.9%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +0.5% +18.1% +14.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersOCCSLAYI
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 99.2%
Institutions holding 687 795 631
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.2% -1.1% +4.1%
Institutions buying 365 367 330
Institutions selling 220 291 190
Buyers to sellers 1.66 1.26 1.74

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.

OCCSLAYI
OC 1.00 0.62 0.39
CSL 0.62 1.00 0.41
AYI 0.39 0.41 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, OC, CSL and AYI?

Carlisle Companies (CSL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Owens Corning (OC) $9.19B, Carlisle Companies (CSL) $13.90B, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) $9.60B.

Which stock is cheaper, OC, CSL and AYI?

Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Owens Corning (OC) -13.9x, Carlisle Companies (CSL) 19.4x, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 18.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Owens Corning (OC) is cheapest (Owens Corning (OC) 12.9x, Carlisle Companies (CSL) 16.0x, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 16.2x). 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%, Carlisle Companies (CSL) +1.9%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) +6.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Carlisle Companies (CSL) has the highest net margin (Owens Corning (OC) -6.8%, Carlisle Companies (CSL) 14.2%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 11.4%). On return on invested capital, Carlisle Companies (CSL) leads (Owens Corning (OC) 0.5%, Carlisle Companies (CSL) 17.4%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 15.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Carlisle Companies (CSL) returned the most: Owens Corning (OC) -8.7%, Carlisle Companies (CSL) +3.1%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) -12.7%. Over five years, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) compounded fastest (Owens Corning (OC) +4.5%/yr, Carlisle Companies (CSL) +9.2%/yr, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) +9.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Owens Corning (OC) has the highest dividend yield: Owens Corning (OC) 2.72%, Carlisle Companies (CSL) 1.30%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 0.25%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Carlisle Companies (CSL) has been the steadiest (Owens Corning (OC) 42.0%, Carlisle Companies (CSL) 36.7%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 38.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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