OC vs JHX vs SSD Stock Comparison

Owens Corning, James Hardie Industries and Simpson Manufacturing 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
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

James Hardie Industries leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (James Hardie Industries 6, Simpson Manufacturing 3, Owens Corning 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionOCJHXSSDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.34B $15.29B $7.87B JHX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -13.9x 105.0x 20.7x SSD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.7x 18.4x 20.3x OC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -7.2% +42.9% +5.4% JHX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -6.8% 2.7% — JHX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.5% 2.6% — JHX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 6.5x 3.5x — JHX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.6% +16.4% +3.7% JHX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.8%/yr -7.6%/yr +11.6%/yr SSD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.0% 45.2% 29.1% SSD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 33/100 36/100 OC

Percentile Scorecard

OCJHXSSD

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

AxisOCJHXSSD
Valuation 64 #21 of 56 22 #44 of 56 40 #34 of 56
Growth 8 #48 of 52 51 #26 of 52 49 #27 of 52
Profitability 20 #41 of 51 38 #32 of 51 –
Financial Health 12 #51 of 58 33 #39 of 58 –
Shareholder Returns 98 #2 of 41 23 #32 of 41 20 #33 of 41
Overall 40 33 36
  • OC ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • JHX ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • SSD ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodOCJHXSSDSPY
1 month -7.9%-0.3%+3.0% -0.8%
3 months -20.4%-2.4%-6.0% +3.5%
6 months -9.0%+16.9%-2.5% +7.0%
Year to date +2.1%+25.3%+12.6% +12.2%
1 year -10.6%+16.4%+3.7% +13.0%
3 years +2.4%+6.0%+41.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year +0.8%+2.0%+12.2% +23.1%
5 years +26.5%-32.7%+73.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year +4.8%-7.6%+11.6% +11.0%
10 years +128.2%+65.4%+339.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year +8.6%+5.2%+16.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureOCJHXSSDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.0%45.2%29.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.3%41.6%26.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.511.720.88 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.250.360.13 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -53.4%-60.3%-45.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.1%-16.4%-13.4% -1.8%
52-week high $158.96$31.09$210.06 $779.14
52-week low $98.28$16.69$158.00 $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.

MultipleOCJHXSSD
P/E now vs peer median -13.7xmedian 19.4x 103.6xmedian 19.4x 19.6xmedian 19.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.5x 2.8xmedian 1.5x 3.1xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.3xmedian 12.1x 16.9xmedian 12.1x —median 12.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.1xmedian 16.1x 42.3xmedian 16.1x 15.2xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.9x 2.3xmedian 2.9x 3.5xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.37median 0.93 -2.61median 0.93 5.35median 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 monthsOCJHXSSD
Revenue $9.85B $5.41B $2.44B
Gross profit $2.56B $1.94B $1.11B
Operating income $50.00M $526.70M –
Net income -$669.00M $145.70M –
Free cash flow $897.00M $356.40M –
R&D $150.00M $64.00M $76.62M
EPS (diluted) $-8.33 $0.25 $9.27
Cash & equivalents $271.00M $289.90M $491.25M
Total debt $5.19B $4.28B –
Shares (diluted) 80.60M 584.30M 41.07M
Enterprise value $8.17B $14.36B $7.87B

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
MetricOCJHXSSD
P/E -13.7x 103.6x 19.6x
P/FCF 10.1x 42.3x 15.2x
P/Operating cash flow 5.2x 20.8x –
P/S 0.9x 2.8x 3.1x
P/B 2.4x 2.3x 3.5x
P/Tangible book 6.7x 4.6x 4.2x
EV/EBITDA 18.3x 16.9x –
EV/EBIT 278.9x 36.2x –
EV/Revenue 1.4x 3.5x 3.1x
EV/FCF 15.5x 53.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow 8.0x 26.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.37 -2.61 5.35

Growth

14 metrics
MetricOCJHXSSD
Revenue growth (1Y) -7.2% 42.9% 5.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.5% 13.2% 3.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -19.6% 34.4% 4.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.6% 13.0% 2.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -96.9% -5.8% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -69.8% -11.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) -300.9% -56.0% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -35.8% -34.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) -313.8% -67.6% 12.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -37.1% -39.7% 3.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6.0% -11.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 1.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -1.9% 110.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.0% 75.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricOCJHXSSD
Gross margin 26.0% 35.9% –
EBITDA margin 7.7% 20.9% –
Operating margin 0.5% 9.7% –
Pretax margin -2.2% 5.1% –
Net margin -6.8% 2.7% –
FCF margin 9.1% 6.6% –
Operating cash flow margin 17.8% 13.4% –
Return on equity -17.8% 2.2% –
Return on assets -5.2% 1.0% –
Return on invested capital 0.5% 2.6% –
Return on capital employed 0.5% 4.2% –
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.4x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.6x 5.0x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricOCJHXSSD
Debt / assets 40.8% 31.7% –
Debt / equity 1.4x 0.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA 6.5x 3.5x –
Debt / FCF 5.8x 12.0x –
Liabilities / assets 70.1% 51.5% –
Equity / assets 29.9% 48.5% 68.7%
Interest coverage 0.4x 1.8x –
Current ratio 1.2x 1.6x 3.4x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.7x –
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.3x –
Altman Z-score 1.93 2.09 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricOCJHXSSD
Dividend yield 2.8% – 0.6%
Net buyback yield 7.6% 2.0% –
Shareholder yield 10.3% 2.0% 0.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusOCJHXSSD
Forward P/E 12.7xFY2026 18.4xFY2026 20.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.03FY2026 $1.41FY2026 $8.98FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -25.1%FY2026 +29.4%FY2026 +9.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +16.7% +12.8% +10.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.50BFY2026 $5.13BFY2026 $2.59BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.9%FY2026 +6.0%FY2026 +11.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.5% +15.1% +1.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersOCJHXSSD
Held by institutions 100.0% 49.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 687 339 486
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.2% +7.1% +0.8%
Institutions buying 365 189 227
Institutions selling 220 100 178
Buyers to sellers 1.66 1.89 1.28

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.

OCJHXSSD
OC 1.00 0.64 0.69
JHX 0.64 1.00 0.67
SSD 0.69 0.67 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, OC, JHX and SSD?

James Hardie Industries (JHX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Owens Corning (OC) $9.34B, James Hardie Industries (JHX) $15.29B, Simpson Manufacturing (SSD) $7.87B.

Which stock is cheaper, OC, JHX and SSD?

Simpson Manufacturing (SSD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Owens Corning (OC) -13.9x, James Hardie Industries (JHX) 105.0x, Simpson Manufacturing (SSD) 20.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Owens Corning (OC) is cheapest (Owens Corning (OC) 12.7x, James Hardie Industries (JHX) 18.4x, Simpson Manufacturing (SSD) 20.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

James Hardie Industries (JHX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Owens Corning (OC) -7.2%, James Hardie Industries (JHX) +42.9%, Simpson Manufacturing (SSD) +5.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

James Hardie Industries (JHX) has the highest net margin (Owens Corning (OC) -6.8%, James Hardie Industries (JHX) 2.7%). On return on invested capital, James Hardie Industries (JHX) leads (Owens Corning (OC) 0.5%, James Hardie Industries (JHX) 2.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year James Hardie Industries (JHX) returned the most: Owens Corning (OC) -10.6%, James Hardie Industries (JHX) +16.4%, Simpson Manufacturing (SSD) +3.7%. Over five years, Simpson Manufacturing (SSD) compounded fastest (Owens Corning (OC) +4.8%/yr, James Hardie Industries (JHX) -7.6%/yr, Simpson Manufacturing (SSD) +11.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Simpson Manufacturing (SSD) has been the steadiest (Owens Corning (OC) 42.0%, James Hardie Industries (JHX) 45.2%, Simpson Manufacturing (SSD) 29.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, OC, JHX and SSD?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, James Hardie Industries (JHX) leads on 6. 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.