OC vs SMID vs CSTE Stock Comparison

Owens Corning, Smith Midland and Caesarstone Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
OC Owens Corning
$114.23 -7.9% 1M -10.6% 1Y
Market cap
$9.29B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$9.85B
Div. yield
–
Building Products Industrials
3 wins
SMID Smith Midland Corp
$21.20 -12.7% 1M -47.1% 1Y
Market cap
$112.32M
P/E
14.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$89.50M
Div. yield
–
Building Products Industrials
5 wins
CSTE Caesarstone Ltd.
$2.35 -20.1% 1M +85.0% 1Y
Market cap
$83.14M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$381.81M
Div. yield
–
Building Products Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Smith Midland leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Smith Midland 5, Owens Corning 3, Caesarstone 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionOCSMIDCSTELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.29B $112.32M $83.14M OC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -13.8x 14.5x -0.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.7x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -7.2% -1.6% -6.0% SMID
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -6.8% 8.6% -37.4% SMID
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.5% 12.8% -114.7% SMID
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 6.5x -0.5x 0.0x SMID
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.6% -47.1% +85.0% CSTE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.8%/yr +3.4%/yr -28.1%/yr OC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.0% 51.1% 102.6% OC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 81/100 24/100 SMID

Percentile Scorecard

OCSMIDCSTE

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

AxisOCSMIDCSTE
Valuation 64 #21 of 56 86 #9 of 56 36 #36 of 56
Growth 8 #48 of 52 78 #12 of 52 6 #49 of 52
Profitability 20 #41 of 51 66 #18 of 51 8 #47 of 51
Financial Health 12 #51 of 58 93 #5 of 58 44 #33 of 58
Shareholder Returns 98 #2 of 41 – –
Overall 40 81 24
  • OC ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • SMID ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • CSTE ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodOCSMIDCSTESPY
1 month -7.9%-12.7%-20.1% -0.8%
3 months -20.4%-31.5%+7.3% +3.5%
6 months -9.0%-36.7%+43.3% +7.0%
Year to date +2.1%-41.7%+26.3% +12.2%
1 year -10.6%-47.1%+85.0% +13.0%
3 years +2.4%+9.4%-38.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year +0.8%+3.1%-15.0% +23.1%
5 years +26.5%+18.4%-80.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year +4.8%+3.4%-28.1% +11.0%
10 years +128.2%+480.8%-93.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year +8.6%+19.2%-24.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureOCSMIDCSTESPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.0%51.1%102.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.3%51.4%99.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.510.981.53 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.25-0.920.83 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -53.4%-72.4%-95.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.1%-46.8%-34.0% -1.8%
52-week high $158.96$39.82$3.56 $779.14
52-week low $98.28$21.20$0.62 $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.

MultipleOCSMIDCSTE
P/E now vs peer median -13.7xmedian 19.4x 14.6xmedian 19.4x -0.6xmedian 19.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.5x 1.3xmedian 1.5x 0.2xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.3xmedian 12.1x 7.4xmedian 12.1x -0.7xmedian 12.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.1xmedian 16.1x 27.0xmedian 16.1x -6.0xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.9x 2.0xmedian 2.9x 0.8xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.37median 0.93 0.11median 0.93 0.20median 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 monthsOCSMIDCSTE
Revenue $9.85B $89.50M $381.81M
Gross profit $2.56B $21.00M $75.22M
Operating income $50.00M $10.80M -$127.93M
Net income -$669.00M $7.73M -$142.69M
Free cash flow $897.00M $4.17M -$13.44M
R&D $150.00M – $5.62M
EPS (diluted) $-8.33 $1.46 $-4.13
Cash & equivalents $271.00M $10.66M –
Total debt $5.19B $17.45M $8.55M
Shares (diluted) 80.60M 5.31M 34.57M
Enterprise value $8.11B $63.18M $47.08M

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
MetricOCSMIDCSTE
P/E -13.7x 14.6x -0.6x
P/FCF 10.1x 27.0x -6.0x
P/Operating cash flow 5.2x 7.7x -4.5x
P/S 0.9x 1.3x 0.2x
P/B 2.4x 2.0x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 6.7x 3.5x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA 18.3x 7.4x -0.7x
EV/EBIT 278.9x 9.8x -0.6x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 1.2x 0.2x
EV/FCF 15.5x 25.4x -6.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.0x 7.3x -4.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.37 0.11 0.20

Growth

14 metrics
MetricOCSMIDCSTE
Revenue growth (1Y) -7.2% -1.6% -6.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.5% 18.4% -15.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -19.6% -18.4% -7.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.6% 35.0% -12.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -96.9% -30.8% -135.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -69.8% 134.1% -0.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -300.9% -49.1% -136.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -35.8% 136.0% -2.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -313.8% -35.9% -136.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -37.1% 135.4% -2.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6.0% 92.5% -52.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 97.2% -37.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -1.9% 459.8% -3,032%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.0% 38.5% -32.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricOCSMIDCSTE
Gross margin 26.0% 23.5% 19.7%
EBITDA margin 7.7% 16.1% -30.7%
Operating margin 0.5% 12.1% -33.5%
Pretax margin -2.2% 12.0% -36.3%
Net margin -6.8% 8.6% -37.4%
FCF margin 9.1% 4.7% -3.5%
Operating cash flow margin 17.8% 16.3% -4.7%
Return on equity -17.8% 13.7% -129.4%
Return on assets -5.2% 8.6% -39.5%
Return on invested capital 0.5% 12.8% -114.7%
Return on capital employed 0.5% 13.8% -58.0%
Asset turnover 0.8x 1.0x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.6x 1.9x 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.1% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricOCSMIDCSTE
Debt / assets 40.8% 4.8% 0.1%
Debt / equity 1.4x 0.1x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 6.5x -0.5x 0.0x
Debt / FCF 5.8x 1.0x 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 70.1% 34.2% 71.1%
Equity / assets 29.9% 65.8% 28.9%
Interest coverage 0.4x 48.9x –
Current ratio 1.2x 4.1x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.6x 3.1x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.9x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 1.93 5.00 0.32

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricOCSMIDCSTE
Dividend yield 2.8% – –
Net buyback yield 7.6% – –
Shareholder yield 10.3% 0.0% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusOCSMIDCSTE
Forward P/E 12.7xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $9.03FY2026 – $-0.97FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -25.1%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +16.7% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.50BFY2026 – $420.48MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.9%FY2026 – +5.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.5% – +3.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersOCSMIDCSTE
Held by institutions 100.0% 57.0% 5.9%
Institutions holding 687 56 36
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.2% -1.1% -22.3%
Institutions buying 365 23 7
Institutions selling 220 17 14
Buyers to sellers 1.66 1.35 0.50

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.

OCSMIDCSTE
OC 1.00 0.31 0.12
SMID 0.31 1.00 -0.01
CSTE 0.12 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, OC, SMID and CSTE?

Owens Corning (OC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Owens Corning (OC) $9.29B, Smith Midland (SMID) $112.32M, Caesarstone (CSTE) $83.14M.

Which company is growing faster?

Smith Midland (SMID) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Owens Corning (OC) -7.2%, Smith Midland (SMID) -1.6%, Caesarstone (CSTE) -6.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Smith Midland (SMID) has the highest net margin (Owens Corning (OC) -6.8%, Smith Midland (SMID) 8.6%, Caesarstone (CSTE) -37.4%). On return on invested capital, Smith Midland (SMID) leads (Owens Corning (OC) 0.5%, Smith Midland (SMID) 12.8%, Caesarstone (CSTE) -114.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Caesarstone (CSTE) returned the most: Owens Corning (OC) -10.6%, Smith Midland (SMID) -47.1%, Caesarstone (CSTE) +85.0%. Over five years, Owens Corning (OC) compounded fastest (Owens Corning (OC) +4.8%/yr, Smith Midland (SMID) +3.4%/yr, Caesarstone (CSTE) -28.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Owens Corning (OC) has been the steadiest (Owens Corning (OC) 42.0%, Smith Midland (SMID) 51.1%, Caesarstone (CSTE) 102.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, OC, SMID and CSTE?

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