OC vs SMID vs KEQU Stock Comparison

Owens Corning, Smith Midland and Kewaunee Scientific 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
SMID Smith Midland Corp
$21.26 -12.4% 1M -45.6% 1Y
Market cap
$113.17M
P/E
14.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$89.50M
Div. yield
–
Building Products Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Kewaunee Scientific leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Kewaunee Scientific 4, Smith Midland 4, Owens Corning 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionOCSMIDKEQULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.33B $113.17M $95.27M OC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -13.9x 14.6x 11.6x KEQU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.9x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -7.2% -1.6% +5.3% KEQU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -6.8% 8.6% 3.0% SMID
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.5% 12.8% 10.2% SMID
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 6.5x -0.5x 1.2x SMID
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -8.7% -45.6% -20.9% OC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.5%/yr +2.8%/yr +22.1%/yr KEQU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.0% 51.0% 36.1% KEQU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 80/100 65/100 SMID

Percentile Scorecard

OCSMIDKEQU

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

AxisOCSMIDKEQU
Valuation 64 #21 of 56 84 #10 of 56 98 #2 of 56
Growth 10 #47 of 52 80 #11 of 52 57 #23 of 52
Profitability 21 #39 of 49 65 #18 of 49 35 #32 of 49
Financial Health 13 #49 of 56 93 #5 of 56 62 #22 of 56
Shareholder Returns 98 #2 of 41 – 75 #11 of 41
Overall 41 80 65
  • OC ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • SMID ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • KEQU ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodOCSMIDKEQUSPY
1 month -6.1%-12.4%+2.8% -0.2%
3 months -18.7%-27.4%-1.7% +3.9%
6 months -6.1%-36.2%-5.8% +8.2%
Year to date +4.0%-41.5%-6.5% +12.9%
1 year -8.7%-45.6%-20.9% +12.3%
3 years +4.3%+9.8%+91.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year +1.4%+3.2%+24.2% +23.3%
5 years +24.5%+14.9%+171.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year +4.5%+2.8%+22.1% +10.9%
10 years +141.1%+482.5%+60.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year +9.2%+19.3%+4.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureOCSMIDKEQUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.0%51.0%36.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.3%51.4%37.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.510.980.65 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.21-0.90-0.58 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -53.4%-72.4%-55.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.8%-46.6%-20.9% -1.2%
52-week high $158.96$39.82$44.21 $779.14
52-week low $98.28$21.20$32.19 $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.

MultipleOCSMIDKEQU
P/E now vs peer median -13.9xmedian 20.1x 14.6xmedian 20.1x 12.2xmedian 20.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.5x 1.3xmedian 1.5x 0.4xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.5xmedian 11.8x 7.4xmedian 11.8x 6.2xmedian 11.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.2xmedian 16.2x 27.1xmedian 16.2x 9.3xmedian 16.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.9x 2.0xmedian 2.9x 1.3xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.38median 0.99 0.11median 0.99 0.45median 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 monthsOCSMIDKEQU
Revenue $9.85B $89.50M $277.22M
Gross profit $2.56B $21.00M $79.15M
Operating income $50.00M $10.80M $15.06M
Net income -$669.00M $7.73M $9.06M
Free cash flow $897.00M $4.17M $10.88M
R&D $150.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $-8.33 $1.46 $2.82
Cash & equivalents $271.00M $10.66M $8.25M
Total debt $5.19B $17.45M $32.83M
Shares (diluted) 80.60M 5.31M 2.92M
Enterprise value $8.16B $64.03M $56.33M

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
MetricOCSMIDKEQU
P/E -13.9x 14.6x 12.2x
P/FCF 10.2x 27.1x 9.3x
P/Operating cash flow 5.2x 7.8x 6.8x
P/S 0.9x 1.3x 0.4x
P/B 2.4x 2.0x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 6.8x 3.5x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA 18.5x 7.4x 6.2x
EV/EBIT 282.2x 9.8x 8.4x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 1.2x 0.5x
EV/FCF 15.7x 25.5x 11.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.1x 7.3x 8.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.38 0.11 0.45

Growth

14 metrics
MetricOCSMIDKEQU
Revenue growth (1Y) -7.2% -1.6% 5.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.5% 18.4% 8.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -19.6% -18.4% 2.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.6% 35.0% 24.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -96.9% -30.8% -24.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -69.8% 134.1% 16.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -300.9% -49.1% -27.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -35.8% 136.0% 22.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -313.8% -35.9% -32.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -37.1% 135.4% 27.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6.0% 92.5% -30.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 97.2% 177.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -1.9% 459.8% -41.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.0% 38.5% 62.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricOCSMIDKEQU
Gross margin 26.0% 23.5% 28.6%
EBITDA margin 7.7% 16.1% 7.4%
Operating margin 0.5% 12.1% 5.4%
Pretax margin -2.2% 12.0% 4.5%
Net margin -6.8% 8.6% 3.0%
FCF margin 9.1% 4.7% 3.9%
Operating cash flow margin 17.8% 16.3% 5.3%
Return on equity -17.8% 13.7% 11.9%
Return on assets -5.2% 8.6% 5.2%
Return on invested capital 0.5% 12.8% 10.2%
Return on capital employed 0.5% 13.8% 11.6%
Asset turnover 0.8x 1.0x 1.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.6x 1.9x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.1% 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricOCSMIDKEQU
Debt / assets 40.8% 4.8% 18.7%
Debt / equity 1.4x 0.1x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 6.5x -0.5x 1.2x
Debt / FCF 5.8x 1.0x 3.0x
Liabilities / assets 70.1% 34.2% 56.1%
Equity / assets 29.9% 65.8% 43.9%
Interest coverage 0.4x 48.9x 4.4x
Current ratio 1.2x 4.1x 2.2x
Quick ratio 0.6x 3.1x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.9x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.94 5.00 3.42

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricOCSMIDKEQU
Dividend yield 2.7% – –
Net buyback yield 7.4% – 3.3%
Shareholder yield 10.1% 0.0% 3.3%
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.

ConsensusOCSMIDKEQU
Forward P/E 12.9xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $9.03FY2026 – –
EPS growth, next FY -25.1%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +16.7% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.50BFY2026 – –
Revenue growth, next FY +3.9%FY2026 – –
Revenue growth, the year after +0.5% – –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersOCSMIDKEQU
Held by institutions 100.0% 57.0% 41.8%
Institutions holding 687 56 32
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.2% -1.1% +1.0%
Institutions buying 365 23 11
Institutions selling 220 17 7
Buyers to sellers 1.66 1.35 1.57

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.

OCSMIDKEQU
OC 1.00 0.31 0.07
SMID 0.31 1.00 0.19
KEQU 0.07 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, OC, SMID and KEQU?

Owens Corning (OC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Owens Corning (OC) $9.33B, Smith Midland (SMID) $113.17M, Kewaunee Scientific (KEQU) $95.27M.

Which stock is cheaper, OC, SMID and KEQU?

Kewaunee Scientific (KEQU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Owens Corning (OC) -13.9x, Smith Midland (SMID) 14.6x, Kewaunee Scientific (KEQU) 11.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Kewaunee Scientific (KEQU) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Owens Corning (OC) -7.2%, Smith Midland (SMID) -1.6%, Kewaunee Scientific (KEQU) +5.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Smith Midland (SMID) has the highest net margin (Owens Corning (OC) -6.8%, Smith Midland (SMID) 8.6%, Kewaunee Scientific (KEQU) 3.0%). On return on invested capital, Smith Midland (SMID) leads (Owens Corning (OC) 0.5%, Smith Midland (SMID) 12.8%, Kewaunee Scientific (KEQU) 10.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Owens Corning (OC) returned the most: Owens Corning (OC) -8.7%, Smith Midland (SMID) -45.6%, Kewaunee Scientific (KEQU) -20.9%. Over five years, Kewaunee Scientific (KEQU) compounded fastest (Owens Corning (OC) +4.5%/yr, Smith Midland (SMID) +2.8%/yr, Kewaunee Scientific (KEQU) +22.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kewaunee Scientific (KEQU) has been the steadiest (Owens Corning (OC) 42.0%, Smith Midland (SMID) 51.0%, Kewaunee Scientific (KEQU) 36.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Kewaunee Scientific (KEQU) leads on 4. 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.