OTIS vs AYI vs WMS Stock Comparison

Otis Worldwide, Acuity Inc. (De) and Advanced Drainage Systems Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
OTIS Otis Worldwide Corp
$74.14 +12.4% 1M -19.5% 1Y
Market cap
$27.96B
P/E
18.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.91B
Div. yield
0.02%
Building Products Industrials
4 wins
AYI Acuity Inc. (De)
$323.34 +1.2% 1M -12.7% 1Y
Market cap
$9.64B
P/E
18.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.64B
Div. yield
0.00%
Building Products Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Acuity Inc. (De) leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Acuity Inc. (De) 5, Otis Worldwide 4, Advanced Drainage Systems 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionOTISAYIWMSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $27.96B $9.64B $9.94B OTIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.4x 18.1x 22.0x AYI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.0x 16.2x 20.5x AYI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.2% +6.8% +10.4% WMS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.2% 11.4% 14.0% WMS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 69.7% 15.4% 14.7% OTIS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.1x 0.1x 1.6x AYI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.01% OTIS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -19.5% -12.7% -8.3% WMS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.5%/yr +9.2%/yr +3.3%/yr AYI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.8% 38.0% 36.2% OTIS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 81/100 65/100 AYI

Percentile Scorecard

OTISAYIWMS

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

AxisOTISAYIWMS
Valuation 53 #27 of 56 73 #16 of 56 49 #29 of 56
Growth 53 #25 of 52 82 #10 of 52 51 #26 of 52
Profitability 77 #12 of 49 79 #11 of 49 88 #7 of 49
Financial Health 15 #48 of 56 87 #8 of 56 55 #26 of 56
Shareholder Returns 53 #20 of 41 83 #8 of 41 85 #7 of 41
Overall 50 81 65
  • OTIS ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • AYI ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • WMS ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodOTISAYIWMSSPY
1 month +12.4%+1.2%-1.6% -0.2%
3 months +0.7%-6.1%-9.7% +3.9%
6 months -4.2%+13.4%-12.3% +8.2%
Year to date -15.1%-10.2%-9.6% +12.9%
1 year -19.5%-12.7%-8.3% +12.3%
3 years -2.6%+104.2%+24.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year -0.9%+26.9%+7.5% +23.3%
5 years -7.2%+55.4%+17.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year -1.5%+9.2%+3.3% +10.9%
10 years —+43.2%+564.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+3.7%+20.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureOTISAYIWMSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.8%38.0%36.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.3%41.6%33.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.221.401.37 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.85-0.34-0.23 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.6%-34.7%-50.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.8%-14.2%-25.3% -1.2%
52-week high $93.62$376.69$175.38 $779.14
52-week low $64.07$257.79$125.22 $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.

MultipleOTISAYIWMS
P/E now vs peer median 18.7xmedian 20.1x 18.5xmedian 20.1x 22.2xmedian 20.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.5x 2.1xmedian 1.5x 2.9xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.6xmedian 11.8x 11.1xmedian 11.8x 12.0xmedian 11.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.5xmedian 16.2x 12.8xmedian 16.2x 17.0xmedian 16.2x
P/B now vs peer median -4.9xmedian 2.9x 3.2xmedian 2.9x 5.1xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 2.53median 0.99 1.11median 0.99 -11.85median 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 monthsOTISAYIWMS
Revenue $14.91B $4.64B $3.22B
Gross profit $4.52B $2.35B $1.24B
Operating income $2.29B $713.70M $668.00M
Net income $1.58B $531.30M $455.60M
Free cash flow $1.71B $747.90M $550.15M
R&D $154.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $3.95 $17.06 $5.86
Cash & equivalents $813.00M $636.30M $162.25M
Total debt $8.44B $697.40M $1.61B
Shares (diluted) 383.50M 31.15M 77.02M
Enterprise value $24.37B $7.94B $7.73B

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
MetricOTISAYIWMS
P/E 18.7x 18.5x 22.2x
P/FCF 16.5x 12.8x 17.0x
P/Operating cash flow 15.1x 11.6x 11.6x
P/S 1.9x 2.1x 2.9x
P/B -4.9x 3.2x 5.1x
P/Tangible book -4.6x 4.9x 9.4x
EV/EBITDA 14.6x 11.1x 12.0x
EV/EBIT 15.7x 13.5x 16.2x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 2.1x 3.3x
EV/FCF 20.9x 12.9x 19.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.2x 11.7x 13.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.53 1.11 -11.85

Growth

14 metrics
MetricOTISAYIWMS
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.2% 6.8% 10.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.5% 5.5% 3.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.4% 13.1% 14.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.1% 11.1% 4.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 23.6% 26.6% 4.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 14.7% -2.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -0.7% 34.0% 4.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.4% 15.4% -2.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 3.4% 36.1% 5.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.4% 16.6% -1.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 25.7% 37.3% 19.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.5% 12.6% 4.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 27.0% 40.3% 18.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.4% 13.5% 1.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricOTISAYIWMS
Gross margin 30.3% 50.6% 38.6%
EBITDA margin 16.5% 18.7% 27.9%
Operating margin 15.4% 15.4% 20.7%
Pretax margin 13.9% 14.7% 18.6%
Net margin 10.2% 11.4% 14.0%
FCF margin 11.5% 16.1% 17.1%
Operating cash flow margin 12.5% 17.8% 25.0%
Return on equity – 18.2% 24.6%
Return on assets 14.5% 11.2% 10.1%
Return on invested capital 69.7% 15.4% 14.7%
Return on capital employed 87.2% 19.5% 17.0%
Asset turnover 1.4x 1.0x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.6x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 1.1% 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricOTISAYIWMS
Debt / assets 75.6% 14.3% 35.8%
Debt / equity -1.5x 0.2x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.1x 0.1x 1.6x
Debt / FCF 4.9x 0.9x 2.9x
Liabilities / assets 151.5% 39.0% 59.7%
Equity / assets -51.5% 61.0% 40.3%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.8x 1.7x 2.1x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.2x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.6x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 2.85 6.03 4.09

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricOTISAYIWMS
Dividend yield 2.3% 0.2% 0.6%
Net buyback yield 3.7% 2.9% 3.4%
Shareholder yield 6.1% 3.2% 4.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 41.7% 4.5% 12.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) 38.4% 3.2% 10.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) 4.4% 15.5% 12.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 9.4% 12.3% 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.

ConsensusOTISAYIWMS
Forward P/E 19.0xFY2026 16.2xFY2027 20.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.91FY2026 $20.01FY2027 $6.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -3.5%FY2026 +0.6%FY2027 +2.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +22.3% +21.7% +22.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.18BFY2026 $4.68BFY2027 $3.62BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.1%FY2026 +0.9%FY2027 +18.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.5% +14.4% +5.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersOTISAYIWMS
Held by institutions 93.1% 99.2% 90.9%
Institutions holding 1,219 631 553
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.6% +4.1% +0.3%
Institutions buying 561 330 259
Institutions selling 450 190 209
Buyers to sellers 1.25 1.74 1.24

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.

OTISAYIWMS
OTIS 1.00 0.17 0.37
AYI 0.17 1.00 0.45
WMS 0.37 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, OTIS, AYI and WMS?

Otis Worldwide (OTIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Otis Worldwide (OTIS) $27.96B, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) $9.64B, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) $9.94B.

Which stock is cheaper, OTIS, AYI and WMS?

Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 18.4x, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 18.1x, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 22.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) is cheapest (Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 19.0x, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 16.2x, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 20.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Otis Worldwide (OTIS) +5.2%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) +6.8%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) +10.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) has the highest net margin (Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 10.2%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 11.4%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 14.0%). On return on invested capital, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) leads (Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 69.7%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 15.4%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 14.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) returned the most: Otis Worldwide (OTIS) -19.5%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) -12.7%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) -8.3%. Over five years, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) compounded fastest (Otis Worldwide (OTIS) -1.5%/yr, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) +9.2%/yr, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) +3.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Otis Worldwide (OTIS) has the highest dividend yield: Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 0.02%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 0.00%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 0.01%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) has been the steadiest (Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 22.8%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 38.0%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 36.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, OTIS, AYI and WMS?

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