OTIS vs OC vs JHX Stock Comparison

Otis Worldwide, Owens Corning and James Hardie Industries Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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OTIS Otis Worldwide Corp
$79.44 +19.5% 1M -12.9% 1Y
Market cap
$29.77B
P/E
19.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.14B
Div. yield
0.02%
Building Products Industrials
5 wins
OC Owens Corning
$124.07 +3.5% 1M +11.7% 1Y
Market cap
$9.44B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$9.65B
Div. yield
–
Building Products Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Otis Worldwide leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Otis Worldwide 5, James Hardie Industries 4, Owens Corning 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionOTISOCJHXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $29.77B $9.44B $15.71B OTIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.1x -22.1x 44.6x OTIS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.3x 13.7x 20.9x OC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.8% -8.4% +39.4% JHX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.3% -4.4% 6.4% OTIS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 62.2% 2.6% 4.6% OTIS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.0x 5.1x 2.6x JHX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -12.9% +11.7% +55.1% JHX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.6%/yr +5.4%/yr -6.9%/yr OC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.3% 42.4% 45.0% OTIS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 43/100 47/100 JHX

Percentile Scorecard

OTISOCJHX

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

AxisOTISOCJHX
Valuation 46 #31 of 56 67 #19 of 56 35 #37 of 56
Growth 49 #28 of 54 13 #47 of 54 94 #4 of 54
Profitability 73 #15 of 53 25 #40 of 53 60 #22 of 53
Financial Health 12 #51 of 58 9 #53 of 58 40 #35 of 58
Shareholder Returns 39 #26 of 42 100 #1 of 42 5 #40 of 42
Overall 44 43 47
  • OTIS ranked among 58 companies in Construction Products
  • OC ranked among 58 companies in Construction Products
  • JHX ranked among 58 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodOTISOCJHXSPY
1 month +19.5%+3.5%+12.3% -5.9%
3 months +7.6%-17.6%+2.6% -4.6%
6 months +2.5%+1.9%+40.2% +0.2%
Year to date -9.1%+10.9%+38.3% +7.5%
1 year -12.9%+11.7%+55.1% +8.2%
3 years -1.1%+2.3%+6.7% +68.3%
3 years, per year -0.4%+0.7%+2.2% +19.0%
5 years -2.8%+30.1%-30.0% +56.5%
5 years, per year -0.6%+5.4%-6.9% +9.4%
10 years —+164.9%+99.9% +251.5%
10 years, per year —+10.2%+7.2% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureOTISOCJHXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.3%42.4%45.0% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.2%36.9%40.0% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.201.441.60 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.550.281.23 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.6%-53.4%-60.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.1%-21.9%-7.7% -5.9%
52-week high $93.62$158.96$31.09 $779.14
52-week low $64.07$98.28$16.69 $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.

MultipleOTISOCJHX
P/E now vs peer median 19.5xmedian 21.0x -22.9xmedian 21.0x 47.3xmedian 21.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.7x 1.0xmedian 1.7x 3.0xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.1xmedian 13.3x 15.4xmedian 13.3x 14.5xmedian 13.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.1xmedian 16.1x 12.5xmedian 16.1x 24.4xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median -5.6xmedian 2.8x 3.0xmedian 2.8x 2.5xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 2.82median 0.89 0.67median 0.89 -2.59median 0.89

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 monthsOTISOCJHX
Revenue $15.14B $9.65B $5.55B
Gross profit $4.53B $2.42B $2.08B
Operating income $2.32B $225.00M $766.00M
Net income $1.61B -$425.00M $352.50M
Free cash flow $1.67B $767.00M $682.90M
R&D $158.00M $146.00M $62.80M
EPS (diluted) $4.07 $-5.43 $0.60
Cash & equivalents $866.00M $179.00M $323.10M
Total debt $8.28B $4.89B $4.02B
Shares (diluted) 381.90M 78.70M 585.80M
Enterprise value $26.16B $8.38B $14.64B

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
MetricOTISOCJHX
P/E 19.5x -22.9x 47.3x
P/FCF 18.1x 12.5x 24.4x
P/Operating cash flow 16.5x 5.8x 16.2x
P/S 2.0x 1.0x 3.0x
P/B -5.6x 3.0x 2.5x
P/Tangible book -5.2x 11.1x 4.5x
EV/EBITDA 15.1x 15.4x 14.5x
EV/EBIT 16.2x 63.5x 26.6x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 1.5x 3.7x
EV/FCF 22.5x 18.6x 29.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.5x 8.7x 19.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.82 0.67 -2.59

Growth

14 metrics
MetricOTISOCJHX
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.8% -8.4% 39.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.6% 0.0% 14.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.3% -21.8% 43.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.5% -2.9% 14.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 12.0% -71.9% 82.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.5% -48.7% 0.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 13.2% 11.8% 83.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.1% -33.1% -10.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 18.8% 6.1% 80.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.9% -34.2% -18.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 24.8% -12.0% 48.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.1% -1.0% 8.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 26.5% -30.8% 553.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.0% -13.0% 72.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricOTISOCJHX
Gross margin 30.0% 25.0% 37.5%
EBITDA margin 16.5% 9.6% 25.4%
Operating margin 15.3% 2.3% 13.8%
Pretax margin 13.9% -0.4% 9.8%
Net margin 10.3% -4.4% 6.4%
FCF margin 11.1% 7.9% 12.3%
Operating cash flow margin 12.1% 17.1% 18.6%
Return on equity – -12.1% 5.3%
Return on assets 14.4% -3.5% 2.6%
Return on invested capital 62.2% 2.6% 4.6%
Return on capital employed 73.0% 2.3% 6.3%
Asset turnover 1.3x 0.8x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x -3.9x 2.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.7% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricOTISOCJHX
Debt / assets 73.2% 41.3% 30.0%
Debt / equity -1.5x 1.5x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.0x 5.1x 2.6x
Debt / FCF 4.9x 6.4x 5.9x
Liabilities / assets 148.0% 73.0% 49.8%
Equity / assets -48.0% 27.0% 50.2%
Interest coverage – 0.9x 2.2x
Current ratio 0.9x 1.1x 2.1x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.5x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 3.00 2.07 2.44

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricOTISOCJHX
Dividend yield 2.2% 2.5% –
Net buyback yield 2.7% 7.7% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 4.8% 10.3% -0.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 41.1% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 39.6% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 3.6% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 8.4% – –

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.

ConsensusOTISOCJHX
Forward P/E 20.3xFY2026 13.7xFY2026 20.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.91FY2026 $9.06FY2026 $1.37FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -3.5%FY2026 -24.8%FY2026 +25.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +22.0% +16.6% +15.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.22BFY2026 $10.50BFY2026 $5.05BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.4%FY2026 +3.9%FY2026 +4.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.6% +0.5% +15.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersOTISOCJHX
Held by institutions 93.1% 100.0% 49.9%
Institutions holding 1,222 689 339
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.6% +4.2% +7.1%
Institutions buying 561 366 189
Institutions selling 453 221 100
Buyers to sellers 1.24 1.66 1.89

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.

OTISOCJHX
OTIS 1.00 0.41 0.35
OC 0.41 1.00 0.64
JHX 0.35 0.64 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, OTIS, OC and JHX?

Otis Worldwide (OTIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Otis Worldwide (OTIS) $29.77B, Owens Corning (OC) $9.44B, James Hardie Industries (JHX) $15.71B.

Which stock is cheaper, OTIS, OC and JHX?

Otis Worldwide (OTIS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 19.1x, Owens Corning (OC) -22.1x, James Hardie Industries (JHX) 44.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Owens Corning (OC) is cheapest (Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 20.3x, Owens Corning (OC) 13.7x, James Hardie Industries (JHX) 20.9x). 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: Otis Worldwide (OTIS) +5.8%, Owens Corning (OC) -8.4%, James Hardie Industries (JHX) +39.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Otis Worldwide (OTIS) has the highest net margin (Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 10.3%, Owens Corning (OC) -4.4%, James Hardie Industries (JHX) 6.4%). On return on invested capital, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) leads (Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 62.2%, Owens Corning (OC) 2.6%, James Hardie Industries (JHX) 4.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year James Hardie Industries (JHX) returned the most: Otis Worldwide (OTIS) -12.9%, Owens Corning (OC) +11.7%, James Hardie Industries (JHX) +55.1%. Over five years, Owens Corning (OC) compounded fastest (Otis Worldwide (OTIS) -0.6%/yr, Owens Corning (OC) +5.4%/yr, James Hardie Industries (JHX) -6.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 0.02%, Owens Corning (OC) 0.00%, James Hardie Industries (JHX) 0.00%. Owens Corning (OC) and James Hardie Industries (JHX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) has been the steadiest (Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 23.3%, Owens Corning (OC) 42.4%, James Hardie Industries (JHX) 45.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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