OTIS vs OC vs ZWS Stock Comparison

Otis Worldwide, Owens Corning and Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
OTIS Otis Worldwide Corp
$74.14 +12.4% 1M -19.5% 1Y
Market cap
$28.13B
P/E
18.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.91B
Div. yield
0.02%
Building Products Industrials
5 wins
OC Owens Corning
$116.35 -6.1% 1M -8.7% 1Y
Market cap
$9.36B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$9.85B
Div. yield
–
Building Products Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Zurn Elkay Water Solutions 6, Otis Worldwide 5, Owens Corning 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionOTISOCZWSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $28.13B $9.36B $7.26B OTIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.6x -14.0x 25.0x OTIS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.0x 12.9x 26.3x OC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.2% -7.2% +10.1% ZWS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.2% -6.8% 15.9% ZWS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 69.7% 0.5% 14.0% OTIS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.1x 6.5x 0.4x ZWS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.01% OTIS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -19.5% -8.7% +5.5% ZWS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.5%/yr +4.5%/yr +6.0%/yr ZWS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.8% 42.0% 27.5% OTIS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 41/100 75/100 ZWS

Percentile Scorecard

OTISOCZWS

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

AxisOTISOCZWS
Valuation 53 #27 of 56 64 #21 of 56 29 #40 of 56
Growth 53 #25 of 52 10 #47 of 52 96 #3 of 52
Profitability 77 #12 of 49 21 #39 of 49 85 #8 of 49
Financial Health 15 #48 of 56 13 #49 of 56 89 #7 of 56
Shareholder Returns 53 #20 of 41 98 #2 of 41 78 #10 of 41
Overall 50 41 75
  • OTIS ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • OC ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • ZWS ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodOTISOCZWSSPY
1 month +12.4%-6.1%+5.4% -0.2%
3 months +0.7%-18.7%-0.2% +3.9%
6 months -4.2%-6.1%-5.7% +8.2%
Year to date -15.1%+4.0%+5.8% +12.9%
1 year -19.5%-8.7%+5.5% +12.3%
3 years -2.6%+4.3%+90.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year -0.9%+1.4%+24.0% +23.3%
5 years -7.2%+24.5%+33.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year -1.5%+4.5%+6.0% +10.9%
10 years —+141.1%+419.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+9.2%+17.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureOTISOCZWSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.8%42.0%27.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.3%38.3%23.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.221.510.89 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.85-0.210.20 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.6%-53.4%-47.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.8%-26.8%-7.5% -1.2%
52-week high $93.62$158.96$53.17 $779.14
52-week low $64.07$98.28$43.70 $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.

MultipleOTISOCZWS
P/E now vs peer median 18.7xmedian 20.1x -13.9xmedian 20.1x 28.1xmedian 20.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.5x 0.9xmedian 1.5x 4.5xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.6xmedian 11.8x 18.5xmedian 11.8x 17.0xmedian 11.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.5xmedian 16.2x 10.2xmedian 16.2x 21.0xmedian 16.2x
P/B now vs peer median -4.9xmedian 2.9x 2.4xmedian 2.9x 4.8xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 2.53median 0.99 0.38median 0.99 0.72median 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 monthsOTISOCZWS
Revenue $14.91B $9.85B $1.83B
Gross profit $4.52B $2.56B $920.70M
Operating income $2.29B $50.00M $403.00M
Net income $1.58B -$669.00M $290.60M
Free cash flow $1.71B $897.00M $387.00M
R&D $154.00M $150.00M –
EPS (diluted) $3.95 $-8.33 $1.73
Cash & equivalents $813.00M $271.00M $307.10M
Total debt $8.44B $5.19B $500.30M
Shares (diluted) 383.50M 80.60M 168.11M
Enterprise value $24.55B $8.19B $6.01B

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
MetricOTISOCZWS
P/E 18.7x -13.9x 28.1x
P/FCF 16.5x 10.2x 21.0x
P/Operating cash flow 15.1x 5.2x 19.7x
P/S 1.9x 0.9x 4.5x
P/B -4.9x 2.4x 4.8x
P/Tangible book -4.6x 6.8x 9.5x
EV/EBITDA 14.6x 18.5x 17.0x
EV/EBIT 15.7x 282.2x 20.7x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 1.4x 4.6x
EV/FCF 20.9x 15.7x 21.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.2x 8.1x 20.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.53 0.38 0.72

Growth

14 metrics
MetricOTISOCZWS
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.2% -7.2% 10.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.5% 0.5% 6.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.4% -19.6% 23.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.1% -0.6% 15.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 23.6% -96.9% 50.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.7% -69.8% 31.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -0.7% -300.9% 51.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.4% -35.8% 37.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 3.4% -313.8% 53.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.4% -37.1% 39.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 25.7% 6.0% 29.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.5% 6.1% 13.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 27.0% -1.9% 34.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.4% -2.0% 14.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricOTISOCZWS
Gross margin 30.3% 26.0% 50.4%
EBITDA margin 16.5% 7.7% 26.8%
Operating margin 15.4% 0.5% 22.1%
Pretax margin 13.9% -2.2% 21.0%
Net margin 10.2% -6.8% 15.9%
FCF margin 11.5% 9.1% 21.2%
Operating cash flow margin 12.5% 17.8% 22.6%
Return on equity – -17.8% 17.3%
Return on assets 14.5% -5.2% 10.4%
Return on invested capital 69.7% 0.5% 14.0%
Return on capital employed 87.2% 0.5% 16.2%
Asset turnover 1.4x 0.8x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x -2.6x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.7% 2.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricOTISOCZWS
Debt / assets 75.6% 40.8% 17.8%
Debt / equity -1.5x 1.4x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.1x 6.5x 0.4x
Debt / FCF 4.9x 5.8x 1.3x
Liabilities / assets 151.5% 70.1% 39.7%
Equity / assets -51.5% 29.9% 60.3%
Interest coverage – 0.4x 16.1x
Current ratio 0.8x 1.2x 2.9x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.6x 1.8x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 1.0x
Altman Z-score 2.85 1.94 5.25

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricOTISOCZWS
Dividend yield 2.3% 2.7% 0.9%
Net buyback yield 3.7% 7.4% 1.9%
Shareholder yield 6.1% 10.1% 2.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 41.7% – 25.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) 38.4% – 19.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) 4.4% – 21.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 9.4% – 14.5%

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.

ConsensusOTISOCZWS
Forward P/E 19.0xFY2026 12.9xFY2026 26.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.91FY2026 $9.03FY2026 $1.87FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -3.5%FY2026 -25.1%FY2026 +23.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +22.3% +16.7% +3.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.18BFY2026 $10.50BFY2026 $1.81BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.1%FY2026 +3.9%FY2026 +6.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.5% +0.5% +3.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersOTISOCZWS
Held by institutions 93.1% 100.0% 88.6%
Institutions holding 1,219 687 436
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.6% +4.2% +0.9%
Institutions buying 561 365 237
Institutions selling 450 220 144
Buyers to sellers 1.25 1.66 1.65

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.

OTISOCZWS
OTIS 1.00 0.34 0.41
OC 0.34 1.00 0.43
ZWS 0.41 0.43 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, OTIS, OC and ZWS?

Otis Worldwide (OTIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Otis Worldwide (OTIS) $28.13B, Owens Corning (OC) $9.36B, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) $7.26B.

Which stock is cheaper, OTIS, OC and ZWS?

Otis Worldwide (OTIS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 18.6x, Owens Corning (OC) -14.0x, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) 25.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Owens Corning (OC) is cheapest (Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 19.0x, Owens Corning (OC) 12.9x, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) 26.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Otis Worldwide (OTIS) +5.2%, Owens Corning (OC) -7.2%, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) +10.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) has the highest net margin (Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 10.2%, Owens Corning (OC) -6.8%, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) 15.9%). On return on invested capital, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) leads (Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 69.7%, Owens Corning (OC) 0.5%, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) 14.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) returned the most: Otis Worldwide (OTIS) -19.5%, Owens Corning (OC) -8.7%, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) +5.5%. Over five years, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) compounded fastest (Otis Worldwide (OTIS) -1.5%/yr, Owens Corning (OC) +4.5%/yr, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) +6.0%/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%, Owens Corning (OC) 0.00%, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) 0.01%. Owens Corning (OC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) has been the steadiest (Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 22.8%, Owens Corning (OC) 42.0%, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) 27.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) 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.