OTIS vs WMS vs ZWS Stock Comparison

Otis Worldwide, Advanced Drainage Systems and Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
OTIS Otis Worldwide Corp
$75.15 +10.0% 1M -19.2% 1Y
Market cap
$28.74B
P/E
19.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.91B
Div. yield
0.02%
Building Products Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionOTISWMSZWSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $28.74B $10.06B $8.22B OTIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.0x 22.3x 29.8x OTIS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.2x 20.4x 26.0x OTIS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.2% +10.4% +10.7% ZWS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.2% 14.0% 15.5% ZWS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 69.7% 14.7% 13.3% OTIS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.1x 1.6x 0.3x ZWS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.01% 0.01% OTIS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -19.2% -8.2% +6.0% ZWS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.6%/yr +3.9%/yr +5.9%/yr ZWS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.7% 36.2% 27.5% OTIS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 63/100 74/100 ZWS

Percentile Scorecard

OTISWMSZWS

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

AxisOTISWMSZWS
Valuation 50 #28 of 55 48 #29 of 55 35 #36 of 55
Growth 52 #25 of 51 48 #27 of 51 98 #2 of 51
Profitability 72 #15 of 51 82 #10 of 51 76 #13 of 51
Financial Health 12 #52 of 59 48 #31 of 59 88 #8 of 59
Shareholder Returns 53 #20 of 41 88 #6 of 41 73 #12 of 41
Overall 48 63 74
  • OTIS ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • WMS ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • ZWS ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodOTISWMSZWSSPY
1 month +10.0%+0.4%+3.8% -1.0%
3 months +4.5%-8.1%+0.4% +2.9%
6 months -3.6%-14.2%-7.4% +6.4%
Year to date -14.0%-10.0%+4.5% +11.4%
1 year -19.2%-8.2%+6.0% +13.1%
3 years -2.7%+20.5%+90.7% +79.4%
3 years, per year -0.9%+6.4%+24.0% +21.5%
5 years -12.2%+21.2%+33.5% +67.7%
5 years, per year -2.6%+3.9%+5.9% +10.9%
10 years —+535.9%+431.5% +255.2%
10 years, per year —+20.3%+18.2% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureOTISWMSZWSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.7%36.2%27.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.3%33.2%23.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.221.360.88 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.84-0.230.22 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.6%-50.3%-47.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.7%-25.7%-8.6% -2.5%
52-week high $93.62$175.38$53.17 $779.14
52-week low $64.07$125.22$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.

MultipleOTISWMSZWS
P/E now vs peer median 19.0xmedian 19.9x 22.1xmedian 19.9x 29.4xmedian 19.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.5x 2.9xmedian 1.5x 4.5xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.7xmedian 12.6x 12.0xmedian 12.6x 17.9xmedian 12.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.7xmedian 16.1x 16.9xmedian 16.1x 21.3xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median -5.0xmedian 3.0x 5.1xmedian 3.0x 4.9xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 2.57median 0.98 -11.80median 0.98 0.38median 0.98

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 monthsOTISWMSZWS
Revenue $14.91B $3.22B $1.79B
Gross profit $4.52B $1.24B $875.60M
Operating income $2.29B $668.00M $372.30M
Net income $1.58B $455.60M $276.10M
Free cash flow $1.71B $550.15M $378.50M
R&D $154.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $3.95 $5.86 $1.64
Cash & equivalents $813.00M $162.25M $365.00M
Total debt $8.44B $5.41B $499.10M
Shares (diluted) 383.50M 77.02M 168.78M
Enterprise value $25.16B $7.85B $7.03B

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
MetricOTISWMSZWS
P/E 19.0x 22.1x 29.4x
P/FCF 16.7x 16.9x 21.3x
P/Operating cash flow 15.3x 11.6x 20.1x
P/S 1.9x 2.9x 4.5x
P/B -5.0x 5.1x 4.9x
P/Tangible book -4.7x 9.4x 9.5x
EV/EBITDA 14.7x 12.0x 17.9x
EV/EBIT 15.8x 16.1x 22.0x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 3.3x 4.6x
EV/FCF 21.2x 19.5x 21.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.4x 13.4x 20.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.57 -11.80 0.38

Growth

14 metrics
MetricOTISWMSZWS
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.2% 10.4% 10.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.5% 3.2% 5.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.4% 14.0% 19.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.1% 4.3% 15.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 23.6% 4.9% 42.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.7% -2.2% 51.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -0.7% 4.9% 58.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.4% -2.8% 73.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 3.4% 5.7% 59.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.4% -1.9% 76.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 25.7% 19.5% 30.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.5% 4.6% 25.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 27.0% 18.3% 34.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.4% 1.3% 27.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricOTISWMSZWS
Gross margin 30.3% 38.6% 49.0%
EBITDA margin 16.5% 27.9% 25.7%
Operating margin 15.4% 20.7% 20.8%
Pretax margin 13.9% 18.6% 20.1%
Net margin 10.2% 14.0% 15.5%
FCF margin 11.5% 17.1% 21.2%
Operating cash flow margin 12.5% 25.0% 22.5%
Return on equity – 24.6% 16.9%
Return on assets 14.5% 10.1% 10.1%
Return on invested capital 69.7% 14.7% 13.3%
Return on capital employed 87.2% 17.0% 15.4%
Asset turnover 1.4x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.8x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 1.2% 2.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricOTISWMSZWS
Debt / assets 75.6% 35.8% 17.9%
Debt / equity -1.5x 0.9x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.1x 1.6x 0.3x
Debt / FCF 4.9x 2.9x 1.3x
Liabilities / assets 151.5% 59.7% 40.3%
Equity / assets -51.5% 40.3% 59.7%
Interest coverage – – 14.4x
Current ratio 0.8x 2.1x 3.1x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.1x 2.0x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.3x 1.2x
Altman Z-score 2.87 4.08 5.14

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricOTISWMSZWS
Dividend yield 2.3% 0.6% 0.9%
Net buyback yield 3.7% 3.4% 1.7%
Shareholder yield 6.0% 4.0% 2.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 41.7% 12.6% 25.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) 38.4% 10.4% 18.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) 4.4% 12.0% 18.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 9.4% 12.3% 12.5%

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.

ConsensusOTISWMSZWS
Forward P/E 19.2xFY2026 20.4xFY2026 26.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.91FY2026 $6.40FY2026 $1.87FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -3.5%FY2026 +2.1%FY2026 +23.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +22.3% +22.7% +3.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.18BFY2026 $3.62BFY2026 $1.81BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.1%FY2026 +18.7%FY2026 +6.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.5% +5.8% +3.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersOTISWMSZWS
Held by institutions 93.1% 90.9% 88.6%
Institutions holding 1,219 553 436
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.6% +0.3% +0.9%
Institutions buying 561 259 237
Institutions selling 450 209 144
Buyers to sellers 1.25 1.24 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.

OTISWMSZWS
OTIS 1.00 0.37 0.41
WMS 0.37 1.00 0.57
ZWS 0.41 0.57 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, OTIS, WMS and ZWS?

Otis Worldwide (OTIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Otis Worldwide (OTIS) $28.74B, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) $10.06B, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) $8.22B.

Which stock is cheaper, OTIS, WMS and ZWS?

Otis Worldwide (OTIS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 19.0x, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 22.3x, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) 29.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) is cheapest (Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 19.2x, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 20.4x, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) 26.0x). 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%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) +10.4%, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) +10.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) has the highest net margin (Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 10.2%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 14.0%, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) 15.5%). On return on invested capital, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) leads (Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 69.7%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 14.7%, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) 13.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) returned the most: Otis Worldwide (OTIS) -19.2%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) -8.2%, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) +6.0%. Over five years, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) compounded fastest (Otis Worldwide (OTIS) -2.6%/yr, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) +3.9%/yr, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) +5.9%/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%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 0.01%, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS) 0.01%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) has been the steadiest (Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 22.7%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 36.2%, 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, WMS 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, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 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.