SMID vs ALLE vs CSL Stock Comparison

Smith Midland, Allegion and Carlisle Companies Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SMID Smith Midland Corp
$21.49 -10.9% 1M -44.4% 1Y
Market cap
$116.88M
P/E
15.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$89.50M
Div. yield
–
Building Products Industrials
2 wins
ALLE Allegion plc
$180.73 +16.3% 1M +6.9% 1Y
Market cap
$16.04B
P/E
20.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.39B
Div. yield
–
Building Products Industrials
4 wins
CSL Carlisle Companies Inc
$345.55 +5.9% 1M +1.5% 1Y
Market cap
$14.81B
P/E
20.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.21B
Div. yield
–
Building Products Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

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

QuestionSMIDALLECSLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $116.88M $16.04B $14.81B ALLE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.1x 20.2x 20.6x SMID
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 19.2x 15.9x CSL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.6% +10.3% +4.0% ALLE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.6% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.8% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -44.4% +6.9% +1.5% ALLE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.4%/yr +7.1%/yr +9.2%/yr CSL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.0% 29.5% 36.7% ALLE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 82/100 48/100 39/100 SMID

Percentile Scorecard

SMIDALLECSL

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

AxisSMIDALLECSL
Valuation 83 #10 of 55 19 #45 of 55 44 #31 of 55
Growth 82 #10 of 51 68 #17 of 51 36 #33 of 51
Profitability 70 #15 of 48 75 #13 of 48 –
Financial Health 93 #5 of 54 – –
Shareholder Returns – 30 #29 of 41 38 #26 of 41
Overall 82 48 39
  • SMID ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • ALLE ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • CSL ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSMIDALLECSLSPY
1 month -10.9%+16.3%+5.9% +0.9%
3 months -26.5%+14.1%+3.1% +5.9%
6 months -35.2%+31.6%-0.3% +8.5%
Year to date -40.9%+13.5%+8.0% +13.3%
1 year -44.4%+6.9%+1.5% +12.4%
3 years +10.9%+85.5%+38.9% +88.1%
3 years, per year +3.5%+22.9%+11.6% +23.5%
5 years +7.5%+40.9%+55.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year +1.4%+7.1%+9.2% +11.0%
10 years +498.6%+184.2%+236.1% +263.4%
10 years, per year +19.6%+11.0%+12.9% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureSMIDALLECSLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.0%29.5%36.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.6%27.6%34.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.980.431.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.870.230.04 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -72.4%-34.8%-38.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -46.0%0.0%-17.5% -0.9%
52-week high $39.82$180.73$418.74 $779.14
52-week low $21.20$125.65$295.41 $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.

MultipleSMIDALLECSL
P/E now vs peer median 14.8xmedian 20.0x 20.2xmedian 20.0x 19.3xmedian 20.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.5x 3.5xmedian 1.5x 2.6xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 11.3x —median 11.3x —median 11.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.4xmedian 15.3x 19.7xmedian 15.3x 15.0xmedian 15.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 2.8x 7.1xmedian 2.8x —median 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.11median 0.99 —median 0.99 2.98median 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 monthsSMIDALLECSL
Revenue $89.50M $4.39B $5.21B
Gross profit $21.00M – –
Operating income $10.80M $944.20M $1.02B
Net income $7.73M $691.10M –
Free cash flow $4.17M – –
R&D – – $48.30M
EPS (diluted) $1.46 – $17.74
Cash & equivalents $10.66M $388.10M –
Total debt $17.45M – –
Shares (diluted) 5.31M 86.00M 40.50M
Enterprise value $67.74M $16.04B $14.81B

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
MetricSMIDALLECSL
P/E 14.8x 20.2x 19.3x
P/FCF 27.4x 19.7x 15.0x
P/Operating cash flow 7.8x 18.2x 15.3x
P/S 1.3x 3.5x 2.6x
P/B 2.0x 7.1x –
P/Tangible book 3.6x 11.2x –
EV/EBITDA 7.5x – –
EV/EBIT 10.0x – –
EV/Revenue 1.2x 3.5x 2.6x
EV/FCF 25.8x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 7.4x 18.2x 15.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.11 – 2.98

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSMIDALLECSL
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.6% 10.3% 4.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 18.4% 6.7% 4.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -18.4% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 35.0% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -30.8% 13.1% -2.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 134.1% 10.1% 2.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -49.1% 7.9% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 136.0% 7.4% –
EPS growth (1Y) -35.9% – -1.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 135.4% – 6.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 92.5% 10.7% -17.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 97.2% 13.8% -9.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 459.8% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.5% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSMIDALLECSL
Gross margin 23.5% – –
EBITDA margin 16.1% – –
Operating margin 12.1% – –
Pretax margin 12.0% – –
Net margin 8.6% – –
FCF margin 4.7% – –
Operating cash flow margin 16.3% 19.2% 17.2%
Return on equity 13.7% 32.2% –
Return on assets 8.6% 12.8% –
Return on invested capital 12.8% – –
Return on capital employed 13.8% – –
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.8x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 1.2x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSMIDALLECSL
Debt / assets 4.8% – –
Debt / equity 0.1x – –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5x – –
Debt / FCF 1.0x – –
Liabilities / assets 34.2% – –
Equity / assets 65.8% 39.7% –
Interest coverage 48.9x – –
Current ratio 4.1x 1.9x –
Quick ratio 3.1x – –
Cash ratio 0.9x – –
Altman Z-score 5.03 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSMIDALLECSL
Dividend yield – 1.2% 1.3%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 1.2% 1.3%
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.

ConsensusSMIDALLECSL
Forward P/E – 19.2xFY2026 15.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $9.41FY2026 $21.76FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +15.6%FY2026 +12.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +2.7% +15.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $4.67BFY2026 $4.97BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +14.7%FY2026 -1.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +8.4% +18.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSMIDALLECSL
Held by institutions 57.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 56 730 795
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.1% +3.0% -1.1%
Institutions buying 23 336 367
Institutions selling 17 271 291
Buyers to sellers 1.35 1.24 1.26

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.

SMIDALLECSL
SMID 1.00 0.22 0.26
ALLE 0.22 1.00 0.53
CSL 0.26 0.53 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SMID, ALLE and CSL?

Allegion (ALLE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Smith Midland (SMID) $116.88M, Allegion (ALLE) $16.04B, Carlisle Companies (CSL) $14.81B.

Which stock is cheaper, SMID, ALLE and CSL?

Smith Midland (SMID) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Smith Midland (SMID) 15.1x, Allegion (ALLE) 20.2x, Carlisle Companies (CSL) 20.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Carlisle Companies (CSL) is cheapest (Allegion (ALLE) 19.2x, Carlisle Companies (CSL) 15.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Allegion (ALLE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Smith Midland (SMID) -1.6%, Allegion (ALLE) +10.3%, Carlisle Companies (CSL) +4.0%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Allegion (ALLE) returned the most: Smith Midland (SMID) -44.4%, Allegion (ALLE) +6.9%, Carlisle Companies (CSL) +1.5%. Over five years, Carlisle Companies (CSL) compounded fastest (Smith Midland (SMID) +1.4%/yr, Allegion (ALLE) +7.1%/yr, Carlisle Companies (CSL) +9.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Allegion (ALLE) has been the steadiest (Smith Midland (SMID) 51.0%, Allegion (ALLE) 29.5%, Carlisle Companies (CSL) 36.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SMID, ALLE and CSL?

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