SMID vs AYI vs MAS Stock Comparison

Smith Midland, Acuity Inc. (De) and Masco Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SMID Smith Midland Corp
$21.26 -12.4% 1M -45.6% 1Y
Market cap
$113.17M
P/E
14.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$89.50M
Div. yield
–
Building Products Industrials
2 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
3 wins
MAS Masco Corp /De/
$75.15 +9.1% 1M +10.0% 1Y
Market cap
$15.17B
P/E
17.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.62B
Div. yield
0.02%
Building Products Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Masco leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Masco 7, Acuity Inc. (De) 3, Smith Midland 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSMIDAYIMASLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $113.17M $9.64B $15.17B MAS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.6x 18.1x 17.1x SMID
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 16.2x 15.7x MAS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.6% +6.8% -0.6% AYI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.6% 11.4% 11.6% MAS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.8% 15.4% 33.9% MAS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 0.1x — SMID
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% MAS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -45.6% -12.7% +10.0% MAS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.8%/yr +9.2%/yr +2.8%/yr AYI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.0% 38.0% 35.6% MAS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 80/100 81/100 62/100 AYI

Percentile Scorecard

SMIDAYIMAS

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

AxisSMIDAYIMAS
Valuation 84 #10 of 56 73 #16 of 56 71 #17 of 56
Growth 80 #11 of 52 82 #10 of 52 41 #31 of 52
Profitability 65 #18 of 49 79 #11 of 49 94 #4 of 49
Financial Health 93 #5 of 56 87 #8 of 56 44 #32 of 56
Shareholder Returns – 83 #8 of 41 63 #16 of 41
Overall 80 81 62
  • SMID ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • AYI ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • MAS ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSMIDAYIMASSPY
1 month -12.4%+1.2%+9.1% -0.2%
3 months -27.4%-6.1%-7.9% +3.9%
6 months -36.2%+13.4%+1.1% +8.2%
Year to date -41.5%-10.2%+18.4% +12.9%
1 year -45.6%-12.7%+10.0% +12.3%
3 years +9.8%+104.2%+47.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +3.2%+26.9%+13.8% +23.3%
5 years +14.9%+55.4%+14.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +2.8%+9.2%+2.8% +10.9%
10 years +482.5%+43.2%+146.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year +19.3%+3.7%+9.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSMIDAYIMASSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.0%38.0%35.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.4%41.6%33.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.981.401.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.90-0.340.28 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -72.4%-34.7%-38.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -46.6%-14.2%-9.2% -1.2%
52-week high $39.82$376.69$82.77 $779.14
52-week low $21.20$257.79$58.60 $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.

MultipleSMIDAYIMAS
P/E now vs peer median 14.6xmedian 20.1x 18.5xmedian 20.1x 16.9xmedian 20.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.5x 2.1xmedian 1.5x 1.9xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 11.8x 11.1xmedian 11.8x —median 11.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.1xmedian 16.2x 12.8xmedian 16.2x 13.2xmedian 16.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 2.9x 3.2xmedian 2.9x -40.6xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.11median 0.99 1.11median 0.99 2.15median 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 monthsSMIDAYIMAS
Revenue $89.50M $4.64B $7.62B
Gross profit $21.00M $2.35B $2.82B
Operating income $10.80M $713.70M $1.34B
Net income $7.73M $531.30M $937.00M
Free cash flow $4.17M $747.90M $1.13B
EPS (diluted) $1.46 $17.06 $4.45
Cash & equivalents $10.66M $636.30M $548.00M
Total debt $17.45M $697.40M $3.25B
Shares (diluted) 5.31M 31.15M 199.00M
Enterprise value $64.03M $7.94B $13.03B

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
MetricSMIDAYIMAS
P/E 14.6x 18.5x 16.9x
P/FCF 27.1x 12.8x 13.2x
P/Operating cash flow 7.8x 11.6x 11.5x
P/S 1.3x 2.1x 1.9x
P/B 2.0x 3.2x -40.6x
P/Tangible book 3.5x 4.9x -26.5x
EV/EBITDA 7.4x 11.1x –
EV/EBIT 9.8x 13.5x 13.1x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 2.1x 2.3x
EV/FCF 25.5x 12.9x 15.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.3x 11.7x 13.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.11 1.11 2.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSMIDAYIMAS
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.6% 6.8% -0.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 18.4% 5.5% -2.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -18.4% 13.1% 1.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 35.0% 11.1% 1.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -30.8% 26.6% -0.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 134.1% 14.7% 2.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -49.1% 34.0% 9.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 136.0% 15.4% 3.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -35.9% 36.1% 16.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 135.4% 16.6% 7.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 92.5% 37.3% 33.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 97.2% 12.6% 5.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 459.8% 40.3% 39.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.5% 13.5% 10.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSMIDAYIMAS
Gross margin 23.5% 50.6% 37.0%
EBITDA margin 16.1% 18.7% –
Operating margin 12.1% 15.4% 17.5%
Pretax margin 12.0% 14.7% 16.2%
Net margin 8.6% 11.4% 11.6%
FCF margin 4.7% 16.1% 14.8%
Operating cash flow margin 16.3% 17.8% 16.9%
Return on equity 13.7% 18.2% –
Return on assets 8.6% 11.2% 17.6%
Return on invested capital 12.8% 15.4% 33.9%
Return on capital employed 13.8% 19.5% 36.4%
Asset turnover 1.0x 1.0x 1.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 1.6x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% 1.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSMIDAYIMAS
Debt / assets 4.8% 14.3% 60.1%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.2x -8.9x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 0.1x –
Debt / FCF 1.0x 0.9x 2.9x
Liabilities / assets 34.2% 39.0% 106.8%
Equity / assets 65.8% 61.0% -6.8%
Interest coverage 48.9x – 13.0x
Current ratio 4.1x 1.7x 1.9x
Quick ratio 3.1x 1.2x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.6x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 5.00 6.03 3.87

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSMIDAYIMAS
Dividend yield – 0.2% 1.7%
Net buyback yield – 2.9% 6.1%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 3.2% 7.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 4.5% 27.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 3.2% 22.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 15.5% 0.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 12.3% 0.3%

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.

ConsensusSMIDAYIMAS
Forward P/E – 16.2xFY2027 15.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $20.01FY2027 $4.79FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +0.6%FY2027 +21.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +21.7% -7.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $4.68BFY2027 $7.23BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +0.9%FY2027 -4.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +14.4% +15.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSMIDAYIMAS
Held by institutions 57.0% 99.2% 100.0%
Institutions holding 56 631 921
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.1% +4.1% +0.7%
Institutions buying 23 330 497
Institutions selling 17 190 289
Buyers to sellers 1.35 1.74 1.72

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.

SMIDAYIMAS
SMID 1.00 0.17 0.31
AYI 0.17 1.00 0.36
MAS 0.31 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SMID, AYI and MAS?

Masco (MAS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Smith Midland (SMID) $113.17M, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) $9.64B, Masco (MAS) $15.17B.

Which stock is cheaper, SMID, AYI and MAS?

Smith Midland (SMID) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Smith Midland (SMID) 14.6x, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 18.1x, Masco (MAS) 17.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Masco (MAS) is cheapest (Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 16.2x, Masco (MAS) 15.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Smith Midland (SMID) -1.6%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) +6.8%, Masco (MAS) -0.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Masco (MAS) has the highest net margin (Smith Midland (SMID) 8.6%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 11.4%, Masco (MAS) 11.6%). On return on invested capital, Masco (MAS) leads (Smith Midland (SMID) 12.8%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 15.4%, Masco (MAS) 33.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Masco (MAS) returned the most: Smith Midland (SMID) -45.6%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) -12.7%, Masco (MAS) +10.0%. Over five years, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) compounded fastest (Smith Midland (SMID) +2.8%/yr, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) +9.2%/yr, Masco (MAS) +2.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Masco (MAS) has the highest dividend yield: Smith Midland (SMID) 0.00%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 0.00%, Masco (MAS) 0.02%. Smith Midland (SMID) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Masco (MAS) has been the steadiest (Smith Midland (SMID) 51.0%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 38.0%, Masco (MAS) 35.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SMID, AYI and MAS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Masco (MAS) leads on 7. 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.