SMID vs CSL vs MHK Stock Comparison

Smith Midland, Carlisle Companies and Mohawk Industries Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SMID Smith Midland Corp
$21.49 -10.9% 1M -44.4% 1Y
Market cap
$114.05M
P/E
14.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$89.50M
Div. yield
–
Building Products Industrials
5 wins
CSL Carlisle Companies Inc
$345.55 +5.9% 1M +1.5% 1Y
Market cap
$13.75B
P/E
19.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.21B
Div. yield
1.32%
Building Products Industrials
3 wins
MHK Mohawk Industries Inc
$127.86 +2.8% 1M +7.7% 1Y
Market cap
$8.66B
P/E
16.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.18B
Div. yield
–
Building Products Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Smith Midland leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Smith Midland 5, Carlisle Companies 3, Mohawk Industries 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSMIDCSLMHKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $114.05M $13.75B $8.66B CSL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.8x 19.3x 16.7x SMID
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 15.9x 12.2x MHK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.6% +4.0% +4.6% MHK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.6% — 4.2% SMID
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.8% — 4.6% SMID
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x — 0.8x SMID
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 1.32% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -44.4% +1.5% +7.7% MHK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.4%/yr +9.2%/yr -6.3%/yr CSL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.0% 36.7% 40.8% CSL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 82/100 39/100 65/100 SMID

Percentile Scorecard

SMIDCSLMHK

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

AxisSMIDCSLMHK
Valuation 83 #10 of 55 44 #31 of 55 96 #3 of 55
Growth 82 #10 of 51 36 #33 of 51 62 #20 of 51
Profitability 70 #15 of 48 – 43 #28 of 48
Financial Health 93 #5 of 54 – 77 #13 of 54
Shareholder Returns – 38 #26 of 41 48 #22 of 41
Overall 82 39 65
  • SMID ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • CSL ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • MHK ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSMIDCSLMHKSPY
1 month -10.9%+5.9%+2.8% +0.9%
3 months -26.5%+3.1%+12.7% +5.9%
6 months -35.2%-0.3%+24.3% +8.5%
Year to date -40.9%+8.0%+17.0% +13.3%
1 year -44.4%+1.5%+7.7% +12.4%
3 years +10.9%+38.9%+67.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year +3.5%+11.6%+18.7% +23.5%
5 years +7.5%+55.0%-27.8% +68.2%
5 years, per year +1.4%+9.2%-6.3% +11.0%
10 years +498.6%+236.1%-30.8% +263.4%
10 years, per year +19.6%+12.9%-3.6% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureSMIDCSLMHKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.0%36.7%40.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.6%34.7%36.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.981.181.41 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.870.040.19 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -72.4%-38.6%-59.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -46.0%-17.5%-8.7% -0.9%
52-week high $39.82$418.74$140.10 $779.14
52-week low $21.20$295.41$94.33 $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.

MultipleSMIDCSLMHK
P/E now vs peer median 14.8xmedian 20.0x 19.3xmedian 20.0x 16.7xmedian 20.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.5x 2.6xmedian 1.5x 0.8xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 11.3x —median 11.3x 7.7xmedian 11.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.4xmedian 15.3x 15.0xmedian 15.3x 10.7xmedian 15.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 2.8x —median 2.8x 1.0xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.11median 0.99 2.98median 0.99 0.32median 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 monthsSMIDCSLMHK
Revenue $89.50M $5.21B $11.18B
Gross profit $21.00M – $2.71B
Operating income $10.80M $1.02B $570.50M
Net income $7.73M – $464.10M
Free cash flow $4.17M – $811.50M
R&D – $48.30M –
EPS (diluted) $1.46 $17.74 $7.62
Cash & equivalents $10.66M – $849.60M
Total debt $17.45M – $1.92B
Shares (diluted) 5.31M 40.50M 60.90M
Enterprise value $64.91M $13.75B $5.57B

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
MetricSMIDCSLMHK
P/E 14.8x 19.3x 16.7x
P/FCF 27.4x 15.0x 10.7x
P/Operating cash flow 7.8x 15.3x 6.8x
P/S 1.3x 2.6x 0.8x
P/B 2.0x – 1.0x
P/Tangible book 3.6x – 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 7.5x – 7.7x
EV/EBIT 10.0x – 17.1x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 2.6x 0.9x
EV/FCF 25.8x – 12.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.4x 15.3x 7.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.11 2.98 0.32

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSMIDCSLMHK
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.6% 4.0% 4.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 18.4% 4.2% -0.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -18.4% – 4.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 35.0% – 0.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -30.8% -2.0% -7.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 134.1% 2.7% 75.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -49.1% – -1.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 136.0% – 51.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -35.9% -1.9% 1.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 135.4% 6.5% 52.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 92.5% -17.4% 37.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 97.2% -9.9% 8.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 459.8% – 68.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.5% – 22.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSMIDCSLMHK
Gross margin 23.5% – 24.3%
EBITDA margin 16.1% – 11.3%
Operating margin 12.1% – 5.1%
Pretax margin 12.0% – 5.0%
Net margin 8.6% – 4.2%
FCF margin 4.7% – 7.3%
Operating cash flow margin 16.3% 17.2% 11.4%
Return on equity 13.7% – 5.5%
Return on assets 8.6% – 3.4%
Return on invested capital 12.8% – 4.6%
Return on capital employed 13.8% – 5.4%
Asset turnover 1.0x – 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x – 2.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% – 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSMIDCSLMHK
Debt / assets 4.8% – 13.9%
Debt / equity 0.1x – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5x – 0.8x
Debt / FCF 1.0x – 2.4x
Liabilities / assets 34.2% – 38.2%
Equity / assets 65.8% – 61.8%
Interest coverage 48.9x – 42.6x
Current ratio 4.1x – 1.9x
Quick ratio 3.1x – 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.9x – 0.3x
Altman Z-score 5.03 – 2.97

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSMIDCSLMHK
Dividend yield – 1.3% –
Net buyback yield – – 2.4%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 1.3% 2.4%
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.

ConsensusSMIDCSLMHK
Forward P/E – 15.9xFY2026 12.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $21.76FY2026 $10.47FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +12.2%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +15.9% -9.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $4.97BFY2026 $11.73BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – -1.0%FY2026 +8.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +18.1% +0.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSMIDCSLMHK
Held by institutions 57.0% 100.0% 88.0%
Institutions holding 56 795 490
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.1% -1.1% -0.9%
Institutions buying 23 367 271
Institutions selling 17 291 155
Buyers to sellers 1.35 1.26 1.75

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.

SMIDCSLMHK
SMID 1.00 0.25 0.33
CSL 0.25 1.00 0.74
MHK 0.33 0.74 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SMID, CSL and MHK?

Carlisle Companies (CSL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Smith Midland (SMID) $114.05M, Carlisle Companies (CSL) $13.75B, Mohawk Industries (MHK) $8.66B.

Which stock is cheaper, SMID, CSL and MHK?

Smith Midland (SMID) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Smith Midland (SMID) 14.8x, Carlisle Companies (CSL) 19.3x, Mohawk Industries (MHK) 16.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Mohawk Industries (MHK) is cheapest (Carlisle Companies (CSL) 15.9x, Mohawk Industries (MHK) 12.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Mohawk Industries (MHK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Smith Midland (SMID) -1.6%, Carlisle Companies (CSL) +4.0%, Mohawk Industries (MHK) +4.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Smith Midland (SMID) has the highest net margin (Smith Midland (SMID) 8.6%, Mohawk Industries (MHK) 4.2%). On return on invested capital, Smith Midland (SMID) leads (Smith Midland (SMID) 12.8%, Mohawk Industries (MHK) 4.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mohawk Industries (MHK) returned the most: Smith Midland (SMID) -44.4%, Carlisle Companies (CSL) +1.5%, Mohawk Industries (MHK) +7.7%. Over five years, Carlisle Companies (CSL) compounded fastest (Smith Midland (SMID) +1.4%/yr, Carlisle Companies (CSL) +9.2%/yr, Mohawk Industries (MHK) -6.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Smith Midland (SMID) 0.00%, Carlisle Companies (CSL) 1.32%. Smith Midland (SMID) and Mohawk Industries (MHK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Carlisle Companies (CSL) has been the steadiest (Smith Midland (SMID) 51.0%, Carlisle Companies (CSL) 36.7%, Mohawk Industries (MHK) 40.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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