SMID vs JHX vs OTIS Stock Comparison

Smith Midland, James Hardie Industries and Otis Worldwide Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SMID Smith Midland Corp
$22.34 -4.9% 1M -40.6% 1Y
Market cap
$119.14M
P/E
15.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$89.50M
Div. yield
–
Building Products Industrials
4 wins
OTIS Otis Worldwide Corp
$74.64 +13.7% 1M -20.1% 1Y
Market cap
$28.86B
P/E
18.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.14B
Div. yield
0.02%
Building Products Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Otis Worldwide leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Otis Worldwide 5, Smith Midland 4, James Hardie Industries 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSMIDJHXOTISLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $119.14M $15.77B $28.86B OTIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.4x 108.2x 18.5x SMID
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 19.1x 19.1x OTIS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.6% +42.9% +5.8% JHX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.6% 2.7% 10.3% OTIS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.8% 2.6% 62.2% OTIS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 3.5x 3.0x SMID
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -40.6% +26.0% -20.1% JHX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.2%/yr -7.3%/yr -1.5%/yr SMID
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.1% 44.9% 22.8% OTIS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 80/100 36/100 46/100 SMID

Percentile Scorecard

SMIDJHXOTIS

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

AxisSMIDJHXOTIS
Valuation 82 #11 of 55 24 #42 of 55 54 #26 of 55
Growth 82 #10 of 51 50 #26 of 51 52 #25 of 51
Profitability 65 #18 of 49 46 #27 of 49 75 #13 of 49
Financial Health 93 #5 of 55 33 #37 of 55 13 #48 of 55
Shareholder Returns – 26 #30 of 40 36 #26 of 40
Overall 80 36 46
  • SMID ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • JHX ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • OTIS ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSMIDJHXOTISSPY
1 month -4.9%+7.3%+13.7% +0.7%
3 months -21.5%+1.7%+4.1% +3.7%
6 months -33.9%+28.3%-4.2% +7.1%
Year to date -38.5%+29.7%-14.6% +12.8%
1 year -40.6%+26.0%-20.1% +11.9%
3 years +10.9%+8.4%-2.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year +3.5%+2.7%-0.8% +22.8%
5 years +11.7%-31.6%-7.1% +67.6%
5 years, per year +2.2%-7.3%-1.5% +10.9%
10 years +522.3%+80.4%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +20.1%+6.1%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSMIDJHXOTISSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.1%44.9%22.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.7%41.0%23.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.971.700.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.800.58-0.88 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -72.4%-60.3%-39.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -43.9%-13.4%-20.3% -1.2%
52-week high $39.82$31.09$93.62 $779.14
52-week low $21.20$16.69$64.07 $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.

MultipleSMIDJHXOTIS
P/E now vs peer median 15.3xmedian 20.3x 107.2xmedian 20.3x 18.3xmedian 20.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.6x 2.9xmedian 1.6x 1.9xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 12.6x 17.4xmedian 12.6x 14.4xmedian 12.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.4xmedian 16.9x 43.8xmedian 16.9x 17.0xmedian 16.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 3.0x 2.4xmedian 3.0x -5.2xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.11median 1.13 -2.70median 1.13 2.65median 1.13

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 monthsSMIDJHXOTIS
Revenue $89.50M $5.41B $15.14B
Gross profit $21.00M $1.94B $4.53B
Operating income $10.80M $526.70M $2.32B
Net income $7.73M $145.70M $1.61B
Free cash flow $4.17M $356.40M $1.67B
R&D – $64.00M $158.00M
EPS (diluted) $1.46 $0.25 $4.07
Cash & equivalents $10.66M $289.90M $866.00M
Total debt $17.45M $4.28B $8.28B
Shares (diluted) 5.31M 584.30M 381.90M
Enterprise value $70.00M $14.84B $25.25B

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
MetricSMIDJHXOTIS
P/E 15.3x 107.2x 18.3x
P/FCF 28.4x 43.8x 17.0x
P/Operating cash flow 8.2x 21.5x 15.5x
P/S 1.3x 2.9x 1.9x
P/B 2.1x 2.4x -5.2x
P/Tangible book 3.7x 4.8x -4.9x
EV/EBITDA 7.8x 17.4x 14.4x
EV/EBIT 10.4x 37.2x 15.4x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 3.6x 2.4x
EV/FCF 26.9x 55.0x 21.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.7x 27.0x 19.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.11 -2.70 2.65

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSMIDJHXOTIS
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.6% 42.9% 5.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 18.4% 13.2% 2.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -18.4% 34.4% 4.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 35.0% 13.0% 2.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -30.8% -5.8% 12.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 134.1% -11.3% 2.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -49.1% -56.0% 13.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 136.0% -34.0% 3.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -35.9% -67.6% 18.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 135.4% -39.7% 6.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 92.5% -11.8% 24.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 97.2% 1.0% 7.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 459.8% 110.4% 26.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.5% 75.0% 7.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSMIDJHXOTIS
Gross margin 23.5% 35.9% 30.0%
EBITDA margin 16.1% 20.9% 16.5%
Operating margin 12.1% 9.7% 15.3%
Pretax margin 12.0% 5.1% 13.9%
Net margin 8.6% 2.7% 10.3%
FCF margin 4.7% 6.6% 11.1%
Operating cash flow margin 16.3% 13.4% 12.1%
Return on equity 13.7% 2.2% –
Return on assets 8.6% 1.0% 14.4%
Return on invested capital 12.8% 2.6% 62.2%
Return on capital employed 13.8% 4.2% 73.0%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.4x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 5.0x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% 0.8% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSMIDJHXOTIS
Debt / assets 4.8% 31.7% 73.2%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.7x -1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 3.5x 3.0x
Debt / FCF 1.0x 12.0x 4.9x
Liabilities / assets 34.2% 51.5% 148.0%
Equity / assets 65.8% 48.5% -48.0%
Interest coverage 48.9x 1.8x –
Current ratio 4.1x 1.6x 0.9x
Quick ratio 3.1x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.3x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 5.12 2.14 2.93

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSMIDJHXOTIS
Dividend yield – – 2.3%
Net buyback yield – 1.9% 2.8%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 1.9% 5.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 41.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 39.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 3.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 8.4%

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.

ConsensusSMIDJHXOTIS
Forward P/E – 19.1xFY2026 19.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $1.41FY2026 $3.91FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +29.4%FY2026 -3.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +12.8% +22.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $5.13BFY2026 $16.18BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +6.0%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +15.1% -3.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSMIDJHXOTIS
Held by institutions 57.0% 49.9% 93.1%
Institutions holding 56 340 1,220
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.1% +7.1% +3.6%
Institutions buying 23 190 562
Institutions selling 17 100 450
Buyers to sellers 1.35 1.90 1.25

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.

SMIDJHXOTIS
SMID 1.00 0.24 0.20
JHX 0.24 1.00 0.31
OTIS 0.20 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SMID, JHX and OTIS?

Otis Worldwide (OTIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Smith Midland (SMID) $119.14M, James Hardie Industries (JHX) $15.77B, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) $28.86B.

Which stock is cheaper, SMID, JHX and OTIS?

Smith Midland (SMID) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Smith Midland (SMID) 15.4x, James Hardie Industries (JHX) 108.2x, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 18.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) is cheapest (James Hardie Industries (JHX) 19.1x, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 19.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

James Hardie Industries (JHX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Smith Midland (SMID) -1.6%, James Hardie Industries (JHX) +42.9%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) +5.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Otis Worldwide (OTIS) has the highest net margin (Smith Midland (SMID) 8.6%, James Hardie Industries (JHX) 2.7%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 10.3%). On return on invested capital, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) leads (Smith Midland (SMID) 12.8%, James Hardie Industries (JHX) 2.6%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 62.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year James Hardie Industries (JHX) returned the most: Smith Midland (SMID) -40.6%, James Hardie Industries (JHX) +26.0%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) -20.1%. Over five years, Smith Midland (SMID) compounded fastest (Smith Midland (SMID) +2.2%/yr, James Hardie Industries (JHX) -7.3%/yr, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) -1.5%/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%, James Hardie Industries (JHX) 0.00%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 0.02%. Smith Midland (SMID) and James Hardie Industries (JHX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) has been the steadiest (Smith Midland (SMID) 51.1%, James Hardie Industries (JHX) 44.9%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 22.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SMID, JHX and OTIS?

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 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.