SMID vs URI vs CSL Stock Comparison

Smith Midland, United Rentals and Carlisle Companies Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
3 wins
URI United Rentals, Inc.
$1,198.19 +18.1% 1M +37.6% 1Y
Market cap
$72.71B
P/E
25.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.50B
Div. yield
–
Equipment Rental Industrials
5 wins
CSL Carlisle Companies Inc
$371.47 +14.1% 1M +12.1% 1Y
Market cap
$14.73B
P/E
20.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.21B
Div. yield
0.01%
Building Products Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionSMIDURICSLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $119.14M $72.71B $14.73B URI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.4x 25.4x 20.5x SMID
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 21.7x 17.1x CSL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.6% +9.4% +4.0% URI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.6% 16.3% 13.8% URI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.8% 14.0% 17.8% CSL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 2.3x 1.9x SMID
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -40.6% +37.6% +12.1% URI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.2%/yr +25.9%/yr +10.8%/yr URI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.1% 42.2% 37.3% CSL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 80/100 54/100 53/100 SMID

Percentile Scorecard

SMIDURICSL

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

AxisSMIDURICSL
Valuation 82 #11 of 55 22 #36 of 46 41 #33 of 55
Growth 82 #10 of 51 87 #6 of 39 34 #34 of 51
Profitability 65 #18 of 49 92 #4 of 39 85 #8 of 49
Financial Health 93 #5 of 55 20 #38 of 47 43 #32 of 55
Shareholder Returns – 50 #16 of 31 62 #16 of 40
Overall 80 54 53
  • SMID ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • URI ranked among 49 companies in Distribution and Rental
  • 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

PeriodSMIDURICSLSPY
1 month -4.9%+18.1%+14.1% +0.7%
3 months -21.5%+12.1%+0.4% +3.7%
6 months -33.9%+24.8%+4.6% +7.1%
Year to date -38.5%+48.0%+16.1% +12.8%
1 year -40.6%+37.6%+12.1% +11.9%
3 years +10.9%+191.6%+45.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +3.5%+42.9%+13.4% +22.8%
5 years +11.7%+216.1%+66.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year +2.2%+25.9%+10.8% +10.9%
10 years +522.3%+1,489.3%+261.4% +262.0%
10 years, per year +20.1%+31.9%+13.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSMIDURICSLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.1%42.2%37.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.7%39.2%34.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.971.041.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.800.890.33 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -72.4%-40.0%-38.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -43.9%0.0%-11.3% -1.2%
52-week high $39.82$1,198.19$418.74 $779.14
52-week low $21.20$710.47$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.

MultipleSMIDURICSL
P/E now vs peer median 15.3xmedian 20.3x 26.1xmedian 26.2x 20.4xmedian 20.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.6x 4.2xmedian 1.1x 2.8xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 12.6x 14.1xmedian 13.5x 13.8xmedian 12.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.4xmedian 16.9x 83.3xmedian 23.0x 19.2xmedian 16.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 3.0x 7.7xmedian 2.6x 10.0xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.11median 1.13 2.74median 2.55 2.80median 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 monthsSMIDURICSL
Revenue $89.50M $17.50B $5.21B
Gross profit $21.00M $6.84B $1.81B
Operating income $10.80M $4.47B $1.02B
Net income $7.73M $2.86B $718.40M
Free cash flow $4.17M $892.00M $750.50M
R&D – – $48.30M
EPS (diluted) $1.46 $45.89 $18.14
Cash & equivalents $10.66M $153.00M $546.70M
Total debt $17.45M $14.67B $2.89B
Shares (diluted) 5.31M 62.26M 39.60M
Enterprise value $70.00M $71.83B $11.63B

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
MetricSMIDURICSL
P/E 15.3x 26.1x 20.4x
P/FCF 28.4x 83.3x 19.2x
P/Operating cash flow 8.2x 12.0x 16.1x
P/S 1.3x 4.2x 2.8x
P/B 2.1x 7.7x 10.0x
P/Tangible book 3.7x 8.1x 140.1x
EV/EBITDA 7.8x 14.1x 13.8x
EV/EBIT 10.4x 19.9x 16.5x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 5.1x 3.2x
EV/FCF 26.9x 99.5x 22.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.7x 14.3x 18.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.11 2.74 2.80

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSMIDURICSL
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.6% 9.4% 4.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 18.4% 8.0% 4.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -18.4% 10.4% -0.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 35.0% 6.0% 4.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -30.8% 11.5% -2.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 134.1% 5.7% 2.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -49.1% 12.9% -7.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 136.0% 6.2% -0.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -35.9% 16.6% 0.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 135.4% 9.5% 7.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 92.5% 24.2% -17.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 97.2% 10.9% -9.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 459.8% 98.2% -21.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.5% 83.7% -11.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSMIDURICSL
Gross margin 23.5% 39.1% 34.7%
EBITDA margin 16.1% 36.1% 23.3%
Operating margin 12.1% 25.5% 19.5%
Pretax margin 12.0% 21.8% 18.0%
Net margin 8.6% 16.3% 13.8%
FCF margin 4.7% 5.1% 14.4%
Operating cash flow margin 16.3% 35.4% 17.2%
Return on equity 13.7% 30.2% 47.0%
Return on assets 8.6% 8.9% 11.7%
Return on invested capital 12.8% 14.0% 17.8%
Return on capital employed 13.8% 16.5% 19.3%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.5x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 2.2x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% 0.9% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSMIDURICSL
Debt / assets 4.8% 44.7% 47.9%
Debt / equity 0.1x 1.5x 2.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 2.3x 1.9x
Debt / FCF 1.0x 16.4x 3.8x
Liabilities / assets 34.2% 70.4% 76.1%
Equity / assets 65.8% 29.6% 23.9%
Interest coverage 48.9x – 9.1x
Current ratio 4.1x 0.8x 2.4x
Quick ratio 3.1x 0.6x 1.6x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.0x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 5.12 3.63 5.36

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSMIDURICSL
Dividend yield – 0.6% 1.2%
Net buyback yield – 2.5% 7.6%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 3.1% 8.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 25.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 24.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 2.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 5.5%

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.

ConsensusSMIDURICSL
Forward P/E – 21.7xFY2026 17.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $55.27FY2026 $21.76FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +31.4%FY2026 +12.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +6.3% +15.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $18.69BFY2026 $4.97BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +16.1%FY2026 -1.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +3.1% +18.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSMIDURICSL
Held by institutions 57.0% 95.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 56 1,588 796
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.1% +4.7% -1.1%
Institutions buying 23 804 367
Institutions selling 17 538 292
Buyers to sellers 1.35 1.49 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.

SMIDURICSL
SMID 1.00 0.20 0.27
URI 0.20 1.00 0.46
CSL 0.27 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SMID, URI and CSL?

United Rentals (URI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Smith Midland (SMID) $119.14M, United Rentals (URI) $72.71B, Carlisle Companies (CSL) $14.73B.

Which stock is cheaper, SMID, URI and CSL?

Smith Midland (SMID) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Smith Midland (SMID) 15.4x, United Rentals (URI) 25.4x, Carlisle Companies (CSL) 20.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Carlisle Companies (CSL) is cheapest (United Rentals (URI) 21.7x, Carlisle Companies (CSL) 17.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

United Rentals (URI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Smith Midland (SMID) -1.6%, United Rentals (URI) +9.4%, Carlisle Companies (CSL) +4.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

United Rentals (URI) has the highest net margin (Smith Midland (SMID) 8.6%, United Rentals (URI) 16.3%, Carlisle Companies (CSL) 13.8%). On return on invested capital, Carlisle Companies (CSL) leads (Smith Midland (SMID) 12.8%, United Rentals (URI) 14.0%, Carlisle Companies (CSL) 17.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year United Rentals (URI) returned the most: Smith Midland (SMID) -40.6%, United Rentals (URI) +37.6%, Carlisle Companies (CSL) +12.1%. Over five years, United Rentals (URI) compounded fastest (Smith Midland (SMID) +2.2%/yr, United Rentals (URI) +25.9%/yr, Carlisle Companies (CSL) +10.8%/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%, United Rentals (URI) 0.00%, Carlisle Companies (CSL) 0.01%. Smith Midland (SMID) and United Rentals (URI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Carlisle Companies (CSL) has been the steadiest (Smith Midland (SMID) 51.1%, United Rentals (URI) 42.2%, Carlisle Companies (CSL) 37.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SMID, URI 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, United Rentals (URI) 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.