SMID vs WMS vs ALLE Stock Comparison

Smith Midland, Advanced Drainage Systems and Allegion Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SMID Smith Midland Corp
$22.34 -4.9% 1M -40.6% 1Y
Market cap
$118.56M
P/E
15.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$89.50M
Div. yield
–
Building Products Industrials
3 wins
ALLE Allegion plc
$187.09 +20.4% 1M +13.0% 1Y
Market cap
$16.18B
P/E
20.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.39B
Div. yield
–
Building Products Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionSMIDWMSALLELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $118.56M $10.48B $16.18B ALLE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.3x 23.2x 20.2x SMID
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 21.3x 19.9x ALLE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.6% +10.4% +10.3% WMS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.6% 14.0% — WMS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.8% 14.7% — WMS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 1.6x — SMID
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -40.6% -2.3% +13.0% ALLE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.2%/yr +3.9%/yr +7.8%/yr ALLE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.1% 36.5% 29.7% ALLE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 80/100 64/100 47/100 SMID

Percentile Scorecard

SMIDWMSALLE

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

AxisSMIDWMSALLE
Valuation 82 #11 of 55 48 #29 of 55 20 #44 of 55
Growth 82 #10 of 51 48 #27 of 51 66 #18 of 51
Profitability 65 #18 of 49 88 #7 of 49 71 #15 of 49
Financial Health 93 #5 of 55 52 #27 of 55 –
Shareholder Returns – 85 #7 of 40 31 #28 of 40
Overall 80 64 47
  • SMID ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • WMS ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • ALLE ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSMIDWMSALLESPY
1 month -4.9%+6.2%+20.4% +0.7%
3 months -21.5%-0.8%+19.1% +3.7%
6 months -33.9%-8.5%+36.1% +7.1%
Year to date -38.5%-5.7%+17.5% +12.8%
1 year -40.6%-2.3%+13.0% +11.9%
3 years +10.9%+27.6%+91.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year +3.5%+8.5%+24.2% +22.8%
5 years +11.7%+21.0%+45.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year +2.2%+3.9%+7.8% +10.9%
10 years +522.3%+598.3%+194.2% +262.0%
10 years, per year +20.1%+21.5%+11.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSMIDWMSALLESPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.1%36.5%29.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.7%33.3%27.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.971.360.42 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.80-0.060.44 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -72.4%-50.3%-34.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -43.9%-22.2%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $39.82$175.38$187.09 $779.14
52-week low $21.20$125.22$125.65 $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.

MultipleSMIDWMSALLE
P/E now vs peer median 15.3xmedian 20.3x 23.2xmedian 20.3x 20.2xmedian 20.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.6x 3.0xmedian 1.6x 3.6xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 12.6x 12.4xmedian 12.6x —median 12.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.4xmedian 16.9x 17.7xmedian 16.9x 19.7xmedian 16.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 3.0x 5.4xmedian 3.0x 7.3xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.11median 1.13 -12.35median 1.13 —median 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 monthsSMIDWMSALLE
Revenue $89.50M $3.22B $4.39B
Gross profit $21.00M $1.24B –
Operating income $10.80M $668.00M $944.20M
Net income $7.73M $455.60M $691.10M
Free cash flow $4.17M $550.15M –
EPS (diluted) $1.46 $5.86 –
Cash & equivalents $10.66M $162.25M $388.10M
Total debt $17.45M $1.61B –
Shares (diluted) 5.31M 77.02M 86.00M
Enterprise value $69.42M $8.27B $16.18B

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
MetricSMIDWMSALLE
P/E 15.3x 23.2x 20.2x
P/FCF 28.4x 17.7x 19.7x
P/Operating cash flow 8.2x 12.1x 18.9x
P/S 1.3x 3.0x 3.6x
P/B 2.1x 5.4x 7.3x
P/Tangible book 3.7x 9.8x 11.6x
EV/EBITDA 7.8x 12.4x –
EV/EBIT 10.4x 16.7x –
EV/Revenue 1.3x 3.5x 3.6x
EV/FCF 26.9x 20.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow 7.7x 13.9x 18.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.11 -12.35 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSMIDWMSALLE
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.6% 10.4% 10.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 18.4% 3.2% 6.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -18.4% 14.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 35.0% 4.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -30.8% 4.9% 13.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 134.1% -2.2% 10.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -49.1% 4.9% 7.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 136.0% -2.8% 7.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -35.9% 5.7% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 135.4% -1.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 92.5% 19.5% 10.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 97.2% 4.6% 13.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 459.8% 18.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.5% 1.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSMIDWMSALLE
Gross margin 23.5% 38.6% –
EBITDA margin 16.1% 27.9% –
Operating margin 12.1% 20.7% –
Pretax margin 12.0% 18.6% –
Net margin 8.6% 14.0% –
FCF margin 4.7% 17.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 16.3% 25.0% 19.2%
Return on equity 13.7% 24.6% 32.2%
Return on assets 8.6% 10.1% 12.8%
Return on invested capital 12.8% 14.7% –
Return on capital employed 13.8% 17.0% –
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.7x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 1.8x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% 1.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSMIDWMSALLE
Debt / assets 4.8% 35.8% –
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.9x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 1.6x –
Debt / FCF 1.0x 2.9x –
Liabilities / assets 34.2% 59.7% –
Equity / assets 65.8% 40.3% 39.7%
Interest coverage 48.9x – –
Current ratio 4.1x 2.1x 1.9x
Quick ratio 3.1x 1.1x –
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.3x –
Altman Z-score 5.12 4.17 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSMIDWMSALLE
Dividend yield – 0.6% 1.2%
Net buyback yield – 3.3% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 3.8% 1.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 12.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 10.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 12.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 12.3% –

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.

ConsensusSMIDWMSALLE
Forward P/E – 21.3xFY2026 19.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $6.40FY2026 $9.41FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +2.1%FY2026 +15.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +22.7% +2.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $3.62BFY2026 $4.67BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +18.7%FY2026 +14.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +5.8% +8.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSMIDWMSALLE
Held by institutions 57.0% 90.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 56 554 731
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.1% +0.3% +3.0%
Institutions buying 23 259 336
Institutions selling 17 210 272
Buyers to sellers 1.35 1.23 1.24

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.

SMIDWMSALLE
SMID 1.00 0.32 0.23
WMS 0.32 1.00 0.49
ALLE 0.23 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SMID, WMS and ALLE?

Allegion (ALLE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Smith Midland (SMID) $118.56M, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) $10.48B, Allegion (ALLE) $16.18B.

Which stock is cheaper, SMID, WMS and ALLE?

Smith Midland (SMID) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Smith Midland (SMID) 15.3x, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 23.2x, Allegion (ALLE) 20.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Allegion (ALLE) is cheapest (Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 21.3x, Allegion (ALLE) 19.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Smith Midland (SMID) -1.6%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) +10.4%, Allegion (ALLE) +10.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) has the highest net margin (Smith Midland (SMID) 8.6%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 14.0%). On return on invested capital, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) leads (Smith Midland (SMID) 12.8%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 14.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Allegion (ALLE) returned the most: Smith Midland (SMID) -40.6%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) -2.3%, Allegion (ALLE) +13.0%. Over five years, Allegion (ALLE) compounded fastest (Smith Midland (SMID) +2.2%/yr, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) +3.9%/yr, Allegion (ALLE) +7.8%/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%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 0.01%, Allegion (ALLE) 0.00%. Smith Midland (SMID) and Allegion (ALLE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Allegion (ALLE) has been the steadiest (Smith Midland (SMID) 51.1%, Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) 36.5%, Allegion (ALLE) 29.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.