Carlisle Companies CSL

NYSE CSL

$329.99 -7.54 (-2.23%)

As of: Sep 10, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Key Stats

Market Cap13.28 Bn

P/E18.33

P/S2.60

Div. Yield0.01

Total Debt (Qtr)2.89 Bn

Revenue Growth (1y) (Qtr)8.33

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About

Carlisle Companies Incorporated is a leading supplier of innovative building envelope products and solutions that make buildings more energy efficient. The company operates through its building products businesses Carlisle Construction Materials and Carlisle Weatherproofing Technologies and a family of leading brands to deliver labor reducing and environmentally responsible products to customers through the Carlisle Experience. The company generates revenue by manufacturing…

The company generates revenue by manufacturing and selling a wide range of building envelope products. Its core offerings include high performance roofing membranes such as EPDM TPO and PVC architectural metal and roof garden systems as well as insulation products. It also sells waterproofing and moisture protection products protective roofing underlayments integrated air and vapor barriers spray polyurethane foam and coating systems and block molded expanded polystyrene insulation. These products are sold to commercial construction contractors distributors and retailers primarily in North America and Europe.

The company operates through the following segments: Carlisle Construction Materials and Carlisle Weatherproofing Technologies.

Carlisle Construction Materials manufactures and supplies premium roofing products and related technologies primarily for the commercial construction market offering EPDM TPO PVC membranes architectural metal roof garden systems and polyiso insulation under brands such as Carlisle SynTec Versico Weatherbond Hunter Panels Resitrix and Hertalan and sells these products through a network of authorized sales representatives and distributors in North America and Europe.
Carlisle Weatherproofing Technologies provides high performance waterproofing and moisture protection products protective roofing underlayments integrated air and vapor barriers spray polyurethane foam and coating systems and block molded expanded polystyrene insulation for the building envelope serving contractors home builders and distributors throughout the United States and Canada.

In the roofing market Carlisle Construction Materials is recognized as one of the four major manufacturers of single ply systems and maintains a strong position through its focus on innovation long term warranties and customer service. Carlisle Weatherproofing Technologies holds a leading role in air and vapor barriers waterproofing spray foam and insulation products competing on the basis of innovative solutions long term warranties and service quality. The company’s competitive advantages include its proprietary Carlisle Experience that emphasizes customer satisfaction the Carlisle Operating System that drives continuous improvement and efficiency and a disciplined approach to capital deployment that supports strategic acquisitions and returns to shareholders.

The company serves a diverse customer base that includes commercial construction contractors building owners home builders distributors and retail outlets. In the Carlisle Construction Materials segment the two largest customers accounted for approximately one third of consolidated revenues in 2025 although their identities are not disclosed. Carlisle Weatherproofing Technologies sells through distribution and retail channels across North America serving both residential and non residential markets.

Investment Thesis

▲ Bull case

Carlisle Companies is positioned to benefit from a structural shift toward reroofing as a recurring revenue engine, which currently accounts for roughly 70% of its commercial roofing business and provides stability amid weak new construction. The aging commercial roofing installed base, with 20- to 25-year life cycles, creates a predictable replacement cycle that is less sensitive to interest rate fluctuations and macroeconomic volatility than new construction. This recurring demand base is being reinforced by innovation-driven increases in content per square foot, such as higher-performance insulation and energy-efficient membranes, which improve margins and customer stickiness. Management’s focus on the Carlisle Experience—ensuring product availability, technical support, and contractor trust—further enhances retention and pricing power in this segment, allowing the company to capture value even when broader construction activity remains subdued. The company’s disciplined capital allocation, which prioritizes returns over speculative growth, ensures that investments in reroofing-related innovation and service excellence are directed toward high-ROIC opportunities, supporting long-term compounding of shareholder value.
The ThermaThin R-7 insulation product launch represents a significant, underappreciated catalyst for second-half 2026 growth and margin expansion, despite having no impact on Q1 or Q2 results. This product, which earned two industry awards at the International Roofing Expo, delivers superior R-value per square inch, enabling either reduced insulation thickness for the same thermal performance or increased insulation depth within constrained roof cavities—directly addressing labor efficiency and energy efficiency demands from contractors, specifiers, and building owners. By reducing installation time and labor requirements—a critical factor given industry-wide labor constraints—ThermaThin enhances contractor productivity and preference, increasing the likelihood of specification wins and repeat business. Its value-based pricing potential allows Carlisle to capture premium pricing without relying solely on cost-pass-through, creating a path to incremental EBITDA growth beyond raw material cost offsets. With deliveries starting in July and market momentum building through testing and feedback loops, the product is poised to drive meaningful revenue and margin contribution in Q3 and Q4, supporting the company’s Vision 2030 targets of $40 adjusted EPS and 25%+ ROIC.
Carlisle’s aggressive pricing strategy, featuring two rounds of 5%-8% increases on select product lines since March, is not merely a cost-pass-through mechanism but a strategic tool to reestablish pricing discipline and improve long-term margin sustainability. Management explicitly stated that pricing actions are being taken to offset raw material inflation, but the broader implication is that the company is successfully implementing price increases in a broad-based industry environment where contractors and distributors understand the drivers (oil-linked petrochemical costs, freight surcharges) and are less likely to resist increases perceived as necessary and industry-wide. This reduces the risk of price resistance and supports stickiness, especially as the company couples pricing with innovation and service enhancements like the Carlisle Experience. The fact that management expects to see price realization build through Q2 and into Q3, with more impact in the second half, suggests that the full benefit of these increases is not yet reflected in current guidance, which assumes a neutral price-cost dynamic for the full year. If raw material inflation proves less severe than anticipated or if pricing gains exceed cost increases due to value-based positioning, the company could deliver EBITDA margin expansion beyond the guided 50 basis points, particularly in CCM where margins are already trending toward 31% in Q2 and Q3.
The company’s balance sheet strength and liquidity position—$771 million in cash and $1 billion in available revolving credit—provide significant flexibility to navigate volatility and capitalize on opportunistic M&A or share repurchases without compromising financial stability. With a net debt to EBITDA ratio of 1.7x, well within the target range of 1-2x, Carlisle retains ample capacity to deploy capital toward high-return initiatives, including bolt-on acquisitions that enhance vertical integration (e.g., Plasti-Fab’s EPS bead capacity) or expand geographic reach. Management’s proven track record in integrating acquisitions—highlighted by the exceptional performance of MTL and the strategic value of Plasti-Fab—suggests that any future deals would likely be accretive to margins and ROIC. Furthermore, the reaffirmed $1 billion full-year share repurchase target, backed by strong free cash flow generation (exceeding prior year levels when excluding the one-time tax settlement), underscores management’s commitment to returning capital to shareholders, which supports EPS accretion even in a low-growth revenue environment. This disciplined approach reinforces confidence in achieving Vision 2030 targets, as capital allocation remains a core competency rather than a reactive measure.

Carlisle Companies is positioned to benefit from a structural shift toward reroofing as a recurring revenue engine, which currently accounts for roughly 70% of its commercial roofing business and provides stability amid weak new construction. The aging commercial roofing installed base, with 20- to 25-year life cycles, creates a predictable replacement cycle that is less sensitive to interest rate fluctuations and macroeconomic volatility than new construction. This recurring demand base is being reinforced by innovation-driven increases in content per square foot, such as higher-performance insulation and energy-efficient membranes, which improve margins and customer stickiness. Management’s focus on the Carlisle Experience—ensuring product availability, technical support, and contractor trust—further enhances retention and pricing power in this segment, allowing the company to capture value even when broader construction activity remains subdued. The company’s disciplined capital allocation, which prioritizes returns over speculative growth, ensures that investments in reroofing-related innovation and service excellence are directed toward high-ROIC opportunities, supporting long-term compounding of shareholder value.
The ThermaThin R-7 insulation product launch represents a significant, underappreciated catalyst for second-half 2026 growth and margin expansion, despite having no impact on Q1 or Q2 results. This product, which earned two industry awards at the International Roofing Expo, delivers superior R-value per square inch, enabling either reduced insulation thickness for the same thermal performance or increased insulation depth within constrained roof cavities—directly addressing labor efficiency and energy efficiency demands from contractors, specifiers, and building owners. By reducing installation time and labor requirements—a critical factor given industry-wide labor constraints—ThermaThin enhances contractor productivity and preference, increasing the likelihood of specification wins and repeat business. Its value-based pricing potential allows Carlisle to capture premium pricing without relying solely on cost-pass-through, creating a path to incremental EBITDA growth beyond raw material cost offsets. With deliveries starting in July and market momentum building through testing and feedback loops, the product is poised to drive meaningful revenue and margin contribution in Q3 and Q4, supporting the company’s Vision 2030 targets of $40 adjusted EPS and 25%+ ROIC.
Carlisle’s aggressive pricing strategy, featuring two rounds of 5%-8% increases on select product lines since March, is not merely a cost-pass-through mechanism but a strategic tool to reestablish pricing discipline and improve long-term margin sustainability. Management explicitly stated that pricing actions are being taken to offset raw material inflation, but the broader implication is that the company is successfully implementing price increases in a broad-based industry environment where contractors and distributors understand the drivers (oil-linked petrochemical costs, freight surcharges) and are less likely to resist increases perceived as necessary and industry-wide. This reduces the risk of price resistance and supports stickiness, especially as the company couples pricing with innovation and service enhancements like the Carlisle Experience. The fact that management expects to see price realization build through Q2 and into Q3, with more impact in the second half, suggests that the full benefit of these increases is not yet reflected in current guidance, which assumes a neutral price-cost dynamic for the full year. If raw material inflation proves less severe than anticipated or if pricing gains exceed cost increases due to value-based positioning, the company could deliver EBITDA margin expansion beyond the guided 50 basis points, particularly in CCM where margins are already trending toward 31% in Q2 and Q3.
The company’s balance sheet strength and liquidity position—$771 million in cash and $1 billion in available revolving credit—provide significant flexibility to navigate volatility and capitalize on opportunistic M&A or share repurchases without compromising financial stability. With a net debt to EBITDA ratio of 1.7x, well within the target range of 1-2x, Carlisle retains ample capacity to deploy capital toward high-return initiatives, including bolt-on acquisitions that enhance vertical integration (e.g., Plasti-Fab’s EPS bead capacity) or expand geographic reach. Management’s proven track record in integrating acquisitions—highlighted by the exceptional performance of MTL and the strategic value of Plasti-Fab—suggests that any future deals would likely be accretive to margins and ROIC. Furthermore, the reaffirmed $1 billion full-year share repurchase target, backed by strong free cash flow generation (exceeding prior year levels when excluding the one-time tax settlement), underscores management’s commitment to returning capital to shareholders, which supports EPS accretion even in a low-growth revenue environment. This disciplined approach reinforces confidence in achieving Vision 2030 targets, as capital allocation remains a core competency rather than a reactive measure.

▼ Bear case

Carlisle Companies faces persistent and structural headwinds in new construction demand, which management explicitly states is not expected to recover in the near term due to higher-for-longer interest rates, economic uncertainty, and geopolitical volatility—factors that are unlikely to abate soon and represent a secular shift rather than a temporary cyclical downturn. The company’s full-year outlook deliberately excludes any assumption of new construction recovery, acknowledging that the primary driver of its CCM segment—commercial and residential new construction—remains soft across both markets. This reliance on reroofing as a stabilizing force, while beneficial, limits upside potential because reroofing growth is inherently constrained by the pace of roof aging and replacement cycles, which cannot be accelerated meaningfully in the short term. Without a rebound in new construction, the company’s ability to drive meaningful top-line growth is capped at low single digits, and any acceleration in revenue would depend entirely on pricing or market share gains, both of which face significant limits in a price-sensitive, fragmented industry where contractors may shift to lower-cost alternatives if price increases exceed perceived value.
Margin expansion at Carlisle is highly dependent on the successful offsetting of raw material inflation through pricing, yet management’s own guidance assumes a neutral price-cost dynamic for 2026, meaning that all pricing increases are expected to be fully consumed by rising input costs, leaving no room for incremental EBITDA generation from price actions alone. The company is facing high single-digit raw material inflation overall, with double-digit increases in critical inputs like MDI and TPO resins—key drivers in both CCM and CWT—making it exceptionally difficult to achieve margin growth without volume recovery or operational efficiencies that outpace cost pressures. While cost discipline and the Carlisle Operating System (COS) have delivered modest margin improvements in CCM (up 30 basis points to 27.4%), CWT margins declined 40 basis points to 15.2% due to unfavorable product mix (heavier foam side) and volume shortfalls, and management’s outlook for CWT relies on a sequential improvement to 19% in Q2 and 22% in Q3—still well below historical levels—contingent on a volume rebound that remains uncertain. Without a clear path to volume growth or a breakthrough in cost structure beyond current initiatives, the company’s margin expansion is fragile and highly susceptible to further raw material shocks.
The ThermaThin R-7 insulation product, while innovative and award-winning, is unlikely to drive meaningful near-term earnings growth due to its back-half-loaded launch schedule and the inherent challenges of gaining traction in a conservative, specification-driven industry where adoption cycles are slow and dependent on architect and contractor buy-in. Despite receiving two awards at the International Roofing Expo, the product’s impact is delayed until July deliveries, meaning it cannot influence Q1 or Q2 results, and even in the second half, its contribution to revenue and margin will be gradual as it moves through the sales cycle—from specification to installation to repeat orders. The product’s value proposition—reducing labor and improving energy efficiency—depends on broader industry acceptance and may not translate immediately into pricing power or market share gains, especially if competitors respond with similar offerings or if contractors remain focused on minimizing upfront costs amid economic pressure. Furthermore, the company’s guidance does not assign any meaningful growth contribution to new products in the first half of the year, and the back-half concentration increases execution risk; any delay in market acceptance or supply chain constraints could further defer the anticipated benefits, leaving the company reliant on pricing and cost control alone for margin improvement.
Carlisle’s capital allocation strategy, while disciplined, carries risks in the current environment, particularly regarding the $1 billion share repurchase target, which may not be optimally timed if the stock is fairly or overvalued relative to its low-growth prospects and margin pressures. Returning $296 million to shareholders in Q1 alone—through $250 million in repurchases and $46 million in dividends—reflects a significant outflow of capital that could otherwise be used to strengthen the balance sheet, invest in operational resilience, or pursue acquisitions that might offer better long-term returns in a volatile macroeconomic climate. With geopolitical risks such as the Iran conflict and Strait of Hormuz disruptions threatening to increase energy and input cost volatility, maintaining financial flexibility may be more prudent than aggressive share repurchases, especially if raw material inflation persists or worsens, eroding margins and cash flow generation. The company’s net debt to EBITDA of 1.7x, while within target range, leaves limited room for error if EBITDA declines due to prolonged volume weakness or unexpected cost spikes, and the reliance on share buybacks to drive EPS growth masks underlying organic earnings stagnation, raising concerns about the quality of earnings growth in a challenging end-market environment.

Carlisle Companies faces persistent and structural headwinds in new construction demand, which management explicitly states is not expected to recover in the near term due to higher-for-longer interest rates, economic uncertainty, and geopolitical volatility—factors that are unlikely to abate soon and represent a secular shift rather than a temporary cyclical downturn. The company’s full-year outlook deliberately excludes any assumption of new construction recovery, acknowledging that the primary driver of its CCM segment—commercial and residential new construction—remains soft across both markets. This reliance on reroofing as a stabilizing force, while beneficial, limits upside potential because reroofing growth is inherently constrained by the pace of roof aging and replacement cycles, which cannot be accelerated meaningfully in the short term. Without a rebound in new construction, the company’s ability to drive meaningful top-line growth is capped at low single digits, and any acceleration in revenue would depend entirely on pricing or market share gains, both of which face significant limits in a price-sensitive, fragmented industry where contractors may shift to lower-cost alternatives if price increases exceed perceived value.
Margin expansion at Carlisle is highly dependent on the successful offsetting of raw material inflation through pricing, yet management’s own guidance assumes a neutral price-cost dynamic for 2026, meaning that all pricing increases are expected to be fully consumed by rising input costs, leaving no room for incremental EBITDA generation from price actions alone. The company is facing high single-digit raw material inflation overall, with double-digit increases in critical inputs like MDI and TPO resins—key drivers in both CCM and CWT—making it exceptionally difficult to achieve margin growth without volume recovery or operational efficiencies that outpace cost pressures. While cost discipline and the Carlisle Operating System (COS) have delivered modest margin improvements in CCM (up 30 basis points to 27.4%), CWT margins declined 40 basis points to 15.2% due to unfavorable product mix (heavier foam side) and volume shortfalls, and management’s outlook for CWT relies on a sequential improvement to 19% in Q2 and 22% in Q3—still well below historical levels—contingent on a volume rebound that remains uncertain. Without a clear path to volume growth or a breakthrough in cost structure beyond current initiatives, the company’s margin expansion is fragile and highly susceptible to further raw material shocks.
The ThermaThin R-7 insulation product, while innovative and award-winning, is unlikely to drive meaningful near-term earnings growth due to its back-half-loaded launch schedule and the inherent challenges of gaining traction in a conservative, specification-driven industry where adoption cycles are slow and dependent on architect and contractor buy-in. Despite receiving two awards at the International Roofing Expo, the product’s impact is delayed until July deliveries, meaning it cannot influence Q1 or Q2 results, and even in the second half, its contribution to revenue and margin will be gradual as it moves through the sales cycle—from specification to installation to repeat orders. The product’s value proposition—reducing labor and improving energy efficiency—depends on broader industry acceptance and may not translate immediately into pricing power or market share gains, especially if competitors respond with similar offerings or if contractors remain focused on minimizing upfront costs amid economic pressure. Furthermore, the company’s guidance does not assign any meaningful growth contribution to new products in the first half of the year, and the back-half concentration increases execution risk; any delay in market acceptance or supply chain constraints could further defer the anticipated benefits, leaving the company reliant on pricing and cost control alone for margin improvement.
Carlisle’s capital allocation strategy, while disciplined, carries risks in the current environment, particularly regarding the $1 billion share repurchase target, which may not be optimally timed if the stock is fairly or overvalued relative to its low-growth prospects and margin pressures. Returning $296 million to shareholders in Q1 alone—through $250 million in repurchases and $46 million in dividends—reflects a significant outflow of capital that could otherwise be used to strengthen the balance sheet, invest in operational resilience, or pursue acquisitions that might offer better long-term returns in a volatile macroeconomic climate. With geopolitical risks such as the Iran conflict and Strait of Hormuz disruptions threatening to increase energy and input cost volatility, maintaining financial flexibility may be more prudent than aggressive share repurchases, especially if raw material inflation persists or worsens, eroding margins and cash flow generation. The company’s net debt to EBITDA of 1.7x, while within target range, leaves limited room for error if EBITDA declines due to prolonged volume weakness or unexpected cost spikes, and the reliance on share buybacks to drive EPS growth masks underlying organic earnings stagnation, raising concerns about the quality of earnings growth in a challenging end-market environment.

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Peer Comparison

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S.No.	Ticker	Company	match	Market Cap	P/E	P/S	Total Debt (Qtr)
1	OTIS	Otis Worldwide Corp	primary	25.97 Bn	16.46	1.74	9.62 Bn
2	JHIUF	James Hardie Industries plc	primary	17.99 Bn	122.13	3.33	4.32 Bn
3	MAS	Masco Corp /De/	primary	13.46 Bn	14.36	1.77	3.25 Bn
4	CSL	Carlisle Companies Inc	primary	13.28 Bn	18.33	2.60	2.89 Bn
5	ALLE	Allegion plc	primary	12.97 Bn	19.69	3.02	2.03 Bn
6	OC	Owens Corning	primary	10.23 Bn	-15.32	1.04	6.13 Bn
7	WMS	Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.	primary	9.72 Bn	21.51	3.02	1.61 Bn
8	AYI	Acuity Inc. (De)	primary	9.58 Bn	20.29	2.08	0.70 Bn

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