Armstrong World Industries vs Newell Brands
AWI and NWL side by side, both in miscellaneous plastics products. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How AWI and NWL compare
Armstrong World Industries is the larger company, worth 3.2 times as much as Newell Brands ($7.0B against $2.2B).
Armstrong World Industries grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (8.6% versus 0.79% for Newell Brands).
Armstrong World Industries keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 18.6% compared with −4.4% at Newell Brands.
Both pay dividends: Armstrong World Industries yields 0.82% and Newell Brands 5.4%.
Armstrong World Industries scores higher on the StockData Score (20 against 9 for Newell Brands), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | AWI | NWL |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $7.0B | $2.2B |
| Share price | $166.34 | $5.18 |
| Change, 1 year | −13.4% | 5.1% |
| Change, 5 years | 49.2% | −78.5% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.91 | 1.20 |
| Employees | 2,500 | 22K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 20 (better) | 9 |
| Valuation score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Growth score | 2 | 2 |
| Performance score | 5 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 5 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 22.8× | – |
| P/S | 4.1× | 0.3× (better) |
| P/B | 7.9× | 0.9× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 13.3× (better) | 17.3× |
| P/FCF | 28.5× (better) | 41.6× |
| PEG | 1.31 | – |
| FCF yield | 3.5% (better) | 2.4% |
| Fair value | $180.13 | $5.84 |
| Margin of safety | 7.7% | 11.2% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 8.6% (better) | 0.79% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 11.6% (better) | −5.2% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 6.5% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 8.1% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 40.3% (better) | 35.6% |
| Operating margin | 25.8% (better) | 0.98% |
| Net margin | 18.6% (better) | −4.4% |
| FCF margin | 14.6% (better) | 0.72% |
| Return on equity | 36.6% (better) | −12.8% |
| Return on invested capital | 26.5% (better) | 0.81% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.56 (better) | 2.05 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.74 (better) | 11.58 |
| Interest coverage | 14.1× | – |
| Current ratio | 1.52 (better) | 1.27 |
| Altman Z-score | 6.77 (better) | 0.51 |
| Piotroski F-score | 9 (better) | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.82% | 5.4% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 18.5% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 7 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 9.3% (better) | −21.2% |
| Buyback yield | 3.0% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 3.9% | 5.4% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 103% | 105% |
| Held by insiders | 1.6% | 1.4% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $100.0K (better) | −$1.9M |
| Superinvestors holding | 2 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 3.5% | 10.1% |
Go deeper
- AWI stock overview
- AWI income statement
- AWI valuation and score
- NWL stock overview
- NWL income statement
- NWL valuation and score
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