Owens Corning vs Westlake
OC and WLK side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How OC and WLK compare
Owens Corning and Westlake are about the same size, with market caps of $9.6B and $8.7B.
Westlake grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (−4.0% versus −7.2% for Owens Corning).
Owens Corning keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of −6.8% compared with −10.9% at Westlake.
Both pay dividends: Owens Corning yields 2.6% and Westlake 3.1%.
Westlake scores higher on the StockData Score (9 against 6 for Owens Corning), 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 | OC | WLK |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $9.6B | $8.7B |
| Share price | $121.15 | $68.28 |
| Change, 1 year | −2.8% | −7.1% |
| Change, 5 years | 27.0% | −31.1% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.25 | 0.93 |
| Employees | 25K | 15K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 6 | 9 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Health score | 2 | 2 |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 1.0× | 0.8× (better) |
| P/B | 2.5× | 1.0× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 17.9× | – |
| P/FCF | 10.7× | – |
| FCF yield | 9.4% (better) | −3.0% |
| Fair value | $76.61 | $112.33 |
| Margin of safety | −58.1% | 39.2% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −7.2% | −4.0% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 7.4% | 8.3% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −302% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −311% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 26.0% (better) | 9.6% |
| Operating margin | 0.51% (better) | −11.0% |
| Net margin | −6.8% (better) | −10.9% |
| FCF margin | 9.1% (better) | −2.3% |
| Return on equity | −15.0% | −13.0% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 0.43% (better) | −8.0% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.14 | 0.58 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 5.28 | – |
| Interest coverage | 0.1× (better) | −6.1× |
| Current ratio | 1.16 | 2.45 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 1.97 (better) | 1.71 |
| Piotroski F-score | 3 | 3 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.6% | 3.1% (better) |
| Years of dividend growth | 12 | 12 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 23.9% (better) | 14.7% |
| Buyback yield | 7.1% (better) | 0.72% |
| Shareholder yield | 9.7% (better) | 3.8% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 106% | 31.1% |
| Held by insiders | 1.3% | 73.9% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$447K (better) | −$10.2M |
| Superinvestors holding | 2 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 3.1% | 14.6% |
Go deeper
- OC stock overview
- OC income statement
- OC valuation and score
- WLK stock overview
- WLK income statement
- WLK valuation and score
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