Carlisle Companies (CSL) Competitors $334.00 +2.50 (+0.75%) As of 01:58 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock CSL vs. AWI, CR, EXP, FBIN, GFF, OC, URI, DHR, MMM, and MKLShould you be buying Carlisle Companies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Carlisle Companies include Armstrong World Industries (AWI), Crane (CR), Eagle Materials (EXP), Fortune Brands Innovations (FBIN), Griffon (GFF), Owens Corning (OC), United Rentals (URI), Danaher (DHR), 3M (MMM), and Markel Group (MKL). Carlisle Companies vs. Its Competitors Armstrong World Industries Crane Eagle Materials Fortune Brands Innovations Griffon Owens Corning United Rentals Danaher 3M Markel Group Armstrong World Industries (NYSE:AWI) and Carlisle Companies (NYSE:CSL) are related companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, profitability, valuation and earnings. Is AWI or CSL a better dividend stock? Armstrong World Industries pays an annual dividend of $1.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Carlisle Companies pays an annual dividend of $4.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Armstrong World Industries pays out 18.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Carlisle Companies pays out 24.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Armstrong World Industries has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Carlisle Companies has raised its dividend for 48 consecutive years. Carlisle Companies is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do analysts prefer AWI or CSL? Armstrong World Industries presently has a consensus target price of $181.50, suggesting a potential downside of 7.29%. Carlisle Companies has a consensus target price of $435.83, suggesting a potential upside of 30.51%. Given Carlisle Companies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Carlisle Companies is more favorable than Armstrong World Industries.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Armstrong World Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Carlisle Companies 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.57 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AWI or CSL? 98.9% of Armstrong World Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.5% of Carlisle Companies shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Armstrong World Industries shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Carlisle Companies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media refer more to AWI or CSL? In the previous week, Carlisle Companies had 1 more articles in the media than Armstrong World Industries. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Carlisle Companies and 16 mentions for Armstrong World Industries. Carlisle Companies' average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Armstrong World Industries' score of 1.09 indicating that Carlisle Companies is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Armstrong World Industries 11 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Carlisle Companies 11 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, AWI or CSL? Armstrong World Industries has a beta of 1.46, indicating that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Carlisle Companies has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher earnings and valuation, AWI or CSL? Carlisle Companies has higher revenue and earnings than Armstrong World Industries. Carlisle Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Armstrong World Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioArmstrong World Industries$1.45B5.86$264.90M$6.7628.96Carlisle Companies$5.00B2.85$1.31B$17.9018.66 Is AWI or CSL more profitable? Armstrong World Industries has a net margin of 18.95% compared to Carlisle Companies' net margin of 16.12%. Armstrong World Industries' return on equity of 39.80% beat Carlisle Companies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Armstrong World Industries18.95% 39.80% 16.79% Carlisle Companies 16.12%38.16%15.60% SummaryCarlisle Companies beats Armstrong World Industries on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Carlisle Companies News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CSL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CSL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCarlisle CompaniesDIVERSIFIED OPS IndustryMulti-Sector SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$14.25B$16.24B$14.89B$21.51BDividend Yield1.29%3.86%3.67%3.50%P/E Ratio18.6212.4910.3530.02Price / Sales2.859.227.6378.69Price / Cash13.4548.4845.1924.62Price / Book6.142.722.384.59Net Income$1.31B$952.28M$922.91M$999.97M7 Day Performance-8.42%3.61%2.84%0.99%1 Month Performance-13.75%21.71%18.14%5.43%1 Year Performance-23.85%13.77%10.74%14.28% Carlisle Companies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CSLCarlisle Companies4.7896 of 5 stars$334.00+0.8%$435.83+30.5%-22.1%$14.28B$5.00B18.665,500Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAWIArmstrong World Industries4.2681 of 5 stars$193.87-0.6%$181.50-6.4%+53.3%$8.39B$1.45B28.683,600News CoveragePositive NewsCRCrane4.8309 of 5 stars$180.34-1.3%$222.20+23.2%+19.0%$10.38B$2.23B23.8911,000Trending NewsShort Interest ↓EXPEagle Materials3.5232 of 5 stars$230.19-1.6%$254.78+10.7%-16.7%$7.47B$2.26B16.952,500Positive NewsFBINFortune Brands Innovations4.5409 of 5 stars$57.00-2.2%$75.45+32.4%-32.4%$6.84B$4.61B17.9211,000Positive NewsShort Interest ↑GFFGriffon4.7718 of 5 stars$75.64-1.9%$98.20+29.8%+12.9%$3.52B$2.62B56.455,300News CoveragePositive NewsOCOwens Corning4.7681 of 5 stars$145.82-2.5%$185.10+26.9%-14.4%$12.19B$10.98B37.8825,000Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementURIUnited Rentals4.3387 of 5 stars$929.69-3.0%$850.00-8.6%+22.0%$59.82B$15.35B24.0427,900Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeDHRDanaher4.9879 of 5 stars$192.54+1.1%$246.35+27.9%-28.2%$137.87B$23.88B40.9763,000Positive NewsMMM3M4.3158 of 5 stars$155.02-0.9%$161.78+4.4%+16.5%$82.57B$24.58B21.5661,500Positive NewsMKLMarkel Group3.2727 of 5 stars$1,925.25+0.4%$1,820.33-5.4%+24.2%$24.35B$16.62B11.5522,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Armstrong World Industries Alternatives Crane Alternatives Eagle Materials Alternatives Fortune Brands Innovations Alternatives Griffon Alternatives Owens Corning Alternatives United Rentals Alternatives Danaher Alternatives 3M Alternatives Markel Group Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:CSL) was last updated on 9/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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