AOS vs MOD vs ZWS
161 measures in 16 categories, one definition each, computed from filings and market data.
AOS65.4
A. O. Smith Corporation
Industrials · Industrial - Machinery
$59.22 −0.42%$8.0B mkt cap
Score DNA
MOD49.0
Modine Manufacturing Company
Industrials · Industrial - Machinery
$148.86 −3.40%$7.9B mkt cap
Score DNA
ZWS76.8
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation
Industrials · Industrial - Machinery
$47.06 +0.49%$7.8B mkt cap
Score DNA
Price, rebased to 100 three years ago
AOS MOD ZWS · weekly adjusted closesSmart money 8Valuation 16Profitability (TTM) 12Returns on capital 11Growth 17Margin history & stability 7Liquidity (latest quarter) 7Leverage & solvency (latest quarter) 13Efficiency 11Cash flow & earnings quality 7Dividends & buybacks 9Scores & forensic checks 15Per share 7Size (TTM) 8Price performance 9Technicals 4
● marks the highest or lowest value where that direction is plainly stronger (margins, returns, coverage, leverage); multiples and yields are left unmarked. Bars show each stock's percentile within its own industry. n/a: the measure does not apply to lenders and insurers.
Smart money
8 measures| Measure | AOS | MOD | ZWS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insider open-market buys, 180d | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Insider $ bought, 180d | — | — | $0.10M |
| Congress purchases, 180d | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last Congress purchase | — | — | — |
| 13F net change in holders | −20 | — | +18 |
| ETFs adding shares, 30d | 525 | 212 | 323 |
| ETFs trimming, 30d | 532 | 145 | 248 |
| Net ETF funds, 30d | −7 | +67 | +75 |
Valuation
16 measures| Measure | AOS | MOD | ZWS |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (TTM) | 16.1x
9th
|
54.7x
91st
|
28.3x
44th
|
| PEG (P/E ÷ 3-yr EPS CAGR) | 0.62
17th
|
— | 0.37
7th
|
| Price / sales | 2.1x
41st
|
2.3x
49th
|
4.5x
80th
|
| Price / book | 4.4x
65th
|
6.6x
85th
|
4.7x
68th
|
| Price / tangible book | 25.7x
79th
|
20.0x
74th
|
141.6x
97th
|
| Price / free cash flow | 12.6x
5th
|
78.9x
98th
|
20.8x
39th
|
| Price / operating cash flow | 11.6x
14th
|
30.1x
91st
|
19.4x
60th
|
| Enterprise value | $8.5B
57th
|
$8.5B
56th
|
$8.0B
51st
|
| EV / sales | 2.2x
33rd
|
2.5x
48th
|
4.6x
80th
|
| EV / EBITDA | 11.3x
11th
|
28.0x
91st
|
20.2x
73rd
|
| EV / EBIT | 12.8x
7th
|
38.3x
91st
|
25.8x
70th
|
| EV / free cash flow | 13.4x
2nd
|
84.6x
100th
|
21.3x
34th
|
| Earnings yield | 6.2%
92nd
|
1.8%
20th
|
3.5%
61st
|
| FCF yield | 7.9%
95th
|
1.3%
10th
|
4.8%
64th
|
| Operating cash flow yield | 8.6%
87th
|
3.3%
13th
|
5.1%
43rd
|
| Graham number (per share) | $32.87
35th
|
$36.60
46th
|
$18.97
15th
|
Profitability (TTM)
12 measures| Measure | AOS | MOD | ZWS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 38.6%
62nd
|
22.2%
13th
|
44.8%
89th
|
| EBITDA margin | 19.9%
61st
|
9.0%
23rd
|
22.8%
80th
|
| Operating margin | 17.6%
70th
|
10.3%
38th
|
17.4%
69th
|
| EBIT margin | 17.5%
67th
|
6.6%
26th
|
17.8%
70th
|
| Net margin | 13.1%
72nd
|
4.3%
26th
|
15.9%
90th
|
| NOPAT margin | 13.6%
70th
|
8.0%
34th
|
13.2%
66th
|
| FCF margin | 16.8%
79th
|
3.0%
15th
|
21.6%
92nd
|
| Operating cash flow margin | 18.2%
77th
|
7.8%
20th
|
23.1%
92nd
|
| R&D / revenue | 0.0%
0th
|
0.0%
0th
|
0.0%
0th
|
| SG&A / revenue | 20.4%
56th
|
11.2%
10th
|
25.1%
80th
|
| Stock comp / revenue | 0.4%
20th
|
0.9%
70th
|
1.9%
95th
|
| Effective tax rate | 22.4%
58th
|
23.0%
65th
|
24.1%
80th
|
Returns on capital
11 measures| Measure | AOS | MOD | ZWS |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROE (on average equity) | 27.1%
86th
|
13.1%
54th
|
17.1%
66th
|
| ROA | 14.5%
93rd
|
5.8%
46th
|
10.2%
74th
|
| ROIC | 22.2%
85th
|
15.1%
72nd
|
12.5%
62nd
|
| ROCE | 24.1%
89th
|
10.8%
49th
|
12.6%
57th
|
| Return on tangible assets | 19.4%
92nd
|
8.8%
48th
|
11.4%
66th
|
| Cash ROIC (OCF / invested capital) | 29.6%
92nd
|
14.8%
58th
|
21.8%
77th
|
| Gross profitability (GP / assets) | 40.3%
93rd
|
26.7%
64th
|
28.0%
70th
|
| ROIC, 3-yr average | 22.1%
93rd
|
12.0%
65th
|
8.1%
42nd
|
| ROIC, 5-yr average | 24.7%
96th
|
15.2%
72nd
|
8.5%
38th
|
| ROE, 5-yr average | 25.8%
89th
|
20.4%
80th
|
19.6%
76th
|
| Incremental ROIC | 34.1%
59th
|
81.3%
75th
|
96.3%
78th
|
Growth
17 measures| Measure | AOS | MOD | ZWS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM YoY) | 0.4%
17th
|
29.5%
93rd
|
7.7%
55th
|
| Revenue growth (QoQ) | 6.2%
30th
|
-8.4%
2nd
|
2.1%
7th
|
| Revenue CAGR, 3 yr | 0.6%
20th
|
12.3%
88th
|
4.3%
58th
|
| Revenue CAGR, 5 yr | 3.4%
23rd
|
11.5%
79th
|
5.0%
39th
|
| Gross profit CAGR, 3 yr | 1.4%
19th
|
19.9%
95th
|
10.8%
69th
|
| Operating income CAGR, 3 yr | -2.4%
20th
|
22.2%
82nd
|
41.0%
96th
|
| Net income growth (TTM YoY) | -3.5%
47th
|
-23.1%
20th
|
58.7%
88th
|
| Net income CAGR, 3 yr | 22.3%
84th
|
-7.7%
20th
|
73.9%
100th
|
| EPS growth (TTM YoY) | -0.1%
51st
|
-23.5%
24th
|
59.5%
88th
|
| EPS CAGR, 3 yr | 26.0%
84th
|
-8.2%
22nd
|
76.3%
100th
|
| EPS CAGR, 5 yr | 5.8%
43rd
|
— | -1.3%
20th
|
| FCF growth (TTM YoY) | 29.3%
75th
|
-13.5%
19th
|
33.3%
79th
|
| FCF CAGR, 3 yr | 6.2%
26th
|
8.1%
30th
|
26.7%
74th
|
| Operating cash flow CAGR, 3 yr | 5.0%
25th
|
24.9%
74th
|
25.9%
75th
|
| Book value CAGR, 3 yr | 2.2%
16th
|
22.7%
91st
|
2.9%
21st
|
| Dividend CAGR, 3 yr | 3.8%
72nd
|
— | 7.4%
92nd
|
| Sustainable growth rate | 16.4%
83rd
|
13.1%
70th
|
12.8%
65th
|
Margin history & stability
7 measures| Measure | AOS | MOD | ZWS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin, 3-yr average | 38.4%
62nd
|
23.3%
18th
|
44.8%
90th
|
| Operating margin, 3-yr average | 18.6%
85th
|
10.5%
37th
|
15.9%
65th
|
| Net margin, 3-yr average | 13.8%
83rd
|
6.1%
32nd
|
11.8%
70th
|
| FCF margin, 3-yr average | 14.0%
78th
|
4.0%
13th
|
19.1%
97th
|
| Revenue stability (0-1) | 0.64
30th
|
0.84
60th
|
0.95
85th
|
| Earnings stability (0-1) | 0.09
25th
|
0.50
60th
|
0.12
27th
|
| Margin stability (0-1) | 0.99
100th
|
0.83
8th
|
0.91
30th
|
Liquidity (latest quarter)
7 measures| Measure | AOS | MOD | ZWS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & short-term investments | $181.3M
43rd
|
$95.3M
25th
|
$365.0M
61st
|
| Net cash (− = net debt) | −$495.4M
56th
|
−$574.6M
52nd
|
−$185.5M
72nd
|
| Working capital | $517.6M
44th
|
$777.1M
69th
|
$640.9M
57th
|
| Current ratio | 1.59
30th
|
2.04
46th
|
3.05
90th
|
| Quick ratio | 1.04
31st
|
1.22
52nd
|
2.13
87th
|
| Cash ratio (cash + ST investments / current liabilities) | 0.21
36th
|
0.13
13th
|
1.17
93rd
|
| Defensive interval (days) | 388 days
28th
|
763 days
82nd
|
489 days
46th
|
Leverage & solvency (latest quarter)
13 measures| Measure | AOS | MOD | ZWS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total debt | $676.7M
46th
|
$669.9M
44th
|
$550.5M
39th
|
| Debt / equity | 0.37
27th
|
0.56
53rd
|
0.33
25th
|
| Net debt / equity | 0.27
33rd
|
0.48
62nd
|
0.11
22nd
|
| Debt / assets | 18.6%
25th
|
24.0%
39th
|
19.8%
28th
|
| Debt / capital | 26.9%
27th
|
35.8%
53rd
|
24.9%
25th
|
| Debt / EBITDA | 0.89
14th
|
2.21
57th
|
1.39
25th
|
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.65
23rd
|
1.90
64th
|
0.47
21st
|
| Interest coverage (EBIT / interest) | 31.5x
93rd
|
6.9x
45th
|
12.0x
66th
|
| Cash interest coverage | 32.7x
91st
|
8.1x
54th
|
15.5x
82nd
|
| Debt payback (years of OCF) | 1.0 yrs
16th
|
2.6 yrs
48th
|
1.4 yrs
21st
|
| Liabilities / assets | 49.5%
44th
|
56.7%
66th
|
40.3%
15th
|
| IS credit model rating | AAA | A+ | AA |
| Implied credit spread (bps) | 50
0th
|
125
44th
|
80
10th
|
Efficiency
11 measures| Measure | AOS | MOD | ZWS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asset turnover | 1.10
84th
|
1.34
95th
|
0.64
39th
|
| Fixed asset turnover | 5.69
48th
|
6.29
56th
|
11.43
97th
|
| Inventory turnover | 4.7
77th
|
5.0
82nd
|
3.4
41st
|
| Receivables turnover | 5.8
48th
|
5.4
31st
|
6.8
74th
|
| Days sales outstanding | 63 days
52nd
|
68 days
69th
|
54 days
26th
|
| Days inventory outstanding | 78 days
23rd
|
73 days
18th
|
107 days
59th
|
| Days payables outstanding | 82 days
97th
|
59 days
59th
|
35 days
11th
|
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 59 days
7th
|
81 days
13th
|
126 days
69th
|
| Capex / revenue | 1.4%
5th
|
4.8%
97th
|
1.5%
10th
|
| Capex / depreciation | 0.57
43rd
|
1.99
95th
|
0.31
8th
|
| Operating expense ratio | 21.9%
56th
|
12.3%
10th
|
32.3%
93rd
|
Cash flow & earnings quality
7 measures| Measure | AOS | MOD | ZWS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow / net income | 1.38
45th
|
1.82
75th
|
1.45
53rd
|
| FCF / net income | 1.28
60th
|
0.69
9th
|
1.36
69th
|
| FCF / operating cash flow | 92.4%
91st
|
38.2%
9th
|
93.4%
95th
|
| Capex / operating cash flow | 7.6%
9th
|
61.8%
91st
|
6.6%
5th
|
| Accruals ratio | -5.6%
15th
|
-4.7%
28th
|
-4.6%
30th
|
| Sloan accruals ratio | -3.5%
25th
|
4.1%
82nd
|
2.9%
80th
|
| Earnings quality score (0-1) | 0.75
4th
|
1.00
25th
|
1.00
25th
|
Scores & forensic checks
15 measures| Measure | AOS | MOD | ZWS |
|---|---|---|---|
| IS score | 65
75th
|
49
30th
|
77
98th
|
| IS profitability | 66
82nd
|
34
36th
|
69
89th
|
| IS growth | 39
30th
|
43
42nd
|
63
82nd
|
| IS value | 55
72nd
|
27
2nd
|
53
67th
|
| IS momentum | 68
42nd
|
71
47th
|
90
88th
|
| IS risk (safety) | 100
48th
|
100
48th
|
100
48th
|
| IS quality | 76
67th
|
67
41st
|
88
98th
|
| IS balance sheet | 71
64th
|
63
51st
|
83
90th
|
| IS earnings quality | 71
43rd
|
69
26th
|
75
66th
|
| IS cash flow | 81
92nd
|
41
16th
|
83
97th
|
| Piotroski F-score (0-9) | 4
8th
|
5
20th
|
9
92nd
|
| Altman Z-score | 6.3
80th
|
7.8
92nd
|
5.3
62nd
|
| Beneish M-score | −2.57
40th
|
−2.20
87th
|
−2.65
20th
|
| Ohlson O-score | −8.47
33rd
|
−7.47
64th
|
−9.05
13th
|
| IS credit score | 95
97th
|
76
49th
|
89
87th
|
Size (TTM)
8 measures| Measure | AOS | MOD | ZWS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $8.0B
57th
|
$7.9B
56th
|
$7.8B
54th
|
| Revenue | $3.8B
64th
|
$3.4B
56th
|
$1.7B
36th
|
| EBITDA | $758.7M
69th
|
$303.0M
44th
|
$396.2M
51st
|
| Net income | $500.3M
70th
|
$144.5M
43rd
|
$276.1M
57th
|
| Free cash flow | $639.4M
70th
|
$100.2M
25th
|
$375.1M
54th
|
| Total assets | $3.6B
52nd
|
$2.8B
41st
|
$2.8B
39th
|
| Shareholders' equity | $1.8B
56th
|
$1.2B
41st
|
$1.7B
51st
|
| Employees | 11,500
67th
|
13,200
74th
|
2,600
20th
|
Price performance
9 measures| Measure | AOS | MOD | ZWS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day | −0.4% | −3.4% | +0.5% |
| 1 week | +5.0% | −18.1% | +1.1% |
| 1 month | +4.0% | −19.5% | +2.9% |
| 3 months | +1.2% | −34.7% | −1.3% |
| 6 months | −7.6% | −39.0% | −1.0% |
| Year to date | −11.9% | +5.7% | +1.1% |
| 1 year | −12.5% | −8.2% | +1.8% |
| 3 years, cumulative | −11.7% | +191.2% | +77.7% |
| 5 years, cumulative | +1.3% | +1,174.9% | +35.0% |
Technicals
4 measures| Measure | AOS | MOD | ZWS |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSI 14 | 57.9 | 30.5 | 49.9 |
| From 52-week high | −26.8% | −54.0% | −14.2% |
| From 52-week low | +10.0% | +33.8% | +9.8% |
| Beta | 1.11 | 1.71 | 0.83 |
InsiderStreet reports findings from filings and market data. A comparison is not a recommendation to buy or sell either stock.Every figure is computed in code · data as of 2026-10-17