Carlisle Companies (CSL) Competitors $352.47 -2.24 (-0.63%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$352.28 -0.19 (-0.05%) As of 08/1/2025 06:42 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours 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, DCI, EXP, FBIN, GFF, IEX, ITT, OC, and URIShould you be buying Carlisle Companies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Carlisle Companies include Armstrong World Industries (AWI), Crane (CR), Donaldson (DCI), Eagle Materials (EXP), Fortune Brands Innovations (FBIN), Griffon (GFF), IDEX (IEX), ITT (ITT), Owens Corning (OC), and United Rentals (URI). Carlisle Companies vs. Its Competitors Armstrong World Industries Crane Donaldson Eagle Materials Fortune Brands Innovations Griffon IDEX ITT Owens Corning United Rentals Carlisle Companies (NYSE:CSL) and Armstrong World Industries (NYSE:AWI) are related companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and earnings. Do analysts rate CSL or AWI? Carlisle Companies presently has a consensus target price of $450.83, suggesting a potential upside of 27.91%. Armstrong World Industries has a consensus target price of $177.13, suggesting a potential downside of 5.95%. Given Carlisle Companies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Carlisle Companies is more favorable than Armstrong World Industries.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Carlisle Companies 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.57Armstrong World Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Does the media prefer CSL or AWI? In the previous week, Armstrong World Industries had 2 more articles in the media than Carlisle Companies. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Armstrong World Industries and 34 mentions for Carlisle Companies. Carlisle Companies' average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Armstrong World Industries' score of 0.79 indicating that Carlisle Companies is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Carlisle Companies 20 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Armstrong World Industries 13 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 14 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has better earnings and valuation, CSL or AWI? 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 RatioCarlisle Companies$5.00B3.05$1.31B$17.9019.69Armstrong World Industries$1.45B5.64$264.90M$6.7627.86 Is CSL or AWI 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 Carlisle Companies16.12% 36.83% 15.34% Armstrong World Industries 18.95%39.80%16.79% Which has more risk and volatility, CSL or AWI? Carlisle Companies has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Armstrong World Industries has a beta of 1.43, indicating that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CSL or AWI? 89.5% of Carlisle Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.9% of Armstrong World Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Carlisle Companies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Armstrong World Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is CSL or AWI a better dividend stock? Carlisle Companies pays an annual dividend of $4.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Armstrong World Industries pays an annual dividend of $1.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Carlisle Companies pays out 22.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Armstrong World Industries pays out 18.2% 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. Carlisle Companies has raised its dividend for 48 consecutive years and Armstrong World Industries has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Carlisle Companies is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. SummaryCarlisle Companies and Armstrong World Industries tied by winning 9 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CSL and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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$15.34B$15.88B$14.59B$20.69BDividend Yield1.13%4.22%3.99%3.67%P/E Ratio19.699.227.7929.07Price / Sales3.054.783.9957.23Price / Cash14.2833.5032.1422.84Price / Book6.492.272.004.43Net Income$1.31B$951.84M$922.55M$994.22M7 Day Performance-18.92%-3.41%-3.10%-3.35%1 Month Performance-10.98%0.52%-0.45%-2.05%1 Year Performance-11.26%6.52%4.30%10.15% Carlisle Companies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CSLCarlisle Companies4.5148 of 5 stars$352.47-0.6%$450.83+27.9%-12.9%$15.34B$5.00B19.695,500Earnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeAWIArmstrong World Industries4.08 of 5 stars$190.29+3.0%$177.13-6.9%+45.5%$8.26B$1.45B30.453,600News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeCRCrane4.2431 of 5 stars$195.80-1.3%$214.00+9.3%+25.0%$11.26B$2.18B25.9311,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionDCIDonaldson3.7127 of 5 stars$72.06-0.1%$70.00-2.9%-3.7%$8.40B$3.59B24.1814,000Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementEXPEagle Materials4.1107 of 5 stars$228.25+0.3%$255.33+11.9%-15.9%$7.45B$2.26B16.592,500Positive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastFBINFortune Brands Innovations4.1152 of 5 stars$54.54-2.4%$76.60+40.4%-29.4%$6.56B$4.53B15.9911,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGFFGriffon4.6072 of 5 stars$81.56-1.2%$98.20+20.4%+14.4%$3.84B$2.62B16.895,300Upcoming EarningsIEXIDEX4.8701 of 5 stars$164.38-11.2%$218.13+32.7%-19.0%$12.42B$3.27B26.059,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeITTITT4.2159 of 5 stars$159.48-1.1%$173.25+8.6%+17.8%$12.55B$3.63B25.3511,700Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastGap DownOCOwens Corning4.8092 of 5 stars$140.64-2.5%$184.30+31.0%-25.4%$11.96B$10.98B49.5225,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsURIUnited Rentals4.6147 of 5 stars$880.88-0.2%$830.71-5.7%+20.0%$56.68B$15.35B22.7827,900Positive NewsGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Armstrong World Industries Alternatives Crane Alternatives Donaldson Alternatives Eagle Materials Alternatives Fortune Brands Innovations Alternatives Griffon Alternatives IDEX Alternatives ITT Alternatives Owens Corning Alternatives United Rentals 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 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBuffett to put 90% of his money in this one stock?CPA and CFA says you have WAY too many stocks - just buy these 3 After years working at the biggest accoun...Altimetry | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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