# Masco Corporation (MAS) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Industrials / Building Products. Price $72.70, market value $14.3 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 16.8×** (5-yr avg 20.6×, 3-yr avg 17.0×). Masco Corporation trades at 16.8× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 20.6×. The Industrials median in the September 2026 study was 25.7×. Forward P/E is 15.6×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 5.87**. A PEG of 5.87 means the P/E is high relative to expected earnings growth; the price already assumes a lot.
- **Price / sales: 1.9×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.9×.
- **EV / EBITDA: 11.5×**. Enterprise value is 11.5× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 7.9%** (5-yr avg 6.3%). Free cash flow equals 7.9% of the market value, above its five-year average of 6.3%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 6.0%**. The inverse of the P/E: 6.0% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 37.0%**. Masco Corporation keeps 37.0% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 17.5%**. 17.5% of revenue is left after running the business, a healthy level in most sectors.
- **Net margin: 10.7%**. 10.7% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: -437.8%**. Return on equity is negative because earnings are negative.
- **Return on invested capital: 50.0%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 50.0%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 17.0%**. Each dollar of assets produces 17.0% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -3.4%** (3-yr -4.5%/yr, 5-yr 1.0%/yr). Revenue fell 3.4% over the last year, against 1.0% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 2.7%** (3-yr 2.1%/yr, 5-yr -3.4%/yr). Earnings per share rose 2.7%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 12.0%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 12.0% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 1.6×**. It would take 1.6 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Altman Z-score: 3.87**. A Z-score of 3.87 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.76%** ($1.26 per share, trailing). Masco Corporation yields 1.76%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 32%** (23% of free cash flow). 32% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 15**. 15 straight years of increases, a record that survived at least one recession.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 17.9%/yr** (1-yr 6.9%). The dividend has compounded at 17.9% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 4 years at that pace.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (18 analysts). 18 analysts cover Masco Corporation; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $80.61 (+11% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -0.3%** (YTD 15.6%, 3-mo 4.7%). The shares are down 0.3% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -13.1%** (25.0% above the low). Trading 13% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 47**. An RSI of 47 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.17** (volatility 35%). Beta of 1.17 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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