Stocks · Basic Materials · Construction Materials
Masco Corporation MAS
$68.36 +0.12% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NYSE · Market cap $13.48B
High qualityInexpensive vs sector
Next earnings report: Oct 28, 2026
Scroll or pinch to zoom, drag to move. Daily prices adjusted for splits. Markers: E = earnings (green beat, red miss), S = split, D = dividend.
Three things to know
- The diluted share count fell 5.8% in a year, mainly through buybacks.
- Diluted EPS over the last four quarters was $4.35, up 15.4% year over year.
- Revenue over the last four quarters was $7.62B, down 0.6% from a year earlier.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Basic Materials sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.
Growth42Weak
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 26%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Top 42%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Top 16%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRBottom 35%
- Revenue growth accelerationBottom 36%
Quality91Exceptional
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalTop 5%
- Gross marginTop 27%
- Operating marginTop 23%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Top 38%
- Accruals (lower is better)Top 13%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 43%
- Interest coverTop 25%
Value89Strong
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldTop 17%
- Free-cash-flow yieldTop 11%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueTop 33%
- Sales / enterprise valueBottom 47%
- P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Top 24%
Momentum64Neutral
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthBottom 37%
- 6-month returnTop 22%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Bottom 43%
- Distance from 52-week highTop 25%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Top 42%
Revisions59Neutral
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersTop 34%
- Consecutive EPS beatsTop 21%
- Share of analysts rating BuyBottom 43%
- Upside to consensus price targetBottom 27%
Stability76Positive
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Top 36%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsTop 10%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Top 43%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 43%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | -0.3% | -0.6% | ↓ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | 10.1% | 15.4% | ↑ |
| Gross margin | 36.3% | 36.9% | ↑ |
| Operating margin | 17.6% | 17.7% | ↑ |
| FCF margin | 10.6% | 19.1% | ↑ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | -0.6% | -0.3% | ↓ | Bottom 26% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | 15.4% | 10.1% | ↑ | Top 42% |
| Gross margin | 36.9% | 36.3% | ↑ | Top 27% |
| Operating margin | 17.7% | 17.6% | ↑ | Top 23% |
| Net margin | 11.6% | 10.5% | ↑ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 19.1% | 10.6% | ↑ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 27.2% | — | Top 5% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | -4.5% | — | Bottom 35% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- 1.83×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -13.6%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- -0.2%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- +2.4 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- 1.97×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 13.1×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 1.91%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- 6.88%
- Shareholder yield
- 8.80%
- Share count change, 1 year
- -5.8%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- -4.2%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Jul 29, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 3
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 5 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +10.8%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- +0.6%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 3 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $82.40
- Target vs current price
- +20.5%
- Analysts with a rating
- 38
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 53%
- Consensus rating
- Buy
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 2026 | +24.2% | -11.1% | -5.6% | -10.6% | — |
| Apr 22, 2026 | +18.6% | +10.8% | +11.4% | -3.4% | +17.8% |
| Feb 10, 2026 | +5.1% | +8.7% | +6.4% | -11.4% | +0.5% |
| Oct 29, 2025 | -4.9% | -4.7% | -7.9% | -7.4% | +0.2% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | +19.3% | +3.7% | +5.5% | +13.4% | +5.7% |
| Apr 23, 2025 | -4.9% | -3.4% | -1.6% | +7.3% | +6.7% |
| Feb 11, 2025 | +1.7% | +1.4% | -0.4% | -8.0% | -22.1% |
| Oct 29, 2024 | +0.0% | -0.5% | -1.1% | +0.6% | +0.2% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 2026 | $1.64 | $1.32 | +24.2% | $1.99B |
| Apr 22, 2026 | $1.04 | $0.88 | +18.6% | $1.92B |
| Feb 10, 2026 | $0.82 | $0.78 | +5.1% | $1.79B |
| Oct 29, 2025 | $0.97 | $1.02 | -4.9% | $1.92B |
| Jul 31, 2025 | $1.30 | $1.09 | +19.3% | $2.05B |
| Apr 23, 2025 | $0.87 | $0.92 | -4.9% | $1.80B |
| Feb 11, 2025 | $0.89 | $0.88 | +1.7% | $1.83B |
| Oct 29, 2024 | $1.08 | $1.08 | +0.0% | $1.98B |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 15.7× | 18.1× | 24th | Top 17% |
| P/E (forward) | 15.1× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 11.0× | — | — | Top 33% |
| EV / Sales | 2.16× | — | — | Bottom 47% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 10.78% | — | — | Top 11% |
| Earnings yield | 6.36% | — | — | Top 17% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 12.4× – 36.1× since Jun 30, 2021. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.
What moved the stock over the past year
- Price return, 1 year
- -2.6%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- +15.4%
- Change in P/E multiple
- -7.7%
Most of the move came from earnings growth.
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✗ Price above 20-day average
- ✗ Price above 50-day average
- ✗ Price above 200-day average
- ✓ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✓ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 0
- Days above the 200-day average
- 0
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- -5.3%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- +0.9%
- Distance from 50-day average
- -5.3%
- Distance from 200-day average
- -2.5%
- RSI (14)
- 44.3
- Relative volume
- 0.56×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 37.1%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 81th percentile · High for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 0.94
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.46
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -17.4%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -31.6%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 29, 2021 | Nov 3, 2022 | -38.9% | 214 days | 315 days (Feb 7, 2024) |
| Oct 18, 2024 | Mar 30, 2026 | -31.6% | 360 days | Not yet recovered |
| Mar 28, 2024 | Jul 5, 2024 | -18.0% | 67 days | 35 days (Aug 23, 2024) |
| May 10, 2021 | Sep 28, 2021 | -18.0% | 98 days | 34 days (Nov 15, 2021) |
| Nov 6, 2020 | Dec 4, 2020 | -11.2% | 19 days | 30 days (Jan 20, 2021) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $13.48B
- P/E (TTM)
- 15.7
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $4.35
- Revenue (TTM)
- $7.62B
- Dividend yield
- 1.86%
- 52-week range
- $58.16 – $83.64
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $8.38B | $8.68B | $7.97B | $7.83B | $7.56B |
| Gross profit | $2.86B | $2.71B | $2.81B | $2.84B | $2.69B |
| Operating income | $1.45B | $1.32B | $1.34B | $1.37B | $1.27B |
| Net income | $406.0M | $842.0M | $908.0M | $822.0M | $810.0M |
| EPS (diluted) | $1.62 | $3.63 | $4.02 | $3.76 | $3.86 |
| Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.98B | $1.83B | $1.80B | $2.05B | $1.92B | $1.79B | $1.92B | $1.99B |
| Net income | $167.0M | $182.0M | $186.0M | $270.0M | $189.0M | $165.0M | $213.0M | $318.0M |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.77 | $0.85 | $0.87 | $1.28 | $0.90 | $0.80 | $1.05 | $1.60 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $930.0M | $840.0M | $1.41B | $1.07B | $1.02B |
| Capital expenditure | -$128.0M | -$224.0M | -$243.0M | -$168.0M | -$156.0M |
| Free cash flow | $802.0M | $616.0M | $1.17B | $907.0M | $866.0M |
| Dividends paid | -$211.0M | -$258.0M | -$257.0M | -$254.0M | -$261.0M |
| Net share buybacks | -$1.03B | -$913.0M | -$353.0M | -$672.0M | -$565.0M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $548.0M
- Total assets
- $5.40B
- Total liabilities
- $5.52B
- Total debt
- $3.49B
- Net debt
- $2.94B
- Shareholders’ equity
- -$365.0M
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Jul 29, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 2026 | $0.32 | Aug 28, 2026 |
| May 22, 2026 | $0.32 | Jun 8, 2026 |
| Feb 20, 2026 | $0.32 | Mar 9, 2026 |
| Nov 7, 2025 | $0.31 | Nov 24, 2025 |
| Aug 8, 2025 | $0.31 | Aug 25, 2025 |
| May 23, 2025 | $0.31 | Jun 9, 2025 |
| Feb 21, 2025 | $0.31 | Mar 10, 2025 |
| Nov 8, 2024 | $0.29 | Nov 25, 2024 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 8,941,527
- Days to cover
- 4.13
- Change vs previous report
- +8.2%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.
Stock splits
- Jul 1, 2015
- 569-for-500
- Jul 13, 1998
- 2-for-1
- May 20, 1986
- 2-for-1
- Jul 3, 1984
- 21-for-20
- Dec 30, 1982
- 2-for-1