MAS
BuyFallen FavouriteAI neutralMasco Corporation · Industrials · United States · $15.0B cap · $173.1M/day traded
$76.01 -2.6% · close 23 Oct · scored 24 Oct
Fallen Favourite: A good business, still expensive, and the price is falling.
Report expected 29 Oct: the next-year EPS estimate has fallen 2.4% over the last 14 weeks, down 3 weeks running.
As of 24 Oct 2026, MoatMap's StockRank for Masco Corporation (MAS) is 77/100, ranked against 24,000+ stocks in 35 markets (Quality 77, Value 46, Momentum 50, each scored against its sector).
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Masco owns strong plumbing and paint brands (Delta faucets, Behr paint sold through Home Depot) with high returns on capital and steady cash generation. Its quality score is good, but demand is tied to US repair and remodel spending, which stays subdued while mortgage rates and yields remain elevated. The recent appointment of a Chief Technology and AI Officer and the death of chairman emeritus Richard Manoogian do not change the earnings picture. It is a solid business without a clear catalyst to re-rate it over the next 18 months.
ABOUT MASCO CORPORATION
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Masco Corporation manufactures, distributes, and sells home improvement and building products, including faucets (Delta, Hansgrohe) and paints (Behr). Its competitive moat is a portfolio of leading brands in their respective categories, benefiting from strong consumer recognition, product innovation, and extensive distribution channels. The company is a diversified manufacturer of branded home improvement products, holding leading market positions.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY (USD)
| Year | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | CAGR | TTM | 2026E | 2027E | Fwd CAGR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 8.7B | 8.0B | 7.8B | 7.6B | -4.5% | 7.6B | 7.7B | 7.8B | 1.8% |
| EPS | 3.75 | 4.12 | 3.87 | 3.87 | 1.1% | 4.54 | 4.43 | 4.49 | 7.8% |
| Shares | 225.3M | 220.6M | 212.5M | 204.3M | -9.3% | 197.2M | — | — | — |
| Debt | 3.4B | 3.3B | 3.2B | 3.2B | -2.3% | 3.5B | — | — | — |
| Equity | -480.0M | -126.0M | -280.0M | -186.0M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Op CF | 840.0M | 1.4B | 1.1B | 1.0B | 6.8% | 1.3B | — | — | — |
| Inv CF | -230.0M | -383.0M | -50.0M | -144.0M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fin CF | -1.1B | -854.0M | -1.0B | -888.0M | — | — | — | — | — |
Above its 200-day average and 9% below its 52-week high.
The Momentum score still reads 50: it weighs six months of price and earnings revisions, so it trails a turn like this.
Calmer than 61% of stocks we rank over the past year (36% a year).
How this is worked out
StockRank judges the business. The price check reads only the chart: it is the price side of the Momentum score, in words.
The rules: Still falling is a new 52-week low in the last two weeks, at least 25% below the high. Finding a floor is no new low since. Turning up is 20 or more trading days without a new low, at least 10% off it, and back above a rising 50-day average. In an uptrend is above the 200-day average and within 15% of the high.
In 2,112 US drawdowns since 2001, buying while the price was still falling was followed by a further 20% drop 42% of the time. Waiting for a turn like this one cut that to 33%, at about 7% higher prices and with no better returns. Part of that cut is simply not buying: 13% of falls never turned, and waiting kept those out. Among turns that were bought, 38% still fell another 20%, and 33% of turns were followed by a new low within six months. The benefit was largest in crashes such as 2008 and 2020.
What it measures: day-to-day price moves over the past year, as a yearly figure, ranked against every stock we cover. Very calm under 20% a year, Calm 20 to 30%, Average 30 to 40%, Bumpy 40 to 55%, Very bumpy above that.
What we found: across about 13,500 stocks in 34 markets (2002 to 2025), past swings were a good guide to the next year's, and bumpier stocks fell further. How much further changed too much between eras to put a number on it.
Calm is not safe: a calm stock can still slide steadily.
Rules fixed before any data was fetched. Describes the chart, not a recommendation.
SCORE BREAKDOWN
FUNDAMENTALS
SECTOR PEERS
Closest peers in Industrials, ranked by industry match, size, and score similarity. Cross-listings of MAS are excluded.
| Ticker | Company | Mkt Cap | StockRank | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAS | Masco Corporation(you) | $15.0B | 77 | Buy |
| CSL | Carlisle Companies Incorporated | $13.7B | 64 | Hold |
| TREX | Trex Company, Inc. | $5.1B | 81 | Strong Buy |
| GFF | Griffon Corporation | $4.5B | 78 | Buy |
| AWI | Armstrong World Industries, Inc. | $7.1B | 66 | Buy |
| WMS | Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. | $9.8B | 51 | Hold |
| RWC.AX | Reliance Worldwide Corporation Limited | $2.3B | 79 | Buy |
| LII | Lennox International Inc. | $13.0B | 37 | Hold |
| SPXC | SPX Technologies, Inc. | $8.0B | 46 | Hold |
| OC | Owens Corning | $9.0B | 41 | Hold |
Peer medians: ROE 8.9% · P/E 25.9x · Gross margin 29.2%
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