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Masco key statistics and ratios

In fiscal 2025, Masco had an operating margin of 16.5% and a current ratio of 1.81. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.

Financial ratios

US$ thousands unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Masco: financial ratios, annual
Fiscal year2009Dec 20092010Dec 20102011Dec 20112012Dec 20122013Dec 20132014Dec 20142015Dec 20152016Dec 20162017Dec 20172018Dec 20182019Dec 20192020Dec 20202021Dec 20212022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMSept 2026
Gross margin26.3%24.5%24.9%26.1%29.0%29.4%31.5%33.4%36.9%35.0%35.4%36.0%34.2%31.3%35.6%36.2%35.4%37.6%
Operating margin0.9%−6.2%−3.0%4.0%9.1%10.3%12.8%14.8%17.1%16.2%16.2%18.0%16.8%14.9%16.9%17.4%16.5%17.9%
Net margin−2.4%−13.9%−8.0%−1.5%4.3%12.2%5.0%6.7%8.9%11.0%13.9%17.0%4.9%9.7%11.4%10.5%10.7%12.1%
Free-cash-flow margin7.6%4.4%1.2%2.2%7.7%6.8%9.1%8.3%9.6%12.2%10.0%11.7%9.6%7.1%14.7%11.6%11.5%13.6%
Return on equity−7.0%−52.0%−60.2%−26.9%65.4%115.4%90.0%———————————
Return on assets−2.0%−12.0%−7.4%−1.6%4.2%12.1%5.5%9.1%10.0%13.4%17.9%22.7%7.2%15.7%17.2%15.8%15.9%17.6%
Asset turnover0.830.860.931.060.980.991.111.361.121.221.291.331.481.611.511.511.481.46
Current ratio1.942.331.451.732.061.641.382.011.961.641.751.801.761.561.691.751.811.83
Debt to equity164.8%300.9%916.1%>999%614.1%425.2%—————>999%——————
Interest cover (operating income ÷ interest)0.3xn/mn/m1.2x2.6x3.2x4.1x4.7x3.7x6.9x6.8x9.0x5.1x12.0x12.7x13.8x12.4x12.8x
Effective tax rate————22.3%—42.5%35.6%34.1%24.4%25.2%23.8%30.5%24.1%22.5%24.7%24.4%23.7%
SG&A as % of revenue21.9%21.3%21.5%20.5%19.9%19.2%18.7%18.7%19.8%18.8%19.0%18.0%16.9%16.0%18.5%18.8%18.9%19.6%
Capital spending as % of revenue1.6%1.8%2.1%1.6%1.9%1.8%2.2%2.4%2.9%3.3%2.4%1.6%1.5%2.6%3.1%2.1%2.1%2.1%
Free cash flow ÷ net income————180.2%55.4%183.7%123.5%108.4%110.8%71.8%68.5%195.6%73.0%128.9%110.3%106.9%112.6%
Dividends ÷ net income————37.2%13.7%35.5%26.0%24.2%18.3%15.4%11.8%51.5%30.6%28.3%30.9%32.2%27.5%
Dividends and buybacks ÷ free cash flow30.3%46.5%155.7%71.0%27.4%58.0%89.3%96.4%79.6%96.9%155.0%103.9%154.2%190.3%52.1%110.8%96.1%126.9%

Returns use average equity or assets over the year. Return on equity is left blank when equity is negative or so small that the ratio says nothing (above ±200%); interest cover is left blank above 200 times. Price-based ratios such as P/E are on the valuation page.

Financial health

3 of 5 checks passed · September 30, 2026
What it owns · $5.3bn
Short-term assets $3.0bnLonger-term assets $2.3bn
What it owes, and who funded it · $5.5bn
Short-term liabilities $1.7bnLonger-term liabilities $3.9bnShareholders' equity $-448m
  • Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $3.0bn of assets due within a year against $1.7bn of liabilities due within a year.
  • Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $3.0bn short-term assets against $3.9bn of longer-dated liabilities.
  • More cash than debt $610m of cash against $3.2bn of debt.
  • Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Equity or debt not reported. Not assessable.
  • Debt burden no higher than five years ago Five-year comparison not available. Not assessable.
  • A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt $1.2bn of operating cash flow against $3.2bn of debt.
  • Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Operating income of $1.4bn against $107m of interest.

From Masco's latest balance sheet as filed. Checks are fixed, documented rules (methodology), counted only where the company reports the figures — a dot means the filing doesn't break the item out. Descriptions of reported data, not advice.

Moat

78 /100

Strong moat

How hard Masco's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 10 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.

  • Returns on capital 20 / 20

    Net income has been a median 15.5% of total assets over 10 years.

  • Pricing power 13 / 20

    Gross margin has been a median 35.4%, moving by 1.5 percentage points (standard deviation) across 10 years.

  • Durability 15 / 20

    Operating margin has been a median 16.7%; its worst year was 15.1%.

  • Cash conversion 15 / 20

    Free cash flow was positive in 10 of 10 years, at a median 10.8% of revenue.

  • Discipline 20 / 20

    The diluted share count fell 20.5% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 0.5% of revenue.

AI disruption exposure: Medium. In this industry, AI could change how the product is made or sold, without replacing the core asset. The score above includes a 5-point deduction for that exposure (83 before it).

A rules-based reading of reported figures, not a forecast and not investment advice. How the score is built: methodology.

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Figures from Masco's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 29, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Masco.