Madison Air Solutions (NYSE:MAIR) versus Griffon (NYSE:GFF) Critical Survey

Griffon (NYSE:GFF) and Madison Air Solutions (NYSE:MAIR) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, dividends and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares Griffon and Madison Air Solutions’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Griffon	8.08%	249.31%	12.64%
Madison Air Solutions	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Griffon and Madison Air Solutions”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Griffon	$2.56 billion	1.84	$51.11 million	$3.92	26.57
Madison Air Solutions	$3.92 billion	4.01	$97.00 million	$83,088.31	0.00

Madison Air Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Griffon. Madison Air Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Griffon, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

73.2% of Griffon shares are held by institutional investors. 10.2% of Griffon shares are held by 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Griffon and Madison Air Solutions, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Griffon	0	1	1	2	3.25
Madison Air Solutions	1	4	7	2	2.71

Griffon currently has a consensus price target of $122.50, indicating a potential upside of 17.59%. Madison Air Solutions has a consensus price target of $44.00, indicating a potential upside of 40.35%. Given Madison Air Solutions’ higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Madison Air Solutions is more favorable than Griffon.

Summary

Griffon beats Madison Air Solutions on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Griffon

Griffon Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides consumer and professional, and home and building products in the United States, Europe, Canada, Australia, and internationally. The company operates through two segments: Home and Building Products, and Consumer and Professional Products. The Home and Building Products segment manufactures and markets residential and commercial sectional garage doors, rolling steel service doors, fire doors, shutters, steel security grilles, and room dividers for the use in commercial construction and repair, and home remodeling applications. The segment also sells related products, such as garage door openers. The Consumer and Professional Products segment manufactures and markets long-handled engineered tools, including spades, hoes, cultivators, weeders, post hole diggers, scrapers, edgers and forks; wheelbarrows and lawn carts; snow tools comprising pushers, roof rakes, sled sleigh shovels, scoops, and ice scrapers; and pruning products, such as pruners, loppers, shears, and other tools. The segment also offers striking tools, including axes, picks, mattocks, mauls, wood splitters, sledgehammers, pry bars, and repair handles; traditional and gardening hand tools comprising hammers, screwdrivers, pliers, adjustable wrenches, handsaws, tape measures, levels, clamps, trowels, cultivators, weeders, and other hand tools; indoor and outdoor planters and lawn accessories; and garden hoses and hose reels. In addition, the segment provides home organization products, including wire and wood shelving, containers, storage cabinets, and other closet and home organization accessories; residential, industrial, and commercial fans; and cleaning products, such as brooms, brushes, squeegees, and other cleaning products. The company was formerly known as Instrument Systems Corporation and changed its name to Griffon Corporation in June 1992. Griffon Corporation was founded in 1774 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

About Madison Air Solutions

We take up to 25,000 breaths a day and spend up to 90% of our lives indoors, often breathing air that’s two to five times more polluted than outdoor air. Clean air is absolutely essential to human life, yet most people rarely think about the air we breathe at home, in our schools, in healthcare facilities and in the workplace. Poor air quality doesn’t just affect comfort; it undermines health, productivity and performance. Improving air quality is a fundamental principle that is a key tenet in everything we do. At Madison Air, we see air differently. Our mission is to make the world safer, healthier and more productive through the power of better air. We’ve built a business that transforms air into tangible outcomes for customers, creating the potential for long-term growth opportunities for investors. We believe Madison Air is a leader in the mission-critical indoor air solutions market, powered by differentiated advanced technologies that deliver superior air quality and tangible results: higher productivity, lower energy costs and improved operational performance in the most demanding environments. From protecting uptime in a data center with Nortek Data Center Cooling, to purifying air in a semiconductor fabrication facility with Nortek Air Solutions, to keeping families safer with AprilAire’s Healthy Air System and improving workplace productivity, health and retention with Big Ass Fans – better air delivers better outcomes. That’s the Madison Air advantage. We believe our sustainable growth is powered by our resilient, diversified model spanning both Commercial and Residential markets. For the year ended December 31, 2025, Madison Air generated $3.3 billion of net sales and $124.3 million of net income, with 3.7% of net income (loss) margin, 26.7% Adjusted EBITDA Margin, 381.9% operating cash flow conversion from continuing operations, and 351.8% free cash flow (“FCF”) conversion. On a Pro Forma basis, for the year ended December 31, 2025, Madison Air generated $3.5 billion of net sales and $58.1 million of net income, with 1.7% of net income (loss) margin and 26.6% Adjusted EBITDA Margin. Adjusted EBITDA Margin and FCF conversion are non-GAAP financial measures. For the definition and a reconciliation of these measures to the most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”). Anchored by a large installed base, approximately half of net sales for the year ended December 31, 2025, came from replacement and upgrade demand and approximately 10% from aftermarket parts and services, providing stability across cycles. Our success is powered by a team of over 8,650 employees with an entrepreneurial mindset committed to innovation, precision and customer success. Our principal executive offices are located in Chicago, Illinois.