Simpson Manufacturing vs Trex
Simpson Manufacturing reported revenue of $2.3 billion in fiscal 2025, 2.0 times Trex's $1.2 billion in fiscal 2025. Simpson Manufacturing's revenue grew 4.5% in its latest year, and Trex's grew 2.0%. Simpson Manufacturing had an operating margin of 19.6%, against 22.0% at Trex. Free cash flow was $298 million at Simpson Manufacturing and $135 million at Trex.
Side by side
| Simpson Manufacturing | Trex | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $2.3B | $1.2B |
| Revenue growth | 4.5% | 2.0% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 13.0% | 5.9% |
| Gross margin | 45.9% | 39.2% |
| Operating margin | 19.6% | 22.0% |
| Net margin | 14.8% | 16.2% |
| Free cash flow | $298M | $135M |
| Free cash flow margin | 12.8% | 11.5% |
| Return on capital | 17.5% | — |
| Net debt to EBITDA | −0.1x | — |
| Dividends and buybacks | $168M | $54M |
| Change in diluted share count | −1.2% | −1.1% |
| Last close | $181.99 | $49.57 |
| P/E at the last close | 19.9× | 29.3× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | sold $1.3 million | bought $982,391, sold $122,574 |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 of 9 | — |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
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US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Simpson Manufacturing and Trex pages.