AAON vs CARR vs SPXC Stock Comparison

Aaon, Carrier Global and SPX Technologies Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AAON Aaon, Inc.
$75.61 -11.4% 1M -26.8% 1Y
Market cap
$6.24B
P/E
39.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.93B
Div. yield
–
HVAC Industrials
2 wins
CARR CARRIER GLOBAL Corp
$56.28 +0.8% 1M -4.2% 1Y
Market cap
$44.75B
P/E
36.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$22.11B
Div. yield
0.02%
HVAC Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

SPX Technologies leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (SPX Technologies 5, Carrier Global 4, Aaon 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAAONCARRSPXCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.24B $44.75B $8.36B CARR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 39.2x 36.7x 30.0x SPXC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 33.9x 19.1x 19.3x CARR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +53.5% -1.6% +20.6% AAON
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.2% 5.5% 11.3% SPXC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.7% 6.5% 10.5% AAON
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.5x 3.5x 0.8x SPXC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -26.8% -4.2% -16.2% CARR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.6%/yr +1.5%/yr +23.3%/yr SPXC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.8% 35.6% 41.5% CARR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 37/100 71/100 SPXC

Percentile Scorecard

AAONCARRSPXC

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAAONCARRSPXC
Valuation 7 #51 of 55 28 #40 of 55 41 #33 of 55
Growth 78 #12 of 51 32 #35 of 51 100 #1 of 51
Profitability 53 #23 of 48 49 #25 of 48 72 #14 of 48
Financial Health 64 #20 of 54 17 #45 of 54 70 #17 of 54
Shareholder Returns 5 #39 of 41 60 #17 of 41 –
Overall 42 37 71
  • AAON ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • CARR ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • SPXC ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAAONCARRSPXCSPY
1 month -11.4%+0.8%-2.8% +0.9%
3 months -10.9%-6.1%-12.0% +5.9%
6 months -12.6%-8.8%-21.8% +8.5%
Year to date -0.8%+6.5%-17.4% +13.3%
1 year -26.8%-4.2%-16.2% +12.4%
3 years +40.7%+21.0%+110.1% +88.1%
3 years, per year +12.1%+6.6%+28.1% +23.5%
5 years +58.3%+7.8%+184.5% +68.2%
5 years, per year +9.6%+1.5%+23.3% +11.0%
10 years +285.2%—+772.9% +263.4%
10 years, per year +14.4%—+24.2% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureAAONCARRSPXCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.8%35.6%41.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 57.6%36.7%41.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.211.251.75 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.45-0.12-0.39 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -53.6%-40.4%-38.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -49.0%-25.9%-32.9% -0.9%
52-week high $148.25$76.00$246.41 $779.14
52-week low $68.85$50.36$160.01 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAAONCARRSPXC
P/E now vs peer median 39.0xmedian 20.0x 38.2xmedian 20.0x 29.7xmedian 20.0x
P/S now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 1.5x 2.1xmedian 1.5x 3.3xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 22.3xmedian 11.3x 19.0xmedian 11.3x 16.4xmedian 11.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -52.5xmedian 15.3x 24.1xmedian 15.3x 27.2xmedian 15.3x
P/B now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 2.8x 3.4xmedian 2.8x 3.5xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 17.91median 0.99 -2.28median 0.99 0.44median 0.99

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAAONCARRSPXC
Revenue $1.93B $22.11B $2.48B
Gross profit $494.09M $6.37B $996.30M
Operating income $213.50M $1.72B $399.90M
Net income $159.29M $1.32B $278.90M
Free cash flow -$118.79M $1.93B $304.30M
R&D – $602.00M –
EPS (diluted) $1.90 $1.46 $5.50
Cash & equivalents $13.00K $1.34B $166.40M
Total debt $435.00M $11.95B $2.29B
Shares (diluted) 83.72M 836.50M 50.68M
Enterprise value $6.24B $39.06B $7.44B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAAONCARRSPXC
P/E 39.0x 38.2x 29.7x
P/FCF -52.5x 24.1x 27.2x
P/Operating cash flow 72.0x 19.4x 19.6x
P/S 3.2x 2.1x 3.3x
P/B 6.2x 3.4x 3.5x
P/Tangible book 6.2x 6.0x 6.2x
EV/EBITDA 22.3x 19.0x 16.4x
EV/EBIT 31.2x 33.1x 21.8x
EV/Revenue 3.5x 2.6x 3.5x
EV/FCF -56.1x 29.6x 28.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 77.1x 23.9x 20.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 17.91 -2.28 0.44

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAAONCARRSPXC
Revenue growth (1Y) 53.5% -1.6% 20.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 22.7% 8.9% 15.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 36.9% 4.7% 18.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.2% 26.8% 17.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 39.0% -43.8% 24.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 5.4% -12.1% 52.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 30.5% -67.9% 32.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.3% -16.0% 72.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 29.3% -68.4% 23.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.2% -16.8% 67.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 157.7% 19.2% 52.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.0% -0.4% 131.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 33.7% 24.4% 23.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -74.9% -2.5% 168.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAAONCARRSPXC
Gross margin 25.6% 28.8% 40.2%
EBITDA margin 15.5% 13.6% 21.4%
Operating margin 11.0% 7.8% 16.2%
Pretax margin 9.9% 6.0% 14.8%
Net margin 8.2% 5.5% 11.3%
FCF margin -6.1% 8.7% 12.3%
Operating cash flow margin 4.5% 10.8% 17.1%
Return on equity 16.4% 9.7% 12.0%
Return on assets 8.7% 3.5% 7.1%
Return on invested capital 12.7% 6.5% 10.5%
Return on capital employed 14.3% 6.1% 12.1%
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x 1.8x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% – 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAAONCARRSPXC
Debt / assets 23.3% 32.0% 15.6%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.9x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.5x 3.5x 0.8x
Debt / FCF -3.7x 6.2x 2.0x
Liabilities / assets 45.8% 64.0% 40.4%
Equity / assets 54.2% 36.0% 59.6%
Interest coverage – – 10.7x
Current ratio 3.0x 1.0x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.9x 0.5x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 6.91 2.38 4.46

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAAONCARRSPXC
Dividend yield 0.5% 1.7% –
Net buyback yield -0.6% 4.3% –
Shareholder yield -0.1% 6.0% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 59.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 40.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 7.1% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 11.7% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAAONCARRSPXC
Forward P/E 33.9xFY2026 19.1xFY2026 19.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.23FY2026 $2.95FY2026 $8.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +65.2%FY2026 +13.9%FY2026 +26.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +56.1% +9.2% +20.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.44BFY2026 $22.69BFY2026 $2.64BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +69.6%FY2026 +4.3%FY2026 +16.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.8% +5.0% +14.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAAONCARRSPXC
Held by institutions 78.7% 87.4% 93.8%
Institutions holding 469 1,628 510
Change in shares held, QoQ -7.0% +1.0% +10.8%
Institutions buying 241 805 275
Institutions selling 174 544 162
Buyers to sellers 1.39 1.48 1.70

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AAONCARRSPXC
AAON 1.00 0.49 0.42
CARR 0.49 1.00 0.49
SPXC 0.42 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AAON, CARR and SPXC?

Carrier Global (CARR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aaon (AAON) $6.24B, Carrier Global (CARR) $44.75B, SPX Technologies (SPXC) $8.36B.

Which stock is cheaper, AAON, CARR and SPXC?

SPX Technologies (SPXC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Aaon (AAON) 39.2x, Carrier Global (CARR) 36.7x, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 30.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Carrier Global (CARR) is cheapest (Aaon (AAON) 33.9x, Carrier Global (CARR) 19.1x, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 19.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Aaon (AAON) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Aaon (AAON) +53.5%, Carrier Global (CARR) -1.6%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) +20.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

SPX Technologies (SPXC) has the highest net margin (Aaon (AAON) 8.2%, Carrier Global (CARR) 5.5%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 11.3%). On return on invested capital, Aaon (AAON) leads (Aaon (AAON) 12.7%, Carrier Global (CARR) 6.5%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 10.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Carrier Global (CARR) returned the most: Aaon (AAON) -26.8%, Carrier Global (CARR) -4.2%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) -16.2%. Over five years, SPX Technologies (SPXC) compounded fastest (Aaon (AAON) +9.6%/yr, Carrier Global (CARR) +1.5%/yr, SPX Technologies (SPXC) +23.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Aaon (AAON) 0.00%, Carrier Global (CARR) 0.02%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 0.00%. Aaon (AAON) and SPX Technologies (SPXC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Carrier Global (CARR) has been the steadiest (Aaon (AAON) 59.8%, Carrier Global (CARR) 35.6%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 41.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AAON, CARR and SPXC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, SPX Technologies (SPXC) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.