ACN vs LGN vs RTO Stock Comparison

Accenture, Legence and Rentokil Initial Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ACN Accenture plc
$261.06 +31.2% 1M +4.4% 1Y
Market cap
$174.26B
P/E
20.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$73.10B
Div. yield
2.53%
Consulting Industrials
7 wins
LGN Legence Corp.
$36.41 -32.1% 1M -12.0% 1Y
Market cap
$3.93B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.31B
Div. yield
–
HVAC Industrials
RTO Rentokil Initial Plc /Fi
$24.06 +20.6% 1M -13.5% 1Y
Market cap
$12.16B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
2.62%
Facility Services Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Accenture leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Accenture 7, Rentokil Initial 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionACNLGNRTOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $174.26B $3.93B $12.16B ACN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.5x -41.7x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.0x 26.4x 16.8x RTO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.7% — — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.7% -2.0% — ACN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 20.9% 2.1% — ACN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 4.7x — ACN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.53% — 2.62% RTO
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +4.4% -12.0% -13.5% ACN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.3%/yr — -10.6%/yr ACN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 50.6% 73.6% 34.7% RTO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 19/100 — ACN

Percentile Scorecard

ACNLGNRTO

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

AxisACNLGNRTO
Valuation 49 #58 of 113 22 #43 of 55 –
Growth 49 #50 of 97 – –
Profitability 87 #13 of 93 14 #44 of 51 –
Financial Health 81 #25 of 126 21 #47 of 59 –
Shareholder Returns 55 #31 of 67 – 39 #41 of 67
Overall 64 19 –
  • ACN ranked among 131 companies in Business Services
  • LGN ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • RTO ranked among 131 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodACNLGNRTOSPY
1 month +31.2%-32.1%+20.6% -2.3%
3 months +57.5%-44.2%+1.0% -0.7%
6 months +44.9%-60.2%-28.1% +4.8%
Year to date -2.7%-15.4%-18.3% +10.3%
1 year +4.4%-12.0%-13.5% +10.3%
3 years -16.7%—-12.0% +73.0%
3 years, per year -5.9%—-4.2% +20.1%
5 years -27.9%—-42.9% +61.9%
5 years, per year -6.3%—-10.6% +10.1%
10 years +120.1%—+72.0% +258.6%
10 years, per year +8.2%—+5.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureACNLGNRTOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 50.6%73.6%34.7% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.0%79.3%36.9% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.022.820.30 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.09-0.16-0.39 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.0%-64.7%-54.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.5%-64.4%-30.3% -3.5%
52-week high $288.54$102.27$34.52 $779.14
52-week low $124.44$33.32$19.75 $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.

MultipleACNLGNRTO
P/E now vs peer median 20.5xmedian 21.8x -41.7xmedian 21.6x —median 21.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 0.9x 1.2xmedian 1.6x —median 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.9xmedian 12.3x 29.4xmedian 13.2x —median 12.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.9xmedian 14.2x —median 17.4x —median 14.2x
P/B now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 2.4x 4.0xmedian 2.9x —median 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 5.00median 1.00 —median 1.00 —median 1.00

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 monthsACNLGNRTO
Revenue $73.10B $3.31B –
Gross profit $23.40B $644.45M –
Operating income $10.59B $38.41M –
Net income $7.79B -$90.65M –
Free cash flow $12.58B – –
EPS (diluted) $12.65 $-0.87 –
Cash & equivalents $10.17B $291.98M $2.47B
Total debt $5.14B $1.03B -$1.94B
Shares (diluted) 615.59M 76.03M 507.00M
Enterprise value $134.67B $3.53B $5.67B

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
MetricACNLGNRTO
P/E 20.5x -41.7x –
P/FCF 13.9x – –
P/Operating cash flow 13.2x – –
P/S 2.4x 1.2x –
P/B 5.3x 4.0x –
P/Tangible book 5.7x 21.2x –
EV/EBITDA 12.9x 29.4x –
EV/EBIT 16.0x 121.8x –
EV/Revenue 2.3x 1.4x –
EV/FCF 13.5x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 12.8x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.00 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricACNLGNRTO
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.7% – –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.8% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.6% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.5% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 0.6% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.9% – –
Net income growth (1Y) -2.0% – –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.8% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 0.4% – –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 4.1% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 20.4% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.0% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 22.8% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.3% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricACNLGNRTO
Gross margin 32.0% 19.5% –
EBITDA margin 17.9% 4.8% –
Operating margin 14.5% 1.2% –
Pretax margin 14.6% -1.9% –
Net margin 10.7% -2.0% –
FCF margin 17.2% – –
Operating cash flow margin 18.0% – –
Return on equity 24.3% -10.5% –
Return on assets 11.7% -2.9% –
Return on invested capital 20.9% 2.1% –
Return on capital employed 22.9% 1.9% –
Asset turnover 1.1x 1.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x – –
Stock comp / revenue 2.9% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricACNLGNRTO
Debt / assets 7.5% 27.7% -13.4%
Debt / equity 0.2x 1.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 4.7x –
Debt / FCF 0.4x – –
Liabilities / assets 52.0% 73.9% –
Equity / assets 48.0% 26.1% –
Interest coverage 39.8x 0.4x –
Current ratio 1.3x 1.3x -683.2x
Quick ratio 1.3x 1.3x -411.8x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.2x -411.8x
Altman Z-score 5.11 1.79 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricACNLGNRTO
Dividend yield 2.5% – 2.6%
Net buyback yield 2.5% – –
Shareholder yield 5.0% – 2.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 50.5% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 31.3% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 9.7% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 12.9% – –

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.

ConsensusACNLGNRTO
Forward P/E 17.0xFY2027 26.4xFY2026 16.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $15.40FY2027 $1.38FY2026 $1.43FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.2%FY2027 – +10.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -2.2% +79.0% +2.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $72.38BFY2027 $4.58BFY2026 $7.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.4%FY2027 +79.7%FY2026 +1.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.1% +22.8% +13.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersACNLGNRTO
Held by institutions 72.9% 78.9% 15.4%
Institutions holding 1,901 265 289
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.6% +17.6% +5.9%
Institutions buying 958 194 163
Institutions selling 778 58 90
Buyers to sellers 1.23 3.34 1.81

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.

ACNLGNRTO
ACN 1.00 -0.27 0.31
LGN -0.27 1.00 -0.08
RTO 0.31 -0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ACN, LGN and RTO?

Accenture (ACN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Accenture (ACN) $174.26B, Legence (LGN) $3.93B, Rentokil Initial (RTO) $12.16B.

Which company is more profitable?

Accenture (ACN) has the highest net margin (Accenture (ACN) 10.7%, Legence (LGN) -2.0%). On return on invested capital, Accenture (ACN) leads (Accenture (ACN) 20.9%, Legence (LGN) 2.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Accenture (ACN) returned the most: Accenture (ACN) +4.4%, Legence (LGN) -12.0%, Rentokil Initial (RTO) -13.5%. Over five years, Accenture (ACN) compounded fastest (Accenture (ACN) -6.3%/yr, Rentokil Initial (RTO) -10.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Rentokil Initial (RTO) has the highest dividend yield: Accenture (ACN) 2.53%, Rentokil Initial (RTO) 2.62%. Legence (LGN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rentokil Initial (RTO) has been the steadiest (Accenture (ACN) 50.6%, Legence (LGN) 73.6%, Rentokil Initial (RTO) 34.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ACN, LGN and RTO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Accenture (ACN) leads on 7. 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.