APG vs FSV vs LGN Stock Comparison

APi, FirstService and Legence Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
APG APi Group Corp
$40.80 +6.1% 1M +17.7% 1Y
Market cap
$17.93B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$8.44B
Div. yield
–
Facility Services Industrials
7 wins
FSV FirstService Corp
$141.20 +9.8% 1M -13.2% 1Y
Market cap
$6.33B
P/E
54.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.68B
Div. yield
–
Facility Services Industrials
3 wins
LGN Legence Corp.
$38.06 -27.5% 1M +3.4% 1Y
Market cap
$3.03B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.31B
Div. yield
–
HVAC Industrials

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionAPGFSVLGNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.93B $6.33B $3.03B APG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -72.3x 54.9x -45.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.1x 24.2x 27.6x APG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.1% +3.7% — APG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -2.9% 2.0% -2.0% FSV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.7% 10.0% 2.1% FSV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.8x 2.6x 4.7x FSV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +17.7% -13.2% +3.4% APG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +23.1%/yr -6.9%/yr — APG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.0% 30.6% 73.1% APG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 41/100 19/100 APG

Percentile Scorecard

APGFSVLGN

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

AxisAPGFSVLGN
Valuation 27 #82 of 112 41 #66 of 112 18 #46 of 56
Growth 76 #24 of 96 56 #43 of 96 –
Profitability 54 #42 of 91 62 #35 of 91 15 #42 of 49
Financial Health 46 #68 of 125 39 #77 of 125 24 #43 of 56
Shareholder Returns 17 #56 of 67 8 #62 of 67 –
Overall 44 41 19
  • APG ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • FSV ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • LGN ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAPGFSVLGNSPY
1 month +6.1%+9.8%-27.5% -0.2%
3 months +3.7%-1.3%-35.7% +3.9%
6 months -16.2%-1.3%-52.8% +8.2%
Year to date +6.6%-9.2%-11.6% +12.9%
1 year +17.7%-13.2%+3.4% +12.3%
3 years +140.4%+3.0%— +87.4%
3 years, per year +34.0%+1.0%— +23.3%
5 years +182.4%-29.9%— +67.9%
5 years, per year +23.1%-6.9%— +10.9%
10 years —+235.6%— +261.1%
10 years, per year —+12.9%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAPGFSVLGNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.0%30.6%73.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.0%31.1%78.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.280.652.80 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.59-0.430.05 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.6%-44.0%-64.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.4%-14.5%-62.8% -1.2%
52-week high $49.40$165.10$102.27 $779.14
52-week low $34.31$125.66$33.32 $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.

MultipleAPGFSVLGN
P/E now vs peer median -71.2xmedian 21.2x 55.8xmedian 21.2x -43.6xmedian 20.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 0.9x 1.1xmedian 0.9x 1.2xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.5xmedian 11.9x 14.6xmedian 11.9x 30.5xmedian 11.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.1xmedian 13.7x 12.0xmedian 13.7x —median 16.2x
P/B now vs peer median 5.0xmedian 2.4x 6.9xmedian 2.4x 4.2xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.02median 1.00 149.61median 1.00 —median 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 monthsAPGFSVLGN
Revenue $8.44B $5.68B $3.31B
Gross profit $2.65B $1.88B $644.45M
Operating income $605.00M $339.62M $38.41M
Net income $346.00M $199.45M -$90.65M
Free cash flow $676.00M $536.84M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.57 $2.52 $-0.87
Cash & equivalents $851.00M $160.76M $291.98M
Total debt $3.52B $1.55B $4.30B
Shares (diluted) 437.00M 45.75M 76.03M
Enterprise value $14.97B $5.65B $2.25B

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
MetricAPGFSVLGN
P/E -71.2x 55.8x -43.6x
P/FCF 26.1x 12.0x –
P/Operating cash flow 22.5x 15.5x –
P/S 2.1x 1.1x 1.2x
P/B 5.0x 6.9x 4.2x
P/Tangible book 9.9x 6.9x 22.2x
EV/EBITDA 21.5x 14.6x 30.5x
EV/EBIT 33.6x 23.1x 126.4x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 1.4x 1.5x
EV/FCF 30.0x 14.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow 26.0x 18.8x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.02 149.61 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPGFSVLGN
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.1% 3.7% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.3% 9.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.4% 2.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.3% 11.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 24.7% -0.6% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.8% 8.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) 39.5% 4.7% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 40.8% 6.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) -272.3% 12.3% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -69.5% 0.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 20.7% 0.1% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 24.3% 23.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 18.8% -1.6% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.9% 19.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPGFSVLGN
Gross margin 31.4% 33.1% 19.5%
EBITDA margin 11.2% 9.5% 4.8%
Operating margin 7.2% 6.0% 1.2%
Pretax margin 5.5% 4.8% -1.9%
Net margin -2.9% 2.0% -2.0%
FCF margin 8.0% 9.4% –
Operating cash flow margin 9.3% 7.4% –
Return on equity 9.9% 18.5% -10.5%
Return on assets 3.7% 4.5% -2.9%
Return on invested capital 6.7% 10.0% 2.1%
Return on capital employed 8.7% 9.8% 1.9%
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.3x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x 2.1x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPGFSVLGN
Debt / assets 35.4% 34.9% 27.7%
Debt / equity 1.0x 1.7x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.8x 2.6x 4.7x
Debt / FCF 5.2x 2.9x –
Liabilities / assets 64.7% 78.9% 73.9%
Equity / assets 35.3% 21.1% 26.1%
Interest coverage 4.3x – 0.4x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.7x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.3x 1.2x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.91 – 1.83

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPGFSVLGN
Dividend yield – 1.0% –
Net buyback yield 0.4% -9.4% –
Shareholder yield 0.4% -8.3% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusAPGFSVLGN
Forward P/E 24.1xFY2026 24.2xFY2026 27.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.69FY2026 $5.84FY2026 $1.38FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +14.2%FY2026 +2.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +16.0% +9.6% +79.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.25BFY2026 $5.42BFY2026 $4.58BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.9%FY2026 -1.0%FY2026 +79.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.4% +20.0% +22.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPGFSVLGN
Held by institutions 84.5% 69.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 581 275 265
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.1% +7.2% +17.6%
Institutions buying 306 147 194
Institutions selling 205 101 58
Buyers to sellers 1.49 1.46 3.34

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.

APGFSVLGN
APG 1.00 0.14 0.43
FSV 0.14 1.00 -0.08
LGN 0.43 -0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APG, FSV and LGN?

APi (APG) is the largest by market capitalisation: APi (APG) $17.93B, FirstService (FSV) $6.33B, Legence (LGN) $3.03B.

Which company is growing faster?

APi (APG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: APi (APG) +14.1%, FirstService (FSV) +3.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

FirstService (FSV) has the highest net margin (APi (APG) -2.9%, FirstService (FSV) 2.0%, Legence (LGN) -2.0%). On return on invested capital, FirstService (FSV) leads (APi (APG) 6.7%, FirstService (FSV) 10.0%, Legence (LGN) 2.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year APi (APG) returned the most: APi (APG) +17.7%, FirstService (FSV) -13.2%, Legence (LGN) +3.4%. Over five years, APi (APG) compounded fastest (APi (APG) +23.1%/yr, FirstService (FSV) -6.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, APi (APG) has been the steadiest (APi (APG) 30.0%, FirstService (FSV) 30.6%, Legence (LGN) 73.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, APG, FSV and LGN?

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