APG vs GEO vs LGN Stock Comparison

APi, Geo and Legence Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
APG APi Group Corp
$41.38 +7.9% 1M +20.6% 1Y
Market cap
$18.63B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$8.44B
Div. yield
–
Facility Services Industrials
3 wins
GEO Geo Group Inc
$27.57 -8.8% 1M +65.2% 1Y
Market cap
$3.76B
P/E
12.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.83B
Div. yield
–
Facility Services Industrials
7 wins
LGN Legence Corp.
$40.81 -23.6% 1M +3.1% 1Y
Market cap
$3.19B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.31B
Div. yield
–
HVAC Industrials

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionAPGGEOLGNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $18.63B $3.76B $3.19B APG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -75.1x 12.9x -48.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.5x 20.6x 29.6x GEO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.1% +15.3% — GEO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -2.9% 10.3% -2.0% GEO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.7% 7.5% 2.1% GEO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.8x 3.3x 4.7x APG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +20.6% +65.2% +3.1% GEO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +23.3%/yr +27.5%/yr — GEO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.1% 49.1% 73.1% APG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 55/100 17/100 GEO

Percentile Scorecard

APGGEOLGN

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

AxisAPGGEOLGN
Valuation 27 #83 of 113 54 #53 of 113 17 #46 of 55
Growth 76 #24 of 96 60 #39 of 96 –
Profitability 54 #43 of 92 57 #40 of 92 13 #42 of 48
Financial Health 46 #68 of 125 33 #84 of 125 21 #43 of 54
Shareholder Returns 15 #57 of 67 71 #20 of 67 –
Overall 44 55 17
  • APG ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • GEO ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • LGN ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAPGGEOLGNSPY
1 month +7.9%-8.8%-23.6% +0.9%
3 months +7.6%-7.9%-23.1% +5.9%
6 months -15.0%+45.5%-49.5% +8.5%
Year to date +8.2%+71.0%-5.2% +13.3%
1 year +20.6%+65.2%+3.1% +12.4%
3 years +143.8%+213.3%— +88.1%
3 years, per year +34.6%+46.4%— +23.5%
5 years +185.0%+237.0%— +68.2%
5 years, per year +23.3%+27.5%— +11.0%
10 years —+75.9%— +263.4%
10 years, per year —+5.8%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureAPGGEOLGNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.1%49.1%73.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.1%50.6%78.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.280.832.80 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.691.330.04 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.6%-62.5%-64.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.2%-15.9%-60.1% -0.9%
52-week high $49.40$32.78$102.27 $779.14
52-week low $34.31$13.26$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.

MultipleAPGGEOLGN
P/E now vs peer median -72.2xmedian 21.5x 12.4xmedian 21.5x -46.7xmedian 20.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 0.9x 1.3xmedian 0.9x 1.3xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.8xmedian 11.9x 11.2xmedian 11.9x 32.3xmedian 11.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.5xmedian 13.9x 138.0xmedian 13.9x —median 15.3x
P/B now vs peer median 5.1xmedian 2.3x 2.4xmedian 2.3x 4.5xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 1.04median 0.92 0.48median 0.92 —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 monthsAPGGEOLGN
Revenue $8.44B $2.83B $3.31B
Gross profit $2.65B – $644.45M
Operating income $605.00M $315.54M $38.41M
Net income $346.00M $291.54M -$90.65M
Free cash flow $676.00M $26.44M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.57 $2.21 $-0.87
Cash & equivalents $851.00M $54.99M $291.98M
Total debt $3.52B $6.34B $4.30B
Shares (diluted) 437.00M 132.02M 76.03M
Enterprise value $15.67B $3.37B $2.41B

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
MetricAPGGEOLGN
P/E -72.2x 12.4x -46.7x
P/FCF 26.5x 138.0x –
P/Operating cash flow 22.9x 18.4x –
P/S 2.1x 1.3x 1.3x
P/B 5.1x 2.4x 4.5x
P/Tangible book 10.0x 2.6x 23.8x
EV/EBITDA 21.8x 11.2x 32.3x
EV/EBIT 34.0x 16.3x 134.1x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 1.8x 1.6x
EV/FCF 30.4x 194.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow 26.3x 25.8x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.04 0.48 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPGGEOLGN
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.1% 15.3% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.3% 5.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.4% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.3% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 24.7% 11.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.8% -7.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) 39.5% 222.2% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 40.8% 28.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) -272.3% 242.8% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -69.5% 25.6% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 20.7% -16.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 24.3% -4.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 18.8% -79.8% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.9% -42.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPGGEOLGN
Gross margin 31.4% – 19.5%
EBITDA margin 11.2% 16.1% 4.8%
Operating margin 7.2% 11.2% 1.2%
Pretax margin 5.5% 14.0% -1.9%
Net margin -2.9% 10.3% -2.0%
FCF margin 8.0% 0.9% –
Operating cash flow margin 9.3% 7.0% –
Return on equity 9.9% 19.4% -10.5%
Return on assets 3.7% 7.7% -2.9%
Return on invested capital 6.7% 7.5% 2.1%
Return on capital employed 8.7% 9.3% 1.9%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.7x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x 0.7x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPGGEOLGN
Debt / assets 35.4% 41.2% 27.7%
Debt / equity 1.0x 1.0x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.8x 3.3x 4.7x
Debt / FCF 5.2x 58.3x –
Liabilities / assets 64.7% 59.5% 73.9%
Equity / assets 35.3% 40.5% 26.1%
Interest coverage 4.3x 2.1x 0.4x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.7x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.3x 1.5x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.93 2.24 1.89

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPGGEOLGN
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 0.4% 4.8% –
Shareholder yield 0.4% 4.8% –
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.

ConsensusAPGGEOLGN
Forward P/E 24.5xFY2026 20.6xFY2026 29.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.69FY2026 $1.34FY2026 $1.38FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +14.2%FY2026 +55.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +16.0% +44.8% +79.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.25BFY2026 $3.17BFY2026 $4.58BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.9%FY2026 +20.6%FY2026 +79.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.4% -1.3% +22.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPGGEOLGN
Held by institutions 84.5% 94.2% 100.0%
Institutions holding 581 292 265
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.1% -2.2% +17.6%
Institutions buying 306 151 194
Institutions selling 205 97 58
Buyers to sellers 1.49 1.56 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.

APGGEOLGN
APG 1.00 0.20 0.43
GEO 0.20 1.00 0.16
LGN 0.43 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APG, GEO and LGN?

APi (APG) is the largest by market capitalisation: APi (APG) $18.63B, Geo (GEO) $3.76B, Legence (LGN) $3.19B.

Which company is growing faster?

Geo (GEO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: APi (APG) +14.1%, Geo (GEO) +15.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Geo (GEO) has the highest net margin (APi (APG) -2.9%, Geo (GEO) 10.3%, Legence (LGN) -2.0%). On return on invested capital, Geo (GEO) leads (APi (APG) 6.7%, Geo (GEO) 7.5%, Legence (LGN) 2.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Geo (GEO) returned the most: APi (APG) +20.6%, Geo (GEO) +65.2%, Legence (LGN) +3.1%. Over five years, Geo (GEO) compounded fastest (APi (APG) +23.3%/yr, Geo (GEO) +27.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, APi (APG) has been the steadiest (APi (APG) 30.1%, Geo (GEO) 49.1%, Legence (LGN) 73.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, APG, GEO 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, Geo (GEO) 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.