CARR vs LGN vs LII Stock Comparison

Carrier Global, Legence and Lennox International Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CARR CARRIER GLOBAL Corp
$55.52 +0.3% 1M -8.6% 1Y
Market cap
$44.23B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$22.79B
Div. yield
0.02%
HVAC Industrials
4 wins
LGN Legence Corp.
$41.89 -22.0% 1M +0.8% 1Y
Market cap
$2.93B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.31B
Div. yield
–
HVAC Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Lennox International leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Lennox International 6, Carrier Global 4, Legence 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCARRLGNLIILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $44.23B $2.93B $11.94B CARR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -24.6x -44.2x 15.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.8x 30.4x 15.4x LII
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.3% — +1.9% CARR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -7.9% -2.0% 13.8% LII
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -4.6% 2.1% 27.6% LII
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 52.2x 4.7x 1.4x LII
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.02% CARR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -8.6% +0.8% -28.6% LGN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.2%/yr — +3.1%/yr LII
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.4% 73.0% 42.8% CARR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 33/100 18/100 63/100 LII

Percentile Scorecard

CARRLGNLII

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

AxisCARRLGNLII
Valuation 26 #41 of 55 19 #45 of 55 61 #22 of 55
Growth 38 #32 of 51 – 56 #23 of 51
Profitability 17 #41 of 49 15 #42 of 49 100 #1 of 49
Financial Health 17 #46 of 55 20 #44 of 55 28 #40 of 55
Shareholder Returns 69 #13 of 40 – 72 #12 of 40
Overall 33 18 63
  • CARR ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • LGN ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • LII ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCARRLGNLIISPY
1 month +0.3%-22.0%-3.3% +0.7%
3 months -9.6%-30.0%-16.6% +3.7%
6 months -17.3%-51.8%-34.9% +7.1%
Year to date +5.1%-2.7%-28.3% +12.8%
1 year -8.6%+0.8%-28.6% +11.9%
3 years +17.2%—-4.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +5.4%—-1.6% +22.8%
5 years +6.3%—+16.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year +1.2%—+3.1% +10.9%
10 years ——+137.8% +262.0%
10 years, per year ——+9.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCARRLGNLIISPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.4%73.0%42.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.6%78.5%48.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.262.791.29 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.240.01-0.67 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.4%-64.7%-51.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.9%-59.0%-39.2% -1.2%
52-week high $76.00$102.27$572.95 $779.14
52-week low $50.36$33.32$332.41 $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.

MultipleCARRLGNLII
P/E now vs peer median -25.3xmedian 20.3x -48.0xmedian 20.3x 16.0xmedian 20.3x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.6x 1.4xmedian 1.6x 2.2xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 286.3xmedian 12.6x 33.1xmedian 12.6x 11.7xmedian 12.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.1xmedian 16.9x —median 16.9x 14.3xmedian 16.9x
P/B now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 3.0x 4.6xmedian 3.0x 9.0xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.48median 1.13 —median 1.13 1.24median 1.13

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 monthsCARRLGNLII
Revenue $22.79B $3.31B $5.45B
Gross profit $6.59B $644.45M $1.78B
Operating income -$1.09B $38.41M $1.03B
Net income -$1.73B -$90.65M $749.90M
Free cash flow $2.38B – $835.70M
R&D $605.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $-2.19 $-0.87 $21.74
Cash & equivalents $1.35B $291.98M $43.30M
Total debt $11.47B $4.30B $1.62B
Shares (diluted) 821.80M 76.03M 34.50M
Enterprise value $38.61B $2.15B $11.75B

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
MetricCARRLGNLII
P/E -25.3x -48.0x 16.0x
P/FCF 19.1x – 14.3x
P/Operating cash flow 15.9x – 12.0x
P/S 2.0x 1.4x 2.2x
P/B 4.4x 4.6x 9.0x
P/Tangible book 9.3x 24.4x 12.1x
EV/EBITDA 286.3x 33.1x 11.7x
EV/EBIT -51.1x 137.2x 13.1x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 1.6x 2.5x
EV/FCF 23.4x – 16.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.4x – 13.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.48 – 1.24

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCARRLGNLII
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.3% – 1.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.1% – 3.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.3% – -1.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 28.1% – 6.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -138.2% – -6.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -39.5% – 11.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -142.1% – -13.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -49.6% – 11.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -147.3% – -11.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -52.7% – 12.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 55.7% – 44.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.3% – 20.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 75.1% – 56.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.4% – 27.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCARRLGNLII
Gross margin 28.9% 19.5% 32.6%
EBITDA margin 0.9% 4.8% 21.2%
Operating margin -4.8% 1.2% 18.8%
Pretax margin -6.4% -1.9% 17.6%
Net margin -7.9% -2.0% 13.8%
FCF margin 10.4% – 15.3%
Operating cash flow margin 12.5% – 18.2%
Return on equity -14.0% -10.5% 57.4%
Return on assets -4.7% -2.9% 16.2%
Return on invested capital -4.6% 2.1% 27.6%
Return on capital employed -4.1% 1.9% 36.9%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.0x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.7x – 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCARRLGNLII
Debt / assets 34.2% 27.7% 34.6%
Debt / equity 1.1x 1.1x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 52.2x 4.7x 1.4x
Debt / FCF 4.8x – 1.9x
Liabilities / assets 69.0% 73.9% 71.9%
Equity / assets 31.0% 26.1% 28.1%
Interest coverage – 0.4x 16.2x
Current ratio 1.0x 1.3x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.3x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 2.16 1.92 5.70

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCARRLGNLII
Dividend yield 1.7% – 1.5%
Net buyback yield 3.6% – 3.7%
Shareholder yield 5.3% – 5.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) -45.6% – 24.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) 33.1% – 21.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.5% – 8.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 10.1% – 6.1%

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.

ConsensusCARRLGNLII
Forward P/E 18.8xFY2026 30.4xFY2026 15.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.95FY2026 $1.38FY2026 $22.65FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +13.9%FY2026 – -2.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.2% +79.0% +7.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $22.69BFY2026 $4.58BFY2026 $5.75BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.3%FY2026 +79.7%FY2026 +10.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.0% +22.8% +7.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCARRLGNLII
Held by institutions 87.4% 100.0% 77.3%
Institutions holding 1,629 265 656
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.0% +17.6% +1.8%
Institutions buying 806 194 316
Institutions selling 544 58 236
Buyers to sellers 1.48 3.34 1.34

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.

CARRLGNLII
CARR 1.00 0.30 0.67
LGN 0.30 1.00 0.20
LII 0.67 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CARR, LGN and LII?

Carrier Global (CARR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Carrier Global (CARR) $44.23B, Legence (LGN) $2.93B, Lennox International (LII) $11.94B.

Which company is growing faster?

Carrier Global (CARR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Carrier Global (CARR) +3.3%, Lennox International (LII) +1.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Lennox International (LII) has the highest net margin (Carrier Global (CARR) -7.9%, Legence (LGN) -2.0%, Lennox International (LII) 13.8%). On return on invested capital, Lennox International (LII) leads (Carrier Global (CARR) -4.6%, Legence (LGN) 2.1%, Lennox International (LII) 27.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Legence (LGN) returned the most: Carrier Global (CARR) -8.6%, Legence (LGN) +0.8%, Lennox International (LII) -28.6%. Over five years, Lennox International (LII) compounded fastest (Carrier Global (CARR) +1.2%/yr, Lennox International (LII) +3.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Carrier Global (CARR) has the highest dividend yield: Carrier Global (CARR) 0.02%, Legence (LGN) 0.00%, Lennox International (LII) 0.02%. Legence (LGN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Carrier Global (CARR) has been the steadiest (Carrier Global (CARR) 35.4%, Legence (LGN) 73.0%, Lennox International (LII) 42.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CARR, LGN and LII?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Lennox International (LII) leads on 6. 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.