CARR vs SPXC vs AAON Stock Comparison

Carrier Global, SPX Technologies and Aaon Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CARR CARRIER GLOBAL Corp
$56.24 +2.0% 1M -1.5% 1Y
Market cap
$46.68B
P/E
38.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$22.11B
Div. yield
0.02%
HVAC Industrials
3 wins
AAON Aaon, Inc.
$68.85 -16.4% 1M -32.3% 1Y
Market cap
$5.82B
P/E
36.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.93B
Div. yield
–
HVAC Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

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SPX Technologies leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (SPX Technologies 6, Carrier Global 3, Aaon 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCARRSPXCAAONLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $46.68B $8.12B $5.82B CARR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 38.3x 29.1x 36.5x SPXC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.1x 18.6x 30.9x SPXC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.6% +20.6% +53.5% AAON
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.5% 11.3% 8.2% SPXC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.5% 10.5% 12.7% AAON
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.5x 0.8x 1.5x SPXC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -1.5% -15.8% -32.3% CARR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.6%/yr +21.4%/yr +7.9%/yr SPXC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.4% 41.5% 59.5% CARR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 37/100 70/100 42/100 SPXC

Percentile Scorecard

CARRSPXCAAON

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

AxisCARRSPXCAAON
Valuation 30 #39 of 55 41 #33 of 55 7 #51 of 55
Growth 34 #34 of 51 100 #1 of 51 78 #12 of 51
Profitability 40 #31 of 51 68 #17 of 51 50 #26 of 51
Financial Health 17 #49 of 59 71 #18 of 59 66 #21 of 59
Shareholder Returns 63 #16 of 41 – 8 #38 of 41
Overall 37 70 42
  • CARR ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • SPXC ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • AAON ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCARRSPXCAAONSPY
1 month +2.0%-7.6%-16.4% -1.0%
3 months -18.4%-27.2%-32.9% +2.9%
6 months -7.8%-28.1%-30.9% +6.4%
Year to date +6.4%-19.9%-9.7% +11.4%
1 year -1.5%-15.8%-32.3% +13.1%
3 years +16.8%+101.0%+29.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year +5.3%+26.2%+9.0% +21.5%
5 years +2.9%+163.9%+46.0% +67.7%
5 years, per year +0.6%+21.4%+7.9% +10.9%
10 years —+701.9%+249.5% +255.2%
10 years, per year —+23.1%+13.3% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCARRSPXCAAONSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.4%41.5%59.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.6%41.8%57.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.251.742.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.04-0.38-0.54 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.4%-38.3%-53.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.0%-34.9%-53.6% -2.5%
52-week high $76.00$246.41$148.25 $779.14
52-week low $50.36$160.01$68.85 $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.

MultipleCARRSPXCAAON
P/E now vs peer median 38.2xmedian 19.9x 28.8xmedian 19.9x 35.5xmedian 19.9x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.5x 3.2xmedian 1.5x 2.9xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.9xmedian 12.6x 16.0xmedian 12.6x 20.4xmedian 12.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.0xmedian 16.1x 26.4xmedian 16.1x -47.8xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 3.0x 3.4xmedian 3.0x 5.6xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median -2.27median 0.98 0.43median 0.98 16.31median 0.98

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 monthsCARRSPXCAAON
Revenue $22.11B $2.48B $1.93B
Gross profit $6.37B $996.30M $494.09M
Operating income $1.72B $399.90M $213.50M
Net income $1.32B $278.90M $159.29M
Free cash flow $1.93B $304.30M -$118.79M
R&D $602.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $1.46 $5.50 $1.90
Cash & equivalents $1.34B $166.40M $13.00K
Total debt $11.95B $2.29B $1.62B
Shares (diluted) 836.50M 50.68M 83.72M
Enterprise value $40.99B $7.21B $5.82B

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
MetricCARRSPXCAAON
P/E 38.2x 28.8x 35.5x
P/FCF 24.0x 26.4x -47.8x
P/Operating cash flow 19.4x 19.0x 65.6x
P/S 2.1x 3.2x 2.9x
P/B 3.4x 3.4x 5.6x
P/Tangible book 6.0x 6.0x 5.6x
EV/EBITDA 18.9x 16.0x 20.4x
EV/EBIT 33.0x 21.2x 28.6x
EV/Revenue 2.6x 3.4x 3.2x
EV/FCF 29.5x 27.9x -51.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.9x 20.0x 70.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.27 0.43 16.31

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCARRSPXCAAON
Debt / assets 32.0% 15.6% 23.3%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.3x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.5x 0.8x 1.5x
Debt / FCF 6.2x 2.0x -3.7x
Liabilities / assets 64.0% 40.4% 45.8%
Equity / assets 36.0% 59.6% 54.2%
Interest coverage – 10.7x –
Current ratio 1.0x 1.8x 3.0x
Quick ratio 0.5x 1.1x 1.9x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.3x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 2.38 4.36 6.52

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCARRSPXCAAON
Dividend yield 1.7% – 0.6%
Net buyback yield 4.3% – -0.6%
Shareholder yield 6.0% 0.0% -0.1%
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.

ConsensusCARRSPXCAAON
Forward P/E 19.1xFY2026 18.6xFY2026 30.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.95FY2026 $8.60FY2026 $2.23FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +13.9%FY2026 +27.2%FY2026 +65.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.2% +19.9% +56.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $22.68BFY2026 $2.64BFY2026 $2.44BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.3%FY2026 +16.4%FY2026 +69.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.0% +14.2% +16.8%

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

CARRSPXCAAON
CARR 1.00 0.49 0.48
SPXC 0.49 1.00 0.42
AAON 0.48 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CARR, SPXC and AAON?

Carrier Global (CARR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Carrier Global (CARR) $46.68B, SPX Technologies (SPXC) $8.12B, Aaon (AAON) $5.82B.

Which stock is cheaper, CARR, SPXC and AAON?

SPX Technologies (SPXC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Carrier Global (CARR) 38.3x, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 29.1x, Aaon (AAON) 36.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, SPX Technologies (SPXC) is cheapest (Carrier Global (CARR) 19.1x, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 18.6x, Aaon (AAON) 30.9x). 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: Carrier Global (CARR) -1.6%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) +20.6%, Aaon (AAON) +53.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Carrier Global (CARR) returned the most: Carrier Global (CARR) -1.5%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) -15.8%, Aaon (AAON) -32.3%. Over five years, SPX Technologies (SPXC) compounded fastest (Carrier Global (CARR) +0.6%/yr, SPX Technologies (SPXC) +21.4%/yr, Aaon (AAON) +7.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Carrier Global (CARR) 0.02%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 0.00%, Aaon (AAON) 0.00%. SPX Technologies (SPXC) and Aaon (AAON) 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%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 41.5%, Aaon (AAON) 59.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.