CARR vs TT vs CSW Stock Comparison

Carrier Global, Trane Technologies and Csw Industrials 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
2 wins
TT Trane Technologies plc
$444.90 +1.8% 1M +7.0% 1Y
Market cap
$100.62B
P/E
34.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$22.21B
Div. yield
0.01%
HVAC Industrials
9 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Trane Technologies leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Trane Technologies 9, Carrier Global 2, Csw Industrials 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCARRTTCSWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $46.68B $100.62B $4.95B TT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 38.3x 34.1x — TT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.1x 28.5x 22.8x CARR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.6% +7.0% — TT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.5% 13.3% — TT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.5% 24.4% — TT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.5x 0.8x — TT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.01% 0.00% CARR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -1.5% +7.0% +22.2% CSW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.6%/yr +19.7%/yr +16.7%/yr TT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.4% 29.2% 43.5% TT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 37/100 51/100 — TT

Percentile Scorecard

CARRTTCSW

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

AxisCARRTTCSW
Valuation 30 #39 of 55 9 #50 of 55 –
Growth 34 #34 of 51 66 #18 of 51 –
Profitability 40 #31 of 51 86 #8 of 51 –
Financial Health 17 #49 of 59 55 #27 of 59 52 #29 of 59
Shareholder Returns 63 #16 of 41 38 #26 of 41 10 #37 of 41
Overall 37 51 –
  • CARR ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • TT ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • CSW ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCARRTTCSWSPY
1 month +2.0%+1.8%-0.8% -1.0%
3 months -18.4%-7.6%+2.2% +2.9%
6 months -7.8%-8.5%-0.1% +6.4%
Year to date +6.4%+14.3%+0.8% +11.4%
1 year -1.5%+7.0%+22.2% +13.1%
3 years +16.8%+138.5%+70.7% +79.4%
3 years, per year +5.3%+33.6%+19.5% +21.5%
5 years +2.9%+145.6%+116.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year +0.6%+19.7%+16.7% +10.9%
10 years —+772.0%+861.8% +255.2%
10 years, per year —+24.2%+25.4% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCARRTTCSWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.4%29.2%43.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.6%30.2%43.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.251.151.39 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.040.240.51 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.4%-40.3%-46.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.0%-11.6%-15.8% -2.5%
52-week high $76.00$503.46$351.14 $779.14
52-week low $50.36$376.43$238.11 $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.

MultipleCARRTTCSW
P/E now vs peer median 38.2xmedian 19.9x 33.3xmedian 19.9x —median 19.9x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.5x 4.4xmedian 1.5x —median 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.9xmedian 12.6x 23.1xmedian 12.6x —median 12.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.0xmedian 16.1x 27.3xmedian 16.1x —median 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 3.0x 11.3xmedian 3.0x 5.0xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median -2.27median 0.98 1.90median 0.98 —median 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 monthsCARRTTCSW
Revenue $22.11B $22.21B –
Gross profit $6.37B $7.86B –
Operating income $1.72B $3.98B –
Net income $1.32B $2.97B –
Free cash flow $1.93B $3.58B –
R&D $602.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $1.46 $13.25 –
Cash & equivalents $1.34B $1.32B $33.80M
Total debt $11.95B $18.46B $869.29M
Shares (diluted) 836.50M 222.50M 16.64M
Enterprise value $40.99B $95.34B $4.80B

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
MetricCARRTTCSW
P/E 38.2x 33.3x –
P/FCF 24.0x 27.3x –
P/Operating cash flow 19.4x 25.0x –
P/S 2.1x 4.4x –
P/B 3.4x 11.3x 5.0x
P/Tangible book 6.0x 19.1x 35.2x
EV/EBITDA 18.9x 23.1x –
EV/EBIT 33.0x 25.4x –
EV/Revenue 2.6x 4.6x –
EV/FCF 29.5x 28.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow 23.9x 25.9x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.27 1.90 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCARRTTCSW
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.6% 7.0% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.9% 9.7% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.7% 4.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 26.8% 0.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -43.8% 4.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -12.1% 14.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) -67.9% 3.3% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -16.0% 16.1% –
EPS growth (1Y) -68.4% 4.5% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -16.8% 17.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 19.2% 19.9% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.4% 28.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 24.4% 26.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.5% 32.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCARRTTCSW
Gross margin 28.8% 35.4% –
EBITDA margin 13.6% 19.7% –
Operating margin 7.8% 17.9% –
Pretax margin 6.0% 16.8% –
Net margin 5.5% 13.3% –
FCF margin 8.7% 16.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 10.8% 17.6% –
Return on equity 9.7% 34.4% –
Return on assets 3.5% 12.7% –
Return on invested capital 6.5% 24.4% –
Return on capital employed 6.1% 26.7% –
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.3x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCARRTTCSW
Debt / assets 32.0% 19.3% 37.5%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.5x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.5x 0.8x –
Debt / FCF 6.2x 1.3x –
Liabilities / assets 64.0% 63.9% 54.7%
Equity / assets 36.0% 36.1% 45.3%
Interest coverage – 18.1x –
Current ratio 1.0x 1.1x 2.6x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.7x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.38 5.97 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCARRTTCSW
Dividend yield 1.7% 0.9% 0.4%
Net buyback yield 4.3% 1.4% –
Shareholder yield 6.0% 2.3% 0.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 59.1% 29.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 40.6% 24.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 7.1% 10.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 11.7% 10.6% –

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.

ConsensusCARRTTCSW
Forward P/E 19.1xFY2026 28.5xFY2026 22.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.95FY2026 $15.63FY2026 $13.00FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +13.9%FY2026 +19.7%FY2026 +25.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.2% +10.2% +12.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $22.68BFY2026 $25.38BFY2026 $1.20BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.3%FY2026 +19.0%FY2026 +10.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.0% +7.8% +7.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCARRTTCSW
Held by institutions 87.4% 87.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,628 1,809 358
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.0% +0.3% -1.1%
Institutions buying 805 894 164
Institutions selling 544 578 133
Buyers to sellers 1.48 1.55 1.23

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.

CARRTTCSW
CARR 1.00 0.63 0.48
TT 0.63 1.00 0.38
CSW 0.48 0.38 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CARR, TT and CSW?

Trane Technologies (TT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Carrier Global (CARR) $46.68B, Trane Technologies (TT) $100.62B, Csw Industrials (CSW) $4.95B.

Which stock is cheaper, CARR, TT and CSW?

Trane Technologies (TT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Carrier Global (CARR) 38.3x, Trane Technologies (TT) 34.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Carrier Global (CARR) is cheapest (Carrier Global (CARR) 19.1x, Trane Technologies (TT) 28.5x, Csw Industrials (CSW) 22.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Trane Technologies (TT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Carrier Global (CARR) -1.6%, Trane Technologies (TT) +7.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Trane Technologies (TT) has the highest net margin (Carrier Global (CARR) 5.5%, Trane Technologies (TT) 13.3%). On return on invested capital, Trane Technologies (TT) leads (Carrier Global (CARR) 6.5%, Trane Technologies (TT) 24.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Csw Industrials (CSW) returned the most: Carrier Global (CARR) -1.5%, Trane Technologies (TT) +7.0%, Csw Industrials (CSW) +22.2%. Over five years, Trane Technologies (TT) compounded fastest (Carrier Global (CARR) +0.6%/yr, Trane Technologies (TT) +19.7%/yr, Csw Industrials (CSW) +16.7%/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%, Trane Technologies (TT) 0.01%, Csw Industrials (CSW) 0.00%. Csw Industrials (CSW) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Trane Technologies (TT) has been the steadiest (Carrier Global (CARR) 35.4%, Trane Technologies (TT) 29.2%, Csw Industrials (CSW) 43.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CARR, TT and CSW?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Trane Technologies (TT) leads on 9. 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.