GEO vs LGN vs RTO Stock Comparison

Geo, Legence and Rentokil Initial Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GEO Geo Group Inc
$28.52 -7.9% 1M +71.0% 1Y
Market cap
$3.72B
P/E
12.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.83B
Div. yield
–
Facility Services Industrials
6 wins
LGN Legence Corp.
$41.89 -22.0% 1M +0.8% 1Y
Market cap
$2.95B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.31B
Div. yield
–
HVAC Industrials
RTO Rentokil Initial Plc /Fi
$23.27 +16.2% 1M -15.4% 1Y
Market cap
$11.75B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Facility Services Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Geo leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Geo 6, Rentokil Initial 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGEOLGNRTOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.72B $2.95B $11.75B RTO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.8x -44.4x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.3x 30.4x 16.3x RTO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.3% — — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.3% -2.0% — GEO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.5% 2.1% — GEO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.3x 4.7x — GEO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +71.0% +0.8% -15.4% GEO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +28.4%/yr — -10.7%/yr GEO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 49.2% 73.0% 34.5% RTO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 18/100 — GEO

Percentile Scorecard

GEOLGNRTO

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

AxisGEOLGNRTO
Valuation 53 #54 of 113 19 #45 of 55 –
Growth 59 #40 of 96 – –
Profitability 59 #38 of 91 15 #42 of 49 –
Financial Health 33 #82 of 122 20 #44 of 55 –
Shareholder Returns 69 #21 of 66 – 40 #40 of 66
Overall 55 18 –
  • GEO ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • LGN ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • RTO ranked among 130 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGEOLGNRTOSPY
1 month -7.9%-22.0%+16.2% +0.7%
3 months -7.0%-30.0%-4.1% +3.7%
6 months +54.1%-51.8%-31.3% +7.1%
Year to date +76.9%-2.7%-21.0% +12.8%
1 year +71.0%+0.8%-15.4% +11.9%
3 years +225.9%—-10.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year +48.3%—-3.6% +22.8%
5 years +248.7%—-43.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year +28.4%—-10.7% +10.9%
10 years +82.0%—+63.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year +6.2%—+5.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGEOLGNRTOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 49.2%73.0%34.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.8%78.5%36.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.822.790.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.440.01-0.45 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.5%-64.7%-54.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.0%-59.0%-32.6% -1.2%
52-week high $32.78$102.27$34.52 $779.14
52-week low $13.26$33.32$19.75 $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.

MultipleGEOLGNRTO
P/E now vs peer median 12.8xmedian 21.9x -48.0xmedian 20.3x —median 21.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 0.9x 1.4xmedian 1.6x —median 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 11.9x 33.1xmedian 12.6x —median 11.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 142.7xmedian 14.4x —median 16.9x —median 14.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 2.4x 4.6xmedian 3.0x —median 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.50median 0.97 —median 1.13 —median 0.97

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 monthsGEOLGNRTO
Revenue $2.83B $3.31B –
Gross profit – $644.45M –
Operating income $315.54M $38.41M –
Net income $291.54M -$90.65M –
Free cash flow $26.44M – –
EPS (diluted) $2.21 $-0.87 –
Cash & equivalents $54.99M $291.98M $2.47B
Total debt $6.34B $4.30B -$1.94B
Shares (diluted) 132.02M 76.03M 507.00M
Enterprise value $3.33B $2.17B $5.26B

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
MetricGEOLGNRTO
P/E 12.8x -48.0x –
P/FCF 142.7x – –
P/Operating cash flow 19.0x – –
P/S 1.3x 1.4x –
P/B 2.5x 4.6x –
P/Tangible book 2.7x 24.4x –
EV/EBITDA 11.5x 33.1x –
EV/EBIT 16.7x 137.2x –
EV/Revenue 1.9x 1.6x –
EV/FCF 199.0x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 26.5x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.50 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGEOLGNRTO
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.3% – –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.0% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.4% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -7.0% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 222.2% – –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 28.5% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 242.8% – –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 25.6% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -16.6% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.1% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -79.8% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -42.6% – –

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGEOLGNRTO
Debt / assets 41.2% 27.7% -13.4%
Debt / equity 1.0x 1.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.3x 4.7x –
Debt / FCF 58.3x – –
Liabilities / assets 59.5% 73.9% –
Equity / assets 40.5% 26.1% –
Interest coverage 2.1x 0.4x –
Current ratio 1.7x 1.3x -683.2x
Quick ratio 1.5x 1.3x -411.8x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x -411.8x
Altman Z-score 2.27 1.92 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGEOLGNRTO
Dividend yield – – 2.7%
Net buyback yield 4.6% – –
Shareholder yield 4.6% – 2.7%
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.

ConsensusGEOLGNRTO
Forward P/E 21.3xFY2026 30.4xFY2026 16.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.34FY2026 $1.38FY2026 $1.43FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +55.8%FY2026 – +10.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +44.8% +79.0% +2.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.17BFY2026 $4.58BFY2026 $7.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +20.6%FY2026 +79.7%FY2026 +1.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.3% +22.8% +13.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGEOLGNRTO
Held by institutions 94.2% 100.0% 15.4%
Institutions holding 292 265 288
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.2% +17.6% +5.9%
Institutions buying 151 194 162
Institutions selling 97 58 90
Buyers to sellers 1.56 3.34 1.80

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.

GEOLGNRTO
GEO 1.00 0.16 0.06
LGN 0.16 1.00 -0.07
RTO 0.06 -0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GEO, LGN and RTO?

Rentokil Initial (RTO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Geo (GEO) $3.72B, Legence (LGN) $2.95B, Rentokil Initial (RTO) $11.75B.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Geo (GEO) returned the most: Geo (GEO) +71.0%, Legence (LGN) +0.8%, Rentokil Initial (RTO) -15.4%. Over five years, Geo (GEO) compounded fastest (Geo (GEO) +28.4%/yr, Rentokil Initial (RTO) -10.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rentokil Initial (RTO) has been the steadiest (Geo (GEO) 49.2%, Legence (LGN) 73.0%, Rentokil Initial (RTO) 34.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GEO, LGN and RTO?

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 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.