HRI vs TT vs KEX Stock Comparison

Herc Holdings, Trane Technologies and Kirby Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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HRI Herc Holdings Inc
$173.93 +36.8% 1M +22.8% 1Y
Market cap
$5.49B
P/E
44.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.92B
Div. yield
0.02%
Equipment Rental Industrials
2 wins
TT Trane Technologies plc
$430.85 -5.4% 1M +0.8% 1Y
Market cap
$90.28B
P/E
28.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$23.23B
Div. yield
0.01%
HVAC Industrials
5 wins
KEX Kirby Corp
$145.98 +10.7% 1M +44.5% 1Y
Market cap
$7.71B
P/E
20.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.60B
Div. yield
–
Marine Shipping Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Trane Technologies leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Trane Technologies 5, Kirby 5, Herc Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHRITTKEXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.49B $90.28B $7.71B TT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 44.7x 28.7x 20.6x KEX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.1x 27.5x 21.3x KEX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +19.4% +10.3% +8.5% HRI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.5% 13.6% — TT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 21.2% 25.7% — TT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.0x 0.7x — TT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.01% 0.00% HRI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +22.8% +0.8% +44.5% KEX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.9%/yr +19.0%/yr +22.8%/yr KEX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 61.0% 29.6% 26.7% KEX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 60/100 — TT

Percentile Scorecard

HRITTKEX

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

AxisHRITTKEX
Valuation 58 #20 of 46 15 #47 of 55 43 #78 of 136
Growth 92 #4 of 39 76 #13 of 51 79 #26 of 121
Profitability 68 #13 of 39 98 #2 of 49 –
Financial Health 13 #41 of 47 59 #23 of 55 –
Shareholder Returns 37 #20 of 31 51 #20 of 40 –
Overall 54 60 –
  • HRI ranked among 49 companies in Distribution and Rental
  • TT ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • KEX ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHRITTKEXSPY
1 month +36.8%-5.4%+10.7% +0.7%
3 months +19.3%-2.1%+10.3% +3.7%
6 months +37.0%-12.5%-3.0% +7.1%
Year to date +17.2%+10.7%+32.5% +12.8%
1 year +22.8%+0.8%+44.5% +11.9%
3 years +61.5%+129.1%+97.6% +85.2%
3 years, per year +17.3%+31.8%+25.5% +22.8%
5 years -4.5%+138.1%+178.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year -0.9%+19.0%+22.8% +10.9%
10 years +500.4%+729.5%+147.4% +262.0%
10 years, per year +19.6%+23.6%+9.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHRITTKEXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 61.0%29.6%26.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.0%30.9%27.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.931.160.56 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.370.031.67 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.0%-40.3%-38.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.0%-14.4%-4.3% -1.2%
52-week high $181.12$503.46$152.59 $779.14
52-week low $91.04$376.43$100.99 $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.

MultipleHRITTKEX
P/E now vs peer median 47.2xmedian 26.2x 30.1xmedian 20.3x 20.9xmedian 16.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.1x 4.1xmedian 1.6x 2.1xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 13.5x 21.3xmedian 12.6x —median 8.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -30.1xmedian 23.0x 24.5xmedian 16.9x 14.6xmedian 11.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 2.6x 10.3xmedian 3.0x —median 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -1.41median 2.55 1.60median 1.13 0.75median 0.84

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 monthsHRITTKEX
Revenue $4.92B $23.23B $3.60B
Gross profit $3.01B $8.13B –
Operating income $2.36B $4.16B $510.61M
Net income $123.00M $3.18B –
Free cash flow -$193.00M $3.86B –
EPS (diluted) $3.67 $14.23 $6.96
Cash & equivalents $66.00M $1.23B –
Total debt $8.04B $4.22B –
Shares (diluted) 33.50M 221.40M 53.70M
Enterprise value $5.29B $84.89B $7.71B

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
MetricHRITTKEX
P/E 47.2x 30.1x 20.9x
P/FCF -30.1x 24.5x 14.6x
P/Operating cash flow 4.6x 22.3x 12.3x
P/S 1.2x 4.1x 2.1x
P/B 2.9x 10.3x –
P/Tangible book 13.7x 16.7x –
EV/EBITDA 5.2x 21.3x –
EV/EBIT 5.8x 23.4x –
EV/Revenue 2.8x 4.2x 2.1x
EV/FCF -71.4x 25.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow 10.9x 23.0x 12.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.41 1.60 0.75

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHRITTKEX
Revenue growth (1Y) 19.4% 10.3% 8.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.9% 10.3% 6.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.9% 6.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.6% 0.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 23.8% 5.2% 22.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 12.3% 14.3% 19.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 278.3% 7.6% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -29.7% 17.1% –
EPS growth (1Y) 277.2% 8.9% 27.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -33.4% 18.8% 28.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 15.0% 42.8% 3.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.1% 23.4% 11.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -3.8% 50.8% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.1% 25.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHRITTKEX
Gross margin 61.2% 35.0% –
EBITDA margin 54.2% 19.7% –
Operating margin 47.9% 17.9% –
Pretax margin 2.8% 16.9% –
Net margin 2.5% 13.6% –
FCF margin -3.9% 16.6% –
Operating cash flow margin 25.8% 18.2% 17.4%
Return on equity 6.4% 35.7% –
Return on assets 0.9% 13.3% –
Return on invested capital 21.2% 25.7% –
Return on capital employed 18.3% 25.8% –
Asset turnover 0.4x 1.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 10.3x 1.3x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHRITTKEX
Debt / assets 57.2% 17.7% –
Debt / equity 4.1x 0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.0x 0.7x –
Debt / FCF -41.6x 1.1x –
Liabilities / assets 85.9% 61.8% –
Equity / assets 14.1% 38.2% –
Interest coverage – 19.2x –
Current ratio 1.1x 1.1x –
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.7x –
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score 1.26 6.08 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHRITTKEX
Dividend yield 1.6% 0.9% –
Net buyback yield -0.1% 1.7% –
Shareholder yield 1.5% 2.6% –
Payout ratio (earnings) 76.4% 28.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) -48.7% 23.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 13.3% 10.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 8.8% 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.

ConsensusHRITTKEX
Forward P/E 25.1xFY2026 27.5xFY2026 21.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.93FY2026 $15.64FY2026 $6.86FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -8.9%FY2026 +19.8%FY2026 +8.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +61.8% +10.2% +29.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.76BFY2026 $25.40BFY2026 $3.49BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.6%FY2026 +19.1%FY2026 +4.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.0% +7.8% +4.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHRITTKEX
Held by institutions 100.0% 87.0% 99.6%
Institutions holding 335 1,811 465
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.0% +0.3% -0.1%
Institutions buying 205 895 252
Institutions selling 87 579 145
Buyers to sellers 2.36 1.55 1.74

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.

HRITTKEX
HRI 1.00 0.31 0.27
TT 0.31 1.00 0.19
KEX 0.27 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HRI, TT and KEX?

Trane Technologies (TT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Herc Holdings (HRI) $5.49B, Trane Technologies (TT) $90.28B, Kirby (KEX) $7.71B.

Which stock is cheaper, HRI, TT and KEX?

Kirby (KEX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Herc Holdings (HRI) 44.7x, Trane Technologies (TT) 28.7x, Kirby (KEX) 20.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kirby (KEX) is cheapest (Herc Holdings (HRI) 25.1x, Trane Technologies (TT) 27.5x, Kirby (KEX) 21.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Herc Holdings (HRI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Herc Holdings (HRI) +19.4%, Trane Technologies (TT) +10.3%, Kirby (KEX) +8.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Trane Technologies (TT) has the highest net margin (Herc Holdings (HRI) 2.5%, Trane Technologies (TT) 13.6%). On return on invested capital, Trane Technologies (TT) leads (Herc Holdings (HRI) 21.2%, Trane Technologies (TT) 25.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Kirby (KEX) returned the most: Herc Holdings (HRI) +22.8%, Trane Technologies (TT) +0.8%, Kirby (KEX) +44.5%. Over five years, Kirby (KEX) compounded fastest (Herc Holdings (HRI) -0.9%/yr, Trane Technologies (TT) +19.0%/yr, Kirby (KEX) +22.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Herc Holdings (HRI) has the highest dividend yield: Herc Holdings (HRI) 0.02%, Trane Technologies (TT) 0.01%, Kirby (KEX) 0.00%. Kirby (KEX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kirby (KEX) has been the steadiest (Herc Holdings (HRI) 61.0%, Trane Technologies (TT) 29.6%, Kirby (KEX) 26.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HRI, TT and KEX?

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 5. 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.