LGN vs CARR vs SPXC Stock Comparison

Legence, Carrier Global and SPX Technologies Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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LGN Legence Corp.
$39.16 -27.0% 1M -5.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.40B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.75B
Div. yield
–
HVAC Industrials
1 win
CARR CARRIER GLOBAL Corp
$55.37 +0.5% 1M -4.3% 1Y
Market cap
$45.77B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$22.79B
Div. yield
0.02%
HVAC Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

SPX Technologies leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (SPX Technologies 5, Carrier Global 4, Legence 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLGNCARRSPXCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.40B $45.77B $7.67B CARR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -53.4x -25.4x 25.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.4x 18.8x 19.1x CARR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +69.2% +3.3% +20.2% LGN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1.2% -7.9% 11.5% SPXC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.5% -4.6% 9.7% SPXC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.3x 52.2x 2.2x SPXC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -5.5% -4.3% -24.0% CARR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +0.9%/yr +21.4%/yr SPXC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 73.8% 35.5% 40.0% CARR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 36/100 32/100 64/100 SPXC

Percentile Scorecard

LGNCARRSPXC

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

AxisLGNCARRSPXC
Valuation 52 #28 of 57 23 #44 of 57 41 #34 of 57
Growth 53 #26 of 54 36 #35 of 54 100 #1 of 54
Profitability 15 #45 of 53 14 #46 of 53 64 #20 of 53
Financial Health 22 #46 of 59 16 #50 of 59 52 #29 of 59
Shareholder Returns – 71 #13 of 42 –
Overall 36 32 64
  • LGN ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • CARR ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • SPXC ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLGNCARRSPXCSPY
1 month -27.0%+0.5%-5.6% -2.0%
3 months -41.1%-15.7%-24.3% -2.2%
6 months -60.6%-13.7%-21.3% +4.2%
Year to date -9.0%+4.8%-18.2% +10.6%
1 year -5.5%-4.3%-24.0% +10.4%
3 years —+9.6%+98.2% +73.6%
3 years, per year —+3.1%+25.6% +20.2%
5 years —+4.5%+163.2% +61.6%
5 years, per year —+0.9%+21.4% +10.1%
10 years ——+796.7% +261.3%
10 years, per year ——+24.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLGNCARRSPXCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 73.8%35.5%40.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 79.3%36.6%42.3% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.831.251.76 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.07-0.12-0.60 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.7%-40.4%-38.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -61.7%-27.1%-33.6% -3.2%
52-week high $102.27$76.00$246.41 $779.14
52-week low $33.32$50.36$158.40 $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.

MultipleLGNCARRSPXC
P/E now vs peer median -66.1xmedian 21.3x -25.3xmedian 21.3x 27.5xmedian 21.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.7x 2.0xmedian 1.7x 3.2xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 28.5xmedian 13.6x 285.7xmedian 13.6x 16.9xmedian 13.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.1xmedian 17.5x 19.1xmedian 17.5x 35.9xmedian 17.5x
P/B now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 2.9x 4.3xmedian 2.9x 3.4xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.14 0.48median 1.14 0.26median 1.14

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 monthsLGNCARRSPXC
Revenue $3.75B $22.79B $2.60B
Gross profit $701.93M $6.59B $1.04B
Operating income $29.45M -$1.09B $418.10M
Net income -$67.99M -$1.73B $298.10M
Free cash flow $323.18M $2.38B $228.00M
R&D – $605.00M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.59 $-2.19 $5.89
Cash & equivalents $291.98M $1.35B $119.20M
Total debt $1.03B $11.47B $1.33B
Shares (diluted) 76.03M 821.80M 50.65M
Enterprise value $1.46B $40.15B $6.86B

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
MetricLGNCARRSPXC
P/E -66.1x -25.3x 27.5x
P/FCF 13.1x 19.1x 35.9x
P/Operating cash flow 10.9x 15.8x 21.8x
P/S 1.1x 2.0x 3.2x
P/B 4.3x 4.3x 3.4x
P/Tangible book 22.8x 9.3x 8.7x
EV/EBITDA 28.5x 285.7x 16.9x
EV/EBIT 168.9x -50.9x 22.5x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 2.4x 3.6x
EV/FCF 15.4x 23.3x 41.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.8x 19.4x 25.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.48 0.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLGNCARRSPXC
Revenue growth (1Y) 69.2% 3.3% 20.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 11.1% 15.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 48.8% 12.3% 17.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 28.1% 17.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -63.4% -138.2% 22.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -39.5% 46.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -53.8% -142.1% 33.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -49.6% 112.4%
EPS growth (1Y) – -147.3% 29.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -52.7% 106.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 55.7% 22.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 2.3% 58.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 75.1% -16.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 0.4% 47.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLGNCARRSPXC
Gross margin 18.7% 28.9% 39.9%
EBITDA margin 4.7% 0.9% 21.5%
Operating margin 0.8% -4.8% 16.1%
Pretax margin -1.6% -6.4% 15.0%
Net margin -1.2% -7.9% 11.5%
FCF margin 8.6% 10.4% 8.8%
Operating cash flow margin 10.4% 12.5% 14.5%
Return on equity -7.4% -14.0% 12.4%
Return on assets -2.0% -4.7% 6.8%
Return on invested capital 1.5% -4.6% 9.7%
Return on capital employed 1.2% -4.1% 11.1%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -5.7x -1.7x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 4.3% – 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLGNCARRSPXC
Debt / assets 27.7% 34.2% 27.5%
Debt / equity 1.1x 1.1x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.3x 52.2x 2.2x
Debt / FCF 3.2x 4.8x 5.9x
Liabilities / assets 73.9% 69.0% 49.6%
Equity / assets 26.1% 31.0% 50.4%
Interest coverage 0.4x – 11.5x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.0x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.6x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.96 2.16 3.20

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLGNCARRSPXC
Dividend yield – 1.7% –
Net buyback yield – 3.6% –
Shareholder yield – 5.3% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -45.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 33.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 6.5% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 10.1% –

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.

ConsensusLGNCARRSPXC
Forward P/E 28.4xFY2026 18.8xFY2026 19.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.38FY2026 $2.95FY2026 $8.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +13.9%FY2026 +26.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +79.0% +9.2% +20.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.58BFY2026 $22.69BFY2026 $2.64BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +79.7%FY2026 +4.3%FY2026 +16.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +22.8% +5.0% +14.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLGNCARRSPXC
Held by institutions 78.9% 87.4% 93.8%
Institutions holding 265 1,630 512
Change in shares held, QoQ +17.6% +1.0% +10.8%
Institutions buying 194 807 277
Institutions selling 58 544 162
Buyers to sellers 3.34 1.48 1.71

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.

LGNCARRSPXC
LGN 1.00 0.30 0.54
CARR 0.30 1.00 0.52
SPXC 0.54 0.52 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LGN, CARR and SPXC?

Carrier Global (CARR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Legence (LGN) $2.40B, Carrier Global (CARR) $45.77B, SPX Technologies (SPXC) $7.67B.

Which company is growing faster?

Legence (LGN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Legence (LGN) +69.2%, Carrier Global (CARR) +3.3%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) +20.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

SPX Technologies (SPXC) has the highest net margin (Legence (LGN) -1.2%, Carrier Global (CARR) -7.9%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 11.5%). On return on invested capital, SPX Technologies (SPXC) leads (Legence (LGN) 1.5%, Carrier Global (CARR) -4.6%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 9.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Carrier Global (CARR) returned the most: Legence (LGN) -5.5%, Carrier Global (CARR) -4.3%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) -24.0%. Over five years, SPX Technologies (SPXC) compounded fastest (Carrier Global (CARR) +0.9%/yr, SPX Technologies (SPXC) +21.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Legence (LGN) 0.00%, Carrier Global (CARR) 0.02%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 0.00%. Legence (LGN) and SPX Technologies (SPXC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Carrier Global (CARR) has been the steadiest (Legence (LGN) 73.8%, Carrier Global (CARR) 35.5%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 40.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.