LGN vs FIX vs JCI Stock Comparison

Legence, Comfort Systems Usa and Johnson Controls International Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LGN Legence Corp.
$38.06 -27.5% 1M +3.4% 1Y
Market cap
$4.11B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.31B
Div. yield
–
HVAC Industrials
1 win
FIX Comfort Systems Usa Inc
$1,288.51 -22.3% 1M +32.0% 1Y
Market cap
$45.09B
P/E
27.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.27B
Div. yield
0.23%
HVAC Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Comfort Systems Usa leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Comfort Systems Usa 6, Johnson Controls International 4, Legence 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLGNFIXJCILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.11B $45.09B $94.41B JCI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -43.6x 27.7x 33.2x FIX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.6x 28.2x 31.8x LGN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -36.6% — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -2.0% 30.9% — FIX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.1% 16.0% — FIX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.7x -2.0x — FIX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.23% 1.03% JCI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +3.4% +32.0% +37.9% JCI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +70.7%/yr +16.3%/yr FIX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 73.1% 56.9% 31.8% JCI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 19/100 71/100 38/100 FIX

Percentile Scorecard

LGNFIXJCI

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

AxisLGNFIXJCI
Valuation 18 #46 of 56 27 #41 of 56 15 #48 of 56
Growth – 86 #8 of 52 75 #14 of 52
Profitability 15 #42 of 49 81 #10 of 49 –
Financial Health 24 #43 of 56 78 #13 of 56 –
Shareholder Returns – 80 #9 of 41 25 #31 of 41
Overall 19 71 38
  • LGN ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • FIX ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • JCI ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLGNFIXJCISPY
1 month -27.5%-22.3%+3.8% -0.2%
3 months -35.7%-20.8%+11.0% +3.9%
6 months -52.8%-25.1%+10.1% +8.2%
Year to date -11.6%+38.1%+30.2% +12.9%
1 year +3.4%+32.0%+37.9% +12.3%
3 years —+632.4%+223.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year —+94.3%+47.9% +23.3%
5 years —+1,346.1%+112.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year —+70.7%+16.3% +10.9%
10 years —+4,619.8%+254.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+47.0%+13.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLGNFIXJCISPY
Volatility, 1Y 73.1%56.9%31.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 78.5%62.3%32.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.802.591.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.050.561.19 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.7%-46.1%-43.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -62.8%-37.6%-1.8% -1.2%
52-week high $102.27$2,066.51$158.77 $779.14
52-week low $33.32$876.19$110.85 $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.

MultipleLGNFIXJCI
P/E now vs peer median -43.6xmedian 20.1x 27.7xmedian 20.1x 33.2xmedian 20.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.5x 8.6xmedian 1.5x 3.6xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 30.5xmedian 11.8x 40.9xmedian 11.8x —median 11.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 16.2x 18.5xmedian 16.2x 28.6xmedian 16.2x
P/B now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 2.9x 13.5xmedian 2.9x 6.9xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.99 0.35median 0.99 1.64median 0.99

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 monthsLGNFIXJCI
Revenue $3.31B $5.27B –
Gross profit $644.45M $1.42B $9.52B
Operating income $38.41M $989.51M –
Net income -$90.65M $1.63B –
Free cash flow – $2.44B –
EPS (diluted) $-0.87 $46.42 $4.68
Cash & equivalents $291.98M $2.16B $618.00M
Total debt $4.30B $49.56M –
Shares (diluted) 76.03M 35.15M 610.00M
Enterprise value $3.71B $39.05B $94.45B

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
MetricLGNFIXJCI
P/E -43.6x 27.7x 33.2x
P/FCF – 18.5x 28.6x
P/Operating cash flow – 15.0x 24.4x
P/S 1.2x 8.6x 3.6x
P/B 4.2x 13.5x 6.9x
P/Tangible book 22.2x 16.2x 9.3x
EV/EBITDA 30.5x 40.9x –
EV/EBIT 126.4x 43.4x –
EV/Revenue 1.5x 8.2x –
EV/FCF – 17.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 14.3x 24.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.35 1.64

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLGNFIXJCI
Revenue growth (1Y) – -36.6% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 2.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -27.6% 10.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 15.4% 6.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -11.2% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 37.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) – 94.8% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 78.4% –
EPS growth (1Y) – 96.0% -7.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 79.7% 20.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 223.9% 51.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 71.3% 27.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 205.6% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 67.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLGNFIXJCI
Gross margin 19.5% 26.8% –
EBITDA margin 4.8% 19.9% –
Operating margin 1.2% 18.8% –
Pretax margin -1.9% 19.3% –
Net margin -2.0% 30.9% –
FCF margin – 46.3% –
Operating cash flow margin – 57.0% –
Return on equity -10.5% 16.7% 21.1%
Return on assets -2.9% 6.0% 7.3%
Return on invested capital 2.1% 16.0% –
Return on capital employed 1.9% 30.6% –
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.6x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.8x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLGNFIXJCI
Debt / assets 27.7% 0.5% –
Debt / equity 1.1x 0.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA 4.7x -2.0x –
Debt / FCF – 0.0x –
Liabilities / assets 73.9% 66.0% –
Equity / assets 26.1% 34.0% 33.9%
Interest coverage 0.4x 125.1x –
Current ratio 1.3x 1.1x 0.9x
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.4x –
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.4x –
Altman Z-score 1.83 5.70 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLGNFIXJCI
Dividend yield – 0.2% 1.0%
Net buyback yield – 1.0% –
Shareholder yield – 1.2% 1.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 6.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 4.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 75.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 57.9% –

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.

ConsensusLGNFIXJCI
Forward P/E 27.6xFY2026 28.2xFY2026 31.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.38FY2026 $45.66FY2026 $4.90FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +58.1%FY2026 +30.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +79.0% +25.2% +30.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.58BFY2026 $12.26BFY2026 $26.80BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +79.7%FY2026 +34.7%FY2026 +13.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +22.8% +33.8% +6.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLGNFIXJCI
Held by institutions 100.0% 93.1% 89.5%
Institutions holding 265 1,353 1,597
Change in shares held, QoQ +17.6% +0.8% -1.1%
Institutions buying 194 742 790
Institutions selling 58 486 557
Buyers to sellers 3.34 1.53 1.42

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.

LGNFIXJCI
LGN 1.00 0.69 0.42
FIX 0.69 1.00 0.63
JCI 0.42 0.63 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LGN, FIX and JCI?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Legence (LGN) $4.11B, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) $45.09B, Johnson Controls International (JCI) $94.41B.

Which stock is cheaper, LGN, FIX and JCI?

Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Legence (LGN) -43.6x, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) 27.7x, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 33.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Legence (LGN) is cheapest (Legence (LGN) 27.6x, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) 28.2x, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 31.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is more profitable?

Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) has the highest net margin (Legence (LGN) -2.0%, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) 30.9%). On return on invested capital, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) leads (Legence (LGN) 2.1%, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) 16.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Johnson Controls International (JCI) returned the most: Legence (LGN) +3.4%, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) +32.0%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +37.9%. Over five years, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) compounded fastest (Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) +70.7%/yr, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +16.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) has the highest dividend yield: Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) 0.23%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 1.03%. Legence (LGN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Johnson Controls International (JCI) has been the steadiest (Legence (LGN) 73.1%, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) 56.9%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 31.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LGN, FIX and JCI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) 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.