LGN vs ROL Stock Comparison

Legence and Rollins Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LGN Legence Corp.
$37.03 -29.5% 1M +2.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.89B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.31B
Div. yield
–
HVAC Industrials
2 wins
ROL Rollins Inc
$34.58 +15.2% 1M -38.9% 1Y
Market cap
$16.31B
P/E
31.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.99B
Div. yield
0.02%
Facility Services Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Rollins leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Rollins 6, Legence 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLGNROLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.89B $16.31B ROL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -43.5x 31.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.8x 31.7x LGN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +8.3% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -2.0% 13.2% ROL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.1% 26.0% ROL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.7x 0.7x ROL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +2.5% -38.9% LGN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -0.3%/yr –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 73.2% 30.1% ROL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 18/100 56/100 ROL

Percentile Scorecard

LGNROL

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

AxisLGNROL
Valuation 16 #47 of 56 25 #84 of 112
Growth – 61 #38 of 96
Profitability 16 #43 of 51 97 #4 of 91
Financial Health 23 #45 of 58 61 #49 of 125
Shareholder Returns – 35 #44 of 67
Overall 18 56
  • LGN ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • ROL ranked among 130 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLGNROLSPY
1 month -29.5%+15.2% -0.8%
3 months -45.2%-11.5% +3.5%
6 months -54.5%-38.2% +7.0%
Year to date -14.0%-42.4% +12.2%
1 year +2.5%-38.9% +13.0%
3 years —-4.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year —-1.4% +23.1%
5 years —-1.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year —-0.3% +11.0%
10 years —+159.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+10.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureLGNROLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 73.2%30.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 78.5%34.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.790.06 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.03-1.29 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.7%-54.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -63.8%-47.3% -1.8%
52-week high $102.27$65.60 $779.14
52-week low $33.32$29.68 $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.

MultipleLGNROL
P/E now vs peer median -42.4xmedian 19.4x 31.5xmedian 21.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.5x 4.1xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 29.8xmedian 12.1x 19.9xmedian 12.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 16.1x 24.6xmedian 14.3x
P/B now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 2.9x 11.9xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.93 3.30median 1.02

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 monthsLGNROL
Revenue $3.31B $3.99B
Gross profit $644.45M $2.08B
Operating income $38.41M $729.77M
Net income -$90.65M $526.12M
Free cash flow – $671.82M
EPS (diluted) $-0.87 $1.10
Cash & equivalents $291.98M $129.05M
Total debt $4.30B $2.69B
Shares (diluted) 76.03M 478.98M
Enterprise value $2.11B $15.86B

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
MetricLGNROL
P/E -42.4x 31.5x
P/FCF – 24.6x
P/Operating cash flow – 23.7x
P/S 1.2x 4.1x
P/B 4.1x 11.9x
P/Tangible book 21.6x 20.6x
EV/EBITDA 29.8x 19.9x
EV/EBIT 123.5x 23.5x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 4.3x
EV/FCF – 25.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – 24.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 3.30

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLGNROL
Revenue growth (1Y) – 8.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 10.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 6.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 10.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 1.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 9.0%
Net income growth (1Y) – 2.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 8.6%
EPS growth (1Y) – 3.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 9.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -0.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 11.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -0.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 12.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLGNROL
Gross margin 19.5% 52.1%
EBITDA margin 4.8% 21.6%
Operating margin 1.2% 18.3%
Pretax margin -1.9% 17.4%
Net margin -2.0% 13.2%
FCF margin – 16.8%
Operating cash flow margin – 17.5%
Return on equity -10.5% 37.3%
Return on assets -2.9% 15.7%
Return on invested capital 2.1% 26.0%
Return on capital employed 1.9% 30.8%
Asset turnover 1.0x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLGNROL
Debt / assets 27.7% 21.6%
Debt / equity 1.1x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.7x 0.7x
Debt / FCF – 1.1x
Liabilities / assets 73.9% 58.6%
Equity / assets 26.1% 41.4%
Interest coverage 0.4x 20.1x
Current ratio 1.3x 0.6x
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.80 7.12

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLGNROL
Dividend yield – 2.1%
Net buyback yield – 2.2%
Shareholder yield – 4.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 66.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 52.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 10.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 11.2%

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.

ConsensusLGNROL
Forward P/E 26.8xFY2026 31.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.38FY2026 $1.09FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – 0.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +79.0% +17.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.58BFY2026 $4.31BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +79.7%FY2026 +14.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +22.8% +5.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLGNROL
Held by institutions 78.9% 58.8%
Institutions holding 265 828
Change in shares held, QoQ +17.6% +0.5%
Institutions buying 194 416
Institutions selling 58 323
Buyers to sellers 3.34 1.29

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.

LGNROL
LGN 1.00 -0.11
ROL -0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LGN and ROL?

Rollins (ROL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Legence (LGN) $2.89B, Rollins (ROL) $16.31B.

Which company is more profitable?

Rollins (ROL) has the highest net margin (Legence (LGN) -2.0%, Rollins (ROL) 13.2%). On return on invested capital, Rollins (ROL) leads (Legence (LGN) 2.1%, Rollins (ROL) 26.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Legence (LGN) returned the most: Legence (LGN) +2.5%, Rollins (ROL) -38.9%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Legence (LGN) 0.00%, Rollins (ROL) 0.02%. Legence (LGN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rollins (ROL) has been the steadiest (Legence (LGN) 73.2%, Rollins (ROL) 30.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do LGN and ROL move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of -0.11, a negative relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, LGN and ROL?

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