LGN vs RTO vs FIX Stock Comparison

Legence, Rentokil Initial and Comfort Systems Usa 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
RTO Rentokil Initial Plc /Fi
$22.89 +10.8% 1M -22.0% 1Y
Market cap
$11.56B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
2.75%
Facility Services Industrials
3 wins
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
7 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Comfort Systems Usa leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Comfort Systems Usa 7, Rentokil Initial 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLGNRTOFIXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.11B $11.56B $45.09B FIX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -43.6x — 27.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.6x 16.0x 28.2x RTO
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 — 2.75% 0.23% RTO
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +3.4% -22.0% +32.0% FIX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -11.2%/yr +70.7%/yr FIX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 73.1% 34.7% 56.9% RTO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 19/100 — 71/100 FIX

Percentile Scorecard

LGNRTOFIX

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

AxisLGNRTOFIX
Valuation 18 #46 of 56 – 27 #41 of 56
Growth – – 86 #8 of 52
Profitability 15 #42 of 49 – 81 #10 of 49
Financial Health 24 #43 of 56 – 78 #13 of 56
Shareholder Returns – 38 #42 of 67 80 #9 of 41
Overall 19 – 71
  • LGN ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • RTO ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • FIX ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLGNRTOFIXSPY
1 month -27.5%+10.8%-22.3% -0.2%
3 months -35.7%-20.5%-20.8% +3.9%
6 months -52.8%-31.5%-25.1% +8.2%
Year to date -11.6%-22.3%+38.1% +12.9%
1 year +3.4%-22.0%+32.0% +12.3%
3 years —-10.2%+632.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year —-3.5%+94.3% +23.3%
5 years —-44.8%+1,346.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year —-11.2%+70.7% +10.9%
10 years —+61.9%+4,619.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+4.9%+47.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLGNRTOFIXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 73.1%34.7%56.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 78.5%37.2%62.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.800.322.59 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.05-0.630.56 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.7%-54.2%-46.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -62.8%-33.7%-37.6% -1.2%
52-week high $102.27$34.52$2,066.51 $779.14
52-week low $33.32$19.75$876.19 $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.

MultipleLGNRTOFIX
P/E now vs peer median -43.6xmedian 20.1x —median 21.2x 27.7xmedian 20.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.5x —median 0.9x 8.6xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 30.5xmedian 11.8x —median 11.9x 40.9xmedian 11.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 16.2x —median 13.7x 18.5xmedian 16.2x
P/B now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 2.9x —median 2.4x 13.5xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.99 —median 1.00 0.35median 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 monthsLGNRTOFIX
Revenue $3.31B – $5.27B
Gross profit $644.45M – $1.42B
Operating income $38.41M – $989.51M
Net income -$90.65M – $1.63B
Free cash flow – – $2.44B
EPS (diluted) $-0.87 – $46.42
Cash & equivalents $291.98M $2.47B $2.16B
Total debt $4.30B -$1.94B $49.56M
Shares (diluted) 76.03M 507.00M 35.15M
Enterprise value $3.71B $5.08B $39.05B

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
MetricLGNRTOFIX
P/E -43.6x – 27.7x
P/FCF – – 18.5x
P/Operating cash flow – – 15.0x
P/S 1.2x – 8.6x
P/B 4.2x – 13.5x
P/Tangible book 22.2x – 16.2x
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
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – 0.35

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLGNRTOFIX
Revenue growth (1Y) – – -36.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 2.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – -27.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 15.4%
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%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – 79.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – 223.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 71.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 205.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 67.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLGNRTOFIX
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%
Return on assets -2.9% – 6.0%
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
MetricLGNRTOFIX
Debt / assets 27.7% -13.4% 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%
Interest coverage 0.4x – 125.1x
Current ratio 1.3x -683.2x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.3x -411.8x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.2x -411.8x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 1.83 – 5.70

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLGNRTOFIX
Dividend yield – 2.8% 0.2%
Net buyback yield – – 1.0%
Shareholder yield – 2.8% 1.2%
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.

ConsensusLGNRTOFIX
Forward P/E 27.6xFY2026 16.0xFY2026 28.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.38FY2026 $1.43FY2026 $45.66FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +10.9%FY2026 +58.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +79.0% +2.1% +25.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.58BFY2026 $7.01BFY2026 $12.26BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +79.7%FY2026 +1.5%FY2026 +34.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +22.8% +13.5% +33.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLGNRTOFIX
Held by institutions 100.0% 15.4% 93.1%
Institutions holding 265 287 1,353
Change in shares held, QoQ +17.6% +5.9% +0.8%
Institutions buying 194 161 742
Institutions selling 58 90 486
Buyers to sellers 3.34 1.79 1.53

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.

LGNRTOFIX
LGN 1.00 -0.07 0.69
RTO -0.07 1.00 -0.13
FIX 0.69 -0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LGN, RTO and FIX?

Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Legence (LGN) $4.11B, Rentokil Initial (RTO) $11.56B, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) $45.09B.

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 Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) returned the most: Legence (LGN) +3.4%, Rentokil Initial (RTO) -22.0%, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) +32.0%. Over five years, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) compounded fastest (Rentokil Initial (RTO) -11.2%/yr, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) +70.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Rentokil Initial (RTO) has the highest dividend yield: Rentokil Initial (RTO) 2.75%, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) 0.23%. Legence (LGN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rentokil Initial (RTO) has been the steadiest (Legence (LGN) 73.1%, Rentokil Initial (RTO) 34.7%, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) 56.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 7. 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.