LGN vs RTO vs JCI Stock Comparison

Legence, Rentokil Initial and Johnson Controls International Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LGN Legence Corp.
$41.89 -22.0% 1M +0.8% 1Y
Market cap
$2.95B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.31B
Div. yield
–
HVAC Industrials

Head to Head

6 decided of 12

Johnson Controls International leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Johnson Controls International 5, Rentokil Initial 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLGNRTOJCILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.95B $11.75B $90.50B JCI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -44.4x — 31.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.4x 16.3x 24.7x RTO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -2.0% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.1% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.7x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +0.8% -15.4% +39.6% JCI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -10.7%/yr +16.6%/yr JCI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 73.0% 34.5% 31.7% JCI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 18/100 — 37/100 JCI

Percentile Scorecard

LGNRTOJCI

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

AxisLGNRTOJCI
Valuation 19 #45 of 55 – 9 #50 of 55
Growth – – 80 #11 of 51
Profitability 15 #42 of 49 – –
Financial Health 20 #44 of 55 – –
Shareholder Returns – 40 #40 of 66 23 #31 of 40
Overall 18 – 37
  • LGN ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • RTO ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • JCI ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLGNRTOJCISPY
1 month -22.0%+16.2%+5.9% +0.7%
3 months -30.0%-4.1%+10.0% +3.7%
6 months -51.8%-31.3%+8.4% +7.1%
Year to date -2.7%-21.0%+32.1% +12.8%
1 year +0.8%-15.4%+39.6% +11.9%
3 years —-10.5%+225.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year —-3.6%+48.2% +22.8%
5 years —-43.2%+115.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year —-10.7%+16.6% +10.9%
10 years —+63.0%+261.6% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+5.0%+13.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLGNRTOJCISPY
Volatility, 1Y 73.0%34.5%31.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 78.5%36.8%32.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.790.321.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.01-0.451.25 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.7%-54.2%-43.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -59.0%-32.6%-0.3% -1.2%
52-week high $102.27$34.52$158.77 $779.14
52-week low $33.32$19.75$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.

MultipleLGNRTOJCI
P/E now vs peer median -48.0xmedian 20.3x —median 21.9x 33.7xmedian 20.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.6x —median 0.9x 3.6xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 33.1xmedian 12.6x —median 11.9x —median 12.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 16.9x —median 14.4x 28.6xmedian 16.9x
P/B now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 3.0x —median 2.4x 7.0xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.13 —median 0.97 1.67median 1.13

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 monthsLGNRTOJCI
Revenue $3.31B – –
Gross profit $644.45M – $9.52B
Operating income $38.41M – –
Net income -$90.65M – –
EPS (diluted) $-0.87 – $4.68
Cash & equivalents $291.98M $2.47B $618.00M
Total debt $4.30B -$1.94B –
Shares (diluted) 76.03M 507.00M 610.00M
Enterprise value $2.17B $5.26B $90.50B

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
MetricLGNRTOJCI
P/E -48.0x – 33.7x
P/FCF – – 28.6x
P/Operating cash flow – – 24.8x
P/S 1.4x – 3.6x
P/B 4.6x – 7.0x
P/Tangible book 24.4x – 9.4x
EV/EBITDA 33.1x – –
EV/EBIT 137.2x – –
EV/Revenue 1.6x – –
EV/FCF – – –
EV/Operating cash flow – – 24.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – 1.67

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLGNRTOJCI
Revenue growth (1Y) – – –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 10.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 6.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) – – –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – –
EPS growth (1Y) – – -7.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – 20.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – 51.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 27.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLGNRTOJCI
Gross margin 19.5% – –
EBITDA margin 4.8% – –
Operating margin 1.2% – –
Pretax margin -1.9% – –
Net margin -2.0% – –
FCF margin – – –
Operating cash flow margin – – –
Return on equity -10.5% – 21.1%
Return on assets -2.9% – 7.3%
Return on invested capital 2.1% – –
Return on capital employed 1.9% – –
Asset turnover 1.0x – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLGNRTOJCI
Debt / assets 27.7% -13.4% –
Debt / equity 1.1x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 4.7x – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 73.9% – –
Equity / assets 26.1% – 33.9%
Interest coverage 0.4x – –
Current ratio 1.3x -683.2x 0.9x
Quick ratio 1.3x -411.8x –
Cash ratio 0.2x -411.8x –
Altman Z-score 1.92 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLGNRTOJCI
Dividend yield – 2.7% 1.0%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – 2.7% 1.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusLGNRTOJCI
Forward P/E 30.4xFY2026 16.3xFY2026 24.7xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $1.38FY2026 $1.43FY2026 $6.41FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – +10.9%FY2026 +36.6%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +79.0% +2.1% +8.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.58BFY2026 $7.01BFY2026 $26.80BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +79.7%FY2026 +1.5%FY2026 +13.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +22.8% +13.5% +6.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLGNRTOJCI
Held by institutions 100.0% 15.4% 89.5%
Institutions holding 265 288 1,598
Change in shares held, QoQ +17.6% +5.9% -1.1%
Institutions buying 194 162 791
Institutions selling 58 90 557
Buyers to sellers 3.34 1.80 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.

LGNRTOJCI
LGN 1.00 -0.07 0.42
RTO -0.07 1.00 -0.05
JCI 0.42 -0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LGN, RTO and JCI?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Legence (LGN) $2.95B, Rentokil Initial (RTO) $11.75B, Johnson Controls International (JCI) $90.50B.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Johnson Controls International (JCI) returned the most: Legence (LGN) +0.8%, Rentokil Initial (RTO) -15.4%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +39.6%. Over five years, Johnson Controls International (JCI) compounded fastest (Rentokil Initial (RTO) -10.7%/yr, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +16.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Johnson Controls International (JCI) has been the steadiest (Legence (LGN) 73.0%, Rentokil Initial (RTO) 34.5%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 31.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LGN, RTO 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, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 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.