LGN vs RTO vs SVMB Stock Comparison

Legence, Rentokil Initial and Jingbo Technology 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
2 wins
RTO Rentokil Initial Plc /Fi
$23.27 +16.2% 1M -15.4% 1Y
Market cap
$11.75B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Facility Services Industrials
3 wins
SVMB Jingbo Technology, Inc.
$2.66 +166.0% 1M +26.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.48B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.24M
Div. yield
–
Business Process Automation Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Rentokil Initial leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Rentokil Initial 3, Legence 2, Jingbo Technology 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLGNRTOSVMBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.95B $11.75B $1.48B RTO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -44.4x — -245.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.4x 16.3x — RTO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — -45.7% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -2.0% — -486.2% LGN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.1% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.7x — -4.6x SVMB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +0.8% -15.4% +26.7% SVMB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -10.7%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 73.0% 34.5% 129.0% RTO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 18/100 — 10/100 LGN

Percentile Scorecard

LGNRTOSVMB

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

AxisLGNRTOSVMB
Valuation 19 #45 of 55 – 16 #85 of 101
Growth – – 6 #91 of 97
Profitability 15 #42 of 49 – 2 #91 of 93
Financial Health 20 #44 of 55 – 15 #92 of 108
Shareholder Returns – 40 #40 of 66 –
Overall 18 – 10
  • LGN ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • RTO ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • SVMB ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLGNRTOSVMBSPY
1 month -22.0%+16.2%+166.0% +0.7%
3 months -30.0%-4.1%+212.9% +3.7%
6 months -51.8%-31.3%+56.5% +7.1%
Year to date -2.7%-21.0%+23.7% +12.8%
1 year +0.8%-15.4%+26.7% +11.9%
3 years —-10.5%-99.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year —-3.6%-79.3% +22.8%
5 years —-43.2%— +67.6%
5 years, per year —-10.7%— +10.9%
10 years —+63.0%— +262.0%
10 years, per year —+5.0%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLGNRTOSVMBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 73.0%34.5%129.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 78.5%36.8%380.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.790.320.50 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.01-0.450.21 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.7%-54.2%-99.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -59.0%-32.6%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $102.27$34.52$2.66 $779.14
52-week low $33.32$19.75$0.66 $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.

MultipleLGNRTOSVMB
P/E now vs peer median -48.0xmedian 20.3x —median 21.9x -245.4xmedian 28.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.6x —median 0.9x 1,193xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 33.1xmedian 12.6x —median 11.9x -250.2xmedian 16.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 16.9x —median 14.4x -511.1xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 3.0x —median 2.4x -44.7xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.13 —median 0.97 5.79median 0.89

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 monthsLGNRTOSVMB
Revenue $3.31B – $1.24M
Gross profit $644.45M – -$132.45K
Operating income $38.41M – -$6.50M
Net income -$90.65M – -$6.64M
Free cash flow – – -$2.89M
R&D – – $245.84K
EPS (diluted) $-0.87 – $-0.01
Cash & equivalents $291.98M $2.47B $47.85K
Total debt $4.30B -$1.94B $27.85M
Shares (diluted) 76.03M 507.00M 555.32M
Enterprise value $2.17B $5.26B $1.48B

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
MetricLGNRTOSVMB
P/E -48.0x – -245.4x
P/FCF – – -511.1x
P/Operating cash flow – – -551.0x
P/S 1.4x – 1,193x
P/B 4.6x – -44.7x
P/Tangible book 24.4x – -44.7x
EV/EBITDA 33.1x – -250.2x
EV/EBIT 137.2x – -231.6x
EV/Revenue 1.6x – 1,216x
EV/FCF – – -520.7x
EV/Operating cash flow – – -561.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – 5.79

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLGNRTOSVMB
Revenue growth (1Y) – – -45.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – -21.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – -143.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 42.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – -71.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -11.3%
Net income growth (1Y) – – -283.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – -9.7%
EPS growth (1Y) – – -431.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – -42.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – -32.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -178.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – -60.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -29.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLGNRTOSVMB
Gross margin 19.5% – -10.7%
EBITDA margin 4.8% – -486.0%
Operating margin 1.2% – -525.0%
Pretax margin -1.9% – -535.8%
Net margin -2.0% – -486.2%
FCF margin – – -233.5%
Operating cash flow margin – – -216.6%
Return on equity -10.5% – –
Return on assets -2.9% – -87.5%
Return on invested capital 2.1% – –
Return on capital employed 1.9% – –
Asset turnover 1.0x – 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 0.4x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLGNRTOSVMB
Debt / assets 27.7% -13.4% 373.6%
Debt / equity 1.1x – -0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.7x – -4.6x
Debt / FCF – – -9.6x
Liabilities / assets 73.9% – 543.0%
Equity / assets 26.1% – -443.0%
Interest coverage 0.4x – -98.6x
Current ratio 1.3x -683.2x 0.2x
Quick ratio 1.3x -411.8x 1.9x
Cash ratio 0.2x -411.8x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 1.92 – 9.42

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLGNRTOSVMB
Dividend yield – 2.7% –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – 2.7% –
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.

ConsensusLGNRTOSVMB
Forward P/E 30.4xFY2026 16.3xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.38FY2026 $1.43FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY – +10.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +79.0% +2.1% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.58BFY2026 $7.01BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +79.7%FY2026 +1.5%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +22.8% +13.5% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLGNRTOSVMB
Held by institutions 100.0% 15.4% –
Institutions holding 265 288 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +17.6% +5.9% –
Institutions buying 194 162 –
Institutions selling 58 90 –
Buyers to sellers 3.34 1.80 –

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.

LGNRTOSVMB
LGN 1.00 -0.07 0.16
RTO -0.07 1.00 0.19
SVMB 0.16 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LGN, RTO and SVMB?

Rentokil Initial (RTO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Legence (LGN) $2.95B, Rentokil Initial (RTO) $11.75B, Jingbo Technology (SVMB) $1.48B.

Which company is more profitable?

Legence (LGN) has the highest net margin (Legence (LGN) -2.0%, Jingbo Technology (SVMB) -486.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Jingbo Technology (SVMB) returned the most: Legence (LGN) +0.8%, Rentokil Initial (RTO) -15.4%, Jingbo Technology (SVMB) +26.7%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rentokil Initial (RTO) has been the steadiest (Legence (LGN) 73.0%, Rentokil Initial (RTO) 34.5%, Jingbo Technology (SVMB) 129.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Rentokil Initial (RTO) leads on 3. 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.