LGN vs RTO vs TT Stock Comparison

Legence, Rentokil Initial and Trane Technologies Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LGN Legence Corp.
$40.81 -23.6% 1M +3.1% 1Y
Market cap
$4.41B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.31B
Div. yield
–
HVAC Industrials
RTO Rentokil Initial Plc /Fi
$22.80 +11.2% 1M -20.0% 1Y
Market cap
$11.52B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
2.76%
Facility Services Industrials
2 wins
TT Trane Technologies plc
$448.76 -0.7% 1M +5.3% 1Y
Market cap
$98.74B
P/E
33.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$22.21B
Div. yield
0.91%
HVAC Industrials
8 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Trane Technologies leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Trane Technologies 8, Rentokil Initial 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLGNRTOTTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.41B $11.52B $98.74B TT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -46.7x — 33.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.6x 15.9x 28.7x RTO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — +7.0% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -2.0% — 13.3% TT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.1% — 24.4% TT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.7x — 0.8x TT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 2.76% 0.91% RTO
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +3.1% -20.0% +5.3% TT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -11.1%/yr +19.9%/yr TT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 73.1% 34.6% 29.3% TT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 17/100 — 51/100 TT

Percentile Scorecard

LGNRTOTT

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

AxisLGNRTOTT
Valuation 17 #46 of 55 – 9 #50 of 55
Growth – – 66 #18 of 51
Profitability 13 #42 of 48 – 89 #6 of 48
Financial Health 21 #43 of 54 – 53 #26 of 54
Shareholder Returns – 39 #41 of 67 35 #27 of 41
Overall 17 – 51
  • LGN ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • RTO ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • TT ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLGNRTOTTSPY
1 month -23.6%+11.2%-0.7% +0.9%
3 months -23.1%-22.5%+0.4% +5.9%
6 months -49.5%-30.9%-6.4% +8.5%
Year to date -5.2%-22.6%+15.3% +13.3%
1 year +3.1%-20.0%+5.3% +12.4%
3 years —-10.5%+143.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year —-3.6%+34.5% +23.5%
5 years —-44.3%+148.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year —-11.1%+19.9% +11.0%
10 years —+59.7%+764.0% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+4.8%+24.1% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureLGNRTOTTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 73.1%34.6%29.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 78.5%37.0%30.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.800.331.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.04-0.580.18 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.7%-54.2%-40.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -60.1%-34.0%-10.9% -0.9%
52-week high $102.27$34.52$503.46 $779.14
52-week low $33.32$19.75$376.43 $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.

MultipleLGNRTOTT
P/E now vs peer median -46.7xmedian 20.0x —median 21.5x 33.6xmedian 20.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.5x —median 0.9x 4.4xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 32.3xmedian 11.3x —median 11.9x 23.3xmedian 11.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 15.3x —median 13.9x 27.6xmedian 15.3x
P/B now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 2.8x —median 2.3x 11.4xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.99 —median 0.92 1.92median 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 monthsLGNRTOTT
Revenue $3.31B – $22.21B
Gross profit $644.45M – $7.86B
Operating income $38.41M – $3.98B
Net income -$90.65M – $2.97B
Free cash flow – – $3.58B
EPS (diluted) $-0.87 – $13.25
Cash & equivalents $291.98M $2.47B $1.32B
Total debt $4.30B -$1.94B $4.62B
Shares (diluted) 76.03M 507.00M 222.50M
Enterprise value $4.01B $5.03B $93.48B

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
MetricLGNRTOTT
P/E -46.7x – 33.6x
P/FCF – – 27.6x
P/Operating cash flow – – 25.2x
P/S 1.3x – 4.4x
P/B 4.5x – 11.4x
P/Tangible book 23.8x – 19.3x
EV/EBITDA 32.3x – 23.3x
EV/EBIT 134.1x – 25.6x
EV/Revenue 1.6x – 4.6x
EV/FCF – – 28.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 26.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – 1.92

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLGNRTOTT
Revenue growth (1Y) – – 7.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 9.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 4.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 0.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 4.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 14.4%
Net income growth (1Y) – – 3.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – 16.1%
EPS growth (1Y) – – 4.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – 17.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – 19.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 28.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 26.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 32.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLGNRTOTT
Gross margin 19.5% – 35.4%
EBITDA margin 4.8% – 19.7%
Operating margin 1.2% – 17.9%
Pretax margin -1.9% – 16.8%
Net margin -2.0% – 13.3%
FCF margin – – 16.1%
Operating cash flow margin – – 17.6%
Return on equity -10.5% – 34.4%
Return on assets -2.9% – 12.7%
Return on invested capital 2.1% – 24.4%
Return on capital employed 1.9% – 26.7%
Asset turnover 1.0x – 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLGNRTOTT
Debt / assets 27.7% -13.4% 19.3%
Debt / equity 1.1x – 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.7x – 0.8x
Debt / FCF – – 1.3x
Liabilities / assets 73.9% – 63.9%
Equity / assets 26.1% – 36.1%
Interest coverage 0.4x – 18.1x
Current ratio 1.3x -683.2x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.3x -411.8x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.2x -411.8x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.89 – 6.00

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLGNRTOTT
Dividend yield – 2.8% 0.9%
Net buyback yield – – 1.4%
Shareholder yield – 2.8% 2.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 29.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 24.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 10.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 10.6%

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.

ConsensusLGNRTOTT
Forward P/E 29.6xFY2026 15.9xFY2026 28.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.38FY2026 $1.43FY2026 $15.64FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +10.9%FY2026 +19.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +79.0% +2.1% +10.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.58BFY2026 $7.01BFY2026 $25.40BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +79.7%FY2026 +1.5%FY2026 +19.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +22.8% +13.5% +7.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLGNRTOTT
Held by institutions 100.0% 15.4% 87.0%
Institutions holding 265 287 1,810
Change in shares held, QoQ +17.6% +5.9% +0.3%
Institutions buying 194 161 894
Institutions selling 58 90 579
Buyers to sellers 3.34 1.79 1.54

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.

LGNRTOTT
LGN 1.00 -0.07 0.42
RTO -0.07 1.00 0.08
TT 0.42 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LGN, RTO and TT?

Trane Technologies (TT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Legence (LGN) $4.41B, Rentokil Initial (RTO) $11.52B, Trane Technologies (TT) $98.74B.

Which company is more profitable?

Trane Technologies (TT) has the highest net margin (Legence (LGN) -2.0%, Trane Technologies (TT) 13.3%). On return on invested capital, Trane Technologies (TT) leads (Legence (LGN) 2.1%, Trane Technologies (TT) 24.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Trane Technologies (TT) returned the most: Legence (LGN) +3.1%, Rentokil Initial (RTO) -20.0%, Trane Technologies (TT) +5.3%. Over five years, Trane Technologies (TT) compounded fastest (Rentokil Initial (RTO) -11.1%/yr, Trane Technologies (TT) +19.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Rentokil Initial (RTO) has the highest dividend yield: Rentokil Initial (RTO) 2.76%, Trane Technologies (TT) 0.91%. Legence (LGN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Trane Technologies (TT) has been the steadiest (Legence (LGN) 73.1%, Rentokil Initial (RTO) 34.6%, Trane Technologies (TT) 29.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Trane Technologies (TT) leads on 8. 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.