LII vs AOS vs MOD Stock Comparison

Lennox International, Smith A O and Modine Manufacturing Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AOS Smith A O Corp
$63.83 +12.4% 1M -2.8% 1Y
Market cap
$9.09B
P/E
18.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.80B
Div. yield
0.02%
HVAC Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Lennox International leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Lennox International 6, Smith A O 4, Modine Manufacturing 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLIIAOSMODLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.36B $9.09B $5.01B LII
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.5x 18.4x 34.8x LII
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.3x 17.7x 18.6x LII
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.9% -0.7% +29.5% MOD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.8% 13.0% 4.3% LII
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 27.6% 20.8% 15.6% LII
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 0.6x 1.0x AOS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.02% 0.00% AOS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -29.8% -2.8% -17.8% AOS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.9%/yr -3.9%/yr +62.7%/yr MOD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.9% 27.9% 72.5% AOS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 62/100 45/100 LII

Percentile Scorecard

LIIAOSMOD

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

AxisLIIAOSMOD
Valuation 61 #23 of 57 68 #19 of 57 25 #43 of 57
Growth 51 #27 of 54 32 #37 of 54 66 #19 of 54
Profitability 98 #2 of 53 89 #7 of 53 58 #23 of 53
Financial Health 38 #37 of 59 78 #14 of 59 57 #26 of 59
Shareholder Returns 78 #10 of 42 46 #23 of 42 17 #35 of 42
Overall 65 62 45
  • LII ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • AOS ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • MOD ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLIIAOSMODSPY
1 month -2.7%+12.4%-29.4% -2.0%
3 months -22.4%+0.7%-37.8% -2.2%
6 months -33.6%+8.4%-53.7% +4.2%
Year to date -28.6%-4.6%-5.9% +10.6%
1 year -29.8%-2.8%-17.8% +10.4%
3 years -10.5%-10.8%+198.1% +73.6%
3 years, per year -3.6%-3.7%+44.0% +20.2%
5 years +15.1%-18.0%+1,038.2% +61.6%
5 years, per year +2.9%-3.9%+62.7% +10.1%
10 years +143.1%+45.7%+1,215.8% +261.3%
10 years, per year +9.3%+3.8%+29.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLIIAOSMODSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.9%27.9%72.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.4%26.5%77.9% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.280.703.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.70-0.10-0.25 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.0%-43.4%-59.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -39.5%-20.7%-59.1% -3.2%
52-week high $572.95$80.47$306.89 $779.14
52-week low $332.41$55.34$119.68 $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.

MultipleLIIAOSMOD
P/E now vs peer median 15.9xmedian 21.3x 17.5xmedian 21.3x 46.4xmedian 21.3x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.7x 2.3xmedian 1.7x 2.0xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.6xmedian 13.6x 11.8xmedian 13.6x 16.8xmedian 13.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.2xmedian 17.5x 15.3xmedian 17.5x 66.6xmedian 17.5x
P/B now vs peer median 9.0xmedian 2.9x 4.7xmedian 2.9x 5.5xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.24median 1.14 0.78median 1.14 -5.59median 1.14

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 monthsLIIAOSMOD
Revenue $5.45B $3.80B $3.37B
Gross profit $1.78B $1.47B $747.70M
Operating income $1.03B $668.30M $341.50M
Net income $749.90M $494.60M $145.90M
Free cash flow $835.70M $561.70M $100.20M
EPS (diluted) $21.74 $3.63 $2.67
Cash & equivalents $43.30M $234.50M $95.30M
Total debt $1.62B $673.10M $528.20M
Shares (diluted) 34.50M 136.10M 54.00M
Enterprise value $12.18B $8.28B $4.66B

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
MetricLIIAOSMOD
P/E 15.9x 17.5x 46.4x
P/FCF 14.2x 15.3x 66.6x
P/Operating cash flow 12.0x 14.0x 25.4x
P/S 2.2x 2.3x 2.0x
P/B 9.0x 4.7x 5.5x
P/Tangible book 12.1x 6.9x 6.5x
EV/EBITDA 11.6x 11.8x 16.8x
EV/EBIT 13.1x 13.5x 20.8x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 2.4x 2.1x
EV/FCF 16.1x 16.0x 70.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.6x 14.7x 27.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.24 0.78 -5.59

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLIIAOSMOD
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.9% -0.7% 29.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.4% 0.0% 12.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -1.6% -0.4% 15.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.3% 0.1% 19.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -6.4% -7.2% 19.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 11.7% -3.9% 21.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -13.3% -6.8% -23.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 11.6% 18.2% -7.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -11.6% -3.5% -23.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.8% 22.5% -8.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 44.6% -6.6% 30.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.7% -0.2% 24.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 56.4% -1.8% -13.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.5% 0.5% 8.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLIIAOSMOD
Gross margin 32.6% 38.6% 22.2%
EBITDA margin 21.2% 20.1% 12.5%
Operating margin 18.8% 17.6% 10.1%
Pretax margin 17.6% 16.8% 5.6%
Net margin 13.8% 13.0% 4.3%
FCF margin 15.3% 14.8% 3.0%
Operating cash flow margin 18.2% 16.1% 7.8%
Return on equity 57.4% 27.0% 12.1%
Return on assets 16.2% 13.6% 5.3%
Return on invested capital 27.6% 20.8% 15.6%
Return on capital employed 36.9% 24.0% 17.2%
Asset turnover 1.2x 1.0x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.2x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.4% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLIIAOSMOD
Debt / assets 34.6% 18.4% 18.9%
Debt / equity 1.2x 0.4x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 0.6x 1.0x
Debt / FCF 1.9x 1.2x 5.3x
Liabilities / assets 71.9% 50.1% 56.7%
Equity / assets 28.1% 49.9% 43.3%
Interest coverage 16.2x 26.4x 10.6x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.6x 2.0x
Quick ratio 0.5x 1.0x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.3x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 5.69 6.23 4.99

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLIIAOSMOD
Dividend yield 1.5% 2.3% –
Net buyback yield 3.8% 3.8% 1.0%
Shareholder yield 5.3% 6.1% 1.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 24.4% 40.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 21.9% 35.5% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 8.7% 2.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 3.1% –

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.

ConsensusLIIAOSMOD
Forward P/E 15.3xFY2026 17.7xFY2026 18.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $22.65FY2026 $3.60FY2026 $6.76FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -2.2%FY2026 -6.5%FY2026 +46.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.9% +15.0% +52.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.75BFY2026 $3.73BFY2026 $4.20BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.5%FY2026 -2.6%FY2026 +32.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.7% +3.9% +16.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLIIAOSMOD
Held by institutions 77.3% 91.9% 98.5%
Institutions holding 658 616 637
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +7.1% -4.8%
Institutions buying 318 317 348
Institutions selling 236 226 226
Buyers to sellers 1.35 1.40 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.

LIIAOSMOD
LII 1.00 0.62 0.35
AOS 0.62 1.00 0.23
MOD 0.35 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LII, AOS and MOD?

Lennox International (LII) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lennox International (LII) $12.36B, Smith A O (AOS) $9.09B, Modine Manufacturing (MOD) $5.01B.

Which stock is cheaper, LII, AOS and MOD?

Lennox International (LII) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Lennox International (LII) 16.5x, Smith A O (AOS) 18.4x, Modine Manufacturing (MOD) 34.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Lennox International (LII) is cheapest (Lennox International (LII) 15.3x, Smith A O (AOS) 17.7x, Modine Manufacturing (MOD) 18.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Modine Manufacturing (MOD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Lennox International (LII) +1.9%, Smith A O (AOS) -0.7%, Modine Manufacturing (MOD) +29.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Lennox International (LII) has the highest net margin (Lennox International (LII) 13.8%, Smith A O (AOS) 13.0%, Modine Manufacturing (MOD) 4.3%). On return on invested capital, Lennox International (LII) leads (Lennox International (LII) 27.6%, Smith A O (AOS) 20.8%, Modine Manufacturing (MOD) 15.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Smith A O (AOS) returned the most: Lennox International (LII) -29.8%, Smith A O (AOS) -2.8%, Modine Manufacturing (MOD) -17.8%. Over five years, Modine Manufacturing (MOD) compounded fastest (Lennox International (LII) +2.9%/yr, Smith A O (AOS) -3.9%/yr, Modine Manufacturing (MOD) +62.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Smith A O (AOS) has the highest dividend yield: Lennox International (LII) 0.01%, Smith A O (AOS) 0.02%, Modine Manufacturing (MOD) 0.00%. Modine Manufacturing (MOD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Smith A O (AOS) has been the steadiest (Lennox International (LII) 42.9%, Smith A O (AOS) 27.9%, Modine Manufacturing (MOD) 72.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LII, AOS and MOD?

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