LII vs FIX vs CARR Stock Comparison

Lennox International, Comfort Systems Usa and Carrier Global Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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FIX Comfort Systems Usa Inc
$1,160.00 -28.6% 1M +40.6% 1Y
Market cap
$43.65B
P/E
26.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.27B
Div. yield
0.00%
HVAC Industrials
5 wins
CARR CARRIER GLOBAL Corp
$56.24 +2.0% 1M -1.5% 1Y
Market cap
$46.68B
P/E
38.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$22.11B
Div. yield
0.02%
HVAC Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Comfort Systems Usa leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Comfort Systems Usa 5, Carrier Global 4, Lennox International 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLIIFIXCARRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.70B $43.65B $46.68B CARR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.1x 26.8x 38.3x LII
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.6x 25.4x 19.1x LII
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -2.1% -36.6% -1.6% CARR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.9% 30.9% 5.5% FIX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 29.8% 16.0% 6.5% LII
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x -2.0x 3.5x FIX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.02% CARR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -24.0% +40.6% -1.5% FIX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.8%/yr +69.1%/yr +0.6%/yr FIX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.0% 59.0% 35.4% CARR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 72/100 37/100 FIX

Percentile Scorecard

LIIFIXCARR

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

AxisLIIFIXCARR
Valuation 46 #30 of 55 39 #34 of 55 30 #39 of 55
Growth 46 #28 of 51 86 #8 of 51 34 #34 of 51
Profitability 92 #5 of 51 80 #11 of 51 40 #31 of 51
Financial Health 38 #37 of 59 76 #15 of 59 17 #49 of 59
Shareholder Returns 70 #13 of 41 80 #9 of 41 63 #16 of 41
Overall 58 72 37
  • LII ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • FIX ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • CARR ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLIIFIXCARRSPY
1 month +1.0%-28.6%+2.0% -1.0%
3 months -30.5%-33.0%-18.4% +2.9%
6 months -23.4%-32.8%-7.8% +6.4%
Year to date -22.5%+24.3%+6.4% +11.4%
1 year -24.0%+40.6%-1.5% +13.1%
3 years +8.9%+649.2%+16.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year +2.9%+95.8%+5.3% +21.5%
5 years +20.5%+1,278.3%+2.9% +67.7%
5 years, per year +3.8%+69.1%+0.6% +10.9%
10 years +150.6%+4,163.1%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +9.6%+45.5%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureLIIFIXCARRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.0%59.0%35.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.0%62.0%36.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.342.611.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.590.69-0.04 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.6%-46.1%-40.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -34.4%-43.9%-26.0% -2.5%
52-week high $572.95$2,066.51$76.00 $779.14
52-week low $348.85$825.00$50.36 $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.

MultipleLIIFIXCARR
P/E now vs peer median 16.5xmedian 19.9x 25.0xmedian 19.9x 38.2xmedian 19.9x
P/S now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 1.5x 7.7xmedian 1.5x 2.1xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.5xmedian 12.6x 36.7xmedian 12.6x 18.9xmedian 12.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.6xmedian 16.1x 16.6xmedian 16.1x 24.0xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 3.0x 12.2xmedian 3.0x 3.4xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 1.22median 0.98 0.31median 0.98 -2.27median 0.98

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 monthsLIIFIXCARR
Revenue $5.30B $5.27B $22.11B
Gross profit $1.77B $1.42B $6.37B
Operating income $1.04B $989.51M $1.72B
Net income $788.60M $1.63B $1.32B
Free cash flow $738.70M $2.44B $1.93B
R&D – – $602.00M
EPS (diluted) $22.66 $46.42 $1.46
Cash & equivalents $51.50M $2.16B $1.34B
Total debt $1.58B $287.92M $11.95B
Shares (diluted) 34.80M 35.15M 836.50M
Enterprise value $12.50B $37.61B $40.99B

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
MetricLIIFIXCARR
P/E 16.5x 25.0x 38.2x
P/FCF 17.6x 16.6x 24.0x
P/Operating cash flow 14.5x 13.5x 19.4x
P/S 2.5x 7.7x 2.1x
P/B 10.0x 12.2x 3.4x
P/Tangible book 12.6x 14.6x 6.0x
EV/EBITDA 12.5x 36.7x 18.9x
EV/EBIT 13.9x 38.9x 33.0x
EV/Revenue 2.7x 7.3x 2.6x
EV/FCF 19.7x 15.8x 29.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.2x 12.8x 23.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.22 0.31 -2.27

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLIIFIXCARR
Revenue growth (1Y) -2.1% -36.6% -1.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.4% 2.0% 8.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -2.2% -27.6% 4.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.5% 15.4% 26.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.6% -11.2% -43.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 12.3% 37.8% -12.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -6.6% 94.8% -67.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.7% 78.4% -16.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -4.7% 96.0% -68.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.5% 79.7% -16.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 7.1% 223.9% 19.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.7% 71.3% -0.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 8.6% 205.6% 24.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.2% 67.9% -2.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLIIFIXCARR
Gross margin 33.3% 26.8% 28.8%
EBITDA margin 22.0% 19.9% 13.6%
Operating margin 19.7% 18.8% 7.8%
Pretax margin 18.5% 19.3% 6.0%
Net margin 14.9% 30.9% 5.5%
FCF margin 13.9% 46.3% 8.7%
Operating cash flow margin 16.9% 57.0% 10.8%
Return on equity 62.8% 16.7% 9.7%
Return on assets 17.8% 6.0% 3.5%
Return on invested capital 29.8% 16.0% 6.5%
Return on capital employed 35.0% 30.6% 6.1%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.8x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLIIFIXCARR
Debt / assets 34.8% 0.5% 32.0%
Debt / equity 1.2x 0.0x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x -2.0x 3.5x
Debt / FCF 2.1x 0.0x 6.2x
Liabilities / assets 71.5% 66.0% 64.0%
Equity / assets 28.5% 34.0% 36.0%
Interest coverage 18.5x 125.1x –
Current ratio 1.6x 1.1x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.4x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.4x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 6.14 5.28 2.38

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLIIFIXCARR
Dividend yield 1.4% 0.3% 1.7%
Net buyback yield 2.6% 1.1% 4.3%
Shareholder yield 4.0% 1.3% 6.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 23.1% 6.5% 59.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) 24.6% 4.3% 40.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) 11.1% 75.6% 7.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 6.5% 57.9% 11.7%

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.

ConsensusLIIFIXCARR
Forward P/E 16.6xFY2026 25.4xFY2026 19.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $22.66FY2026 $45.66FY2026 $2.95FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -2.2%FY2026 +58.1%FY2026 +13.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.1% +25.2% +9.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.75BFY2026 $12.26BFY2026 $22.68BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.5%FY2026 +34.7%FY2026 +4.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.7% +33.8% +5.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLIIFIXCARR
Held by institutions 77.3% 93.1% 87.4%
Institutions holding 655 1,352 1,628
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +0.8% +1.0%
Institutions buying 315 741 805
Institutions selling 236 486 544
Buyers to sellers 1.33 1.52 1.48

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.

LIIFIXCARR
LII 1.00 0.29 0.67
FIX 0.29 1.00 0.42
CARR 0.67 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LII, FIX and CARR?

Carrier Global (CARR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lennox International (LII) $12.70B, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) $43.65B, Carrier Global (CARR) $46.68B.

Which stock is cheaper, LII, FIX and CARR?

Lennox International (LII) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Lennox International (LII) 16.1x, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) 26.8x, Carrier Global (CARR) 38.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Lennox International (LII) is cheapest (Lennox International (LII) 16.6x, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) 25.4x, Carrier Global (CARR) 19.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Carrier Global (CARR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Lennox International (LII) -2.1%, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) -36.6%, Carrier Global (CARR) -1.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) has the highest net margin (Lennox International (LII) 14.9%, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) 30.9%, Carrier Global (CARR) 5.5%). On return on invested capital, Lennox International (LII) leads (Lennox International (LII) 29.8%, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) 16.0%, Carrier Global (CARR) 6.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) returned the most: Lennox International (LII) -24.0%, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) +40.6%, Carrier Global (CARR) -1.5%. Over five years, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) compounded fastest (Lennox International (LII) +3.8%/yr, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) +69.1%/yr, Carrier Global (CARR) +0.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Carrier Global (CARR) has the highest dividend yield: Lennox International (LII) 0.01%, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) 0.00%, Carrier Global (CARR) 0.02%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Carrier Global (CARR) has been the steadiest (Lennox International (LII) 41.0%, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) 59.0%, Carrier Global (CARR) 35.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LII, FIX and CARR?

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 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.