MOD vs SPXC vs AOS Stock Comparison

Modine Manufacturing, SPX Technologies and Smith A O Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AOS Smith A O Corp
$60.89 +4.3% 1M -8.9% 1Y
Market cap
$8.28B
P/E
16.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.80B
Div. yield
2.36%
HVAC Industrials
8 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Smith A O leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Smith A O 8, SPX Technologies 2, Modine Manufacturing 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMODSPXCAOSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.58B $8.28B $8.28B AOS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 29.7x 16.7x AOS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.3x 19.3x 16.9x AOS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +20.6% +0.4% SPXC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 11.3% 13.1% AOS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 10.5% 20.9% AOS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.8x 0.6x AOS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 2.36% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -11.3% -16.2% -8.9% AOS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +67.3%/yr +23.3%/yr -3.6%/yr MOD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 72.0% 41.5% 27.3% AOS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 71/100 63/100 SPXC

Percentile Scorecard

MODSPXCAOS

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

AxisMODSPXCAOS
Valuation – 41 #33 of 55 67 #19 of 55
Growth – 100 #1 of 51 42 #30 of 51
Profitability – 72 #14 of 48 98 #2 of 48
Financial Health 55 #25 of 54 70 #17 of 54 68 #18 of 54
Shareholder Returns – – 40 #25 of 41
Overall – 71 63
  • MOD ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • SPXC ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • AOS ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMODSPXCAOSSPY
1 month -18.0%-2.8%+4.3% +0.9%
3 months -19.3%-12.0%-1.8% +5.9%
6 months -38.4%-21.8%-4.4% +8.5%
Year to date +7.6%-17.4%-9.0% +13.3%
1 year -11.3%-16.2%-8.9% +12.4%
3 years +268.1%+110.1%-10.2% +88.1%
3 years, per year +54.5%+28.1%-3.5% +23.5%
5 years +1,206.5%+184.5%-16.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year +67.3%+23.3%-3.6% +11.0%
10 years +1,224.6%+772.9%+35.3% +263.4%
10 years, per year +29.5%+24.2%+3.1% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureMODSPXCAOSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 72.0%41.5%27.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 77.0%41.8%26.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.121.750.71 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.16-0.39-0.33 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.6%-38.3%-43.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -53.2%-32.9%-24.3% -0.9%
52-week high $306.89$246.41$80.47 $779.14
52-week low $119.68$160.01$55.34 $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.

MultipleMODSPXCAOS
P/E now vs peer median —median 20.0x 29.7xmedian 20.0x 16.7xmedian 20.0x
P/S now vs peer median —median 1.5x 3.3xmedian 1.5x 2.2xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.3x 16.4xmedian 11.3x 11.5xmedian 11.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 15.3x 27.2xmedian 15.3x 12.9xmedian 15.3x
P/B now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 2.8x 3.5xmedian 2.8x 4.5xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.99 0.44median 0.99 0.64median 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 monthsMODSPXCAOS
Revenue – $2.48B $3.80B
Gross profit – $996.30M $1.47B
Operating income – $399.90M $668.70M
Net income – $278.90M $500.30M
Free cash flow – $304.30M $639.40M
EPS (diluted) – $5.50 $3.63
Cash & equivalents $73.50M $166.40M $181.30M
Total debt $436.30M $2.29B $637.50M
Shares (diluted) 52.80M 50.68M 137.86M
Enterprise value $7.21B $7.36B $7.52B

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
MetricMODSPXCAOS
P/E – 29.7x 16.7x
P/FCF – 27.2x 12.9x
P/Operating cash flow – 19.6x 12.0x
P/S – 3.3x 2.2x
P/B 6.3x 3.5x 4.5x
P/Tangible book 7.5x 6.2x 6.6x
EV/EBITDA – 16.4x 11.5x
EV/EBIT – 21.8x 13.1x
EV/Revenue – 3.5x 2.3x
EV/FCF – 28.7x 13.7x
EV/Operating cash flow – 20.6x 12.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.44 0.64

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMODSPXCAOS
Revenue growth (1Y) – 20.6% 0.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 15.1% 0.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 18.5% 1.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 17.8% 1.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 24.1% -5.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 52.2% -2.5%
Net income growth (1Y) – 32.4% -3.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 72.2% 22.3%
EPS growth (1Y) – 23.8% -0.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 67.5% 26.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 52.8% 16.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 131.0% 5.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 23.8% 29.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 168.6% 6.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMODSPXCAOS
Gross margin – 40.2% 38.6%
EBITDA margin – 21.4% 20.0%
Operating margin – 16.2% 17.6%
Pretax margin – 14.8% 17.0%
Net margin – 11.3% 13.1%
FCF margin – 12.3% 16.8%
Operating cash flow margin – 17.1% 18.2%
Return on equity – 12.0% 26.9%
Return on assets – 7.1% 13.7%
Return on invested capital – 10.5% 20.9%
Return on capital employed – 12.1% 24.1%
Asset turnover – 0.6x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.5x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.7% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMODSPXCAOS
Debt / assets 16.3% 15.6% 17.5%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.3x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.8x 0.6x
Debt / FCF – 2.0x 1.0x
Liabilities / assets 55.0% 40.4% 49.5%
Equity / assets 45.0% 59.6% 50.5%
Interest coverage – 10.7x 31.5x
Current ratio 1.9x 1.8x 1.6x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.1x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.3x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 4.46 6.15

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMODSPXCAOS
Dividend yield – – 2.4%
Net buyback yield – – 3.8%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.0% 6.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 39.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 31.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 2.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 3.2%

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.

ConsensusMODSPXCAOS
Forward P/E 21.3xFY2026 19.3xFY2026 16.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.76FY2026 $8.57FY2026 $3.60FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +46.3%FY2026 +26.8%FY2026 -6.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +52.2% +20.1% +15.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.20BFY2026 $2.64BFY2026 $3.73BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +32.2%FY2026 +16.4%FY2026 -2.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.6% +14.6% +3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMODSPXCAOS
Held by institutions 98.5% 93.8% 91.9%
Institutions holding 634 510 614
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.8% +10.8% +7.1%
Institutions buying 348 275 315
Institutions selling 223 162 226
Buyers to sellers 1.56 1.70 1.39

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.

MODSPXCAOS
MOD 1.00 0.60 0.26
SPXC 0.60 1.00 0.28
AOS 0.26 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MOD, SPXC and AOS?

Smith A O (AOS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Modine Manufacturing (MOD) $7.58B, SPX Technologies (SPXC) $8.28B, Smith A O (AOS) $8.28B.

Which stock is cheaper, MOD, SPXC and AOS?

Smith A O (AOS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (SPX Technologies (SPXC) 29.7x, Smith A O (AOS) 16.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Smith A O (AOS) is cheapest (Modine Manufacturing (MOD) 21.3x, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 19.3x, Smith A O (AOS) 16.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

SPX Technologies (SPXC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: SPX Technologies (SPXC) +20.6%, Smith A O (AOS) +0.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Smith A O (AOS) has the highest net margin (SPX Technologies (SPXC) 11.3%, Smith A O (AOS) 13.1%). On return on invested capital, Smith A O (AOS) leads (SPX Technologies (SPXC) 10.5%, Smith A O (AOS) 20.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Smith A O (AOS) returned the most: Modine Manufacturing (MOD) -11.3%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) -16.2%, Smith A O (AOS) -8.9%. Over five years, Modine Manufacturing (MOD) compounded fastest (Modine Manufacturing (MOD) +67.3%/yr, SPX Technologies (SPXC) +23.3%/yr, Smith A O (AOS) -3.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Modine Manufacturing (MOD) 0.00%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 0.00%, Smith A O (AOS) 2.36%. Modine Manufacturing (MOD) and SPX Technologies (SPXC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Smith A O (AOS) has been the steadiest (Modine Manufacturing (MOD) 72.0%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 41.5%, Smith A O (AOS) 27.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Smith A O (AOS) 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.