RTO vs ACN vs LGN Stock Comparison

Rentokil Initial, Accenture and Legence Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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RTO Rentokil Initial Plc /Fi
$24.08 +20.8% 1M -12.6% 1Y
Market cap
$11.93B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Facility Services Industrials
2 wins
ACN Accenture plc
$265.25 +37.1% 1M +7.0% 1Y
Market cap
$159.50B
P/E
19.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$74.18B
Div. yield
0.02%
Consulting Industrials
7 wins
LGN Legence Corp.
$25.41 -54.9% 1M -34.8% 1Y
Market cap
$2.12B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.75B
Div. yield
–
HVAC Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Accenture leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Accenture 7, Rentokil Initial 2, Legence 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRTOACNLGNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.93B $159.50B $2.12B ACN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 19.1x -47.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.8x 17.2x 18.4x RTO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +6.5% +69.2% LGN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 11.3% -1.2% ACN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 21.1% 1.5% ACN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.2x 4.3x ACN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -12.6% +7.0% -34.8% ACN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -10.5%/yr -6.4%/yr — ACN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.8% 50.6% 79.6% RTO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 64/100 40/100 ACN

Percentile Scorecard

RTOACNLGN

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

AxisRTOACNLGN
Valuation – 47 #61 of 114 71 #17 of 56
Growth – 55 #45 of 98 53 #26 of 54
Profitability – 89 #11 of 95 14 #46 of 53
Financial Health – 77 #30 of 126 23 #45 of 58
Shareholder Returns 46 #39 of 71 53 #34 of 71 –
Overall – 64 40
  • RTO ranked among 131 companies in Business Services
  • ACN ranked among 131 companies in Business Services
  • LGN ranked among 58 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodRTOACNLGNSPY
1 month +20.8%+37.1%-54.9% -5.9%
3 months -1.5%+55.0%-60.0% -4.6%
6 months -28.4%+47.2%-73.9% +0.2%
Year to date -18.3%-1.1%-41.0% +7.5%
1 year -12.6%+7.0%-34.8% +8.2%
3 years -11.7%-15.3%— +68.3%
3 years, per year -4.1%-5.4%— +19.0%
5 years -42.6%-28.0%— +56.5%
5 years, per year -10.5%-6.4%— +9.4%
10 years +70.2%+126.3%— +251.5%
10 years, per year +5.5%+8.5%— +13.4%

Risk

MeasureRTOACNLGNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.8%50.6%79.6% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.8%52.0%90.3% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.280.022.85 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.360.14-0.44 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.2%-70.0%-75.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.2%-8.1%-75.2% -5.9%
52-week high $34.52$288.54$102.27 $779.14
52-week low $19.75$124.44$25.41 $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.

MultipleRTOACNLGN
P/E now vs peer median —median 21.1x 19.4xmedian 21.1x -42.9xmedian 21.0x
P/S now vs peer median —median 0.9x 2.4xmedian 0.9x 0.7xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.7x 12.7xmedian 11.7x 20.0xmedian 13.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 15.3x 15.3xmedian 15.3x 8.5xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.3x 5.4xmedian 2.3x 2.8xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.88 2.43median 0.88 —median 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 monthsRTOACNLGN
Revenue – $74.18B $3.75B
Gross profit – $23.78B $701.93M
Operating income – $11.41B $29.45M
Net income – $8.37B -$67.99M
Free cash flow – $11.62B $323.18M
EPS (diluted) – $13.55 $-0.59
Cash & equivalents $2.47B $12.83B $291.98M
Total debt -$1.94B $10.11B $1.03B
Shares (diluted) 507.00M 617.50M 76.03M
Enterprise value $5.45B $117.43B $1.18B

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
MetricRTOACNLGN
P/E – 19.4x -42.9x
P/FCF – 15.3x 8.5x
P/Operating cash flow – 14.3x 7.1x
P/S – 2.4x 0.7x
P/B – 5.4x 2.8x
P/Tangible book – 5.9x 14.8x
EV/EBITDA – 12.7x 20.0x
EV/EBIT – 15.3x 118.5x
EV/Revenue – 2.4x 0.9x
EV/FCF – 15.0x 10.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – 14.1x 9.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 2.43 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRTOACNLGN
Revenue growth (1Y) – 6.5% 69.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 5.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 6.9% 48.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 4.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 11.5% -63.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 9.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) – 9.0% -53.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 6.8% –
EPS growth (1Y) – 11.6% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 8.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 7.7% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 9.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 6.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 8.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRTOACNLGN
Gross margin – 32.0% 18.7%
EBITDA margin – 18.6% 4.7%
Operating margin – 15.4% 0.8%
Pretax margin – 15.3% -1.6%
Net margin – 11.3% -1.2%
FCF margin – 15.7% 8.6%
Operating cash flow margin – 16.7% 10.4%
Return on equity – 25.9% -7.4%
Return on assets – 12.0% -2.0%
Return on invested capital – 21.1% 1.5%
Return on capital employed – 23.3% 1.2%
Asset turnover – 1.0x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.5x -5.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 2.8% 4.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRTOACNLGN
Debt / assets -13.4% 13.7% 27.7%
Debt / equity – 0.3x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.2x 4.3x
Debt / FCF – 0.9x 3.2x
Liabilities / assets – 55.5% 73.9%
Equity / assets – 44.5% 26.1%
Interest coverage – 37.6x 0.4x
Current ratio -683.2x 1.4x 1.3x
Quick ratio -411.8x 1.4x 1.3x
Cash ratio -411.8x 0.6x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 4.75 1.64

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRTOACNLGN
Dividend yield 2.6% 2.5% –
Net buyback yield – 3.5% –
Shareholder yield 2.6% 6.0% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – 47.7% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 34.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 7.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 12.1% –

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.

ConsensusRTOACNLGN
Forward P/E 16.8xFY2026 17.2xFY2027 18.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.43FY2026 $15.40FY2027 $1.38FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.9%FY2026 +10.2%FY2027 –
EPS growth, the year after +2.1% -2.2% +79.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.01BFY2026 $72.38BFY2027 $4.58BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.5%FY2026 -2.4%FY2027 +79.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.3% +18.1% +22.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRTOACNLGN
Held by institutions 15.4% 72.9% 78.9%
Institutions holding 289 1,901 265
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.9% -1.6% +17.6%
Institutions buying 163 957 194
Institutions selling 90 779 58
Buyers to sellers 1.81 1.23 3.34

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.

RTOACNLGN
RTO 1.00 0.31 -0.10
ACN 0.31 1.00 -0.28
LGN -0.10 -0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RTO, ACN and LGN?

Accenture (ACN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Rentokil Initial (RTO) $11.93B, Accenture (ACN) $159.50B, Legence (LGN) $2.12B.

Which company is growing faster?

Legence (LGN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Accenture (ACN) +6.5%, Legence (LGN) +69.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Accenture (ACN) has the highest net margin (Accenture (ACN) 11.3%, Legence (LGN) -1.2%). On return on invested capital, Accenture (ACN) leads (Accenture (ACN) 21.1%, Legence (LGN) 1.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Accenture (ACN) returned the most: Rentokil Initial (RTO) -12.6%, Accenture (ACN) +7.0%, Legence (LGN) -34.8%. Over five years, Accenture (ACN) compounded fastest (Rentokil Initial (RTO) -10.5%/yr, Accenture (ACN) -6.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Rentokil Initial (RTO) 0.00%, Accenture (ACN) 0.02%, Legence (LGN) 0.00%. Rentokil Initial (RTO) and Legence (LGN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rentokil Initial (RTO) has been the steadiest (Rentokil Initial (RTO) 34.8%, Accenture (ACN) 50.6%, Legence (LGN) 79.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Accenture (ACN) leads on 7. 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.