RTO vs LGN vs AERO Stock Comparison

Rentokil Initial, Legence and Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RTO Rentokil Initial Plc /Fi
$23.27 +16.2% 1M -15.4% 1Y
Market cap
$11.75B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Facility Services Industrials
3 wins
LGN Legence Corp.
$41.89 -22.0% 1M +0.8% 1Y
Market cap
$2.95B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.31B
Div. yield
–
HVAC Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Rentokil Initial leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Rentokil Initial 3, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V 3, Legence 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRTOLGNAEROLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.75B $2.95B $2.17B RTO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — -44.4x 13.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.3x 30.4x 43.6x RTO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — +8.8% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -2.0% 3.6% AERO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 2.1% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 4.7x -0.4x AERO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -15.4% +0.8% — LGN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -10.7%/yr — — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.5% 73.0% 54.2% RTO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 18/100 58/100 AERO

Percentile Scorecard

RTOLGNAERO

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

AxisRTOLGNAERO
Valuation – 19 #45 of 55 99 #3 of 136
Growth – – 16 #102 of 121
Profitability – 15 #42 of 49 55 #51 of 112
Financial Health – 20 #44 of 55 63 #52 of 140
Shareholder Returns 40 #40 of 66 – –
Overall – 18 58
  • RTO ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • LGN ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • AERO ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodRTOLGNAEROSPY
1 month +16.2%-22.0%-4.1% +0.7%
3 months -4.1%-30.0%-1.8% +3.7%
6 months -31.3%-51.8%+0.4% +7.1%
Year to date -21.0%-2.7%-30.6% +12.8%
1 year -15.4%+0.8%— +11.9%
3 years -10.5%—— +85.2%
3 years, per year -3.6%—— +22.8%
5 years -43.2%—— +67.6%
5 years, per year -10.7%—— +10.9%
10 years +63.0%—— +262.0%
10 years, per year +5.0%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureRTOLGNAEROSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.5%73.0%54.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.8%78.5%56.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.322.791.75 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.450.01— 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.2%-64.7%-46.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.6%-59.0%-33.4% -1.2%
52-week high $34.52$102.27$22.91 $779.14
52-week low $19.75$33.32$12.36 $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.

MultipleRTOLGNAERO
P/E now vs peer median —median 21.9x -48.0xmedian 20.3x 13.9xmedian 16.5x
P/S now vs peer median —median 0.9x 1.4xmedian 1.6x 0.5xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.9x 33.1xmedian 12.6x 1.4xmedian 8.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 14.4x —median 16.9x 3.5xmedian 11.9x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.4x 4.6xmedian 3.0x -3.7xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.97 —median 1.13 —median 0.84

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 monthsRTOLGNAERO
Revenue – $3.31B $4.40B
Gross profit – $644.45M –
Operating income – $38.41M $635.00M
Net income – -$90.65M $120.00M
Free cash flow – – $630.00M
EPS (diluted) – $-0.87 $1.09
Cash & equivalents $2.47B $291.98M $965.00M
Total debt -$1.94B $4.30B $475.00M
Shares (diluted) 507.00M 76.03M 145.90M
Enterprise value $5.26B $2.17B -$1.90B

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
MetricRTOLGNAERO
P/E – -48.0x 13.9x
P/FCF – – 3.5x
P/Operating cash flow – – 3.5x
P/S – 1.4x 0.5x
P/B – 4.6x -3.7x
P/Tangible book – 24.4x -3.7x
EV/EBITDA – 33.1x 1.4x
EV/EBIT – 137.2x 2.7x
EV/Revenue – 1.6x 0.4x
EV/FCF – – 2.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 2.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRTOLGNAERO
Revenue growth (1Y) – – 8.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – -2.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) – – -38.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – –
EPS growth (1Y) – – -43.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRTOLGNAERO
Gross margin – 19.5% –
EBITDA margin – 4.8% 27.6%
Operating margin – 1.2% 14.4%
Pretax margin – -1.9% 5.5%
Net margin – -2.0% 3.6%
FCF margin – – 14.3%
Operating cash flow margin – – 14.3%
Return on equity – -10.5% –
Return on assets – -2.9% 2.9%
Return on invested capital – 2.1% –
Return on capital employed – 1.9% 10.0%
Asset turnover – 1.0x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 5.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRTOLGNAERO
Debt / assets -13.4% 27.7% 6.4%
Debt / equity – 1.1x -0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – 4.7x -0.4x
Debt / FCF – – 0.8x
Liabilities / assets – 73.9% 108.0%
Equity / assets – 26.1% -8.0%
Interest coverage – 0.4x 5.8x
Current ratio -683.2x 1.3x 2.0x
Quick ratio -411.8x 1.3x 1.7x
Cash ratio -411.8x 0.2x 0.9x
Altman Z-score – 1.92 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRTOLGNAERO
Dividend yield 2.7% – –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 2.7% – 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusRTOLGNAERO
Forward P/E 16.3xFY2026 30.4xFY2026 43.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.43FY2026 $1.38FY2026 $0.35FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.9%FY2026 – -85.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +2.1% +79.0% +408.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.01BFY2026 $4.58BFY2026 $5.78BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.5%FY2026 +79.7%FY2026 +7.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.5% +22.8% +15.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRTOLGNAERO
Held by institutions 15.4% 100.0% 65.1%
Institutions holding 288 265 75
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.9% +17.6% -1.5%
Institutions buying 162 194 32
Institutions selling 90 58 17
Buyers to sellers 1.80 3.34 1.88

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.

RTOLGNAERO
RTO 1.00 -0.07 0.04
LGN -0.07 1.00 0.29
AERO 0.04 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RTO, LGN and AERO?

Rentokil Initial (RTO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Rentokil Initial (RTO) $11.75B, Legence (LGN) $2.95B, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) $2.17B.

Which company is more profitable?

Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) has the highest net margin (Legence (LGN) -2.0%, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) 3.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Legence (LGN) returned the most: Rentokil Initial (RTO) -15.4%, Legence (LGN) +0.8%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rentokil Initial (RTO) has been the steadiest (Rentokil Initial (RTO) 34.5%, Legence (LGN) 73.0%, Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V (AERO) 54.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Rentokil Initial (RTO) leads on 3. 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.