RTO vs OTIS vs LGN Stock Comparison

Rentokil Initial, Otis Worldwide and Legence Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
OTIS Otis Worldwide Corp
$74.64 +13.7% 1M -20.1% 1Y
Market cap
$28.86B
P/E
18.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.14B
Div. yield
0.02%
Building Products Industrials
7 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

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionRTOOTISLGNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.75B $28.86B $2.95B OTIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 18.5x -44.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.3x 19.1x 30.4x RTO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +5.8% — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 10.3% -2.0% OTIS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 62.2% 2.1% OTIS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.0x 4.7x OTIS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -15.4% -20.1% +0.8% LGN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -10.7%/yr -1.5%/yr — OTIS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.5% 22.8% 73.0% OTIS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 46/100 18/100 OTIS

Percentile Scorecard

RTOOTISLGN

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

AxisRTOOTISLGN
Valuation – 54 #26 of 55 19 #45 of 55
Growth – 52 #25 of 51 –
Profitability – 75 #13 of 49 15 #42 of 49
Financial Health – 13 #48 of 55 20 #44 of 55
Shareholder Returns 40 #40 of 66 36 #26 of 40 –
Overall – 46 18
  • RTO ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • OTIS ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • LGN ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodRTOOTISLGNSPY
1 month +16.2%+13.7%-22.0% +0.7%
3 months -4.1%+4.1%-30.0% +3.7%
6 months -31.3%-4.2%-51.8% +7.1%
Year to date -21.0%-14.6%-2.7% +12.8%
1 year -15.4%-20.1%+0.8% +11.9%
3 years -10.5%-2.5%— +85.2%
3 years, per year -3.6%-0.8%— +22.8%
5 years -43.2%-7.1%— +67.6%
5 years, per year -10.7%-1.5%— +10.9%
10 years +63.0%—— +262.0%
10 years, per year +5.0%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureRTOOTISLGNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.5%22.8%73.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.8%23.4%78.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.320.212.79 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.45-0.880.01 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.2%-39.6%-64.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.6%-20.3%-59.0% -1.2%
52-week high $34.52$93.62$102.27 $779.14
52-week low $19.75$64.07$33.32 $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.

MultipleRTOOTISLGN
P/E now vs peer median —median 21.9x 18.3xmedian 20.3x -48.0xmedian 20.3x
P/S now vs peer median —median 0.9x 1.9xmedian 1.6x 1.4xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.9x 14.4xmedian 12.6x 33.1xmedian 12.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 14.4x 17.0xmedian 16.9x —median 16.9x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.4x -5.2xmedian 3.0x 4.6xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.97 2.65median 1.13 —median 1.13

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 monthsRTOOTISLGN
Revenue – $15.14B $3.31B
Gross profit – $4.53B $644.45M
Operating income – $2.32B $38.41M
Net income – $1.61B -$90.65M
Free cash flow – $1.67B –
R&D – $158.00M –
EPS (diluted) – $4.07 $-0.87
Cash & equivalents $2.47B $866.00M $291.98M
Total debt -$1.94B $8.28B $4.30B
Shares (diluted) 507.00M 381.90M 76.03M
Enterprise value $5.26B $25.25B $2.17B

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
MetricRTOOTISLGN
P/E – 18.3x -48.0x
P/FCF – 17.0x –
P/Operating cash flow – 15.5x –
P/S – 1.9x 1.4x
P/B – -5.2x 4.6x
P/Tangible book – -4.9x 24.4x
EV/EBITDA – 14.4x 33.1x
EV/EBIT – 15.4x 137.2x
EV/Revenue – 2.4x 1.6x
EV/FCF – 21.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 19.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 2.65 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRTOOTISLGN
Revenue growth (1Y) – 5.8% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 2.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 4.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 2.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 12.0% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 2.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) – 13.2% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 3.1% –
EPS growth (1Y) – 18.8% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 6.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 24.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 7.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 26.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 7.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRTOOTISLGN
Gross margin – 30.0% 19.5%
EBITDA margin – 16.5% 4.8%
Operating margin – 15.3% 1.2%
Pretax margin – 13.9% -1.9%
Net margin – 10.3% -2.0%
FCF margin – 11.1% –
Operating cash flow margin – 12.1% –
Return on equity – – -10.5%
Return on assets – 14.4% -2.9%
Return on invested capital – 62.2% 2.1%
Return on capital employed – 73.0% 1.9%
Asset turnover – 1.3x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.1x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRTOOTISLGN
Debt / assets -13.4% 73.2% 27.7%
Debt / equity – -1.5x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.0x 4.7x
Debt / FCF – 4.9x –
Liabilities / assets – 148.0% 73.9%
Equity / assets – -48.0% 26.1%
Interest coverage – – 0.4x
Current ratio -683.2x 0.9x 1.3x
Quick ratio -411.8x 0.7x 1.3x
Cash ratio -411.8x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 2.93 1.92

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRTOOTISLGN
Dividend yield 2.7% 2.3% –
Net buyback yield – 2.8% –
Shareholder yield 2.7% 5.1% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – 41.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 39.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 8.4% –

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.

ConsensusRTOOTISLGN
Forward P/E 16.3xFY2026 19.1xFY2026 30.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.43FY2026 $3.91FY2026 $1.38FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.9%FY2026 -3.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +2.1% +22.3% +79.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.01BFY2026 $16.18BFY2026 $4.58BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.5%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026 +79.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.5% -3.5% +22.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRTOOTISLGN
Held by institutions 15.4% 93.1% 100.0%
Institutions holding 288 1,220 265
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.9% +3.6% +17.6%
Institutions buying 162 562 194
Institutions selling 90 450 58
Buyers to sellers 1.80 1.25 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.

RTOOTISLGN
RTO 1.00 0.31 -0.07
OTIS 0.31 1.00 -0.15
LGN -0.07 -0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RTO, OTIS and LGN?

Otis Worldwide (OTIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Rentokil Initial (RTO) $11.75B, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) $28.86B, Legence (LGN) $2.95B.

Which company is more profitable?

Otis Worldwide (OTIS) has the highest net margin (Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 10.3%, Legence (LGN) -2.0%). On return on invested capital, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) leads (Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 62.2%, Legence (LGN) 2.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Legence (LGN) returned the most: Rentokil Initial (RTO) -15.4%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) -20.1%, Legence (LGN) +0.8%. Over five years, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) compounded fastest (Rentokil Initial (RTO) -10.7%/yr, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) -1.5%/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%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 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, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) has been the steadiest (Rentokil Initial (RTO) 34.5%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 22.8%, Legence (LGN) 73.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RTO, OTIS 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, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 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.