SPXC vs AYI vs TT Stock Comparison

SPX Technologies, Acuity Inc. (De) and Trane Technologies Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AYI Acuity Inc. (De)
$318.76 -0.3% 1M -13.4% 1Y
Market cap
$9.77B
P/E
18.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.64B
Div. yield
0.00%
Building Products Industrials
4 wins
TT Trane Technologies plc
$454.94 +0.1% 1M +6.8% 1Y
Market cap
$101.18B
P/E
34.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$22.21B
Div. yield
0.01%
HVAC Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Trane Technologies leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Trane Technologies 6, Acuity Inc. (De) 4, SPX Technologies 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSPXCAYITTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.22B $9.77B $101.18B TT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.5x 18.4x 34.3x AYI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.9x 15.9x 29.1x AYI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.6% +6.8% +7.0% SPXC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.3% 11.4% 13.3% TT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.5% 15.4% 24.4% TT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 0.1x 0.8x AYI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% TT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -16.7% -13.4% +6.8% TT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +22.6%/yr +9.4%/yr +20.7%/yr SPXC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.6% 38.0% 29.2% TT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 80/100 51/100 AYI

Percentile Scorecard

SPXCAYITT

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

AxisSPXCAYITT
Valuation 42 #33 of 56 73 #16 of 56 9 #51 of 56
Growth 100 #1 of 52 80 #11 of 52 63 #20 of 52
Profitability 68 #17 of 51 78 #12 of 51 88 #7 of 51
Financial Health 74 #16 of 58 88 #8 of 58 56 #26 of 58
Shareholder Returns – 83 #8 of 41 40 #25 of 41
Overall 71 80 51
  • SPXC ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • AYI ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • TT ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSPXCAYITTSPY
1 month -6.4%-0.3%+0.1% -0.8%
3 months -26.2%-5.1%-5.8% +3.5%
6 months -27.3%+9.2%-6.4% +7.0%
Year to date -19.2%-11.5%+16.9% +12.2%
1 year -16.7%-13.4%+6.8% +13.0%
3 years +105.7%+101.4%+146.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year +27.2%+26.3%+35.1% +23.1%
5 years +176.6%+56.8%+155.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year +22.6%+9.4%+20.7% +11.0%
10 years +719.3%+37.8%+784.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year +23.4%+3.3%+24.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSPXCAYITTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.6%38.0%29.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.8%41.6%30.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.751.401.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.40-0.350.23 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.3%-34.7%-40.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -34.4%-15.4%-9.6% -1.8%
52-week high $246.41$376.69$503.46 $779.14
52-week low $160.01$257.79$376.43 $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.

MultipleSPXCAYITT
P/E now vs peer median 29.0xmedian 19.4x 18.2xmedian 19.4x 34.1xmedian 19.4x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 1.5x 2.0xmedian 1.5x 4.5xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.1xmedian 12.1x 10.9xmedian 12.1x 23.6xmedian 12.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.6xmedian 16.1x 12.7xmedian 16.1x 28.0xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 2.9x 3.2xmedian 2.9x 11.6xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.43median 0.93 1.10median 0.93 1.95median 0.93

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 monthsSPXCAYITT
Revenue $2.48B $4.64B $22.21B
Gross profit $996.30M $2.35B $7.86B
Operating income $399.90M $713.70M $3.98B
Net income $278.90M $531.30M $2.97B
Free cash flow $304.30M $747.90M $3.58B
EPS (diluted) $5.50 $17.06 $13.25
Cash & equivalents $166.40M $636.30M $1.32B
Total debt $2.29B $697.40M $4.62B
Shares (diluted) 50.68M 31.15M 222.50M
Enterprise value $7.31B $8.08B $95.90B

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
MetricSPXCAYITT
P/E 29.0x 18.2x 34.1x
P/FCF 26.6x 12.7x 28.0x
P/Operating cash flow 19.2x 11.5x 25.6x
P/S 3.3x 2.0x 4.5x
P/B 3.4x 3.2x 11.6x
P/Tangible book 6.1x 4.8x 19.5x
EV/EBITDA 16.1x 10.9x 23.6x
EV/EBIT 21.4x 13.3x 25.9x
EV/Revenue 3.5x 2.1x 4.7x
EV/FCF 28.1x 12.7x 28.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.2x 11.5x 26.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.43 1.10 1.95

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSPXCAYITT
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.6% 6.8% 7.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.1% 5.5% 9.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.5% 13.1% 4.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 17.8% 11.1% 0.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 24.1% 26.6% 4.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 52.2% 14.7% 14.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 32.4% 34.0% 3.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 72.2% 15.4% 16.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 23.8% 36.1% 4.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 67.5% 16.6% 17.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 52.8% 37.3% 19.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 131.0% 12.6% 28.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 23.8% 40.3% 26.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 168.6% 13.5% 32.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSPXCAYITT
Gross margin 40.2% 50.6% 35.4%
EBITDA margin 21.4% 18.7% 19.7%
Operating margin 16.2% 15.4% 17.9%
Pretax margin 14.8% 14.7% 16.8%
Net margin 11.3% 11.4% 13.3%
FCF margin 12.3% 16.1% 16.1%
Operating cash flow margin 17.1% 17.8% 17.6%
Return on equity 12.0% 18.2% 34.4%
Return on assets 7.1% 11.2% 12.7%
Return on invested capital 10.5% 15.4% 24.4%
Return on capital employed 12.1% 19.5% 26.7%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.0x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.6x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 1.1% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSPXCAYITT
Debt / assets 15.6% 14.3% 19.3%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.2x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 0.1x 0.8x
Debt / FCF 2.0x 0.9x 1.3x
Liabilities / assets 40.4% 39.0% 63.9%
Equity / assets 59.6% 61.0% 36.1%
Interest coverage 10.7x – 18.1x
Current ratio 1.8x 1.7x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.2x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.6x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 4.39 5.99 6.06

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSPXCAYITT
Dividend yield – 0.3% 0.9%
Net buyback yield – 3.0% 1.4%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 3.2% 2.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 4.5% 29.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 3.2% 24.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 15.5% 10.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 12.3% 10.6%

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.

ConsensusSPXCAYITT
Forward P/E 18.9xFY2026 15.9xFY2027 29.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.57FY2026 $20.01FY2027 $15.64FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +26.8%FY2026 +0.6%FY2027 +19.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +20.1% +21.7% +10.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.64BFY2026 $4.68BFY2027 $25.40BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.4%FY2026 +0.9%FY2027 +19.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.6% +14.4% +7.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSPXCAYITT
Held by institutions 93.8% 99.2% 87.0%
Institutions holding 510 631 1,809
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.8% +4.1% +0.3%
Institutions buying 275 330 894
Institutions selling 162 190 578
Buyers to sellers 1.70 1.74 1.55

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.

SPXCAYITT
SPXC 1.00 0.37 0.59
AYI 0.37 1.00 0.45
TT 0.59 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SPXC, AYI and TT?

Trane Technologies (TT) is the largest by market capitalisation: SPX Technologies (SPXC) $8.22B, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) $9.77B, Trane Technologies (TT) $101.18B.

Which stock is cheaper, SPXC, AYI and TT?

Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (SPX Technologies (SPXC) 29.5x, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 18.4x, Trane Technologies (TT) 34.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) is cheapest (SPX Technologies (SPXC) 18.9x, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 15.9x, Trane Technologies (TT) 29.1x). 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%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) +6.8%, Trane Technologies (TT) +7.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Trane Technologies (TT) has the highest net margin (SPX Technologies (SPXC) 11.3%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 11.4%, Trane Technologies (TT) 13.3%). On return on invested capital, Trane Technologies (TT) leads (SPX Technologies (SPXC) 10.5%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 15.4%, Trane Technologies (TT) 24.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Trane Technologies (TT) returned the most: SPX Technologies (SPXC) -16.7%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) -13.4%, Trane Technologies (TT) +6.8%. Over five years, SPX Technologies (SPXC) compounded fastest (SPX Technologies (SPXC) +22.6%/yr, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) +9.4%/yr, Trane Technologies (TT) +20.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Trane Technologies (TT) has the highest dividend yield: SPX Technologies (SPXC) 0.00%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 0.00%, Trane Technologies (TT) 0.01%. SPX Technologies (SPXC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Trane Technologies (TT) has been the steadiest (SPX Technologies (SPXC) 41.6%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 38.0%, Trane Technologies (TT) 29.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SPXC, AYI and TT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Trane Technologies (TT) leads on 6. 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.