SPXC vs CARR vs AAON Stock Comparison

SPX Technologies, Carrier Global and Aaon Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CARR CARRIER GLOBAL Corp
$56.24 +2.0% 1M -1.5% 1Y
Market cap
$46.68B
P/E
38.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$22.11B
Div. yield
0.02%
HVAC Industrials
3 wins
AAON Aaon, Inc.
$68.85 -16.4% 1M -32.3% 1Y
Market cap
$5.82B
P/E
36.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.93B
Div. yield
–
HVAC Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

SPX Technologies leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (SPX Technologies 6, Carrier Global 3, Aaon 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSPXCCARRAAONLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.12B $46.68B $5.82B CARR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.1x 38.3x 36.5x SPXC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.6x 19.1x 30.9x SPXC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.6% -1.6% +53.5% AAON
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.3% 5.5% 8.2% SPXC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.5% 6.5% 12.7% AAON
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 3.5x 1.5x SPXC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -15.8% -1.5% -32.3% CARR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.4%/yr +0.6%/yr +7.9%/yr SPXC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.5% 35.4% 59.5% CARR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 37/100 42/100 SPXC

Percentile Scorecard

SPXCCARRAAON

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

AxisSPXCCARRAAON
Valuation 41 #33 of 55 30 #39 of 55 7 #51 of 55
Growth 100 #1 of 51 34 #34 of 51 78 #12 of 51
Profitability 68 #17 of 51 40 #31 of 51 50 #26 of 51
Financial Health 71 #18 of 59 17 #49 of 59 66 #21 of 59
Shareholder Returns – 63 #16 of 41 8 #38 of 41
Overall 70 37 42
  • SPXC ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • CARR ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • AAON ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSPXCCARRAAONSPY
1 month -7.6%+2.0%-16.4% -1.0%
3 months -27.2%-18.4%-32.9% +2.9%
6 months -28.1%-7.8%-30.9% +6.4%
Year to date -19.9%+6.4%-9.7% +11.4%
1 year -15.8%-1.5%-32.3% +13.1%
3 years +101.0%+16.8%+29.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year +26.2%+5.3%+9.0% +21.5%
5 years +163.9%+2.9%+46.0% +67.7%
5 years, per year +21.4%+0.6%+7.9% +10.9%
10 years +701.9%—+249.5% +255.2%
10 years, per year +23.1%—+13.3% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureSPXCCARRAAONSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.5%35.4%59.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.8%36.6%57.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.741.252.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.38-0.04-0.54 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.3%-40.4%-53.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -34.9%-26.0%-53.6% -2.5%
52-week high $246.41$76.00$148.25 $779.14
52-week low $160.01$50.36$68.85 $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.

MultipleSPXCCARRAAON
P/E now vs peer median 28.8xmedian 19.9x 38.2xmedian 19.9x 35.5xmedian 19.9x
P/S now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 1.5x 2.1xmedian 1.5x 2.9xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.0xmedian 12.6x 18.9xmedian 12.6x 20.4xmedian 12.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.4xmedian 16.1x 24.0xmedian 16.1x -47.8xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 3.0x 3.4xmedian 3.0x 5.6xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.43median 0.98 -2.27median 0.98 16.31median 0.98

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 monthsSPXCCARRAAON
Revenue $2.48B $22.11B $1.93B
Gross profit $996.30M $6.37B $494.09M
Operating income $399.90M $1.72B $213.50M
Net income $278.90M $1.32B $159.29M
Free cash flow $304.30M $1.93B -$118.79M
R&D – $602.00M –
EPS (diluted) $5.50 $1.46 $1.90
Cash & equivalents $166.40M $1.34B $13.00K
Total debt $2.29B $11.95B $1.62B
Shares (diluted) 50.68M 836.50M 83.72M
Enterprise value $7.21B $40.99B $5.82B

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
MetricSPXCCARRAAON
P/E 28.8x 38.2x 35.5x
P/FCF 26.4x 24.0x -47.8x
P/Operating cash flow 19.0x 19.4x 65.6x
P/S 3.2x 2.1x 2.9x
P/B 3.4x 3.4x 5.6x
P/Tangible book 6.0x 6.0x 5.6x
EV/EBITDA 16.0x 18.9x 20.4x
EV/EBIT 21.2x 33.0x 28.6x
EV/Revenue 3.4x 2.6x 3.2x
EV/FCF 27.9x 29.5x -51.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.0x 23.9x 70.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.43 -2.27 16.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSPXCCARRAAON
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.6% -1.6% 53.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.1% 8.9% 22.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.5% 4.7% 36.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 17.8% 26.8% 16.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 24.1% -43.8% 39.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 52.2% -12.1% 5.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 32.4% -67.9% 30.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 72.2% -16.0% 2.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 23.8% -68.4% 29.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 67.5% -16.8% 2.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 52.8% 19.2% 157.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 131.0% -0.4% -11.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 23.8% 24.4% 33.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 168.6% -2.5% -74.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSPXCCARRAAON
Gross margin 40.2% 28.8% 25.6%
EBITDA margin 21.4% 13.6% 15.5%
Operating margin 16.2% 7.8% 11.0%
Pretax margin 14.8% 6.0% 9.9%
Net margin 11.3% 5.5% 8.2%
FCF margin 12.3% 8.7% -6.1%
Operating cash flow margin 17.1% 10.8% 4.5%
Return on equity 12.0% 9.7% 16.4%
Return on assets 7.1% 3.5% 8.7%
Return on invested capital 10.5% 6.5% 12.7%
Return on capital employed 12.1% 6.1% 14.3%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.6x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.8x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% – 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSPXCCARRAAON
Debt / assets 15.6% 32.0% 23.3%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.9x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 3.5x 1.5x
Debt / FCF 2.0x 6.2x -3.7x
Liabilities / assets 40.4% 64.0% 45.8%
Equity / assets 59.6% 36.0% 54.2%
Interest coverage 10.7x – –
Current ratio 1.8x 1.0x 3.0x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.5x 1.9x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 4.36 2.38 6.52

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSPXCCARRAAON
Dividend yield – 1.7% 0.6%
Net buyback yield – 4.3% -0.6%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 6.0% -0.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 59.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 40.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 7.1% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 11.7% –

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.

ConsensusSPXCCARRAAON
Forward P/E 18.6xFY2026 19.1xFY2026 30.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.60FY2026 $2.95FY2026 $2.23FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +27.2%FY2026 +13.9%FY2026 +65.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.9% +9.2% +56.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.64BFY2026 $22.68BFY2026 $2.44BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.4%FY2026 +4.3%FY2026 +69.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.2% +5.0% +16.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSPXCCARRAAON
Held by institutions 93.8% 87.4% 78.7%
Institutions holding 510 1,628 469
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.8% +1.0% -7.0%
Institutions buying 275 805 241
Institutions selling 162 544 174
Buyers to sellers 1.70 1.48 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.

SPXCCARRAAON
SPXC 1.00 0.49 0.42
CARR 0.49 1.00 0.48
AAON 0.42 0.48 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SPXC, CARR and AAON?

Carrier Global (CARR) is the largest by market capitalisation: SPX Technologies (SPXC) $8.12B, Carrier Global (CARR) $46.68B, Aaon (AAON) $5.82B.

Which stock is cheaper, SPXC, CARR and AAON?

SPX Technologies (SPXC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (SPX Technologies (SPXC) 29.1x, Carrier Global (CARR) 38.3x, Aaon (AAON) 36.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, SPX Technologies (SPXC) is cheapest (SPX Technologies (SPXC) 18.6x, Carrier Global (CARR) 19.1x, Aaon (AAON) 30.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Aaon (AAON) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: SPX Technologies (SPXC) +20.6%, Carrier Global (CARR) -1.6%, Aaon (AAON) +53.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

SPX Technologies (SPXC) has the highest net margin (SPX Technologies (SPXC) 11.3%, Carrier Global (CARR) 5.5%, Aaon (AAON) 8.2%). On return on invested capital, Aaon (AAON) leads (SPX Technologies (SPXC) 10.5%, Carrier Global (CARR) 6.5%, Aaon (AAON) 12.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Carrier Global (CARR) returned the most: SPX Technologies (SPXC) -15.8%, Carrier Global (CARR) -1.5%, Aaon (AAON) -32.3%. Over five years, SPX Technologies (SPXC) compounded fastest (SPX Technologies (SPXC) +21.4%/yr, Carrier Global (CARR) +0.6%/yr, Aaon (AAON) +7.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: SPX Technologies (SPXC) 0.00%, Carrier Global (CARR) 0.02%, Aaon (AAON) 0.00%. SPX Technologies (SPXC) and Aaon (AAON) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Carrier Global (CARR) has been the steadiest (SPX Technologies (SPXC) 41.5%, Carrier Global (CARR) 35.4%, Aaon (AAON) 59.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SPXC, CARR and AAON?

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