SPXC vs CARR vs CSW Stock Comparison

SPX Technologies, Carrier Global and Csw Industrials 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
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

SPX Technologies leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (SPX Technologies 8, Carrier Global 2, Csw Industrials 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSPXCCARRCSWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.12B $46.68B $4.95B CARR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.1x 38.3x — SPXC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.6x 19.1x 22.8x SPXC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.6% -1.6% — SPXC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.3% 5.5% — SPXC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.5% 6.5% — SPXC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 3.5x — SPXC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -15.8% -1.5% +22.2% CSW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.4%/yr +0.6%/yr +16.7%/yr SPXC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.5% 35.4% 43.5% CARR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 37/100 — SPXC

Percentile Scorecard

SPXCCARRCSW

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

AxisSPXCCARRCSW
Valuation 41 #33 of 55 30 #39 of 55 –
Growth 100 #1 of 51 34 #34 of 51 –
Profitability 68 #17 of 51 40 #31 of 51 –
Financial Health 71 #18 of 59 17 #49 of 59 52 #29 of 59
Shareholder Returns – 63 #16 of 41 10 #37 of 41
Overall 70 37 –
  • SPXC ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • CARR ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • CSW ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSPXCCARRCSWSPY
1 month -7.6%+2.0%-0.8% -1.0%
3 months -27.2%-18.4%+2.2% +2.9%
6 months -28.1%-7.8%-0.1% +6.4%
Year to date -19.9%+6.4%+0.8% +11.4%
1 year -15.8%-1.5%+22.2% +13.1%
3 years +101.0%+16.8%+70.7% +79.4%
3 years, per year +26.2%+5.3%+19.5% +21.5%
5 years +163.9%+2.9%+116.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year +21.4%+0.6%+16.7% +10.9%
10 years +701.9%—+861.8% +255.2%
10 years, per year +23.1%—+25.4% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureSPXCCARRCSWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.5%35.4%43.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.8%36.6%43.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.741.251.39 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.38-0.040.51 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.3%-40.4%-46.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -34.9%-26.0%-15.8% -2.5%
52-week high $246.41$76.00$351.14 $779.14
52-week low $160.01$50.36$238.11 $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.

MultipleSPXCCARRCSW
P/E now vs peer median 28.8xmedian 19.9x 38.2xmedian 19.9x —median 19.9x
P/S now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 1.5x 2.1xmedian 1.5x —median 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.0xmedian 12.6x 18.9xmedian 12.6x —median 12.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.4xmedian 16.1x 24.0xmedian 16.1x —median 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 3.0x 3.4xmedian 3.0x 5.0xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.43median 0.98 -2.27median 0.98 —median 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 monthsSPXCCARRCSW
Revenue $2.48B $22.11B –
Gross profit $996.30M $6.37B –
Operating income $399.90M $1.72B –
Net income $278.90M $1.32B –
Free cash flow $304.30M $1.93B –
R&D – $602.00M –
EPS (diluted) $5.50 $1.46 –
Cash & equivalents $166.40M $1.34B $33.80M
Total debt $2.29B $11.95B $869.29M
Shares (diluted) 50.68M 836.50M 16.64M
Enterprise value $7.21B $40.99B $4.80B

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
MetricSPXCCARRCSW
P/E 28.8x 38.2x –
P/FCF 26.4x 24.0x –
P/Operating cash flow 19.0x 19.4x –
P/S 3.2x 2.1x –
P/B 3.4x 3.4x 5.0x
P/Tangible book 6.0x 6.0x 35.2x
EV/EBITDA 16.0x 18.9x –
EV/EBIT 21.2x 33.0x –
EV/Revenue 3.4x 2.6x –
EV/FCF 27.9x 29.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow 20.0x 23.9x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.43 -2.27 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSPXCCARRCSW
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.6% -1.6% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.1% 8.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.5% 4.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 17.8% 26.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 24.1% -43.8% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 52.2% -12.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) 32.4% -67.9% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 72.2% -16.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) 23.8% -68.4% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 67.5% -16.8% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 52.8% 19.2% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 131.0% -0.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 23.8% 24.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 168.6% -2.5% –

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSPXCCARRCSW
Debt / assets 15.6% 32.0% 37.5%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.9x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 3.5x –
Debt / FCF 2.0x 6.2x –
Liabilities / assets 40.4% 64.0% 54.7%
Equity / assets 59.6% 36.0% 45.3%
Interest coverage 10.7x – –
Current ratio 1.8x 1.0x 2.6x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.5x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 4.36 2.38 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSPXCCARRCSW
Dividend yield – 1.7% 0.4%
Net buyback yield – 4.3% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 6.0% 0.4%
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.

ConsensusSPXCCARRCSW
Forward P/E 18.6xFY2026 19.1xFY2026 22.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.60FY2026 $2.95FY2026 $13.00FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +27.2%FY2026 +13.9%FY2026 +25.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.9% +9.2% +12.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.64BFY2026 $22.68BFY2026 $1.20BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.4%FY2026 +4.3%FY2026 +10.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.2% +5.0% +7.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSPXCCARRCSW
Held by institutions 93.8% 87.4% 100.0%
Institutions holding 510 1,628 358
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.8% +1.0% -1.1%
Institutions buying 275 805 164
Institutions selling 162 544 133
Buyers to sellers 1.70 1.48 1.23

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.

SPXCCARRCSW
SPXC 1.00 0.49 0.43
CARR 0.49 1.00 0.48
CSW 0.43 0.48 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SPXC, CARR and CSW?

Carrier Global (CARR) is the largest by market capitalisation: SPX Technologies (SPXC) $8.12B, Carrier Global (CARR) $46.68B, Csw Industrials (CSW) $4.95B.

Which stock is cheaper, SPXC, CARR and CSW?

SPX Technologies (SPXC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (SPX Technologies (SPXC) 29.1x, Carrier Global (CARR) 38.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, SPX Technologies (SPXC) is cheapest (SPX Technologies (SPXC) 18.6x, Carrier Global (CARR) 19.1x, Csw Industrials (CSW) 22.8x). 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%, Carrier Global (CARR) -1.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Csw Industrials (CSW) returned the most: SPX Technologies (SPXC) -15.8%, Carrier Global (CARR) -1.5%, Csw Industrials (CSW) +22.2%. Over five years, SPX Technologies (SPXC) compounded fastest (SPX Technologies (SPXC) +21.4%/yr, Carrier Global (CARR) +0.6%/yr, Csw Industrials (CSW) +16.7%/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%, Csw Industrials (CSW) 0.00%. SPX Technologies (SPXC) and Csw Industrials (CSW) 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%, Csw Industrials (CSW) 43.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 8. 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.