SPXC vs LII vs CARR Stock Comparison

SPX Technologies, Lennox International and Carrier Global Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CARR CARRIER GLOBAL Corp
$56.44 +0.1% 1M -2.4% 1Y
Market cap
$46.97B
P/E
38.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$22.11B
Div. yield
0.02%
HVAC Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Carrier Global leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Carrier Global 4, Lennox International 4, SPX Technologies 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSPXCLIICARRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.21B $12.59B $46.97B CARR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.5x 16.0x 38.5x LII
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.8x 16.1x 19.1x LII
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.6% -2.1% -1.6% SPXC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.3% 14.9% 5.5% LII
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.5% 29.8% 6.5% LII
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 1.3x 3.5x SPXC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.02% CARR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -16.7% -26.3% -2.4% CARR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +22.6%/yr +4.3%/yr +1.2%/yr SPXC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.6% 41.2% 35.5% CARR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 60/100 36/100 SPXC

Percentile Scorecard

SPXCLIICARR

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

AxisSPXCLIICARR
Valuation 42 #33 of 56 47 #30 of 56 27 #41 of 56
Growth 100 #1 of 52 45 #29 of 52 33 #35 of 52
Profitability 68 #17 of 51 96 #3 of 51 44 #29 of 51
Financial Health 74 #16 of 58 40 #35 of 58 19 #47 of 58
Shareholder Returns – 70 #13 of 41 58 #18 of 41
Overall 71 60 36
  • SPXC ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • LII ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • CARR ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSPXCLIICARRSPY
1 month -6.4%-2.2%+0.1% -0.8%
3 months -26.2%-33.2%-18.6% +3.5%
6 months -27.3%-27.2%-8.8% +7.0%
Year to date -19.2%-24.7%+6.8% +12.2%
1 year -16.7%-26.3%-2.4% +13.0%
3 years +105.7%+1.9%+21.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year +27.2%+0.6%+6.7% +23.1%
5 years +176.6%+23.1%+6.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year +22.6%+4.3%+1.2% +11.0%
10 years +719.3%+151.1%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +23.4%+9.6%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSPXCLIICARRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.6%41.2%35.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.8%46.0%36.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.751.331.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.40-0.64-0.07 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.3%-48.6%-40.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -34.4%-36.2%-25.7% -1.8%
52-week high $246.41$572.95$76.00 $779.14
52-week low $160.01$348.85$50.36 $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.

MultipleSPXCLIICARR
P/E now vs peer median 29.0xmedian 19.4x 16.1xmedian 19.4x 38.3xmedian 19.4x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 1.5x 2.4xmedian 1.5x 2.1xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.1xmedian 12.1x 12.2xmedian 12.1x 19.0xmedian 12.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.6xmedian 16.1x 17.1xmedian 16.1x 24.1xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 2.9x 9.7xmedian 2.9x 3.5xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.43median 0.93 1.19median 0.93 -2.28median 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 monthsSPXCLIICARR
Revenue $2.48B $5.30B $22.11B
Gross profit $996.30M $1.77B $6.37B
Operating income $399.90M $1.04B $1.72B
Net income $278.90M $788.60M $1.32B
Free cash flow $304.30M $738.70M $1.93B
R&D – – $602.00M
EPS (diluted) $5.50 $22.66 $1.46
Cash & equivalents $166.40M $51.50M $1.34B
Total debt $2.29B $1.58B $11.95B
Shares (diluted) 50.68M 34.80M 836.50M
Enterprise value $7.30B $12.39B $41.28B

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
MetricSPXCLIICARR
P/E 29.0x 16.1x 38.3x
P/FCF 26.6x 17.1x 24.1x
P/Operating cash flow 19.2x 14.1x 19.5x
P/S 3.3x 2.4x 2.1x
P/B 3.4x 9.7x 3.5x
P/Tangible book 6.1x 12.3x 6.0x
EV/EBITDA 16.1x 12.2x 19.0x
EV/EBIT 21.4x 13.6x 33.1x
EV/Revenue 3.5x 2.7x 2.6x
EV/FCF 28.1x 19.2x 29.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.2x 15.8x 23.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.43 1.19 -2.28

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSPXCLIICARR
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.6% -2.1% -1.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.1% 3.4% 8.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.5% -2.2% 4.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 17.8% 8.5% 26.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 24.1% -2.6% -43.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 52.2% 12.3% -12.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 32.4% -6.6% -67.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 72.2% 12.7% -16.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 23.8% -4.7% -68.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 67.5% 13.5% -16.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 52.8% 7.1% 19.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 131.0% 28.7% -0.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 23.8% 8.6% 24.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 168.6% 38.2% -2.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSPXCLIICARR
Gross margin 40.2% 33.3% 28.8%
EBITDA margin 21.4% 22.0% 13.6%
Operating margin 16.2% 19.7% 7.8%
Pretax margin 14.8% 18.5% 6.0%
Net margin 11.3% 14.9% 5.5%
FCF margin 12.3% 13.9% 8.7%
Operating cash flow margin 17.1% 16.9% 10.8%
Return on equity 12.0% 62.8% 9.7%
Return on assets 7.1% 17.8% 3.5%
Return on invested capital 10.5% 29.8% 6.5%
Return on capital employed 12.1% 35.0% 6.1%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.2x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.1x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSPXCLIICARR
Debt / assets 15.6% 34.8% 32.0%
Debt / equity 0.3x 1.2x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 1.3x 3.5x
Debt / FCF 2.0x 2.1x 6.2x
Liabilities / assets 40.4% 71.5% 64.0%
Equity / assets 59.6% 28.5% 36.0%
Interest coverage 10.7x 18.5x –
Current ratio 1.8x 1.6x 1.0x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.7x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 4.39 6.07 2.39

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSPXCLIICARR
Dividend yield – 1.5% 1.7%
Net buyback yield – 2.6% 4.3%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 4.1% 6.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 23.1% 59.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 24.6% 40.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 11.1% 7.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 6.5% 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.

ConsensusSPXCLIICARR
Forward P/E 18.8xFY2026 16.1xFY2026 19.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.60FY2026 $22.66FY2026 $2.95FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +27.2%FY2026 -2.2%FY2026 +13.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.9% +8.1% +9.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.64BFY2026 $5.75BFY2026 $22.68BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.4%FY2026 +10.5%FY2026 +4.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.2% +7.7% +5.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSPXCLIICARR
Held by institutions 93.8% 77.3% 87.4%
Institutions holding 510 655 1,628
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.8% +1.8% +1.0%
Institutions buying 275 315 805
Institutions selling 162 236 544
Buyers to sellers 1.70 1.33 1.48

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.

SPXCLIICARR
SPXC 1.00 0.43 0.49
LII 0.43 1.00 0.67
CARR 0.49 0.67 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SPXC, LII and CARR?

Carrier Global (CARR) is the largest by market capitalisation: SPX Technologies (SPXC) $8.21B, Lennox International (LII) $12.59B, Carrier Global (CARR) $46.97B.

Which stock is cheaper, SPXC, LII and CARR?

Lennox International (LII) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (SPX Technologies (SPXC) 29.5x, Lennox International (LII) 16.0x, Carrier Global (CARR) 38.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Lennox International (LII) is cheapest (SPX Technologies (SPXC) 18.8x, Lennox International (LII) 16.1x, Carrier Global (CARR) 19.1x). 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%, Lennox International (LII) -2.1%, Carrier Global (CARR) -1.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Lennox International (LII) has the highest net margin (SPX Technologies (SPXC) 11.3%, Lennox International (LII) 14.9%, Carrier Global (CARR) 5.5%). On return on invested capital, Lennox International (LII) leads (SPX Technologies (SPXC) 10.5%, Lennox International (LII) 29.8%, Carrier Global (CARR) 6.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Carrier Global (CARR) returned the most: SPX Technologies (SPXC) -16.7%, Lennox International (LII) -26.3%, Carrier Global (CARR) -2.4%. Over five years, SPX Technologies (SPXC) compounded fastest (SPX Technologies (SPXC) +22.6%/yr, Lennox International (LII) +4.3%/yr, Carrier Global (CARR) +1.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Carrier Global (CARR) has the highest dividend yield: SPX Technologies (SPXC) 0.00%, Lennox International (LII) 0.01%, Carrier Global (CARR) 0.02%. SPX Technologies (SPXC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Carrier Global (CARR) has been the steadiest (SPX Technologies (SPXC) 41.6%, Lennox International (LII) 41.2%, Carrier Global (CARR) 35.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Carrier Global (CARR) leads on 4. 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.