SPXC vs LII vs CSW Stock Comparison

SPX Technologies, Lennox International and Csw Industrials Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CSW Csw Industrials, Inc.
$279.50 -7.8% 1M +12.2% 1Y
Market cap
$4.55B
P/E
35.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.25B
Div. yield
0.42%
HVAC Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionSPXCLIICSWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.19B $11.86B $4.55B LII
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.5x 15.9x 35.7x LII
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.1x 15.3x 21.5x LII
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.2% +1.9% +30.0% CSW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.5% 13.8% 10.2% LII
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.7% 27.6% 8.6% LII
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 1.4x 2.5x LII
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 1.54% 0.42% LII
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -24.0% -29.8% +12.2% CSW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.4%/yr +2.9%/yr +15.8%/yr SPXC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.0% 42.9% 43.7% SPXC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 65/100 44/100 LII

Percentile Scorecard

SPXCLIICSW

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

AxisSPXCLIICSW
Valuation 41 #34 of 57 61 #23 of 57 11 #51 of 57
Growth 100 #1 of 54 51 #27 of 54 70 #17 of 54
Profitability 64 #20 of 53 98 #2 of 53 62 #21 of 53
Financial Health 52 #29 of 59 38 #37 of 59 48 #31 of 59
Shareholder Returns – 78 #10 of 42 29 #30 of 42
Overall 64 65 44
  • SPXC ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • LII 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

PeriodSPXCLIICSWSPY
1 month -5.6%-2.7%-7.8% -2.0%
3 months -24.3%-22.4%-20.0% -2.2%
6 months -21.3%-33.6%+1.9% +4.2%
Year to date -18.2%-28.6%-4.8% +10.6%
1 year -24.0%-29.8%+12.2% +10.4%
3 years +98.2%-10.5%+60.2% +73.6%
3 years, per year +25.6%-3.6%+17.0% +20.2%
5 years +163.2%+15.1%+107.9% +61.6%
5 years, per year +21.4%+2.9%+15.8% +10.1%
10 years +796.7%+143.1%+855.6% +261.3%
10 years, per year +24.5%+9.3%+25.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSPXCLIICSWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.0%42.9%43.7% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.3%48.4%44.0% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.761.281.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.60-0.700.28 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.3%-51.0%-46.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.6%-39.5%-20.4% -3.2%
52-week high $246.41$572.95$351.14 $779.14
52-week low $158.40$332.41$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.

MultipleSPXCLIICSW
P/E now vs peer median 27.5xmedian 21.3x 15.9xmedian 21.3x 35.7xmedian 21.3x
P/S now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 1.7x 2.2xmedian 1.7x 3.6xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.9xmedian 13.6x 11.6xmedian 13.6x 18.0xmedian 13.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 35.9xmedian 17.5x 14.2xmedian 17.5x 25.7xmedian 17.5x
P/B now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 2.9x 9.0xmedian 2.9x 4.1xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.26median 1.14 1.24median 1.14 6.35median 1.14

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 monthsSPXCLIICSW
Revenue $2.60B $5.45B $1.25B
Gross profit $1.04B $1.78B $528.34M
Operating income $418.10M $1.03B $212.27M
Net income $298.10M $749.90M $128.51M
Free cash flow $228.00M $835.70M $177.46M
EPS (diluted) $5.89 $21.74 $7.81
Cash & equivalents $119.20M $43.30M $37.20M
Total debt $1.33B $1.62B $764.56M
Shares (diluted) 50.65M 34.50M 16.33M
Enterprise value $7.39B $11.67B $4.41B

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
MetricSPXCLIICSW
P/E 27.5x 15.9x 35.7x
P/FCF 35.9x 14.2x 25.7x
P/Operating cash flow 21.8x 12.0x 23.0x
P/S 3.2x 2.2x 3.6x
P/B 3.4x 9.0x 4.1x
P/Tangible book 8.7x 12.1x 18.6x
EV/EBITDA 16.9x 11.6x 18.0x
EV/EBIT 22.5x 13.1x 24.9x
EV/Revenue 3.6x 2.5x 4.2x
EV/FCF 41.3x 16.1x 29.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.0x 13.6x 26.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.26 1.24 6.35

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSPXCLIICSW
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.2% 1.9% 30.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.2% 3.4% 17.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.4% -1.6% 26.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 17.2% 6.3% 16.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 22.8% -6.4% 13.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 46.2% 11.7% 12.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 33.6% -13.3% -10.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 112.4% 11.6% 7.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 29.0% -11.6% -8.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 106.8% 12.8% 5.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 22.7% 44.6% 23.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 58.9% 20.7% 5.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -16.5% 56.4% 20.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 47.3% 27.5% 5.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSPXCLIICSW
Gross margin 39.9% 32.6% 42.1%
EBITDA margin 21.5% 21.2% 23.3%
Operating margin 16.1% 18.8% 16.9%
Pretax margin 15.0% 17.6% 13.2%
Net margin 11.5% 13.8% 10.2%
FCF margin 8.8% 15.3% 14.2%
Operating cash flow margin 14.5% 18.2% 15.8%
Return on equity 12.4% 57.4% 11.7%
Return on assets 6.8% 16.2% 5.5%
Return on invested capital 9.7% 27.6% 8.6%
Return on capital employed 11.1% 36.9% 10.3%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.2x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.3x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.4% 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSPXCLIICSW
Debt / assets 27.5% 34.6% 32.8%
Debt / equity 0.5x 1.2x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 1.4x 2.5x
Debt / FCF 5.9x 1.9x 4.3x
Liabilities / assets 49.6% 71.9% 52.0%
Equity / assets 50.4% 28.1% 48.0%
Interest coverage 11.5x 16.2x –
Current ratio 1.8x 1.2x 2.4x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.5x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 3.20 5.69 3.81

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSPXCLIICSW
Dividend yield – 1.5% 0.4%
Net buyback yield – 3.8% 3.3%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 5.3% 3.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 24.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 21.9% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 8.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 6.1% –

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.

ConsensusSPXCLIICSW
Forward P/E 19.1xFY2026 15.3xFY2026 21.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.57FY2026 $22.65FY2026 $13.00FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +26.8%FY2026 -2.2%FY2026 +25.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +20.1% +7.9% +12.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.64BFY2026 $5.75BFY2026 $1.20BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.4%FY2026 +10.5%FY2026 +10.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.6% +7.7% +7.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSPXCLIICSW
Held by institutions 93.8% 77.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding 512 657 360
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.8% +1.8% -1.1%
Institutions buying 277 317 164
Institutions selling 162 236 133
Buyers to sellers 1.71 1.34 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.

SPXCLIICSW
SPXC 1.00 0.42 0.44
LII 0.42 1.00 0.52
CSW 0.44 0.52 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SPXC, LII and CSW?

Lennox International (LII) is the largest by market capitalisation: SPX Technologies (SPXC) $8.19B, Lennox International (LII) $11.86B, Csw Industrials (CSW) $4.55B.

Which stock is cheaper, SPXC, LII and CSW?

Lennox International (LII) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (SPX Technologies (SPXC) 27.5x, Lennox International (LII) 15.9x, Csw Industrials (CSW) 35.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Lennox International (LII) is cheapest (SPX Technologies (SPXC) 19.1x, Lennox International (LII) 15.3x, Csw Industrials (CSW) 21.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Csw Industrials (CSW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: SPX Technologies (SPXC) +20.2%, Lennox International (LII) +1.9%, Csw Industrials (CSW) +30.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Lennox International (LII) has the highest net margin (SPX Technologies (SPXC) 11.5%, Lennox International (LII) 13.8%, Csw Industrials (CSW) 10.2%). On return on invested capital, Lennox International (LII) leads (SPX Technologies (SPXC) 9.7%, Lennox International (LII) 27.6%, Csw Industrials (CSW) 8.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Csw Industrials (CSW) returned the most: SPX Technologies (SPXC) -24.0%, Lennox International (LII) -29.8%, Csw Industrials (CSW) +12.2%. Over five years, SPX Technologies (SPXC) compounded fastest (SPX Technologies (SPXC) +21.4%/yr, Lennox International (LII) +2.9%/yr, Csw Industrials (CSW) +15.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Lennox International (LII) has the highest dividend yield: SPX Technologies (SPXC) 0.00%, Lennox International (LII) 1.54%, Csw Industrials (CSW) 0.42%. SPX Technologies (SPXC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, SPX Technologies (SPXC) has been the steadiest (SPX Technologies (SPXC) 40.0%, Lennox International (LII) 42.9%, Csw Industrials (CSW) 43.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SPXC, LII 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, Lennox International (LII) 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.