SPXC vs TT vs URI Stock Comparison

SPX Technologies, Trane Technologies and United Rentals Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TT Trane Technologies plc
$461.22 +1.4% 1M +7.7% 1Y
Market cap
$99.75B
P/E
33.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$22.21B
Div. yield
0.01%
HVAC Industrials
4 wins
URI United Rentals, Inc.
$1,162.88 +11.1% 1M +29.2% 1Y
Market cap
$72.97B
P/E
25.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.50B
Div. yield
–
Equipment Rental Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Trane Technologies leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Trane Technologies 4, United Rentals 4, SPX Technologies 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSPXCTTURILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.24B $99.75B $72.97B TT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.5x 33.8x 25.5x URI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.3x 29.5x 21.0x SPXC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.6% +7.0% +9.4% SPXC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.3% 13.3% 16.3% URI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.5% 24.4% 14.0% TT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 0.8x 2.3x TT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -15.7% +7.7% +29.2% URI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +23.1%/yr +20.5%/yr +26.0%/yr URI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.5% 29.2% 42.3% TT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 51/100 56/100 SPXC

Percentile Scorecard

SPXCTTURI

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

AxisSPXCTTURI
Valuation 42 #33 of 56 9 #51 of 56 20 #37 of 46
Growth 100 #1 of 52 65 #19 of 52 92 #4 of 39
Profitability 69 #16 of 49 90 #6 of 49 95 #3 of 39
Financial Health 75 #15 of 56 56 #25 of 56 20 #38 of 47
Shareholder Returns – 38 #26 of 41 52 #16 of 32
Overall 71 51 56
  • SPXC ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • TT ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • URI ranked among 49 companies in Distribution and Rental

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSPXCTTURISPY
1 month -4.5%+1.4%+11.1% -0.2%
3 months -19.2%-1.9%+6.6% +3.9%
6 months -23.7%-4.1%+20.8% +8.2%
Year to date -17.5%+18.5%+43.7% +12.9%
1 year -15.7%+7.7%+29.2% +12.3%
3 years +109.9%+149.7%+191.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +28.1%+35.7%+42.9% +23.3%
5 years +182.3%+153.8%+216.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +23.1%+20.5%+26.0% +10.9%
10 years +760.4%+786.8%+1,424.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year +24.0%+24.4%+31.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSPXCTTURISPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.5%29.2%42.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.8%30.2%39.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.751.151.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.380.260.69 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.3%-40.3%-40.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.0%-8.4%-0.2% -1.2%
52-week high $246.41$503.46$1,165.29 $779.14
52-week low $160.01$376.43$710.47 $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.

MultipleSPXCTTURI
P/E now vs peer median 29.6xmedian 20.1x 34.6xmedian 20.1x 25.3xmedian 25.3x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 1.5x 4.6xmedian 1.5x 4.1xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.4xmedian 11.8x 23.9xmedian 11.8x 13.7xmedian 13.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.2xmedian 16.2x 28.3xmedian 16.2x 80.8xmedian 21.9x
P/B now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 2.9x 11.7xmedian 2.9x 7.4xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.44median 0.99 1.97median 0.99 2.66median 2.38

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 monthsSPXCTTURI
Revenue $2.48B $22.21B $17.50B
Gross profit $996.30M $7.86B $6.84B
Operating income $399.90M $3.98B $4.47B
Net income $278.90M $2.97B $2.86B
Free cash flow $304.30M $3.58B $892.00M
EPS (diluted) $5.50 $13.25 $45.89
Cash & equivalents $166.40M $1.32B $153.00M
Total debt $2.29B $4.62B $14.67B
Shares (diluted) 50.68M 222.50M 62.26M
Enterprise value $7.32B $94.47B $72.09B

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
MetricSPXCTTURI
P/E 29.6x 34.6x 25.3x
P/FCF 27.2x 28.3x 80.8x
P/Operating cash flow 19.5x 25.9x 11.6x
P/S 3.3x 4.6x 4.1x
P/B 3.5x 11.7x 7.4x
P/Tangible book 6.2x 19.8x 7.8x
EV/EBITDA 16.4x 23.9x 13.7x
EV/EBIT 21.8x 26.3x 19.4x
EV/Revenue 3.5x 4.7x 5.0x
EV/FCF 28.6x 29.3x 97.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.6x 26.8x 14.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.44 1.97 2.66

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSPXCTTURI
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.6% 7.0% 9.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.1% 9.7% 8.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.5% 4.5% 10.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 17.8% 0.7% 6.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 24.1% 4.4% 11.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 52.2% 14.4% 5.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 32.4% 3.3% 12.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 72.2% 16.1% 6.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 23.8% 4.5% 16.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 67.5% 17.5% 9.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 52.8% 19.9% 24.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 131.0% 28.8% 10.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 23.8% 26.1% 98.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 168.6% 32.3% 83.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSPXCTTURI
Gross margin 40.2% 35.4% 39.1%
EBITDA margin 21.4% 19.7% 36.1%
Operating margin 16.2% 17.9% 25.5%
Pretax margin 14.8% 16.8% 21.8%
Net margin 11.3% 13.3% 16.3%
FCF margin 12.3% 16.1% 5.1%
Operating cash flow margin 17.1% 17.6% 35.4%
Return on equity 12.0% 34.4% 30.2%
Return on assets 7.1% 12.7% 8.9%
Return on invested capital 10.5% 24.4% 14.0%
Return on capital employed 12.1% 26.7% 16.5%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.0x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.3x 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.4% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSPXCTTURI
Debt / assets 15.6% 19.3% 44.7%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.5x 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 0.8x 2.3x
Debt / FCF 2.0x 1.3x 16.4x
Liabilities / assets 40.4% 63.9% 70.4%
Equity / assets 59.6% 36.1% 29.6%
Interest coverage 10.7x 18.1x –
Current ratio 1.8x 1.1x 0.8x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.2x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 4.45 6.11 3.57

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSPXCTTURI
Dividend yield – 0.9% 0.7%
Net buyback yield – 1.3% 2.5%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 2.2% 3.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 29.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 24.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 10.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 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.

ConsensusSPXCTTURI
Forward P/E 19.3xFY2026 29.5xFY2026 21.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.57FY2026 $15.64FY2026 $55.27FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +26.8%FY2026 +19.8%FY2026 +31.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +20.1% +10.2% +6.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.64BFY2026 $25.40BFY2026 $18.69BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.4%FY2026 +19.1%FY2026 +16.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.6% +7.8% +3.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSPXCTTURI
Held by institutions 93.8% 87.0% 95.9%
Institutions holding 510 1,810 1,587
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.8% +0.3% +4.7%
Institutions buying 275 894 804
Institutions selling 162 579 537
Buyers to sellers 1.70 1.54 1.50

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.

SPXCTTURI
SPXC 1.00 0.59 0.38
TT 0.59 1.00 0.29
URI 0.38 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SPXC, TT and URI?

Trane Technologies (TT) is the largest by market capitalisation: SPX Technologies (SPXC) $8.24B, Trane Technologies (TT) $99.75B, United Rentals (URI) $72.97B.

Which stock is cheaper, SPXC, TT and URI?

United Rentals (URI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (SPX Technologies (SPXC) 29.5x, Trane Technologies (TT) 33.8x, United Rentals (URI) 25.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, SPX Technologies (SPXC) is cheapest (SPX Technologies (SPXC) 19.3x, Trane Technologies (TT) 29.5x, United Rentals (URI) 21.0x). 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%, Trane Technologies (TT) +7.0%, United Rentals (URI) +9.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

United Rentals (URI) has the highest net margin (SPX Technologies (SPXC) 11.3%, Trane Technologies (TT) 13.3%, United Rentals (URI) 16.3%). On return on invested capital, Trane Technologies (TT) leads (SPX Technologies (SPXC) 10.5%, Trane Technologies (TT) 24.4%, United Rentals (URI) 14.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year United Rentals (URI) returned the most: SPX Technologies (SPXC) -15.7%, Trane Technologies (TT) +7.7%, United Rentals (URI) +29.2%. Over five years, United Rentals (URI) compounded fastest (SPX Technologies (SPXC) +23.1%/yr, Trane Technologies (TT) +20.5%/yr, United Rentals (URI) +26.0%/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%, Trane Technologies (TT) 0.01%, United Rentals (URI) 0.00%. SPX Technologies (SPXC) and United Rentals (URI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Trane Technologies (TT) has been the steadiest (SPX Technologies (SPXC) 41.5%, Trane Technologies (TT) 29.2%, United Rentals (URI) 42.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.