TT vs EMR vs AAON Stock Comparison

Trane Technologies, Emerson Electric and Aaon Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TT Trane Technologies plc
$454.94 +0.1% 1M +6.8% 1Y
Market cap
$101.56B
P/E
34.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$22.21B
Div. yield
0.01%
HVAC Industrials
7 wins
EMR Emerson Electric Co
$161.75 +2.3% 1M +21.9% 1Y
Market cap
$92.50B
P/E
35.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.64B
Div. yield
0.01%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
4 wins
AAON Aaon, Inc.
$70.80 -20.5% 1M -33.4% 1Y
Market cap
$6.17B
P/E
38.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.93B
Div. yield
–
HVAC Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Trane Technologies leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Trane Technologies 7, Emerson Electric 4, Aaon 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTTEMRAAONLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $101.56B $92.50B $6.17B TT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 34.4x 35.9x 38.8x TT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.1x 24.0x 31.7x EMR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.0% +4.8% +53.5% AAON
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.3% 13.8% 8.2% EMR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 24.4% 10.9% 12.7% TT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 1.8x 1.5x TT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.01% 0.00% EMR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.8% +21.9% -33.4% EMR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +20.7%/yr +11.0%/yr +9.0%/yr TT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.2% 31.7% 59.5% TT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 45/100 41/100 TT

Percentile Scorecard

TTEMRAAON

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

AxisTTEMRAAON
Valuation 9 #51 of 56 35 #133 of 203 7 #52 of 56
Growth 63 #20 of 52 40 #112 of 187 77 #13 of 52
Profitability 88 #7 of 51 85 #29 of 185 50 #26 of 51
Financial Health 56 #26 of 58 29 #155 of 219 67 #20 of 58
Shareholder Returns 40 #25 of 41 36 #98 of 153 5 #39 of 41
Overall 51 45 41
  • TT ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • EMR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • AAON ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTTEMRAAONSPY
1 month +0.1%+2.3%-20.5% -0.8%
3 months -5.8%+8.3%-29.9% +3.5%
6 months -6.4%+14.3%-22.7% +7.0%
Year to date +16.9%+21.9%-7.1% +12.2%
1 year +6.8%+21.9%-33.4% +13.0%
3 years +146.3%+83.7%+31.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +35.1%+22.5%+9.6% +23.1%
5 years +155.8%+68.2%+53.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year +20.7%+11.0%+9.0% +11.0%
10 years +784.1%+220.7%+264.4% +258.0%
10 years, per year +24.4%+12.4%+13.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureTTEMRAAONSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.2%31.7%59.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.2%33.5%57.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.151.532.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.230.69-0.56 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.3%-29.9%-53.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.6%-1.6%-52.2% -1.8%
52-week high $503.46$164.37$148.25 $779.14
52-week low $376.43$123.30$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.

MultipleTTEMRAAON
P/E now vs peer median 34.1xmedian 19.4x 35.1xmedian 26.0x 36.5xmedian 19.4x
P/S now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 1.5x 4.8xmedian 1.9x 3.0xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 23.6xmedian 12.1x 16.4xmedian 14.0x 21.0xmedian 12.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.0xmedian 16.1x 26.1xmedian 21.4x -49.1xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 11.6xmedian 2.9x 4.4xmedian 2.2x 5.8xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.95median 0.93 -0.84median 1.26 16.77median 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 monthsTTEMRAAON
Revenue $22.21B $18.64B $1.93B
Gross profit $7.86B $9.91B $494.09M
Operating income $3.98B $4.68B $213.50M
Net income $2.97B $2.58B $159.29M
Free cash flow $3.58B $3.46B -$118.79M
EPS (diluted) $13.25 $4.59 $1.90
Cash & equivalents $1.32B $2.18B $13.00K
Total debt $4.62B $13.11B $435.00M
Shares (diluted) 222.50M 561.10M 83.72M
Enterprise value $96.27B $85.23B $6.17B

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
MetricTTEMRAAON
P/E 34.1x 35.1x 36.5x
P/FCF 28.0x 26.1x -49.1x
P/Operating cash flow 25.6x 23.1x 67.5x
P/S 4.5x 4.8x 3.0x
P/B 11.6x 4.4x 5.8x
P/Tangible book 19.5x 7.7x 5.8x
EV/EBITDA 23.6x 16.4x 21.0x
EV/EBIT 25.9x 21.6x 29.4x
EV/Revenue 4.7x 5.4x 3.2x
EV/FCF 28.9x 29.2x -52.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 26.4x 25.8x 72.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.95 -0.84 16.77

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTTEMRAAON
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.0% 4.8% 53.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.7% 7.6% 22.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.5% 5.7% 36.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.7% 11.0% 16.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 4.4% 9.2% 39.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 14.4% 13.6% 5.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 3.3% -3.0% 30.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 16.1% -42.0% 2.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 4.5% -2.2% 29.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.5% -41.6% 2.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 19.9% 4.4% 157.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.8% 10.1% -11.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 26.1% 4.4% 33.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 32.3% 9.4% -74.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTTEMRAAON
Gross margin 35.4% 53.2% 25.6%
EBITDA margin 19.7% 33.1% 15.5%
Operating margin 17.9% 25.1% 11.0%
Pretax margin 16.8% 17.6% 9.9%
Net margin 13.3% 13.8% 8.2%
FCF margin 16.1% 18.6% -6.1%
Operating cash flow margin 17.6% 21.0% 4.5%
Return on equity 34.4% 12.7% 16.4%
Return on assets 12.7% 6.1% 8.7%
Return on invested capital 24.4% 10.9% 12.7%
Return on capital employed 26.7% 14.9% 14.3%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.4x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.5x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 1.3% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTTEMRAAON
Debt / assets 19.3% 31.1% 23.3%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.6x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 1.8x 1.5x
Debt / FCF 1.3x 3.8x -3.7x
Liabilities / assets 63.9% 51.7% 45.8%
Equity / assets 36.1% 48.3% 54.2%
Interest coverage 18.1x – –
Current ratio 1.1x 0.9x 3.0x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.5x 1.9x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 6.06 4.64 6.63

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTTEMRAAON
Dividend yield 0.9% 1.4% 0.6%
Net buyback yield 1.4% 1.0% -0.6%
Shareholder yield 2.3% 2.4% -0.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 29.6% 47.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 24.6% 35.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 10.3% 3.1% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 0.7% –

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.

ConsensusTTEMRAAON
Forward P/E 29.1xFY2026 24.0xFY2026 31.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $15.64FY2026 $6.75FY2026 $2.23FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +19.8%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026 +65.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.2% +15.3% +56.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $25.40BFY2026 $18.13BFY2026 $2.44BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.1%FY2026 +0.6%FY2026 +69.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.8% +15.3% +16.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTTEMRAAON
Held by institutions 87.0% 82.1% 78.7%
Institutions holding 1,809 2,290 469
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.3% +0.9% -7.0%
Institutions buying 894 1,080 241
Institutions selling 578 798 174
Buyers to sellers 1.55 1.35 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.

TTEMRAAON
TT 1.00 0.59 0.48
EMR 0.59 1.00 0.37
AAON 0.48 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TT, EMR and AAON?

Trane Technologies (TT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Trane Technologies (TT) $101.56B, Emerson Electric (EMR) $92.50B, Aaon (AAON) $6.17B.

Which stock is cheaper, TT, EMR and AAON?

Trane Technologies (TT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Trane Technologies (TT) 34.4x, Emerson Electric (EMR) 35.9x, Aaon (AAON) 38.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Emerson Electric (EMR) is cheapest (Trane Technologies (TT) 29.1x, Emerson Electric (EMR) 24.0x, Aaon (AAON) 31.7x). 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: Trane Technologies (TT) +7.0%, Emerson Electric (EMR) +4.8%, Aaon (AAON) +53.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Emerson Electric (EMR) has the highest net margin (Trane Technologies (TT) 13.3%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 13.8%, Aaon (AAON) 8.2%). On return on invested capital, Trane Technologies (TT) leads (Trane Technologies (TT) 24.4%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 10.9%, Aaon (AAON) 12.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Emerson Electric (EMR) returned the most: Trane Technologies (TT) +6.8%, Emerson Electric (EMR) +21.9%, Aaon (AAON) -33.4%. Over five years, Trane Technologies (TT) compounded fastest (Trane Technologies (TT) +20.7%/yr, Emerson Electric (EMR) +11.0%/yr, Aaon (AAON) +9.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Emerson Electric (EMR) has the highest dividend yield: Trane Technologies (TT) 0.01%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 0.01%, Aaon (AAON) 0.00%. Aaon (AAON) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Trane Technologies (TT) has been the steadiest (Trane Technologies (TT) 29.2%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 31.7%, Aaon (AAON) 59.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TT, EMR 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, Trane Technologies (TT) leads on 7. 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.