TT vs SPXC vs AOS Stock Comparison

Trane Technologies, SPX Technologies and Smith A O Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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TT Trane Technologies plc
$444.90 +1.8% 1M +7.0% 1Y
Market cap
$100.62B
P/E
34.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$22.21B
Div. yield
0.01%
HVAC Industrials
4 wins
AOS Smith A O Corp
$61.65 +6.8% 1M -10.7% 1Y
Market cap
$8.49B
P/E
17.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.80B
Div. yield
0.02%
HVAC Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Smith A O leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Smith A O 5, Trane Technologies 4, SPX Technologies 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTTSPXCAOSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $100.62B $8.12B $8.49B TT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 34.1x 29.1x 17.0x AOS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.5x 18.6x 17.0x AOS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.0% +20.6% +0.4% SPXC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.3% 11.3% 13.1% TT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 24.4% 10.5% 20.9% TT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 0.8x 0.6x AOS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.02% AOS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.0% -15.8% -10.7% TT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +19.7%/yr +21.4%/yr -1.6%/yr SPXC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.2% 41.5% 27.4% AOS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 70/100 66/100 SPXC

Percentile Scorecard

TTSPXCAOS

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

AxisTTSPXCAOS
Valuation 9 #50 of 55 41 #33 of 55 70 #17 of 55
Growth 66 #18 of 51 100 #1 of 51 38 #32 of 51
Profitability 86 #8 of 51 68 #17 of 51 98 #2 of 51
Financial Health 55 #27 of 59 71 #18 of 59 74 #16 of 59
Shareholder Returns 38 #26 of 41 – 48 #22 of 41
Overall 51 70 66
  • TT ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • SPXC ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • AOS ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTTSPXCAOSSPY
1 month +1.8%-7.6%+6.8% -1.0%
3 months -7.6%-27.2%+1.5% +2.9%
6 months -8.5%-28.1%-4.2% +6.4%
Year to date +14.3%-19.9%-7.8% +11.4%
1 year +7.0%-15.8%-10.7% +13.1%
3 years +138.5%+101.0%-7.5% +79.4%
3 years, per year +33.6%+26.2%-2.6% +21.5%
5 years +145.6%+163.9%-7.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year +19.7%+21.4%-1.6% +10.9%
10 years +772.0%+701.9%+28.2% +255.2%
10 years, per year +24.2%+23.1%+2.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureTTSPXCAOSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.2%41.5%27.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.2%41.8%26.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.151.740.70 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.24-0.38-0.39 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.3%-38.3%-43.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.6%-34.9%-23.4% -2.5%
52-week high $503.46$246.41$80.47 $779.14
52-week low $376.43$160.01$55.34 $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.

MultipleTTSPXCAOS
P/E now vs peer median 33.3xmedian 19.9x 28.8xmedian 19.9x 16.9xmedian 19.9x
P/S now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 1.5x 3.2xmedian 1.5x 2.2xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 23.1xmedian 12.6x 16.0xmedian 12.6x 11.6xmedian 12.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.3xmedian 16.1x 26.4xmedian 16.1x 13.1xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 3.0x 3.4xmedian 3.0x 4.5xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 1.90median 0.98 0.43median 0.98 0.64median 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 monthsTTSPXCAOS
Revenue $22.21B $2.48B $3.80B
Gross profit $7.86B $996.30M $1.47B
Operating income $3.98B $399.90M $668.70M
Net income $2.97B $278.90M $500.30M
Free cash flow $3.58B $304.30M $639.40M
EPS (diluted) $13.25 $5.50 $3.63
Cash & equivalents $1.32B $166.40M $181.30M
Total debt $18.46B $2.29B $1.74B
Shares (diluted) 222.50M 50.68M 137.86M
Enterprise value $95.34B $7.21B $7.74B

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
MetricTTSPXCAOS
P/E 33.3x 28.8x 16.9x
P/FCF 27.3x 26.4x 13.1x
P/Operating cash flow 25.0x 19.0x 12.1x
P/S 4.4x 3.2x 2.2x
P/B 11.3x 3.4x 4.5x
P/Tangible book 19.1x 6.0x 6.7x
EV/EBITDA 23.1x 16.0x 11.6x
EV/EBIT 25.4x 21.2x 13.2x
EV/Revenue 4.6x 3.4x 2.3x
EV/FCF 28.3x 27.9x 13.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.9x 20.0x 12.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.90 0.43 0.64

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTTSPXCAOS
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.0% 20.6% 0.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.7% 15.1% 0.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.5% 18.5% 1.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.7% 17.8% 1.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 4.4% 24.1% -5.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 14.4% 52.2% -2.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 3.3% 32.4% -3.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 16.1% 72.2% 22.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 4.5% 23.8% -0.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.5% 67.5% 26.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 19.9% 52.8% 16.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.8% 131.0% 5.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 26.1% 23.8% 29.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 32.3% 168.6% 6.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTTSPXCAOS
Gross margin 35.4% 40.2% 38.6%
EBITDA margin 19.7% 21.4% 20.0%
Operating margin 17.9% 16.2% 17.6%
Pretax margin 16.8% 14.8% 17.0%
Net margin 13.3% 11.3% 13.1%
FCF margin 16.1% 12.3% 16.8%
Operating cash flow margin 17.6% 17.1% 18.2%
Return on equity 34.4% 12.0% 26.9%
Return on assets 12.7% 7.1% 13.7%
Return on invested capital 24.4% 10.5% 20.9%
Return on capital employed 26.7% 12.1% 24.1%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.6x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.5x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.7% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTTSPXCAOS
Debt / assets 19.3% 15.6% 17.5%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.3x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 0.8x 0.6x
Debt / FCF 1.3x 2.0x 1.0x
Liabilities / assets 63.9% 40.4% 49.5%
Equity / assets 36.1% 59.6% 50.5%
Interest coverage 18.1x 10.7x 31.5x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.8x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.1x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.3x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 5.97 4.36 6.18

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTTSPXCAOS
Dividend yield 0.9% – 2.3%
Net buyback yield 1.4% – 3.7%
Shareholder yield 2.3% 0.0% 6.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 29.6% – 39.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) 24.6% – 31.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) 10.3% – 2.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 10.6% – 3.2%

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.

ConsensusTTSPXCAOS
Forward P/E 28.5xFY2026 18.6xFY2026 17.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $15.63FY2026 $8.60FY2026 $3.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +19.7%FY2026 +27.2%FY2026 -6.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.2% +19.9% +14.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $25.38BFY2026 $2.64BFY2026 $3.74BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.0%FY2026 +16.4%FY2026 -2.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.8% +14.2% +3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTTSPXCAOS
Held by institutions 87.0% 93.8% 91.9%
Institutions holding 1,809 510 614
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.3% +10.8% +7.1%
Institutions buying 894 275 315
Institutions selling 578 162 226
Buyers to sellers 1.55 1.70 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.

TTSPXCAOS
TT 1.00 0.59 0.44
SPXC 0.59 1.00 0.28
AOS 0.44 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TT, SPXC and AOS?

Trane Technologies (TT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Trane Technologies (TT) $100.62B, SPX Technologies (SPXC) $8.12B, Smith A O (AOS) $8.49B.

Which stock is cheaper, TT, SPXC and AOS?

Smith A O (AOS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Trane Technologies (TT) 34.1x, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 29.1x, Smith A O (AOS) 17.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Smith A O (AOS) is cheapest (Trane Technologies (TT) 28.5x, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 18.6x, Smith A O (AOS) 17.0x). 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: Trane Technologies (TT) +7.0%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) +20.6%, Smith A O (AOS) +0.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Trane Technologies (TT) has the highest net margin (Trane Technologies (TT) 13.3%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 11.3%, Smith A O (AOS) 13.1%). On return on invested capital, Trane Technologies (TT) leads (Trane Technologies (TT) 24.4%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 10.5%, Smith A O (AOS) 20.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Trane Technologies (TT) returned the most: Trane Technologies (TT) +7.0%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) -15.8%, Smith A O (AOS) -10.7%. Over five years, SPX Technologies (SPXC) compounded fastest (Trane Technologies (TT) +19.7%/yr, SPX Technologies (SPXC) +21.4%/yr, Smith A O (AOS) -1.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Smith A O (AOS) has the highest dividend yield: Trane Technologies (TT) 0.01%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 0.00%, Smith A O (AOS) 0.02%. SPX Technologies (SPXC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Smith A O (AOS) has been the steadiest (Trane Technologies (TT) 29.2%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 41.5%, Smith A O (AOS) 27.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Smith A O (AOS) leads on 5. 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.