Lennox International vs Toro
LII and TTC side by side, both in industrial and commercial machinery and computer equipment. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How LII and TTC compare
Lennox International is the larger company, worth 1.2 times as much as Toro ($11.9B against $10.2B).
On earnings, Lennox International is cheaper: it trades at 15.3× trailing earnings, against 28.9× for Toro.
Toro grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (5.2% versus −2.1% for Lennox International).
Lennox International keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 14.9% compared with 7.6% at Toro.
Both pay dividends: Lennox International yields 1.5% and Toro 1.4%.
Lennox International scores higher on the StockData Score (20 against 16 for Toro), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | LII | TTC |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $11.9B | $10.2B |
| Share price | $344.08 | $107.96 |
| Change, 1 year | −29.5% | 43.6% |
| Change, 5 years | 13.9% | 9.2% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.10 | 0.97 |
| Employees | 13K | – |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 20 (better) | 16 |
| Valuation score | 5 (better) | 1 |
| Growth score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 5 (better) | 4 |
| Health score | 4 | 4 |
| Dividend score | 4 | 4 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 15.3× (better) | 28.9× |
| P/S | 2.2× | 2.2× (better) |
| P/B | 9.2× | 7.6× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 11.5× (better) | 17.3× |
| P/FCF | 16.1× | 14.4× (better) |
| PEG | 0.85 | – |
| FCF yield | 6.2% | 7.0% (better) |
| Fair value | $483.03 | $93.72 |
| Margin of safety | 28.8% (better) | −15.2% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −2.1% | 5.2% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 7.4% (better) | 5.9% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −6.6% | 9.1% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −4.8% | 13.3% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 19.8% (better) | 0.91% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 33.3% | 33.4% (better) |
| Operating margin | 19.7% (better) | 10.3% |
| Net margin | 14.9% (better) | 7.6% |
| FCF margin | 13.9% | 15.0% (better) |
| Return on equity | 68.1% (better) | 26.4% |
| Return on invested capital | 33.7% (better) | 17.6% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.22 | 0.72 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.31 | 1.24 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 18.5× (better) | 8.7× |
| Current ratio | 1.57 | 1.58 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 5.93 (better) | 5.33 |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.5% (better) | 1.4% |
| Payout ratio | 23.1% | 41.3% |
| Years of dividend growth | 16 | 16 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 10.4% (better) | 8.7% |
| Buyback yield | 2.8% | 3.5% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 4.4% | 4.9% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 77.6% | 94.3% |
| Held by insiders | 10.6% | 0.39% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$1.4M (better) | −$14.2M |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 8.7% | 4.3% |
Go deeper
- LII stock overview
- LII income statement
- LII valuation and score
- TTC stock overview
- TTC income statement
- TTC valuation and score
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