LII vs WTS vs CR
161 measures in 16 categories, one definition each, computed from filings and market data.
LII58.5
Lennox International Inc.
Industrials · Industrial - Machinery
$357.73 −0.17%$12.4B mkt cap
Score DNA
WTS73.1
Watts Water Technologies, Inc.
Industrials · Industrial - Machinery
$356.70 +0.50%$11.9B mkt cap
Score DNA
Price, rebased to 100 three years ago
LII WTS CR · weekly adjusted closesSmart money 8Valuation 16Profitability (TTM) 12Returns on capital 11Growth 17Margin history & stability 7Liquidity (latest quarter) 7Leverage & solvency (latest quarter) 13Efficiency 11Cash flow & earnings quality 7Dividends & buybacks 9Scores & forensic checks 15Per share 7Size (TTM) 8Price performance 9Technicals 4
● marks the highest or lowest value where that direction is plainly stronger (margins, returns, coverage, leverage); multiples and yields are left unmarked. Bars show each stock's percentile within its own industry. n/a: the measure does not apply to lenders and insurers.
Smart money
8 measures| Measure | LII | WTS | CR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insider open-market buys, 180d | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Insider $ bought, 180d | — | — | $0.03M |
| Congress purchases, 180d | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Last Congress purchase | 2026-09-04 | — | — |
| 13F net change in holders | +30 | +62 | +39 |
| ETFs adding shares, 30d | 896 | 299 | 310 |
| ETFs trimming, 30d | 720 | 206 | 199 |
| Net ETF funds, 30d | +176 | +93 | +111 |
Valuation
16 measures| Measure | LII | WTS | CR |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (TTM) | 16.0x
7th
|
31.0x
56th
|
35.4x
74th
|
| PEG (P/E ÷ 3-yr EPS CAGR) | 1.24
34th
|
2.42
62nd
|
1.20
31st
|
| Price / sales | 2.3x
48th
|
4.4x
79th
|
4.6x
84th
|
| Price / book | 9.5x
90th
|
5.4x
75th
|
5.5x
77th
|
| Price / tangible book | 37.8x
85th
|
11.5x
47th
|
70.8x
94th
|
| Price / free cash flow | 16.7x
21st
|
34.1x
84th
|
42.4x
95th
|
| Price / operating cash flow | 13.8x
24th
|
29.9x
90th
|
36.2x
95th
|
| Enterprise value | $14.3B
70th
|
$11.7B
64th
|
$12.7B
67th
|
| EV / sales | 2.7x
54th
|
4.4x
74th
|
4.9x
84th
|
| EV / EBITDA | 12.3x
18th
|
19.8x
71st
|
22.7x
86th
|
| EV / EBIT | 14.0x
9th
|
22.6x
56th
|
26.5x
76th
|
| EV / free cash flow | 19.4x
21st
|
33.4x
79th
|
45.2x
93rd
|
| Earnings yield | 6.3%
93rd
|
3.2%
51st
|
2.8%
34th
|
| FCF yield | 6.0%
80th
|
2.9%
23rd
|
2.4%
13th
|
| Operating cash flow yield | 7.2%
77th
|
3.3%
15th
|
2.8%
10th
|
| Graham number (per share) | $136.62
94th
|
$129.80
89th
|
$69.13
70th
|
Profitability (TTM)
12 measures| Measure | LII | WTS | CR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 33.1%
39th
|
48.8%
92nd
|
41.7%
77th
|
| EBITDA margin | 22.0%
74th
|
22.0%
75th
|
21.5%
70th
|
| Operating margin | 19.4%
80th
|
19.2%
79th
|
17.9%
72nd
|
| EBIT margin | 19.3%
80th
|
19.3%
82nd
|
18.5%
74th
|
| Net margin | 14.6%
85th
|
14.3%
82nd
|
13.0%
70th
|
| NOPAT margin | 15.6%
80th
|
14.5%
75th
|
13.6%
69th
|
| FCF margin | 13.9%
67th
|
13.1%
59th
|
10.8%
46th
|
| Operating cash flow margin | 16.9%
66th
|
14.9%
54th
|
12.7%
41st
|
| R&D / revenue | 0.0%
0th
|
0.7%
59th
|
0.0%
0th
|
| SG&A / revenue | 13.3%
23rd
|
29.4%
97th
|
23.8%
79th
|
| Stock comp / revenue | 0.5%
37th
|
0.9%
73rd
|
0.5%
42nd
|
| Effective tax rate | 19.7%
28th
|
24.6%
83rd
|
24.0%
78th
|
Returns on capital
11 measures| Measure | LII | WTS | CR |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROE (on average equity) | 70.5%
97th
|
18.8%
76th
|
16.5%
63rd
|
| ROA | 18.9%
98th
|
13.7%
89th
|
10.3%
75th
|
| ROIC | 25.2%
90th
|
19.9%
79th
|
12.0%
56th
|
| ROCE | 32.9%
97th
|
21.2%
87th
|
13.6%
66th
|
| Return on tangible assets | 24.9%
98th
|
18.5%
90th
|
14.6%
79th
|
| Cash ROIC (OCF / invested capital) | 27.4%
85th
|
20.4%
73rd
|
11.2%
43rd
|
| Gross profitability (GP / assets) | 38.6%
92nd
|
44.3%
100th
|
26.8%
66th
|
| ROIC, 3-yr average | 26.6%
96th
|
15.9%
79th
|
12.3%
68th
|
| ROIC, 5-yr average | — | 19.7%
85th
|
— |
| ROE, 5-yr average | — | 17.6%
63rd
|
— |
| Incremental ROIC | 17.7%
44th
|
73.8%
69th
|
6.4%
36th
|
Growth
17 measures| Measure | LII | WTS | CR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM YoY) | -2.1%
10th
|
17.1%
82nd
|
13.8%
75th
|
| Revenue growth (QoQ) | 36.1%
97th
|
12.7%
69th
|
4.1%
18th
|
| Revenue CAGR, 3 yr | 3.4%
47th
|
10.3%
80th
|
36.3%
98th
|
| Revenue CAGR, 5 yr | 5.1%
40th
|
9.9%
74th
|
— |
| Gross profit CAGR, 3 yr | 8.2%
58th
|
13.0%
80th
|
38.4%
98th
|
| Operating income CAGR, 3 yr | 11.8%
65th
|
15.7%
75th
|
48.9%
98th
|
| Net income growth (TTM YoY) | -7.2%
39th
|
23.2%
75th
|
-4.5%
45th
|
| Net income CAGR, 3 yr | 12.0%
65th
|
12.7%
67th
|
30.5%
88th
|
| EPS growth (TTM YoY) | -5.3%
41st
|
23.2%
73rd
|
-4.8%
43rd
|
| EPS CAGR, 3 yr | 12.8%
67th
|
12.8%
69th
|
29.5%
88th
|
| EPS CAGR, 5 yr | 11.0%
61st
|
22.4%
89th
|
— |
| FCF growth (TTM YoY) | 8.6%
46th
|
10.3%
54th
|
-6.3%
23rd
|
| FCF CAGR, 3 yr | 38.2%
83rd
|
11.4%
40th
|
— |
| Operating cash flow CAGR, 3 yr | 28.7%
77th
|
12.5%
47th
|
— |
| Book value CAGR, 3 yr | 176.8%
98th
|
15.8%
80th
|
19.9%
89th
|
| Dividend CAGR, 3 yr | 9.8%
96th
|
6.7%
88th
|
3.1%
66th
|
| Sustainable growth rate | 51.2%
98th
|
15.2%
81st
|
13.8%
78th
|
Margin history & stability
7 measures| Measure | LII | WTS | CR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin, 3-yr average | 32.8%
40th
|
48.1%
93rd
|
41.2%
73rd
|
| Operating margin, 3-yr average | 18.7%
87th
|
17.9%
78th
|
16.7%
73rd
|
| Net margin, 3-yr average | 14.3%
85th
|
13.5%
80th
|
13.8%
82nd
|
| FCF margin, 3-yr average | 12.5%
65th
|
13.6%
72nd
|
11.4%
55th
|
| Revenue stability (0-1) | 0.92
78th
|
0.96
90th
|
0.94
83rd
|
| Earnings stability (0-1) | 0.84
88th
|
0.96
98th
|
0.85
92nd
|
| Margin stability (0-1) | 0.94
52nd
|
0.94
53rd
|
0.98
87th
|
Liquidity (latest quarter)
7 measures| Measure | LII | WTS | CR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & short-term investments | $52.1M
11th
|
$347.9M
57th
|
$350.4M
59th
|
| Net cash (− = net debt) | −$2.0B
25th
|
$239.9M
93rd
|
−$765.3M
49th
|
| Working capital | $819.0M
72nd
|
$852.3M
74th
|
$951.7M
80th
|
| Current ratio | 1.57
28th
|
2.66
75th
|
2.80
80th
|
| Quick ratio | 0.77
18th
|
1.60
74th
|
1.84
80th
|
| Cash ratio (cash + ST investments / current liabilities) | 0.04
3rd
|
0.68
77th
|
0.66
75th
|
| Defensive interval (days) | 486 days
44th
|
346 days
25th
|
496 days
51st
|
Leverage & solvency (latest quarter)
13 measures| Measure | LII | WTS | CR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total debt | $2.0B
67th
|
$108.0M
15th
|
$1.1B
49th
|
| Debt / equity | 1.56
92nd
|
0.05
12th
|
0.51
43rd
|
| Net debt / equity | 1.52
93rd
|
−0.11
12th
|
0.35
45th
|
| Debt / assets | 44.5%
92nd
|
3.7%
11th
|
27.7%
56th
|
| Debt / capital | 61.0%
92nd
|
4.7%
12th
|
33.9%
43rd
|
| Debt / EBITDA | 1.73
41st
|
0.18
7th
|
2.00
50th
|
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.69
52nd
|
−0.41
12th
|
1.37
43rd
|
| Interest coverage (EBIT / interest) | 18.1x
86th
|
50.7x
95th
|
13.3x
73rd
|
| Cash interest coverage | 15.9x
84th
|
39.0x
93rd
|
9.2x
59th
|
| Debt payback (years of OCF) | 2.3 yrs
38th
|
0.3 yrs
9th
|
3.4 yrs
60th
|
| Liabilities / assets | 71.5%
89th
|
25.8%
3rd
|
45.9%
34th
|
| IS credit model rating | AA- | AAA | AA |
| Implied credit spread (bps) | 100
21st
|
50
0th
|
80
10th
|
Efficiency
11 measures| Measure | LII | WTS | CR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asset turnover | 1.29
93rd
|
0.96
66th
|
0.79
51st
|
| Fixed asset turnover | 3.94
5th
|
9.06
85th
|
6.88
64th
|
| Inventory turnover | 3.3
36th
|
2.8
16th
|
3.3
38th
|
| Receivables turnover | 5.9
49th
|
7.2
82nd
|
5.5
33rd
|
| Days sales outstanding | 61 days
51st
|
51 days
18th
|
67 days
67th
|
| Days inventory outstanding | 111 days
64th
|
133 days
84th
|
110 days
62nd
|
| Days payables outstanding | 57 days
56th
|
48 days
41st
|
40 days
25th
|
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 115 days
57th
|
135 days
74th
|
136 days
75th
|
| Capex / revenue | 2.9%
68th
|
1.8%
27th
|
1.9%
33rd
|
| Capex / depreciation | 1.06
78th
|
0.67
52nd
|
0.61
47th
|
| Operating expense ratio | 12.0%
8th
|
28.8%
89th
|
22.5%
62nd
|
Cash flow & earnings quality
7 measures| Measure | LII | WTS | CR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow / net income | 1.16
22nd
|
1.04
11th
|
0.98
9th
|
| FCF / net income | 0.95
25th
|
0.91
16th
|
0.83
15th
|
| FCF / operating cash flow | 82.6%
47th
|
87.8%
68th
|
85.3%
60th
|
| Capex / operating cash flow | 17.4%
53rd
|
12.2%
32nd
|
14.7%
40th
|
| Accruals ratio | -2.9%
57th
|
-0.5%
90th
|
0.2%
93rd
|
| Sloan accruals ratio | 2.1%
77th
|
1.2%
67th
|
1.6%
74th
|
| Earnings quality score (0-1) | 1.00
25th
|
1.00
25th
|
0.75
4th
|
Scores & forensic checks
15 measures| Measure | LII | WTS | CR |
|---|---|---|---|
| IS score | 58
51st
|
73
93rd
|
55
44th
|
| IS profitability | 77
97th
|
68
87th
|
59
74th
|
| IS growth | 40
33rd
|
70
92nd
|
48
50th
|
| IS value | 41
25th
|
52
64th
|
48
48th
|
| IS momentum | 61
25th
|
87
85th
|
67
37th
|
| IS risk (safety) | 100
48th
|
100
48th
|
100
48th
|
| IS quality | 73
54th
|
84
90th
|
65
34th
|
| IS balance sheet | 53
25th
|
87
97th
|
75
72nd
|
| IS earnings quality | 74
61st
|
78
87th
|
73
56th
|
| IS cash flow | 60
49th
|
69
77th
|
49
30th
|
| Piotroski F-score (0-9) | 6
36th
|
8
74th
|
3
2nd
|
| Altman Z-score | 7.4
90th
|
12.1
98th
|
6.1
79th
|
| Beneish M-score | −2.26
82nd
|
−2.27
80th
|
−2.11
90th
|
| Ohlson O-score | −7.16
77th
|
−10.34
2nd
|
−8.37
34th
|
| IS credit score | 84
69th
|
95
97th
|
85
80th
|
Size (TTM)
8 measures| Measure | LII | WTS | CR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $12.4B
70th
|
$11.9B
69th
|
$11.9B
67th
|
| Revenue | $5.3B
75th
|
$2.7B
51st
|
$2.6B
48th
|
| EBITDA | $1.2B
77th
|
$590.3M
59th
|
$558.2M
57th
|
| Net income | $774.5M
79th
|
$383.8M
66th
|
$336.1M
61st
|
| Free cash flow | $738.7M
79th
|
$349.4M
52nd
|
$280.4M
48th
|
| Total assets | $4.5B
57th
|
$3.0B
44th
|
$4.0B
56th
|
| Shareholders' equity | $1.3B
44th
|
$2.2B
59th
|
$2.2B
57th
|
| Employees | 5,400
43rd
|
5,700
44th
|
7,100
51st
|
Price performance
9 measures| Measure | LII | WTS | CR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day | −0.2% | +0.5% | −0.0% |
| 1 week | +0.4% | +1.2% | +0.5% |
| 1 month | +0.1% | +1.8% | +4.0% |
| 3 months | −32.9% | +4.8% | −5.4% |
| 6 months | −26.5% | +18.0% | +6.7% |
| Year to date | −28.3% | +28.3% | +9.8% |
| 1 year | −32.1% | +28.7% | +13.9% |
| 3 years, cumulative | −6.7% | +101.7% | +130.7% |
| 5 years, cumulative | +27.3% | +107.4% | — |
Technicals
4 measures| Measure | LII | WTS | CR |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSI 14 | 43.0 | 51.4 | 51.5 |
| From 52-week high | −39.1% | −9.6% | −10.8% |
| From 52-week low | +5.2% | +37.5% | +28.9% |
| Beta | 1.16 | 1.15 | 1.07 |
InsiderStreet reports findings from filings and market data. A comparison is not a recommendation to buy or sell either stock.Every figure is computed in code · data as of 2026-10-17