LII vs. PWR: Lennox vs. Quanta Services Stock Comparison

November 11, 2026

How do Lennox (LII) and Quanta Services (PWR) stack up? This page sets them side by side across company profile, performance and risk, profitability, growth, financial strength, dividends, and valuation, with selected fundamentals also measured against each stock's industry-group peers.

Company Profile

Lennox (LII) and Quanta Services (PWR) both fall under the Capital Goods industry group, but LII is classified in Building Products while PWR is classified in Construction & Engineering.

Company profile comparison for Lennox (LII) and Quanta Services (PWR)
Profile Item	LII	PWR
Name	Lennox International Inc.	Quanta Services, Inc.
Country/Region	United States	United States
GICS Sector	Industrials	Industrials
GICS Industry Group	Capital Goods	Capital Goods
GICS Industry	Building Products	Construction & Engineering
GICS Sub-Industry	Building Products	Construction & Engineering
Market Capitalization	11.70 billion USD	81.50 billion USD
Currency	USD	USD
Exchange	NYSE	NYSE
Listing Date	July 29, 1999	February 12, 1998
Security Type	Common Stock	Common Stock

Price Performance

Cumulative Growth

LII

PWR

GSPC

Lennox (LII) vs. Quanta Services (PWR), with S&P 500 (GSPC) for reference: Growth of a $10,000 investment over the past five years. Adjusted for dividends and splits.

Trailing Returns

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Trailing total returns for Lennox (LII) and Quanta Services (PWR). Returns over one year are annualized.

Calendar-Year Returns

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Calendar-year total returns for Lennox (LII) and Quanta Services (PWR). Each bar is that year's total return, measured year-end to year-end.

Performance Metrics

Price performance metrics for Lennox (LII) and Quanta Services (PWR)
Metric	LII	PWR
Total Return (1Y)	-27.83%	32.97%
Total Return (3Y, Annualized)	-2.32%	51.81%
Total Return (5Y, Annualized)	3.79%	38.19%

Risk Profile

Drawdown History

LII

PWR

GSPC

Lennox (LII) vs. Quanta Services (PWR), with S&P 500 (GSPC) for reference: Drawdown from the running peak over the past five years. Each line shows the decline from its prior peak; 0% marks a new high.

Return Distribution

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Distribution of monthly total returns for Lennox (LII) and Quanta Services (PWR). Each bar is the share of months whose return fell in that 5% bucket.

Risk Metrics

Risk profile metrics for Lennox (LII) and Quanta Services (PWR)
Metric	LII	PWR
Volatility (1Y, Annualized)	41.59%	50.22%
Beta (5Y)	1.18	1.29
Max Drawdown (5Y)	-49.95%	-35.15%
Avg. Volume (3M)	563.34K	1.19M

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Return Positioning

LII and PWR are plotted by 1-year volatility (risk) and 1-year return. The dashed Capital Allocation Line runs from the risk-free rate through the shared industry median.

Risk-Adjusted Metrics

Risk-adjusted metrics for Lennox (LII) and Quanta Services (PWR)
Metric	LII	PWR
Sharpe Ratio (1Y)	-0.77	0.57
Sortino Ratio (1Y)	-0.96	0.87

Profitability

ROE (TTM)

Lennox (LII) at 62.82% clears its industry range for ROE, a sharper capital-efficiency signal than Quanta Services (PWR) at 18.02%, which is closer to a typical peer reading.

LII

Capital Goods industry group

62.82%

LII: 62.82%
Max: 40.55%
Q3: 19.29%
Median: 12.12%
Q1: 4.08%
Min: -17.12%

PWR

Capital Goods industry group

18.02%

Max: 40.55%
Q3: 19.29%
PWR: 18.02%
Median: 12.12%
Q1: 4.08%
Min: -17.12%

Lennox (LII) vs. Quanta Services (PWR): A comparison of their ROE against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Net Margin (TTM)

Lennox (LII) at 13.76% retains a top-quartile share of revenue as profit, ahead of Quanta Services (PWR) at 4.51%, which keeps about the industry-typical share.

LII

Capital Goods industry group

13.76%

Max: 27.47%
LII: 13.76%
Q3: 12.10%
Median: 6.30%
Q1: 1.40%
Min: -12.89%

PWR

Capital Goods industry group

4.51%

Max: 27.47%
Q3: 12.10%
Median: 6.30%
PWR: 4.51%
Q1: 1.40%
Min: -12.89%

Lennox (LII) vs. Quanta Services (PWR): A comparison of their net margin against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Operating Margin (TTM)

Lennox (LII) at 20.57% operates in the top operating margin quartile, ahead of Quanta Services (PWR) at 8.63%, which runs around its industry’s norm.

LII

Capital Goods industry group

20.57%

Max: 36.60%
LII: 20.57%
Q3: 18.33%
Median: 11.12%
Q1: 5.14%
Min: -12.63%

PWR

Capital Goods industry group

8.63%

Max: 36.60%
Q3: 18.33%
Median: 11.12%
PWR: 8.63%
Q1: 5.14%
Min: -12.63%

Lennox (LII) vs. Quanta Services (PWR): A comparison of their operating margin against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Profitability Metrics

Profitability metrics for Lennox (LII) and Quanta Services (PWR)
Metric	LII	PWR
ROE (TTM)	62.82%	18.02%
ROA (TTM)	15.93%	5.72%
Net Margin (TTM)	13.76%	4.51%
Operating Margin (TTM)	20.57%	8.63%
Gross Margin (TTM)	32.62%	15.76%

Growth

Revenue Growth

Quanta Services (PWR) at 20.31% sits in the top revenue growth quartile, while Lennox (LII) at -2.73% is in the bottom quartile, showing a clear gap in revenue momentum.

Lennox (LII) vs. Quanta Services (PWR): A comparison of their Revenue Growth across different time periods.

EPS Growth

Both Lennox (LII) at 1.11% and Quanta Services (PWR) at 12.77% land near their industries' usual EPS growth ranges, so bottom-line momentum looks broadly in line with peers on both sides.

Lennox (LII) vs. Quanta Services (PWR): A comparison of their EPS Growth across different time periods.

Growth Metrics

Growth metrics for Lennox (LII) and Quanta Services (PWR)
Metric	LII	PWR
Revenue Growth (YoY)	-2.73%	20.31%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)	3.26%	18.60%
EPS Growth (YoY)	1.11%	12.77%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)	17.97%	27.00%

Financial Strength

Current Ratio (MRQ)

Both Lennox (LII) at 1.21 and Quanta Services (PWR) at 1.16 run current ratio in the tighter-liquidity quartile of industry peers, leaving thinner cushions against current liabilities than typical competitors.

LII

Capital Goods industry group

1.21

Max: 5.22
Q3: 2.95
Median: 2.08
Q1: 1.43
LII: 1.21
Min: 0.36

PWR

Capital Goods industry group

1.16

Max: 5.22
Q3: 2.95
Median: 2.08
Q1: 1.43
PWR: 1.16
Min: 0.36

Lennox (LII) vs. Quanta Services (PWR): A comparison of their current ratio against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Debt / Equity (MRQ)

Quanta Services (PWR) at 0.71 carries an industry-typical debt-to-equity mix, while Lennox (LII) at 1.58 uses more debt funding than most peers.

LII

Capital Goods industry group

1.58

Max: 2.33
LII: 1.58
Q3: 1.12
Median: 0.60
Q1: 0.29
Min: 0.00

PWR

Capital Goods industry group

0.71

Max: 2.33
Q3: 1.12
PWR: 0.71
Median: 0.60
Q1: 0.29
Min: 0.00

Lennox (LII) vs. Quanta Services (PWR): A comparison of their debt-to-equity ratio against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Financial Strength Metrics

Financial strength metrics for Lennox (LII) and Quanta Services (PWR)
Metric	LII	PWR
Current Ratio (MRQ)	1.21	1.16
Debt / Equity (MRQ)	1.58	0.71
Net Debt / EBITDA	1.73	1.43

Dividends

Dividend Yield (TTM)

Lennox (LII) at 1.53% delivers top-quartile income for its industry, while Quanta Services (PWR) at 0.09% pays a more typical yield — both are credible income propositions, LII the richer one.

LII

Capital Goods industry group

1.53%

Max: 2.66%
LII: 1.53%
Q3: 1.14%
Median: 0.24%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

PWR

Capital Goods industry group

0.09%

Max: 2.66%
Q3: 1.14%
Median: 0.24%
PWR: 0.09%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

Lennox (LII) vs. Quanta Services (PWR): A comparison of their dividend yield against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Dividend Payout Ratio (TTM)

Both Lennox (LII) at 24.68% and Quanta Services (PWR) at 3.98% keep payout ratio within their industries’ typical mid-ranges — dividend policies that share earnings without consuming too much of them.

LII

Capital Goods industry group

24.68%

Max: 67.39%
Q3: 28.02%
LII: 24.68%
Median: 6.86%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

PWR

Capital Goods industry group

3.98%

Max: 67.39%
Q3: 28.02%
Median: 6.86%
PWR: 3.98%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

Lennox (LII) vs. Quanta Services (PWR): A comparison of their payout ratio against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Dividend Metrics

Dividend metrics for Lennox (LII) and Quanta Services (PWR)
Metric	LII	PWR
Dividend Yield (TTM)	1.53%	0.09%
Dividend Payout Ratio (TTM)	24.68%	3.98%

Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

Lennox (LII) at 15.47 sits in the cheaper P/E ratio quartile, while Quanta Services (PWR) at 48.95 sits in the richer quartile — a clear split in what investors pay for each dollar of trailing earnings.

LII

Capital Goods industry group

15.47

Max: 59.38
Q3: 35.92
Median: 25.41
Q1: 19.47
LII: 15.47
Min: 3.03

PWR

Capital Goods industry group

48.95

Max: 59.38
PWR: 48.95
Q3: 35.92
Median: 25.41
Q1: 19.47
Min: 3.03

Lennox (LII) vs. Quanta Services (PWR): A comparison of their P/E ratio against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

P/S Ratio (TTM)

On P/S ratio, both Lennox (LII) at 2.15 and Quanta Services (PWR) at 2.19 are priced roughly in line with their industries — neither looks cheap nor rich on a sales basis.

LII

Capital Goods industry group

2.15

Max: 7.54
Q3: 3.76
Median: 2.15
LII: 2.15
Q1: 1.03
Min: 0.03

PWR

Capital Goods industry group

2.19

Max: 7.54
Q3: 3.76
PWR: 2.19
Median: 2.15
Q1: 1.03
Min: 0.03

Lennox (LII) vs. Quanta Services (PWR): A comparison of their P/S ratio against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

P/B Ratio (MRQ)

Both Lennox (LII) at 8.88 and Quanta Services (PWR) at 7.73 carry a premium to book value versus peers, sitting in the upper P/B ratio quartile of their industries.

LII

Capital Goods industry group

8.88

Max: 9.66
LII: 8.88
Q3: 5.00
Median: 3.12
Q1: 1.81
Min: -1.08

PWR

Capital Goods industry group

7.73

Max: 9.66
PWR: 7.73
Q3: 5.00
Median: 3.12
Q1: 1.81
Min: -1.08

Lennox (LII) vs. Quanta Services (PWR): A comparison of their P/B ratio against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Valuation Metrics

Valuation metrics for Lennox (LII) and Quanta Services (PWR)
Metric	LII	PWR
P/E Ratio (TTM)	15.47	48.95
P/S Ratio (TTM)	2.15	2.19
P/B Ratio (MRQ)	8.88	7.73
Free Cash Flow Yield (TTM)	3.14%	3.78%