SYM vs. TT: Symbotic vs. Trane Technologies Stock Comparison

November 11, 2026

How do Symbotic (SYM) and Trane Technologies (TT) 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

Symbotic (SYM) and Trane Technologies (TT) both fall under the Capital Goods industry group, but SYM is classified in Machinery while TT is classified in Building Products.

Trane Technologies (TT) has more than two decades of public-market history since March 17, 1980, whereas Symbotic (SYM) listed on March 9, 2021 and has a much shorter record to draw on.

Company profile comparison for Symbotic (SYM) and Trane Technologies (TT)
Profile Item	SYM	TT
Name	Symbotic Inc. Class A Common Stock	Trane Technologies plc
Country/Region	United States	Ireland
GICS Sector	Industrials	Industrials
GICS Industry Group	Capital Goods	Capital Goods
GICS Industry	Machinery	Building Products
GICS Sub-Industry	Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components	Building Products
Market Capitalization	22.29 billion USD	87.94 billion USD
Currency	USD	USD
Exchange	Nasdaq	NYSE
Listing Date	March 9, 2021	March 17, 1980
Security Type	Common Stock	Common Stock

Price Performance

Cumulative Growth

SYM

GSPC

Symbotic (SYM) vs. Trane Technologies (TT), 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 Symbotic (SYM) and Trane Technologies (TT). Returns over one year are annualized.

Calendar-Year Returns

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Calendar-year total returns for Symbotic (SYM) and Trane Technologies (TT). Each bar is that year's total return, measured year-end to year-end.

Performance Metrics

Price performance metrics for Symbotic (SYM) and Trane Technologies (TT)
Metric	SYM	TT
Total Return (1Y)	-44.66%	-2.56%
Total Return (3Y, Annualized)	6.78%	25.06%
Total Return (5Y, Annualized)	30.90%	18.70%

Risk Profile

Drawdown History

SYM

GSPC

Symbotic (SYM) vs. Trane Technologies (TT), 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 Symbotic (SYM) and Trane Technologies (TT). Each bar is the share of months whose return fell in that 5% bucket.

Risk Metrics

Symbotic (SYM) carries a highly aggressive beta of 2.05, indicating much higher sensitivity to broad-market moves, whereas Trane Technologies (TT) is closer to market-like at 1.18 — a noticeable difference in market-sensitivity profile.

Risk profile metrics for Symbotic (SYM) and Trane Technologies (TT)
Metric	SYM	TT
Volatility (1Y, Annualized)	78.15%	30.26%
Beta (5Y)	2.05	1.18
Max Drawdown (5Y)	-72.46%	-39.76%
Avg. Volume (3M)	1.61M	1.24M

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Return Positioning

SYM and TT 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 Symbotic (SYM) and Trane Technologies (TT)
Metric	SYM	TT
Sharpe Ratio (1Y)	-0.63	-0.23
Sortino Ratio (1Y)	-0.93	-0.31

Profitability

ROE (TTM)

Trane Technologies (TT) at 36.94% sits in the top ROE quartile, while Symbotic (SYM) at 4.39% is closer to the peer norm — stronger capital efficiency for TT.

SYM

Capital Goods industry group

4.39%

Max: 40.55%
Q3: 19.29%
Median: 12.12%
SYM: 4.39%
Q1: 4.08%
Min: -17.12%

TT

Capital Goods industry group

36.94%

Max: 40.55%
TT: 36.94%
Q3: 19.29%
Median: 12.12%
Q1: 4.08%
Min: -17.12%

Symbotic (SYM) vs. Trane Technologies (TT): A comparison of their ROE against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Net Margin (TTM)

Trane Technologies (TT) at 13.56% keeps a top-quartile share of each sales dollar as profit, while Symbotic (SYM) at 0.31% keeps a bottom-quartile share.

SYM

Capital Goods industry group

0.31%

Max: 27.47%
Q3: 12.10%
Median: 6.30%
Q1: 1.40%
SYM: 0.31%
Min: -12.89%

TT

Capital Goods industry group

13.56%

Max: 27.47%
TT: 13.56%
Q3: 12.10%
Median: 6.30%
Q1: 1.40%
Min: -12.89%

Symbotic (SYM) vs. Trane Technologies (TT): A comparison of their net margin against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Operating Margin (TTM)

Trane Technologies (TT) at 19.85% carries a top-quartile operating margin, while Symbotic (SYM) at 4.59% operates in the bottom quartile.

SYM

Capital Goods industry group

4.59%

Max: 36.60%
Q3: 18.33%
Median: 11.12%
Q1: 5.14%
SYM: 4.59%
Min: -12.63%

TT

Capital Goods industry group

19.85%

Max: 36.60%
TT: 19.85%
Q3: 18.33%
Median: 11.12%
Q1: 5.14%
Min: -12.63%

Symbotic (SYM) vs. Trane Technologies (TT): A comparison of their operating margin against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Profitability Metrics

Profitability metrics for Symbotic (SYM) and Trane Technologies (TT)
Metric	SYM	TT
ROE (TTM)	4.39%	36.94%
ROA (TTM)	0.32%	11.42%
Net Margin (TTM)	0.31%	13.56%
Operating Margin (TTM)	4.59%	19.85%
Gross Margin (TTM)	21.27%	34.99%

Growth

Revenue Growth

Symbotic (SYM) at 25.65% sits in the top revenue growth quartile, while Trane Technologies (TT) at 7.48% is closer to the peer norm — faster top-line expansion for SYM.

Symbotic (SYM) vs. Trane Technologies (TT): A comparison of their Revenue Growth across different time periods.

EPS Growth

Only one side can be read here: Trane Technologies (TT) reports EPS growth of 15.48%, ranked against its industry; Symbotic (SYM) has no EPS growth figure this period.

Symbotic (SYM) vs. Trane Technologies (TT): A comparison of their EPS Growth across different time periods.

Growth Metrics

Growth metrics for Symbotic (SYM) and Trane Technologies (TT)
Metric	SYM	TT
Revenue Growth (YoY)	25.65%	7.48%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)	55.87%	10.06%
EPS Growth (YoY)	--	15.48%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)	--	20.17%

Financial Strength

Current Ratio (MRQ)

Both Symbotic (SYM) at 1.33 and Trane Technologies (TT) at 1.12 run current ratio in the tighter-liquidity quartile of industry peers, leaving thinner cushions against current liabilities than typical competitors.

SYM

Capital Goods industry group

1.33

Max: 5.22
Q3: 2.95
Median: 2.08
Q1: 1.43
SYM: 1.33
Min: 0.36

TT

Capital Goods industry group

1.12

Max: 5.22
Q3: 2.95
Median: 2.08
Q1: 1.43
TT: 1.12
Min: 0.36

Symbotic (SYM) vs. Trane Technologies (TT): A comparison of their current ratio against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Debt / Equity (MRQ)

Symbotic (SYM) at 0.02 keeps leverage in the lower industry quartile, while Trane Technologies (TT) at 0.46 runs a more typical debt-to-equity mix.

SYM

Capital Goods industry group

0.02

Max: 2.33
Q3: 1.12
Median: 0.60
Q1: 0.29
SYM: 0.02
Min: 0.00

TT

Capital Goods industry group

0.46

Max: 2.33
Q3: 1.12
Median: 0.60
TT: 0.46
Q1: 0.29
Min: 0.00

Symbotic (SYM) vs. Trane Technologies (TT): A comparison of their debt-to-equity ratio against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Financial Strength Metrics

Financial strength metrics for Symbotic (SYM) and Trane Technologies (TT)
Metric	SYM	TT
Current Ratio (MRQ)	1.33	1.12
Debt / Equity (MRQ)	0.02	0.46
Net Debt / EBITDA	-30.44	0.66

Dividends

Dividend Yield (TTM)

Symbotic (SYM) pays no dividend (yield 0.00%) — it may be reinvesting, using buybacks, or simply not returning cash through dividends. Meanwhile Trane Technologies (TT) reports a yield of 1.04%, ranking against industry peers normally.

SYM

Capital Goods industry group

0.00%

Max: 2.66%
Q3: 1.14%
Median: 0.24%
SYM: 0.00%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

TT

Capital Goods industry group

1.04%

Max: 2.66%
Q3: 1.14%
TT: 1.04%
Median: 0.24%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

Symbotic (SYM) vs. Trane Technologies (TT): A comparison of their dividend yield against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Dividend Payout Ratio (TTM)

Symbotic (SYM) pays no dividend (payout 0.00%) — it may be reinvesting, using buybacks, or simply not returning cash through dividends. Meanwhile Trane Technologies (TT) reports a payout of 28.42%, ranking against industry peers normally.

SYM

Capital Goods industry group

0.00%

Max: 67.39%
Q3: 28.02%
Median: 6.86%
SYM: 0.00%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

TT

Capital Goods industry group

28.42%

Max: 67.39%
TT: 28.42%
Q3: 28.02%
Median: 6.86%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

Symbotic (SYM) vs. Trane Technologies (TT): A comparison of their payout ratio against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Dividend Metrics

Dividend metrics for Symbotic (SYM) and Trane Technologies (TT)
Metric	SYM	TT
Dividend Yield (TTM)	0.00%	1.04%
Dividend Payout Ratio (TTM)	0.00%	28.42%

Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

Trane Technologies (TT) at 27.92 is near its industry’s usual P/E ratio, while Symbotic (SYM) at 460.25 sits above its peer range — an unusually expensive price for SYM’s trailing earnings.

SYM

Capital Goods industry group

460.25

SYM: 460.25
Max: 59.38
Q3: 35.92
Median: 25.41
Q1: 19.47
Min: 3.03

TT

Capital Goods industry group

27.92

Max: 59.38
Q3: 35.92
TT: 27.92
Median: 25.41
Q1: 19.47
Min: 3.03

Symbotic (SYM) vs. Trane Technologies (TT): A comparison of their P/E ratio against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

P/S Ratio (TTM)

Both look expensive on sales: Trane Technologies (TT) at 3.79 sits in the upper P/S ratio quartile, and Symbotic (SYM) at 8.42 prices even higher, above its industry range.

SYM

Capital Goods industry group

8.42

SYM: 8.42
Max: 7.54
Q3: 3.76
Median: 2.15
Q1: 1.03
Min: 0.03

TT

Capital Goods industry group

3.79

Max: 7.54
TT: 3.79
Q3: 3.76
Median: 2.15
Q1: 1.03
Min: 0.03

Symbotic (SYM) vs. Trane Technologies (TT): A comparison of their P/S ratio against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

P/B Ratio (MRQ)

Both Symbotic (SYM) at 6.70 and Trane Technologies (TT) at 9.66 carry a premium to book value versus peers, sitting in the upper P/B ratio quartile of their industries.

SYM

Capital Goods industry group

6.70

Max: 9.66
SYM: 6.70
Q3: 5.00
Median: 3.12
Q1: 1.81
Min: -1.08

TT

Capital Goods industry group

9.66

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

Symbotic (SYM) vs. Trane Technologies (TT): A comparison of their P/B ratio against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Valuation Metrics

Valuation metrics for Symbotic (SYM) and Trane Technologies (TT)
Metric	SYM	TT
P/E Ratio (TTM)	460.25	27.92
P/S Ratio (TTM)	8.42	3.79
P/B Ratio (MRQ)	6.70	9.66
Free Cash Flow Yield (TTM)	2.46%	3.94%