Stock comparison
Lennox International
Watts Water Technologies
Scored across Buffett, Graham, Lynch and Greenblatt - plus a side-by-side metric table covering valuation, quality, growth and balance sheet.
LII
Lennox International
Market cap
$16.87B
Sector
Industrials
WTS
Watts Water Technologies
Market cap
$10.06B
Sector
Industrials
Overall winner
Watts Water Technologies WTS
Wins on the combined sum of fit scores across all four strategies. Per-strategy breakdown below.
Fit scores by strategy
| Strategy | LII | WTS | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Buffett | 72B | 71B | LII |
| Benjamin Graham | 75B | 80A | WTS |
| Philip Fisher | 56C | 65B | WTS |
| Peter Lynch | 53C | 55C | WTS |
| Joel Greenblatt | 53C | 49D | LII |
| Charlie Munger | 64C | 59C | LII |
| Terry Smith | 56C | 59C | WTS |
Side-by-side metrics
| Metric | LII | WTS |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $16.87B | $10.06B |
| P/E (TTM) | 22.2x | 27.3x |
| EV/EBIT | 19.0x | 20.7x |
| ROIC (TTM) | 23.93% | 15.18% |
| Gross margin | 33.06% | 49.25% |
| Net margin | 14.89% | 14.32% |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 5.5% | 7.75% |
| EPS CAGR 5y | 15.65% | 20.03% |
| Debt / Equity | 1.6x | 0.1x |
| Dividend yield | 1.04% | 0.7% |
Where each one wins
The metrics with the biggest gap between the two - sorted so the most decisive edges read first.
LII leads on
- Market cap$16.87Bvs $10.06B+40%
- ROIC (TTM)23.93%vs 15.18%+37%
- Dividend yield1.04%vs 0.7%+33%
- P/E (TTM)22.2xvs 27.3x+18%
WTS leads on
- Debt / Equity0.1xvs 1.6x+94%
- Gross margin49.25%vs 33.06%+33%
- Revenue CAGR 5y7.75%vs 5.5%+29%
- EPS CAGR 5y20.03%vs 15.65%+22%
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Key terms in this analysis
Educational tool. Fit scores are deterministic projections from public financials onto each investor's published criteria - not personal recommendations or advice.