Brink's vs Lennox International
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I put Brink's and Lennox International side by side, using each one’s latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- Brink's is the larger business, with $5.3B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $5.2B for Lennox International.
- Brink's grew revenue faster (5.0%, against −2.7%).
- Lennox International kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (20.1% operating margin, against 11.1%).
- Lennox International turned more of its sales into free cash flow (12.3% FCF margin, against 8.3%).
- Lennox International earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (40.1%, against 11.4%).
- Investors pay more for each dollar of Brink's’s earnings: a P/E of 25.7x against 16.2x for Lennox International.
Who comes out ahead
Of the 10 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
Brink's
BCO
3/10
Revenue growthPiotroski F-scoreShare count change
Lennox International
LII
7/10
5-year growthGross marginOperating marginNet marginFCF marginReturn on capitalNet debt / EBITDA
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | BCO FY25 | LII FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $4.6B | $12.8B |
| Revenue | $5.3B | $5.2B |
| Free cash flow | $436M | $639M |
| Net income | $200M | $806M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 5.0% | −2.7% |
| 5-year growth | 7.4% | 7.4% |
| Share count change | −5.1% | −1.1% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 25.8% | 33.4% |
| Operating margin | 11.1% | 20.1% |
| Net margin | 3.8% | 15.5% |
| FCF margin | 8.3% | 12.3% |
| Return on capital | 11.4% | 40.1% |
| Return on equity | — | 75.8% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $2.7B | $1.4B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.1x | 1.2x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $252M | $655M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 25.7x | 16.2x |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | 5 |
Ten years
Revenue
Operating margin
Free cash flow
Return on capital
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.