Stock comparison
Lennox International
Waste Management
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
WM
Waste Management
Market cap
$87.5B
Sector
Industrials
Overall winner
Lennox International LII
Wins on the combined sum of fit scores across all four strategies. Per-strategy breakdown below.
Fit scores by strategy
| Strategy | LII | WM | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Buffett | 72B | 51C | LII |
| Benjamin Graham | 75B | 76B | WM |
| Philip Fisher | 56C | 48D | LII |
| Peter Lynch | 53C | 64C | WM |
| Joel Greenblatt | 53C | 40D | LII |
| Charlie Munger | 64C | 52D | LII |
| Terry Smith | 56C | 48D | LII |
Side-by-side metrics
| Metric | LII | WM |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $16.87B | $87.5B |
| P/E (TTM) | 22.2x | 31.7x |
| EV/EBIT | 19.0x | 24.1x |
| ROIC (TTM) | 23.93% | 9.02% |
| Gross margin | 33.06% | 32.06% |
| Net margin | 14.89% | 10.99% |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 5.5% | 8.88% |
| EPS CAGR 5y | 15.65% | 11.68% |
| Debt / Equity | 1.6x | 2.3x |
| Dividend yield | 1.04% | 1.56% |
Where each one wins
The metrics with the biggest gap between the two - sorted so the most decisive edges read first.
LII leads on
- ROIC (TTM)23.93%vs 9.02%+62%
- P/E (TTM)22.2xvs 31.7x+30%
- Debt / Equity1.6xvs 2.3x+29%
- Net margin14.89%vs 10.99%+26%
WM leads on
- Market cap$87.5Bvs $16.87B+81%
- Revenue CAGR 5y8.88%vs 5.5%+38%
- Dividend yield1.56%vs 1.04%+33%
Related on invest-like
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.