LII
Industrials · Building Products & Equipment
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LII (LII) Stock Analysis 2026
Rule-based · Updated daily · Not financial advice
LII (LII) operates in the Building Products & Equipment space within the Industrials sector. With a market cap of $18.4B, it qualifies as a mid-cap company. Growth is moderate and the business remains profitable, offering a balanced risk/reward profile compared to high-multiple peers.
- Forward P/E (19.8×) is lower than trailing P/E (23.5×) — analysts expect earnings to improve
- Revenue growth of 6% YoY shows solid business momentum
- Healthy profit margin of 15.1%
- ROE of 76.8% shows management efficiently converts equity into profit
- Earnings fell 8% YoY — profitability is under pressure
- High debt-to-equity of 161.04× increases financial risk, especially with elevated interest rates
Verdict
Buy / Hold
More positives than negatives. Fundamentals support holding while monitoring key risks.
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Revenue & Results
Dividends
Current DY
1.04%
5Y Avg Annual
$3.8720
Last Payment
$1.3000
Ex-Date
03/31/2026
Annual dividends paid per share
| Ex-Date | Payment | Amount | Est. DY |
|---|---|---|---|
Latest03/31/2026 | 04/15/2026 | $1.3000 | 0.98% |
12/31/2025 | 01/15/2026 | $1.3000 | 0.98% |
09/30/2025 | 10/15/2025 | $1.3000 | 0.98% |
06/30/2025 | 07/15/2025 | $1.3000 | 0.98% |
04/30/2025 | 05/15/2025 | $1.1500 | 0.87% |
12/31/2024 | 01/15/2025 | $1.1500 | 0.87% |
09/30/2024 | 10/15/2024 | $1.1500 | 0.87% |
06/28/2024 | 07/13/2024 | $1.1500 | 0.87% |
Magic Number
Shares needed to self-fund your next purchase
$529.54
Price
$1.3000
Last div. (quarterly)
408
shares
Own 408 LII shares ($216,052.32) and each quarterly dividend pays for 1 new share — the snowball runs on its own.
Investment target
$216,052.32
New shares / year
+4 shares
If You Had Invested…
Hypothetical return based on historical prices
* Dividend reinvestment calculated at ex-date price. For informational purposes only.
Earnings
Next Earnings
Jul 29, 2026
43
days
EPS (TTM)
$22.49
P/E (TTM)
23.5
Fwd P/E
19.8
Earnings History
SEC EDGAR · official filings
SEC Filings
Official EDGAR documents
Key Statistics
Valuation
Trading
Dividends
Profitability
Balance Sheet
Fair Value Estimates
Current price: $529.54
Graham Number
√(22.5 × EPS × Book Value)
$132.84
Benjamin Graham's intrinsic value formula. Assumes a fair stock trades at no more than 22.5× the product of EPS and book value per share.
Bazin Ceiling Price
Avg. Annual DPS (5Y) ÷ 6%
$71.97
Décio Bazin's dividend-based ceiling. The max price you should pay so that dividends alone deliver at least 6% annual yield on your cost basis.
These are simplified estimates. Not financial advice.
Buy & Hold Checklist
Quality criteria for long-term holding
8/10
80% score
Pays dividends
15Y hist.15+ years of dividend history
Dividend consistency (5Y+)
15 yrsUninterrupted dividend payments for at least 5 years
ROE above 10%
76.8%Return on equity — measures how efficiently capital is used
Positive profit margin
15.1%Net profit margin must be positive — company earns more than it spends
Revenue growth (annual)
+5.8%Annual revenue must be growing compared to the prior year
Earnings growth (annual)
-7.7%Annual earnings must be growing compared to the prior year
Debt/Equity below 2×
161.04×Low financial leverage reduces risk of distress
Current ratio above 1
1.57×Short-term assets must cover short-term liabilities
Daily liquidity above $5M
$232M/dayHigh trading volume ensures easy entry and exit
Dividend yield above 0%
1.04%Stock must distribute income to shareholders
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About LII
Lennox International Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and markets products for the heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration markets in the United States, Canada, and internationally. The Home Comfort Solutions segment provides furnaces, air conditioners, heat pumps, packaged heating and cooling systems, indoor air quality equipment, comfort control products, and replacement parts and supplies; residential heating, ventilation, cooling equipment, and air conditioning; and evaporator coils, air handlers, and unit heaters under Lennox, Dave Lennox Signature Collection, Armstrong Air, Ducane, AirEase, Concord, MagicPak, Advanced Distributor Products, Allied, Elite Series, Supco, Linebacker, Elite series, Merit Series, Comfort Sync, Healthy Climate, Healthy Climate Solutions, iComfort, ComfortSense, and Lennox Stores name. The Building Climate Solutions segment offers unitary heating and air conditioning equipment, controls, installation and service of commercial heating and cooling equipment, variable refrigerant flow commercial, curb, curb adapters, drop box diffusers, HVAC recycling, and salvage service. This segment also provides , condensing units, unit coolers, fluid coolers, air cooled condensers, process chillers, compressorized racks, and replacement parts and supplies under the Lennox, Model L, CORE, Enlight, Xion, Energence, Prodigy, Strategos, Raider, Lennox VRF, Lennox National Account Services, Allied Commercial, Duro Dyne, Dyne-Tite, Durozone, Elite, AES Industries, Mechanical, Heatcraft Worldwide Refrigeration, Bohn, MAGNA, Larkin, Climate Control, Chandler Refrigeration, IntelliGen, and Interlink brand name. In addition, the company provides small package units, rooftop units, chillers, air handlers, and fan coils. It sells its products and services through direct sales, distributors, and company-owned parts and supplies stores. The company was founded in 1895 and is headquartered in Richardson, Texas.
Sector
Industrials
Industry
Building Products & Equipment
Location
Richardson, United States
Employees
5,400