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Legence Corp. Class A Common stock

LGN
24
Engineering & Construction · Industrials
Exchange
NASDAQ
Winston Score
24
Winston is worried
Weak fundamentals across most pillars.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Weak
Growth
Weak
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Mixed
Valuation
Data not available

Winston Score History

The full picture

Legence Corp. is an energy efficiency and building services company that helps large commercial and institutional buildings use less energy. It provides engineering, design, construction, and ongoing maintenance services for heating, cooling, ventilation, and other building systems. Its main customers are hospitals, universities, data centers, and large commercial property owners across the United States.

Legence makes money by charging fees for engineering projects, equipment installation, and long-term service contracts. It operates primarily in the US and, with a market cap of around $7.7 billion, is one of the larger players in the building decarbonization and mechanical services space. Its competitive edge comes from bundling design, construction, and maintenance into one offering, which makes it harder for customers to switch providers. The key growth driver is rising demand from data centers and healthcare facilities to cut energy costs and meet sustainability targets, though thin operating margins leave the business vulnerable to cost overruns and labor inflation.

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+110.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

-614.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

Insider Activity

14.8%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$294M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Revenue accelerating

Legence Corp. Class A Common stock grew revenue 111% year-over-year and the growth rate is speeding up. That's the kind of momentum growth investors look for — the question is whether margins can follow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
14.4%
Thin — 14.4% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
2.7%
Thin — 2.7% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
7.0%
Weak — 7.0% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
N/A
Data not available
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
2/4 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
8.6%
Modest free cash flow (8.6%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
1.70
Elevated debt (1.70)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
1.50x
Dangerous — barely covers interest (1.5x)

Interest coverage between 1 and 3. Profits cover interest, but with little room to spare.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/M
no trend
Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful
Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
N/A
not available
Data not available

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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