AAON vs CRH vs JCI Stock Comparison

Aaon, Crh Public and Johnson Controls International Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AAON Aaon, Inc.
$75.30 -11.5% 1M -27.1% 1Y
Market cap
$6.21B
P/E
38.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.93B
Div. yield
0.53%
HVAC Industrials
1 win
CRH Crh Public Ltd Co
$90.63 +7.2% 1M -23.5% 1Y
Market cap
$60.35B
P/E
16.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$38.96B
Div. yield
1.70%
Cement Basic Materials
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Johnson Controls International leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Johnson Controls International 4, Crh Public 4, Aaon 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAAONCRHJCILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.21B $60.35B $95.85B JCI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 38.9x 16.9x 33.7x CRH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 33.8x 15.8x 24.7x CRH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +53.5% +5.6% — AAON
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.2% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.7% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.5x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.53% 1.70% 1.01% CRH
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -27.1% -23.5% +39.6% JCI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.5%/yr +13.6%/yr +16.6%/yr JCI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.8% 32.8% 31.7% JCI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 67/100 37/100 CRH

Percentile Scorecard

AAONCRHJCI

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAAONCRHJCI
Valuation 7 #51 of 55 78 #3 of 10 9 #50 of 55
Growth 78 #12 of 51 – 80 #11 of 51
Profitability 44 #28 of 49 – –
Financial Health 67 #19 of 55 38 #6 of 9 –
Shareholder Returns 5 #38 of 40 86 #2 of 8 23 #31 of 40
Overall 40 67 37
  • AAON ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • CRH ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • JCI ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAAONCRHJCISPY
1 month -11.5%+7.2%+5.9% +0.7%
3 months -14.0%-5.7%+10.0% +3.7%
6 months -19.3%-23.5%+8.4% +7.1%
Year to date -1.2%-27.4%+32.1% +12.8%
1 year -27.1%-23.5%+39.6% +11.9%
3 years +38.3%+69.4%+225.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year +11.4%+19.2%+48.2% +22.8%
5 years +57.6%+88.7%+115.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year +9.5%+13.6%+16.6% +10.9%
10 years +283.6%+173.8%+261.6% +262.0%
10 years, per year +14.4%+10.6%+13.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAAONCRHJCISPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.8%32.8%31.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 57.6%33.0%32.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.211.291.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.45-0.721.25 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -53.6%-42.1%-43.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -49.2%-31.0%-0.3% -1.2%
52-week high $148.25$131.38$158.77 $779.14
52-week low $68.85$79.20$110.85 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAAONCRHJCI
P/E now vs peer median 38.9xmedian 20.3x 16.9xmedian 20.7x 33.7xmedian 20.3x
P/S now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 1.6x 1.5xmedian 1.8x 3.6xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 22.2xmedian 12.6x —median 9.7x —median 12.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -52.3xmedian 16.9x 20.4xmedian 32.9x 28.6xmedian 16.9x
P/B now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 3.0x 2.3xmedian 2.4x 7.0xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 17.84median 1.13 —median 3.42 1.67median 1.13

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAAONCRHJCI
Revenue $1.93B $38.96B –
Gross profit $494.09M $14.12B $9.52B
Operating income $213.50M $5.34B –
Net income $159.29M $3.55B –
Free cash flow -$118.79M – –
EPS (diluted) $1.90 $5.35 $4.68
Cash & equivalents $13.00K $5.11B $618.00M
Total debt $435.00M – –
Shares (diluted) 83.72M 668.80M 610.00M
Enterprise value $6.21B $61.37B $95.89B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAAONCRHJCI
P/E 38.9x 16.9x 33.7x
P/FCF -52.3x 20.4x 28.6x
P/Operating cash flow 71.7x 11.6x 24.8x
P/S 3.2x 1.5x 3.6x
P/B 6.1x 2.3x 7.0x
P/Tangible book 6.1x 2.5x 9.4x
EV/EBITDA 22.2x – –
EV/EBIT 31.1x – –
EV/Revenue 3.4x 1.5x –
EV/FCF -55.9x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 76.8x 11.6x 24.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 17.84 – 1.67

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAAONCRHJCI
Revenue growth (1Y) 53.5% 5.6% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 22.7% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 36.9% 5.9% 10.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.2% – 6.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 39.0% 4.0% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 5.4% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 30.5% 2.6% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.3% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 29.3% 5.4% -7.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.2% – 20.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 157.7% -4.7% 51.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.0% – 27.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 33.7% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -74.9% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAAONCRHJCI
Gross margin 25.6% – –
EBITDA margin 15.5% – –
Operating margin 11.0% – –
Pretax margin 9.9% – –
Net margin 8.2% – –
FCF margin -6.1% – –
Operating cash flow margin 4.5% 13.3% –
Return on equity 16.4% 13.9% 21.1%
Return on assets 8.7% 5.9% 7.3%
Return on invested capital 12.7% – –
Return on capital employed 14.3% – –
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.6x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x 1.5x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 0.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAAONCRHJCI
Debt / assets 23.3% – –
Debt / equity 0.4x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.5x – –
Debt / FCF -3.7x – –
Liabilities / assets 45.8% 56.9% –
Equity / assets 54.2% 42.4% 33.9%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 3.0x 1.5x 0.9x
Quick ratio 1.9x – –
Cash ratio 0.0x – –
Altman Z-score 6.89 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAAONCRHJCI
Dividend yield 0.5% 1.7% 1.0%
Net buyback yield -0.6% – –
Shareholder yield -0.1% 1.7% 1.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAAONCRHJCI
Forward P/E 33.8xFY2026 15.8xFY2026 24.7xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $2.23FY2026 $5.74FY2026 $6.41FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +65.2%FY2026 +3.1%FY2026 +36.6%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +56.1% +13.9% +8.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.44BFY2026 $41.93BFY2026 $26.80BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +69.6%FY2026 +12.0%FY2026 +13.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.8% -3.2% +6.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAAONCRHJCI
Held by institutions 78.7% 84.4% 89.5%
Institutions holding 470 1,030 1,598
Change in shares held, QoQ -7.0% +1.7% -1.1%
Institutions buying 241 555 791
Institutions selling 175 355 557
Buyers to sellers 1.38 1.56 1.42

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AAONCRHJCI
AAON 1.00 0.26 0.48
CRH 0.26 1.00 0.25
JCI 0.48 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AAON, CRH and JCI?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aaon (AAON) $6.21B, Crh Public (CRH) $60.35B, Johnson Controls International (JCI) $95.85B.

Which stock is cheaper, AAON, CRH and JCI?

Crh Public (CRH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Aaon (AAON) 38.9x, Crh Public (CRH) 16.9x, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 33.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Crh Public (CRH) is cheapest (Aaon (AAON) 33.8x, Crh Public (CRH) 15.8x, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 24.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Aaon (AAON) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Aaon (AAON) +53.5%, Crh Public (CRH) +5.6%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Johnson Controls International (JCI) returned the most: Aaon (AAON) -27.1%, Crh Public (CRH) -23.5%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +39.6%. Over five years, Johnson Controls International (JCI) compounded fastest (Aaon (AAON) +9.5%/yr, Crh Public (CRH) +13.6%/yr, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +16.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Crh Public (CRH) has the highest dividend yield: Aaon (AAON) 0.53%, Crh Public (CRH) 1.70%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 1.01%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Johnson Controls International (JCI) has been the steadiest (Aaon (AAON) 59.8%, Crh Public (CRH) 32.8%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 31.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AAON, CRH and JCI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Johnson Controls International (JCI) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.