AAON vs ITW vs JCI Stock Comparison

Aaon, Illinois Tool Works and Johnson Controls International Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AAON Aaon, Inc.
$54.42 -38.2% 1M -41.8% 1Y
Market cap
$4.49B
P/E
28.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.93B
Div. yield
0.74%
HVAC Industrials
2 wins
ITW Illinois Tool Works Inc
$285.42 +6.9% 1M +16.5% 1Y
Market cap
$81.12B
P/E
25.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.65B
Div. yield
2.29%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Illinois Tool Works leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Illinois Tool Works 6, Johnson Controls International 4, Aaon 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAAONITWJCILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.49B $81.12B $79.58B ITW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.1x 25.2x 22.3x JCI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.4x 26.6x 20.1x JCI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +53.5% +4.8% +6.8% AAON
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.2% 19.4% 14.3% ITW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.7% 27.1% 10.5% ITW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.5x 1.8x 2.3x AAON
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.74% 2.29% 1.22% ITW
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -41.8% +16.5% +8.7% ITW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.0%/yr +4.0%/yr +12.0%/yr JCI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 63.0% 22.0% 32.7% ITW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 47/100 48/100 JCI

Percentile Scorecard

AAONITWJCI

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

AxisAAONITWJCI
Valuation 9 #51 of 56 19 #166 of 204 20 #45 of 56
Growth 77 #13 of 54 34 #126 of 191 85 #9 of 54
Profitability 46 #29 of 53 100 #2 of 189 64 #20 of 53
Financial Health 68 #19 of 58 27 #161 of 221 26 #43 of 58
Shareholder Returns 10 #38 of 42 55 #72 of 159 46 #23 of 42
Overall 42 47 48
  • AAON ranked among 58 companies in Construction Products
  • ITW ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • JCI ranked among 58 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAAONITWJCISPY
1 month -38.2%+6.9%-17.3% -5.9%
3 months -39.7%-3.2%-15.0% -4.6%
6 months -57.9%+11.7%-5.7% +0.2%
Year to date -28.6%+15.9%+9.7% +7.5%
1 year -41.8%+16.5%+8.7% +8.2%
3 years -5.7%+23.5%+156.8% +68.3%
3 years, per year -1.9%+7.3%+37.0% +19.0%
5 years +10.5%+21.9%+76.0% +56.5%
5 years, per year +2.0%+4.0%+12.0% +9.4%
10 years +196.2%+150.3%+221.4% +251.5%
10 years, per year +11.5%+9.6%+12.4% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureAAONITWJCISPY
Volatility, 1Y 63.0%22.0%32.7% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 64.4%21.1%36.4% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.990.501.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.660.750.27 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -63.3%-28.9%-43.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -63.3%-4.7%-17.3% -5.9%
52-week high $148.25$299.60$158.77 $779.14
52-week low $54.42$241.07$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.

MultipleAAONITWJCI
P/E now vs peer median 28.1xmedian 21.0x 25.2xmedian 23.4x 22.3xmedian 21.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.7x 4.9xmedian 1.7x 3.2xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.5xmedian 13.3x 18.6xmedian 13.4x 23.5xmedian 13.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -37.8xmedian 16.1x 28.3xmedian 21.9x 25.1xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 2.8x 25.8xmedian 2.1x 5.9xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 12.89median 0.89 8.69median 1.02 0.89median 0.89

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 monthsAAONITWJCI
Revenue $1.93B $16.65B $25.00B
Gross profit $494.09M $7.38B $9.16B
Operating income $213.50M $4.43B $2.99B
Net income $159.29M $3.23B $3.58B
Free cash flow -$118.79M $2.87B $3.17B
EPS (diluted) $1.90 $11.31 $5.87
Cash & equivalents $13.00K $809.00M $641.00M
Total debt $435.00M $9.37B $9.48B
Shares (diluted) 83.72M 285.30M 610.00M
Enterprise value $4.49B $77.79B $77.34B

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
MetricAAONITWJCI
P/E 28.1x 25.2x 22.3x
P/FCF -37.8x 28.3x 25.1x
P/Operating cash flow 51.8x 24.9x 22.5x
P/S 2.3x 4.9x 3.2x
P/B 4.4x 25.8x 5.9x
P/Tangible book 4.4x 31.2x 8.0x
EV/EBITDA 16.5x 18.6x 23.5x
EV/EBIT 23.1x 20.2x 29.6x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 5.4x 3.5x
EV/FCF -41.4x 31.3x 27.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 56.9x 27.5x 25.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 12.89 8.69 0.89

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAAONITWJCI
Revenue growth (1Y) 53.5% 4.8% 6.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 22.7% 1.1% 4.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 36.9% 5.7% 7.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.2% 2.8% 5.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 39.0% 6.4% 14.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 5.4% 3.1% 27.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 30.5% 6.7% 60.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.3% 0.9% 20.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 29.3% 9.1% 72.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.2% 2.9% 25.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 157.7% -0.5% 20.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.0% -0.5% 41.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 33.7% 0.8% 29.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -74.9% 0.4% 56.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAAONITWJCI
Gross margin 25.6% 44.3% 36.7%
EBITDA margin 15.5% 29.0% 15.1%
Operating margin 11.0% 26.6% 12.0%
Pretax margin 9.9% 25.2% 10.9%
Net margin 8.2% 19.4% 14.3%
FCF margin -6.1% 17.2% 12.7%
Operating cash flow margin 4.5% 19.6% 14.2%
Return on equity 16.4% 106.9% 27.0%
Return on assets 8.7% 19.6% 9.5%
Return on invested capital 12.7% 27.1% 10.5%
Return on capital employed 14.3% 38.9% 11.0%
Asset turnover 1.1x 1.0x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x 1.0x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 0.5% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAAONITWJCI
Debt / assets 23.3% 56.8% 24.4%
Debt / equity 0.4x 3.0x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.5x 1.8x 2.3x
Debt / FCF -3.7x 3.3x 3.0x
Liabilities / assets 45.8% 81.0% 65.1%
Equity / assets 54.2% 19.0% 34.9%
Interest coverage – 14.3x –
Current ratio 3.0x 1.3x 1.0x
Quick ratio 1.9x 0.8x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 5.68 8.29 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAAONITWJCI
Dividend yield 0.7% 2.3% 1.2%
Net buyback yield -0.8% 2.0% 7.4%
Shareholder yield -0.1% 4.3% 8.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 57.4% 27.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 64.6% 30.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 5.2% -0.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 5.1% 0.2%

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.

ConsensusAAONITWJCI
Forward P/E 24.4xFY2026 26.6xFY2026 20.1xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $2.23FY2026 $10.72FY2026 $6.54FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +65.2%FY2026 +2.2%FY2026 +26.7%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +56.1% +18.8% +9.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.44BFY2026 $16.47BFY2026 $29.02BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +69.6%FY2026 +2.7%FY2026 +13.1%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +16.8% +11.5% +8.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAAONITWJCI
Held by institutions 78.7% 84.9% 89.5%
Institutions holding 471 1,972 1,600
Change in shares held, QoQ -7.0% +0.8% -1.1%
Institutions buying 241 847 791
Institutions selling 176 752 559
Buyers to sellers 1.37 1.13 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.

AAONITWJCI
AAON 1.00 0.19 0.53
ITW 0.19 1.00 0.27
JCI 0.53 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AAON, ITW and JCI?

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aaon (AAON) $4.49B, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) $81.12B, Johnson Controls International (JCI) $79.58B.

Which stock is cheaper, AAON, ITW and JCI?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Aaon (AAON) 28.1x, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 25.2x, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 22.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Johnson Controls International (JCI) is cheapest (Aaon (AAON) 24.4x, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 26.6x, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 20.1x). 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%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +4.8%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +6.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) has the highest net margin (Aaon (AAON) 8.2%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 19.4%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 14.3%). On return on invested capital, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) leads (Aaon (AAON) 12.7%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 27.1%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 10.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Illinois Tool Works (ITW) returned the most: Aaon (AAON) -41.8%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +16.5%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +8.7%. Over five years, Johnson Controls International (JCI) compounded fastest (Aaon (AAON) +2.0%/yr, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +4.0%/yr, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +12.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) has the highest dividend yield: Aaon (AAON) 0.74%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 2.29%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 1.22%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) has been the steadiest (Aaon (AAON) 63.0%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 22.0%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 32.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AAON, ITW 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, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) leads on 6. 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.