AAON vs ITW vs JCI Stock Comparison

Aaon, Illinois Tool Works and Johnson Controls International Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AAON Aaon, Inc.
$75.83 -14.9% 1M -27.8% 1Y
Market cap
$6.25B
P/E
39.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.93B
Div. yield
0.53%
HVAC Industrials
ITW Illinois Tool Works Inc
$275.93 +0.7% 1M +11.3% 1Y
Market cap
$78.58B
P/E
24.0x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
2.37%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Illinois Tool Works leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Illinois Tool Works 5, Johnson Controls International 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAAONITWJCILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.25B $78.58B $94.41B JCI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 39.1x 24.0x 33.2x ITW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 34.0x 25.9x 31.8x ITW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +53.5% — — –
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% 2.37% 1.03% ITW
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -27.8% +11.3% +37.9% JCI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.7%/yr +4.0%/yr +16.3%/yr JCI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.8% 21.3% 31.8% ITW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 49/100 38/100 ITW

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 7 #52 of 56 24 #154 of 203 15 #48 of 56
Growth 78 #12 of 52 35 #123 of 188 75 #14 of 52
Profitability 52 #24 of 49 – –
Financial Health 66 #20 of 56 – –
Shareholder Returns 5 #39 of 41 87 #21 of 153 25 #31 of 41
Overall 42 49 38
  • AAON ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • ITW ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • JCI ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAAONITWJCISPY
1 month -14.9%+0.7%+3.8% -0.2%
3 months -19.1%-6.5%+11.0% +3.9%
6 months -13.9%+2.8%+10.1% +8.2%
Year to date -0.6%+12.0%+30.2% +12.9%
1 year -27.8%+11.3%+37.9% +12.3%
3 years +41.1%+23.6%+223.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +12.2%+7.3%+47.9% +23.3%
5 years +59.0%+21.8%+112.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year +9.7%+4.0%+16.3% +10.9%
10 years +285.5%+143.5%+254.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year +14.4%+9.3%+13.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAAONITWJCISPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.8%21.3%31.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 57.7%20.7%32.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.210.471.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.460.531.19 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -53.6%-28.9%-43.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -48.8%-7.9%-1.8% -1.2%
52-week high $148.25$299.60$158.77 $779.14
52-week low $68.85$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 39.1xmedian 20.1x 24.0xmedian 25.2x 33.2xmedian 20.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 1.5x 4.6xmedian 1.9x 3.6xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 22.4xmedian 11.8x —median 14.0x —median 11.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -52.6xmedian 16.2x 26.0xmedian 21.7x 28.6xmedian 16.2x
P/B now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 2.9x 25.0xmedian 2.3x 6.9xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 17.96median 0.99 —median 1.32 1.64median 0.99

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 – –
Gross profit $494.09M – $9.52B
Operating income $213.50M – –
Net income $159.29M $3.23B –
Free cash flow -$118.79M – –
EPS (diluted) $1.90 – $4.68
Cash & equivalents $13.00K $809.00M $618.00M
Total debt $435.00M – –
Shares (diluted) 83.72M 287.00M 610.00M
Enterprise value $6.25B $78.59B $94.45B

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 39.1x 24.0x 33.2x
P/FCF -52.6x 26.0x 28.6x
P/Operating cash flow 72.2x 24.1x 24.4x
P/S 3.2x 4.6x 3.6x
P/B 6.2x 25.0x 6.9x
P/Tangible book 6.2x 30.2x 9.3x
EV/EBITDA 22.4x – –
EV/EBIT 31.3x – –
EV/Revenue 3.5x – –
EV/FCF -56.3x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 77.3x 24.1x 24.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 17.96 – 1.64

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAAONITWJCI
Revenue growth (1Y) 53.5% – –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 22.7% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 36.9% – 10.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.2% – 6.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 39.0% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 5.4% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 30.5% 6.7% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.3% 0.9% –
EPS growth (1Y) 29.3% – -7.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.2% – 20.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 157.7% -0.5% 51.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.0% -0.5% 27.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 33.7% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -74.9% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAAONITWJCI
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% – –
Return on equity 16.4% 106.9% 21.1%
Return on assets 8.7% – 7.3%
Return on invested capital 12.7% – –
Return on capital employed 14.3% – –
Asset turnover 1.1x – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x 1.0x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAAONITWJCI
Debt / assets 23.3% – –
Debt / equity 0.4x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.5x – –
Debt / FCF -3.7x – –
Liabilities / assets 45.8% – –
Equity / assets 54.2% – 33.9%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 3.0x 1.3x 0.9x
Quick ratio 1.9x – –
Cash ratio 0.0x – –
Altman Z-score 6.92 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAAONITWJCI
Dividend yield 0.5% 2.4% 1.0%
Net buyback yield -0.6% – –
Shareholder yield -0.1% 2.4% 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.

ConsensusAAONITWJCI
Forward P/E 34.0xFY2026 25.9xFY2026 31.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.23FY2026 $10.67FY2026 $4.90FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +65.2%FY2026 +1.7%FY2026 +30.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +56.1% +19.3% +30.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.44BFY2026 $16.46BFY2026 $26.80BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +69.6%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026 +13.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.8% +11.4% +6.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAAONITWJCI
Held by institutions 78.7% 84.9% 89.5%
Institutions holding 469 1,969 1,597
Change in shares held, QoQ -7.0% +0.8% -1.1%
Institutions buying 241 846 790
Institutions selling 174 750 557
Buyers to sellers 1.39 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 0.20 0.48
ITW 0.20 1.00 0.28
JCI 0.48 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AAON, ITW and JCI?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aaon (AAON) $6.25B, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) $78.58B, Johnson Controls International (JCI) $94.41B.

Which stock is cheaper, AAON, ITW and JCI?

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Aaon (AAON) 39.1x, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 24.0x, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 33.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) is cheapest (Aaon (AAON) 34.0x, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 25.9x, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 31.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Johnson Controls International (JCI) returned the most: Aaon (AAON) -27.8%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +11.3%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +37.9%. Over five years, Johnson Controls International (JCI) compounded fastest (Aaon (AAON) +9.7%/yr, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +4.0%/yr, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +16.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) has the highest dividend yield: Aaon (AAON) 0.53%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 2.37%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 1.03%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) has been the steadiest (Aaon (AAON) 59.8%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 21.3%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 31.8%). 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 5. 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.