ADT vs BCO vs JCI Stock Comparison

Adt, Brinks and Johnson Controls International Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ADT ADT Inc.
$6.91 +9.0% 1M -20.7% 1Y
Market cap
$5.23B
P/E
8.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.16B
Div. yield
–
Security Services Industrials
4 wins
BCO Brinks Co
$111.33 +6.1% 1M -4.0% 1Y
Market cap
$4.59B
P/E
25.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.48B
Div. yield
0.01%
Security Services Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Johnson Controls International leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Johnson Controls International 7, Adt 4, Brinks 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionADTBCOJCILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.23B $4.59B $89.59B JCI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 8.5x 25.4x 25.0x ADT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.0x 13.8x 29.4x ADT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.1% +8.1% +6.8% BCO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.9% 3.3% 14.3% JCI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.2% 6.9% 10.5% JCI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.7x 3.3x 2.3x JCI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.01% JCI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -20.7% -4.0% +30.2% JCI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.9%/yr +13.6%/yr +14.3%/yr JCI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.8% 34.0% 31.3% ADT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 53/100 44/100 ADT

Percentile Scorecard

ADTBCOJCI

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

AxisADTBCOJCI
Valuation 96 #5 of 112 64 #41 of 112 15 #47 of 55
Growth 50 #49 of 96 64 #35 of 96 88 #7 of 51
Profitability 91 #9 of 93 70 #29 of 93 62 #20 of 51
Financial Health 14 #109 of 126 24 #96 of 126 24 #45 of 59
Shareholder Returns 92 #6 of 67 42 #39 of 67 33 #28 of 41
Overall 69 53 44
  • ADT ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • BCO ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • 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

PeriodADTBCOJCISPY
1 month +9.0%+6.1%-1.4% -1.0%
3 months -2.0%-8.8%+0.3% +2.9%
6 months -4.8%+1.2%+1.4% +6.4%
Year to date -14.4%-4.6%+20.2% +11.4%
1 year -20.7%-4.0%+30.2% +13.1%
3 years +11.6%+61.2%+195.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year +3.7%+17.3%+43.5% +21.5%
5 years -17.8%+88.7%+94.9% +67.7%
5 years, per year -3.9%+13.6%+14.3% +10.9%
10 years —+202.2%+226.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year —+11.7%+12.6% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureADTBCOJCISPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.8%34.0%31.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.4%33.6%32.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.700.751.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.69-0.120.97 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.2%-33.5%-43.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.8%-17.9%-9.3% -2.5%
52-week high $8.84$135.58$158.77 $779.14
52-week low $6.08$92.16$110.55 $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.

MultipleADTBCOJCI
P/E now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 21.0x 25.5xmedian 21.0x 24.5xmedian 19.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 0.9x 0.8xmedian 0.9x 3.5xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 12.3x 8.4xmedian 12.3x 25.5xmedian 12.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 15.1x 11.7xmedian 15.1x 27.5xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 2.4x 10.4xmedian 2.4x 6.5xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.05median 1.02 1.12median 1.02 0.98median 0.98

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 monthsADTBCOJCI
Revenue $5.16B $5.48B $25.00B
Gross profit $4.17B $1.45B $9.16B
Operating income $1.29B $576.00M $2.99B
Net income $612.75M $191.00M $3.58B
Free cash flow $1.97B $393.60M $3.17B
EPS (diluted) $0.75 $4.36 $5.87
Cash & equivalents $3.88M $1.66B $641.00M
Total debt $7.69B $4.59B $9.48B
Shares (diluted) 820.13M 41.50M 610.00M
Enterprise value $4.97B -$1.68B $87.32B

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
MetricADTBCOJCI
P/E 8.6x 25.5x 24.5x
P/FCF 2.4x 11.7x 27.5x
P/Operating cash flow 2.2x 8.2x 24.6x
P/S 0.9x 0.8x 3.5x
P/B 1.3x 10.4x 6.5x
P/Tangible book -3.5x 51.7x 8.7x
EV/EBITDA 4.3x 8.4x 25.5x
EV/EBIT 9.6x 13.1x 32.1x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 1.4x 3.8x
EV/FCF 6.3x 19.1x 30.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.7x 13.4x 27.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.05 1.12 0.98

Growth

14 metrics
MetricADTBCOJCI
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.1% 8.1% 6.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.7% 5.0% 4.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.3% 13.6% 7.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.4% 9.3% 5.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -0.3% 22.8% 14.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 19.1% 14.1% 27.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -1.6% 9.8% 60.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 164.5% 15.8% 20.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 0.8% 13.6% 72.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 178.3% 22.8% 25.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 8.5% -1.9% 20.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.0% 1.0% 41.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 7.7% 13.2% 29.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.3% 3.5% 56.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricADTBCOJCI
Gross margin 80.7% 26.4% 36.7%
EBITDA margin 55.6% 16.3% 15.1%
Operating margin 25.0% 10.5% 12.0%
Pretax margin 16.6% 5.9% 10.9%
Net margin 11.9% 3.3% 14.3%
FCF margin 38.1% 7.2% 12.7%
Operating cash flow margin 41.8% 10.2% 14.2%
Return on equity 16.8% 45.7% 27.0%
Return on assets 3.9% 2.6% 9.5%
Return on invested capital 8.2% 6.9% 10.5%
Return on capital employed 8.8% 11.0% 11.0%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.8x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.5x 2.9x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 0.5% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricADTBCOJCI
Debt / assets 48.8% 62.6% 24.4%
Debt / equity 2.2x 10.4x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.7x 3.3x 2.3x
Debt / FCF 3.9x 11.7x 3.0x
Liabilities / assets 77.9% 94.0% 65.1%
Equity / assets 22.1% 6.0% 34.9%
Interest coverage – 2.3x –
Current ratio 0.7x 1.6x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.4x 1.2x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.8x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 0.56 1.67 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricADTBCOJCI
Dividend yield 3.4% 0.9% 1.1%
Net buyback yield 15.2% 2.4% 6.7%
Shareholder yield 18.6% 3.3% 7.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 22.1% 27.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 10.7% 30.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -0.2% -0.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 3.4% 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.

ConsensusADTBCOJCI
Forward P/E 8.0xFY2026 13.8xFY2026 29.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.86FY2026 $8.06FY2026 $4.89FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -3.4%FY2026 +0.1%FY2026 +30.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.8% +25.3% +30.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.95BFY2026 $5.23BFY2026 $26.80BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.4%FY2026 -0.6%FY2026 +13.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.7% +4.4% +6.3%
ADT estimates →BCO estimates →JCI estimates →

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersADTBCOJCI
Held by institutions 94.5% 100.0% 89.5%
Institutions holding 456 359 1,597
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.7% +12.1% -1.1%
Institutions buying 297 182 790
Institutions selling 125 122 557
Buyers to sellers 2.38 1.49 1.42
ADT holders →BCO holders →JCI holders →

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.

ADTBCOJCI
ADT 1.00 0.27 0.06
BCO 0.27 1.00 0.19
JCI 0.06 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ADT, BCO and JCI?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Adt (ADT) $5.23B, Brinks (BCO) $4.59B, Johnson Controls International (JCI) $89.59B.

Which stock is cheaper, ADT, BCO and JCI?

Adt (ADT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Adt (ADT) 8.5x, Brinks (BCO) 25.4x, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 25.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Adt (ADT) is cheapest (Adt (ADT) 8.0x, Brinks (BCO) 13.8x, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 29.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Brinks (BCO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Adt (ADT) +2.1%, Brinks (BCO) +8.1%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +6.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) has the highest net margin (Adt (ADT) 11.9%, Brinks (BCO) 3.3%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 14.3%). On return on invested capital, Johnson Controls International (JCI) leads (Adt (ADT) 8.2%, Brinks (BCO) 6.9%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 10.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Johnson Controls International (JCI) returned the most: Adt (ADT) -20.7%, Brinks (BCO) -4.0%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +30.2%. Over five years, Johnson Controls International (JCI) compounded fastest (Adt (ADT) -3.9%/yr, Brinks (BCO) +13.6%/yr, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +14.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) has the highest dividend yield: Adt (ADT) 0.00%, Brinks (BCO) 0.01%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 0.01%. Adt (ADT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Adt (ADT) has been the steadiest (Adt (ADT) 29.8%, Brinks (BCO) 34.0%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 31.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ADT, BCO 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 7. 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.