ADT vs JCI vs ICTSF Stock Comparison

Adt, Johnson Controls International and Icts International N V Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ADT ADT Inc.
$9.90 +59.7% 1M +22.5% 1Y
Market cap
$6.68B
P/E
10.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.22B
Div. yield
–
Security Services Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Johnson Controls International leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Johnson Controls International 7, Adt 3, Icts International N V 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionADTJCIICTSFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.68B $80.51B $216.69M JCI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.8x 22.5x -15.2x ADT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.5x 21.9x — ADT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.0% +6.8% — JCI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.9% 14.3% — JCI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.2% 10.5% — JCI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 2.3x — JCI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +22.5% +26.5% +38.6% ICTSF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.8%/yr +13.5%/yr -4.1%/yr JCI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.2% 33.0% 85.8% JCI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 47/100 — ADT

Percentile Scorecard

ADTJCIICTSF

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

AxisADTJCIICTSF
Valuation 97 #4 of 114 18 #47 of 57 35 #75 of 114
Growth 50 #50 of 98 89 #7 of 54 –
Profitability 92 #9 of 95 65 #19 of 53 –
Financial Health 15 #107 of 126 26 #44 of 59 52 #61 of 126
Shareholder Returns 83 #13 of 70 37 #27 of 42 –
Overall 67 47 –
  • ADT ranked among 131 companies in Business Services
  • JCI ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • ICTSF ranked among 131 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodADTJCIICTSFSPY
1 month +59.7%-10.4%+6.5% -1.0%
3 months +28.6%-8.5%+7.7% -0.4%
6 months +41.8%-1.8%+21.8% +4.5%
Year to date +22.7%+17.3%+80.5% +12.4%
1 year +22.5%+26.5%+38.6% +13.6%
3 years +61.5%+172.9%+50.0% +76.4%
3 years, per year +17.3%+39.8%+14.5% +20.8%
5 years +9.5%+88.3%-19.1% +63.7%
5 years, per year +1.8%+13.5%-4.1% +10.4%
10 years —+243.7%+749.3% +267.7%
10 years, per year —+13.1%+23.9% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureADTJCIICTSFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.2%33.0%85.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.6%35.1%134.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.571.140.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.550.800.45 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.2%-43.1%-68.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-11.5%-6.1% -1.6%
52-week high $9.90$158.77$6.42 $779.14
52-week low $6.08$110.85$3.10 $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.

MultipleADTJCIICTSF
P/E now vs peer median 10.8xmedian 23.0x 23.9xmedian 22.2x -15.2xmedian 23.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 0.9x 3.4xmedian 1.7x 0.4xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.0xmedian 12.1x 25.0xmedian 13.9x —median 12.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 15.8x 26.9xmedian 18.0x -6.9xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.4x 6.3xmedian 2.8x -10.6xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.06median 1.13 0.95median 1.06 —median 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 monthsADTJCIICTSF
Revenue $5.22B $25.00B –
Gross profit $4.17B $9.16B –
Operating income $1.28B $2.99B –
Net income $618.20M $3.58B –
Free cash flow $1.93B $3.17B –
EPS (diluted) $0.84 $5.87 –
Cash & equivalents $228.30M $641.00M $16.89M
Total debt $7.78B $9.48B $7.76M
Shares (diluted) 736.76M 610.00M 36.18M
Enterprise value $6.25B $78.24B $17.12M

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
MetricADTJCIICTSF
P/E 10.8x 23.9x -15.2x
P/FCF 3.5x 26.9x -6.9x
P/Operating cash flow 3.2x 24.0x –
P/S 1.3x 3.4x 0.4x
P/B 1.8x 6.3x -10.6x
P/Tangible book -5.9x 8.5x -10.6x
EV/EBITDA 5.0x 25.0x –
EV/EBIT 11.1x 31.5x –
EV/Revenue 2.7x 3.8x –
EV/FCF 7.4x 29.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow 6.7x 26.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.06 0.95 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricADTJCIICTSF
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.0% 6.8% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.8% 4.4% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.9% 7.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.2% 5.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 0.2% 14.1% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 27.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) -3.5% 60.4% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 153.6% 20.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) 8.5% 72.9% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 166.8% 25.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 7.5% 20.5% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.3% 41.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 6.4% 29.8% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.5% 56.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricADTJCIICTSF
Gross margin 80.0% 36.7% –
EBITDA margin 55.0% 15.1% –
Operating margin 24.6% 12.0% –
Pretax margin 16.6% 10.9% –
Net margin 11.9% 14.3% –
FCF margin 37.0% 12.7% –
Operating cash flow margin 40.6% 14.2% –
Return on equity 17.4% 27.0% –
Return on assets 3.9% 9.5% –
Return on invested capital 8.2% 10.5% –
Return on capital employed 9.3% 11.0% –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.6x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.4x 1.0x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricADTJCIICTSF
Debt / assets 48.8% 24.4% 4.7%
Debt / equity 2.1x 0.7x -0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 2.3x –
Debt / FCF 4.0x 3.0x –
Liabilities / assets 77.2% 65.1% 112.8%
Equity / assets 22.8% 34.9% -12.8%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.5x 1.0x 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.9x 1.6x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 0.61 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricADTJCIICTSF
Dividend yield 2.4% 1.1% –
Net buyback yield 9.3% 6.9% –
Shareholder yield 11.7% 8.0% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – 27.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 30.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -0.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 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.

ConsensusADTJCIICTSF
Forward P/E 11.5xFY2026 21.9xFY2027 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.86FY2026 $6.41FY2027 –
EPS growth, next FY -3.4%FY2026 +36.6%FY2027 –
EPS growth, the year after +19.8% +8.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.95BFY2026 $26.80BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY -3.4%FY2026 +13.6%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +12.7% +6.3% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersADTJCIICTSF
Held by institutions 94.5% 89.5% –
Institutions holding 457 1,600 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.7% -1.1% –
Institutions buying 297 792 –
Institutions selling 125 558 –
Buyers to sellers 2.38 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.

ADTJCIICTSF
ADT 1.00 0.04 0.04
JCI 0.04 1.00 0.01
ICTSF 0.04 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ADT, JCI and ICTSF?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Adt (ADT) $6.68B, Johnson Controls International (JCI) $80.51B, Icts International N V (ICTSF) $216.69M.

Which stock is cheaper, ADT, JCI and ICTSF?

Adt (ADT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Adt (ADT) 10.8x, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 22.5x, Icts International N V (ICTSF) -15.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Adt (ADT) is cheapest (Adt (ADT) 11.5x, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 21.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Adt (ADT) +2.0%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +6.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Icts International N V (ICTSF) returned the most: Adt (ADT) +22.5%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +26.5%, Icts International N V (ICTSF) +38.6%. Over five years, Johnson Controls International (JCI) compounded fastest (Adt (ADT) +1.8%/yr, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +13.5%/yr, Icts International N V (ICTSF) -4.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Adt (ADT) 0.00%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 0.01%, Icts International N V (ICTSF) 0.00%. Adt (ADT) and Icts International N V (ICTSF) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Johnson Controls International (JCI) has been the steadiest (Adt (ADT) 41.2%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 33.0%, Icts International N V (ICTSF) 85.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ADT, JCI and ICTSF?

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.