ALRM vs ICTSF vs JCI Stock Comparison

Alarm.com Holdings, Icts International N V and Johnson Controls International Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ALRM Alarm.com Holdings, Inc.
$66.03 +20.8% 1M +34.2% 1Y
Market cap
$3.24B
P/E
27.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.06B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Alarm.com Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Alarm.com Holdings 6, Johnson Controls International 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALRMICTSFJCILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.24B $214.12M $88.72B JCI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.6x -14.4x 24.9x JCI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.0x — 22.9x ALRM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.7% — +6.8% ALRM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.1% — 14.3% JCI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.5% — 10.5% JCI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x — 2.3x ALRM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 1.09% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +34.2% +31.5% +28.0% ALRM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.4%/yr -5.4%/yr +15.1%/yr JCI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.4% 85.7% 32.4% ALRM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 — 44/100 ALRM

Percentile Scorecard

ALRMICTSFJCI

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

AxisALRMICTSFJCI
Valuation 84 #21 of 124 35 #74 of 113 13 #48 of 55
Growth 45 #63 of 113 – 88 #7 of 51
Profitability 84 #18 of 110 – 62 #20 of 51
Financial Health 58 #55 of 129 52 #61 of 126 26 #44 of 59
Shareholder Returns 77 #16 of 67 – 33 #28 of 41
Overall 70 – 44
  • ALRM ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • ICTSF ranked among 131 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

PeriodALRMICTSFJCISPY
1 month +20.8%+5.5%-6.3% -2.3%
3 months +18.9%+0.4%+0.0% -0.7%
6 months +39.8%+15.6%+1.4% +4.8%
Year to date +29.4%+71.3%+22.3% +10.3%
1 year +34.2%+31.5%+28.0% +10.3%
3 years +26.2%+42.3%+184.5% +73.0%
3 years, per year +8.1%+12.5%+41.7% +20.1%
5 years -24.3%-24.1%+102.1% +61.9%
5 years, per year -5.4%-5.4%+15.1% +10.1%
10 years +133.2%+705.6%+254.2% +258.6%
10 years, per year +8.8%+23.2%+13.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureALRMICTSFJCISPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.4%85.7%32.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.0%134.1%33.9% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.440.211.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.120.370.86 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -52.9%-68.3%-43.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.8%-10.9%-7.7% -3.5%
52-week high $66.54$6.42$158.77 $779.14
52-week low $42.13$3.10$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.

MultipleALRMICTSFJCI
P/E now vs peer median 27.6xmedian 35.6x -14.4xmedian 21.8x 24.9xmedian 21.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 4.2x 0.4xmedian 0.9x 3.5xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.5xmedian 30.0x —median 12.3x 25.9xmedian 13.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.2xmedian 25.2x -6.5xmedian 14.2x 28.0xmedian 17.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 3.2x -10.1xmedian 2.4x 6.6xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.39median 1.21 —median 1.00 1.00median 1.00

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 monthsALRMICTSFJCI
Revenue $1.06B – $25.00B
Gross profit $698.22M – $9.16B
Operating income $136.10M – $2.99B
Net income $117.29M – $3.58B
Free cash flow $187.71M – $3.17B
R&D $275.86M – –
EPS (diluted) $2.11 – $5.87
Cash & equivalents $479.42M $16.89M $641.00M
Total debt $491.09M $7.76M $9.48B
Shares (diluted) 55.92M 36.18M 610.00M
Enterprise value $279.52M $101.56M $86.49B

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
MetricALRMICTSFJCI
P/E 27.6x -14.4x 24.9x
P/FCF 17.2x -6.5x 28.0x
P/Operating cash flow 16.3x – 25.1x
P/S 3.1x 0.4x 3.5x
P/B 3.7x -10.1x 6.6x
P/Tangible book 4.2x -10.1x 8.9x
EV/EBITDA 18.5x – 25.9x
EV/EBIT 23.9x – 32.7x
EV/Revenue 3.1x – 3.9x
EV/FCF 17.3x – 30.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.3x – 27.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.39 – 1.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALRMICTSFJCI
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.7% – 6.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.3% – 4.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.8% – 7.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.6% – 5.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 8.3% – 14.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 34.6% – 27.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -8.9% – 60.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 20.7% – 20.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -2.1% – 72.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 19.9% – 25.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.4% – 20.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.7% – 41.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 12.0% – 29.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 41.1% – 56.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALRMICTSFJCI
Gross margin 65.8% – 36.7%
EBITDA margin 16.5% – 15.1%
Operating margin 12.8% – 12.0%
Pretax margin 14.4% – 10.9%
Net margin 11.1% – 14.3%
FCF margin 17.7% – 12.7%
Operating cash flow margin 18.8% – 14.2%
Return on equity 13.6% – 27.0%
Return on assets 7.1% – 9.5%
Return on invested capital 7.5% – 10.5%
Return on capital employed 9.1% – 11.0%
Asset turnover 0.6x – 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x – 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 2.9% – 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALRMICTSFJCI
Debt / assets 29.6% 4.7% 24.4%
Debt / equity 0.6x -0.4x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x – 2.3x
Debt / FCF 2.6x – 3.0x
Liabilities / assets 47.8% 112.8% 65.1%
Equity / assets 52.2% -12.8% 34.9%
Interest coverage 8.6x – –
Current ratio 5.0x 1.8x 1.0x
Quick ratio 4.0x 1.6x 0.9x
Cash ratio 3.0x 0.6x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 4.31 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALRMICTSFJCI
Dividend yield – – 1.1%
Net buyback yield 2.2% – 6.6%
Shareholder yield 2.2% – 7.7%
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.

ConsensusALRMICTSFJCI
Forward P/E 22.0xFY2026 – 22.9xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $3.00FY2026 – $6.41FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +14.5%FY2026 – +36.6%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +5.7% – +8.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.01BFY2026 – $26.80BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.4%FY2026 – +13.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.2% – +6.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALRMICTSFJCI
Held by institutions 98.2% – 89.5%
Institutions holding 316 – 1,599
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.4% – -1.1%
Institutions buying 169 – 791
Institutions selling 106 – 558
Buyers to sellers 1.59 – 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.

ALRMICTSFJCI
ALRM 1.00 0.04 -0.14
ICTSF 0.04 1.00 0.02
JCI -0.14 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALRM, ICTSF and JCI?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) $3.24B, Icts International N V (ICTSF) $214.12M, Johnson Controls International (JCI) $88.72B.

Which stock is cheaper, ALRM, ICTSF and JCI?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) 27.6x, Icts International N V (ICTSF) -14.4x, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 24.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) is cheapest (Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) 22.0x, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 22.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) +8.7%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +6.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) has the highest net margin (Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) 11.1%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 14.3%). On return on invested capital, Johnson Controls International (JCI) leads (Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) 7.5%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 10.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) returned the most: Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) +34.2%, Icts International N V (ICTSF) +31.5%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +28.0%. Over five years, Johnson Controls International (JCI) compounded fastest (Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) -5.4%/yr, Icts International N V (ICTSF) -5.4%/yr, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +15.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Johnson Controls International (JCI) 1.09%. Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) and Icts International N V (ICTSF) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) has been the steadiest (Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) 30.4%, Icts International N V (ICTSF) 85.7%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 32.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ALRM, ICTSF 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, Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) 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.