BCO vs ICTSF vs JCI Stock Comparison

Brinks, Icts International N V and Johnson Controls International Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BCO Brinks Co
$110.86 +3.8% 1M -3.9% 1Y
Market cap
$4.44B
P/E
24.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.48B
Div. yield
0.01%
Security Services Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Johnson Controls International leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Johnson Controls International 8, Brinks 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBCOICTSFJCILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.44B $207.76M $94.46B JCI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.5x -14.0x 26.4x BCO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.8x — 30.1x BCO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.1% — +6.8% BCO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.3% — 14.3% JCI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.9% — 10.5% JCI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.3x — 2.3x JCI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% — 0.01% JCI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -3.9% +27.6% +30.6% JCI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.0%/yr -6.6%/yr +15.5%/yr JCI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.1% 79.1% 31.4% JCI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 — 44/100 BCO

Percentile Scorecard

BCOICTSFJCI

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

AxisBCOICTSFJCI
Valuation 64 #41 of 112 33 #75 of 112 15 #48 of 56
Growth 63 #36 of 96 – 84 #9 of 52
Profitability 67 #31 of 91 – 62 #20 of 51
Financial Health 24 #95 of 125 52 #60 of 125 25 #44 of 58
Shareholder Returns 41 #40 of 67 – 35 #27 of 41
Overall 52 – 44
  • BCO ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • ICTSF ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • 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

PeriodBCOICTSFJCISPY
1 month +3.8%-5.8%-1.8% -0.8%
3 months -6.0%+0.9%+2.9% +3.5%
6 months +3.8%+27.6%+2.9% +7.0%
Year to date -5.0%+66.2%+23.2% +12.2%
1 year -3.9%+27.6%+30.6% +13.0%
3 years +68.7%+20.7%+205.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +19.1%+6.5%+45.2% +23.1%
5 years +68.5%-28.8%+105.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year +11.0%-6.6%+15.5% +11.0%
10 years +182.5%+681.7%+234.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year +10.9%+22.8%+12.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBCOICTSFJCISPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.1%79.1%31.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.6%124.9%32.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.750.311.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.110.350.98 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.5%-68.3%-43.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.2%-13.6%-7.1% -1.8%
52-week high $135.58$6.42$158.77 $779.14
52-week low $92.16$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.

MultipleBCOICTSFJCI
P/E now vs peer median 25.4xmedian 21.9x -14.0xmedian 21.9x 25.1xmedian 19.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.9x 0.4xmedian 0.9x 3.6xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 12.2x —median 12.2x 26.1xmedian 12.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.6xmedian 14.3x -6.3xmedian 14.3x 28.2xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 10.3xmedian 2.3x -9.8xmedian 2.3x 6.6xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.11median 1.02 —median 1.02 1.00median 0.93

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 monthsBCOICTSFJCI
Revenue $5.48B – $25.00B
Gross profit $1.45B – $9.16B
Operating income $576.00M – $2.99B
Net income $191.00M – $3.58B
Free cash flow $393.60M – $3.17B
EPS (diluted) $4.36 – $5.87
Cash & equivalents $1.66B $16.89M $641.00M
Total debt $4.59B $25.53M $9.48B
Shares (diluted) 41.50M 36.18M 610.00M
Enterprise value -$1.83B $95.20M $92.19B

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
MetricBCOICTSFJCI
P/E 25.4x -14.0x 25.1x
P/FCF 11.6x -6.3x 28.2x
P/Operating cash flow 8.1x – 25.2x
P/S 0.8x 0.4x 3.6x
P/B 10.3x -9.8x 6.6x
P/Tangible book 51.4x -9.8x 9.0x
EV/EBITDA 8.4x – 26.1x
EV/EBIT 13.0x – 32.9x
EV/Revenue 1.4x – 3.9x
EV/FCF 19.1x – 31.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.4x – 27.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.11 – 1.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBCOICTSFJCI
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.1% – 6.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.0% – 4.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.6% – 7.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.3% – 5.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 22.8% – 14.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 14.1% – 27.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 9.8% – 60.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 15.8% – 20.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 13.6% – 72.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 22.8% – 25.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -1.9% – 20.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.0% – 41.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 13.2% – 29.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.5% – 56.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBCOICTSFJCI
Gross margin 26.4% – 36.7%
EBITDA margin 16.3% – 15.1%
Operating margin 10.5% – 12.0%
Pretax margin 5.9% – 10.9%
Net margin 3.3% – 14.3%
FCF margin 7.2% – 12.7%
Operating cash flow margin 10.2% – 14.2%
Return on equity 45.7% – 27.0%
Return on assets 2.6% – 9.5%
Return on invested capital 6.9% – 10.5%
Return on capital employed 11.0% – 11.0%
Asset turnover 0.8x – 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.9x – 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% – 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBCOICTSFJCI
Debt / assets 62.6% 4.7% 24.4%
Debt / equity 10.4x -0.4x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.3x – 2.3x
Debt / FCF 11.7x – 3.0x
Liabilities / assets 94.0% 112.8% 65.1%
Equity / assets 6.0% -12.8% 34.9%
Interest coverage 2.3x – –
Current ratio 1.6x 1.8x 1.0x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.6x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.6x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.67 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBCOICTSFJCI
Dividend yield 0.9% – 1.1%
Net buyback yield 2.4% – 6.6%
Shareholder yield 3.3% – 7.7%
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.

ConsensusBCOICTSFJCI
Forward P/E 13.8xFY2026 – 30.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.02FY2026 – $4.90FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -0.4%FY2026 – +30.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +24.7% – +30.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.22BFY2026 – $26.80BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.8%FY2026 – +13.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.2% – +6.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBCOICTSFJCI
Held by institutions 100.0% – 89.5%
Institutions holding 359 – 1,597
Change in shares held, QoQ +12.1% – -1.1%
Institutions buying 182 – 790
Institutions selling 122 – 557
Buyers to sellers 1.49 – 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.

BCOICTSFJCI
BCO 1.00 0.11 0.19
ICTSF 0.11 1.00 0.02
JCI 0.19 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BCO, ICTSF and JCI?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Brinks (BCO) $4.44B, Icts International N V (ICTSF) $207.76M, Johnson Controls International (JCI) $94.46B.

Which stock is cheaper, BCO, ICTSF and JCI?

Brinks (BCO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Brinks (BCO) 24.5x, Icts International N V (ICTSF) -14.0x, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 26.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Brinks (BCO) is cheapest (Brinks (BCO) 13.8x, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 30.1x). 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: Brinks (BCO) +8.1%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +6.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) has the highest net margin (Brinks (BCO) 3.3%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 14.3%). On return on invested capital, Johnson Controls International (JCI) leads (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: Brinks (BCO) -3.9%, Icts International N V (ICTSF) +27.6%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +30.6%. Over five years, Johnson Controls International (JCI) compounded fastest (Brinks (BCO) +11.0%/yr, Icts International N V (ICTSF) -6.6%/yr, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +15.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) has the highest dividend yield: Brinks (BCO) 0.01%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 0.01%. 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 (Brinks (BCO) 34.1%, Icts International N V (ICTSF) 79.1%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 31.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BCO, 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, Johnson Controls International (JCI) leads on 8. 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.