BCO vs JCI vs ICTSF Stock Comparison

Brinks, Johnson Controls International and Icts International N V Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BCO Brinks Co
$102.15 -0.9% 1M -9.4% 1Y
Market cap
$4.23B
P/E
23.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.48B
Div. yield
0.01%
Security Services Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Johnson Controls International leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Johnson Controls International 4, Brinks 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBCOJCIICTSFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.23B $92.49B $167.33M JCI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.4x 32.4x -11.3x BCO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.7x 24.7x — BCO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.1% — — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.3% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.9% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.3x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -9.4% +39.6% +2.8% JCI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.2%/yr +16.6%/yr -9.9%/yr JCI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.8% 31.7% 82.0% JCI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 37/100 — BCO

Percentile Scorecard

BCOJCIICTSF

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

AxisBCOJCIICTSF
Valuation 67 #38 of 113 9 #50 of 55 37 #72 of 113
Growth 62 #37 of 96 80 #11 of 51 –
Profitability 69 #29 of 91 – –
Financial Health 24 #93 of 122 – 50 #61 of 122
Shareholder Returns 48 #35 of 66 23 #31 of 40 –
Overall 54 37 –
  • BCO ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • JCI ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • ICTSF ranked among 130 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBCOJCIICTSFSPY
1 month -0.9%+5.9%-12.4% +0.7%
3 months -13.1%+10.0%-25.5% +3.7%
6 months -4.3%+8.4%+2.8% +7.1%
Year to date -12.5%+32.1%+33.8% +12.8%
1 year -9.4%+39.6%+2.8% +11.9%
3 years +53.1%+225.5%+11.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year +15.3%+48.2%+3.6% +22.8%
5 years +48.3%+115.7%-40.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year +8.2%+16.6%-9.9% +10.9%
10 years +157.7%+261.6%+529.6% +262.0%
10 years, per year +9.9%+13.7%+20.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBCOJCIICTSFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.8%31.7%82.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.0%32.8%134.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.721.160.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.271.250.03 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.5%-43.1%-68.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.7%-0.3%-30.4% -1.2%
52-week high $135.58$158.77$6.42 $779.14
52-week low $92.16$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.

MultipleBCOJCIICTSF
P/E now vs peer median 23.4xmedian 21.9x 33.7xmedian 20.3x -11.3xmedian 21.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.9x 3.6xmedian 1.6x 0.3xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.0xmedian 11.9x —median 12.6x —median 11.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.7xmedian 14.4x 28.6xmedian 16.9x -5.1xmedian 14.4x
P/B now vs peer median 9.5xmedian 2.4x 7.0xmedian 3.0x -7.9xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.02median 0.97 1.67median 1.13 —median 0.97

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 monthsBCOJCIICTSF
Revenue $5.48B – –
Gross profit $1.45B $9.52B –
Operating income $576.00M – –
Net income $191.00M – –
Free cash flow $393.60M – –
EPS (diluted) $4.36 $4.68 –
Cash & equivalents $1.66B $618.00M $16.89M
Total debt $4.59B – $25.53M
Shares (diluted) 41.50M 610.00M 36.18M
Enterprise value -$2.04B $92.49B $54.77M

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
MetricBCOJCIICTSF
P/E 23.4x 33.7x -11.3x
P/FCF 10.7x 28.6x -5.1x
P/Operating cash flow 7.5x 24.8x –
P/S 0.8x 3.6x 0.3x
P/B 9.5x 7.0x -7.9x
P/Tangible book 47.4x 9.4x -7.9x
EV/EBITDA 8.0x – –
EV/EBIT 12.4x – –
EV/Revenue 1.3x – –
EV/FCF 18.1x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 12.7x 24.8x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.02 1.67 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBCOJCIICTSF
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.1% – –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.0% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.6% 10.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.3% 6.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 22.8% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 14.1% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 9.8% – –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 15.8% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 13.6% -7.0% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 22.8% 20.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -1.9% 51.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.0% 27.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 13.2% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.5% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBCOJCIICTSF
Gross margin 26.4% – –
EBITDA margin 16.3% – –
Operating margin 10.5% – –
Pretax margin 5.9% – –
Net margin 3.3% – –
FCF margin 7.2% – –
Operating cash flow margin 10.2% – –
Return on equity 45.7% 21.1% –
Return on assets 2.6% 7.3% –
Return on invested capital 6.9% – –
Return on capital employed 11.0% – –
Asset turnover 0.8x – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.9x – –
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBCOJCIICTSF
Debt / assets 62.6% – 4.7%
Debt / equity 10.4x – -0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.3x – –
Debt / FCF 11.7x – –
Liabilities / assets 94.0% – 112.8%
Equity / assets 6.0% 33.9% -12.8%
Interest coverage 2.3x – –
Current ratio 1.6x 0.9x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.2x – 1.6x
Cash ratio 0.8x – 0.6x
Altman Z-score 1.64 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBCOJCIICTSF
Dividend yield 1.0% 1.0% –
Net buyback yield 2.6% – –
Shareholder yield 3.6% 1.0% –
Payout ratio (earnings) 22.1% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 10.7% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -0.2% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 3.4% – –

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.

ConsensusBCOJCIICTSF
Forward P/E 12.7xFY2026 24.7xFY2027 –
EPS, next fiscal year $8.02FY2026 $6.41FY2027 –
EPS growth, next FY -0.4%FY2026 +36.6%FY2027 –
EPS growth, the year after +24.7% +8.4% –
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
HoldersBCOJCIICTSF
Held by institutions 100.0% 89.5% –
Institutions holding 360 1,598 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +12.1% -1.1% –
Institutions buying 182 791 –
Institutions selling 123 557 –
Buyers to sellers 1.48 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.

BCOJCIICTSF
BCO 1.00 0.17 0.15
JCI 0.17 1.00 0.01
ICTSF 0.15 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BCO, JCI and ICTSF?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Brinks (BCO) $4.23B, Johnson Controls International (JCI) $92.49B, Icts International N V (ICTSF) $167.33M.

Which stock is cheaper, BCO, JCI and ICTSF?

Brinks (BCO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Brinks (BCO) 23.4x, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 32.4x, Icts International N V (ICTSF) -11.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Brinks (BCO) is cheapest (Brinks (BCO) 12.7x, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 24.7x). 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: Brinks (BCO) -9.4%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +39.6%, Icts International N V (ICTSF) +2.8%. Over five years, Johnson Controls International (JCI) compounded fastest (Brinks (BCO) +8.2%/yr, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +16.6%/yr, Icts International N V (ICTSF) -9.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Brinks (BCO) 0.01%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 0.00%. Johnson Controls International (JCI) 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 (Brinks (BCO) 34.8%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 31.7%, Icts International N V (ICTSF) 82.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BCO, 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 4. 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.