BCO vs JCI vs SNTL Stock Comparison

Brinks, Johnson Controls International and Sentinel Holdings 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
2 wins
SNTL Sentinel Holdings Ltd.
$1.35 -22.0% 1M -76.3% 1Y
Market cap
$13.08M
P/E
0.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.58M
Div. yield
–
Security Services Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Johnson Controls International leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Johnson Controls International 6, Sentinel Holdings 4, Brinks 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBCOJCISNTLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.44B $94.46B $13.08M JCI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.5x 26.4x 0.9x SNTL
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% +250.7% SNTL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.3% 14.3% 311.9% SNTL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.9% 10.5% — JCI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.3x 2.3x -0.1x SNTL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.01% — JCI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -3.9% +30.6% -76.3% JCI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.0%/yr +15.5%/yr -7.6%/yr JCI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.1% 31.4% 136.7% JCI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 44/100 42/100 BCO

Percentile Scorecard

BCOJCISNTL

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

AxisBCOJCISNTL
Valuation 64 #41 of 112 15 #48 of 56 54 #52 of 112
Growth 63 #36 of 96 84 #9 of 52 97 #4 of 96
Profitability 67 #31 of 91 62 #20 of 51 46 #50 of 91
Financial Health 24 #95 of 125 25 #44 of 58 10 #113 of 125
Shareholder Returns 41 #40 of 67 35 #27 of 41 2 #66 of 67
Overall 52 44 42
  • BCO ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • JCI ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • SNTL ranked among 130 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBCOJCISNTLSPY
1 month +3.8%-1.8%-22.0% -0.8%
3 months -6.0%+2.9%-64.5% +3.5%
6 months +3.8%+2.9%-75.5% +7.0%
Year to date -5.0%+23.2%-78.1% +12.2%
1 year -3.9%+30.6%-76.3% +13.0%
3 years +68.7%+205.9%-77.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year +19.1%+45.2%-39.2% +23.1%
5 years +68.5%+105.6%-32.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year +11.0%+15.5%-7.6% +11.0%
10 years +182.5%+234.5%+1,025.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year +10.9%+12.8%+27.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBCOJCISNTLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.1%31.4%136.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.6%32.6%166.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.751.14-0.60 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.110.98-0.56 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.5%-43.1%-80.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.2%-7.1%-78.7% -1.8%
52-week high $135.58$158.77$6.35 $779.14
52-week low $92.16$110.85$1.27 $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.

MultipleBCOJCISNTL
P/E now vs peer median 25.4xmedian 21.9x 25.1xmedian 19.4x 0.9xmedian 21.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.9x 3.6xmedian 1.5x 2.9xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 12.2x 26.1xmedian 12.1x -3.2xmedian 12.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.6xmedian 14.3x 28.2xmedian 16.1x 6.0xmedian 14.3x
P/B now vs peer median 10.3xmedian 2.3x 6.6xmedian 2.9x -3.6xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.11median 1.02 1.00median 0.93 0.01median 1.02

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 monthsBCOJCISNTL
Revenue $5.48B $25.00B $4.58M
Gross profit $1.45B $9.16B $340.92K
Operating income $576.00M $2.99B -$4.61M
Net income $191.00M $3.58B -$881.22K
Free cash flow $393.60M $3.17B $2.17M
EPS (diluted) $4.36 $5.87 $1.47
Cash & equivalents $1.66B $641.00M $146.09K
Total debt $4.59B $9.48B $3.26M
Shares (diluted) 41.50M 610.00M 9.69M
Enterprise value -$1.83B $92.19B $11.74M

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
MetricBCOJCISNTL
P/E 25.4x 25.1x 0.9x
P/FCF 11.6x 28.2x 6.0x
P/Operating cash flow 8.1x 25.2x 5.6x
P/S 0.8x 3.6x 2.9x
P/B 10.3x 6.6x -3.6x
P/Tangible book 51.4x 9.0x -2.9x
EV/EBITDA 8.4x 26.1x -3.2x
EV/EBIT 13.0x 32.9x -2.9x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 3.9x 2.9x
EV/FCF 19.1x 31.0x 6.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.4x 27.7x 5.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.11 1.00 0.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBCOJCISNTL
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.1% 6.8% 250.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.0% 4.4% -19.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.6% 7.7% 156.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.3% 5.5% -38.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 22.8% 14.1% 43.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 14.1% 27.4% 2.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 9.8% 60.4% 90.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 15.8% 20.0% 22.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 13.6% 72.9% 322.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 22.8% 25.0% 104.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -1.9% 20.5% 328.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.0% 41.2% 245.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 13.2% 29.8% 312.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.5% 56.0% 237.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBCOJCISNTL
Gross margin 26.4% 36.7% 7.4%
EBITDA margin 16.3% 15.1% -91.9%
Operating margin 10.5% 12.0% -100.8%
Pretax margin 5.9% 10.9% -18.1%
Net margin 3.3% 14.3% 311.9%
FCF margin 7.2% 12.7% 47.4%
Operating cash flow margin 10.2% 14.2% 50.6%
Return on equity 45.7% 27.0% –
Return on assets 2.6% 9.5% -40.8%
Return on invested capital 6.9% 10.5% –
Return on capital employed 11.0% 11.0% –
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.6x 2.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.9x 1.0x -2.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBCOJCISNTL
Debt / assets 62.6% 24.4% 27.8%
Debt / equity 10.4x 0.7x -0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.3x 2.3x -0.1x
Debt / FCF 11.7x 3.0x 0.3x
Liabilities / assets 94.0% 65.1% 279.9%
Equity / assets 6.0% 34.9% -179.9%
Interest coverage 2.3x – -9.2x
Current ratio 1.6x 1.0x 0.2x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.9x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 1.67 – -24.05

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBCOJCISNTL
Dividend yield 0.9% 1.1% –
Net buyback yield 2.4% 6.6% -15.6%
Shareholder yield 3.3% 7.7% -15.6%
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.

ConsensusBCOJCISNTL
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
HoldersBCOJCISNTL
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.

BCOJCISNTL
BCO 1.00 0.19 -0.07
JCI 0.19 1.00 -0.16
SNTL -0.07 -0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BCO, JCI and SNTL?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Brinks (BCO) $4.44B, Johnson Controls International (JCI) $94.46B, Sentinel Holdings (SNTL) $13.08M.

Which stock is cheaper, BCO, JCI and SNTL?

Sentinel Holdings (SNTL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Brinks (BCO) 24.5x, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 26.4x, Sentinel Holdings (SNTL) 0.9x). 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?

Sentinel Holdings (SNTL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Brinks (BCO) +8.1%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +6.8%, Sentinel Holdings (SNTL) +250.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sentinel Holdings (SNTL) has the highest net margin (Brinks (BCO) 3.3%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 14.3%, Sentinel Holdings (SNTL) 311.9%). 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%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +30.6%, Sentinel Holdings (SNTL) -76.3%. Over five years, Johnson Controls International (JCI) compounded fastest (Brinks (BCO) +11.0%/yr, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +15.5%/yr, Sentinel Holdings (SNTL) -7.6%/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%. Sentinel Holdings (SNTL) 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%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 31.4%, Sentinel Holdings (SNTL) 136.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BCO, JCI and SNTL?

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 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.