CARR vs JCI vs NSSC Stock Comparison

Carrier Global, Johnson Controls International and Napco Security Technologies Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CARR CARRIER GLOBAL Corp
$57.83 +2.6% 1M -0.8% 1Y
Market cap
$46.78B
P/E
38.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$22.11B
Div. yield
0.02%
HVAC Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Johnson Controls International leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Johnson Controls International 4, Napco Security Technologies 4, Carrier Global 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCARRJCINSSCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $46.78B $95.87B $1.41B JCI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 38.3x 33.6x 32.8x NSSC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.6x 31.8x 24.7x CARR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.6% — +11.4% NSSC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.5% — 21.3% NSSC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.5% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.5x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.8% +37.9% -9.9% JCI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.2%/yr +16.3%/yr +11.1%/yr JCI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.5% 31.8% 40.9% JCI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 36/100 38/100 65/100 NSSC

Percentile Scorecard

CARRJCINSSC

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

AxisCARRJCINSSC
Valuation 26 #42 of 56 15 #48 of 56 32 #77 of 112
Growth 31 #36 of 52 75 #14 of 52 79 #21 of 96
Profitability 46 #27 of 49 – 100 #1 of 91
Financial Health 20 #45 of 56 – 96 #6 of 125
Shareholder Returns 58 #18 of 41 25 #31 of 41 18 #55 of 67
Overall 36 38 65
  • CARR ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • JCI ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • NSSC ranked among 130 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCARRJCINSSCSPY
1 month +2.6%+3.8%+11.4% -0.2%
3 months -8.4%+11.0%+6.7% +3.9%
6 months -6.7%+10.1%-13.0% +8.2%
Year to date +9.4%+30.2%-4.7% +12.9%
1 year -0.8%+37.9%-9.9% +12.3%
3 years +24.4%+223.3%+107.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +7.5%+47.9%+27.5% +23.3%
5 years +6.3%+112.3%+68.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year +1.2%+16.3%+11.1% +10.9%
10 years —+254.1%+1,035.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+13.5%+27.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCARRJCINSSCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.5%31.8%40.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.6%32.6%43.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.261.161.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.021.19-0.24 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.4%-43.1%-65.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.9%-1.8%-15.9% -1.2%
52-week high $76.00$158.77$47.23 $779.14
52-week low $50.36$110.85$34.96 $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.

MultipleCARRJCINSSC
P/E now vs peer median 39.3xmedian 20.1x 33.2xmedian 20.1x 33.0xmedian 21.2x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.5x 3.6xmedian 1.5x 7.0xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.4xmedian 11.8x —median 11.8x 26.8xmedian 11.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.7xmedian 16.2x 28.6xmedian 16.2x 24.0xmedian 13.7x
P/B now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 2.9x 6.9xmedian 2.9x 7.4xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -2.34median 0.99 1.64median 0.99 1.85median 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 monthsCARRJCINSSC
Revenue $22.11B – $202.32M
Gross profit $6.37B $9.52B $119.79M
Operating income $1.72B – $45.64M
Net income $1.32B – $43.03M
Free cash flow $1.93B – $59.23M
R&D $602.00M – $13.79M
EPS (diluted) $1.46 $4.68 $1.20
Cash & equivalents $1.34B $618.00M $126.93M
Total debt $11.95B – –
Shares (diluted) 836.50M 610.00M 35.89M
Enterprise value $41.09B $95.87B $928.95M

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
MetricCARRJCINSSC
P/E 39.3x 33.2x 33.0x
P/FCF 24.7x 28.6x 24.0x
P/Operating cash flow 20.0x 24.4x 23.2x
P/S 2.2x 3.6x 7.0x
P/B 3.5x 6.9x 7.4x
P/Tangible book 6.2x 9.3x 7.6x
EV/EBITDA 19.4x – 26.8x
EV/EBIT 33.8x – 28.1x
EV/Revenue 2.6x – 6.3x
EV/FCF 30.2x – 21.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.4x 24.4x 21.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.34 1.64 1.85

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCARRJCINSSC
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.6% – 11.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.9% – 6.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.7% 10.7% 18.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 26.8% 6.8% 17.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -43.8% – -1.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -12.1% – 14.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -67.9% – -0.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -16.0% – 16.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -68.4% -7.0% 0.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -16.8% 20.2% 17.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 19.2% 51.6% 14.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.4% 27.8% 35.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 24.4% – 15.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.5% – 39.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCARRJCINSSC
Gross margin 28.8% – 59.2%
EBITDA margin 13.6% – 23.6%
Operating margin 7.8% – 22.6%
Pretax margin 6.0% – 24.6%
Net margin 5.5% – 21.3%
FCF margin 8.7% – 29.3%
Operating cash flow margin 10.8% – 30.2%
Return on equity 9.7% 21.1% 23.3%
Return on assets 3.5% 7.3% 18.7%
Return on invested capital 6.5% – –
Return on capital employed 6.1% – 24.3%
Asset turnover 0.6x – 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x – 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCARRJCINSSC
Debt / assets 32.0% – –
Debt / equity 0.9x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.5x – –
Debt / FCF 6.2x – –
Liabilities / assets 64.0% – 20.0%
Equity / assets 36.0% 33.9% 80.0%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.0x 0.9x 4.9x
Quick ratio 0.5x – 4.1x
Cash ratio 0.1x – 3.2x
Altman Z-score 2.42 – 21.50

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCARRJCINSSC
Dividend yield 1.6% 1.0% 1.5%
Net buyback yield 4.2% – 0.0%
Shareholder yield 5.8% 1.0% 1.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 59.1% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 40.6% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 7.1% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 11.7% – –

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.

ConsensusCARRJCINSSC
Forward P/E 19.6xFY2026 31.8xFY2026 24.7xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $2.95FY2026 $4.90FY2026 $1.61FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +13.9%FY2026 +30.3%FY2026 +0.6%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +9.2% +30.8% +19.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $22.69BFY2026 $26.80BFY2026 $208.17MFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +4.3%FY2026 +13.6%FY2026 +2.9%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +5.0% +6.3% +9.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCARRJCINSSC
Held by institutions 87.4% 89.5% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,628 1,597 259
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.0% -1.1% +4.2%
Institutions buying 805 790 136
Institutions selling 544 557 89
Buyers to sellers 1.48 1.42 1.53

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.

CARRJCINSSC
CARR 1.00 0.50 0.29
JCI 0.50 1.00 0.31
NSSC 0.29 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CARR, JCI and NSSC?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Carrier Global (CARR) $46.78B, Johnson Controls International (JCI) $95.87B, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) $1.41B.

Which stock is cheaper, CARR, JCI and NSSC?

Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Carrier Global (CARR) 38.3x, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 33.6x, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) 32.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Carrier Global (CARR) is cheapest (Carrier Global (CARR) 19.6x, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 31.8x, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) 24.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Carrier Global (CARR) -1.6%, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) +11.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) has the highest net margin (Carrier Global (CARR) 5.5%, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) 21.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Johnson Controls International (JCI) returned the most: Carrier Global (CARR) -0.8%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +37.9%, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) -9.9%. Over five years, Johnson Controls International (JCI) compounded fastest (Carrier Global (CARR) +1.2%/yr, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +16.3%/yr, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) +11.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Carrier Global (CARR) 0.02%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 0.00%, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) 0.00%. Johnson Controls International (JCI) and Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Johnson Controls International (JCI) has been the steadiest (Carrier Global (CARR) 35.5%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 31.8%, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) 40.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CARR, JCI and NSSC?

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.