CARR vs LGN vs JCI Stock Comparison

Carrier Global, Legence and Johnson Controls International Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CARR CARRIER GLOBAL Corp
$55.18 +0.1% 1M -7.2% 1Y
Market cap
$46.22B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$22.79B
Div. yield
0.02%
HVAC Industrials
2 wins
LGN Legence Corp.
$36.41 -32.1% 1M -12.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.43B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.75B
Div. yield
–
HVAC Industrials

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Johnson Controls International leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Johnson Controls International 9, Carrier Global 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCARRLGNJCILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $46.22B $2.43B $84.78B JCI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -25.7x -53.8x 23.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.8x 28.4x 23.4x CARR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.3% — +6.8% JCI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -7.9% -2.0% 14.3% JCI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -4.6% 2.1% 10.5% JCI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 52.2x 4.7x 2.3x JCI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.01% CARR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.2% -12.0% +28.0% JCI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.2%/yr — +15.1%/yr JCI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.5% 73.6% 32.4% JCI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 34/100 19/100 44/100 JCI

Percentile Scorecard

CARRLGNJCI

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

AxisCARRLGNJCI
Valuation 30 #39 of 55 22 #43 of 55 13 #48 of 55
Growth 38 #32 of 51 – 88 #7 of 51
Profitability 16 #43 of 51 14 #44 of 51 62 #20 of 51
Financial Health 16 #50 of 59 21 #47 of 59 26 #44 of 59
Shareholder Returns 70 #13 of 41 – 33 #28 of 41
Overall 34 19 44
  • CARR ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • LGN ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • 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

PeriodCARRLGNJCISPY
1 month +0.1%-32.1%-6.3% -2.3%
3 months -12.7%-44.2%+0.0% -0.7%
6 months -16.3%-60.2%+1.4% +4.8%
Year to date +4.4%-15.4%+22.3% +10.3%
1 year -7.2%-12.0%+28.0% +10.3%
3 years +9.2%—+184.5% +73.0%
3 years, per year +3.0%—+41.7% +20.1%
5 years +6.2%—+102.1% +61.9%
5 years, per year +1.2%—+15.1% +10.1%
10 years ——+254.2% +258.6%
10 years, per year ——+13.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCARRLGNJCISPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.5%73.6%32.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.6%79.3%33.9% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.252.821.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.20-0.160.86 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.4%-64.7%-43.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.4%-64.4%-7.7% -3.5%
52-week high $76.00$102.27$158.77 $779.14
52-week low $50.36$33.32$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.

MultipleCARRLGNJCI
P/E now vs peer median -25.2xmedian 21.6x -41.7xmedian 21.6x 24.9xmedian 21.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.6x 1.2xmedian 1.6x 3.5xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 284.9xmedian 13.2x 29.4xmedian 13.2x 25.9xmedian 13.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.0xmedian 17.4x —median 17.4x 28.0xmedian 17.4x
P/B now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 2.9x 4.0xmedian 2.9x 6.6xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.48median 1.00 —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 monthsCARRLGNJCI
Revenue $22.79B $3.75B $25.00B
Gross profit $6.59B $701.93M $9.16B
Operating income -$1.09B $29.45M $2.99B
Net income -$1.73B -$67.99M $3.58B
Free cash flow $2.38B $323.18M $3.17B
R&D $605.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $-2.19 $-0.59 $5.87
Cash & equivalents $1.35B $291.98M $641.00M
Total debt $11.47B $1.03B $9.48B
Shares (diluted) 821.80M 76.03M 610.00M
Enterprise value $40.59B $1.48B $82.51B

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
MetricCARRLGNJCI
P/E -25.2x -41.7x 24.9x
P/FCF 19.0x – 28.0x
P/Operating cash flow 15.8x – 25.1x
P/S 2.0x 1.2x 3.5x
P/B 4.3x 4.0x 6.6x
P/Tangible book 9.2x 21.2x 8.9x
EV/EBITDA 284.9x 29.4x 25.9x
EV/EBIT -50.8x 121.8x 32.7x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 1.4x 3.9x
EV/FCF 23.2x – 30.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.3x – 27.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.48 – 1.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCARRLGNJCI
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.3% – 6.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.1% – 4.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.3% – 7.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 28.1% – 5.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -138.2% – 14.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -39.5% – 27.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -142.1% – 60.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -49.6% – 20.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -147.3% – 72.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -52.7% – 25.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 55.7% – 20.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.3% – 41.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 75.1% – 29.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.4% – 56.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCARRLGNJCI
Gross margin 28.9% 19.5% 36.7%
EBITDA margin 0.9% 4.8% 15.1%
Operating margin -4.8% 1.2% 12.0%
Pretax margin -6.4% -1.9% 10.9%
Net margin -7.9% -2.0% 14.3%
FCF margin 10.4% – 12.7%
Operating cash flow margin 12.5% – 14.2%
Return on equity -14.0% -10.5% 27.0%
Return on assets -4.7% -2.9% 9.5%
Return on invested capital -4.6% 2.1% 10.5%
Return on capital employed -4.1% 1.9% 11.0%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.0x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.7x – 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCARRLGNJCI
Debt / assets 34.2% 27.7% 24.4%
Debt / equity 1.1x 1.1x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 52.2x 4.7x 2.3x
Debt / FCF 4.8x – 3.0x
Liabilities / assets 69.0% 73.9% 65.1%
Equity / assets 31.0% 26.1% 34.9%
Interest coverage – 0.4x –
Current ratio 1.0x 1.3x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.3x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.15 1.79 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCARRLGNJCI
Dividend yield 1.7% – 1.1%
Net buyback yield 3.6% – 6.6%
Shareholder yield 5.3% – 7.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) -45.6% – 27.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) 33.1% – 30.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.5% – -0.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 10.1% – 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.

ConsensusCARRLGNJCI
Forward P/E 18.8xFY2026 28.4xFY2026 23.4xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $2.95FY2026 $1.38FY2026 $6.41FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +13.9%FY2026 – +36.6%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +9.2% +79.0% +8.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $22.69BFY2026 $4.58BFY2026 $26.80BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.3%FY2026 +79.7%FY2026 +13.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.0% +22.8% +6.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCARRLGNJCI
Held by institutions 87.4% 78.9% 89.5%
Institutions holding 1,630 265 1,599
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.0% +17.6% -1.1%
Institutions buying 807 194 791
Institutions selling 544 58 558
Buyers to sellers 1.48 3.34 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.

CARRLGNJCI
CARR 1.00 0.30 0.53
LGN 0.30 1.00 0.44
JCI 0.53 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CARR, LGN and JCI?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Carrier Global (CARR) $46.22B, Legence (LGN) $2.43B, Johnson Controls International (JCI) $84.78B.

Which company is growing faster?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Carrier Global (CARR) +3.3%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +6.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) has the highest net margin (Carrier Global (CARR) -7.9%, Legence (LGN) -2.0%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 14.3%). On return on invested capital, Johnson Controls International (JCI) leads (Carrier Global (CARR) -4.6%, Legence (LGN) 2.1%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 10.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Johnson Controls International (JCI) returned the most: Carrier Global (CARR) -7.2%, Legence (LGN) -12.0%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +28.0%. Over five years, Johnson Controls International (JCI) compounded fastest (Carrier Global (CARR) +1.2%/yr, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +15.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Carrier Global (CARR) has the highest dividend yield: Carrier Global (CARR) 0.02%, Legence (LGN) 0.00%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 0.01%. Legence (LGN) 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%, Legence (LGN) 73.6%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 32.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CARR, LGN 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 9. 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.