CARR vs SPXC vs JCI Stock Comparison

Carrier Global, SPX Technologies and Johnson Controls International Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CARR CARRIER GLOBAL Corp
$56.24 +2.0% 1M -1.5% 1Y
Market cap
$46.68B
P/E
38.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$22.11B
Div. yield
0.02%
HVAC Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

SPX Technologies leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (SPX Technologies 6, Johnson Controls International 5, Carrier Global 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCARRSPXCJCILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $46.68B $8.12B $89.59B JCI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 38.3x 29.1x 25.0x JCI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.1x 18.6x 29.4x SPXC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.6% +20.6% +6.8% SPXC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.5% 11.3% 14.3% JCI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.5% 10.5% 10.5% SPXC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.5x 0.8x 2.3x SPXC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.01% CARR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -1.5% -15.8% +30.2% JCI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.6%/yr +21.4%/yr +14.3%/yr SPXC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.4% 41.5% 31.3% JCI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 37/100 70/100 44/100 SPXC

Percentile Scorecard

CARRSPXCJCI

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

AxisCARRSPXCJCI
Valuation 30 #39 of 55 41 #33 of 55 15 #47 of 55
Growth 34 #34 of 51 100 #1 of 51 88 #7 of 51
Profitability 40 #31 of 51 68 #17 of 51 62 #20 of 51
Financial Health 17 #49 of 59 71 #18 of 59 24 #45 of 59
Shareholder Returns 63 #16 of 41 – 33 #28 of 41
Overall 37 70 44
  • CARR ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • SPXC 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

PeriodCARRSPXCJCISPY
1 month +2.0%-7.6%-1.4% -1.0%
3 months -18.4%-27.2%+0.3% +2.9%
6 months -7.8%-28.1%+1.4% +6.4%
Year to date +6.4%-19.9%+20.2% +11.4%
1 year -1.5%-15.8%+30.2% +13.1%
3 years +16.8%+101.0%+195.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year +5.3%+26.2%+43.5% +21.5%
5 years +2.9%+163.9%+94.9% +67.7%
5 years, per year +0.6%+21.4%+14.3% +10.9%
10 years —+701.9%+226.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year —+23.1%+12.6% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCARRSPXCJCISPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.4%41.5%31.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.6%41.8%32.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.251.741.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.04-0.380.97 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.4%-38.3%-43.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.0%-34.9%-9.3% -2.5%
52-week high $76.00$246.41$158.77 $779.14
52-week low $50.36$160.01$110.55 $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.

MultipleCARRSPXCJCI
P/E now vs peer median 38.2xmedian 19.9x 28.8xmedian 19.9x 24.5xmedian 19.9x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.5x 3.2xmedian 1.5x 3.5xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.9xmedian 12.6x 16.0xmedian 12.6x 25.5xmedian 12.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.0xmedian 16.1x 26.4xmedian 16.1x 27.5xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 3.0x 3.4xmedian 3.0x 6.5xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median -2.27median 0.98 0.43median 0.98 0.98median 0.98

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 monthsCARRSPXCJCI
Revenue $22.11B $2.48B $25.00B
Gross profit $6.37B $996.30M $9.16B
Operating income $1.72B $399.90M $2.99B
Net income $1.32B $278.90M $3.58B
Free cash flow $1.93B $304.30M $3.17B
R&D $602.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $1.46 $5.50 $5.87
Cash & equivalents $1.34B $166.40M $641.00M
Total debt $11.95B $2.29B $9.48B
Shares (diluted) 836.50M 50.68M 610.00M
Enterprise value $40.99B $7.21B $87.32B

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
MetricCARRSPXCJCI
P/E 38.2x 28.8x 24.5x
P/FCF 24.0x 26.4x 27.5x
P/Operating cash flow 19.4x 19.0x 24.6x
P/S 2.1x 3.2x 3.5x
P/B 3.4x 3.4x 6.5x
P/Tangible book 6.0x 6.0x 8.7x
EV/EBITDA 18.9x 16.0x 25.5x
EV/EBIT 33.0x 21.2x 32.1x
EV/Revenue 2.6x 3.4x 3.8x
EV/FCF 29.5x 27.9x 30.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.9x 20.0x 27.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.27 0.43 0.98

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCARRSPXCJCI
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.6% 20.6% 6.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.9% 15.1% 4.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.7% 18.5% 7.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 26.8% 17.8% 5.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -43.8% 24.1% 14.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -12.1% 52.2% 27.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -67.9% 32.4% 60.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -16.0% 72.2% 20.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -68.4% 23.8% 72.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -16.8% 67.5% 25.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 19.2% 52.8% 20.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.4% 131.0% 41.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 24.4% 23.8% 29.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.5% 168.6% 56.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCARRSPXCJCI
Gross margin 28.8% 40.2% 36.7%
EBITDA margin 13.6% 21.4% 15.1%
Operating margin 7.8% 16.2% 12.0%
Pretax margin 6.0% 14.8% 10.9%
Net margin 5.5% 11.3% 14.3%
FCF margin 8.7% 12.3% 12.7%
Operating cash flow margin 10.8% 17.1% 14.2%
Return on equity 9.7% 12.0% 27.0%
Return on assets 3.5% 7.1% 9.5%
Return on invested capital 6.5% 10.5% 10.5%
Return on capital employed 6.1% 12.1% 11.0%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.5x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.7% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCARRSPXCJCI
Debt / assets 32.0% 15.6% 24.4%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.3x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.5x 0.8x 2.3x
Debt / FCF 6.2x 2.0x 3.0x
Liabilities / assets 64.0% 40.4% 65.1%
Equity / assets 36.0% 59.6% 34.9%
Interest coverage – 10.7x –
Current ratio 1.0x 1.8x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.5x 1.1x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.3x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.38 4.36 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCARRSPXCJCI
Dividend yield 1.7% – 1.1%
Net buyback yield 4.3% – 6.7%
Shareholder yield 6.0% 0.0% 7.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 59.1% – 27.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) 40.6% – 30.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) 7.1% – -0.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 11.7% – 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.

ConsensusCARRSPXCJCI
Forward P/E 19.1xFY2026 18.6xFY2026 29.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.95FY2026 $8.60FY2026 $4.89FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +13.9%FY2026 +27.2%FY2026 +30.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.2% +19.9% +30.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $22.68BFY2026 $2.64BFY2026 $26.80BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.3%FY2026 +16.4%FY2026 +13.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.0% +14.2% +6.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCARRSPXCJCI
Held by institutions 87.4% 93.8% 89.5%
Institutions holding 1,628 510 1,597
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.0% +10.8% -1.1%
Institutions buying 805 275 790
Institutions selling 544 162 557
Buyers to sellers 1.48 1.70 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.

CARRSPXCJCI
CARR 1.00 0.49 0.50
SPXC 0.49 1.00 0.58
JCI 0.50 0.58 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CARR, SPXC and JCI?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Carrier Global (CARR) $46.68B, SPX Technologies (SPXC) $8.12B, Johnson Controls International (JCI) $89.59B.

Which stock is cheaper, CARR, SPXC and JCI?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Carrier Global (CARR) 38.3x, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 29.1x, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 25.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, SPX Technologies (SPXC) is cheapest (Carrier Global (CARR) 19.1x, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 18.6x, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 29.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

SPX Technologies (SPXC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Carrier Global (CARR) -1.6%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) +20.6%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +6.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) has the highest net margin (Carrier Global (CARR) 5.5%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 11.3%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 14.3%). On return on invested capital, SPX Technologies (SPXC) leads (Carrier Global (CARR) 6.5%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 10.5%, 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) -1.5%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) -15.8%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +30.2%. Over five years, SPX Technologies (SPXC) compounded fastest (Carrier Global (CARR) +0.6%/yr, SPX Technologies (SPXC) +21.4%/yr, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +14.3%/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%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 0.00%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 0.01%. SPX Technologies (SPXC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Johnson Controls International (JCI) has been the steadiest (Carrier Global (CARR) 35.4%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 41.5%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 31.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CARR, SPXC 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, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 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.