CRH vs JCI vs SPXC Stock Comparison

Crh Public, Johnson Controls International and SPX Technologies Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CRH Crh Public Ltd Co
$98.81 +19.5% 1M -15.8% 1Y
Market cap
$63.30B
P/E
17.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$38.96B
Div. yield
–
Cement Basic Materials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Johnson Controls International leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Johnson Controls International 5, Crh Public 4, SPX Technologies 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCRHJCISPXCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $63.30B $82.51B $7.15B JCI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.7x 23.1x 24.0x CRH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.2x 21.9x 17.9x CRH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.6% +6.8% +20.2% SPXC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.2% 14.3% 11.5% JCI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.8% 10.5% 9.7% JCI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 2.3x 2.2x CRH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -15.8% +26.5% -28.2% JCI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.8%/yr +13.5%/yr +18.3%/yr SPXC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.1% 33.0% 40.5% JCI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 47/100 62/100 CRH

Percentile Scorecard

CRHJCISPXC

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

AxisCRHJCISPXC
Valuation 56 #5 of 10 18 #47 of 57 36 #37 of 57
Growth 86 #2 of 8 89 #7 of 54 100 #1 of 54
Profitability 29 #6 of 8 65 #19 of 53 64 #20 of 53
Financial Health 63 #4 of 9 26 #44 of 59 50 #30 of 59
Shareholder Returns 86 #2 of 8 37 #27 of 42 –
Overall 64 47 62
  • CRH ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • JCI ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • SPXC ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCRHJCISPXCSPY
1 month +19.5%-10.4%-13.3% -1.0%
3 months -1.2%-8.5%-28.7% -0.4%
6 months -14.0%-1.8%-27.9% +4.5%
Year to date -20.8%+17.3%-23.3% +12.4%
1 year -15.8%+26.5%-28.2% +13.6%
3 years +73.7%+172.9%+85.9% +76.4%
3 years, per year +20.2%+39.8%+23.0% +20.8%
5 years +99.6%+88.3%+131.4% +63.7%
5 years, per year +14.8%+13.5%+18.3% +10.4%
10 years +207.3%+243.7%+748.9% +267.7%
10 years, per year +11.9%+13.1%+23.9% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureCRHJCISPXCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.1%33.0%40.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.4%35.1%43.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.281.141.68 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.460.80-0.69 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.1%-43.1%-38.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.8%-11.5%-37.8% -1.6%
52-week high $131.38$158.77$246.41 $779.14
52-week low $79.20$110.85$153.39 $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.

MultipleCRHJCISPXC
P/E now vs peer median 18.4xmedian 22.1x 23.9xmedian 22.2x 25.8xmedian 22.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.8x 3.4xmedian 1.7x 3.0xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.5xmedian 10.3x 25.0xmedian 13.9x 15.9xmedian 13.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.9xmedian 32.4x 26.9xmedian 18.0x 33.7xmedian 18.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 2.4x 6.3xmedian 2.8x 3.1xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median —median 3.07 0.95median 1.06 0.24median 1.06

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 monthsCRHJCISPXC
Revenue $38.96B $25.00B $2.60B
Gross profit $14.12B $9.16B $1.04B
Operating income $5.34B $2.99B $418.10M
Net income $3.61B $3.58B $298.10M
Free cash flow $2.54B $3.17B $228.00M
EPS (diluted) $5.35 $5.87 $5.89
Cash & equivalents $5.11B $641.00M $119.20M
Total debt $19.62B $9.48B $1.33B
Shares (diluted) 668.80M 610.00M 50.65M
Enterprise value $47.83B $80.24B $6.34B

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
MetricCRHJCISPXC
P/E 18.4x 23.9x 25.8x
P/FCF 25.9x 26.9x 33.7x
P/Operating cash flow 12.7x 24.0x 20.4x
P/S 1.7x 3.4x 3.0x
P/B 2.5x 6.3x 3.1x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 8.5x 8.2x
EV/EBITDA 10.5x 25.0x 15.9x
EV/EBIT 15.0x 31.5x 21.3x
EV/Revenue 2.1x 3.8x 3.4x
EV/FCF 31.6x 29.7x 39.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.5x 26.5x 23.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.95 0.24

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRHJCISPXC
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.6% 6.8% 20.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 4.4% 15.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.9% 7.7% 17.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 5.5% 17.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 4.0% 14.1% 22.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 27.4% 46.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 4.4% 60.4% 33.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 20.0% 112.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 5.4% 72.9% 29.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 25.0% 106.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -4.7% 20.5% 22.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 41.2% 58.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -2.5% 29.8% -16.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 56.0% 47.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRHJCISPXC
Gross margin 36.2% 36.7% 39.9%
EBITDA margin 19.5% 15.1% 21.5%
Operating margin 13.7% 12.0% 16.1%
Pretax margin 12.7% 10.9% 15.0%
Net margin 9.2% 14.3% 11.5%
FCF margin 6.5% 12.7% 8.8%
Operating cash flow margin 13.3% 14.2% 14.5%
Return on equity 13.9% 27.0% 12.4%
Return on assets 5.9% 9.5% 6.8%
Return on invested capital 8.8% 10.5% 9.7%
Return on capital employed 11.2% 11.0% 11.1%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.0x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.5% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRHJCISPXC
Debt / assets 32.0% 24.4% 27.5%
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.7x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 2.3x 2.2x
Debt / FCF 7.7x 3.0x 5.9x
Liabilities / assets 57.6% 65.1% 49.6%
Equity / assets 42.4% 34.9% 50.4%
Interest coverage 6.3x – 11.5x
Current ratio 1.5x 1.0x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.9x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.76 – 3.07

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRHJCISPXC
Dividend yield 1.6% 1.1% –
Net buyback yield 1.4% 6.9% –
Shareholder yield 3.0% 8.0% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 27.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 30.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -0.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 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.

ConsensusCRHJCISPXC
Forward P/E 17.2xFY2026 21.9xFY2027 17.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.74FY2026 $6.41FY2027 $8.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +3.1%FY2026 +36.6%FY2027 +26.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.9% +8.4% +20.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $41.93BFY2026 $26.80BFY2026 $2.64BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.0%FY2026 +13.6%FY2026 +16.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.2% +6.3% +14.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRHJCISPXC
Held by institutions 84.4% 89.5% 93.8%
Institutions holding 1,031 1,600 512
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% -1.1% +10.8%
Institutions buying 556 792 277
Institutions selling 355 558 162
Buyers to sellers 1.57 1.42 1.71

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.

CRHJCISPXC
CRH 1.00 0.20 0.34
JCI 0.20 1.00 0.61
SPXC 0.34 0.61 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRH, JCI and SPXC?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Crh Public (CRH) $63.30B, Johnson Controls International (JCI) $82.51B, SPX Technologies (SPXC) $7.15B.

Which stock is cheaper, CRH, JCI and SPXC?

Crh Public (CRH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Crh Public (CRH) 17.7x, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 23.1x, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 24.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Crh Public (CRH) is cheapest (Crh Public (CRH) 17.2x, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 21.9x, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 17.9x). 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: Crh Public (CRH) +5.6%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +6.8%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) +20.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) has the highest net margin (Crh Public (CRH) 9.2%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 14.3%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 11.5%). On return on invested capital, Johnson Controls International (JCI) leads (Crh Public (CRH) 8.8%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 10.5%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 9.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Johnson Controls International (JCI) returned the most: Crh Public (CRH) -15.8%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +26.5%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) -28.2%. Over five years, SPX Technologies (SPXC) compounded fastest (Crh Public (CRH) +14.8%/yr, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +13.5%/yr, SPX Technologies (SPXC) +18.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Crh Public (CRH) 0.00%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 0.01%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 0.00%. Crh Public (CRH) and SPX Technologies (SPXC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Johnson Controls International (JCI) has been the steadiest (Crh Public (CRH) 34.1%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 33.0%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 40.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CRH, JCI and SPXC?

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 5. 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.