CSW vs AOS vs JCI Stock Comparison

Csw Industrials, Smith A O and Johnson Controls International Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AOS Smith A O Corp
$65.42 +15.2% 1M -0.9% 1Y
Market cap
$8.79B
P/E
17.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.80B
Div. yield
2.23%
HVAC Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Smith A O leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Smith A O 7, Johnson Controls International 4, Csw Industrials 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCSWAOSJCILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.13B $8.79B $88.72B JCI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 17.9x 24.9x AOS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.1x 18.2x 22.9x AOS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -0.7% +6.8% JCI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 13.0% 14.3% JCI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 20.8% 10.5% AOS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.6x 2.3x AOS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.41% 2.23% 1.09% AOS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +14.6% -0.9% +28.0% JCI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.0%/yr -3.6%/yr +15.1%/yr CSW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.7% 27.8% 32.4% AOS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 59/100 44/100 AOS

Percentile Scorecard

CSWAOSJCI

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

AxisCSWAOSJCI
Valuation – 63 #21 of 55 13 #48 of 55
Growth – 32 #35 of 51 88 #7 of 51
Profitability – 86 #8 of 51 62 #20 of 51
Financial Health 48 #31 of 59 71 #18 of 59 26 #44 of 59
Shareholder Returns 13 #36 of 41 43 #24 of 41 33 #28 of 41
Overall – 59 44
  • CSW ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • AOS 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

PeriodCSWAOSJCISPY
1 month -5.4%+15.2%-6.3% -2.3%
3 months -16.6%+7.7%+0.0% -0.7%
6 months +3.1%+11.1%+1.4% +4.8%
Year to date -2.3%-2.2%+22.3% +10.3%
1 year +14.6%-0.9%+28.0% +10.3%
3 years +64.4%-8.6%+184.5% +73.0%
3 years, per year +18.0%-2.9%+41.7% +20.1%
5 years +109.8%-16.5%+102.1% +61.9%
5 years, per year +16.0%-3.6%+15.1% +10.1%
10 years +862.7%+48.6%+254.2% +258.6%
10 years, per year +25.4%+4.0%+13.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCSWAOSJCISPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.7%27.8%32.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.0%26.4%33.9% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.400.701.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.33-0.030.86 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.3%-43.4%-43.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.3%-18.7%-7.7% -3.5%
52-week high $351.14$80.47$158.77 $779.14
52-week low $238.11$55.34$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.

MultipleCSWAOSJCI
P/E now vs peer median —median 21.6x 17.9xmedian 21.6x 24.9xmedian 21.6x
P/S now vs peer median —median 1.6x 2.3xmedian 1.6x 3.5xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.2x 12.1xmedian 13.2x 25.9xmedian 13.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 17.4x 15.6xmedian 17.4x 28.0xmedian 17.4x
P/B now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 2.9x 4.8xmedian 2.9x 6.6xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.00 0.80median 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 monthsCSWAOSJCI
Revenue – $3.80B $25.00B
Gross profit – $1.47B $9.16B
Operating income – $668.30M $2.99B
Net income – $494.60M $3.58B
Free cash flow – $561.70M $3.17B
EPS (diluted) – $3.63 $5.87
Cash & equivalents $33.80M $234.50M $641.00M
Total debt $869.29M $673.10M $9.48B
Shares (diluted) 16.64M 136.10M 610.00M
Enterprise value $5.01B $7.97B $86.49B

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
MetricCSWAOSJCI
P/E – 17.9x 24.9x
P/FCF – 15.6x 28.0x
P/Operating cash flow – 14.3x 25.1x
P/S – 2.3x 3.5x
P/B 4.9x 4.8x 6.6x
P/Tangible book 34.1x 7.1x 8.9x
EV/EBITDA – 12.1x 25.9x
EV/EBIT – 13.8x 32.7x
EV/Revenue – 2.4x 3.9x
EV/FCF – 16.4x 30.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – 15.1x 27.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.80 1.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCSWAOSJCI
Revenue growth (1Y) – -0.7% 6.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 0.0% 4.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -0.4% 7.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 0.1% 5.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -7.2% 14.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -3.9% 27.4%
Net income growth (1Y) – -6.8% 60.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 18.2% 20.0%
EPS growth (1Y) – -3.5% 72.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 22.5% 25.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -6.6% 20.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -0.2% 41.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -1.8% 29.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 0.5% 56.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCSWAOSJCI
Gross margin – 38.6% 36.7%
EBITDA margin – 20.1% 15.1%
Operating margin – 17.6% 12.0%
Pretax margin – 16.8% 10.9%
Net margin – 13.0% 14.3%
FCF margin – 14.8% 12.7%
Operating cash flow margin – 16.1% 14.2%
Return on equity – 27.0% 27.0%
Return on assets – 13.6% 9.5%
Return on invested capital – 20.8% 10.5%
Return on capital employed – 24.0% 11.0%
Asset turnover – 1.0x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.2x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.4% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCSWAOSJCI
Debt / assets 37.5% 18.4% 24.4%
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.4x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.6x 2.3x
Debt / FCF – 1.2x 3.0x
Liabilities / assets 54.7% 50.1% 65.1%
Equity / assets 45.3% 49.9% 34.9%
Interest coverage – 26.4x –
Current ratio 2.6x 1.6x 1.0x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.0x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.3x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 6.30 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCSWAOSJCI
Dividend yield 0.4% 2.2% 1.1%
Net buyback yield – 3.7% 6.6%
Shareholder yield 0.4% 5.9% 7.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 40.3% 27.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 35.5% 30.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 2.4% -0.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 3.1% 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.

ConsensusCSWAOSJCI
Forward P/E 22.1xFY2026 18.2xFY2026 22.9xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $13.00FY2026 $3.60FY2026 $6.41FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +25.2%FY2026 -6.5%FY2026 +36.6%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +12.4% +15.0% +8.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.20BFY2026 $3.73BFY2026 $26.80BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.8%FY2026 -2.6%FY2026 +13.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.0% +3.9% +6.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCSWAOSJCI
Held by institutions 100.0% 91.9% 89.5%
Institutions holding 360 616 1,599
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.1% +7.1% -1.1%
Institutions buying 164 317 791
Institutions selling 133 226 558
Buyers to sellers 1.23 1.40 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.

CSWAOSJCI
CSW 1.00 0.45 0.34
AOS 0.45 1.00 0.26
JCI 0.34 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CSW, AOS and JCI?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Csw Industrials (CSW) $5.13B, Smith A O (AOS) $8.79B, Johnson Controls International (JCI) $88.72B.

Which stock is cheaper, CSW, AOS and JCI?

Smith A O (AOS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Smith A O (AOS) 17.9x, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 24.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Smith A O (AOS) is cheapest (Csw Industrials (CSW) 22.1x, Smith A O (AOS) 18.2x, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 22.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Smith A O (AOS) -0.7%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +6.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) has the highest net margin (Smith A O (AOS) 13.0%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 14.3%). On return on invested capital, Smith A O (AOS) leads (Smith A O (AOS) 20.8%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 10.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Johnson Controls International (JCI) returned the most: Csw Industrials (CSW) +14.6%, Smith A O (AOS) -0.9%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +28.0%. Over five years, Csw Industrials (CSW) compounded fastest (Csw Industrials (CSW) +16.0%/yr, Smith A O (AOS) -3.6%/yr, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +15.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Smith A O (AOS) has the highest dividend yield: Csw Industrials (CSW) 0.41%, Smith A O (AOS) 2.23%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 1.09%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Smith A O (AOS) has been the steadiest (Csw Industrials (CSW) 43.7%, Smith A O (AOS) 27.8%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 32.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CSW, AOS 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, Smith A O (AOS) leads on 7. 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.