CSW vs JCI vs SPXC Stock Comparison

Csw Industrials, Johnson Controls International and SPX Technologies Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CSW Csw Industrials, Inc.
$295.39 -2.2% 1M +24.1% 1Y
Market cap
$4.61B
P/E
36.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.25B
Div. yield
–
HVAC Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Johnson Controls International leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Johnson Controls International 6, SPX Technologies 4, Csw Industrials 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCSWJCISPXCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.61B $82.35B $7.21B JCI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 36.1x 23.0x 24.2x JCI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.7x 21.9x 17.9x SPXC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +30.0% +6.8% +20.2% CSW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.2% 14.3% 11.5% JCI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.6% 10.5% 9.7% JCI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 2.3x 2.2x SPXC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +24.1% +26.5% -28.2% JCI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.2%/yr +13.5%/yr +18.3%/yr SPXC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.8% 33.0% 40.5% JCI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 47/100 62/100 SPXC

Percentile Scorecard

CSWJCISPXC

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

AxisCSWJCISPXC
Valuation 7 #53 of 57 18 #47 of 57 36 #37 of 57
Growth 72 #16 of 54 89 #7 of 54 100 #1 of 54
Profitability 62 #21 of 53 65 #19 of 53 64 #20 of 53
Financial Health 43 #34 of 59 26 #44 of 59 50 #30 of 59
Shareholder Returns 29 #30 of 42 37 #27 of 42 –
Overall 43 47 62
  • CSW ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • 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

PeriodCSWJCISPXCSPY
1 month -2.2%-10.4%-13.3% -1.0%
3 months -14.5%-8.5%-28.7% -0.4%
6 months +5.1%-1.8%-27.9% +4.5%
Year to date +0.6%+17.3%-23.3% +12.4%
1 year +24.1%+26.5%-28.2% +13.6%
3 years +69.3%+172.9%+85.9% +76.4%
3 years, per year +19.2%+39.8%+23.0% +20.8%
5 years +111.9%+88.3%+131.4% +63.7%
5 years, per year +16.2%+13.5%+18.3% +10.4%
10 years +906.4%+243.7%+748.9% +267.7%
10 years, per year +26.0%+13.1%+23.9% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureCSWJCISPXCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.8%33.0%40.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.7%35.1%43.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.411.141.68 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.550.80-0.69 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.3%-43.1%-38.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.9%-11.5%-37.8% -1.6%
52-week high $351.14$158.77$246.41 $779.14
52-week low $238.11$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.

MultipleCSWJCISPXC
P/E now vs peer median 37.7xmedian 22.2x 23.9xmedian 22.2x 25.8xmedian 22.2x
P/S now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 1.7x 3.4xmedian 1.7x 3.0xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.9xmedian 13.9x 25.0xmedian 13.9x 15.9xmedian 13.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.1xmedian 18.0x 26.9xmedian 18.0x 33.7xmedian 18.0x
P/B now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 2.8x 6.3xmedian 2.8x 3.1xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 6.71median 1.06 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 monthsCSWJCISPXC
Revenue $1.25B $25.00B $2.60B
Gross profit $528.34M $9.16B $1.04B
Operating income $212.27M $2.99B $418.10M
Net income $128.51M $3.58B $298.10M
Free cash flow $177.46M $3.17B $228.00M
EPS (diluted) $7.81 $5.87 $5.89
Cash & equivalents $37.20M $641.00M $119.20M
Total debt $764.56M $9.48B $1.33B
Shares (diluted) 16.33M 610.00M 50.65M
Enterprise value $4.45B $80.08B $6.41B

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
MetricCSWJCISPXC
P/E 37.7x 23.9x 25.8x
P/FCF 27.1x 26.9x 33.7x
P/Operating cash flow 24.3x 24.0x 20.4x
P/S 3.8x 3.4x 3.0x
P/B 4.3x 6.3x 3.1x
P/Tangible book 19.7x 8.5x 8.2x
EV/EBITDA 18.9x 25.0x 15.9x
EV/EBIT 26.1x 31.5x 21.3x
EV/Revenue 4.4x 3.8x 3.4x
EV/FCF 31.2x 29.7x 39.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.9x 26.5x 23.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 6.71 0.95 0.24

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCSWJCISPXC
Revenue growth (1Y) 30.0% 6.8% 20.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 17.5% 4.4% 15.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 26.8% 7.7% 17.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.5% 5.5% 17.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 13.9% 14.1% 22.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 12.3% 27.4% 46.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -10.6% 60.4% 33.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.5% 20.0% 112.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -8.4% 72.9% 29.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 25.0% 106.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 23.4% 20.5% 22.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.4% 41.2% 58.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 20.7% 29.8% -16.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.3% 56.0% 47.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCSWJCISPXC
Gross margin 42.1% 36.7% 39.9%
EBITDA margin 23.3% 15.1% 21.5%
Operating margin 16.9% 12.0% 16.1%
Pretax margin 13.2% 10.9% 15.0%
Net margin 10.2% 14.3% 11.5%
FCF margin 14.2% 12.7% 8.8%
Operating cash flow margin 15.8% 14.2% 14.5%
Return on equity 11.7% 27.0% 12.4%
Return on assets 5.5% 9.5% 6.8%
Return on invested capital 8.6% 10.5% 9.7%
Return on capital employed 10.3% 11.0% 11.1%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.0x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 0.5% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCSWJCISPXC
Debt / assets 32.8% 24.4% 27.5%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.7x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 2.3x 2.2x
Debt / FCF 4.3x 3.0x 5.9x
Liabilities / assets 52.0% 65.1% 49.6%
Equity / assets 48.0% 34.9% 50.4%
Interest coverage – – 11.5x
Current ratio 2.4x 1.0x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.9x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.94 – 3.07

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCSWJCISPXC
Dividend yield 0.4% 1.1% –
Net buyback yield 3.1% 6.9% –
Shareholder yield 3.5% 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.

ConsensusCSWJCISPXC
Forward P/E 22.7xFY2026 21.9xFY2027 17.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.00FY2026 $6.41FY2027 $8.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +25.2%FY2026 +36.6%FY2027 +26.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.4% +8.4% +20.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.20BFY2026 $26.80BFY2026 $2.64BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.8%FY2026 +13.6%FY2026 +16.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.0% +6.3% +14.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCSWJCISPXC
Held by institutions 100.0% 89.5% 93.8%
Institutions holding 360 1,600 512
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.1% -1.1% +10.8%
Institutions buying 164 792 277
Institutions selling 133 558 162
Buyers to sellers 1.23 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.

CSWJCISPXC
CSW 1.00 0.30 0.41
JCI 0.30 1.00 0.61
SPXC 0.41 0.61 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CSW, JCI and SPXC?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Csw Industrials (CSW) $4.61B, Johnson Controls International (JCI) $82.35B, SPX Technologies (SPXC) $7.21B.

Which stock is cheaper, CSW, JCI and SPXC?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Csw Industrials (CSW) 36.1x, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 23.0x, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 24.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, SPX Technologies (SPXC) is cheapest (Csw Industrials (CSW) 22.7x, 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?

Csw Industrials (CSW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Csw Industrials (CSW) +30.0%, 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 (Csw Industrials (CSW) 10.2%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 14.3%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 11.5%). On return on invested capital, Johnson Controls International (JCI) leads (Csw Industrials (CSW) 8.6%, 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: Csw Industrials (CSW) +24.1%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +26.5%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) -28.2%. Over five years, SPX Technologies (SPXC) compounded fastest (Csw Industrials (CSW) +16.2%/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: Csw Industrials (CSW) 0.00%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 0.01%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 0.00%. Csw Industrials (CSW) 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 (Csw Industrials (CSW) 43.8%, 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, CSW, 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 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.