CSW vs JCI vs SPXC Stock Comparison

Csw Industrials, Johnson Controls International and SPX Technologies Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

SPX Technologies leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (SPX Technologies 4, Johnson Controls International 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCSWJCISPXCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.80B $95.82B $8.35B JCI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 33.6x 30.0x SPXC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.5x 24.6x 19.3x SPXC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — +20.6% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 11.3% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 10.5% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.8x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +20.8% +40.3% -16.2% JCI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.1%/yr +16.5%/yr +23.3%/yr SPXC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.6% 31.8% 41.5% JCI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 39/100 71/100 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 – 13 #48 of 55 41 #33 of 55
Growth – 80 #11 of 51 100 #1 of 51
Profitability – – 72 #14 of 48
Financial Health 51 #27 of 54 – 70 #17 of 54
Shareholder Returns 10 #37 of 41 23 #32 of 41 –
Overall – 39 71
  • 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 -1.1%+5.7%-2.8% +0.9%
3 months +7.2%+12.8%-12.0% +5.9%
6 months +2.2%+11.4%-21.8% +8.5%
Year to date -0.5%+31.4%-17.4% +13.3%
1 year +20.8%+40.3%-16.2% +12.4%
3 years +65.1%+226.5%+110.1% +88.1%
3 years, per year +18.2%+48.4%+28.1% +23.5%
5 years +110.8%+114.5%+184.5% +68.2%
5 years, per year +16.1%+16.5%+23.3% +11.0%
10 years +864.3%+259.7%+772.9% +263.4%
10 years, per year +25.4%+13.7%+24.2% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCSWJCISPXCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.6%31.8%41.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.1%32.8%41.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.391.161.75 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.481.27-0.39 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.3%-43.1%-38.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.8%-0.9%-32.9% -0.9%
52-week high $351.14$158.77$246.41 $779.14
52-week low $238.11$110.85$160.01 $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 —median 20.0x 33.5xmedian 20.0x 29.7xmedian 20.0x
P/S now vs peer median —median 1.5x 3.6xmedian 1.5x 3.3xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.3x —median 11.3x 16.4xmedian 11.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 15.3x 28.6xmedian 15.3x 27.2xmedian 15.3x
P/B now vs peer median 5.0xmedian 2.8x 7.0xmedian 2.8x 3.5xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.99 1.66median 0.99 0.44median 0.99

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 – – $2.48B
Gross profit – $9.52B $996.30M
Operating income – – $399.90M
Net income – – $278.90M
Free cash flow – – $304.30M
EPS (diluted) – $4.68 $5.50
Cash & equivalents $33.80M $618.00M $166.40M
Total debt $869.29M – $2.29B
Shares (diluted) 16.64M 610.00M 50.68M
Enterprise value $4.66B $95.82B $7.44B

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 – 33.5x 29.7x
P/FCF – 28.6x 27.2x
P/Operating cash flow – 24.6x 19.6x
P/S – 3.6x 3.3x
P/B 5.0x 7.0x 3.5x
P/Tangible book 34.8x 9.4x 6.2x
EV/EBITDA – – 16.4x
EV/EBIT – – 21.8x
EV/Revenue – – 3.5x
EV/FCF – – 28.7x
EV/Operating cash flow – 24.6x 20.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.66 0.44

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCSWJCISPXC
Revenue growth (1Y) – – 20.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 15.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 10.7% 18.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 6.8% 17.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 24.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 52.2%
Net income growth (1Y) – – 32.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – 72.2%
EPS growth (1Y) – -7.0% 23.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 20.2% 67.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 51.6% 52.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 27.8% 131.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 23.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 168.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCSWJCISPXC
Gross margin – – 40.2%
EBITDA margin – – 21.4%
Operating margin – – 16.2%
Pretax margin – – 14.8%
Net margin – – 11.3%
FCF margin – – 12.3%
Operating cash flow margin – – 17.1%
Return on equity – 21.1% 12.0%
Return on assets – 7.3% 7.1%
Return on invested capital – – 10.5%
Return on capital employed – – 12.1%
Asset turnover – – 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCSWJCISPXC
Debt / assets 37.5% – 15.6%
Debt / equity 0.8x – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.8x
Debt / FCF – – 2.0x
Liabilities / assets 54.7% – 40.4%
Equity / assets 45.3% 33.9% 59.6%
Interest coverage – – 10.7x
Current ratio 2.6x 0.9x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.1x – 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.1x – 0.3x
Altman Z-score – – 4.46

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCSWJCISPXC
Dividend yield 0.4% 1.0% –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 0.4% 1.0% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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 22.5xFY2026 24.6xFY2027 19.3xFY2026
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 358 1,597 510
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.1% -1.1% +10.8%
Institutions buying 164 790 275
Institutions selling 133 557 162
Buyers to sellers 1.23 1.42 1.70

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 0.34 0.43
JCI 0.34 1.00 0.58
SPXC 0.43 0.58 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) $4.80B, Johnson Controls International (JCI) $95.82B, SPX Technologies (SPXC) $8.35B.

Which stock is cheaper, CSW, JCI and SPXC?

SPX Technologies (SPXC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Johnson Controls International (JCI) 33.6x, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 30.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, SPX Technologies (SPXC) is cheapest (Csw Industrials (CSW) 22.5x, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 24.6x, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 19.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Johnson Controls International (JCI) returned the most: Csw Industrials (CSW) +20.8%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +40.3%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) -16.2%. Over five years, SPX Technologies (SPXC) compounded fastest (Csw Industrials (CSW) +16.1%/yr, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +16.5%/yr, SPX Technologies (SPXC) +23.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Johnson Controls International (JCI) has been the steadiest (Csw Industrials (CSW) 43.6%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 31.8%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 41.5%). 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, SPX Technologies (SPXC) leads on 4. 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.