FIX vs JCI vs NSSC Stock Comparison

Comfort Systems Usa, Johnson Controls International and Napco Security Technologies Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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FIX Comfort Systems Usa Inc
$1,347.77 -18.8% 1M +37.4% 1Y
Market cap
$47.16B
P/E
29.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.27B
Div. yield
0.22%
HVAC Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionFIXJCINSSCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $47.16B $95.34B $1.42B JCI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.0x 33.5x 32.9x FIX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.5x 24.6x 24.6x JCI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -36.6% — +11.4% NSSC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 30.9% — 21.3% FIX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.0% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.0x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.22% 1.02% 1.54% NSSC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +37.4% +40.3% -9.9% JCI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +71.3%/yr +16.5%/yr +10.6%/yr FIX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 57.1% 31.8% 40.9% JCI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 39/100 65/100 FIX

Percentile Scorecard

FIXJCINSSC

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

AxisFIXJCINSSC
Valuation 26 #41 of 55 13 #48 of 55 32 #77 of 113
Growth 88 #7 of 51 80 #11 of 51 79 #21 of 96
Profitability 83 #9 of 48 – 100 #1 of 92
Financial Health 79 #12 of 54 – 96 #6 of 125
Shareholder Returns 78 #10 of 41 23 #32 of 41 17 #56 of 67
Overall 71 39 65
  • FIX ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • JCI ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • NSSC ranked among 130 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFIXJCINSSCSPY
1 month -18.8%+5.7%+13.1% +0.9%
3 months -11.2%+12.8%+9.0% +5.9%
6 months -21.8%+11.4%-12.2% +8.5%
Year to date +44.4%+31.4%-4.9% +13.3%
1 year +37.4%+40.3%-9.9% +12.4%
3 years +666.1%+226.5%+106.9% +88.1%
3 years, per year +97.2%+48.4%+27.4% +23.5%
5 years +1,373.5%+114.5%+65.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year +71.3%+16.5%+10.6% +11.0%
10 years +4,587.9%+259.7%+1,033.1% +263.4%
10 years, per year +46.9%+13.7%+27.5% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureFIXJCINSSCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 57.1%31.8%40.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 62.3%32.8%43.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.601.161.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.651.27-0.24 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.1%-43.1%-65.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -34.8%-0.9%-16.0% -0.9%
52-week high $2,066.51$158.77$47.23 $779.14
52-week low $876.19$110.85$34.96 $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.

MultipleFIXJCINSSC
P/E now vs peer median 29.0xmedian 20.0x 33.5xmedian 20.0x 32.9xmedian 21.5x
P/S now vs peer median 8.9xmedian 1.5x 3.6xmedian 1.5x 7.0xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 42.9xmedian 11.3x —median 11.3x 26.8xmedian 11.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.3xmedian 15.3x 28.6xmedian 15.3x 24.0xmedian 13.9x
P/B now vs peer median 14.1xmedian 2.8x 7.0xmedian 2.8x 7.4xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.36median 0.99 1.66median 0.99 1.85median 0.92

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 monthsFIXJCINSSC
Revenue $5.27B – $202.32M
Gross profit $1.42B $9.52B $119.79M
Operating income $989.51M – $45.64M
Net income $1.63B – $43.03M
Free cash flow $2.44B – $59.23M
R&D – – $13.79M
EPS (diluted) $46.42 $4.68 $1.20
Cash & equivalents $2.16B $618.00M $126.93M
Total debt $49.56M – –
Shares (diluted) 35.15M 610.00M 35.89M
Enterprise value $41.12B $95.38B $934.92M

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
MetricFIXJCINSSC
P/E 29.0x 33.5x 32.9x
P/FCF 19.3x 28.6x 24.0x
P/Operating cash flow 15.7x 24.6x 23.2x
P/S 8.9x 3.6x 7.0x
P/B 14.1x 7.0x 7.4x
P/Tangible book 16.9x 9.4x 7.5x
EV/EBITDA 42.9x – 26.8x
EV/EBIT 45.5x – 28.1x
EV/Revenue 8.5x – 6.3x
EV/FCF 18.5x – 21.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.0x 24.6x 21.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.36 1.66 1.85

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFIXJCINSSC
Revenue growth (1Y) -36.6% – 11.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.0% – 6.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -27.6% 10.7% 18.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.4% 6.8% 17.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -11.2% – -1.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 37.8% – 14.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 94.8% – -0.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 78.4% – 16.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 96.0% -7.0% 0.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 79.7% 20.2% 17.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 223.9% 51.6% 14.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 71.3% 27.8% 35.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 205.6% – 15.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 67.9% – 39.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFIXJCINSSC
Gross margin 26.8% – 59.2%
EBITDA margin 19.9% – 23.6%
Operating margin 18.8% – 22.6%
Pretax margin 19.3% – 24.6%
Net margin 30.9% – 21.3%
FCF margin 46.3% – 29.3%
Operating cash flow margin 57.0% – 30.2%
Return on equity 16.7% 21.1% 23.3%
Return on assets 6.0% 7.3% 18.7%
Return on invested capital 16.0% – –
Return on capital employed 30.6% – 24.3%
Asset turnover 0.6x – 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x – 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% – 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFIXJCINSSC
Debt / assets 0.5% – –
Debt / equity 0.0x – –
Net debt / EBITDA -2.0x – –
Debt / FCF 0.0x – –
Liabilities / assets 66.0% – 20.0%
Equity / assets 34.0% 33.9% 80.0%
Interest coverage 125.1x – –
Current ratio 1.1x 0.9x 4.9x
Quick ratio 0.4x – 4.1x
Cash ratio 0.4x – 3.2x
Altman Z-score 5.89 – 21.47

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFIXJCINSSC
Dividend yield 0.2% 1.0% 1.5%
Net buyback yield 0.9% – 0.0%
Shareholder yield 1.1% 1.0% 1.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 6.5% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 4.3% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 75.6% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 57.9% – –

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.

ConsensusFIXJCINSSC
Forward P/E 29.5xFY2026 24.6xFY2027 24.6xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $45.66FY2026 $6.41FY2027 $1.61FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +58.1%FY2026 +36.6%FY2027 +0.6%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +25.2% +8.4% +19.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $12.26BFY2026 $26.80BFY2026 $208.17MFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +34.7%FY2026 +13.6%FY2026 +2.9%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +33.8% +6.3% +9.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFIXJCINSSC
Held by institutions 93.1% 89.5% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,353 1,597 259
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.8% -1.1% +4.2%
Institutions buying 742 790 136
Institutions selling 486 557 89
Buyers to sellers 1.53 1.42 1.53

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.

FIXJCINSSC
FIX 1.00 0.63 0.22
JCI 0.63 1.00 0.31
NSSC 0.22 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FIX, JCI and NSSC?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) $47.16B, Johnson Controls International (JCI) $95.34B, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) $1.42B.

Which stock is cheaper, FIX, JCI and NSSC?

Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) 29.0x, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 33.5x, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) 32.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Johnson Controls International (JCI) is cheapest (Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) 29.5x, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 24.6x, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) 24.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) -36.6%, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) +11.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) has the highest net margin (Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) 30.9%, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) 21.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Johnson Controls International (JCI) returned the most: Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) +37.4%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +40.3%, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) -9.9%. Over five years, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) compounded fastest (Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) +71.3%/yr, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +16.5%/yr, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) +10.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) has the highest dividend yield: Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) 0.22%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 1.02%, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) 1.54%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Johnson Controls International (JCI) has been the steadiest (Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) 57.1%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 31.8%, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) 40.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FIX, JCI and NSSC?

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 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.