FIX vs JCI vs SNTL Stock Comparison

Comfort Systems Usa, Johnson Controls International and Sentinel Holdings Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
1 more company in this comparison (AOS) Create a free account to keep reading and compare up to 10 companies.
SNTL Sentinel Holdings Ltd.
$1.89 +48.8% 1M -68.0% 1Y
Market cap
$15.89M
P/E
1.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.58M
Div. yield
–
Security Services Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Johnson Controls International leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Johnson Controls International 5, Comfort Systems Usa 4, Sentinel Holdings 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFIXJCISNTLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $35.39B $82.79B $15.89M JCI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.7x 23.1x 1.1x SNTL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.3x 20.1x — JCI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -36.6% +6.8% +250.7% SNTL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 30.9% 14.3% 311.9% SNTL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.0% 10.5% — FIX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.0x 2.3x -0.1x FIX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% JCI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.4% +8.7% -68.0% JCI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +57.7%/yr +12.0%/yr -1.1%/yr FIX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 61.3% 32.7% 138.6% JCI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 48/100 46/100 FIX

Percentile Scorecard

FIXJCISNTL

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

AxisFIXJCISNTL
Valuation 44 #32 of 56 20 #45 of 56 74 #30 of 114
Growth 87 #8 of 54 85 #9 of 54 97 #4 of 98
Profitability 81 #11 of 53 64 #20 of 53 46 #52 of 95
Financial Health 70 #18 of 58 26 #43 of 58 12 #111 of 126
Shareholder Returns 76 #11 of 42 46 #23 of 42 1 #70 of 71
Overall 71 48 46
  • FIX ranked among 58 companies in Construction Products
  • JCI ranked among 58 companies in Construction Products
  • SNTL ranked among 131 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFIXJCISNTLSPY
1 month -47.0%-17.3%+48.8% -5.9%
3 months -43.7%-15.0%-45.7% -4.6%
6 months -50.3%-5.7%-63.6% +0.2%
Year to date +3.3%+9.7%-69.4% +7.5%
1 year -2.4%+8.7%-68.0% +8.2%
3 years +415.1%+156.8%-68.5% +68.3%
3 years, per year +72.8%+37.0%-32.0% +19.0%
5 years +873.9%+76.0%-5.5% +56.5%
5 years, per year +57.7%+12.0%-1.1% +9.4%
10 years +3,254.2%+221.4%+1,475.0% +251.5%
10 years, per year +42.1%+12.4%+31.7% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureFIXJCISNTLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 61.3%32.7%138.6% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 69.2%36.4%166.8% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.461.17-0.48 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.040.27-0.49 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -53.3%-43.1%-80.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -53.3%-17.3%-70.2% -5.9%
52-week high $2,066.51$158.77$6.35 $779.14
52-week low $876.19$110.85$1.27 $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.

MultipleFIXJCISNTL
P/E now vs peer median 20.8xmedian 21.0x 22.3xmedian 21.0x 1.3xmedian 21.1x
P/S now vs peer median 6.4xmedian 1.7x 3.2xmedian 1.7x 4.0xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 30.1xmedian 13.3x 23.5xmedian 13.3x -4.5xmedian 11.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 16.1x 25.1xmedian 16.1x 8.4xmedian 15.3x
P/B now vs peer median 10.1xmedian 2.8x 5.9xmedian 2.8x -5.1xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.26median 0.89 0.89median 0.89 0.01median 0.88

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 monthsFIXJCISNTL
Revenue $5.27B $25.00B $4.58M
Gross profit $1.42B $9.16B $340.92K
Operating income $989.51M $2.99B -$4.61M
Net income $1.63B $3.58B -$881.22K
Free cash flow $2.44B $3.17B $2.17M
EPS (diluted) $46.42 $5.87 $1.47
Cash & equivalents $2.16B $641.00M $146.09K
Total debt $49.56M $9.48B $558.11K
Shares (diluted) 35.15M 610.00M 9.69M
Enterprise value $29.35B $80.52B $14.94M

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
MetricFIXJCISNTL
P/E 20.8x 22.3x 1.3x
P/FCF 13.8x 25.1x 8.4x
P/Operating cash flow 11.2x 22.5x 7.9x
P/S 6.4x 3.2x 4.0x
P/B 10.1x 5.9x -5.1x
P/Tangible book 12.1x 8.0x -4.1x
EV/EBITDA 30.1x 23.5x -4.5x
EV/EBIT 32.0x 29.6x -4.1x
EV/Revenue 6.0x 3.5x 4.1x
EV/FCF 13.0x 27.9x 8.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.5x 25.0x 8.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.26 0.89 0.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFIXJCISNTL
Revenue growth (1Y) -36.6% 6.8% 250.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.0% 4.4% -19.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -27.6% 7.7% 156.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.4% 5.5% -38.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -11.2% 14.1% 43.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 37.8% 27.4% 2.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 94.8% 60.4% 90.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 78.4% 20.0% 22.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 96.0% 72.9% 322.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 79.7% 25.0% 104.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 223.9% 20.5% 328.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 71.3% 41.2% 245.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 205.6% 29.8% 312.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 67.9% 56.0% 237.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFIXJCISNTL
Gross margin 26.8% 36.7% 7.4%
EBITDA margin 19.9% 15.1% -91.9%
Operating margin 18.8% 12.0% -100.8%
Pretax margin 19.3% 10.9% -18.1%
Net margin 30.9% 14.3% 311.9%
FCF margin 46.3% 12.7% 47.4%
Operating cash flow margin 57.0% 14.2% 50.6%
Return on equity 16.7% 27.0% –
Return on assets 6.0% 9.5% -40.8%
Return on invested capital 16.0% 10.5% –
Return on capital employed 30.6% 11.0% –
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.6x 2.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.0x -2.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFIXJCISNTL
Debt / assets 0.5% 24.4% 27.8%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.7x -0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -2.0x 2.3x -0.1x
Debt / FCF 0.0x 3.0x 0.3x
Liabilities / assets 66.0% 65.1% 279.9%
Equity / assets 34.0% 34.9% -179.9%
Interest coverage 125.1x – -9.2x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.0x 0.2x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.9x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 4.65 – -23.49

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFIXJCISNTL
Dividend yield 0.3% 1.2% –
Net buyback yield 1.3% 7.4% -11.1%
Shareholder yield 1.6% 8.6% -11.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 6.5% 27.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 4.3% 30.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 75.6% -0.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 57.9% 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.

ConsensusFIXJCISNTL
Forward P/E 20.3xFY2026 20.1xFY2027 –
EPS, next fiscal year $47.40FY2026 $6.54FY2027 –
EPS growth, next FY +64.1%FY2026 +26.7%FY2027 –
EPS growth, the year after +33.8% +9.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $12.95BFY2026 $29.02BFY2027 –
Revenue growth, next FY +42.3%FY2026 +13.1%FY2027 –
Revenue growth, the year after +42.3% +8.2% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFIXJCISNTL
Held by institutions 93.1% 89.5% –
Institutions holding 1,356 1,600 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.8% -1.1% –
Institutions buying 743 791 –
Institutions selling 488 559 –
Buyers to sellers 1.52 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.

FIXJCISNTL
FIX 1.00 0.69 -0.12
JCI 0.69 1.00 -0.11
SNTL -0.12 -0.11 1.00

Add a Peer

Largest companies in the same industry

Related Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FIX, JCI and SNTL?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) $35.39B, Johnson Controls International (JCI) $82.79B, Sentinel Holdings (SNTL) $15.89M.

Which stock is cheaper, FIX, JCI and SNTL?

Sentinel Holdings (SNTL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) 21.7x, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 23.1x, Sentinel Holdings (SNTL) 1.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Johnson Controls International (JCI) is cheapest (Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) 20.3x, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 20.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sentinel Holdings (SNTL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) -36.6%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +6.8%, Sentinel Holdings (SNTL) +250.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sentinel Holdings (SNTL) has the highest net margin (Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) 30.9%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 14.3%, Sentinel Holdings (SNTL) 311.9%). On return on invested capital, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) leads (Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) 16.0%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 10.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Johnson Controls International (JCI) returned the most: Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) -2.4%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +8.7%, Sentinel Holdings (SNTL) -68.0%. Over five years, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) compounded fastest (Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) +57.7%/yr, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +12.0%/yr, Sentinel Holdings (SNTL) -1.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) has the highest dividend yield: Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) 0.00%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 0.01%, Sentinel Holdings (SNTL) 0.00%. Sentinel Holdings (SNTL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Johnson Controls International (JCI) has been the steadiest (Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) 61.3%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 32.7%, Sentinel Holdings (SNTL) 138.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.