GFAI vs BCO vs JCI Stock Comparison

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BCO Brinks Co
$109.86 +6.1% 1M -3.5% 1Y
Market cap
$4.53B
P/E
28.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.52B
Div. yield
0.94%
Security Services Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Johnson Controls International leads on 10 of the 12 questions below (Johnson Controls International 10, Guardforce AI 1, Brinks 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGFAIBCOJCILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.14M $4.53B $79.58B JCI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 28.6x 22.3x JCI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 1.3x 12.5x 20.1x GFAI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +7.3% +6.8% BCO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 2.9% 14.3% JCI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 7.0% 10.5% JCI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.4x 2.3x JCI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.94% 1.22% JCI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -81.2% -3.5% +8.7% JCI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -71.6%/yr +9.3%/yr +12.0%/yr JCI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 93.5% 34.4% 32.7% JCI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 45/100 48/100 JCI

Percentile Scorecard

GFAIBCOJCI

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

AxisGFAIBCOJCI
Valuation – 52 #55 of 114 20 #45 of 56
Growth – 39 #60 of 98 85 #9 of 54
Profitability – 68 #31 of 95 64 #20 of 53
Financial Health 93 #10 of 126 24 #96 of 126 26 #43 of 58
Shareholder Returns – 40 #43 of 71 46 #23 of 42
Overall – 45 48
  • GFAI ranked among 131 companies in Business Services
  • BCO ranked among 131 companies in Business Services
  • JCI ranked among 58 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGFAIBCOJCISPY
1 month -32.0%+6.1%-17.3% -5.9%
3 months -46.9%-2.6%-15.0% -4.6%
6 months -64.0%+2.0%-5.7% +0.2%
Year to date -69.5%-5.9%+9.7% +7.5%
1 year -81.2%-3.5%+8.7% +8.2%
3 years -95.3%+55.5%+156.8% +68.3%
3 years, per year -64.0%+15.9%+37.0% +19.0%
5 years -99.8%+55.9%+76.0% +56.5%
5 years, per year -71.6%+9.3%+12.0% +9.4%
10 years —+178.8%+221.4% +251.5%
10 years, per year —+10.8%+12.4% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureGFAIBCOJCISPY
Volatility, 1Y 93.5%34.4%32.7% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 93.1%35.1%36.4% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.400.671.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.87-0.100.27 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -99.8%-33.5%-43.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -81.4%-19.0%-17.3% -5.9%
52-week high $0.91$135.58$158.77 $779.14
52-week low $0.17$92.16$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.

MultipleGFAIBCOJCI
P/E now vs peer median —median 21.1x 28.6xmedian 21.1x 22.3xmedian 21.0x
P/S now vs peer median —median 0.9x 0.8xmedian 0.9x 3.2xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.7x 8.6xmedian 11.7x 23.5xmedian 13.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 15.3x 12.3xmedian 15.3x 25.1xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 2.3x 11.8xmedian 2.3x 5.9xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.88 3.02median 0.88 0.89median 0.89

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 monthsGFAIBCOJCI
Revenue – $5.52B $25.00B
Gross profit – $1.44B $9.16B
Operating income – $554.60M $2.99B
Net income – $169.90M $3.58B
Free cash flow – $368.60M $3.17B
EPS (diluted) – $3.83 $5.87
Cash & equivalents $21.30M $1.56B $641.00M
Total debt – $4.51B $9.48B
Shares (diluted) 21.92M 41.50M 610.00M
Enterprise value -$179.40M -$1.88B $77.34B

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
MetricGFAIBCOJCI
P/E – 28.6x 22.3x
P/FCF – 12.3x 25.1x
P/Operating cash flow – 8.6x 22.5x
P/S – 0.8x 3.2x
P/B 0.1x 11.8x 5.9x
P/Tangible book 0.1x 84.4x 8.0x
EV/EBITDA – 8.6x 23.5x
EV/EBIT – 13.5x 29.6x
EV/Revenue – 1.4x 3.5x
EV/FCF – 20.3x 27.9x
EV/Operating cash flow – 14.1x 25.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 3.02 0.89

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGFAIBCOJCI
Revenue growth (1Y) – 7.3% 6.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 4.6% 4.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 10.2% 7.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 7.4% 5.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 8.8% 14.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 6.0% 27.4%
Net income growth (1Y) – -5.5% 60.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 4.3% 20.0%
EPS growth (1Y) – -5.1% 72.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 9.5% 25.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -16.9% 20.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -2.6% 41.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -11.8% 29.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -1.7% 56.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGFAIBCOJCI
Gross margin – 26.1% 36.7%
EBITDA margin – 15.8% 15.1%
Operating margin – 10.0% 12.0%
Pretax margin – 4.9% 10.9%
Net margin – 2.9% 14.3%
FCF margin – 6.7% 12.7%
Operating cash flow margin – 9.6% 14.2%
Return on equity – 41.1% 27.0%
Return on assets – 2.3% 9.5%
Return on invested capital – 7.0% 10.5%
Return on capital employed – 10.8% 11.0%
Asset turnover – 0.8x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 3.1x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGFAIBCOJCI
Debt / assets – 63.2% 24.4%
Debt / equity – 11.8x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.4x 2.3x
Debt / FCF – 12.2x 3.0x
Liabilities / assets 30.7% 94.6% 65.1%
Equity / assets 69.3% 5.4% 34.9%
Interest coverage – 2.2x –
Current ratio 5.2x 1.5x 1.0x
Quick ratio 4.8x 1.2x 0.9x
Cash ratio 3.8x 0.8x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 1.68 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGFAIBCOJCI
Dividend yield – 0.9% 1.2%
Net buyback yield – 1.9% 7.4%
Shareholder yield – 2.8% 8.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 24.8% 27.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 11.4% 30.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -0.2% -0.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 2.6% 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.

ConsensusGFAIBCOJCI
Forward P/E 1.3xFY2026 12.5xFY2026 20.1xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $0.13FY2026 $8.81FY2026 $6.54FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – +9.4%FY2026 +26.7%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after – +17.3% +9.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $40.46MFY2026 $5.20BFY2026 $29.02BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +14.9%FY2026 -1.1%FY2026 +13.1%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +158.0% +3.0% +8.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGFAIBCOJCI
Held by institutions – 100.0% 89.5%
Institutions holding – 360 1,600
Change in shares held, QoQ – +12.1% -1.1%
Institutions buying – 182 791
Institutions selling – 123 559
Buyers to sellers – 1.48 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.

GFAIBCOJCI
GFAI 1.00 0.16 0.16
BCO 0.16 1.00 0.08
JCI 0.16 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GFAI, BCO and JCI?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Guardforce AI (GFAI) $4.14M, Brinks (BCO) $4.53B, Johnson Controls International (JCI) $79.58B.

Which stock is cheaper, GFAI, BCO and JCI?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Brinks (BCO) 28.6x, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 22.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Guardforce AI (GFAI) is cheapest (Guardforce AI (GFAI) 1.3x, Brinks (BCO) 12.5x, 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?

Brinks (BCO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Brinks (BCO) +7.3%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +6.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) has the highest net margin (Brinks (BCO) 2.9%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 14.3%). On return on invested capital, Johnson Controls International (JCI) leads (Brinks (BCO) 7.0%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 10.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Johnson Controls International (JCI) returned the most: Guardforce AI (GFAI) -81.2%, Brinks (BCO) -3.5%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +8.7%. Over five years, Johnson Controls International (JCI) compounded fastest (Guardforce AI (GFAI) -71.6%/yr, Brinks (BCO) +9.3%/yr, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +12.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) has the highest dividend yield: Brinks (BCO) 0.94%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 1.22%. Guardforce AI (GFAI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Johnson Controls International (JCI) has been the steadiest (Guardforce AI (GFAI) 93.5%, Brinks (BCO) 34.4%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 32.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GFAI, BCO 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, Johnson Controls International (JCI) leads on 10. 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.