ITW vs JCI vs RBC Stock Comparison

Illinois Tool Works, Johnson Controls International and RBC Bearings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ITW Illinois Tool Works Inc
$275.93 +0.7% 1M +11.3% 1Y
Market cap
$78.91B
P/E
24.0x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
3 wins
RBC RBC Bearings INC
$483.52 -4.5% 1M +17.6% 1Y
Market cap
$15.33B
P/E
47.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.95B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Johnson Controls International leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Johnson Controls International 3, Illinois Tool Works 3, RBC Bearings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionITWJCIRBCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $78.91B $95.93B $15.33B JCI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.0x 33.6x 47.8x ITW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.9x 31.8x 34.6x ITW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — +17.3% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 16.4% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 8.4% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 1.1x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +11.3% +37.9% +17.6% JCI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.0%/yr +16.3%/yr +16.2%/yr JCI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.3% 31.8% 28.4% ITW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 38/100 54/100 RBC

Percentile Scorecard

ITWJCIRBC

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

AxisITWJCIRBC
Valuation 24 #154 of 203 15 #48 of 56 14 #174 of 203
Growth 35 #123 of 188 75 #14 of 52 90 #19 of 188
Profitability – – 78 #41 of 183
Financial Health – – 69 #67 of 217
Shareholder Returns 87 #21 of 153 25 #31 of 41 16 #128 of 153
Overall 49 38 54
  • ITW ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • JCI ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • RBC ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodITWJCIRBCSPY
1 month +0.7%+3.8%-4.5% -0.2%
3 months -6.5%+11.0%-16.1% +3.9%
6 months +2.8%+10.1%-18.7% +8.2%
Year to date +12.0%+30.2%+7.8% +12.9%
1 year +11.3%+37.9%+17.6% +12.3%
3 years +23.6%+223.3%+123.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year +7.3%+47.9%+30.8% +23.3%
5 years +21.8%+112.3%+111.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year +4.0%+16.3%+16.2% +10.9%
10 years +143.5%+254.1%+596.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year +9.3%+13.5%+21.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureITWJCIRBCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.3%31.8%28.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.7%32.6%29.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.471.161.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.531.190.62 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -28.9%-43.1%-35.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.9%-1.8%-25.5% -1.2%
52-week high $299.60$158.77$648.89 $779.14
52-week low $241.07$110.85$406.45 $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.

MultipleITWJCIRBC
P/E now vs peer median 24.0xmedian 25.2x 33.2xmedian 20.1x 47.6xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 1.9x 3.6xmedian 1.5x 8.1xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.0x —median 11.8x 27.6xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.0xmedian 21.7x 28.6xmedian 16.2x 41.1xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 25.0xmedian 2.3x 6.9xmedian 2.9x 4.6xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.32 1.64median 0.99 2.03median 1.32

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 monthsITWJCIRBC
Revenue – – $1.95B
Gross profit – $9.52B $882.80M
Operating income – – $460.70M
Net income $3.23B – $320.60M
Free cash flow – – $385.20M
EPS (diluted) – $4.68 $10.11
Cash & equivalents $809.00M $618.00M $124.50M
Total debt – – $806.20M
Shares (diluted) 287.00M 610.00M 31.71M
Enterprise value $78.91B $95.93B $14.95B

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
MetricITWJCIRBC
P/E 24.0x 33.2x 47.6x
P/FCF 26.0x 28.6x 41.1x
P/Operating cash flow 24.1x 24.4x 33.9x
P/S 4.6x 3.6x 8.1x
P/B 25.0x 6.9x 4.6x
P/Tangible book 30.2x 9.3x 7.5x
EV/EBITDA – – 27.6x
EV/EBIT – – 35.9x
EV/Revenue – – 8.5x
EV/FCF – – 42.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.1x 24.4x 35.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.64 2.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricITWJCIRBC
Revenue growth (1Y) – – 17.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 9.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 10.7% 19.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 6.8% 11.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 23.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 13.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 6.7% – 26.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.9% – 21.4%
EPS growth (1Y) – -7.0% 29.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 20.2% 23.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -0.5% 51.6% 47.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.5% 27.8% 27.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 48.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 28.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricITWJCIRBC
Gross margin – – 45.2%
EBITDA margin – – 30.6%
Operating margin – – 23.6%
Pretax margin – – 21.1%
Net margin – – 16.4%
FCF margin – – 19.7%
Operating cash flow margin – – 23.9%
Return on equity 106.9% 21.1% 9.4%
Return on assets – 7.3% 6.2%
Return on invested capital – – 8.4%
Return on capital employed – – 9.9%
Asset turnover – – 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x – 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricITWJCIRBC
Debt / assets – – 15.5%
Debt / equity – – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 1.1x
Debt / FCF – – 2.1x
Liabilities / assets – – 33.4%
Equity / assets – 33.9% 66.6%
Interest coverage – – 4.4x
Current ratio 1.3x 0.9x 2.5x
Quick ratio – – 0.9x
Cash ratio – – 0.2x
Altman Z-score – – 6.82

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricITWJCIRBC
Dividend yield 2.4% 1.0% –
Net buyback yield – – -0.1%
Shareholder yield 2.4% 1.0% -0.1%
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.

ConsensusITWJCIRBC
Forward P/E 25.9xFY2026 31.8xFY2026 34.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.67FY2026 $4.90FY2026 $13.97FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1.7%FY2026 +30.3%FY2026 +12.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.3% +30.8% +13.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.46BFY2026 $26.80BFY2026 $2.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.6%FY2026 +13.6%FY2026 +6.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.4% +6.3% +24.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersITWJCIRBC
Held by institutions 84.9% 89.5% 95.3%
Institutions holding 1,969 1,597 685
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.8% -1.1% +1.5%
Institutions buying 846 790 360
Institutions selling 750 557 240
Buyers to sellers 1.13 1.42 1.50

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.

ITWJCIRBC
ITW 1.00 0.28 0.38
JCI 0.28 1.00 0.54
RBC 0.38 0.54 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ITW, JCI and RBC?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Illinois Tool Works (ITW) $78.91B, Johnson Controls International (JCI) $95.93B, RBC Bearings (RBC) $15.33B.

Which stock is cheaper, ITW, JCI and RBC?

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 24.0x, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 33.6x, RBC Bearings (RBC) 47.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) is cheapest (Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 25.9x, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 31.8x, RBC Bearings (RBC) 34.6x). 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: Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +11.3%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +37.9%, RBC Bearings (RBC) +17.6%. Over five years, Johnson Controls International (JCI) compounded fastest (Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +4.0%/yr, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +16.3%/yr, RBC Bearings (RBC) +16.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) has been the steadiest (Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 21.3%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 31.8%, RBC Bearings (RBC) 28.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ITW, JCI and RBC?

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 3. 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.