JCI vs ADSK vs CARR Stock Comparison

Johnson Controls International, Autodesk and Carrier Global Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ADSK Autodesk, Inc.
$242.10 +15.6% 1M -22.8% 1Y
Market cap
$50.60B
P/E
31.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.79B
Div. yield
–
Creative Software Technology
6 wins
CARR CARRIER GLOBAL Corp
$57.83 +2.6% 1M -0.8% 1Y
Market cap
$47.67B
P/E
39.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$22.11B
Div. yield
1.63%
HVAC Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Autodesk leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Autodesk 6, Johnson Controls International 4, Carrier Global 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionJCIADSKCARRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $94.41B $50.60B $47.67B JCI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.2x 31.0x 39.3x ADSK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 31.8x 19.8x 19.6x CARR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +17.9% -1.6% ADSK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 21.1% 5.5% ADSK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 26.5% 6.5% ADSK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.4x 3.5x ADSK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.03% 0.00% 1.63% CARR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +37.9% -22.8% -0.8% JCI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.3%/yr -5.3%/yr +1.2%/yr JCI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.8% 39.8% 35.5% JCI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 54/100 36/100 ADSK

Percentile Scorecard

JCIADSKCARR

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

AxisJCIADSKCARR
Valuation 15 #48 of 56 29 #21 of 29 26 #42 of 56
Growth 75 #14 of 52 62 #11 of 27 31 #36 of 52
Profitability – 88 #4 of 26 46 #27 of 49
Financial Health – 47 #17 of 31 20 #45 of 56
Shareholder Returns 25 #31 of 41 44 #10 of 17 58 #18 of 41
Overall 38 54 36
  • JCI ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • ADSK ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software
  • CARR ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodJCIADSKCARRSPY
1 month +3.8%+15.6%+2.6% -0.2%
3 months +11.0%+2.0%-8.4% +3.9%
6 months +10.1%+3.1%-6.7% +8.2%
Year to date +30.2%-18.2%+9.4% +12.9%
1 year +37.9%-22.8%-0.8% +12.3%
3 years +223.3%+24.1%+24.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +47.9%+7.5%+7.5% +23.3%
5 years +112.3%-23.7%+6.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year +16.3%-5.3%+1.2% +10.9%
10 years +254.1%+243.0%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +13.5%+13.1%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureJCIADSKCARRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.8%39.8%35.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.6%42.6%36.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.160.431.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.19-0.57-0.02 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.1%-50.8%-40.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.8%-22.8%-23.9% -1.2%
52-week high $158.77$313.53$76.00 $779.14
52-week low $110.85$187.72$50.36 $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.

MultipleJCIADSKCARR
P/E now vs peer median 33.2xmedian 20.1x 31.0xmedian 31.0x 39.3xmedian 20.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 1.5x 6.5xmedian 2.4x 2.2xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.8x 17.0xmedian 11.3x 19.4xmedian 11.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.6xmedian 16.2x 17.8xmedian 15.6x 24.7xmedian 16.2x
P/B now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 2.9x 15.0xmedian 3.0x 3.5xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.64median 0.99 1.28median 0.74 -2.34median 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 monthsJCIADSKCARR
Revenue – $7.79B $22.11B
Gross profit $9.52B $7.11B $6.37B
Operating income – $2.04B $1.72B
Net income – $1.64B $1.32B
Free cash flow – $2.84B $1.93B
R&D – $1.72B $602.00M
EPS (diluted) $4.68 $7.78 $1.46
Cash & equivalents $618.00M $4.10B $1.34B
Total debt – $10.43B $11.95B
Shares (diluted) 610.00M 211.00M 836.50M
Enterprise value $94.45B $38.63B $42.30B

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
MetricJCIADSKCARR
P/E 33.2x 31.0x 39.3x
P/FCF 28.6x 17.8x 24.7x
P/Operating cash flow 24.4x 17.5x 20.0x
P/S 3.6x 6.5x 2.2x
P/B 6.9x 15.0x 3.5x
P/Tangible book 9.3x 17.1x 6.2x
EV/EBITDA – 17.0x 19.4x
EV/EBIT – 24.2x 33.8x
EV/Revenue – 6.3x 2.6x
EV/FCF – 17.4x 30.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.4x 17.1x 24.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.64 1.28 -2.34

Growth

14 metrics
MetricJCIADSKCARR
Revenue growth (1Y) – 17.9% -1.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 14.3% 8.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.7% 18.8% 4.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.8% 14.7% 26.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 46.9% -43.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 26.3% -12.1%
Net income growth (1Y) – 57.4% -67.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 23.4% -16.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -7.0% 60.4% -68.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 20.2% 24.2% -16.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 51.6% 50.4% 19.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.8% 9.0% -0.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 50.7% 24.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 8.8% -2.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricJCIADSKCARR
Gross margin – 91.2% 28.8%
EBITDA margin – 37.3% 13.6%
Operating margin – 26.2% 7.8%
Pretax margin – 27.0% 6.0%
Net margin – 21.1% 5.5%
FCF margin – 36.4% 8.7%
Operating cash flow margin – 37.2% 10.8%
Return on equity 21.1% 49.9% 9.7%
Return on assets 7.3% 13.2% 3.5%
Return on invested capital – 26.5% 6.5%
Return on capital employed – 35.0% 6.1%
Asset turnover – 0.6x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.8x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 9.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricJCIADSKCARR
Debt / assets – 22.9% 32.0%
Debt / equity – 0.9x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.4x 3.5x
Debt / FCF – 1.0x 6.2x
Liabilities / assets – 73.9% 64.0%
Equity / assets 33.9% 26.1% 36.0%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.9x 0.9x 1.0x
Quick ratio – 0.7x 0.5x
Cash ratio – 0.6x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 4.06 2.42

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricJCIADSKCARR
Dividend yield 1.0% – 1.6%
Net buyback yield – 2.9% 4.2%
Shareholder yield 1.0% 2.9% 5.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 59.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 40.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 7.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 11.7%

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.

ConsensusJCIADSKCARR
Forward P/E 31.8xFY2026 19.8xFY2026 19.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.90FY2026 $12.24FY2026 $2.95FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +30.3%FY2026 +17.4%FY2026 +13.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +30.8% +13.2% +9.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $26.80BFY2026 $8.49BFY2026 $22.69BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.6%FY2026 +17.8%FY2026 +4.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.3% +4.7% +5.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersJCIADSKCARR
Held by institutions 89.5% 96.0% 87.4%
Institutions holding 1,597 1,195 1,628
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.1% +6.6% +1.0%
Institutions buying 790 501 805
Institutions selling 557 535 544
Buyers to sellers 1.42 0.94 1.48

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.

JCIADSKCARR
JCI 1.00 -0.32 0.50
ADSK -0.32 1.00 -0.13
CARR 0.50 -0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, JCI, ADSK and CARR?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Johnson Controls International (JCI) $94.41B, Autodesk (ADSK) $50.60B, Carrier Global (CARR) $47.67B.

Which stock is cheaper, JCI, ADSK and CARR?

Autodesk (ADSK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Johnson Controls International (JCI) 33.2x, Autodesk (ADSK) 31.0x, Carrier Global (CARR) 39.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Carrier Global (CARR) is cheapest (Johnson Controls International (JCI) 31.8x, Autodesk (ADSK) 19.8x, Carrier Global (CARR) 19.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Autodesk (ADSK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Autodesk (ADSK) +17.9%, Carrier Global (CARR) -1.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Autodesk (ADSK) has the highest net margin (Autodesk (ADSK) 21.1%, Carrier Global (CARR) 5.5%). On return on invested capital, Autodesk (ADSK) leads (Autodesk (ADSK) 26.5%, Carrier Global (CARR) 6.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Johnson Controls International (JCI) returned the most: Johnson Controls International (JCI) +37.9%, Autodesk (ADSK) -22.8%, Carrier Global (CARR) -0.8%. Over five years, Johnson Controls International (JCI) compounded fastest (Johnson Controls International (JCI) +16.3%/yr, Autodesk (ADSK) -5.3%/yr, Carrier Global (CARR) +1.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Carrier Global (CARR) has the highest dividend yield: Johnson Controls International (JCI) 1.03%, Autodesk (ADSK) 0.00%, Carrier Global (CARR) 1.63%. Autodesk (ADSK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Johnson Controls International (JCI) has been the steadiest (Johnson Controls International (JCI) 31.8%, Autodesk (ADSK) 39.8%, Carrier Global (CARR) 35.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, JCI, ADSK and CARR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Autodesk (ADSK) leads on 6. 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.