JCI vs CARR vs LII Stock Comparison

Johnson Controls International, Carrier Global and Lennox International Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CARR CARRIER GLOBAL Corp
$56.28 +0.8% 1M -4.2% 1Y
Market cap
$46.39B
P/E
38.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$22.11B
Div. yield
1.68%
HVAC Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Lennox International leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Lennox International 7, Johnson Controls International 4, Carrier Global 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionJCICARRLIILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $95.34B $46.39B $11.37B JCI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.5x 38.2x 15.2x LII
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.6x 19.1x 14.7x LII
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -1.6% +1.9% LII
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 5.5% 13.8% LII
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 6.5% 27.6% LII
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.5x 1.4x LII
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.02% 1.68% 1.60% CARR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +40.3% -4.2% -33.7% JCI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.5%/yr +1.5%/yr +2.1%/yr JCI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.8% 35.6% 42.6% JCI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 37/100 63/100 LII

Percentile Scorecard

JCICARRLII

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

AxisJCICARRLII
Valuation 13 #48 of 55 28 #40 of 55 59 #23 of 55
Growth 80 #11 of 51 32 #35 of 51 54 #24 of 51
Profitability – 49 #25 of 48 100 #1 of 48
Financial Health – 17 #45 of 54 28 #39 of 54
Shareholder Returns 23 #32 of 41 60 #17 of 41 73 #12 of 41
Overall 39 37 63
  • JCI ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • CARR ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • LII ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodJCICARRLIISPY
1 month +5.7%+0.8%-9.8% +0.9%
3 months +12.8%-6.1%-22.7% +5.9%
6 months +11.4%-8.8%-35.8% +8.5%
Year to date +31.4%+6.5%-31.5% +13.3%
1 year +40.3%-4.2%-33.7% +12.4%
3 years +226.5%+21.0%-7.3% +88.1%
3 years, per year +48.4%+6.6%-2.5% +23.5%
5 years +114.5%+7.8%+11.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year +16.5%+1.5%+2.1% +11.0%
10 years +259.7%—+127.0% +263.4%
10 years, per year +13.7%—+8.5% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureJCICARRLIISPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.8%35.6%42.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.8%36.7%48.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.161.251.31 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.27-0.12-0.79 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.1%-40.4%-51.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.9%-25.9%-42.0% -0.9%
52-week high $158.77$76.00$572.95 $779.14
52-week low $110.85$50.36$332.41 $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.

MultipleJCICARRLII
P/E now vs peer median 33.5xmedian 20.0x 38.2xmedian 20.0x 15.2xmedian 20.0x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 1.5x 2.1xmedian 1.5x 2.1xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.3x 19.0xmedian 11.3x 11.2xmedian 11.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.6xmedian 15.3x 24.1xmedian 15.3x 13.6xmedian 15.3x
P/B now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 2.8x 3.4xmedian 2.8x 8.6xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 1.66median 0.99 -2.28median 0.99 1.19median 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 monthsJCICARRLII
Revenue – $22.11B $5.45B
Gross profit $9.52B $6.37B $1.78B
Operating income – $1.72B $1.03B
Net income – $1.32B $749.90M
Free cash flow – $1.93B $835.70M
R&D – $602.00M –
EPS (diluted) $4.68 $1.46 $21.74
Cash & equivalents $618.00M $1.34B $43.30M
Total debt – $11.95B $1.62B
Shares (diluted) 610.00M 836.50M 34.50M
Enterprise value $95.38B $41.03B $11.19B

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
MetricJCICARRLII
P/E 33.5x 38.2x 15.2x
P/FCF 28.6x 24.1x 13.6x
P/Operating cash flow 24.6x 19.4x 11.5x
P/S 3.6x 2.1x 2.1x
P/B 7.0x 3.4x 8.6x
P/Tangible book 9.4x 6.0x 11.6x
EV/EBITDA – 19.0x 11.2x
EV/EBIT – 33.1x 12.6x
EV/Revenue – 2.6x 2.4x
EV/FCF – 29.6x 15.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.6x 23.9x 13.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.66 -2.28 1.19

Growth

14 metrics
MetricJCICARRLII
Revenue growth (1Y) – -1.6% 1.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 8.9% 3.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.7% 4.7% -1.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.8% 26.8% 6.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -43.8% -6.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -12.1% 11.7%
Net income growth (1Y) – -67.9% -13.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -16.0% 11.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -7.0% -68.4% -11.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 20.2% -16.8% 12.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 51.6% 19.2% 44.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.8% -0.4% 20.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 24.4% 56.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -2.5% 27.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricJCICARRLII
Gross margin – 28.8% 32.6%
EBITDA margin – 13.6% 21.2%
Operating margin – 7.8% 18.8%
Pretax margin – 6.0% 17.6%
Net margin – 5.5% 13.8%
FCF margin – 8.7% 15.3%
Operating cash flow margin – 10.8% 18.2%
Return on equity 21.1% 9.7% 57.4%
Return on assets 7.3% 3.5% 16.2%
Return on invested capital – 6.5% 27.6%
Return on capital employed – 6.1% 36.9%
Asset turnover – 0.6x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.8x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricJCICARRLII
Debt / assets – 32.0% 34.6%
Debt / equity – 0.9x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.5x 1.4x
Debt / FCF – 6.2x 1.9x
Liabilities / assets – 64.0% 71.9%
Equity / assets 33.9% 36.0% 28.1%
Interest coverage – – 16.2x
Current ratio 0.9x 1.0x 1.2x
Quick ratio – 0.5x 0.5x
Cash ratio – 0.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score – 2.38 5.61

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricJCICARRLII
Dividend yield 1.0% 1.7% 1.6%
Net buyback yield – 4.3% 3.9%
Shareholder yield 1.0% 6.0% 5.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 59.1% 24.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 40.6% 21.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 7.1% 8.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 11.7% 6.1%

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.

ConsensusJCICARRLII
Forward P/E 24.6xFY2027 19.1xFY2026 14.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.41FY2027 $2.95FY2026 $22.65FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +36.6%FY2027 +13.9%FY2026 -2.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.4% +9.2% +7.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $26.80BFY2026 $22.69BFY2026 $5.75BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.6%FY2026 +4.3%FY2026 +10.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.3% +5.0% +7.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersJCICARRLII
Held by institutions 89.5% 87.4% 77.3%
Institutions holding 1,597 1,628 655
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.1% +1.0% +1.8%
Institutions buying 790 805 315
Institutions selling 557 544 236
Buyers to sellers 1.42 1.48 1.33

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.

JCICARRLII
JCI 1.00 0.50 0.31
CARR 0.50 1.00 0.68
LII 0.31 0.68 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, JCI, CARR and LII?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Johnson Controls International (JCI) $95.34B, Carrier Global (CARR) $46.39B, Lennox International (LII) $11.37B.

Which stock is cheaper, JCI, CARR and LII?

Lennox International (LII) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Johnson Controls International (JCI) 33.5x, Carrier Global (CARR) 38.2x, Lennox International (LII) 15.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Lennox International (LII) is cheapest (Johnson Controls International (JCI) 24.6x, Carrier Global (CARR) 19.1x, Lennox International (LII) 14.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Lennox International (LII) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Carrier Global (CARR) -1.6%, Lennox International (LII) +1.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Lennox International (LII) has the highest net margin (Carrier Global (CARR) 5.5%, Lennox International (LII) 13.8%). On return on invested capital, Lennox International (LII) leads (Carrier Global (CARR) 6.5%, Lennox International (LII) 27.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Johnson Controls International (JCI) returned the most: Johnson Controls International (JCI) +40.3%, Carrier Global (CARR) -4.2%, Lennox International (LII) -33.7%. Over five years, Johnson Controls International (JCI) compounded fastest (Johnson Controls International (JCI) +16.5%/yr, Carrier Global (CARR) +1.5%/yr, Lennox International (LII) +2.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Carrier Global (CARR) has the highest dividend yield: Johnson Controls International (JCI) 1.02%, Carrier Global (CARR) 1.68%, Lennox International (LII) 1.60%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Johnson Controls International (JCI) has been the steadiest (Johnson Controls International (JCI) 31.8%, Carrier Global (CARR) 35.6%, Lennox International (LII) 42.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Lennox International (LII) leads on 7. 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.