JCI vs CRH vs AAON Stock Comparison

Johnson Controls International, Crh Public and Aaon Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CRH Crh Public Ltd Co
$90.63 +7.2% 1M -23.5% 1Y
Market cap
$60.35B
P/E
16.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$38.96B
Div. yield
1.70%
Cement Basic Materials
4 wins
AAON Aaon, Inc.
$75.30 -11.5% 1M -27.1% 1Y
Market cap
$6.21B
P/E
38.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.93B
Div. yield
0.53%
HVAC Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionJCICRHAAONLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $95.85B $60.35B $6.21B JCI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.7x 16.9x 38.9x CRH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.7x 15.8x 33.8x CRH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +5.6% +53.5% AAON
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 8.2% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 12.7% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 1.5x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.01% 1.70% 0.53% CRH
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +39.6% -23.5% -27.1% JCI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.6%/yr +13.6%/yr +9.5%/yr JCI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.7% 32.8% 59.8% JCI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 37/100 67/100 40/100 CRH

Percentile Scorecard

JCICRHAAON

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

AxisJCICRHAAON
Valuation 9 #50 of 55 78 #3 of 10 7 #51 of 55
Growth 80 #11 of 51 – 78 #12 of 51
Profitability – – 44 #28 of 49
Financial Health – 38 #6 of 9 67 #19 of 55
Shareholder Returns 23 #31 of 40 86 #2 of 8 5 #38 of 40
Overall 37 67 40
  • JCI ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • CRH ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • AAON ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodJCICRHAAONSPY
1 month +5.9%+7.2%-11.5% +0.7%
3 months +10.0%-5.7%-14.0% +3.7%
6 months +8.4%-23.5%-19.3% +7.1%
Year to date +32.1%-27.4%-1.2% +12.8%
1 year +39.6%-23.5%-27.1% +11.9%
3 years +225.5%+69.4%+38.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year +48.2%+19.2%+11.4% +22.8%
5 years +115.7%+88.7%+57.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year +16.6%+13.6%+9.5% +10.9%
10 years +261.6%+173.8%+283.6% +262.0%
10 years, per year +13.7%+10.6%+14.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureJCICRHAAONSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.7%32.8%59.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.8%33.0%57.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.161.292.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.25-0.72-0.45 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.1%-42.1%-53.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.3%-31.0%-49.2% -1.2%
52-week high $158.77$131.38$148.25 $779.14
52-week low $110.85$79.20$68.85 $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.

MultipleJCICRHAAON
P/E now vs peer median 33.7xmedian 20.3x 16.9xmedian 20.7x 38.9xmedian 20.3x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 1.6x 1.5xmedian 1.8x 3.2xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.6x —median 9.7x 22.2xmedian 12.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.6xmedian 16.9x 20.4xmedian 32.9x -52.3xmedian 16.9x
P/B now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 3.0x 2.3xmedian 2.4x 6.1xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 1.67median 1.13 —median 3.42 17.84median 1.13

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 monthsJCICRHAAON
Revenue – $38.96B $1.93B
Gross profit $9.52B $14.12B $494.09M
Operating income – $5.34B $213.50M
Net income – $3.55B $159.29M
Free cash flow – – -$118.79M
EPS (diluted) $4.68 $5.35 $1.90
Cash & equivalents $618.00M $5.11B $13.00K
Total debt – – $435.00M
Shares (diluted) 610.00M 668.80M 83.72M
Enterprise value $95.89B $61.37B $6.21B

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
MetricJCICRHAAON
P/E 33.7x 16.9x 38.9x
P/FCF 28.6x 20.4x -52.3x
P/Operating cash flow 24.8x 11.6x 71.7x
P/S 3.6x 1.5x 3.2x
P/B 7.0x 2.3x 6.1x
P/Tangible book 9.4x 2.5x 6.1x
EV/EBITDA – – 22.2x
EV/EBIT – – 31.1x
EV/Revenue – 1.5x 3.4x
EV/FCF – – -55.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.8x 11.6x 76.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.67 – 17.84

Growth

14 metrics
MetricJCICRHAAON
Revenue growth (1Y) – 5.6% 53.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 22.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.7% 5.9% 36.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.8% – 16.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 4.0% 39.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 5.4%
Net income growth (1Y) – 2.6% 30.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – 2.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -7.0% 5.4% 29.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 20.2% – 2.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 51.6% -4.7% 157.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.8% – -11.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 33.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -74.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricJCICRHAAON
Gross margin – – 25.6%
EBITDA margin – – 15.5%
Operating margin – – 11.0%
Pretax margin – – 9.9%
Net margin – – 8.2%
FCF margin – – -6.1%
Operating cash flow margin – 13.3% 4.5%
Return on equity 21.1% 13.9% 16.4%
Return on assets 7.3% 5.9% 8.7%
Return on invested capital – – 12.7%
Return on capital employed – – 14.3%
Asset turnover – 0.6x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.5x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.4% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricJCICRHAAON
Debt / assets – – 23.3%
Debt / equity – – 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 1.5x
Debt / FCF – – -3.7x
Liabilities / assets – 56.9% 45.8%
Equity / assets 33.9% 42.4% 54.2%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.9x 1.5x 3.0x
Quick ratio – – 1.9x
Cash ratio – – 0.0x
Altman Z-score – – 6.89

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricJCICRHAAON
Dividend yield 1.0% 1.7% 0.5%
Net buyback yield – – -0.6%
Shareholder yield 1.0% 1.7% -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.

ConsensusJCICRHAAON
Forward P/E 24.7xFY2027 15.8xFY2026 33.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.41FY2027 $5.74FY2026 $2.23FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +36.6%FY2027 +3.1%FY2026 +65.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.4% +13.9% +56.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $26.80BFY2026 $41.93BFY2026 $2.44BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.6%FY2026 +12.0%FY2026 +69.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.3% -3.2% +16.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersJCICRHAAON
Held by institutions 89.5% 84.4% 78.7%
Institutions holding 1,598 1,030 470
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.1% +1.7% -7.0%
Institutions buying 791 555 241
Institutions selling 557 355 175
Buyers to sellers 1.42 1.56 1.38

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.

JCICRHAAON
JCI 1.00 0.25 0.48
CRH 0.25 1.00 0.26
AAON 0.48 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, JCI, CRH and AAON?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Johnson Controls International (JCI) $95.85B, Crh Public (CRH) $60.35B, Aaon (AAON) $6.21B.

Which stock is cheaper, JCI, CRH and AAON?

Crh Public (CRH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Johnson Controls International (JCI) 33.7x, Crh Public (CRH) 16.9x, Aaon (AAON) 38.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Crh Public (CRH) is cheapest (Johnson Controls International (JCI) 24.7x, Crh Public (CRH) 15.8x, Aaon (AAON) 33.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Aaon (AAON) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Crh Public (CRH) +5.6%, Aaon (AAON) +53.5%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Johnson Controls International (JCI) returned the most: Johnson Controls International (JCI) +39.6%, Crh Public (CRH) -23.5%, Aaon (AAON) -27.1%. Over five years, Johnson Controls International (JCI) compounded fastest (Johnson Controls International (JCI) +16.6%/yr, Crh Public (CRH) +13.6%/yr, Aaon (AAON) +9.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Crh Public (CRH) has the highest dividend yield: Johnson Controls International (JCI) 1.01%, Crh Public (CRH) 1.70%, Aaon (AAON) 0.53%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Johnson Controls International (JCI) has been the steadiest (Johnson Controls International (JCI) 31.7%, Crh Public (CRH) 32.8%, Aaon (AAON) 59.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, JCI, CRH and AAON?

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 4. 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.