JCI vs ECL vs FIX Stock Comparison

Johnson Controls International, Ecolab and Comfort Systems Usa Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ECL Ecolab Inc.
$291.28 +4.1% 1M +4.1% 1Y
Market cap
$81.65B
P/E
39.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.37B
Div. yield
1.00%
Water Treatment Industrials
2 wins
FIX Comfort Systems Usa Inc
$1,288.51 -22.3% 1M +32.0% 1Y
Market cap
$45.09B
P/E
27.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.27B
Div. yield
0.23%
HVAC Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Comfort Systems Usa leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Comfort Systems Usa 4, Johnson Controls International 3, Ecolab 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionJCIECLFIXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $94.41B $81.65B $45.09B JCI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.2x 39.3x 27.7x FIX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 31.8x 36.9x 28.2x FIX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +9.3% -36.6% ECL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 30.9% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 16.0% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -2.0x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.03% 1.00% 0.23% JCI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +37.9% +4.1% +32.0% JCI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.3%/yr +5.7%/yr +70.7%/yr FIX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.8% 21.9% 56.9% ECL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 55/100 71/100 FIX

Percentile Scorecard

JCIECLFIX

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

AxisJCIECLFIX
Valuation 15 #48 of 56 35 #14 of 21 27 #41 of 56
Growth 75 #14 of 52 83 #4 of 19 86 #8 of 52
Profitability – 81 #4 of 17 81 #10 of 49
Financial Health – 19 #18 of 22 78 #13 of 56
Shareholder Returns 25 #31 of 41 – 80 #9 of 41
Overall 38 55 71
  • JCI ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • ECL ranked among 22 companies in Environmental Equipment
  • FIX ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodJCIECLFIXSPY
1 month +3.8%+4.1%-22.3% -0.2%
3 months +11.0%+2.8%-20.8% +3.9%
6 months +10.1%+9.1%-25.1% +8.2%
Year to date +30.2%+11.0%+38.1% +12.9%
1 year +37.9%+4.1%+32.0% +12.3%
3 years +223.3%+85.0%+632.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +47.9%+22.8%+94.3% +23.3%
5 years +112.3%+31.8%+1,346.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year +16.3%+5.7%+70.7% +10.9%
10 years +254.1%+153.4%+4,619.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year +13.5%+9.7%+47.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureJCIECLFIXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.8%21.9%56.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.6%22.0%62.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.160.482.59 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.190.190.56 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.1%-44.3%-46.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.8%-5.5%-37.6% -1.2%
52-week high $158.77$308.35$2,066.51 $779.14
52-week low $110.85$245.73$876.19 $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.

MultipleJCIECLFIX
P/E now vs peer median 33.2xmedian 20.1x 39.3xmedian 25.6x 27.7xmedian 20.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 1.5x 4.7xmedian 2.4x 8.6xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.8x —median 16.7x 40.9xmedian 11.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.6xmedian 16.2x 41.5xmedian 23.6x 18.5xmedian 16.2x
P/B now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 2.9x 7.8xmedian 2.0x 13.5xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.64median 0.99 1.98median 1.68 0.35median 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 monthsJCIECLFIX
Revenue – $17.37B $5.27B
Gross profit $9.52B – $1.42B
Operating income – $2.90B $989.51M
Net income – – $1.63B
Free cash flow – – $2.44B
EPS (diluted) $4.68 $7.38 $46.42
Cash & equivalents $618.00M $722.30M $2.16B
Total debt – – $49.56M
Shares (diluted) 610.00M 282.20M 35.15M
Enterprise value $94.45B $81.68B $39.05B

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
MetricJCIECLFIX
P/E 33.2x 39.3x 27.7x
P/FCF 28.6x 41.5x 18.5x
P/Operating cash flow 24.4x – 15.0x
P/S 3.6x 4.7x 8.6x
P/B 6.9x 7.8x 13.5x
P/Tangible book 9.3x 15.2x 16.2x
EV/EBITDA – – 40.9x
EV/EBIT – – 43.4x
EV/Revenue – 4.7x 8.2x
EV/FCF – – 17.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.4x – 14.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.64 1.98 0.35

Growth

14 metrics
MetricJCIECLFIX
Revenue growth (1Y) – 9.3% -36.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 4.9% 2.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.7% – -27.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.8% – 15.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 11.3% -11.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 17.2% 37.8%
Net income growth (1Y) – – 94.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – 78.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -7.0% 6.1% 96.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 20.2% 19.8% 79.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 51.6% – 223.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.8% – 71.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 205.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 67.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricJCIECLFIX
Gross margin – – 26.8%
EBITDA margin – – 19.9%
Operating margin – – 18.8%
Pretax margin – – 19.3%
Net margin – – 30.9%
FCF margin – – 46.3%
Operating cash flow margin – – 57.0%
Return on equity 21.1% 20.4% 16.7%
Return on assets 7.3% 6.9% 6.0%
Return on invested capital – – 16.0%
Return on capital employed – – 30.6%
Asset turnover – 0.6x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricJCIECLFIX
Debt / assets – – 0.5%
Debt / equity – – 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -2.0x
Debt / FCF – – 0.0x
Liabilities / assets – 66.4% 66.0%
Equity / assets 33.9% 33.6% 34.0%
Interest coverage – – 125.1x
Current ratio 0.9x 1.1x 1.1x
Quick ratio – – 0.4x
Cash ratio – – 0.4x
Altman Z-score – – 5.70

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricJCIECLFIX
Dividend yield 1.0% 1.0% 0.2%
Net buyback yield – – 1.0%
Shareholder yield 1.0% 1.0% 1.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 6.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 4.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 75.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 57.9%

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.

ConsensusJCIECLFIX
Forward P/E 31.8xFY2026 36.9xFY2026 28.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.90FY2026 $7.90FY2026 $45.66FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +30.3%FY2026 +4.9%FY2026 +58.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +30.8% +23.2% +25.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $26.80BFY2026 $17.26BFY2026 $12.26BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.6%FY2026 +7.3%FY2026 +34.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.3% +5.4% +33.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersJCIECLFIX
Held by institutions 89.5% 80.0% 93.1%
Institutions holding 1,597 1,710 1,353
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.1% +1.4% +0.8%
Institutions buying 790 762 742
Institutions selling 557 679 486
Buyers to sellers 1.42 1.12 1.53

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.

JCIECLFIX
JCI 1.00 0.16 0.63
ECL 0.16 1.00 0.04
FIX 0.63 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, JCI, ECL and FIX?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Johnson Controls International (JCI) $94.41B, Ecolab (ECL) $81.65B, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) $45.09B.

Which stock is cheaper, JCI, ECL and FIX?

Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Johnson Controls International (JCI) 33.2x, Ecolab (ECL) 39.3x, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) 27.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) is cheapest (Johnson Controls International (JCI) 31.8x, Ecolab (ECL) 36.9x, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) 28.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ecolab (ECL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ecolab (ECL) +9.3%, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) -36.6%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Johnson Controls International (JCI) returned the most: Johnson Controls International (JCI) +37.9%, Ecolab (ECL) +4.1%, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) +32.0%. Over five years, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) compounded fastest (Johnson Controls International (JCI) +16.3%/yr, Ecolab (ECL) +5.7%/yr, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) +70.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) has the highest dividend yield: Johnson Controls International (JCI) 1.03%, Ecolab (ECL) 1.00%, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) 0.23%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ecolab (ECL) has been the steadiest (Johnson Controls International (JCI) 31.8%, Ecolab (ECL) 21.9%, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) 56.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, JCI, ECL and FIX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Comfort Systems Usa (FIX) 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.