JCI vs ECL vs LII Stock Comparison

Johnson Controls International, Ecolab and Lennox International 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
$81.93B
P/E
39.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.37B
Div. yield
–
Water Treatment Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

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

QuestionJCIECLLIILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $95.94B $81.93B $11.60B JCI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.6x 39.3x 14.7x LII
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 31.8x 36.9x 16.4x LII
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +9.3% -2.1% ECL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 14.9% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 29.8% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 1.3x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +37.9% +4.1% -25.8% JCI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.3%/yr +5.7%/yr +4.6%/yr JCI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.8% 21.9% 41.1% ECL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 55/100 59/100 LII

Percentile Scorecard

JCIECLLII

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

AxisJCIECLLII
Valuation 15 #48 of 56 35 #14 of 21 47 #30 of 56
Growth 75 #14 of 52 83 #4 of 19 45 #29 of 52
Profitability – 81 #4 of 17 98 #2 of 49
Financial Health – 19 #18 of 22 38 #35 of 56
Shareholder Returns 25 #31 of 41 – 68 #14 of 41
Overall 38 55 59
  • JCI ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • ECL ranked among 22 companies in Environmental Equipment
  • LII ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodJCIECLLIISPY
1 month +3.8%+4.1%-0.4% -0.2%
3 months +11.0%+2.8%-31.5% +3.9%
6 months +10.1%+9.1%-24.8% +8.2%
Year to date +30.2%+11.0%-23.3% +12.9%
1 year +37.9%+4.1%-25.8% +12.3%
3 years +223.3%+85.0%+3.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +47.9%+22.8%+1.3% +23.3%
5 years +112.3%+31.8%+25.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +16.3%+5.7%+4.6% +10.9%
10 years +254.1%+153.4%+156.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year +13.5%+9.7%+9.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureJCIECLLIISPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.8%21.9%41.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.6%22.0%46.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.160.481.33 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.190.19-0.63 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.1%-44.3%-48.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.8%-5.5%-35.0% -1.2%
52-week high $158.77$308.35$572.95 $779.14
52-week low $110.85$245.73$348.85 $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.

MultipleJCIECLLII
P/E now vs peer median 33.2xmedian 20.1x 39.3xmedian 25.6x 16.4xmedian 20.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 1.5x 4.7xmedian 2.4x 2.4xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.8x —median 16.7x 12.4xmedian 11.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.6xmedian 16.2x 41.5xmedian 23.6x 17.4xmedian 16.2x
P/B now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 2.9x 7.8xmedian 2.0x 9.9xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.64median 0.99 1.98median 1.68 1.21median 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 monthsJCIECLLII
Revenue – $17.37B $5.30B
Gross profit $9.52B – $1.77B
Operating income – $2.90B $1.04B
Net income – – $788.60M
Free cash flow – – $738.70M
EPS (diluted) $4.68 $7.38 $22.66
Cash & equivalents $618.00M $722.30M $51.50M
Total debt – – $1.58B
Shares (diluted) 610.00M 282.20M 34.80M
Enterprise value $95.94B $81.93B $11.41B

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
MetricJCIECLLII
P/E 33.2x 39.3x 16.4x
P/FCF 28.6x 41.5x 17.4x
P/Operating cash flow 24.4x – 14.4x
P/S 3.6x 4.7x 2.4x
P/B 6.9x 7.8x 9.9x
P/Tangible book 9.3x 15.2x 12.5x
EV/EBITDA – – 12.4x
EV/EBIT – – 13.8x
EV/Revenue – 4.7x 2.7x
EV/FCF – – 19.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.4x – 16.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.64 1.98 1.21

Growth

14 metrics
MetricJCIECLLII
Revenue growth (1Y) – 9.3% -2.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 4.9% 3.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.7% – -2.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.8% – 8.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 11.3% -2.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 17.2% 12.3%
Net income growth (1Y) – – -6.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – 12.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -7.0% 6.1% -4.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 20.2% 19.8% 13.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 51.6% – 7.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.8% – 28.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 8.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 38.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricJCIECLLII
Gross margin – – 33.3%
EBITDA margin – – 22.0%
Operating margin – – 19.7%
Pretax margin – – 18.5%
Net margin – – 14.9%
FCF margin – – 13.9%
Operating cash flow margin – – 16.9%
Return on equity 21.1% 20.4% 62.8%
Return on assets 7.3% 6.9% 17.8%
Return on invested capital – – 29.8%
Return on capital employed – – 35.0%
Asset turnover – 0.6x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricJCIECLLII
Debt / assets – – 34.8%
Debt / equity – – 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 1.3x
Debt / FCF – – 2.1x
Liabilities / assets – 66.4% 71.5%
Equity / assets 33.9% 33.6% 28.5%
Interest coverage – – 18.5x
Current ratio 0.9x 1.1x 1.6x
Quick ratio – – 0.7x
Cash ratio – – 0.0x
Altman Z-score – – 6.12

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricJCIECLLII
Dividend yield 1.0% 1.0% 1.4%
Net buyback yield – – 2.6%
Shareholder yield 1.0% 1.0% 4.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 23.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 24.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 11.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 6.5%

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.

ConsensusJCIECLLII
Forward P/E 31.8xFY2026 36.9xFY2026 16.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.90FY2026 $7.90FY2026 $22.65FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +30.3%FY2026 +4.9%FY2026 -2.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +30.8% +23.2% +7.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $26.80BFY2026 $17.26BFY2026 $5.75BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.6%FY2026 +7.3%FY2026 +10.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.3% +5.4% +7.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersJCIECLLII
Held by institutions 89.5% 80.0% 77.3%
Institutions holding 1,597 1,710 655
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.1% +1.4% +1.8%
Institutions buying 790 762 315
Institutions selling 557 679 236
Buyers to sellers 1.42 1.12 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.

JCIECLLII
JCI 1.00 0.16 0.32
ECL 0.16 1.00 0.41
LII 0.32 0.41 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, JCI, ECL and LII?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Johnson Controls International (JCI) $95.94B, Ecolab (ECL) $81.93B, Lennox International (LII) $11.60B.

Which stock is cheaper, JCI, ECL and LII?

Lennox International (LII) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Johnson Controls International (JCI) 33.6x, Ecolab (ECL) 39.3x, Lennox International (LII) 14.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Lennox International (LII) is cheapest (Johnson Controls International (JCI) 31.8x, Ecolab (ECL) 36.9x, Lennox International (LII) 16.4x). 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%, Lennox International (LII) -2.1%.

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%, Lennox International (LII) -25.8%. Over five years, Johnson Controls International (JCI) compounded fastest (Johnson Controls International (JCI) +16.3%/yr, Ecolab (ECL) +5.7%/yr, Lennox International (LII) +4.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Johnson Controls International (JCI) 0.00%, Ecolab (ECL) 0.00%, Lennox International (LII) 0.02%. Johnson Controls International (JCI) and Ecolab (ECL) pays no regular dividend.

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%, Lennox International (LII) 41.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, JCI, ECL 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, 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.