JCI vs ECL vs TT Stock Comparison

Johnson Controls International, Ecolab and Trane Technologies 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
3 wins
TT Trane Technologies plc
$461.22 +1.4% 1M +7.7% 1Y
Market cap
$101.48B
P/E
34.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$22.21B
Div. yield
0.89%
HVAC Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionJCIECLTTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $94.41B $81.65B $101.48B TT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.2x 39.3x 34.6x JCI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 31.8x 36.9x 29.5x TT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +9.3% +7.0% ECL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 13.3% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 24.4% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.8x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.03% 1.00% 0.89% JCI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +37.9% +4.1% +7.7% JCI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.3%/yr +5.7%/yr +20.5%/yr TT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.8% 21.9% 29.2% ECL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 55/100 51/100 ECL

Percentile Scorecard

JCIECLTT

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

AxisJCIECLTT
Valuation 15 #48 of 56 35 #14 of 21 9 #51 of 56
Growth 75 #14 of 52 83 #4 of 19 65 #19 of 52
Profitability – 81 #4 of 17 90 #6 of 49
Financial Health – 19 #18 of 22 56 #25 of 56
Shareholder Returns 25 #31 of 41 – 38 #26 of 41
Overall 38 55 51
  • JCI ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • ECL ranked among 22 companies in Environmental Equipment
  • TT ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodJCIECLTTSPY
1 month +3.8%+4.1%+1.4% -0.2%
3 months +11.0%+2.8%-1.9% +3.9%
6 months +10.1%+9.1%-4.1% +8.2%
Year to date +30.2%+11.0%+18.5% +12.9%
1 year +37.9%+4.1%+7.7% +12.3%
3 years +223.3%+85.0%+149.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year +47.9%+22.8%+35.7% +23.3%
5 years +112.3%+31.8%+153.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year +16.3%+5.7%+20.5% +10.9%
10 years +254.1%+153.4%+786.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year +13.5%+9.7%+24.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureJCIECLTTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.8%21.9%29.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.6%22.0%30.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.160.481.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.190.190.26 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.1%-44.3%-40.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.8%-5.5%-8.4% -1.2%
52-week high $158.77$308.35$503.46 $779.14
52-week low $110.85$245.73$376.43 $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.

MultipleJCIECLTT
P/E now vs peer median 33.2xmedian 20.1x 39.3xmedian 25.6x 34.6xmedian 20.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 1.5x 4.7xmedian 2.4x 4.6xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.8x —median 16.7x 23.9xmedian 11.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.6xmedian 16.2x 41.5xmedian 23.6x 28.3xmedian 16.2x
P/B now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 2.9x 7.8xmedian 2.0x 11.7xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.64median 0.99 1.98median 1.68 1.97median 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 monthsJCIECLTT
Revenue – $17.37B $22.21B
Gross profit $9.52B – $7.86B
Operating income – $2.90B $3.98B
Net income – – $2.97B
Free cash flow – – $3.58B
EPS (diluted) $4.68 $7.38 $13.25
Cash & equivalents $618.00M $722.30M $1.32B
Total debt – – $4.62B
Shares (diluted) 610.00M 282.20M 222.50M
Enterprise value $94.45B $81.68B $96.22B

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
MetricJCIECLTT
P/E 33.2x 39.3x 34.6x
P/FCF 28.6x 41.5x 28.3x
P/Operating cash flow 24.4x – 25.9x
P/S 3.6x 4.7x 4.6x
P/B 6.9x 7.8x 11.7x
P/Tangible book 9.3x 15.2x 19.8x
EV/EBITDA – – 23.9x
EV/EBIT – – 26.3x
EV/Revenue – 4.7x 4.7x
EV/FCF – – 29.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.4x – 26.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.64 1.98 1.97

Growth

14 metrics
MetricJCIECLTT
Revenue growth (1Y) – 9.3% 7.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 4.9% 9.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.7% – 4.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.8% – 0.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 11.3% 4.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 17.2% 14.4%
Net income growth (1Y) – – 3.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – 16.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -7.0% 6.1% 4.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 20.2% 19.8% 17.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 51.6% – 19.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.8% – 28.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 26.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 32.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricJCIECLTT
Gross margin – – 35.4%
EBITDA margin – – 19.7%
Operating margin – – 17.9%
Pretax margin – – 16.8%
Net margin – – 13.3%
FCF margin – – 16.1%
Operating cash flow margin – – 17.6%
Return on equity 21.1% 20.4% 34.4%
Return on assets 7.3% 6.9% 12.7%
Return on invested capital – – 24.4%
Return on capital employed – – 26.7%
Asset turnover – 0.6x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricJCIECLTT
Debt / assets – – 19.3%
Debt / equity – – 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.8x
Debt / FCF – – 1.3x
Liabilities / assets – 66.4% 63.9%
Equity / assets 33.9% 33.6% 36.1%
Interest coverage – – 18.1x
Current ratio 0.9x 1.1x 1.1x
Quick ratio – – 0.7x
Cash ratio – – 0.2x
Altman Z-score – – 6.11

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricJCIECLTT
Dividend yield 1.0% 1.0% 0.9%
Net buyback yield – – 1.3%
Shareholder yield 1.0% 1.0% 2.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 29.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 24.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 10.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 10.6%

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.

ConsensusJCIECLTT
Forward P/E 31.8xFY2026 36.9xFY2026 29.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.90FY2026 $7.90FY2026 $15.64FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +30.3%FY2026 +4.9%FY2026 +19.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +30.8% +23.2% +10.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $26.80BFY2026 $17.26BFY2026 $25.40BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.6%FY2026 +7.3%FY2026 +19.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.3% +5.4% +7.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersJCIECLTT
Held by institutions 89.5% 80.0% 87.0%
Institutions holding 1,597 1,710 1,810
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.1% +1.4% +0.3%
Institutions buying 790 762 894
Institutions selling 557 679 579
Buyers to sellers 1.42 1.12 1.54

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.

JCIECLTT
JCI 1.00 0.16 0.75
ECL 0.16 1.00 0.27
TT 0.75 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, JCI, ECL and TT?

Trane Technologies (TT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Johnson Controls International (JCI) $94.41B, Ecolab (ECL) $81.65B, Trane Technologies (TT) $101.48B.

Which stock is cheaper, JCI, ECL and TT?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Johnson Controls International (JCI) 33.2x, Ecolab (ECL) 39.3x, Trane Technologies (TT) 34.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Trane Technologies (TT) is cheapest (Johnson Controls International (JCI) 31.8x, Ecolab (ECL) 36.9x, Trane Technologies (TT) 29.5x). 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%, Trane Technologies (TT) +7.0%.

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%, Trane Technologies (TT) +7.7%. Over five years, Trane Technologies (TT) compounded fastest (Johnson Controls International (JCI) +16.3%/yr, Ecolab (ECL) +5.7%/yr, Trane Technologies (TT) +20.5%/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%, Trane Technologies (TT) 0.89%.

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%, Trane Technologies (TT) 29.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Trane Technologies (TT) 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.