JCI vs ITW vs AAON Stock Comparison

Johnson Controls International, Illinois Tool Works and Aaon Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ITW Illinois Tool Works Inc
$275.93 +0.7% 1M +11.3% 1Y
Market cap
$78.58B
P/E
24.0x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
2.37%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
5 wins
AAON Aaon, Inc.
$75.83 -14.9% 1M -27.8% 1Y
Market cap
$6.25B
P/E
39.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.93B
Div. yield
0.53%
HVAC Industrials

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Illinois Tool Works leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Illinois Tool Works 5, Johnson Controls International 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionJCIITWAAONLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $94.41B $78.58B $6.25B JCI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.2x 24.0x 39.1x ITW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 31.8x 25.9x 34.0x ITW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — +53.5% –
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 1.03% 2.37% 0.53% ITW
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +37.9% +11.3% -27.8% JCI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.3%/yr +4.0%/yr +9.7%/yr JCI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.8% 21.3% 59.8% ITW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 49/100 42/100 ITW

Percentile Scorecard

JCIITWAAON

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

AxisJCIITWAAON
Valuation 15 #48 of 56 24 #154 of 203 7 #52 of 56
Growth 75 #14 of 52 35 #123 of 188 78 #12 of 52
Profitability – – 52 #24 of 49
Financial Health – – 66 #20 of 56
Shareholder Returns 25 #31 of 41 87 #21 of 153 5 #39 of 41
Overall 38 49 42
  • JCI ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • ITW ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • AAON ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodJCIITWAAONSPY
1 month +3.8%+0.7%-14.9% -0.2%
3 months +11.0%-6.5%-19.1% +3.9%
6 months +10.1%+2.8%-13.9% +8.2%
Year to date +30.2%+12.0%-0.6% +12.9%
1 year +37.9%+11.3%-27.8% +12.3%
3 years +223.3%+23.6%+41.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +47.9%+7.3%+12.2% +23.3%
5 years +112.3%+21.8%+59.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +16.3%+4.0%+9.7% +10.9%
10 years +254.1%+143.5%+285.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year +13.5%+9.3%+14.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureJCIITWAAONSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.8%21.3%59.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.6%20.7%57.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.160.472.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.190.53-0.46 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.1%-28.9%-53.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.8%-7.9%-48.8% -1.2%
52-week high $158.77$299.60$148.25 $779.14
52-week low $110.85$241.07$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.

MultipleJCIITWAAON
P/E now vs peer median 33.2xmedian 20.1x 24.0xmedian 25.2x 39.1xmedian 20.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 1.5x 4.6xmedian 1.9x 3.2xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.8x —median 14.0x 22.4xmedian 11.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.6xmedian 16.2x 26.0xmedian 21.7x -52.6xmedian 16.2x
P/B now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 2.9x 25.0xmedian 2.3x 6.2xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.64median 0.99 —median 1.32 17.96median 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 monthsJCIITWAAON
Revenue – – $1.93B
Gross profit $9.52B – $494.09M
Operating income – – $213.50M
Net income – $3.23B $159.29M
Free cash flow – – -$118.79M
EPS (diluted) $4.68 – $1.90
Cash & equivalents $618.00M $809.00M $13.00K
Total debt – – $435.00M
Shares (diluted) 610.00M 287.00M 83.72M
Enterprise value $94.45B $78.59B $6.25B

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
MetricJCIITWAAON
P/E 33.2x 24.0x 39.1x
P/FCF 28.6x 26.0x -52.6x
P/Operating cash flow 24.4x 24.1x 72.2x
P/S 3.6x 4.6x 3.2x
P/B 6.9x 25.0x 6.2x
P/Tangible book 9.3x 30.2x 6.2x
EV/EBITDA – – 22.4x
EV/EBIT – – 31.3x
EV/Revenue – – 3.5x
EV/FCF – – -56.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.4x 24.1x 77.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.64 – 17.96

Growth

14 metrics
MetricJCIITWAAON
Revenue growth (1Y) – – 53.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 22.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.7% – 36.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.8% – 16.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 39.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 5.4%
Net income growth (1Y) – 6.7% 30.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 0.9% 2.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -7.0% – 29.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 20.2% – 2.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 51.6% -0.5% 157.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.8% -0.5% -11.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 33.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -74.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricJCIITWAAON
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 – – 4.5%
Return on equity 21.1% 106.9% 16.4%
Return on assets 7.3% – 8.7%
Return on invested capital – – 12.7%
Return on capital employed – – 14.3%
Asset turnover – – 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.0x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricJCIITWAAON
Debt / assets – – 23.3%
Debt / equity – – 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 1.5x
Debt / FCF – – -3.7x
Liabilities / assets – – 45.8%
Equity / assets 33.9% – 54.2%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.9x 1.3x 3.0x
Quick ratio – – 1.9x
Cash ratio – – 0.0x
Altman Z-score – – 6.92

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricJCIITWAAON
Dividend yield 1.0% 2.4% 0.5%
Net buyback yield – – -0.6%
Shareholder yield 1.0% 2.4% -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.

ConsensusJCIITWAAON
Forward P/E 31.8xFY2026 25.9xFY2026 34.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.90FY2026 $10.67FY2026 $2.23FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +30.3%FY2026 +1.7%FY2026 +65.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +30.8% +19.3% +56.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $26.80BFY2026 $16.46BFY2026 $2.44BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.6%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026 +69.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.3% +11.4% +16.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersJCIITWAAON
Held by institutions 89.5% 84.9% 78.7%
Institutions holding 1,597 1,969 469
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.1% +0.8% -7.0%
Institutions buying 790 846 241
Institutions selling 557 750 174
Buyers to sellers 1.42 1.13 1.39

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.

JCIITWAAON
JCI 1.00 0.28 0.48
ITW 0.28 1.00 0.20
AAON 0.48 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, JCI, ITW and AAON?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Johnson Controls International (JCI) $94.41B, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) $78.58B, Aaon (AAON) $6.25B.

Which stock is cheaper, JCI, ITW and AAON?

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Johnson Controls International (JCI) 33.2x, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 24.0x, Aaon (AAON) 39.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) is cheapest (Johnson Controls International (JCI) 31.8x, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 25.9x, Aaon (AAON) 34.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Johnson Controls International (JCI) returned the most: Johnson Controls International (JCI) +37.9%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +11.3%, Aaon (AAON) -27.8%. Over five years, Johnson Controls International (JCI) compounded fastest (Johnson Controls International (JCI) +16.3%/yr, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +4.0%/yr, Aaon (AAON) +9.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) has the highest dividend yield: Johnson Controls International (JCI) 1.03%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 2.37%, Aaon (AAON) 0.53%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) has been the steadiest (Johnson Controls International (JCI) 31.8%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 21.3%, Aaon (AAON) 59.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, JCI, ITW 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, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) leads on 5. 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.