JCI vs ITW vs CARR Stock Comparison

Johnson Controls International, Illinois Tool Works and Carrier Global Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ITW Illinois Tool Works Inc
$293.51 +11.1% 1M +19.8% 1Y
Market cap
$83.42B
P/E
25.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.65B
Div. yield
2.23%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
6 wins
CARR CARRIER GLOBAL Corp
$55.65 -0.1% 1M -3.3% 1Y
Market cap
$45.53B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$22.79B
Div. yield
1.73%
HVAC Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Illinois Tool Works leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Illinois Tool Works 6, Johnson Controls International 5, Carrier Global 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionJCIITWCARRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $85.11B $83.42B $45.53B JCI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.9x 25.9x -25.4x JCI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.9x 27.5x 18.9x CARR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.8% +4.8% +3.3% JCI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.3% 19.4% -7.9% ITW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.5% 27.1% -4.6% ITW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 1.8x 52.2x ITW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.14% 2.23% 1.73% ITW
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +26.5% +19.8% -3.3% JCI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.5%/yr +4.6%/yr +1.1%/yr JCI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.0% 21.8% 35.5% ITW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 48/100 31/100 ITW

Percentile Scorecard

JCIITWCARR

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

AxisJCIITWCARR
Valuation 18 #47 of 57 22 #159 of 204 25 #43 of 57
Growth 89 #7 of 54 35 #125 of 191 34 #36 of 54
Profitability 65 #19 of 53 100 #2 of 189 12 #47 of 53
Financial Health 26 #44 of 59 27 #162 of 221 16 #50 of 59
Shareholder Returns 37 #27 of 42 57 #69 of 159 71 #13 of 42
Overall 47 48 31
  • JCI ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • ITW ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • CARR ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodJCIITWCARRSPY
1 month -10.4%+11.1%-0.1% -1.0%
3 months -8.5%-1.3%-14.9% -0.4%
6 months -1.8%+12.7%-18.0% +4.5%
Year to date +17.3%+19.2%+5.3% +12.4%
1 year +26.5%+19.8%-3.3% +13.6%
3 years +172.9%+25.9%+10.1% +76.4%
3 years, per year +39.8%+8.0%+3.3% +20.8%
5 years +88.3%+25.4%+5.4% +63.7%
5 years, per year +13.5%+4.6%+1.1% +10.4%
10 years +243.7%+157.4%— +267.7%
10 years, per year +13.1%+9.9%— +13.9%

Risk

MeasureJCIITWCARRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.0%21.8%35.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.1%20.8%36.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.140.491.24 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.800.91-0.09 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.1%-28.9%-40.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.5%-2.0%-26.8% -1.6%
52-week high $158.77$299.60$76.00 $779.14
52-week low $110.85$241.07$50.36 $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.

MultipleJCIITWCARR
P/E now vs peer median 23.9xmedian 22.2x 25.9xmedian 25.5x -25.4xmedian 22.2x
P/S now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 1.7x 5.0xmedian 1.9x 2.0xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 25.0xmedian 13.9x 19.0xmedian 14.4x 286.9xmedian 13.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.9xmedian 18.0x 29.1xmedian 23.3x 19.1xmedian 18.0x
P/B now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 2.8x 26.5xmedian 2.2x 4.4xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.95median 1.06 8.94median 1.16 0.48median 1.06

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 monthsJCIITWCARR
Revenue $25.00B $16.65B $22.79B
Gross profit $9.16B $7.38B $6.59B
Operating income $2.99B $4.43B -$1.09B
Net income $3.58B $3.23B -$1.73B
Free cash flow $3.17B $2.87B $2.38B
R&D – – $605.00M
EPS (diluted) $5.87 $11.31 $-2.19
Cash & equivalents $641.00M $809.00M $1.35B
Total debt $9.48B $9.37B $11.47B
Shares (diluted) 610.00M 285.30M 821.80M
Enterprise value $82.88B $80.09B $40.27B

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
MetricJCIITWCARR
P/E 23.9x 25.9x -25.4x
P/FCF 26.9x 29.1x 19.1x
P/Operating cash flow 24.0x 25.6x 15.9x
P/S 3.4x 5.0x 2.0x
P/B 6.3x 26.5x 4.4x
P/Tangible book 8.5x 32.1x 9.3x
EV/EBITDA 25.0x 19.0x 286.9x
EV/EBIT 31.5x 20.8x -51.1x
EV/Revenue 3.8x 5.5x 2.4x
EV/FCF 29.7x 32.1x 23.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 26.5x 28.2x 19.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.95 8.94 0.48

Growth

14 metrics
MetricJCIITWCARR
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.8% 4.8% 3.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.4% 1.1% 11.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.7% 5.7% 12.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.5% 2.8% 28.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 14.1% 6.4% -138.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.4% 3.1% -39.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 60.4% 6.7% -142.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 20.0% 0.9% -49.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 72.9% 9.1% -147.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 25.0% 2.9% -52.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 20.5% -0.5% 55.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 41.2% -0.5% 2.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 29.8% 0.8% 75.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 56.0% 0.4% 0.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricJCIITWCARR
Gross margin 36.7% 44.3% 28.9%
EBITDA margin 15.1% 29.0% 0.9%
Operating margin 12.0% 26.6% -4.8%
Pretax margin 10.9% 25.2% -6.4%
Net margin 14.3% 19.4% -7.9%
FCF margin 12.7% 17.2% 10.4%
Operating cash flow margin 14.2% 19.6% 12.5%
Return on equity 27.0% 106.9% -14.0%
Return on assets 9.5% 19.6% -4.7%
Return on invested capital 10.5% 27.1% -4.6%
Return on capital employed 11.0% 38.9% -4.1%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.0x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 1.0x -1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricJCIITWCARR
Debt / assets 24.4% 56.8% 34.2%
Debt / equity 0.7x 3.0x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 1.8x 52.2x
Debt / FCF 3.0x 3.3x 4.8x
Liabilities / assets 65.1% 81.0% 69.0%
Equity / assets 34.9% 19.0% 31.0%
Interest coverage – 14.3x –
Current ratio 1.0x 1.3x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.8x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 8.40 2.16

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricJCIITWCARR
Dividend yield 1.1% 2.2% 1.7%
Net buyback yield 6.9% 1.9% 3.6%
Shareholder yield 8.0% 4.2% 5.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 27.3% 57.4% -45.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) 30.8% 64.6% 33.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) -0.3% 5.2% 6.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 0.2% 5.1% 10.1%

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.

ConsensusJCIITWCARR
Forward P/E 21.9xFY2027 27.5xFY2026 18.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.41FY2027 $10.67FY2026 $2.95FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +36.6%FY2027 +1.7%FY2026 +13.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.4% +19.3% +9.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $26.80BFY2026 $16.46BFY2026 $22.69BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.6%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026 +4.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.3% +11.4% +5.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersJCIITWCARR
Held by institutions 89.5% 84.9% 87.4%
Institutions holding 1,600 1,971 1,630
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.1% +0.8% +1.0%
Institutions buying 792 847 807
Institutions selling 558 751 544
Buyers to sellers 1.42 1.13 1.48

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.

JCIITWCARR
JCI 1.00 0.25 0.52
ITW 0.25 1.00 0.43
CARR 0.52 0.43 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, JCI, ITW and CARR?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Johnson Controls International (JCI) $85.11B, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) $83.42B, Carrier Global (CARR) $45.53B.

Which stock is cheaper, JCI, ITW and CARR?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Johnson Controls International (JCI) 23.9x, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 25.9x, Carrier Global (CARR) -25.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Carrier Global (CARR) is cheapest (Johnson Controls International (JCI) 21.9x, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 27.5x, Carrier Global (CARR) 18.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Johnson Controls International (JCI) +6.8%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +4.8%, Carrier Global (CARR) +3.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) has the highest net margin (Johnson Controls International (JCI) 14.3%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 19.4%, Carrier Global (CARR) -7.9%). On return on invested capital, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) leads (Johnson Controls International (JCI) 10.5%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 27.1%, Carrier Global (CARR) -4.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Johnson Controls International (JCI) returned the most: Johnson Controls International (JCI) +26.5%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +19.8%, Carrier Global (CARR) -3.3%. Over five years, Johnson Controls International (JCI) compounded fastest (Johnson Controls International (JCI) +13.5%/yr, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +4.6%/yr, Carrier Global (CARR) +1.1%/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) 1.14%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 2.23%, Carrier Global (CARR) 1.73%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) has been the steadiest (Johnson Controls International (JCI) 33.0%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 21.8%, Carrier Global (CARR) 35.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, JCI, ITW and CARR?

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 6. 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.