JCI vs ITW vs CARR Stock Comparison

Johnson Controls International, Illinois Tool Works and Carrier Global Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ITW Illinois Tool Works Inc
$276.01 +0.7% 1M +12.3% 1Y
Market cap
$78.95B
P/E
24.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.47B
Div. yield
0.02%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
7 wins
CARR CARRIER GLOBAL Corp
$56.44 +0.1% 1M -2.4% 1Y
Market cap
$47.93B
P/E
39.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$22.11B
Div. yield
0.02%
HVAC Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Illinois Tool Works leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Illinois Tool Works 7, Johnson Controls International 4, 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 $94.46B $78.95B $47.93B JCI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.4x 24.7x 39.3x ITW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.1x 25.9x 19.1x CARR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.8% +4.3% -1.6% JCI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.3% 19.4% 5.5% ITW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.5% 27.1% 6.5% ITW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 1.9x 3.5x ITW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.02% 0.02% ITW
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +30.6% +12.3% -2.4% JCI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.5%/yr +4.4%/yr +1.2%/yr JCI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.4% 21.3% 35.5% ITW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 48/100 36/100 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 15 #48 of 56 26 #150 of 203 27 #41 of 56
Growth 84 #9 of 52 33 #125 of 187 33 #35 of 52
Profitability 62 #20 of 51 100 #2 of 185 44 #29 of 51
Financial Health 25 #44 of 58 23 #170 of 219 19 #47 of 58
Shareholder Returns 35 #27 of 41 59 #63 of 153 58 #18 of 41
Overall 44 48 36
  • JCI ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • ITW ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • CARR ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodJCIITWCARRSPY
1 month -1.8%+0.7%+0.1% -0.8%
3 months +2.9%-3.0%-18.6% +3.5%
6 months +2.9%+2.3%-8.8% +7.0%
Year to date +23.2%+12.1%+6.8% +12.2%
1 year +30.6%+12.3%-2.4% +13.0%
3 years +205.9%+23.6%+21.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year +45.2%+7.3%+6.7% +23.1%
5 years +105.6%+24.2%+6.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year +15.5%+4.4%+1.2% +11.0%
10 years +234.5%+143.4%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +12.8%+9.3%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureJCIITWCARRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.4%21.3%35.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.6%20.8%36.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.140.471.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.980.58-0.07 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.1%-28.9%-40.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.1%-7.9%-25.7% -1.8%
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 25.1xmedian 19.4x 24.7xmedian 26.0x 38.3xmedian 19.4x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 1.5x 4.8xmedian 1.9x 2.1xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 26.1xmedian 12.1x 18.4xmedian 14.0x 19.0xmedian 12.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.2xmedian 16.1x 26.9xmedian 21.4x 24.1xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 2.9x 27.2xmedian 2.2x 3.5xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.00median 0.93 8.37median 1.26 -2.28median 0.93

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 $16.47B $22.11B
Gross profit $9.16B $7.27B $6.37B
Operating income $2.99B $4.36B $1.72B
Net income $3.58B $3.19B $1.32B
Free cash flow $3.17B $2.92B $1.93B
R&D – – $602.00M
EPS (diluted) $5.87 $11.13 $1.46
Cash & equivalents $641.00M $839.00M $1.34B
Total debt $9.48B $9.69B $11.95B
Shares (diluted) 610.00M 287.00M 836.50M
Enterprise value $92.19B $75.51B $42.23B

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 25.1x 24.7x 38.3x
P/FCF 28.2x 26.9x 24.1x
P/Operating cash flow 25.2x 23.6x 19.5x
P/S 3.6x 4.8x 2.1x
P/B 6.6x 27.2x 3.5x
P/Tangible book 9.0x 33.6x 6.0x
EV/EBITDA 26.1x 18.4x 19.0x
EV/EBIT 32.9x 20.0x 33.1x
EV/Revenue 3.9x 5.3x 2.6x
EV/FCF 31.0x 29.9x 29.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.7x 26.3x 23.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.00 8.37 -2.28

Growth

14 metrics
MetricJCIITWCARR
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.8% 4.3% -1.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.4% 0.8% 8.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.7% 5.3% 4.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.5% 2.7% 26.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 14.1% 6.4% -43.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.4% 3.4% -12.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 60.4% -5.1% -67.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 20.0% 1.0% -16.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 72.9% -3.1% -68.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 25.0% 3.0% -16.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 20.5% 5.8% 19.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 41.2% 3.1% -0.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 29.8% 7.2% 24.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 56.0% 4.1% -2.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricJCIITWCARR
Gross margin 36.7% 44.2% 28.8%
EBITDA margin 15.1% 28.9% 13.6%
Operating margin 12.0% 26.5% 7.8%
Pretax margin 10.9% 25.0% 6.0%
Net margin 14.3% 19.4% 5.5%
FCF margin 12.7% 17.7% 8.7%
Operating cash flow margin 14.2% 20.2% 10.8%
Return on equity 27.0% 104.3% 9.7%
Return on assets 9.5% 19.5% 3.5%
Return on invested capital 10.5% 27.1% 6.5%
Return on capital employed 11.0% 41.9% 6.1%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.0x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 1.0x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricJCIITWCARR
Debt / assets 24.4% 58.8% 32.0%
Debt / equity 0.7x 3.3x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 1.9x 3.5x
Debt / FCF 3.0x 3.3x 6.2x
Liabilities / assets 65.1% 82.4% 64.0%
Equity / assets 34.9% 17.6% 36.0%
Interest coverage – 14.5x –
Current ratio 1.0x 1.1x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.7x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 8.00 2.39

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricJCIITWCARR
Dividend yield 1.1% 2.4% 1.7%
Net buyback yield 6.6% 2.3% 4.3%
Shareholder yield 7.7% 4.7% 6.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 27.3% 57.4% 59.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) 30.8% 62.8% 40.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) -0.3% 5.5% 7.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 0.2% 5.1% 11.7%

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 30.1xFY2026 25.9xFY2026 19.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.90FY2026 $10.67FY2026 $2.95FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +30.3%FY2026 +1.7%FY2026 +13.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +30.8% +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 1,597 1,969 1,628
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.1% +0.8% +1.0%
Institutions buying 790 846 805
Institutions selling 557 750 544
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 0.29 0.50
ITW 0.29 1.00 0.41
CARR 0.50 0.41 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) $94.46B, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) $78.95B, Carrier Global (CARR) $47.93B.

Which stock is cheaper, JCI, ITW and CARR?

Illinois Tool Works (ITW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Johnson Controls International (JCI) 26.4x, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 24.7x, Carrier Global (CARR) 39.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Carrier Global (CARR) is cheapest (Johnson Controls International (JCI) 30.1x, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 25.9x, Carrier Global (CARR) 19.1x). 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) +4.3%, Carrier Global (CARR) -1.6%.

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) 5.5%). 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) 6.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Johnson Controls International (JCI) returned the most: Johnson Controls International (JCI) +30.6%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +12.3%, Carrier Global (CARR) -2.4%. Over five years, Johnson Controls International (JCI) compounded fastest (Johnson Controls International (JCI) +15.5%/yr, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) +4.4%/yr, Carrier Global (CARR) +1.2%/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) 0.01%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 0.02%, Carrier Global (CARR) 0.02%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) has been the steadiest (Johnson Controls International (JCI) 31.4%, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) 21.3%, 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 7. 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.