JCI vs JLHL vs SNTL Stock Comparison

Johnson Controls International, Julong Holding and Sentinel Holdings Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
JLHL Julong Holding Ltd
$5.84 +46.4% 1M +47.5% 1Y
Market cap
$125.26M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Engineering and Construction Industrials
1 win
SNTL Sentinel Holdings Ltd.
$1.89 +2.7% 1M -68.2% 1Y
Market cap
$18.31M
P/E
1.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.58M
Div. yield
–
Security Services Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Sentinel Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Sentinel Holdings 5, Johnson Controls International 3, Julong Holding 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionJCIJLHLSNTLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $88.72B $125.26M $18.31M JCI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.9x — 1.3x SNTL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.9x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.8% — +250.7% SNTL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.3% — 311.9% SNTL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.5% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x — -0.1x SNTL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.09% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +28.0% +47.5% -68.2% JLHL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.1%/yr — -1.1%/yr JCI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.4% 262.3% 138.6% JCI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 — 46/100 SNTL

Percentile Scorecard

JCIJLHLSNTL

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

AxisJCIJLHLSNTL
Valuation 13 #48 of 55 – 73 #31 of 113
Growth 88 #7 of 51 – 97 #4 of 97
Profitability 62 #20 of 51 – 46 #51 of 93
Financial Health 26 #44 of 59 52 #28 of 57 12 #111 of 126
Shareholder Returns 33 #28 of 41 – 2 #66 of 67
Overall 44 – 46
  • JCI ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • JLHL ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • SNTL ranked among 131 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodJCIJLHLSNTLSPY
1 month -6.3%+46.4%+2.7% -2.3%
3 months +0.0%-6.0%-52.2% -0.7%
6 months +1.4%-70.5%-65.0% +4.8%
Year to date +22.3%+44.9%-69.4% +10.3%
1 year +28.0%+47.5%-68.2% +10.3%
3 years +184.5%—-68.5% +73.0%
3 years, per year +41.7%—-32.0% +20.1%
5 years +102.1%—-5.5% +61.9%
5 years, per year +15.1%—-1.1% +10.1%
10 years +254.2%—+1,475.0% +258.6%
10 years, per year +13.5%—+31.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureJCIJLHLSNTLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.4%262.3%138.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.9%230.1%166.0% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.220.65-0.49 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.860.18-0.49 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.1%-93.2%-80.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.7%-87.0%-70.2% -3.5%
52-week high $158.77$44.80$6.35 $779.14
52-week low $110.85$3.05$1.27 $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.

MultipleJCIJLHLSNTL
P/E now vs peer median 24.9xmedian 21.6x —median 27.3x 1.3xmedian 21.8x
P/S now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 1.6x —median 0.8x 4.0xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 25.9xmedian 13.2x —median 13.1x -4.5xmedian 12.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.0xmedian 17.4x —median 22.4x 8.4xmedian 14.2x
P/B now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 2.9x 10.8xmedian 2.5x -5.1xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.00median 1.00 —median 0.63 0.01median 1.00

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 monthsJCIJLHLSNTL
Revenue $25.00B – $4.58M
Gross profit $9.16B – $340.92K
Operating income $2.99B – -$4.61M
Net income $3.58B – -$881.22K
Free cash flow $3.17B – $2.17M
EPS (diluted) $5.87 – $1.47
Cash & equivalents $641.00M $6.27M $146.09K
Total debt $9.48B $1.45M $558.11K
Shares (diluted) 610.00M 20.39M 9.69M
Enterprise value $86.49B $104.38M $16.98M

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
MetricJCIJLHLSNTL
P/E 24.9x – 1.3x
P/FCF 28.0x – 8.4x
P/Operating cash flow 25.1x – 7.9x
P/S 3.5x – 4.0x
P/B 6.6x 10.8x -5.1x
P/Tangible book 8.9x 10.8x -4.1x
EV/EBITDA 25.9x – -4.5x
EV/EBIT 32.7x – -4.1x
EV/Revenue 3.9x – 4.1x
EV/FCF 30.8x – 8.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.6x – 8.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.00 – 0.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricJCIJLHLSNTL
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.8% – 250.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.4% – -19.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.7% – 156.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.5% – -38.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 14.1% – 43.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.4% – 2.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 60.4% – 90.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 20.0% – 22.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 72.9% – 322.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 25.0% – 104.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 20.5% – 328.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 41.2% – 245.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 29.8% – 312.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 56.0% – 237.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricJCIJLHLSNTL
Gross margin 36.7% – 7.4%
EBITDA margin 15.1% – -91.9%
Operating margin 12.0% – -100.8%
Pretax margin 10.9% – -18.1%
Net margin 14.3% – 311.9%
FCF margin 12.7% – 47.4%
Operating cash flow margin 14.2% – 50.6%
Return on equity 27.0% – –
Return on assets 9.5% – -40.8%
Return on invested capital 10.5% – –
Return on capital employed 11.0% – –
Asset turnover 0.6x – 2.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x – -2.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricJCIJLHLSNTL
Debt / assets 24.4% 2.5% 27.8%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.1x -0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x – -0.1x
Debt / FCF 3.0x – 0.3x
Liabilities / assets 65.1% 79.9% 279.9%
Equity / assets 34.9% 20.1% -179.9%
Interest coverage – – -9.2x
Current ratio 1.0x 1.2x 0.2x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.1x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score – – -23.49

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricJCIJLHLSNTL
Dividend yield 1.1% – –
Net buyback yield 6.6% – -11.1%
Shareholder yield 7.7% – -11.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 27.3% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 30.8% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -0.3% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 0.2% – –

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.

ConsensusJCIJLHLSNTL
Forward P/E 22.9xFY2027 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $6.41FY2027 – –
EPS growth, next FY +36.6%FY2027 – –
EPS growth, the year after +8.4% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $26.80BFY2026 – –
Revenue growth, next FY +13.6%FY2026 – –
Revenue growth, the year after +6.3% – –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersJCIJLHLSNTL
Held by institutions 89.5% – –
Institutions holding 1,599 – –
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.1% – –
Institutions buying 791 – –
Institutions selling 558 – –
Buyers to sellers 1.42 – –

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.

JCIJLHLSNTL
JCI 1.00 0.02 -0.12
JLHL 0.02 1.00 -0.17
SNTL -0.12 -0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, JCI, JLHL and SNTL?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Johnson Controls International (JCI) $88.72B, Julong Holding (JLHL) $125.26M, Sentinel Holdings (SNTL) $18.31M.

Which stock is cheaper, JCI, JLHL and SNTL?

Sentinel Holdings (SNTL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Johnson Controls International (JCI) 24.9x, Sentinel Holdings (SNTL) 1.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sentinel Holdings (SNTL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Johnson Controls International (JCI) +6.8%, Sentinel Holdings (SNTL) +250.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sentinel Holdings (SNTL) has the highest net margin (Johnson Controls International (JCI) 14.3%, Sentinel Holdings (SNTL) 311.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Julong Holding (JLHL) returned the most: Johnson Controls International (JCI) +28.0%, Julong Holding (JLHL) +47.5%, Sentinel Holdings (SNTL) -68.2%. Over five years, Johnson Controls International (JCI) compounded fastest (Johnson Controls International (JCI) +15.1%/yr, Sentinel Holdings (SNTL) -1.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Johnson Controls International (JCI) 1.09%. Julong Holding (JLHL) and Sentinel Holdings (SNTL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Johnson Controls International (JCI) has been the steadiest (Johnson Controls International (JCI) 32.4%, Julong Holding (JLHL) 262.3%, Sentinel Holdings (SNTL) 138.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, JCI, JLHL and SNTL?

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