JCI vs KSCP vs AAON Stock Comparison

Johnson Controls International, Knightscope and Aaon Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KSCP Knightscope, Inc.
$0.51 -37.0% 1M -90.5% 1Y
Market cap
$12.05M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$20.71M
Div. yield
–
Security Services Industrials
2 wins
AAON Aaon, Inc.
$75.30 -11.5% 1M -27.1% 1Y
Market cap
$6.21B
P/E
38.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.93B
Div. yield
0.53%
HVAC Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Johnson Controls International leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Johnson Controls International 7, Knightscope 2, Aaon 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionJCIKSCPAAONLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $95.85B $12.05M $6.21B JCI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.7x -0.2x 38.9x JCI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.7x — 33.8x JCI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +88.0% +53.5% KSCP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -217.3% 8.2% AAON
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 12.7% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.1x 1.5x KSCP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.01% — 0.53% JCI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +39.6% -90.5% -27.1% JCI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.6%/yr — +9.5%/yr JCI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.7% 109.1% 59.8% JCI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 37/100 30/100 40/100 AAON

Percentile Scorecard

JCIKSCPAAON

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

AxisJCIKSCPAAON
Valuation 9 #50 of 55 21 #89 of 113 7 #51 of 55
Growth 80 #11 of 51 38 #60 of 96 78 #12 of 51
Profitability – 2 #89 of 91 44 #28 of 49
Financial Health – 60 #49 of 122 67 #19 of 55
Shareholder Returns 23 #31 of 40 – 5 #38 of 40
Overall 37 30 40
  • JCI ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • KSCP ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • AAON ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodJCIKSCPAAONSPY
1 month +5.9%-37.0%-11.5% +0.7%
3 months +10.0%-74.4%-14.0% +3.7%
6 months +8.4%-83.8%-19.3% +7.1%
Year to date +32.1%-86.3%-1.2% +12.8%
1 year +39.6%-90.5%-27.1% +11.9%
3 years +225.5%-98.5%+38.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year +48.2%-75.5%+11.4% +22.8%
5 years +115.7%—+57.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year +16.6%—+9.5% +10.9%
10 years +261.6%—+283.6% +262.0%
10 years, per year +13.7%—+14.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureJCIKSCPAAONSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.7%109.1%59.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.8%103.4%57.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.162.692.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.25-0.83-0.45 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.1%-100.0%-53.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.3%-90.8%-49.2% -1.2%
52-week high $158.77$5.53$148.25 $779.14
52-week low $110.85$0.50$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.

MultipleJCIKSCPAAON
P/E now vs peer median 33.7xmedian 20.3x -0.2xmedian 21.9x 38.9xmedian 20.3x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 1.6x 0.6xmedian 0.9x 3.2xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.6x -0.2xmedian 11.9x 22.2xmedian 12.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.6xmedian 16.9x -0.3xmedian 14.4x -52.3xmedian 16.9x
P/B now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 3.0x 0.4xmedian 2.4x 6.1xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 1.67median 1.13 0.00median 0.97 17.84median 1.13

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 monthsJCIKSCPAAON
Revenue – $20.71M $1.93B
Gross profit $9.52B -$2.06M $494.09M
Operating income – -$44.22M $213.50M
Net income – -$45.00M $159.29M
Free cash flow – -$42.45M -$118.79M
R&D – $18.98M –
EPS (diluted) $4.68 $-2.51 $1.90
Cash & equivalents $618.00M $8.20M $13.00K
Total debt – $4.39M $435.00M
Shares (diluted) 610.00M 17.93M 83.72M
Enterprise value $95.89B -$48.56M $6.21B

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
MetricJCIKSCPAAON
P/E 33.7x -0.2x 38.9x
P/FCF 28.6x -0.3x -52.3x
P/Operating cash flow 24.8x -0.3x 71.7x
P/S 3.6x 0.6x 3.2x
P/B 7.0x 0.4x 6.1x
P/Tangible book 9.4x 0.9x 6.1x
EV/EBITDA – -0.2x 22.2x
EV/EBIT – -0.2x 31.1x
EV/Revenue – 0.4x 3.4x
EV/FCF – -0.2x -55.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.8x -0.2x 76.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.67 0.00 17.84

Growth

14 metrics
MetricJCIKSCPAAON
Revenue growth (1Y) – 88.0% 53.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 27.0% 22.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.7% 38.7% 36.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.8% 3.4% 16.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -59.4% 39.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -15.1% 5.4%
Net income growth (1Y) – -44.7% 30.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -23.0% 2.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -7.0% 43.5% 29.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 20.2% 50.8% 2.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 51.6% -91.8% 157.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.8% -24.3% -11.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -95.5% 33.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -24.2% -74.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricJCIKSCPAAON
Gross margin – -9.9% 25.6%
EBITDA margin – -197.3% 15.5%
Operating margin – -213.5% 11.0%
Pretax margin – -217.3% 9.9%
Net margin – -217.3% 8.2%
FCF margin – -205.0% -6.1%
Operating cash flow margin – -200.8% 4.5%
Return on equity 21.1% -141.5% 16.4%
Return on assets 7.3% -77.9% 8.7%
Return on invested capital – – 12.7%
Return on capital employed – -103.5% 14.3%
Asset turnover – 0.4x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.9x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 6.5% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricJCIKSCPAAON
Debt / assets – 7.9% 23.3%
Debt / equity – 0.1x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.1x 1.5x
Debt / FCF – -0.1x -3.7x
Liabilities / assets – 47.1% 45.8%
Equity / assets 33.9% 52.9% 54.2%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.9x 1.2x 3.0x
Quick ratio – 0.8x 1.9x
Cash ratio – 0.5x 0.0x
Altman Z-score – -8.21 6.89

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusJCIKSCPAAON
Forward P/E 24.7xFY2027 – 33.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.41FY2027 $-2.65FY2026 $2.23FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +36.6%FY2027 – +65.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.4% – +56.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $26.80BFY2026 $34.99MFY2026 $2.44BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.6%FY2026 +209.6%FY2026 +69.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.3% +18.0% +16.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersJCIKSCPAAON
Held by institutions 89.5% 6.3% 78.7%
Institutions holding 1,598 62 470
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.1% +6.1% -7.0%
Institutions buying 791 29 241
Institutions selling 557 6 175
Buyers to sellers 1.42 4.83 1.38

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.

JCIKSCPAAON
JCI 1.00 0.14 0.48
KSCP 0.14 1.00 0.17
AAON 0.48 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, JCI, KSCP and AAON?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Johnson Controls International (JCI) $95.85B, Knightscope (KSCP) $12.05M, Aaon (AAON) $6.21B.

Which stock is cheaper, JCI, KSCP and AAON?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Johnson Controls International (JCI) 33.7x, Knightscope (KSCP) -0.2x, Aaon (AAON) 38.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Johnson Controls International (JCI) is cheapest (Johnson Controls International (JCI) 24.7x, Aaon (AAON) 33.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Knightscope (KSCP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Knightscope (KSCP) +88.0%, Aaon (AAON) +53.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Aaon (AAON) has the highest net margin (Knightscope (KSCP) -217.3%, Aaon (AAON) 8.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Johnson Controls International (JCI) returned the most: Johnson Controls International (JCI) +39.6%, Knightscope (KSCP) -90.5%, Aaon (AAON) -27.1%. Over five years, Johnson Controls International (JCI) compounded fastest (Johnson Controls International (JCI) +16.6%/yr, Aaon (AAON) +9.5%/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) 1.01%, Aaon (AAON) 0.53%. Knightscope (KSCP) 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) 31.7%, Knightscope (KSCP) 109.1%, Aaon (AAON) 59.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, JCI, KSCP 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, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 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.