JCI vs KSCP vs NSSC Stock Comparison

Johnson Controls International, Knightscope and Napco Security Technologies Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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KSCP Knightscope, Inc.
$0.45 -40.0% 1M -91.2% 1Y
Market cap
$10.63M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$20.71M
Div. yield
–
Security Services Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Johnson Controls International leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Johnson Controls International 5, Napco Security Technologies 4, Knightscope 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionJCIKSCPNSSCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $88.72B $10.63M $1.15B JCI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.9x -0.2x 26.6x JCI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.9x — 19.9x NSSC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.8% +88.0% +11.4% KSCP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.3% -217.3% 21.3% NSSC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.5% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 0.1x — KSCP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.09% — 1.90% NSSC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +28.0% -91.2% -27.3% JCI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.1%/yr — +7.0%/yr JCI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.4% 109.2% 45.4% JCI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 31/100 67/100 NSSC

Percentile Scorecard

JCIKSCPNSSC

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

AxisJCIKSCPNSSC
Valuation 13 #48 of 55 23 #87 of 113 38 #70 of 113
Growth 88 #7 of 51 40 #59 of 97 81 #19 of 97
Profitability 62 #20 of 51 2 #91 of 93 100 #1 of 93
Financial Health 26 #44 of 59 61 #50 of 126 96 #6 of 126
Shareholder Returns 33 #28 of 41 – 20 #54 of 67
Overall 44 31 67
  • JCI ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • KSCP ranked among 131 companies in Business Services
  • NSSC ranked among 131 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodJCIKSCPNSSCSPY
1 month -6.3%-40.0%-11.3% -2.3%
3 months +0.0%-71.3%-15.7% -0.7%
6 months +1.4%-86.4%-19.0% +4.8%
Year to date +22.3%-87.9%-23.0% +10.3%
1 year +28.0%-91.2%-27.3% +10.3%
3 years +184.5%-98.7%+70.8% +73.0%
3 years, per year +41.7%-76.3%+19.5% +20.1%
5 years +102.1%—+40.2% +61.9%
5 years, per year +15.1%—+7.0% +10.1%
10 years +254.2%—+810.6% +258.6%
10 years, per year +13.5%—+24.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureJCIKSCPNSSCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.4%109.2%45.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.9%103.2%51.5% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.222.711.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.86-0.84-0.60 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.1%-100.0%-65.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.7%-91.9%-32.0% -3.5%
52-week high $158.77$5.53$47.23 $779.14
52-week low $110.85$0.45$32.10 $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.

MultipleJCIKSCPNSSC
P/E now vs peer median 24.9xmedian 21.6x -0.2xmedian 21.8x 26.6xmedian 21.8x
P/S now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 1.6x 0.5xmedian 0.9x 5.7xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 25.9xmedian 13.2x -0.2xmedian 12.3x 21.1xmedian 12.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.0xmedian 17.4x -0.3xmedian 14.2x 19.4xmedian 14.2x
P/B now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 2.9x 0.4xmedian 2.4x 6.0xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.00median 1.00 0.00median 1.00 1.49median 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 monthsJCIKSCPNSSC
Revenue $25.00B $20.71M $202.32M
Gross profit $9.16B -$2.06M $119.79M
Operating income $2.99B -$44.22M $45.64M
Net income $3.58B -$45.00M $43.03M
Free cash flow $3.17B -$42.45M $59.23M
R&D – $18.98M $13.79M
EPS (diluted) $5.87 $-2.51 $1.20
Cash & equivalents $641.00M $8.20M $126.93M
Total debt $9.48B $4.39M –
Shares (diluted) 610.00M 17.93M 35.89M
Enterprise value $86.49B -$49.97M $664.51M

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
MetricJCIKSCPNSSC
P/E 24.9x -0.2x 26.6x
P/FCF 28.0x -0.3x 19.4x
P/Operating cash flow 25.1x -0.3x 18.8x
P/S 3.5x 0.5x 5.7x
P/B 6.6x 0.4x 6.0x
P/Tangible book 8.9x 0.8x 6.1x
EV/EBITDA 25.9x -0.2x 21.1x
EV/EBIT 32.7x -0.2x 22.1x
EV/Revenue 3.9x 0.3x 5.0x
EV/FCF 30.8x -0.2x 17.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.6x -0.2x 16.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.00 0.00 1.49

Growth

14 metrics
MetricJCIKSCPNSSC
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.8% 88.0% 11.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.4% 27.0% 6.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.7% 38.7% 18.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.5% 3.4% 17.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 14.1% -59.4% -1.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.4% -15.1% 14.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 60.4% -44.7% -0.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 20.0% -23.0% 16.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 72.9% 43.5% 0.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 25.0% 50.8% 17.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 20.5% -91.8% 14.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 41.2% -24.3% 35.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 29.8% -95.5% 15.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 56.0% -24.2% 39.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricJCIKSCPNSSC
Gross margin 36.7% -9.9% 59.2%
EBITDA margin 15.1% -197.3% 23.6%
Operating margin 12.0% -213.5% 22.6%
Pretax margin 10.9% -217.3% 24.6%
Net margin 14.3% -217.3% 21.3%
FCF margin 12.7% -205.0% 29.3%
Operating cash flow margin 14.2% -200.8% 30.2%
Return on equity 27.0% -141.5% 23.3%
Return on assets 9.5% -77.9% 18.7%
Return on invested capital 10.5% – –
Return on capital employed 11.0% -103.5% 24.3%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.4x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 0.9x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 6.5% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricJCIKSCPNSSC
Debt / assets 24.4% 7.9% –
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 0.1x –
Debt / FCF 3.0x -0.1x –
Liabilities / assets 65.1% 47.1% 20.0%
Equity / assets 34.9% 52.9% 80.0%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.0x 1.2x 4.9x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.8x 4.1x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.5x 3.2x
Altman Z-score – -8.24 18.06

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricJCIKSCPNSSC
Dividend yield 1.1% – 1.9%
Net buyback yield 6.6% – -0.1%
Shareholder yield 7.7% – 1.8%
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.

ConsensusJCIKSCPNSSC
Forward P/E 22.9xFY2027 – 19.9xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $6.41FY2027 $-2.65FY2026 $1.61FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +36.6%FY2027 – +0.6%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +8.4% – +19.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $26.80BFY2026 $34.99MFY2026 $208.17MFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +13.6%FY2026 +209.6%FY2026 +2.9%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +6.3% +18.0% +9.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersJCIKSCPNSSC
Held by institutions 89.5% 6.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,599 62 261
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.1% +6.1% +4.2%
Institutions buying 791 29 138
Institutions selling 558 6 89
Buyers to sellers 1.42 4.83 1.55

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.

JCIKSCPNSSC
JCI 1.00 0.15 0.31
KSCP 0.15 1.00 0.05
NSSC 0.31 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, JCI, KSCP and NSSC?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Johnson Controls International (JCI) $88.72B, Knightscope (KSCP) $10.63M, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) $1.15B.

Which stock is cheaper, JCI, KSCP and NSSC?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Johnson Controls International (JCI) 24.9x, Knightscope (KSCP) -0.2x, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) 26.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) is cheapest (Johnson Controls International (JCI) 22.9x, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) 19.9x). 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: Johnson Controls International (JCI) +6.8%, Knightscope (KSCP) +88.0%, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) +11.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) has the highest net margin (Johnson Controls International (JCI) 14.3%, Knightscope (KSCP) -217.3%, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) 21.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Johnson Controls International (JCI) returned the most: Johnson Controls International (JCI) +28.0%, Knightscope (KSCP) -91.2%, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) -27.3%. Over five years, Johnson Controls International (JCI) compounded fastest (Johnson Controls International (JCI) +15.1%/yr, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) +7.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) has the highest dividend yield: Johnson Controls International (JCI) 1.09%, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) 1.90%. 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) 32.4%, Knightscope (KSCP) 109.2%, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) 45.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, JCI, KSCP and NSSC?

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 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.