JCI vs KSCP vs TT Stock Comparison

Johnson Controls International, Knightscope and Trane Technologies Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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KSCP Knightscope, Inc.
$0.46 -37.0% 1M -89.4% 1Y
Market cap
$7.68M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$20.71M
Div. yield
–
Security Services Industrials
2 wins
TT Trane Technologies plc
$410.52 -12.8% 1M -5.2% 1Y
Market cap
$88.35B
P/E
28.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$23.23B
Div. yield
0.01%
HVAC Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionJCIKSCPTTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $82.51B $7.68M $88.35B TT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.1x -0.2x 28.0x JCI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.9x — 26.2x JCI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.8% +88.0% +10.3% KSCP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.3% -217.3% 13.6% JCI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.5% — 25.7% TT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 0.1x 0.7x KSCP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.01% JCI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +26.5% -89.4% -5.2% JCI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.5%/yr — +17.3%/yr TT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.0% 108.8% 29.6% TT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 31/100 60/100 TT

Percentile Scorecard

JCIKSCPTT

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

AxisJCIKSCPTT
Valuation 18 #47 of 57 24 #87 of 114 14 #49 of 57
Growth 89 #7 of 54 38 #61 of 98 77 #13 of 54
Profitability 65 #19 of 53 1 #94 of 95 92 #5 of 53
Financial Health 26 #44 of 59 62 #48 of 126 62 #23 of 59
Shareholder Returns 37 #27 of 42 – 54 #20 of 42
Overall 47 31 60
  • JCI ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • KSCP ranked among 131 companies in Business Services
  • TT ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodJCIKSCPTTSPY
1 month -10.4%-37.0%-12.8% -1.0%
3 months -8.5%-70.7%-15.1% -0.4%
6 months -1.8%-85.2%-15.9% +4.5%
Year to date +17.3%-87.6%+5.5% +12.4%
1 year +26.5%-89.4%-5.2% +13.6%
3 years +172.9%-98.6%+88.3% +76.4%
3 years, per year +39.8%-76.1%+23.5% +20.8%
5 years +88.3%—+122.3% +63.7%
5 years, per year +13.5%—+17.3% +10.4%
10 years +243.7%—+669.6% +267.7%
10 years, per year +13.1%—+22.6% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureJCIKSCPTTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.0%108.8%29.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.1%103.1%31.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.142.681.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.80-0.82-0.18 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.1%-100.0%-40.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.5%-91.7%-18.5% -1.6%
52-week high $158.77$5.53$503.46 $779.14
52-week low $110.85$0.45$376.43 $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.

MultipleJCIKSCPTT
P/E now vs peer median 23.9xmedian 22.2x -0.2xmedian 23.0x 28.7xmedian 22.2x
P/S now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 1.7x 0.5xmedian 0.9x 3.9xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 25.0xmedian 13.9x -0.2xmedian 12.1x 20.3xmedian 13.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.9xmedian 18.0x -0.3xmedian 15.8x 23.3xmedian 18.0x
P/B now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 2.8x 0.4xmedian 2.4x 9.8xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.95median 1.06 0.00median 1.13 1.53median 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 monthsJCIKSCPTT
Revenue $25.00B $20.71M $23.23B
Gross profit $9.16B -$2.06M $8.13B
Operating income $2.99B -$44.22M $4.16B
Net income $3.58B -$45.00M $3.18B
Free cash flow $3.17B -$42.45M $3.86B
R&D – $18.98M –
EPS (diluted) $5.87 $-2.51 $14.23
Cash & equivalents $641.00M $8.20M $1.23B
Total debt $9.48B $4.39M $4.22B
Shares (diluted) 610.00M 17.93M 221.40M
Enterprise value $80.24B -$52.92M $82.96B

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
MetricJCIKSCPTT
P/E 23.9x -0.2x 28.7x
P/FCF 26.9x -0.3x 23.3x
P/Operating cash flow 24.0x -0.3x 21.3x
P/S 3.4x 0.5x 3.9x
P/B 6.3x 0.4x 9.8x
P/Tangible book 8.5x 0.8x 15.9x
EV/EBITDA 25.0x -0.2x 20.3x
EV/EBIT 31.5x -0.2x 22.3x
EV/Revenue 3.8x 0.3x 4.0x
EV/FCF 29.7x -0.2x 24.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 26.5x -0.2x 22.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.95 0.00 1.53

Growth

14 metrics
MetricJCIKSCPTT
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.8% 88.0% 10.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.4% 27.0% 10.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.7% 38.7% 6.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.5% 3.4% 0.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 14.1% -59.4% 5.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.4% -15.1% 14.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 60.4% -44.7% 7.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 20.0% -23.0% 17.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 72.9% 43.5% 8.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 25.0% 50.8% 18.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 20.5% -91.8% 42.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 41.2% -24.3% 23.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 29.8% -95.5% 50.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 56.0% -24.2% 25.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricJCIKSCPTT
Gross margin 36.7% -9.9% 35.0%
EBITDA margin 15.1% -197.3% 19.7%
Operating margin 12.0% -213.5% 17.9%
Pretax margin 10.9% -217.3% 16.9%
Net margin 14.3% -217.3% 13.6%
FCF margin 12.7% -205.0% 16.6%
Operating cash flow margin 14.2% -200.8% 18.2%
Return on equity 27.0% -141.5% 35.7%
Return on assets 9.5% -77.9% 13.3%
Return on invested capital 10.5% – 25.7%
Return on capital employed 11.0% -103.5% 25.8%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.4x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 0.9x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 6.5% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricJCIKSCPTT
Debt / assets 24.4% 7.9% 17.7%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.1x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 0.1x 0.7x
Debt / FCF 3.0x -0.1x 1.1x
Liabilities / assets 65.1% 47.1% 61.8%
Equity / assets 34.9% 52.9% 38.2%
Interest coverage – – 19.2x
Current ratio 1.0x 1.2x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.8x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.5x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – -8.23 5.90

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricJCIKSCPTT
Dividend yield 1.1% – 1.0%
Net buyback yield 6.9% – 1.7%
Shareholder yield 8.0% – 2.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 27.3% – 28.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) 30.8% – 23.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) -0.3% – 10.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 0.2% – 10.6%

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.

ConsensusJCIKSCPTT
Forward P/E 21.9xFY2027 – 26.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.41FY2027 $-2.65FY2026 $15.64FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +36.6%FY2027 – +19.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.4% – +10.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $26.80BFY2026 $34.99MFY2026 $25.40BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.6%FY2026 +209.6%FY2026 +19.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.3% +18.0% +7.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersJCIKSCPTT
Held by institutions 89.5% 6.3% 87.0%
Institutions holding 1,600 62 1,812
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.1% +6.1% +0.3%
Institutions buying 792 29 895
Institutions selling 558 6 580
Buyers to sellers 1.42 4.83 1.54

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.

JCIKSCPTT
JCI 1.00 0.13 0.76
KSCP 0.13 1.00 0.07
TT 0.76 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, JCI, KSCP and TT?

Trane Technologies (TT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Johnson Controls International (JCI) $82.51B, Knightscope (KSCP) $7.68M, Trane Technologies (TT) $88.35B.

Which stock is cheaper, JCI, KSCP and TT?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Johnson Controls International (JCI) 23.1x, Knightscope (KSCP) -0.2x, Trane Technologies (TT) 28.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Johnson Controls International (JCI) is cheapest (Johnson Controls International (JCI) 21.9x, Trane Technologies (TT) 26.2x). 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%, Trane Technologies (TT) +10.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) has the highest net margin (Johnson Controls International (JCI) 14.3%, Knightscope (KSCP) -217.3%, Trane Technologies (TT) 13.6%). On return on invested capital, Trane Technologies (TT) leads (Johnson Controls International (JCI) 10.5%, Trane Technologies (TT) 25.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Johnson Controls International (JCI) returned the most: Johnson Controls International (JCI) +26.5%, Knightscope (KSCP) -89.4%, Trane Technologies (TT) -5.2%. Over five years, Trane Technologies (TT) compounded fastest (Johnson Controls International (JCI) +13.5%/yr, Trane Technologies (TT) +17.3%/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) 0.01%, Knightscope (KSCP) 0.00%, Trane Technologies (TT) 0.01%. Knightscope (KSCP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Trane Technologies (TT) has been the steadiest (Johnson Controls International (JCI) 33.0%, Knightscope (KSCP) 108.8%, Trane Technologies (TT) 29.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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