JCI vs LGN vs LII Stock Comparison

Johnson Controls International, Legence and Lennox International Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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LGN Legence Corp.
$36.41 -32.1% 1M -12.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.43B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.75B
Div. yield
–
HVAC Industrials

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Johnson Controls International leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Johnson Controls International 6, Lennox International 6). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionJCILGNLIILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $84.78B $2.43B $12.56B JCI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.7x -53.8x 16.8x LII
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.4x 28.4x 15.3x LII
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.8% — +1.9% JCI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.3% -2.0% 13.8% JCI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.5% 2.1% 27.6% LII
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 4.7x 1.4x LII
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.01% LII
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +28.0% -12.0% -30.0% JCI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.1%/yr — +3.4%/yr JCI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.4% 73.6% 42.9% JCI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 19/100 65/100 LII

Percentile Scorecard

JCILGNLII

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

AxisJCILGNLII
Valuation 13 #48 of 55 22 #43 of 55 65 #20 of 55
Growth 88 #7 of 51 – 54 #24 of 51
Profitability 62 #20 of 51 14 #44 of 51 100 #1 of 51
Financial Health 26 #44 of 59 21 #47 of 59 31 #41 of 59
Shareholder Returns 33 #28 of 41 – 78 #10 of 41
Overall 44 19 65
  • JCI ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • LGN ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • LII ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodJCILGNLIISPY
1 month -6.3%-32.1%-0.7% -2.3%
3 months +0.0%-44.2%-18.7% -0.7%
6 months +1.4%-60.2%-31.3% +4.8%
Year to date +22.3%-15.4%-27.2% +10.3%
1 year +28.0%-12.0%-30.0% +10.3%
3 years +184.5%—-8.6% +73.0%
3 years, per year +41.7%—-3.0% +20.1%
5 years +102.1%—+17.9% +61.9%
5 years, per year +15.1%—+3.4% +10.1%
10 years +254.2%—+149.9% +258.6%
10 years, per year +13.5%—+9.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureJCILGNLIISPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.4%73.6%42.9% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.9%79.3%48.5% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.222.821.29 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.86-0.16-0.70 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.1%-64.7%-51.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.7%-64.4%-38.3% -3.5%
52-week high $158.77$102.27$572.95 $779.14
52-week low $110.85$33.32$332.41 $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.

MultipleJCILGNLII
P/E now vs peer median 24.9xmedian 21.6x -41.7xmedian 21.6x 16.2xmedian 21.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 1.6x 1.2xmedian 1.6x 2.2xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 25.9xmedian 13.2x 29.4xmedian 13.2x 11.8xmedian 13.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.0xmedian 17.4x —median 17.4x 14.5xmedian 17.4x
P/B now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 2.9x 4.0xmedian 2.9x 9.2xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.00median 1.00 —median 1.00 1.26median 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 monthsJCILGNLII
Revenue $25.00B $3.75B $5.45B
Gross profit $9.16B $701.93M $1.78B
Operating income $2.99B $29.45M $1.03B
Net income $3.58B -$67.99M $749.90M
Free cash flow $3.17B $323.18M $835.70M
EPS (diluted) $5.87 $-0.59 $21.74
Cash & equivalents $641.00M $291.98M $43.30M
Total debt $9.48B $1.03B $1.62B
Shares (diluted) 610.00M 76.03M 34.50M
Enterprise value $82.51B $1.48B $12.38B

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
MetricJCILGNLII
P/E 24.9x -41.7x 16.2x
P/FCF 28.0x – 14.5x
P/Operating cash flow 25.1x – 12.2x
P/S 3.5x 1.2x 2.2x
P/B 6.6x 4.0x 9.2x
P/Tangible book 8.9x 21.2x 12.3x
EV/EBITDA 25.9x 29.4x 11.8x
EV/EBIT 32.7x 121.8x 13.3x
EV/Revenue 3.9x 1.4x 2.5x
EV/FCF 30.8x – 16.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.6x – 13.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.00 – 1.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricJCILGNLII
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.8% – 1.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.4% – 3.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.7% – -1.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.5% – 6.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 14.1% – -6.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.4% – 11.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 60.4% – -13.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 20.0% – 11.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 72.9% – -11.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 25.0% – 12.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 20.5% – 44.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 41.2% – 20.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 29.8% – 56.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 56.0% – 27.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricJCILGNLII
Gross margin 36.7% 19.5% 32.6%
EBITDA margin 15.1% 4.8% 21.2%
Operating margin 12.0% 1.2% 18.8%
Pretax margin 10.9% -1.9% 17.6%
Net margin 14.3% -2.0% 13.8%
FCF margin 12.7% – 15.3%
Operating cash flow margin 14.2% – 18.2%
Return on equity 27.0% -10.5% 57.4%
Return on assets 9.5% -2.9% 16.2%
Return on invested capital 10.5% 2.1% 27.6%
Return on capital employed 11.0% 1.9% 36.9%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.0x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x – 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% – 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricJCILGNLII
Debt / assets 24.4% 27.7% 34.6%
Debt / equity 0.7x 1.1x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 4.7x 1.4x
Debt / FCF 3.0x – 1.9x
Liabilities / assets 65.1% 73.9% 71.9%
Equity / assets 34.9% 26.1% 28.1%
Interest coverage – 0.4x 16.2x
Current ratio 1.0x 1.3x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.3x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x 0.0x
Altman Z-score – 1.79 5.74

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricJCILGNLII
Dividend yield 1.1% – 1.5%
Net buyback yield 6.6% – 3.7%
Shareholder yield 7.7% – 5.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 27.3% – 24.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) 30.8% – 21.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) -0.3% – 8.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 0.2% – 6.1%

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.

ConsensusJCILGNLII
Forward P/E 23.4xFY2027 28.4xFY2026 15.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.41FY2027 $1.38FY2026 $22.65FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +36.6%FY2027 – -2.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.4% +79.0% +7.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $26.80BFY2026 $4.58BFY2026 $5.75BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.6%FY2026 +79.7%FY2026 +10.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.3% +22.8% +7.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersJCILGNLII
Held by institutions 89.5% 78.9% 77.3%
Institutions holding 1,599 265 657
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.1% +17.6% +1.8%
Institutions buying 791 194 317
Institutions selling 558 58 236
Buyers to sellers 1.42 3.34 1.34

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.

JCILGNLII
JCI 1.00 0.44 0.31
LGN 0.44 1.00 0.19
LII 0.31 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, JCI, LGN and LII?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Johnson Controls International (JCI) $84.78B, Legence (LGN) $2.43B, Lennox International (LII) $12.56B.

Which stock is cheaper, JCI, LGN and LII?

Lennox International (LII) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Johnson Controls International (JCI) 23.7x, Legence (LGN) -53.8x, Lennox International (LII) 16.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Lennox International (LII) is cheapest (Johnson Controls International (JCI) 23.4x, Legence (LGN) 28.4x, Lennox International (LII) 15.3x). 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%, Lennox International (LII) +1.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) has the highest net margin (Johnson Controls International (JCI) 14.3%, Legence (LGN) -2.0%, Lennox International (LII) 13.8%). On return on invested capital, Lennox International (LII) leads (Johnson Controls International (JCI) 10.5%, Legence (LGN) 2.1%, Lennox International (LII) 27.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Johnson Controls International (JCI) returned the most: Johnson Controls International (JCI) +28.0%, Legence (LGN) -12.0%, Lennox International (LII) -30.0%. Over five years, Johnson Controls International (JCI) compounded fastest (Johnson Controls International (JCI) +15.1%/yr, Lennox International (LII) +3.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Lennox International (LII) has the highest dividend yield: Johnson Controls International (JCI) 0.01%, Legence (LGN) 0.00%, Lennox International (LII) 0.01%. Legence (LGN) 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%, Legence (LGN) 73.6%, Lennox International (LII) 42.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, JCI, LGN and LII?

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 6. 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.