JCI vs LGN vs RTO Stock Comparison

Johnson Controls International, Legence and Rentokil Initial Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LGN Legence Corp.
$41.89 -22.0% 1M +0.8% 1Y
Market cap
$2.95B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.31B
Div. yield
–
HVAC Industrials

Head to Head

6 decided of 12

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

QuestionJCILGNRTOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $90.50B $2.95B $11.75B JCI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 31.7x -44.4x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.7x 30.4x 16.3x RTO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -2.0% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 2.1% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 4.7x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +39.6% +0.8% -15.4% JCI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.6%/yr — -10.7%/yr JCI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.7% 73.0% 34.5% JCI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 37/100 18/100 — JCI

Percentile Scorecard

JCILGNRTO

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

AxisJCILGNRTO
Valuation 9 #50 of 55 19 #45 of 55 –
Growth 80 #11 of 51 – –
Profitability – 15 #42 of 49 –
Financial Health – 20 #44 of 55 –
Shareholder Returns 23 #31 of 40 – 40 #40 of 66
Overall 37 18 –
  • JCI ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • LGN ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • RTO ranked among 130 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodJCILGNRTOSPY
1 month +5.9%-22.0%+16.2% +0.7%
3 months +10.0%-30.0%-4.1% +3.7%
6 months +8.4%-51.8%-31.3% +7.1%
Year to date +32.1%-2.7%-21.0% +12.8%
1 year +39.6%+0.8%-15.4% +11.9%
3 years +225.5%—-10.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year +48.2%—-3.6% +22.8%
5 years +115.7%—-43.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year +16.6%—-10.7% +10.9%
10 years +261.6%—+63.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year +13.7%—+5.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureJCILGNRTOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.7%73.0%34.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.8%78.5%36.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.162.790.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.250.01-0.45 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.1%-64.7%-54.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.3%-59.0%-32.6% -1.2%
52-week high $158.77$102.27$34.52 $779.14
52-week low $110.85$33.32$19.75 $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.

MultipleJCILGNRTO
P/E now vs peer median 33.7xmedian 20.3x -48.0xmedian 20.3x —median 21.9x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 1.6x 1.4xmedian 1.6x —median 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.6x 33.1xmedian 12.6x —median 11.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.6xmedian 16.9x —median 16.9x —median 14.4x
P/B now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 3.0x 4.6xmedian 3.0x —median 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.67median 1.13 —median 1.13 —median 0.97

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 monthsJCILGNRTO
Revenue – $3.31B –
Gross profit $9.52B $644.45M –
Operating income – $38.41M –
Net income – -$90.65M –
EPS (diluted) $4.68 $-0.87 –
Cash & equivalents $618.00M $291.98M $2.47B
Total debt – $4.30B -$1.94B
Shares (diluted) 610.00M 76.03M 507.00M
Enterprise value $90.50B $2.17B $5.26B

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
MetricJCILGNRTO
P/E 33.7x -48.0x –
P/FCF 28.6x – –
P/Operating cash flow 24.8x – –
P/S 3.6x 1.4x –
P/B 7.0x 4.6x –
P/Tangible book 9.4x 24.4x –
EV/EBITDA – 33.1x –
EV/EBIT – 137.2x –
EV/Revenue – 1.6x –
EV/FCF – – –
EV/Operating cash flow 24.8x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.67 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricJCILGNRTO
Revenue growth (1Y) – – –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.7% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.8% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) – – –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – –
EPS growth (1Y) -7.0% – –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 20.2% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 51.6% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.8% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricJCILGNRTO
Gross margin – 19.5% –
EBITDA margin – 4.8% –
Operating margin – 1.2% –
Pretax margin – -1.9% –
Net margin – -2.0% –
FCF margin – – –
Operating cash flow margin – – –
Return on equity 21.1% -10.5% –
Return on assets 7.3% -2.9% –
Return on invested capital – 2.1% –
Return on capital employed – 1.9% –
Asset turnover – 1.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricJCILGNRTO
Debt / assets – 27.7% -13.4%
Debt / equity – 1.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 4.7x –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets – 73.9% –
Equity / assets 33.9% 26.1% –
Interest coverage – 0.4x –
Current ratio 0.9x 1.3x -683.2x
Quick ratio – 1.3x -411.8x
Cash ratio – 0.2x -411.8x
Altman Z-score – 1.92 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricJCILGNRTO
Dividend yield 1.0% – 2.7%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 1.0% – 2.7%
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.

ConsensusJCILGNRTO
Forward P/E 24.7xFY2027 30.4xFY2026 16.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.41FY2027 $1.38FY2026 $1.43FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +36.6%FY2027 – +10.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.4% +79.0% +2.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $26.80BFY2026 $4.58BFY2026 $7.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.6%FY2026 +79.7%FY2026 +1.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.3% +22.8% +13.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersJCILGNRTO
Held by institutions 89.5% 100.0% 15.4%
Institutions holding 1,598 265 288
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.1% +17.6% +5.9%
Institutions buying 791 194 162
Institutions selling 557 58 90
Buyers to sellers 1.42 3.34 1.80

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.

JCILGNRTO
JCI 1.00 0.42 -0.05
LGN 0.42 1.00 -0.07
RTO -0.05 -0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, JCI, LGN and RTO?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Johnson Controls International (JCI) $90.50B, Legence (LGN) $2.95B, Rentokil Initial (RTO) $11.75B.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Johnson Controls International (JCI) returned the most: Johnson Controls International (JCI) +39.6%, Legence (LGN) +0.8%, Rentokil Initial (RTO) -15.4%. Over five years, Johnson Controls International (JCI) compounded fastest (Johnson Controls International (JCI) +16.6%/yr, Rentokil Initial (RTO) -10.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Johnson Controls International (JCI) has been the steadiest (Johnson Controls International (JCI) 31.7%, Legence (LGN) 73.0%, Rentokil Initial (RTO) 34.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.