JCI vs NSSC vs CARR Stock Comparison

Johnson Controls International, Napco Security Technologies and Carrier Global Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CARR CARRIER GLOBAL Corp
$57.83 +2.6% 1M -0.8% 1Y
Market cap
$46.78B
P/E
38.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$22.11B
Div. yield
0.02%
HVAC Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Johnson Controls International leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Johnson Controls International 4, Napco Security Technologies 4, Carrier Global 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionJCINSSCCARRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $95.87B $1.41B $46.78B JCI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.6x 32.8x 38.3x NSSC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 31.8x 24.7x 19.6x CARR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +11.4% -1.6% NSSC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 21.3% 5.5% NSSC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 6.5% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 3.5x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +37.9% -9.9% -0.8% JCI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.3%/yr +11.1%/yr +1.2%/yr JCI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.8% 40.9% 35.5% JCI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 65/100 36/100 NSSC

Percentile Scorecard

JCINSSCCARR

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

AxisJCINSSCCARR
Valuation 15 #48 of 56 32 #77 of 112 26 #42 of 56
Growth 75 #14 of 52 79 #21 of 96 31 #36 of 52
Profitability – 100 #1 of 91 46 #27 of 49
Financial Health – 96 #6 of 125 20 #45 of 56
Shareholder Returns 25 #31 of 41 18 #55 of 67 58 #18 of 41
Overall 38 65 36
  • JCI ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • NSSC ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • CARR ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodJCINSSCCARRSPY
1 month +3.8%+11.4%+2.6% -0.2%
3 months +11.0%+6.7%-8.4% +3.9%
6 months +10.1%-13.0%-6.7% +8.2%
Year to date +30.2%-4.7%+9.4% +12.9%
1 year +37.9%-9.9%-0.8% +12.3%
3 years +223.3%+107.3%+24.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +47.9%+27.5%+7.5% +23.3%
5 years +112.3%+68.9%+6.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year +16.3%+11.1%+1.2% +10.9%
10 years +254.1%+1,035.1%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +13.5%+27.5%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureJCINSSCCARRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.8%40.9%35.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.6%43.4%36.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.161.221.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.19-0.24-0.02 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.1%-65.8%-40.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.8%-15.9%-23.9% -1.2%
52-week high $158.77$47.23$76.00 $779.14
52-week low $110.85$34.96$50.36 $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.

MultipleJCINSSCCARR
P/E now vs peer median 33.2xmedian 20.1x 33.0xmedian 21.2x 39.3xmedian 20.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 1.5x 7.0xmedian 0.9x 2.2xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.8x 26.8xmedian 11.9x 19.4xmedian 11.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.6xmedian 16.2x 24.0xmedian 13.7x 24.7xmedian 16.2x
P/B now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 2.9x 7.4xmedian 2.4x 3.5xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.64median 0.99 1.85median 1.00 -2.34median 0.99

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 monthsJCINSSCCARR
Revenue – $202.32M $22.11B
Gross profit $9.52B $119.79M $6.37B
Operating income – $45.64M $1.72B
Net income – $43.03M $1.32B
Free cash flow – $59.23M $1.93B
R&D – $13.79M $602.00M
EPS (diluted) $4.68 $1.20 $1.46
Cash & equivalents $618.00M $126.93M $1.34B
Total debt – – $11.95B
Shares (diluted) 610.00M 35.89M 836.50M
Enterprise value $95.87B $928.95M $41.09B

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
MetricJCINSSCCARR
P/E 33.2x 33.0x 39.3x
P/FCF 28.6x 24.0x 24.7x
P/Operating cash flow 24.4x 23.2x 20.0x
P/S 3.6x 7.0x 2.2x
P/B 6.9x 7.4x 3.5x
P/Tangible book 9.3x 7.6x 6.2x
EV/EBITDA – 26.8x 19.4x
EV/EBIT – 28.1x 33.8x
EV/Revenue – 6.3x 2.6x
EV/FCF – 21.7x 30.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.4x 21.0x 24.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.64 1.85 -2.34

Growth

14 metrics
MetricJCINSSCCARR
Revenue growth (1Y) – 11.4% -1.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 6.0% 8.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.7% 18.6% 4.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.8% 17.8% 26.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -1.3% -43.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 14.6% -12.1%
Net income growth (1Y) – -0.9% -67.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 16.6% -16.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -7.0% 0.8% -68.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 20.2% 17.8% -16.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 51.6% 14.2% 19.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.8% 35.3% -0.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 15.2% 24.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 39.7% -2.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricJCINSSCCARR
Gross margin – 59.2% 28.8%
EBITDA margin – 23.6% 13.6%
Operating margin – 22.6% 7.8%
Pretax margin – 24.6% 6.0%
Net margin – 21.3% 5.5%
FCF margin – 29.3% 8.7%
Operating cash flow margin – 30.2% 10.8%
Return on equity 21.1% 23.3% 9.7%
Return on assets 7.3% 18.7% 3.5%
Return on invested capital – – 6.5%
Return on capital employed – 24.3% 6.1%
Asset turnover – 0.9x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.4x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricJCINSSCCARR
Debt / assets – – 32.0%
Debt / equity – – 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 3.5x
Debt / FCF – – 6.2x
Liabilities / assets – 20.0% 64.0%
Equity / assets 33.9% 80.0% 36.0%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.9x 4.9x 1.0x
Quick ratio – 4.1x 0.5x
Cash ratio – 3.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 21.50 2.42

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricJCINSSCCARR
Dividend yield 1.0% 1.5% 1.6%
Net buyback yield – 0.0% 4.2%
Shareholder yield 1.0% 1.5% 5.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 59.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 40.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 7.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 11.7%

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.

ConsensusJCINSSCCARR
Forward P/E 31.8xFY2026 24.7xFY2027 19.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.90FY2026 $1.61FY2027 $2.95FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +30.3%FY2026 +0.6%FY2027 +13.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +30.8% +19.3% +9.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $26.80BFY2026 $208.17MFY2027 $22.69BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.6%FY2026 +2.9%FY2027 +4.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.3% +9.1% +5.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersJCINSSCCARR
Held by institutions 89.5% 100.0% 87.4%
Institutions holding 1,597 259 1,628
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.1% +4.2% +1.0%
Institutions buying 790 136 805
Institutions selling 557 89 544
Buyers to sellers 1.42 1.53 1.48

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.

JCINSSCCARR
JCI 1.00 0.31 0.50
NSSC 0.31 1.00 0.29
CARR 0.50 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, JCI, NSSC and CARR?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Johnson Controls International (JCI) $95.87B, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) $1.41B, Carrier Global (CARR) $46.78B.

Which stock is cheaper, JCI, NSSC and CARR?

Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Johnson Controls International (JCI) 33.6x, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) 32.8x, Carrier Global (CARR) 38.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Carrier Global (CARR) is cheapest (Johnson Controls International (JCI) 31.8x, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) 24.7x, Carrier Global (CARR) 19.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) +11.4%, Carrier Global (CARR) -1.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) has the highest net margin (Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) 21.3%, Carrier Global (CARR) 5.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Johnson Controls International (JCI) returned the most: Johnson Controls International (JCI) +37.9%, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) -9.9%, Carrier Global (CARR) -0.8%. Over five years, Johnson Controls International (JCI) compounded fastest (Johnson Controls International (JCI) +16.3%/yr, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) +11.1%/yr, Carrier Global (CARR) +1.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Johnson Controls International (JCI) 0.00%, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) 0.00%, Carrier Global (CARR) 0.02%. Johnson Controls International (JCI) and Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) 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) 31.8%, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) 40.9%, Carrier Global (CARR) 35.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 4. 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.