JCI vs NSSC vs SNT Stock Comparison

Johnson Controls International, Napco Security Technologies and Senstar Technologies Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group

Head to Head

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

QuestionJCINSSCSNTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $95.34B $1.42B $38.50M JCI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.5x 32.9x 78.2x NSSC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.6x 24.6x — JCI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +11.4% -3.2% NSSC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 21.3% 1.3% NSSC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 0.7% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.02% 1.54% 0.00% NSSC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +40.3% -9.9% -65.7% JCI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.5%/yr +10.6%/yr -16.6%/yr JCI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.8% 40.9% 59.3% JCI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 65/100 49/100 NSSC

Percentile Scorecard

JCINSSCSNT

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

AxisJCINSSCSNT
Valuation 13 #48 of 55 32 #77 of 113 71 #34 of 113
Growth 80 #11 of 51 79 #21 of 96 2 #94 of 96
Profitability – 100 #1 of 92 35 #60 of 92
Financial Health – 96 #6 of 125 89 #15 of 125
Shareholder Returns 23 #32 of 41 17 #56 of 67 –
Overall 39 65 49
  • JCI ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • NSSC ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • SNT ranked among 130 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodJCINSSCSNTSPY
1 month +5.7%+13.1%+0.6% +0.9%
3 months +12.8%+9.0%-1.8% +5.9%
6 months +11.4%-12.2%-40.6% +8.5%
Year to date +31.4%-4.9%-65.8% +13.3%
1 year +40.3%-9.9%-65.7% +12.4%
3 years +226.5%+106.9%+44.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year +48.4%+27.4%+13.1% +23.5%
5 years +114.5%+65.4%-59.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year +16.5%+10.6%-16.6% +11.0%
10 years +259.7%+1,033.1%-63.3% +263.4%
10 years, per year +13.7%+27.5%-9.5% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureJCINSSCSNTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.8%40.9%59.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.8%43.4%60.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.161.220.90 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.27-0.24-1.11 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.1%-65.8%-74.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.9%-16.0%-66.4% -0.9%
52-week high $158.77$47.23$4.91 $779.14
52-week low $110.85$34.96$1.34 $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.

MultipleJCINSSCSNT
P/E now vs peer median 33.5xmedian 20.0x 32.9xmedian 21.5x 78.2xmedian 21.5x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 1.5x 7.0xmedian 0.9x 1.0xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.3x 26.8xmedian 11.9x —median 11.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.6xmedian 15.3x 24.0xmedian 13.9x —median 13.9x
P/B now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 2.8x 7.4xmedian 2.3x 0.9xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.66median 0.99 1.85median 0.92 —median 0.92

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 monthsJCINSSCSNT
Revenue – $202.32M $36.80M
Gross profit $9.52B $119.79M $23.34M
Operating income – $45.64M $729.00K
Net income – $43.03M $378.00K
Free cash flow – $59.23M –
R&D – $13.79M $3.98M
EPS (diluted) $4.68 $1.20 $0.02
Cash & equivalents $618.00M $126.93M $7.88M
Total debt – – $1.14M
Shares (diluted) 610.00M 35.89M 23.46M
Enterprise value $95.38B $934.92M -$24.22M

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
MetricJCINSSCSNT
P/E 33.5x 32.9x 78.2x
P/FCF 28.6x 24.0x –
P/Operating cash flow 24.6x 23.2x –
P/S 3.6x 7.0x 1.0x
P/B 7.0x 7.4x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 9.4x 7.5x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA – 26.8x –
EV/EBIT – 28.1x 42.4x
EV/Revenue – 6.3x 0.8x
EV/FCF – 21.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow 24.6x 21.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.66 1.85 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricJCINSSCSNT
Revenue growth (1Y) – 11.4% -3.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 6.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.7% 18.6% -7.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.8% 17.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -1.3% -86.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 14.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) – -0.9% -92.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 16.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) -7.0% 0.8% -90.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 20.2% 17.8% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 51.6% 14.2% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.8% 35.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 15.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 39.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricJCINSSCSNT
Gross margin – 59.2% 63.4%
EBITDA margin – 23.6% –
Operating margin – 22.6% 2.0%
Pretax margin – 24.6% 2.4%
Net margin – 21.3% 1.3%
FCF margin – 29.3% –
Operating cash flow margin – 30.2% –
Return on equity 21.1% 23.3% 0.9%
Return on assets 7.3% 18.7% 0.7%
Return on invested capital – – 0.7%
Return on capital employed – 24.3% 1.6%
Asset turnover – 0.9x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.4x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricJCINSSCSNT
Debt / assets – – 0.8%
Debt / equity – – 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets – 20.0% 20.6%
Equity / assets 33.9% 80.0% 79.4%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.9x 4.9x 3.6x
Quick ratio – 4.1x 2.2x
Cash ratio – 3.2x 1.0x
Altman Z-score – 21.47 3.24

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricJCINSSCSNT
Dividend yield 1.0% 1.5% –
Net buyback yield – 0.0% –
Shareholder yield 1.0% 1.5% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusJCINSSCSNT
Forward P/E 24.6xFY2027 24.6xFY2027 –
EPS, next fiscal year $6.41FY2027 $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 $208.17MFY2027 –
Revenue growth, next FY +13.6%FY2026 +2.9%FY2027 –
Revenue growth, the year after +6.3% +9.1% –

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

JCINSSCSNT
JCI 1.00 0.31 0.10
NSSC 0.31 1.00 0.11
SNT 0.10 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, JCI, NSSC and SNT?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Johnson Controls International (JCI) $95.34B, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) $1.42B, Senstar Technologies (SNT) $38.50M.

Which stock is cheaper, JCI, NSSC and SNT?

Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Johnson Controls International (JCI) 33.5x, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) 32.9x, Senstar Technologies (SNT) 78.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Johnson Controls International (JCI) is cheapest (Johnson Controls International (JCI) 24.6x, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) 24.6x). 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%, Senstar Technologies (SNT) -3.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) has the highest net margin (Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) 21.3%, Senstar Technologies (SNT) 1.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Johnson Controls International (JCI) returned the most: Johnson Controls International (JCI) +40.3%, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) -9.9%, Senstar Technologies (SNT) -65.7%. Over five years, Johnson Controls International (JCI) compounded fastest (Johnson Controls International (JCI) +16.5%/yr, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) +10.6%/yr, Senstar Technologies (SNT) -16.6%/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) 1.02%, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) 1.54%, Senstar Technologies (SNT) 0.00%. Senstar Technologies (SNT) 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%, Senstar Technologies (SNT) 59.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.