JCI vs PH vs TT Stock Comparison

Johnson Controls International, Parker-Hannifin and Trane Technologies Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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PH Parker-Hannifin Corp
$928.66 -4.3% 1M +19.8% 1Y
Market cap
$117.06B
P/E
32.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.50B
Div. yield
0.82%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
5 wins
TT Trane Technologies plc
$430.85 -5.4% 1M +0.8% 1Y
Market cap
$94.31B
P/E
30.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$23.23B
Div. yield
0.95%
HVAC Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionJCIPHTTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $95.85B $117.06B $94.31B PH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.7x 32.2x 30.1x TT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.7x 24.5x 27.5x PH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +8.3% +10.3% TT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 17.0% 13.6% PH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 15.4% 25.7% TT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.4x 0.7x TT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.01% 0.82% 0.95% JCI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +39.6% +19.8% +0.8% JCI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.6%/yr +25.7%/yr +19.0%/yr PH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.7% 27.2% 29.6% PH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 37/100 58/100 60/100 TT

Percentile Scorecard

JCIPHTT

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

AxisJCIPHTT
Valuation 9 #50 of 55 28 #146 of 203 15 #47 of 55
Growth 80 #11 of 51 68 #61 of 188 76 #13 of 51
Profitability – 95 #10 of 183 98 #2 of 49
Financial Health – 44 #122 of 216 59 #23 of 55
Shareholder Returns 23 #31 of 40 53 #72 of 152 51 #20 of 40
Overall 37 58 60
  • JCI ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • PH ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • 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

PeriodJCIPHTTSPY
1 month +5.9%-4.3%-5.4% +0.7%
3 months +10.0%-3.6%-2.1% +3.7%
6 months +8.4%+2.1%-12.5% +7.1%
Year to date +32.1%+5.7%+10.7% +12.8%
1 year +39.6%+19.8%+0.8% +11.9%
3 years +225.5%+151.3%+129.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year +48.2%+36.0%+31.8% +22.8%
5 years +115.7%+213.1%+138.1% +67.6%
5 years, per year +16.6%+25.7%+19.0% +10.9%
10 years +261.6%+661.4%+729.5% +262.0%
10 years, per year +13.7%+22.5%+23.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureJCIPHTTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.7%27.2%29.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.8%26.9%30.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.160.831.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.250.730.03 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.1%-29.2%-40.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.3%-13.5%-14.4% -1.2%
52-week high $158.77$1,073.86$503.46 $779.14
52-week low $110.85$768.99$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.

MultipleJCIPHTT
P/E now vs peer median 33.7xmedian 20.3x 32.2xmedian 25.8x 30.1xmedian 20.3x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 1.6x 5.4xmedian 1.9x 4.1xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.6x 22.5xmedian 14.6x 21.3xmedian 12.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.6xmedian 16.9x 30.0xmedian 22.2x 24.5xmedian 16.9x
P/B now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 3.0x 7.6xmedian 2.2x 10.3xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 1.67median 1.13 1.53median 1.45 1.60median 1.13

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 monthsJCIPHTT
Revenue – $21.50B $23.23B
Gross profit $9.52B $8.10B $8.13B
Operating income – $4.63B $4.16B
Net income – $3.65B $3.18B
Free cash flow – $3.91B $3.86B
EPS (diluted) $4.68 $28.48 $14.23
Cash & equivalents $618.00M $501.00M $1.23B
Total debt – $8.52B $4.22B
Shares (diluted) 610.00M 128.10M 221.40M
Enterprise value $95.89B $115.19B $88.95B

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
MetricJCIPHTT
P/E 33.7x 32.2x 30.1x
P/FCF 28.6x 30.0x 24.5x
P/Operating cash flow 24.8x 26.8x 22.3x
P/S 3.6x 5.4x 4.1x
P/B 7.0x 7.6x 10.3x
P/Tangible book 9.4x 14.4x 16.7x
EV/EBITDA – 22.5x 21.3x
EV/EBIT – 27.0x 23.4x
EV/Revenue – 5.8x 4.2x
EV/FCF – 32.0x 25.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.8x 28.7x 23.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.67 1.53 1.60

Growth

14 metrics
MetricJCIPHTT
Revenue growth (1Y) – 8.3% 10.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 4.1% 10.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.7% 10.8% 6.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.8% 8.0% 0.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 14.1% 5.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 14.6% 14.3%
Net income growth (1Y) – 3.3% 7.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 20.5% 17.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -7.0% 5.0% 8.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 20.2% 21.1% 18.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 51.6% 15.6% 42.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.8% 13.6% 23.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 16.9% 50.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 14.5% 25.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricJCIPHTT
Gross margin – 37.7% 35.0%
EBITDA margin – 25.9% 19.7%
Operating margin – 21.6% 17.9%
Pretax margin – 21.2% 16.9%
Net margin – 17.0% 13.6%
FCF margin – 18.2% 16.6%
Operating cash flow margin – 20.3% 18.2%
Return on equity 21.1% 24.3% 35.7%
Return on assets 7.3% 11.9% 13.3%
Return on invested capital – 15.4% 25.7%
Return on capital employed – 18.8% 25.8%
Asset turnover – 0.7x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.2x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.8% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricJCIPHTT
Debt / assets – 27.6% 17.7%
Debt / equity – 0.6x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.4x 0.7x
Debt / FCF – 2.2x 1.1x
Liabilities / assets – 50.1% 61.8%
Equity / assets 33.9% 49.9% 38.2%
Interest coverage – 11.6x 19.2x
Current ratio 0.9x 1.3x 1.1x
Quick ratio – 0.6x 0.7x
Cash ratio – 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 6.91 6.08

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricJCIPHTT
Dividend yield 1.0% 0.8% 0.9%
Net buyback yield – 1.1% 1.7%
Shareholder yield 1.0% 1.9% 2.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 28.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 23.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 10.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 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.

ConsensusJCIPHTT
Forward P/E 24.7xFY2027 24.5xFY2027 27.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.41FY2027 $37.94FY2027 $15.64FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +36.6%FY2027 +17.4%FY2027 +19.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.4% +8.8% +10.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $26.80BFY2026 $23.49BFY2027 $25.40BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.6%FY2026 +9.2%FY2027 +19.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.3% +22.0% +7.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersJCIPHTT
Held by institutions 89.5% 91.8% 87.0%
Institutions holding 1,598 1,976 1,811
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.1% +1.2% +0.3%
Institutions buying 791 928 895
Institutions selling 557 693 579
Buyers to sellers 1.42 1.34 1.55

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.

JCIPHTT
JCI 1.00 0.51 0.74
PH 0.51 1.00 0.56
TT 0.74 0.56 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, JCI, PH and TT?

Parker-Hannifin (PH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Johnson Controls International (JCI) $95.85B, Parker-Hannifin (PH) $117.06B, Trane Technologies (TT) $94.31B.

Which stock is cheaper, JCI, PH and TT?

Trane Technologies (TT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Johnson Controls International (JCI) 33.7x, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 32.2x, Trane Technologies (TT) 30.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Parker-Hannifin (PH) is cheapest (Johnson Controls International (JCI) 24.7x, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 24.5x, Trane Technologies (TT) 27.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Trane Technologies (TT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Parker-Hannifin (PH) +8.3%, Trane Technologies (TT) +10.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Parker-Hannifin (PH) has the highest net margin (Parker-Hannifin (PH) 17.0%, Trane Technologies (TT) 13.6%). On return on invested capital, Trane Technologies (TT) leads (Parker-Hannifin (PH) 15.4%, 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) +39.6%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) +19.8%, Trane Technologies (TT) +0.8%. Over five years, Parker-Hannifin (PH) compounded fastest (Johnson Controls International (JCI) +16.6%/yr, Parker-Hannifin (PH) +25.7%/yr, Trane Technologies (TT) +19.0%/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) 1.01%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 0.82%, Trane Technologies (TT) 0.95%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Parker-Hannifin (PH) has been the steadiest (Johnson Controls International (JCI) 31.7%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 27.2%, Trane Technologies (TT) 29.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, JCI, PH 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, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 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.