JCI vs PTC vs CARR Stock Comparison

Johnson Controls International, Ptc and Carrier Global Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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PTC Ptc Inc.
$195.18 +1.5% 1M +1.6% 1Y
Market cap
$22.38B
P/E
18.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.95B
Div. yield
–
Construction Software Technology
6 wins
CARR CARRIER GLOBAL Corp
$55.65 -0.1% 1M -3.3% 1Y
Market cap
$45.26B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$22.79B
Div. yield
0.02%
HVAC Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Ptc leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Ptc 6, Johnson Controls International 4, Carrier Global 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionJCIPTCCARRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $83.60B $22.38B $45.26B JCI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.4x 18.3x -25.1x PTC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.9x 25.6x 18.9x CARR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.8% +19.5% +3.3% PTC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.3% 41.4% -7.9% PTC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.5% 18.0% -4.6% PTC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 0.9x 52.2x PTC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.02% CARR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +26.5% +1.6% -3.3% JCI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.5%/yr +9.2%/yr +1.1%/yr JCI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.0% 46.5% 35.5% JCI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 76/100 31/100 PTC

Percentile Scorecard

JCIPTCCARR

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

AxisJCIPTCCARR
Valuation 18 #47 of 57 63 #34 of 89 25 #43 of 57
Growth 89 #7 of 54 86 #12 of 82 34 #36 of 54
Profitability 65 #19 of 53 95 #5 of 78 12 #47 of 53
Financial Health 26 #44 of 59 55 #43 of 95 16 #50 of 59
Shareholder Returns 37 #27 of 42 83 #10 of 54 71 #13 of 42
Overall 47 76 31
  • JCI ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • PTC ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • CARR ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodJCIPTCCARRSPY
1 month -10.4%+1.5%-0.1% -1.0%
3 months -8.5%+40.0%-14.9% -0.4%
6 months -1.8%+42.7%-18.0% +4.5%
Year to date +17.3%+12.0%+5.3% +12.4%
1 year +26.5%+1.6%-3.3% +13.6%
3 years +172.9%+32.3%+10.1% +76.4%
3 years, per year +39.8%+9.8%+3.3% +20.8%
5 years +88.3%+55.0%+5.4% +63.7%
5 years, per year +13.5%+9.2%+1.1% +10.4%
10 years +243.7%+343.4%— +267.7%
10 years, per year +13.1%+16.1%— +13.9%

Risk

MeasureJCIPTCCARRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.0%46.5%35.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.1%40.4%36.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.140.501.24 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.800.04-0.09 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.1%-48.1%-40.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.5%-0.2%-26.8% -1.6%
52-week high $158.77$195.54$76.00 $779.14
52-week low $110.85$112.33$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.

MultipleJCIPTCCARR
P/E now vs peer median 23.9xmedian 22.2x 18.3xmedian 42.1x -25.4xmedian 22.2x
P/S now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 1.7x 7.3xmedian 2.6x 2.0xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 25.0xmedian 13.9x 18.6xmedian 16.8x 286.9xmedian 13.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.9xmedian 18.0x 23.1xmedian 21.0x 19.1xmedian 18.0x
P/B now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 2.8x 6.2xmedian 1.8x 4.4xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.95median 1.06 0.30median 1.52 0.48median 1.06

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 monthsJCIPTCCARR
Revenue $25.00B $2.95B $22.79B
Gross profit $9.16B $2.50B $6.59B
Operating income $2.99B $1.12B -$1.09B
Net income $3.58B $1.22B -$1.73B
Free cash flow $3.17B $935.48M $2.38B
R&D – $474.33M $605.00M
EPS (diluted) $5.87 $10.64 $-2.19
Cash & equivalents $641.00M $351.45M $1.35B
Total debt $9.48B $1.42B $11.47B
Shares (diluted) 610.00M 114.98M 821.80M
Enterprise value $81.33B $21.19B $39.64B

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
MetricJCIPTCCARR
P/E 23.9x 18.3x -25.4x
P/FCF 26.9x 23.1x 19.1x
P/Operating cash flow 24.0x 22.6x 15.9x
P/S 3.4x 7.3x 2.0x
P/B 6.3x 6.2x 4.4x
P/Tangible book 8.5x 8.0x 9.3x
EV/EBITDA 25.0x 18.6x 286.9x
EV/EBIT 31.5x 20.3x -51.1x
EV/Revenue 3.8x 7.7x 2.4x
EV/FCF 29.7x 24.2x 23.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 26.5x 23.7x 19.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.95 0.30 0.48

Growth

14 metrics
MetricJCIPTCCARR
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.8% 19.5% 3.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.4% 12.8% 11.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.7% 22.9% 12.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.5% 15.1% 28.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 14.1% 50.4% -138.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.4% 32.2% -39.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 60.4% 138.7% -142.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 20.0% 58.6% -49.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 72.9% 150.1% -147.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 25.0% 60.6% -52.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 20.5% 10.9% 55.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 41.2% 16.8% 2.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 29.8% 10.1% 75.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 56.0% 17.8% 0.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricJCIPTCCARR
Gross margin 36.7% 84.5% 28.9%
EBITDA margin 15.1% 41.2% 0.9%
Operating margin 12.0% 37.8% -4.8%
Pretax margin 10.9% 51.8% -6.4%
Net margin 14.3% 41.4% -7.9%
FCF margin 12.7% 31.7% 10.4%
Operating cash flow margin 14.2% 32.3% 12.5%
Return on equity 27.0% 33.4% -14.0%
Return on assets 9.5% 18.8% -4.7%
Return on invested capital 10.5% 18.0% -4.6%
Return on capital employed 11.0% 21.5% -4.1%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.5x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 0.8x -1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 8.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricJCIPTCCARR
Debt / assets 24.4% 21.9% 34.2%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.4x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 0.9x 52.2x
Debt / FCF 3.0x 1.5x 4.8x
Liabilities / assets 65.1% 46.7% 69.0%
Equity / assets 34.9% 53.3% 31.0%
Interest coverage – 17.1x –
Current ratio 1.0x 1.0x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.9x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.3x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 5.92 2.16

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricJCIPTCCARR
Dividend yield 1.1% – 1.7%
Net buyback yield 6.9% 6.4% 3.6%
Shareholder yield 8.0% 6.4% 5.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 27.3% – -45.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) 30.8% – 33.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) -0.3% – 6.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 0.2% – 10.1%

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.

ConsensusJCIPTCCARR
Forward P/E 21.9xFY2027 25.6xFY2026 18.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.41FY2027 $7.62FY2026 $2.95FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +36.6%FY2027 -4.7%FY2026 +13.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.4% +11.9% +9.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $26.80BFY2026 $2.85BFY2026 $22.69BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.6%FY2026 +4.0%FY2026 +4.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.3% -1.4% +5.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersJCIPTCCARR
Held by institutions 89.5% 97.3% 87.4%
Institutions holding 1,600 683 1,630
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.1% -1.5% +1.0%
Institutions buying 792 340 807
Institutions selling 558 282 544
Buyers to sellers 1.42 1.21 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.

JCIPTCCARR
JCI 1.00 -0.14 0.52
PTC -0.14 1.00 -0.04
CARR 0.52 -0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, JCI, PTC and CARR?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Johnson Controls International (JCI) $83.60B, Ptc (PTC) $22.38B, Carrier Global (CARR) $45.26B.

Which stock is cheaper, JCI, PTC and CARR?

Ptc (PTC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Johnson Controls International (JCI) 23.4x, Ptc (PTC) 18.3x, Carrier Global (CARR) -25.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Carrier Global (CARR) is cheapest (Johnson Controls International (JCI) 21.9x, Ptc (PTC) 25.6x, Carrier Global (CARR) 18.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ptc (PTC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Johnson Controls International (JCI) +6.8%, Ptc (PTC) +19.5%, Carrier Global (CARR) +3.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ptc (PTC) has the highest net margin (Johnson Controls International (JCI) 14.3%, Ptc (PTC) 41.4%, Carrier Global (CARR) -7.9%). On return on invested capital, Ptc (PTC) leads (Johnson Controls International (JCI) 10.5%, Ptc (PTC) 18.0%, Carrier Global (CARR) -4.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Johnson Controls International (JCI) returned the most: Johnson Controls International (JCI) +26.5%, Ptc (PTC) +1.6%, Carrier Global (CARR) -3.3%. Over five years, Johnson Controls International (JCI) compounded fastest (Johnson Controls International (JCI) +13.5%/yr, Ptc (PTC) +9.2%/yr, Carrier Global (CARR) +1.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Carrier Global (CARR) has the highest dividend yield: Johnson Controls International (JCI) 0.01%, Ptc (PTC) 0.00%, Carrier Global (CARR) 0.02%. Ptc (PTC) 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) 33.0%, Ptc (PTC) 46.5%, Carrier Global (CARR) 35.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, JCI, PTC 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, Ptc (PTC) 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.