JCI vs PTC vs ROP Stock Comparison

Johnson Controls International, Ptc and Roper Technologies Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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PTC Ptc Inc.
$194.97 +39.6% 1M -3.7% 1Y
Market cap
$21.59B
P/E
18.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.95B
Div. yield
–
Construction Software Technology
2 wins
ROP Roper Technologies Inc
$440.66 +24.5% 1M -3.4% 1Y
Market cap
$43.58B
P/E
17.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.43B
Div. yield
0.83%
ERP Software Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Johnson Controls International leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Johnson Controls International 4, Roper Technologies 3, Ptc 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionJCIPTCROPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $95.34B $21.59B $43.58B JCI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.5x 18.3x 17.1x ROP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.6x 25.6x 19.2x ROP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +19.5% +9.2% PTC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 41.4% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 18.0% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.9x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.02% — 0.83% JCI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +40.3% -3.7% -3.4% JCI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.5%/yr +8.9%/yr -2.0%/yr JCI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.8% 46.6% 31.3% ROP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 75/100 44/100 PTC

Percentile Scorecard

JCIPTCROP

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

AxisJCIPTCROP
Valuation 13 #48 of 55 59 #37 of 89 60 #41 of 101
Growth 80 #11 of 51 84 #14 of 81 44 #55 of 97
Profitability – 96 #4 of 76 44 #53 of 94
Financial Health – 57 #41 of 94 48 #57 of 108
Shareholder Returns 23 #32 of 41 80 #11 of 52 24 #49 of 64
Overall 39 75 44
  • JCI ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • PTC ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • ROP ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodJCIPTCROPSPY
1 month +5.7%+39.6%+24.5% +0.9%
3 months +12.8%+47.2%+8.0% +5.9%
6 months +11.4%+41.8%+23.8% +8.5%
Year to date +31.4%+11.9%-1.0% +13.3%
1 year +40.3%-3.7%-3.4% +12.4%
3 years +226.5%+43.3%-7.3% +88.1%
3 years, per year +48.4%+12.7%-2.5% +23.5%
5 years +114.5%+53.1%-9.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year +16.5%+8.9%-2.0% +11.0%
10 years +259.7%+315.8%+162.4% +263.4%
10 years, per year +13.7%+15.3%+10.1% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureJCIPTCROPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.8%46.6%31.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.8%40.5%33.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.160.53-0.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.27-0.08-0.11 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.1%-48.1%-46.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.9%-3.7%-3.4% -0.9%
52-week high $158.77$202.46$456.16 $779.14
52-week low $110.85$112.33$315.53 $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.

MultipleJCIPTCROP
P/E now vs peer median 33.5xmedian 20.0x 18.3xmedian 40.6x 17.1xmedian 27.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 1.5x 7.3xmedian 2.4x 5.2xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.3x 18.6xmedian 18.3x —median 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.6xmedian 15.3x 23.1xmedian 20.5x 13.2xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 2.8x 6.2xmedian 1.8x 2.3xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.66median 0.99 0.30median 1.74 -9.63median 0.84

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 monthsJCIPTCROP
Revenue – $2.95B $8.43B
Gross profit $9.52B $2.50B $5.88B
Operating income – $1.12B $2.37B
Net income – $1.22B $2.59B
Free cash flow – $935.48M –
R&D – $474.33M –
EPS (diluted) $4.68 $10.64 $25.75
Cash & equivalents $618.00M $351.45M $311.00M
Total debt – $1.42B –
Shares (diluted) 610.00M 114.98M 100.60M
Enterprise value $95.38B $20.40B $43.58B

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
MetricJCIPTCROP
P/E 33.5x 18.3x 17.1x
P/FCF 28.6x 23.1x 13.2x
P/Operating cash flow 24.6x 22.6x 16.6x
P/S 3.6x 7.3x 5.2x
P/B 7.0x 6.2x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 9.4x 8.0x 4.5x
EV/EBITDA – 18.6x –
EV/EBIT – 20.3x –
EV/Revenue – 7.7x 5.2x
EV/FCF – 24.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow 24.6x 23.7x 16.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.66 0.30 -9.63

Growth

14 metrics
MetricJCIPTCROP
Revenue growth (1Y) – 19.5% 9.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 12.8% 12.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.7% 22.9% 10.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.8% 15.1% 12.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 50.4% 8.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 32.2% 11.8%
Net income growth (1Y) – 138.7% 65.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 58.6% -4.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -7.0% 150.1% 77.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 20.2% 60.6% -1.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 51.6% 10.9% 3.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.8% 16.8% 20.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 10.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 17.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricJCIPTCROP
Gross margin – 84.5% –
EBITDA margin – 41.2% –
Operating margin – 37.8% –
Pretax margin – 51.8% –
Net margin – 41.4% –
FCF margin – 31.7% –
Operating cash flow margin – 32.3% 31.1%
Return on equity 21.1% 33.4% –
Return on assets 7.3% 18.8% –
Return on invested capital – 18.0% –
Return on capital employed – 21.5% –
Asset turnover – 0.5x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.8x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 8.1% 2.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricJCIPTCROP
Debt / assets – 21.9% –
Debt / equity – 0.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.9x –
Debt / FCF – 1.5x –
Liabilities / assets – 46.7% 44.2%
Equity / assets 33.9% 53.3% 55.8%
Interest coverage – 17.1x –
Current ratio 0.9x 1.0x 0.4x
Quick ratio – 0.9x –
Cash ratio – 0.3x –
Altman Z-score – 5.92 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricJCIPTCROP
Dividend yield 1.0% – 0.8%
Net buyback yield – 6.4% –
Shareholder yield 1.0% 6.4% 0.8%
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.

ConsensusJCIPTCROP
Forward P/E 24.6xFY2027 25.6xFY2026 19.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.41FY2027 $7.62FY2026 $22.94FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +36.6%FY2027 -4.7%FY2026 +14.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.4% +11.9% +12.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $26.80BFY2026 $2.85BFY2026 $8.28BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.6%FY2026 +4.0%FY2026 +4.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.3% -1.4% +16.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersJCIPTCROP
Held by institutions 89.5% 97.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,597 681 1,075
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.1% -1.5% +6.7%
Institutions buying 790 340 415
Institutions selling 557 280 522
Buyers to sellers 1.42 1.21 0.80

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.

JCIPTCROP
JCI 1.00 -0.13 -0.30
PTC -0.13 1.00 0.41
ROP -0.30 0.41 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, JCI, PTC and ROP?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Johnson Controls International (JCI) $95.34B, Ptc (PTC) $21.59B, Roper Technologies (ROP) $43.58B.

Which stock is cheaper, JCI, PTC and ROP?

Roper Technologies (ROP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Johnson Controls International (JCI) 33.5x, Ptc (PTC) 18.3x, Roper Technologies (ROP) 17.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Roper Technologies (ROP) is cheapest (Johnson Controls International (JCI) 24.6x, Ptc (PTC) 25.6x, Roper Technologies (ROP) 19.2x). 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: Ptc (PTC) +19.5%, Roper Technologies (ROP) +9.2%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Johnson Controls International (JCI) returned the most: Johnson Controls International (JCI) +40.3%, Ptc (PTC) -3.7%, Roper Technologies (ROP) -3.4%. Over five years, Johnson Controls International (JCI) compounded fastest (Johnson Controls International (JCI) +16.5%/yr, Ptc (PTC) +8.9%/yr, Roper Technologies (ROP) -2.0%/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) 1.02%, Roper Technologies (ROP) 0.83%. Ptc (PTC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Roper Technologies (ROP) has been the steadiest (Johnson Controls International (JCI) 31.8%, Ptc (PTC) 46.6%, Roper Technologies (ROP) 31.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, JCI, PTC and ROP?

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.