JCI vs PTC vs TRMB Stock Comparison

Johnson Controls International, Ptc and Trimble Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PTC Ptc Inc.
$194.62 +40.9% 1M -4.3% 1Y
Market cap
$21.55B
P/E
18.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.95B
Div. yield
–
Construction Software Technology
6 wins
TRMB Trimble Inc.
$63.16 +9.2% 1M -22.1% 1Y
Market cap
$14.73B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.78B
Div. yield
–
Construction Software Technology
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ptc leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Ptc 6, Johnson Controls International 4, Trimble 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionJCIPTCTRMBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $94.41B $21.55B $14.73B JCI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.2x 18.2x -140.6x PTC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 31.8x 25.5x 16.6x TRMB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +19.5% +5.8% PTC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 41.4% -2.8% PTC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 18.0% 9.4% PTC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.9x 1.5x PTC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.03% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +37.9% -4.3% -22.1% JCI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.3%/yr +8.9%/yr -6.4%/yr JCI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.8% 46.6% 32.3% JCI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 75/100 58/100 PTC

Percentile Scorecard

JCIPTCTRMB

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

AxisJCIPTCTRMB
Valuation 15 #48 of 56 59 #37 of 89 65 #32 of 89
Growth 75 #14 of 52 84 #14 of 81 38 #51 of 81
Profitability – 96 #4 of 76 64 #28 of 76
Financial Health – 58 #40 of 94 56 #42 of 94
Shareholder Returns 25 #31 of 41 80 #11 of 51 68 #17 of 51
Overall 38 75 58
  • JCI ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • PTC ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • TRMB ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodJCIPTCTRMBSPY
1 month +3.8%+40.9%+9.2% -0.2%
3 months +11.0%+52.6%+8.2% +3.9%
6 months +10.1%+41.9%-5.2% +8.2%
Year to date +30.2%+11.7%-19.4% +12.9%
1 year +37.9%-4.3%-22.1% +12.3%
3 years +223.3%+43.0%+37.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +47.9%+12.7%+11.1% +23.3%
5 years +112.3%+53.4%-28.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +16.3%+8.9%-6.4% +10.9%
10 years +254.1%+326.9%+126.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year +13.5%+15.6%+8.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureJCIPTCTRMBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.8%46.6%32.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.6%40.4%35.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.160.531.08 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.19-0.09-0.69 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.1%-48.1%-54.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.8%-4.3%-24.4% -1.2%
52-week high $158.77$203.28$83.52 $779.14
52-week low $110.85$112.33$48.87 $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.

MultipleJCIPTCTRMB
P/E now vs peer median 33.2xmedian 20.1x 18.2xmedian 40.1x -140.6xmedian 40.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 1.5x 7.3xmedian 2.5x 3.9xmedian 2.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.8x 18.6xmedian 18.5x 18.9xmedian 18.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.6xmedian 16.2x 23.0xmedian 20.1x 19.1xmedian 20.1x
P/B now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 2.9x 6.2xmedian 1.8x 2.9xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 1.64median 0.99 0.30median 1.73 4.33median 1.73

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 monthsJCIPTCTRMB
Revenue – $2.95B $3.78B
Gross profit $9.52B $2.50B $2.64B
Operating income – $1.12B $642.70M
Net income – $1.22B -$104.70M
Free cash flow – $935.48M $773.10M
R&D – $474.33M $655.50M
EPS (diluted) $4.68 $10.64 $-0.45
Cash & equivalents $618.00M $351.45M $214.40M
Total debt – $1.42B $1.46B
Shares (diluted) 610.00M 114.98M 233.00M
Enterprise value $94.45B $20.36B $13.79B

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
MetricJCIPTCTRMB
P/E 33.2x 18.2x -140.6x
P/FCF 28.6x 23.0x 19.1x
P/Operating cash flow 24.4x 22.6x 18.4x
P/S 3.6x 7.3x 3.9x
P/B 6.9x 6.2x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 9.3x 8.0x 3.5x
EV/EBITDA – 18.6x 18.9x
EV/EBIT – 20.3x 24.9x
EV/Revenue – 7.7x 4.2x
EV/FCF – 24.2x 20.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.4x 23.7x 20.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.64 0.30 4.33

Growth

14 metrics
MetricJCIPTCTRMB
Revenue growth (1Y) – 19.5% 5.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 12.8% 1.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.7% 22.9% 9.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.8% 15.1% 6.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 50.4% 24.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 32.2% 12.6%
Net income growth (1Y) – 138.7% -136.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 58.6% -32.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -7.0% 150.1% -137.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 20.2% 60.6% -32.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 51.6% 10.9% 156.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.8% 16.8% 13.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 10.1% 169.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 17.8% 15.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricJCIPTCTRMB
Gross margin – 84.5% 69.8%
EBITDA margin – 41.2% 22.3%
Operating margin – 37.8% 17.0%
Pretax margin – 51.8% -0.1%
Net margin – 41.4% -2.8%
FCF margin – 31.7% 20.4%
Operating cash flow margin – 32.3% 21.1%
Return on equity 21.1% 33.4% -1.9%
Return on assets 7.3% 18.8% -1.2%
Return on invested capital – 18.0% 9.4%
Return on capital employed – 21.5% 8.7%
Asset turnover – 0.5x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.8x -7.6x
Stock comp / revenue – 8.1% 4.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricJCIPTCTRMB
Debt / assets – 21.9% 17.1%
Debt / equity – 0.4x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.9x 1.5x
Debt / FCF – 1.5x 1.9x
Liabilities / assets – 46.7% 40.2%
Equity / assets 33.9% 53.3% 59.8%
Interest coverage – 17.1x 8.1x
Current ratio 0.9x 1.0x 1.0x
Quick ratio – 0.9x 0.6x
Cash ratio – 0.3x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 5.91 3.70

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricJCIPTCTRMB
Dividend yield 1.0% – –
Net buyback yield – 6.4% 3.6%
Shareholder yield 1.0% 6.4% 3.6%
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.

ConsensusJCIPTCTRMB
Forward P/E 31.8xFY2026 25.5xFY2026 16.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.90FY2026 $7.62FY2026 $3.80FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +30.3%FY2026 -4.7%FY2026 +21.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +30.8% +11.9% +6.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $26.80BFY2026 $2.85BFY2026 $4.15BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.6%FY2026 +4.0%FY2026 +15.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.3% -1.4% +7.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersJCIPTCTRMB
Held by institutions 89.5% 97.3% 99.6%
Institutions holding 1,597 681 707
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.1% -1.5% +6.4%
Institutions buying 790 340 316
Institutions selling 557 280 303
Buyers to sellers 1.42 1.21 1.04

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.

JCIPTCTRMB
JCI 1.00 -0.14 0.05
PTC -0.14 1.00 0.44
TRMB 0.05 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, JCI, PTC and TRMB?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Johnson Controls International (JCI) $94.41B, Ptc (PTC) $21.55B, Trimble (TRMB) $14.73B.

Which stock is cheaper, JCI, PTC and TRMB?

Ptc (PTC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Johnson Controls International (JCI) 33.2x, Ptc (PTC) 18.2x, Trimble (TRMB) -140.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Trimble (TRMB) is cheapest (Johnson Controls International (JCI) 31.8x, Ptc (PTC) 25.5x, Trimble (TRMB) 16.6x). 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%, Trimble (TRMB) +5.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ptc (PTC) has the highest net margin (Ptc (PTC) 41.4%, Trimble (TRMB) -2.8%). On return on invested capital, Ptc (PTC) leads (Ptc (PTC) 18.0%, Trimble (TRMB) 9.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Johnson Controls International (JCI) returned the most: Johnson Controls International (JCI) +37.9%, Ptc (PTC) -4.3%, Trimble (TRMB) -22.1%. Over five years, Johnson Controls International (JCI) compounded fastest (Johnson Controls International (JCI) +16.3%/yr, Ptc (PTC) +8.9%/yr, Trimble (TRMB) -6.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Johnson Controls International (JCI) 1.03%. Ptc (PTC) and Trimble (TRMB) 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%, Ptc (PTC) 46.6%, Trimble (TRMB) 32.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.