JCI vs ROP vs AAON Stock Comparison

Johnson Controls International, Roper Technologies and Aaon Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ROP Roper Technologies Inc
$441.65 +23.2% 1M -7.8% 1Y
Market cap
$43.63B
P/E
16.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.43B
Div. yield
–
ERP Software Technology
4 wins
AAON Aaon, Inc.
$70.80 -20.5% 1M -33.4% 1Y
Market cap
$6.24B
P/E
39.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.93B
Div. yield
–
HVAC Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionJCIROPAAONLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $94.46B $43.63B $6.24B JCI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.4x 16.8x 39.2x ROP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.1x 19.3x 31.7x ROP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.8% +9.2% +53.5% AAON
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.3% — 8.2% JCI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.5% — 12.7% AAON
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x — 1.5x AAON
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +30.6% -7.8% -33.4% JCI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.5%/yr -1.7%/yr +9.0%/yr JCI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.4% 31.3% 59.5% ROP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 45/100 41/100 ROP

Percentile Scorecard

JCIROPAAON

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

AxisJCIROPAAON
Valuation 15 #48 of 56 61 #40 of 102 7 #52 of 56
Growth 84 #9 of 52 45 #54 of 98 77 #13 of 52
Profitability 62 #20 of 51 45 #53 of 95 50 #26 of 51
Financial Health 25 #44 of 58 48 #57 of 109 67 #20 of 58
Shareholder Returns 35 #27 of 41 24 #49 of 64 5 #39 of 41
Overall 44 45 41
  • JCI ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • ROP ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • AAON ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodJCIROPAAONSPY
1 month -1.8%+23.2%-20.5% -0.8%
3 months +2.9%+17.8%-29.9% +3.5%
6 months +2.9%+25.3%-22.7% +7.0%
Year to date +23.2%-0.8%-7.1% +12.2%
1 year +30.6%-7.8%-33.4% +13.0%
3 years +205.9%-7.1%+31.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +45.2%-2.4%+9.6% +23.1%
5 years +105.6%-8.2%+53.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year +15.5%-1.7%+9.0% +11.0%
10 years +234.5%+160.2%+264.4% +258.0%
10 years, per year +12.8%+10.0%+13.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureJCIROPAAONSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.4%31.3%59.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.6%33.7%57.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.14-0.042.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.98-0.25-0.56 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.1%-46.9%-53.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.1%-4.8%-52.2% -1.8%
52-week high $158.77$463.73$148.25 $779.14
52-week low $110.85$315.53$68.85 $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.

MultipleJCIROPAAON
P/E now vs peer median 25.1xmedian 19.4x 17.1xmedian 28.8x 36.5xmedian 19.4x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 1.5x 5.2xmedian 2.8x 3.0xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 26.1xmedian 12.1x —median 17.7x 21.0xmedian 12.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.2xmedian 16.1x 13.2xmedian 15.8x -49.1xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 2.9x 2.3xmedian 3.2x 5.8xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.00median 0.93 -9.65median 0.85 16.77median 0.93

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 monthsJCIROPAAON
Revenue $25.00B $8.43B $1.93B
Gross profit $9.16B $5.88B $494.09M
Operating income $2.99B $2.37B $213.50M
Net income $3.58B $2.59B $159.29M
Free cash flow $3.17B – -$118.79M
EPS (diluted) $5.87 $25.75 $1.90
Cash & equivalents $641.00M $311.00M $13.00K
Total debt $9.48B – $435.00M
Shares (diluted) 610.00M 100.60M 83.72M
Enterprise value $92.19B $43.63B $6.24B

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
MetricJCIROPAAON
P/E 25.1x 17.1x 36.5x
P/FCF 28.2x 13.2x -49.1x
P/Operating cash flow 25.2x 16.7x 67.5x
P/S 3.6x 5.2x 3.0x
P/B 6.6x 2.3x 5.8x
P/Tangible book 9.0x 4.5x 5.8x
EV/EBITDA 26.1x – 21.0x
EV/EBIT 32.9x – 29.4x
EV/Revenue 3.9x 5.2x 3.2x
EV/FCF 31.0x – -52.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.7x 16.7x 72.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.00 -9.65 16.77

Growth

14 metrics
MetricJCIROPAAON
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.8% 9.2% 53.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.4% 12.1% 22.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.7% 10.4% 36.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.5% 12.0% 16.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 14.1% 8.9% 39.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.4% 11.8% 5.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 60.4% 65.0% 30.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 20.0% -4.0% 2.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 72.9% 77.8% 29.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 25.0% -1.8% 2.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 20.5% 3.8% 157.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 41.2% 20.8% -11.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 29.8% – 33.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 56.0% – -74.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricJCIROPAAON
Gross margin 36.7% – 25.6%
EBITDA margin 15.1% – 15.5%
Operating margin 12.0% – 11.0%
Pretax margin 10.9% – 9.9%
Net margin 14.3% – 8.2%
FCF margin 12.7% – -6.1%
Operating cash flow margin 14.2% 31.1% 4.5%
Return on equity 27.0% – 16.4%
Return on assets 9.5% – 8.7%
Return on invested capital 10.5% – 12.7%
Return on capital employed 11.0% – 14.3%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.2x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 1.0x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 2.4% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricJCIROPAAON
Debt / assets 24.4% – 23.3%
Debt / equity 0.7x – 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x – 1.5x
Debt / FCF 3.0x – -3.7x
Liabilities / assets 65.1% 44.2% 45.8%
Equity / assets 34.9% 55.8% 54.2%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.0x 0.4x 3.0x
Quick ratio 0.9x – 1.9x
Cash ratio 0.1x – 0.0x
Altman Z-score – – 6.63

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricJCIROPAAON
Dividend yield 1.1% 0.8% 0.6%
Net buyback yield 6.6% – -0.6%
Shareholder yield 7.7% 0.8% -0.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 27.3% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 30.8% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -0.3% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 0.2% – –

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.

ConsensusJCIROPAAON
Forward P/E 30.1xFY2026 19.3xFY2026 31.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.90FY2026 $22.94FY2026 $2.23FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +30.3%FY2026 +14.7%FY2026 +65.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +30.8% +12.3% +56.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $26.80BFY2026 $8.28BFY2026 $2.44BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.6%FY2026 +4.8%FY2026 +69.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.3% +16.4% +16.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersJCIROPAAON
Held by institutions 89.5% 100.0% 78.7%
Institutions holding 1,597 1,075 469
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.1% +6.7% -7.0%
Institutions buying 790 415 241
Institutions selling 557 522 174
Buyers to sellers 1.42 0.80 1.39

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.

JCIROPAAON
JCI 1.00 -0.30 0.47
ROP -0.30 1.00 -0.24
AAON 0.47 -0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, JCI, ROP and AAON?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Johnson Controls International (JCI) $94.46B, Roper Technologies (ROP) $43.63B, Aaon (AAON) $6.24B.

Which stock is cheaper, JCI, ROP and AAON?

Roper Technologies (ROP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Johnson Controls International (JCI) 26.4x, Roper Technologies (ROP) 16.8x, Aaon (AAON) 39.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Roper Technologies (ROP) is cheapest (Johnson Controls International (JCI) 30.1x, Roper Technologies (ROP) 19.3x, Aaon (AAON) 31.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Aaon (AAON) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Johnson Controls International (JCI) +6.8%, Roper Technologies (ROP) +9.2%, Aaon (AAON) +53.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) has the highest net margin (Johnson Controls International (JCI) 14.3%, Aaon (AAON) 8.2%). On return on invested capital, Aaon (AAON) leads (Johnson Controls International (JCI) 10.5%, Aaon (AAON) 12.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Johnson Controls International (JCI) returned the most: Johnson Controls International (JCI) +30.6%, Roper Technologies (ROP) -7.8%, Aaon (AAON) -33.4%. Over five years, Johnson Controls International (JCI) compounded fastest (Johnson Controls International (JCI) +15.5%/yr, Roper Technologies (ROP) -1.7%/yr, Aaon (AAON) +9.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Johnson Controls International (JCI) 0.01%, Roper Technologies (ROP) 0.00%, Aaon (AAON) 0.00%. Roper Technologies (ROP) and Aaon (AAON) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Roper Technologies (ROP) has been the steadiest (Johnson Controls International (JCI) 31.4%, Roper Technologies (ROP) 31.3%, Aaon (AAON) 59.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.