JCI vs SNT vs SPXC Stock Comparison

Johnson Controls International, Senstar Technologies and SPX Technologies Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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Head to Head

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

QuestionJCISNTSPXCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $85.02B $33.59M $7.67B JCI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.8x 68.3x 25.7x JCI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.4x — 19.1x SPXC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.8% -3.2% +20.2% SPXC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.3% 1.3% 11.5% JCI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.5% 0.9% 9.7% JCI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x -2.8x 2.2x SNT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +32.4% -70.4% -24.0% JCI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.2%/yr -18.5%/yr +21.4%/yr SPXC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.4% 59.8% 40.0% JCI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 53/100 64/100 SPXC

Percentile Scorecard

JCISNTSPXC

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

AxisJCISNTSPXC
Valuation 14 #49 of 57 83 #20 of 114 41 #34 of 57
Growth 89 #7 of 54 2 #96 of 98 100 #1 of 54
Profitability 65 #19 of 53 35 #62 of 95 64 #20 of 53
Financial Health 26 #44 of 59 90 #14 of 126 52 #29 of 59
Shareholder Returns 34 #28 of 42 – –
Overall 46 53 64
  • JCI ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • SNT ranked among 131 companies in Business Services
  • SPXC ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodJCISNTSPXCSPY
1 month -4.1%-4.6%-5.6% -2.0%
3 months -2.5%-30.1%-24.3% -2.2%
6 months +3.5%-47.4%-21.3% +4.2%
Year to date +25.1%-70.2%-18.2% +10.6%
1 year +32.4%-70.4%-24.0% +10.4%
3 years +191.1%+20.0%+98.2% +73.6%
3 years, per year +42.8%+6.3%+25.6% +20.2%
5 years +103.1%-64.0%+163.2% +61.6%
5 years, per year +15.2%-18.5%+21.4% +10.1%
10 years +267.2%-67.3%+796.7% +261.3%
10 years, per year +13.9%-10.6%+24.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureJCISNTSPXCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.4%59.8%40.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.9%61.5%42.3% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.230.911.76 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.00-1.18-0.60 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.1%-74.7%-38.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.6%-70.4%-33.6% -3.2%
52-week high $158.77$4.86$246.41 $779.14
52-week low $110.85$1.34$158.40 $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.

MultipleJCISNTSPXC
P/E now vs peer median 25.5xmedian 21.3x 68.3xmedian 20.8x 27.5xmedian 21.3x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 1.7x 0.9xmedian 0.9x 3.2xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 26.5xmedian 13.6x 9.6xmedian 11.9x 16.9xmedian 13.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.7xmedian 17.5x —median 15.0x 35.9xmedian 17.5x
P/B now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 2.9x 0.8xmedian 2.4x 3.4xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.02median 1.14 —median 1.08 0.26median 1.14

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 monthsJCISNTSPXC
Revenue $25.00B $36.80M $2.60B
Gross profit $9.16B $23.34M $1.04B
Operating income $2.99B $937.00K $418.10M
Net income $3.58B $378.00K $298.10M
Free cash flow $3.17B – $228.00M
R&D – $3.98M –
EPS (diluted) $5.87 $0.02 $5.89
Cash & equivalents $641.00M $7.88M $119.20M
Total debt $9.48B $410.00K $1.33B
Shares (diluted) 610.00M 23.46M 50.65M
Enterprise value $82.75B -$29.13M $6.87B

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
MetricJCISNTSPXC
P/E 25.5x 68.3x 27.5x
P/FCF 28.7x – 35.9x
P/Operating cash flow 25.6x – 21.8x
P/S 3.6x 0.9x 3.2x
P/B 6.7x 0.8x 3.4x
P/Tangible book 9.1x 0.8x 8.7x
EV/EBITDA 26.5x 9.6x 16.9x
EV/EBIT 33.3x 27.8x 22.5x
EV/Revenue 4.0x 0.7x 3.6x
EV/FCF 31.5x – 41.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 28.1x – 25.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.02 – 0.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricJCISNTSPXC
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.8% -3.2% 20.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.4% – 15.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.7% -7.5% 17.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.5% – 17.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 14.1% -82.9% 22.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.4% – 46.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 60.4% -92.6% 33.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 20.0% – 112.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 72.9% -90.5% 29.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 25.0% – 106.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 20.5% – 22.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 41.2% – 58.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 29.8% – -16.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 56.0% – 47.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricJCISNTSPXC
Gross margin 36.7% 63.4% 39.9%
EBITDA margin 15.1% 7.3% 21.5%
Operating margin 12.0% 2.5% 16.1%
Pretax margin 10.9% 2.4% 15.0%
Net margin 14.3% 1.3% 11.5%
FCF margin 12.7% – 8.8%
Operating cash flow margin 14.2% – 14.5%
Return on equity 27.0% 0.9% 12.4%
Return on assets 9.5% 0.7% 6.8%
Return on invested capital 10.5% 0.9% 9.7%
Return on capital employed 11.0% 2.1% 11.1%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x – 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% – 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricJCISNTSPXC
Debt / assets 24.4% 0.8% 27.5%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.0x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x -2.8x 2.2x
Debt / FCF 3.0x – 5.9x
Liabilities / assets 65.1% 20.6% 49.6%
Equity / assets 34.9% 79.4% 50.4%
Interest coverage – – 11.5x
Current ratio 1.0x 3.6x 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.9x 2.2x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.1x 1.0x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 2.98 3.20

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricJCISNTSPXC
Dividend yield 1.1% – –
Net buyback yield 6.5% – –
Shareholder yield 7.5% 0.0% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusJCISNTSPXC
Forward P/E 23.4xFY2027 – 19.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.41FY2027 – $8.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +36.6%FY2027 – +26.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.4% – +20.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $26.80BFY2026 – $2.64BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.6%FY2026 – +16.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.3% – +14.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersJCISNTSPXC
Held by institutions 89.5% – 93.8%
Institutions holding 1,600 – 512
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.1% – +10.8%
Institutions buying 792 – 277
Institutions selling 558 – 162
Buyers to sellers 1.42 – 1.71

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.

JCISNTSPXC
JCI 1.00 0.11 0.60
SNT 0.11 1.00 0.04
SPXC 0.60 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, JCI, SNT and SPXC?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Johnson Controls International (JCI) $85.02B, Senstar Technologies (SNT) $33.59M, SPX Technologies (SPXC) $7.67B.

Which stock is cheaper, JCI, SNT and SPXC?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Johnson Controls International (JCI) 23.8x, Senstar Technologies (SNT) 68.3x, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 25.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, SPX Technologies (SPXC) is cheapest (Johnson Controls International (JCI) 23.4x, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 19.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

SPX Technologies (SPXC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Johnson Controls International (JCI) +6.8%, Senstar Technologies (SNT) -3.2%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) +20.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) has the highest net margin (Johnson Controls International (JCI) 14.3%, Senstar Technologies (SNT) 1.3%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 11.5%). On return on invested capital, Johnson Controls International (JCI) leads (Johnson Controls International (JCI) 10.5%, Senstar Technologies (SNT) 0.9%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 9.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Johnson Controls International (JCI) returned the most: Johnson Controls International (JCI) +32.4%, Senstar Technologies (SNT) -70.4%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) -24.0%. Over five years, SPX Technologies (SPXC) compounded fastest (Johnson Controls International (JCI) +15.2%/yr, Senstar Technologies (SNT) -18.5%/yr, SPX Technologies (SPXC) +21.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Johnson Controls International (JCI) 0.01%, Senstar Technologies (SNT) 0.00%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 0.00%. Senstar Technologies (SNT) and SPX Technologies (SPXC) 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) 32.4%, Senstar Technologies (SNT) 59.8%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 40.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, JCI, SNT and SPXC?

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 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.