JCI vs SPXC vs CARR Stock Comparison

Johnson Controls International, SPX Technologies and Carrier Global Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CARR CARRIER GLOBAL Corp
$55.52 +0.3% 1M -8.6% 1Y
Market cap
$44.14B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$22.79B
Div. yield
0.02%
HVAC Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

SPX Technologies leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (SPX Technologies 4, Johnson Controls International 3, Carrier Global 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionJCISPXCCARRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $92.28B $8.10B $44.14B JCI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 32.3x 31.0x -24.5x SPXC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.7x 19.5x 18.8x CARR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +20.2% +3.3% SPXC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — -7.9% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — -4.6% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 52.2x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +39.6% -16.2% -8.6% JCI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.6%/yr +23.6%/yr +1.2%/yr SPXC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.7% 41.5% 35.4% JCI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 37/100 53/100 33/100 SPXC

Percentile Scorecard

JCISPXCCARR

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

AxisJCISPXCCARR
Valuation 9 #50 of 55 17 #46 of 55 26 #41 of 55
Growth 80 #11 of 51 100 #1 of 51 38 #32 of 51
Profitability – 42 #29 of 49 17 #41 of 49
Financial Health – – 17 #46 of 55
Shareholder Returns 23 #31 of 40 – 69 #13 of 40
Overall 37 53 33
  • JCI ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • SPXC ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • 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

PeriodJCISPXCCARRSPY
1 month +5.9%-1.8%+0.3% +0.7%
3 months +10.0%-15.9%-9.6% +3.7%
6 months +8.4%-23.5%-17.3% +7.1%
Year to date +32.1%-16.3%+5.1% +12.8%
1 year +39.6%-16.2%-8.6% +11.9%
3 years +225.5%+110.9%+17.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year +48.2%+28.3%+5.4% +22.8%
5 years +115.7%+188.4%+6.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year +16.6%+23.6%+1.2% +10.9%
10 years +261.6%+785.0%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +13.7%+24.4%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureJCISPXCCARRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.7%41.5%35.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.8%41.8%36.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.161.741.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.25-0.39-0.24 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.1%-38.3%-40.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.3%-32.0%-26.9% -1.2%
52-week high $158.77$246.41$76.00 $779.14
52-week low $110.85$160.01$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.

MultipleJCISPXCCARR
P/E now vs peer median 33.7xmedian 20.3x 31.0xmedian 20.3x -25.3xmedian 20.3x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 1.6x 3.2xmedian 1.6x 2.0xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.6x —median 12.6x 286.3xmedian 12.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.6xmedian 16.9x 28.4xmedian 16.9x 19.1xmedian 16.9x
P/B now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 3.0x 3.4xmedian 3.0x 4.4xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 1.67median 1.13 —median 1.13 0.48median 1.13

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 monthsJCISPXCCARR
Revenue – $2.60B $22.79B
Gross profit $9.52B – $6.59B
Operating income – $418.10M -$1.09B
Net income – $298.10M -$1.73B
Free cash flow – – $2.38B
R&D – – $605.00M
EPS (diluted) $4.68 – $-2.19
Cash & equivalents $618.00M $119.20M $1.35B
Total debt – – $11.47B
Shares (diluted) 610.00M 50.68M 821.80M
Enterprise value $92.28B $8.10B $38.51B

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
MetricJCISPXCCARR
P/E 33.7x 31.0x -25.3x
P/FCF 28.6x 28.4x 19.1x
P/Operating cash flow 24.8x 22.3x 15.9x
P/S 3.6x 3.2x 2.0x
P/B 7.0x 3.4x 4.4x
P/Tangible book 9.4x 8.9x 9.3x
EV/EBITDA – – 286.3x
EV/EBIT – – -51.1x
EV/Revenue – 3.2x 2.4x
EV/FCF – – 23.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.8x 22.3x 19.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.67 – 0.48

Growth

14 metrics
MetricJCISPXCCARR
Revenue growth (1Y) – 20.2% 3.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 15.2% 11.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.7% – 12.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.8% – 28.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 22.8% -138.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 46.2% -39.5%
Net income growth (1Y) – 33.6% -142.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 112.4% -49.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -7.0% – -147.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 20.2% – -52.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 51.6% 22.7% 55.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.8% 58.9% 2.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 75.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 0.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricJCISPXCCARR
Gross margin – – 28.9%
EBITDA margin – – 0.9%
Operating margin – – -4.8%
Pretax margin – – -6.4%
Net margin – – -7.9%
FCF margin – – 10.4%
Operating cash flow margin – 14.5% 12.5%
Return on equity 21.1% 12.4% -14.0%
Return on assets 7.3% 6.8% -4.7%
Return on invested capital – – -4.6%
Return on capital employed – – -4.1%
Asset turnover – 0.6x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.3x -1.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricJCISPXCCARR
Debt / assets – – 34.2%
Debt / equity – – 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 52.2x
Debt / FCF – – 4.8x
Liabilities / assets – – 69.0%
Equity / assets 33.9% 50.4% 31.0%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.9x 1.8x 1.0x
Quick ratio – – 0.6x
Cash ratio – – 0.2x
Altman Z-score – – 2.16

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricJCISPXCCARR
Dividend yield 1.0% – 1.7%
Net buyback yield – – 3.6%
Shareholder yield 1.0% 0.0% 5.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – -45.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 33.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 6.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 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.

ConsensusJCISPXCCARR
Forward P/E 24.7xFY2027 19.5xFY2026 18.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.41FY2027 $8.57FY2026 $2.95FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +36.6%FY2027 +26.8%FY2026 +13.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.4% +20.1% +9.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $26.80BFY2026 $2.64BFY2026 $22.69BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.6%FY2026 +16.4%FY2026 +4.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.3% +14.6% +5.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersJCISPXCCARR
Held by institutions 89.5% 93.8% 87.4%
Institutions holding 1,598 511 1,629
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.1% +10.8% +1.0%
Institutions buying 791 276 806
Institutions selling 557 162 544
Buyers to sellers 1.42 1.70 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.

JCISPXCCARR
JCI 1.00 0.58 0.50
SPXC 0.58 1.00 0.49
CARR 0.50 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, JCI, SPXC and CARR?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Johnson Controls International (JCI) $92.28B, SPX Technologies (SPXC) $8.10B, Carrier Global (CARR) $44.14B.

Which stock is cheaper, JCI, SPXC and CARR?

SPX Technologies (SPXC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Johnson Controls International (JCI) 32.3x, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 31.0x, Carrier Global (CARR) -24.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Carrier Global (CARR) is cheapest (Johnson Controls International (JCI) 24.7x, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 19.5x, Carrier Global (CARR) 18.8x). 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: SPX Technologies (SPXC) +20.2%, Carrier Global (CARR) +3.3%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Johnson Controls International (JCI) returned the most: Johnson Controls International (JCI) +39.6%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) -16.2%, Carrier Global (CARR) -8.6%. Over five years, SPX Technologies (SPXC) compounded fastest (Johnson Controls International (JCI) +16.6%/yr, SPX Technologies (SPXC) +23.6%/yr, Carrier Global (CARR) +1.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Johnson Controls International (JCI) 0.00%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 0.00%, Carrier Global (CARR) 0.02%. Johnson Controls International (JCI) 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) 31.7%, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 41.5%, Carrier Global (CARR) 35.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, JCI, SPXC 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, SPX Technologies (SPXC) 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.