JCI vs TT vs CSW Stock Comparison

Johnson Controls International, Trane Technologies and Csw Industrials Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TT Trane Technologies plc
$461.22 +1.4% 1M +7.7% 1Y
Market cap
$102.10B
P/E
34.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$22.21B
Div. yield
0.01%
HVAC Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Trane Technologies leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Trane Technologies 4, Johnson Controls International 2, Csw Industrials 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionJCITTCSWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $95.86B $102.10B $4.90B TT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.6x 34.6x — JCI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 31.8x 29.5x 23.1x CSW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +7.0% — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 13.3% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 24.4% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.8x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +37.9% +7.7% +22.8% JCI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.3%/yr +20.5%/yr +16.8%/yr TT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.8% 29.2% 43.5% TT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 51/100 — TT

Percentile Scorecard

JCITTCSW

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

AxisJCITTCSW
Valuation 15 #48 of 56 9 #51 of 56 –
Growth 75 #14 of 52 65 #19 of 52 –
Profitability – 90 #6 of 49 –
Financial Health – 56 #25 of 56 53 #27 of 56
Shareholder Returns 25 #31 of 41 38 #26 of 41 10 #37 of 41
Overall 38 51 –
  • JCI ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • TT ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • CSW ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodJCITTCSWSPY
1 month +3.8%+1.4%+1.3% -0.2%
3 months +11.0%-1.9%+0.6% +3.9%
6 months +10.1%-4.1%+3.2% +8.2%
Year to date +30.2%+18.5%+2.5% +12.9%
1 year +37.9%+7.7%+22.8% +12.3%
3 years +223.3%+149.7%+70.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +47.9%+35.7%+19.4% +23.3%
5 years +112.3%+153.8%+117.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year +16.3%+20.5%+16.8% +10.9%
10 years +254.1%+786.8%+891.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year +13.5%+24.4%+25.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureJCITTCSWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.8%29.2%43.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.6%30.2%43.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.161.151.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.190.260.52 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.1%-40.3%-46.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.8%-8.4%-14.3% -1.2%
52-week high $158.77$503.46$351.14 $779.14
52-week low $110.85$376.43$238.11 $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.

MultipleJCITTCSW
P/E now vs peer median 33.2xmedian 20.1x 34.6xmedian 20.1x —median 20.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 1.5x 4.6xmedian 1.5x —median 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.8x 23.9xmedian 11.8x —median 11.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.6xmedian 16.2x 28.3xmedian 16.2x —median 16.2x
P/B now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 2.9x 11.7xmedian 2.9x 5.1xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.64median 0.99 1.97median 0.99 —median 0.99

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 monthsJCITTCSW
Revenue – $22.21B –
Gross profit $9.52B $7.86B –
Operating income – $3.98B –
Net income – $2.97B –
Free cash flow – $3.58B –
EPS (diluted) $4.68 $13.25 –
Cash & equivalents $618.00M $1.32B $33.80M
Total debt – $4.62B $869.29M
Shares (diluted) 610.00M 222.50M 16.64M
Enterprise value $95.86B $96.82B $4.75B

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
MetricJCITTCSW
P/E 33.2x 34.6x –
P/FCF 28.6x 28.3x –
P/Operating cash flow 24.4x 25.9x –
P/S 3.6x 4.6x –
P/B 6.9x 11.7x 5.1x
P/Tangible book 9.3x 19.8x 35.8x
EV/EBITDA – 23.9x –
EV/EBIT – 26.3x –
EV/Revenue – 4.7x –
EV/FCF – 29.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow 24.4x 26.8x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.64 1.97 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricJCITTCSW
Revenue growth (1Y) – 7.0% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 9.7% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.7% 4.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.8% 0.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 4.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 14.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) – 3.3% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 16.1% –
EPS growth (1Y) -7.0% 4.5% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 20.2% 17.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 51.6% 19.9% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.8% 28.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 26.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 32.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricJCITTCSW
Gross margin – 35.4% –
EBITDA margin – 19.7% –
Operating margin – 17.9% –
Pretax margin – 16.8% –
Net margin – 13.3% –
FCF margin – 16.1% –
Operating cash flow margin – 17.6% –
Return on equity 21.1% 34.4% –
Return on assets 7.3% 12.7% –
Return on invested capital – 24.4% –
Return on capital employed – 26.7% –
Asset turnover – 1.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.3x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricJCITTCSW
Debt / assets – 19.3% 37.5%
Debt / equity – 0.5x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.8x –
Debt / FCF – 1.3x –
Liabilities / assets – 63.9% 54.7%
Equity / assets 33.9% 36.1% 45.3%
Interest coverage – 18.1x –
Current ratio 0.9x 1.1x 2.6x
Quick ratio – 0.7x 1.1x
Cash ratio – 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 6.11 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricJCITTCSW
Dividend yield 1.0% 0.9% 0.4%
Net buyback yield – 1.3% –
Shareholder yield 1.0% 2.2% 0.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 29.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 24.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 10.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 10.6% –

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.

ConsensusJCITTCSW
Forward P/E 31.8xFY2026 29.5xFY2026 23.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.90FY2026 $15.64FY2026 $13.00FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +30.3%FY2026 +19.8%FY2026 +25.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +30.8% +10.2% +12.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $26.80BFY2026 $25.40BFY2026 $1.20BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.6%FY2026 +19.1%FY2026 +10.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.3% +7.8% +7.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersJCITTCSW
Held by institutions 89.5% 87.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,597 1,810 358
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.1% +0.3% -1.1%
Institutions buying 790 894 164
Institutions selling 557 579 133
Buyers to sellers 1.42 1.54 1.23

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.

JCITTCSW
JCI 1.00 0.75 0.34
TT 0.75 1.00 0.38
CSW 0.34 0.38 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, JCI, TT and CSW?

Trane Technologies (TT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Johnson Controls International (JCI) $95.86B, Trane Technologies (TT) $102.10B, Csw Industrials (CSW) $4.90B.

Which stock is cheaper, JCI, TT and CSW?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Johnson Controls International (JCI) 33.6x, Trane Technologies (TT) 34.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Csw Industrials (CSW) is cheapest (Johnson Controls International (JCI) 31.8x, Trane Technologies (TT) 29.5x, Csw Industrials (CSW) 23.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Johnson Controls International (JCI) returned the most: Johnson Controls International (JCI) +37.9%, Trane Technologies (TT) +7.7%, Csw Industrials (CSW) +22.8%. Over five years, Trane Technologies (TT) compounded fastest (Johnson Controls International (JCI) +16.3%/yr, Trane Technologies (TT) +20.5%/yr, Csw Industrials (CSW) +16.8%/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%, Trane Technologies (TT) 0.01%, Csw Industrials (CSW) 0.00%. Johnson Controls International (JCI) and Csw Industrials (CSW) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Trane Technologies (TT) has been the steadiest (Johnson Controls International (JCI) 31.8%, Trane Technologies (TT) 29.2%, Csw Industrials (CSW) 43.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, JCI, TT and CSW?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Trane Technologies (TT) 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.