KSCP vs BCO vs JCI Stock Comparison

Knightscope, Brinks and Johnson Controls International Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KSCP Knightscope, Inc.
$0.52 -36.6% 1M -90.6% 1Y
Market cap
$9.27M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$20.71M
Div. yield
–
Security Services Industrials
2 wins
BCO Brinks Co
$100.15 -4.4% 1M -13.1% 1Y
Market cap
$4.24B
P/E
23.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.48B
Div. yield
0.01%
Security Services Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionKSCPBCOJCILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.27M $4.24B $95.70B JCI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.2x 23.5x 33.5x BCO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 12.5x 24.6x BCO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +88.0% +8.1% — KSCP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -217.3% 3.3% — BCO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 6.9% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 3.3x — KSCP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -90.6% -13.1% +40.3% JCI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +7.8%/yr +16.5%/yr JCI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 109.1% 34.8% 31.8% JCI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 31/100 54/100 39/100 BCO

Percentile Scorecard

KSCPBCOJCI

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

AxisKSCPBCOJCI
Valuation 21 #89 of 113 68 #37 of 113 13 #48 of 55
Growth 38 #60 of 96 63 #36 of 96 80 #11 of 51
Profitability 2 #90 of 92 67 #31 of 92 –
Financial Health 61 #50 of 125 24 #95 of 125 –
Shareholder Returns – 46 #37 of 67 23 #32 of 41
Overall 31 54 39
  • KSCP ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • BCO ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • JCI ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKSCPBCOJCISPY
1 month -36.6%-4.4%+5.7% +0.9%
3 months -62.3%-17.7%+12.8% +5.9%
6 months -83.0%-6.7%+11.4% +8.5%
Year to date -86.0%-14.2%+31.4% +13.3%
1 year -90.6%-13.1%+40.3% +12.4%
3 years -98.6%+52.4%+226.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year -75.9%+15.1%+48.4% +23.5%
5 years —+45.4%+114.5% +68.2%
5 years, per year —+7.8%+16.5% +11.0%
10 years —+152.6%+259.7% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+9.7%+13.7% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureKSCPBCOJCISPY
Volatility, 1Y 109.1%34.8%31.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 103.5%35.0%32.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.690.731.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.83-0.381.27 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -100.0%-33.5%-43.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -90.6%-26.1%-0.9% -0.9%
52-week high $5.55$135.58$158.77 $779.14
52-week low $0.50$92.16$110.85 $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.

MultipleKSCPBCOJCI
P/E now vs peer median -0.2xmedian 21.5x 22.9xmedian 21.5x 33.5xmedian 20.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 0.9x 0.8xmedian 0.9x 3.6xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -0.2xmedian 11.9x 7.9xmedian 11.9x —median 11.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -0.3xmedian 13.9x 10.5xmedian 13.9x 28.6xmedian 15.3x
P/B now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 2.3x 9.3xmedian 2.3x 7.0xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.00median 0.92 1.00median 0.92 1.66median 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 monthsKSCPBCOJCI
Revenue $20.71M $5.48B –
Gross profit -$2.06M $1.45B $9.52B
Operating income -$44.22M $576.00M –
Net income -$45.00M $191.00M –
Free cash flow -$42.45M $393.60M –
R&D $18.98M – –
EPS (diluted) $-2.51 $4.36 $4.68
Cash & equivalents $8.20M $1.66B $618.00M
Total debt $4.39M $4.59B –
Shares (diluted) 17.93M 41.50M 610.00M
Enterprise value -$51.34M -$2.03B $95.70B

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
MetricKSCPBCOJCI
P/E -0.2x 22.9x 33.5x
P/FCF -0.3x 10.5x 28.6x
P/Operating cash flow -0.3x 7.4x 24.6x
P/S 0.6x 0.8x 3.6x
P/B 0.4x 9.3x 7.0x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 46.5x 9.4x
EV/EBITDA -0.2x 7.9x –
EV/EBIT -0.2x 12.3x –
EV/Revenue 0.4x 1.3x –
EV/FCF -0.2x 17.9x –
EV/Operating cash flow -0.2x 12.6x 24.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.00 1.00 1.66

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKSCPBCOJCI
Revenue growth (1Y) 88.0% 8.1% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.0% 5.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 38.7% 13.6% 10.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.4% 9.3% 6.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -59.4% 22.8% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -15.1% 14.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) -44.7% 9.8% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -23.0% 15.8% –
EPS growth (1Y) 43.5% 13.6% -7.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 50.8% 22.8% 20.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -91.8% -1.9% 51.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -24.3% 1.0% 27.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -95.5% 13.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -24.2% 3.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKSCPBCOJCI
Gross margin -9.9% 26.4% –
EBITDA margin -197.3% 16.3% –
Operating margin -213.5% 10.5% –
Pretax margin -217.3% 5.9% –
Net margin -217.3% 3.3% –
FCF margin -205.0% 7.2% –
Operating cash flow margin -200.8% 10.2% –
Return on equity -141.5% 45.7% 21.1%
Return on assets -77.9% 2.6% 7.3%
Return on invested capital – 6.9% –
Return on capital employed -103.5% 11.0% –
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.8x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 2.9x –
Stock comp / revenue 6.5% 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKSCPBCOJCI
Debt / assets 7.9% 62.6% –
Debt / equity 0.1x 10.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 3.3x –
Debt / FCF -0.1x 11.7x –
Liabilities / assets 47.1% 94.0% –
Equity / assets 52.9% 6.0% 33.9%
Interest coverage – 2.3x –
Current ratio 1.2x 1.6x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.2x –
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.8x –
Altman Z-score -8.20 1.63 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKSCPBCOJCI
Dividend yield – 1.0% 1.0%
Net buyback yield – 2.6% –
Shareholder yield – 3.7% 1.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 22.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 10.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -0.2% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 3.4% –

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.

ConsensusKSCPBCOJCI
Forward P/E – 12.5xFY2026 24.6xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $-2.65FY2026 $8.02FY2026 $6.41FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – -0.4%FY2026 +36.6%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after – +24.7% +8.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $34.99MFY2026 $5.22BFY2026 $26.80BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +209.6%FY2026 -0.8%FY2026 +13.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.0% +4.2% +6.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKSCPBCOJCI
Held by institutions 6.3% 100.0% 89.5%
Institutions holding 62 359 1,597
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.1% +12.1% -1.1%
Institutions buying 29 182 790
Institutions selling 6 122 557
Buyers to sellers 4.83 1.49 1.42

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.

KSCPBCOJCI
KSCP 1.00 0.11 0.14
BCO 0.11 1.00 0.17
JCI 0.14 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KSCP, BCO and JCI?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Knightscope (KSCP) $9.27M, Brinks (BCO) $4.24B, Johnson Controls International (JCI) $95.70B.

Which stock is cheaper, KSCP, BCO and JCI?

Brinks (BCO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Knightscope (KSCP) -0.2x, Brinks (BCO) 23.5x, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 33.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Brinks (BCO) is cheapest (Brinks (BCO) 12.5x, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 24.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Knightscope (KSCP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Knightscope (KSCP) +88.0%, Brinks (BCO) +8.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Brinks (BCO) has the highest net margin (Knightscope (KSCP) -217.3%, Brinks (BCO) 3.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Johnson Controls International (JCI) returned the most: Knightscope (KSCP) -90.6%, Brinks (BCO) -13.1%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +40.3%. Over five years, Johnson Controls International (JCI) compounded fastest (Brinks (BCO) +7.8%/yr, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +16.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Knightscope (KSCP) 0.00%, Brinks (BCO) 0.01%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 0.00%. Knightscope (KSCP) and Johnson Controls International (JCI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Johnson Controls International (JCI) has been the steadiest (Knightscope (KSCP) 109.1%, Brinks (BCO) 34.8%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 31.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KSCP, BCO and JCI?

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.