NSSC vs JCI vs BCO Stock Comparison

Napco Security Technologies, Johnson Controls International and Brinks Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BCO Brinks Co
$107.18 +0.3% 1M -7.4% 1Y
Market cap
$4.42B
P/E
24.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.48B
Div. yield
0.96%
Security Services Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionNSSCJCIBCOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.42B $94.41B $4.42B JCI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.0x 33.2x 24.5x BCO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.7x 31.8x 13.4x BCO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.4% — +8.1% NSSC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.3% — 3.3% NSSC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 6.9% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 3.3x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.54% 1.03% 0.96% NSSC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -9.9% +37.9% -7.4% JCI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.1%/yr +16.3%/yr +9.4%/yr JCI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.9% 31.8% 34.2% JCI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 38/100 52/100 NSSC

Percentile Scorecard

NSSCJCIBCO

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

AxisNSSCJCIBCO
Valuation 32 #77 of 112 15 #48 of 56 63 #42 of 112
Growth 79 #21 of 96 75 #14 of 52 63 #36 of 96
Profitability 100 #1 of 91 – 67 #31 of 91
Financial Health 96 #6 of 125 – 24 #95 of 125
Shareholder Returns 18 #55 of 67 25 #31 of 41 41 #40 of 67
Overall 65 38 52
  • NSSC ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • JCI ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • BCO ranked among 130 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNSSCJCIBCOSPY
1 month +11.4%+3.8%+0.3% -0.2%
3 months +6.7%+11.0%-9.3% +3.9%
6 months -13.0%+10.1%-1.4% +8.2%
Year to date -4.7%+30.2%-8.2% +12.9%
1 year -9.9%+37.9%-7.4% +12.3%
3 years +107.3%+223.3%+63.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +27.5%+47.9%+17.7% +23.3%
5 years +68.9%+112.3%+56.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year +11.1%+16.3%+9.4% +10.9%
10 years +1,035.1%+254.1%+163.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year +27.5%+13.5%+10.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNSSCJCIBCOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.9%31.8%34.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.4%32.6%33.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.221.160.74 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.241.19-0.22 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.8%-43.1%-33.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.9%-1.8%-20.9% -1.2%
52-week high $47.23$158.77$135.58 $779.14
52-week low $34.96$110.85$92.16 $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.

MultipleNSSCJCIBCO
P/E now vs peer median 33.0xmedian 21.2x 33.2xmedian 20.1x 24.5xmedian 21.2x
P/S now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 0.9x 3.6xmedian 1.5x 0.8xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 26.8xmedian 11.9x —median 11.8x 8.2xmedian 11.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.0xmedian 13.7x 28.6xmedian 16.2x 11.2xmedian 13.7x
P/B now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 2.4x 6.9xmedian 2.9x 10.0xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.85median 1.00 1.64median 0.99 1.08median 1.00

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 monthsNSSCJCIBCO
Revenue $202.32M – $5.48B
Gross profit $119.79M $9.52B $1.45B
Operating income $45.64M – $576.00M
Net income $43.03M – $191.00M
Free cash flow $59.23M – $393.60M
R&D $13.79M – –
EPS (diluted) $1.20 $4.68 $4.36
Cash & equivalents $126.93M $618.00M $1.66B
Total debt – – $4.59B
Shares (diluted) 35.89M 610.00M 41.50M
Enterprise value $937.42M $94.45B -$1.72B

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
MetricNSSCJCIBCO
P/E 33.0x 33.2x 24.5x
P/FCF 24.0x 28.6x 11.2x
P/Operating cash flow 23.2x 24.4x 7.9x
P/S 7.0x 3.6x 0.8x
P/B 7.4x 6.9x 10.0x
P/Tangible book 7.6x 9.3x 49.7x
EV/EBITDA 26.8x – 8.2x
EV/EBIT 28.1x – 12.8x
EV/Revenue 6.3x – 1.3x
EV/FCF 21.7x – 18.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.0x 24.4x 13.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.85 1.64 1.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNSSCJCIBCO
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.4% – 8.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.0% – 5.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.6% 10.7% 13.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 17.8% 6.8% 9.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -1.3% – 22.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 14.6% – 14.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -0.9% – 9.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 16.6% – 15.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 0.8% -7.0% 13.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.8% 20.2% 22.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.2% 51.6% -1.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 35.3% 27.8% 1.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 15.2% – 13.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 39.7% – 3.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNSSCJCIBCO
Gross margin 59.2% – 26.4%
EBITDA margin 23.6% – 16.3%
Operating margin 22.6% – 10.5%
Pretax margin 24.6% – 5.9%
Net margin 21.3% – 3.3%
FCF margin 29.3% – 7.2%
Operating cash flow margin 30.2% – 10.2%
Return on equity 23.3% 21.1% 45.7%
Return on assets 18.7% 7.3% 2.6%
Return on invested capital – – 6.9%
Return on capital employed 24.3% – 11.0%
Asset turnover 0.9x – 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x – 2.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% – 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNSSCJCIBCO
Debt / assets – – 62.6%
Debt / equity – – 10.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 3.3x
Debt / FCF – – 11.7x
Liabilities / assets 20.0% – 94.0%
Equity / assets 80.0% 33.9% 6.0%
Interest coverage – – 2.3x
Current ratio 4.9x 0.9x 1.6x
Quick ratio 4.1x – 1.2x
Cash ratio 3.2x – 0.8x
Altman Z-score 21.50 – 1.66

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNSSCJCIBCO
Dividend yield 1.5% 1.0% 1.0%
Net buyback yield 0.0% – 2.5%
Shareholder yield 1.5% 1.0% 3.4%
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.

ConsensusNSSCJCIBCO
Forward P/E 24.7xFY2027 31.8xFY2026 13.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.61FY2027 $4.90FY2026 $8.02FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +0.6%FY2027 +30.3%FY2026 -0.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.3% +30.8% +24.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $208.17MFY2027 $26.80BFY2026 $5.22BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.9%FY2027 +13.6%FY2026 -0.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.1% +6.3% +4.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNSSCJCIBCO
Held by institutions 100.0% 89.5% 100.0%
Institutions holding 259 1,597 359
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.2% -1.1% +12.1%
Institutions buying 136 790 182
Institutions selling 89 557 122
Buyers to sellers 1.53 1.42 1.49

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.

NSSCJCIBCO
NSSC 1.00 0.31 0.19
JCI 0.31 1.00 0.17
BCO 0.19 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NSSC, JCI and BCO?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) $1.42B, Johnson Controls International (JCI) $94.41B, Brinks (BCO) $4.42B.

Which stock is cheaper, NSSC, JCI and BCO?

Brinks (BCO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) 33.0x, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 33.2x, Brinks (BCO) 24.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Brinks (BCO) is cheapest (Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) 24.7x, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 31.8x, Brinks (BCO) 13.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) +11.4%, Brinks (BCO) +8.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) has the highest net margin (Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) 21.3%, Brinks (BCO) 3.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Johnson Controls International (JCI) returned the most: Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) -9.9%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +37.9%, Brinks (BCO) -7.4%. Over five years, Johnson Controls International (JCI) compounded fastest (Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) +11.1%/yr, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +16.3%/yr, Brinks (BCO) +9.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) has the highest dividend yield: Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) 1.54%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 1.03%, Brinks (BCO) 0.96%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Johnson Controls International (JCI) has been the steadiest (Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) 40.9%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 31.8%, Brinks (BCO) 34.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.