NSSC vs JCI vs ICTSF Stock Comparison

Napco Security Technologies, Johnson Controls International and Icts International N V Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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Head to Head

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

QuestionNSSCJCIICTSFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.09B $83.13B $224.23M JCI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.9x 23.2x -15.1x JCI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.0x 20.1x — NSSC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.7% +6.8% — NSSC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.6% 14.3% — NSSC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 10.5% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.3x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -32.4% +8.7% +37.7% ICTSF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.6%/yr +12.0%/yr -4.3%/yr JCI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.1% 32.7% 85.8% JCI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 48/100 — NSSC

Percentile Scorecard

NSSCJCIICTSF

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

AxisNSSCJCIICTSF
Valuation 37 #72 of 114 20 #45 of 56 33 #77 of 114
Growth 60 #40 of 98 85 #9 of 54 –
Profitability 98 #3 of 95 64 #20 of 53 –
Financial Health 97 #5 of 126 26 #43 of 58 54 #59 of 126
Shareholder Returns 21 #56 of 71 46 #23 of 42 –
Overall 63 48 –
  • NSSC ranked among 131 companies in Business Services
  • JCI ranked among 58 companies in Construction Products
  • ICTSF ranked among 131 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNSSCJCIICTSFSPY
1 month -18.1%-17.3%+5.8% -5.9%
3 months -26.7%-15.0%+7.0% -4.6%
6 months -27.9%-5.7%+21.0% +0.2%
Year to date -28.1%+9.7%+79.3% +7.5%
1 year -32.4%+8.7%+37.7% +8.2%
3 years +31.2%+156.8%+49.0% +68.3%
3 years, per year +9.5%+37.0%+14.2% +19.0%
5 years +25.0%+76.0%-19.6% +56.5%
5 years, per year +4.6%+12.0%-4.3% +9.4%
10 years +750.8%+221.4%+743.7% +251.5%
10 years, per year +23.9%+12.4%+23.8% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureNSSCJCIICTSFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.1%32.7%85.8% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.5%36.4%132.5% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.261.170.24 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.720.270.44 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.8%-43.1%-68.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -36.5%-17.3%-6.7% -5.9%
52-week high $47.23$158.77$6.42 $779.14
52-week low $29.99$110.85$3.10 $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.

MultipleNSSCJCIICTSF
P/E now vs peer median 24.5xmedian 21.1x 22.3xmedian 21.0x -15.1xmedian 21.1x
P/S now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 0.9x 3.2xmedian 1.7x 0.4xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.4xmedian 11.7x 23.5xmedian 13.3x —median 11.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.4xmedian 15.3x 25.1xmedian 16.1x -6.8xmedian 15.3x
P/B now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 2.3x 5.9xmedian 2.8x -10.6xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 2.57median 0.88 0.89median 0.89 —median 0.88

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 monthsNSSCJCIICTSF
Revenue $203.13M $25.00B –
Gross profit $121.30M $9.16B –
Operating income $46.11M $2.99B –
Net income $43.87M $3.58B –
Free cash flow $50.10M $3.17B –
R&D $14.60M – –
EPS (diluted) $1.22 $5.87 –
Cash & equivalents $123.88M $641.00M $16.89M
Total debt – $9.48B $7.76M
Shares (diluted) 35.88M 610.00M 36.18M
Enterprise value $579.66M $80.86B $111.67M

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
MetricNSSCJCIICTSF
P/E 24.5x 22.3x -15.1x
P/FCF 21.4x 25.1x -6.8x
P/Operating cash flow 20.5x 22.5x –
P/S 5.3x 3.2x 0.4x
P/B 5.4x 5.9x -10.6x
P/Tangible book 5.5x 8.0x -10.6x
EV/EBITDA 19.4x 23.5x –
EV/EBIT 20.3x 29.6x –
EV/Revenue 4.6x 3.5x –
EV/FCF 18.7x 27.9x –
EV/Operating cash flow 18.0x 25.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.57 0.89 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNSSCJCIICTSF
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.7% 6.8% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.7% 4.4% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 16.3% 7.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.4% 5.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -4.0% 14.1% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 27.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) -1.2% 60.4% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.3% 20.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) -1.2% 72.9% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 9.5% 25.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -1.7% 20.5% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 41.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -2.7% 29.8% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.7% 56.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNSSCJCIICTSF
Gross margin 59.7% 36.7% –
EBITDA margin 23.8% 15.1% –
Operating margin 22.7% 12.0% –
Pretax margin 24.9% 10.9% –
Net margin 21.6% 14.3% –
FCF margin 24.7% 12.7% –
Operating cash flow margin 25.7% 14.2% –
Return on equity 22.5% 27.0% –
Return on assets 18.7% 9.5% –
Return on invested capital – 10.5% –
Return on capital employed 22.3% 11.0% –
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.6x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.0x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNSSCJCIICTSF
Debt / assets – 24.4% 4.7%
Debt / equity – 0.7x -0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.3x –
Debt / FCF – 3.0x –
Liabilities / assets 14.4% 65.1% 112.8%
Equity / assets 85.6% 34.9% -12.8%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 7.2x 1.0x 1.8x
Quick ratio 5.8x 0.9x 1.6x
Cash ratio 4.8x 0.1x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 23.16 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNSSCJCIICTSF
Dividend yield 2.0% 1.2% –
Net buyback yield -0.1% 7.4% –
Shareholder yield 2.0% 8.6% –
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.

ConsensusNSSCJCIICTSF
Forward P/E 20.0xFY2027 20.1xFY2027 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.50FY2027 $6.54FY2027 –
EPS growth, next FY -6.3%FY2027 +26.7%FY2027 –
EPS growth, the year after +22.7% +9.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $204.22MFY2027 $29.02BFY2027 –
Revenue growth, next FY +0.9%FY2027 +13.1%FY2027 –
Revenue growth, the year after +8.6% +8.2% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNSSCJCIICTSF
Held by institutions 100.0% 89.5% –
Institutions holding 261 1,600 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.2% -1.1% –
Institutions buying 138 791 –
Institutions selling 89 559 –
Buyers to sellers 1.55 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.

NSSCJCIICTSF
NSSC 1.00 0.29 0.01
JCI 0.29 1.00 0.01
ICTSF 0.01 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NSSC, JCI and ICTSF?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) $1.09B, Johnson Controls International (JCI) $83.13B, Icts International N V (ICTSF) $224.23M.

Which stock is cheaper, NSSC, JCI and ICTSF?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) 24.9x, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 23.2x, Icts International N V (ICTSF) -15.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) is cheapest (Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) 20.0x, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 20.1x). 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) +8.7%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +6.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) has the highest net margin (Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) 21.6%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 14.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Icts International N V (ICTSF) returned the most: Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) -32.4%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +8.7%, Icts International N V (ICTSF) +37.7%. Over five years, Johnson Controls International (JCI) compounded fastest (Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) +4.6%/yr, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +12.0%/yr, Icts International N V (ICTSF) -4.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) 0.00%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 0.01%. Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) and Icts International N V (ICTSF) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Johnson Controls International (JCI) has been the steadiest (Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) 45.1%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 32.7%, Icts International N V (ICTSF) 85.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.