PCOR vs JCI vs AYI Stock Comparison

Procore Technologies, Johnson Controls International and Acuity Inc. (De) Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AYI Acuity Inc. (De)
$323.34 +1.2% 1M -12.7% 1Y
Market cap
$9.65B
P/E
18.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.64B
Div. yield
0.00%
Building Products Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionPCORJCIAYILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.39B $95.81B $9.65B JCI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -241.5x 33.6x 18.2x AYI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 35.9x 31.8x 16.2x AYI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.4% — +6.8% PCOR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -2.7% — 11.4% AYI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 15.4% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.1x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -17.1% +37.9% -12.7% JCI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.9%/yr +16.3%/yr +9.2%/yr JCI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.4% 31.8% 38.0% JCI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 38/100 81/100 AYI

Percentile Scorecard

PCORJCIAYI

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

AxisPCORJCIAYI
Valuation 35 #58 of 89 15 #48 of 56 73 #16 of 56
Growth 95 #5 of 81 75 #14 of 52 82 #10 of 52
Profitability 56 #34 of 76 – 79 #11 of 49
Financial Health 43 #54 of 94 – 87 #8 of 56
Shareholder Returns 54 #24 of 51 25 #31 of 41 83 #8 of 41
Overall 57 38 81
  • PCOR ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • JCI ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • AYI ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPCORJCIAYISPY
1 month +25.1%+3.8%+1.2% -0.2%
3 months +26.4%+11.0%-6.1% +3.9%
6 months +11.1%+10.1%+13.4% +8.2%
Year to date -15.2%+30.2%-10.2% +12.9%
1 year -17.1%+37.9%-12.7% +12.3%
3 years +1.2%+223.3%+104.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +0.4%+47.9%+26.9% +23.3%
5 years -33.7%+112.3%+55.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year -7.9%+16.3%+9.2% +10.9%
10 years —+254.1%+43.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+13.5%+3.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePCORJCIAYISPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.4%31.8%38.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 54.2%32.6%41.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.691.161.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.331.19-0.34 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -60.4%-43.1%-34.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.5%-1.8%-14.2% -1.2%
52-week high $79.60$158.77$376.69 $779.14
52-week low $38.30$110.85$257.79 $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.

MultiplePCORJCIAYI
P/E now vs peer median -240.2xmedian 40.1x 33.2xmedian 20.1x 18.5xmedian 20.1x
P/S now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 2.5x 3.6xmedian 1.5x 2.1xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 184.4xmedian 18.5x —median 11.8x 11.1xmedian 11.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.0xmedian 20.1x 28.6xmedian 16.2x 12.8xmedian 16.2x
P/B now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 1.8x 6.9xmedian 2.9x 3.2xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median -4.98median 1.73 1.64median 0.99 1.11median 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 monthsPCORJCIAYI
Revenue $1.42B – $4.64B
Gross profit $1.14B $9.52B $2.35B
Operating income -$69.18M – $713.70M
Net income -$38.88M – $531.30M
Free cash flow $347.01M – $747.90M
R&D $364.78M – –
EPS (diluted) $-0.25 $4.68 $17.06
Cash & equivalents $494.39M $618.00M $636.30M
Total debt – – $697.40M
Shares (diluted) 152.79M 610.00M 31.15M
Enterprise value $6.69B $95.81B $7.95B

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
MetricPCORJCIAYI
P/E -240.2x 33.2x 18.5x
P/FCF 27.0x 28.6x 12.8x
P/Operating cash flow 25.5x 24.4x 11.6x
P/S 6.6x 3.6x 2.1x
P/B 7.3x 6.9x 3.2x
P/Tangible book 9.5x 9.3x 4.9x
EV/EBITDA 184.4x – 11.1x
EV/EBIT -126.0x – 13.5x
EV/Revenue 6.1x – 2.1x
EV/FCF 25.1x – 12.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.7x 24.4x 11.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.98 1.64 1.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPCORJCIAYI
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.4% – 6.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.6% – 5.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.1% 10.7% 13.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 19.3% 6.8% 11.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 59.1% – 26.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 36.9% – 14.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 72.8% – 34.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 46.8% – 15.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 73.3% -7.0% 36.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 48.2% 20.2% 16.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 122.8% 51.6% 37.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 98.8% 27.8% 12.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 148.8% – 40.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 113.1% – 13.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPCORJCIAYI
Gross margin 80.0% – 50.6%
EBITDA margin 3.3% – 18.7%
Operating margin -4.9% – 15.4%
Pretax margin -2.9% – 14.7%
Net margin -2.7% – 11.4%
FCF margin 24.4% – 16.1%
Operating cash flow margin 25.9% – 17.8%
Return on equity -3.1% 21.1% 18.2%
Return on assets -1.8% 7.3% 11.2%
Return on invested capital – – 15.4%
Return on capital employed -5.4% – 19.5%
Asset turnover 0.7x – 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -9.5x – 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 17.5% – 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPCORJCIAYI
Debt / assets – – 14.3%
Debt / equity – – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.1x
Debt / FCF – – 0.9x
Liabilities / assets 43.0% – 39.0%
Equity / assets 57.0% 33.9% 61.0%
Interest coverage -68.0x – –
Current ratio 1.2x 0.9x 1.7x
Quick ratio 1.0x – 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.7x – 0.6x
Altman Z-score 5.60 – 6.03

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPCORJCIAYI
Dividend yield – 1.0% 0.2%
Net buyback yield 1.0% – 2.9%
Shareholder yield 1.0% 1.0% 3.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 4.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 3.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 15.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 12.3%

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.

ConsensusPCORJCIAYI
Forward P/E 35.9xFY2026 31.8xFY2026 16.2xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $1.72FY2026 $4.90FY2026 $20.01FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +26.5%FY2026 +30.3%FY2026 +0.6%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +52.9% +30.8% +21.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.43BFY2026 $26.80BFY2026 $4.68BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +8.0%FY2026 +13.6%FY2026 +0.9%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +25.5% +6.3% +14.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPCORJCIAYI
Held by institutions 97.7% 89.5% 99.2%
Institutions holding 400 1,597 631
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.1% -1.1% +4.1%
Institutions buying 207 790 330
Institutions selling 151 557 190
Buyers to sellers 1.37 1.42 1.74

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.

PCORJCIAYI
PCOR 1.00 -0.22 0.07
JCI -0.22 1.00 0.40
AYI 0.07 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PCOR, JCI and AYI?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Procore Technologies (PCOR) $9.39B, Johnson Controls International (JCI) $95.81B, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) $9.65B.

Which stock is cheaper, PCOR, JCI and AYI?

Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Procore Technologies (PCOR) -241.5x, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 33.6x, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 18.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) is cheapest (Procore Technologies (PCOR) 35.9x, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 31.8x, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 16.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Procore Technologies (PCOR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Procore Technologies (PCOR) +15.4%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) +6.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) has the highest net margin (Procore Technologies (PCOR) -2.7%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 11.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Johnson Controls International (JCI) returned the most: Procore Technologies (PCOR) -17.1%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +37.9%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) -12.7%. Over five years, Johnson Controls International (JCI) compounded fastest (Procore Technologies (PCOR) -7.9%/yr, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +16.3%/yr, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) +9.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Procore Technologies (PCOR) 0.00%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 0.00%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 0.00%. Procore Technologies (PCOR) 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 (Procore Technologies (PCOR) 52.4%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 31.8%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 38.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PCOR, JCI and AYI?

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.