PH vs JCI vs GGG Stock Comparison

Parker-Hannifin, Johnson Controls International and Graco Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PH Parker-Hannifin Corp
$880.39 -9.4% 1M +14.9% 1Y
Market cap
$114.25B
P/E
31.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.50B
Div. yield
–
Pumps and Valves Industrials
3 wins
GGG Graco Inc
$66.97 -14.6% 1M -18.0% 1Y
Market cap
$10.64B
P/E
20.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.31B
Div. yield
–
Pumps and Valves Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Graco leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Graco 7, Parker-Hannifin 3, Johnson Controls International 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPHJCIGGGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $114.25B $89.59B $10.64B PH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 31.3x 25.0x 20.6x GGG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.2x 29.4x 19.7x GGG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.3% +6.8% +5.4% PH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.0% 14.3% 22.4% GGG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.4% 10.5% 19.5% GGG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 2.3x 0.0x GGG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +14.9% +30.2% -18.0% JCI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +24.1%/yr +14.3%/yr -2.4%/yr PH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.0% 31.3% 26.3% GGG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 44/100 71/100 GGG

Percentile Scorecard

PHJCIGGG

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

AxisPHJCIGGG
Valuation 26 #150 of 203 15 #47 of 55 48 #107 of 203
Growth 70 #58 of 188 88 #7 of 51 33 #126 of 188
Profitability 94 #13 of 187 62 #20 of 51 98 #4 of 187
Financial Health 43 #126 of 222 24 #45 of 59 86 #33 of 222
Shareholder Returns 50 #77 of 153 33 #28 of 41 92 #13 of 153
Overall 57 44 71
  • PH ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • JCI ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • GGG ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPHJCIGGGSPY
1 month -9.4%-1.4%-14.6% -1.0%
3 months -10.8%+0.3%-15.8% +2.9%
6 months -9.7%+1.4%-17.9% +6.4%
Year to date +0.2%+20.2%-18.3% +11.4%
1 year +14.9%+30.2%-18.0% +13.1%
3 years +135.9%+195.4%-5.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year +33.1%+43.5%-1.8% +21.5%
5 years +194.2%+94.9%-11.3% +67.7%
5 years, per year +24.1%+14.3%-2.4% +10.9%
10 years +614.6%+226.7%+162.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year +21.7%+12.6%+10.1% +13.5%

Risk

MeasurePHJCIGGGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.0%31.3%26.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.9%32.6%31.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.821.130.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.550.97-0.69 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -29.2%-43.1%-29.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.0%-9.3%-29.4% -2.5%
52-week high $1,073.86$158.77$94.82 $779.14
52-week low $766.20$110.55$66.97 $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.

MultiplePHJCIGGG
P/E now vs peer median 30.5xmedian 25.9x 24.5xmedian 19.9x 20.8xmedian 25.9x
P/S now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 1.9x 3.5xmedian 1.5x 4.6xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.4xmedian 13.7x 25.5xmedian 12.6x 14.7xmedian 13.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.4xmedian 21.1x 27.5xmedian 16.1x 17.9xmedian 21.1x
P/B now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 2.3x 6.5xmedian 3.0x 4.3xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.45median 1.19 0.98median 0.98 12.92median 1.19

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 monthsPHJCIGGG
Revenue $21.50B $25.00B $2.31B
Gross profit $8.10B $9.16B $1.20B
Operating income $4.63B $2.99B $619.56M
Net income $3.65B $3.58B $517.48M
Free cash flow $3.91B $3.17B $600.10M
R&D – – $82.33M
EPS (diluted) $28.48 $5.87 $3.17
Cash & equivalents $501.00M $641.00M $139.82M
Total debt $8.52B $9.48B $215.70M
Shares (diluted) 128.10M 610.00M 163.02M
Enterprise value $112.37B $87.32B $8.66B

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
MetricPHJCIGGG
P/E 30.5x 24.5x 20.8x
P/FCF 28.4x 27.5x 17.9x
P/Operating cash flow 25.4x 24.6x 16.3x
P/S 5.2x 3.5x 4.6x
P/B 7.2x 6.5x 4.3x
P/Tangible book 13.6x 8.7x 5.3x
EV/EBITDA 21.4x 25.5x 14.7x
EV/EBIT 25.7x 32.1x 17.3x
EV/Revenue 5.5x 3.8x 4.6x
EV/FCF 30.5x 30.3x 17.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.3x 27.1x 16.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.45 0.98 12.92

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPHJCIGGG
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.3% 6.8% 5.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.1% 4.4% 1.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.8% 7.7% 4.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 5.5% 1.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 14.1% 14.1% 3.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 14.6% 27.4% -0.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 3.3% 60.4% 3.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 20.5% 20.0% -0.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 5.0% 72.9% 7.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 21.1% 25.0% 1.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 15.6% 20.5% -1.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.6% 41.2% 3.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 16.9% 29.8% -4.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.5% 56.0% 14.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPHJCIGGG
Gross margin 37.7% 36.7% 52.0%
EBITDA margin 25.9% 15.1% 31.6%
Operating margin 21.6% 12.0% 26.8%
Pretax margin 21.2% 10.9% 27.6%
Net margin 17.0% 14.3% 22.4%
FCF margin 18.2% 12.7% 26.0%
Operating cash flow margin 20.3% 14.2% 28.6%
Return on equity 24.3% 27.0% 20.7%
Return on assets 11.9% 9.5% 16.2%
Return on invested capital 15.4% 10.5% 19.5%
Return on capital employed 18.8% 11.0% 23.2%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.0x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.5% 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPHJCIGGG
Debt / assets 27.6% 24.4% 4.1%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.7x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 2.3x 0.0x
Debt / FCF 2.2x 3.0x 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 50.1% 65.1% 24.3%
Equity / assets 49.9% 34.9% 75.7%
Interest coverage 11.6x – 189.0x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.0x 2.1x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.9x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 6.67 – 10.22

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPHJCIGGG
Dividend yield 0.9% 1.1% 1.7%
Net buyback yield 1.1% 6.7% 4.3%
Shareholder yield 2.0% 7.8% 6.1%
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.

ConsensusPHJCIGGG
Forward P/E 23.2xFY2027 29.4xFY2026 19.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $37.87FY2027 $4.89FY2026 $3.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.2%FY2027 +30.1%FY2026 +15.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.8% +30.9% +7.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $23.49BFY2027 $26.80BFY2026 $2.21BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.2%FY2027 +13.6%FY2026 -1.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +22.0% +6.3% +9.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPHJCIGGG
Held by institutions 91.8% 89.5% 91.0%
Institutions holding 1,975 1,597 730
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.2% -1.1% +0.8%
Institutions buying 927 790 337
Institutions selling 693 557 280
Buyers to sellers 1.34 1.42 1.20

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.

PHJCIGGG
PH 1.00 0.52 0.53
JCI 0.52 1.00 0.33
GGG 0.53 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PH, JCI and GGG?

Parker-Hannifin (PH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Parker-Hannifin (PH) $114.25B, Johnson Controls International (JCI) $89.59B, Graco (GGG) $10.64B.

Which stock is cheaper, PH, JCI and GGG?

Graco (GGG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Parker-Hannifin (PH) 31.3x, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 25.0x, Graco (GGG) 20.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Graco (GGG) is cheapest (Parker-Hannifin (PH) 23.2x, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 29.4x, Graco (GGG) 19.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Parker-Hannifin (PH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Parker-Hannifin (PH) +8.3%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +6.8%, Graco (GGG) +5.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Graco (GGG) has the highest net margin (Parker-Hannifin (PH) 17.0%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 14.3%, Graco (GGG) 22.4%). On return on invested capital, Graco (GGG) leads (Parker-Hannifin (PH) 15.4%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 10.5%, Graco (GGG) 19.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Johnson Controls International (JCI) returned the most: Parker-Hannifin (PH) +14.9%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +30.2%, Graco (GGG) -18.0%. Over five years, Parker-Hannifin (PH) compounded fastest (Parker-Hannifin (PH) +24.1%/yr, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +14.3%/yr, Graco (GGG) -2.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Parker-Hannifin (PH) 0.00%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 0.01%, Graco (GGG) 0.00%. Parker-Hannifin (PH) and Graco (GGG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Graco (GGG) has been the steadiest (Parker-Hannifin (PH) 27.0%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 31.3%, Graco (GGG) 26.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PH, JCI and GGG?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Graco (GGG) leads on 7. 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.