PH vs JCI vs WTS Stock Comparison

Parker-Hannifin, Johnson Controls International and Watts Water Technologies 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
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Parker-Hannifin leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Parker-Hannifin 5, Watts Water Technologies 4, Johnson Controls International 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPHJCIWTSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $114.25B $89.59B $12.29B PH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 31.3x 25.0x 32.0x JCI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.2x 29.4x 27.2x PH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.3% +6.8% +17.1% WTS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.0% 14.3% 14.3% PH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.4% 10.5% 16.8% WTS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 2.3x -0.4x WTS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.01% JCI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +14.9% +30.2% +29.0% JCI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +24.1%/yr +14.3%/yr +14.1%/yr PH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.0% 31.3% 27.1% PH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 44/100 70/100 WTS

Percentile Scorecard

PHJCIWTS

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

AxisPHJCIWTS
Valuation 26 #150 of 203 15 #47 of 55 27 #149 of 203
Growth 70 #58 of 188 88 #7 of 51 79 #40 of 188
Profitability 94 #13 of 187 62 #20 of 51 90 #19 of 187
Financial Health 43 #126 of 222 24 #45 of 59 91 #21 of 222
Shareholder Returns 50 #77 of 153 33 #28 of 41 63 #57 of 153
Overall 57 44 70
  • PH ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • JCI ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • WTS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPHJCIWTSSPY
1 month -9.4%-1.4%+0.5% -1.0%
3 months -10.8%+0.3%+4.2% +2.9%
6 months -9.7%+1.4%+19.3% +6.4%
Year to date +0.2%+20.2%+30.1% +11.4%
1 year +14.9%+30.2%+29.0% +13.1%
3 years +135.9%+195.4%+108.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year +33.1%+43.5%+27.7% +21.5%
5 years +194.2%+94.9%+92.9% +67.7%
5 years, per year +24.1%+14.3%+14.1% +10.9%
10 years +614.6%+226.7%+485.1% +255.2%
10 years, per year +21.7%+12.6%+19.3% +13.5%

Risk

MeasurePHJCIWTSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.0%31.3%27.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.9%32.6%25.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.821.130.89 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.550.971.07 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -29.2%-43.1%-44.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.0%-9.3%-8.4% -2.5%
52-week high $1,073.86$158.77$392.27 $779.14
52-week low $766.20$110.55$263.55 $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.

MultiplePHJCIWTS
P/E now vs peer median 30.5xmedian 25.9x 24.5xmedian 19.9x 31.4xmedian 25.9x
P/S now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 1.9x 3.5xmedian 1.5x 4.5xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.4xmedian 13.7x 25.5xmedian 12.6x 19.7xmedian 13.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.4xmedian 21.1x 27.5xmedian 16.1x 34.3xmedian 21.1x
P/B now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 2.3x 6.5xmedian 3.0x 5.5xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.45median 1.19 0.98median 0.98 2.44median 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 monthsPHJCIWTS
Revenue $21.50B $25.00B $2.68B
Gross profit $8.10B $9.16B $1.31B
Operating income $4.63B $2.99B $512.10M
Net income $3.65B $3.58B $383.80M
Free cash flow $3.91B $3.17B $349.40M
EPS (diluted) $28.48 $5.87 $11.46
Cash & equivalents $501.00M $641.00M $347.90M
Total debt $8.52B $9.48B $700.60M
Shares (diluted) 128.10M 610.00M 33.50M
Enterprise value $112.37B $87.32B $10.70B

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
MetricPHJCIWTS
P/E 30.5x 24.5x 31.4x
P/FCF 28.4x 27.5x 34.3x
P/Operating cash flow 25.4x 24.6x 30.1x
P/S 5.2x 3.5x 4.5x
P/B 7.2x 6.5x 5.5x
P/Tangible book 13.6x 8.7x 6.3x
EV/EBITDA 21.4x 25.5x 19.7x
EV/EBIT 25.7x 32.1x 22.9x
EV/Revenue 5.5x 3.8x 4.4x
EV/FCF 30.5x 30.3x 33.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.3x 27.1x 29.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.45 0.98 2.44

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPHJCIWTS
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.3% 6.8% 17.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.1% 4.4% 10.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.8% 7.7% 18.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 5.5% 13.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 14.1% 14.1% 26.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 14.6% 27.4% 15.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 3.3% 60.4% 23.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 20.5% 20.0% 12.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 5.0% 72.9% 23.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 21.1% 25.0% 12.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 15.6% 20.5% 12.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.6% 41.2% 12.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 16.9% 29.8% 10.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.5% 56.0% 11.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPHJCIWTS
Gross margin 37.7% 36.7% 48.9%
EBITDA margin 25.9% 15.1% 22.3%
Operating margin 21.6% 12.0% 19.1%
Pretax margin 21.2% 10.9% 19.0%
Net margin 17.0% 14.3% 14.3%
FCF margin 18.2% 12.7% 13.1%
Operating cash flow margin 20.3% 14.2% 14.9%
Return on equity 24.3% 27.0% 17.9%
Return on assets 11.9% 9.5% 13.0%
Return on invested capital 15.4% 10.5% 16.8%
Return on capital employed 18.8% 11.0% 21.1%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.6x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.0x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.5% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPHJCIWTS
Debt / assets 27.6% 24.4% 3.7%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.7x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 2.3x -0.4x
Debt / FCF 2.2x 3.0x 0.3x
Liabilities / assets 50.1% 65.1% 25.8%
Equity / assets 49.9% 34.9% 74.2%
Interest coverage 11.6x – 50.2x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.0x 2.7x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.9x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 6.67 – 12.02

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPHJCIWTS
Dividend yield 0.9% 1.1% 0.6%
Net buyback yield 1.1% 6.7% 0.1%
Shareholder yield 2.0% 7.8% 0.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 27.3% 19.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 30.8% 21.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -0.3% 21.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 0.2% 20.1%

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.

ConsensusPHJCIWTS
Forward P/E 23.2xFY2027 29.4xFY2026 27.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $37.87FY2027 $4.89FY2026 $13.22FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.2%FY2027 +30.1%FY2026 +25.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.8% +30.9% +13.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $23.49BFY2027 $26.80BFY2026 $3.02BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.2%FY2027 +13.6%FY2026 +23.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +22.0% +6.3% -5.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPHJCIWTS
Held by institutions 91.8% 89.5% 98.6%
Institutions holding 1,975 1,597 579
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.2% -1.1% +1.9%
Institutions buying 927 790 295
Institutions selling 693 557 187
Buyers to sellers 1.34 1.42 1.58

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.

PHJCIWTS
PH 1.00 0.52 0.44
JCI 0.52 1.00 0.45
WTS 0.44 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PH, JCI and WTS?

Parker-Hannifin (PH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Parker-Hannifin (PH) $114.25B, Johnson Controls International (JCI) $89.59B, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) $12.29B.

Which stock is cheaper, PH, JCI and WTS?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Parker-Hannifin (PH) 31.3x, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 25.0x, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) 32.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Parker-Hannifin (PH) is cheapest (Parker-Hannifin (PH) 23.2x, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 29.4x, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) 27.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Watts Water Technologies (WTS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Parker-Hannifin (PH) +8.3%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +6.8%, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) +17.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Parker-Hannifin (PH) has the highest net margin (Parker-Hannifin (PH) 17.0%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 14.3%, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) 14.3%). On return on invested capital, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) leads (Parker-Hannifin (PH) 15.4%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 10.5%, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) 16.8%).

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%, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) +29.0%. Over five years, Parker-Hannifin (PH) compounded fastest (Parker-Hannifin (PH) +24.1%/yr, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +14.3%/yr, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) +14.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) has the highest dividend yield: Parker-Hannifin (PH) 0.00%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 0.01%, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) 0.01%. Parker-Hannifin (PH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Parker-Hannifin (PH) has been the steadiest (Parker-Hannifin (PH) 27.0%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 31.3%, Watts Water Technologies (WTS) 27.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Parker-Hannifin (PH) leads on 5. 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.