PTC vs AYI vs JCI Stock Comparison

Ptc, Acuity Inc. (De) and Johnson Controls International Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PTC Ptc Inc.
$193.80 +38.0% 1M -5.3% 1Y
Market cap
$22.27B
P/E
18.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.95B
Div. yield
–
Construction Software Technology
5 wins
AYI Acuity Inc. (De)
$318.76 +4.1% 1M -13.9% 1Y
Market cap
$9.69B
P/E
18.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.64B
Div. yield
0.00%
Building Products Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Johnson Controls International leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Johnson Controls International 5, Ptc 5, Acuity Inc. (De) 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPTCAYIJCILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $22.27B $9.69B $89.59B JCI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.2x 18.2x 25.0x PTC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.4x 15.9x 29.4x AYI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +19.5% +6.8% +6.8% PTC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 41.4% 11.4% 14.3% PTC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 24.2% 15.4% 10.5% PTC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x 0.1x 2.3x PTC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% JCI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -5.3% -13.9% +30.2% JCI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.6%/yr +9.3%/yr +14.3%/yr JCI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.6% 37.9% 31.3% JCI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 78/100 80/100 44/100 AYI

Percentile Scorecard

PTCAYIJCI

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

AxisPTCAYIJCI
Valuation 62 #35 of 90 74 #15 of 55 15 #47 of 55
Growth 84 #14 of 82 84 #9 of 51 88 #7 of 51
Profitability 95 #5 of 77 74 #14 of 51 62 #20 of 51
Financial Health 70 #30 of 96 86 #9 of 59 24 #45 of 59
Shareholder Returns 81 #11 of 54 83 #8 of 41 33 #28 of 41
Overall 78 80 44
  • PTC ranked among 99 companies in Vertical Software
  • AYI ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • JCI ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPTCAYIJCISPY
1 month +38.0%+4.1%-1.4% -1.0%
3 months +63.5%-3.5%+0.3% +2.9%
6 months +41.3%+10.1%+1.4% +6.4%
Year to date +11.2%-11.5%+20.2% +11.4%
1 year -5.3%-13.9%+30.2% +13.1%
3 years +38.8%+96.4%+195.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year +11.5%+25.3%+43.5% +21.5%
5 years +51.3%+55.8%+94.9% +67.7%
5 years, per year +8.6%+9.3%+14.3% +10.9%
10 years +317.8%+32.9%+226.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year +15.4%+2.9%+12.6% +13.5%

Risk

MeasurePTCAYIJCISPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.6%37.9%31.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.2%41.4%32.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.521.391.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.11-0.370.97 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.1%-34.7%-43.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.4%-15.4%-9.3% -2.5%
52-week high $204.81$376.69$158.77 $779.14
52-week low $112.33$257.79$110.55 $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.

MultiplePTCAYIJCI
P/E now vs peer median 18.2xmedian 42.7x 18.2xmedian 19.9x 24.5xmedian 19.9x
P/S now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 2.7x 2.0xmedian 1.5x 3.5xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.4xmedian 19.0x 10.9xmedian 12.6x 25.5xmedian 12.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.9xmedian 19.6x 12.7xmedian 16.1x 27.5xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 1.8x 3.2xmedian 3.0x 6.5xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.30median 1.75 1.10median 0.98 0.98median 0.98

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 monthsPTCAYIJCI
Revenue $2.95B $4.64B $25.00B
Gross profit $2.50B $2.35B $9.16B
Operating income $1.12B $713.70M $2.99B
Net income $1.22B $531.30M $3.58B
Free cash flow $935.48M $747.90M $3.17B
R&D $474.33M – –
EPS (diluted) $10.64 $17.06 $5.87
Cash & equivalents $351.45M $636.30M $641.00M
Total debt $25.10M $697.40M $9.48B
Shares (diluted) 114.98M 31.15M 610.00M
Enterprise value $21.09B $7.99B $87.32B

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
MetricPTCAYIJCI
P/E 18.2x 18.2x 24.5x
P/FCF 22.9x 12.7x 27.5x
P/Operating cash flow 22.5x 11.5x 24.6x
P/S 7.3x 2.0x 3.5x
P/B 6.2x 3.2x 6.5x
P/Tangible book 7.9x 4.8x 8.7x
EV/EBITDA 17.4x 10.9x 25.5x
EV/EBIT 18.9x 13.3x 32.1x
EV/Revenue 7.2x 2.1x 3.8x
EV/FCF 22.6x 12.7x 30.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.1x 11.5x 27.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.30 1.10 0.98

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPTCAYIJCI
Revenue growth (1Y) 19.5% 6.8% 6.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.8% 5.5% 4.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 22.9% 13.1% 7.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.1% 11.1% 5.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 50.4% 26.6% 14.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 32.2% 14.7% 27.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 138.7% 34.0% 60.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 58.6% 15.4% 20.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 150.1% 36.1% 72.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 60.6% 16.6% 25.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.9% 37.3% 20.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.8% 12.6% 41.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 10.1% 40.3% 29.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.8% 13.5% 56.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPTCAYIJCI
Gross margin 84.5% 50.6% 36.7%
EBITDA margin 41.2% 18.7% 15.1%
Operating margin 37.8% 15.4% 12.0%
Pretax margin 51.8% 14.7% 10.9%
Net margin 41.4% 11.4% 14.3%
FCF margin 31.7% 16.1% 12.7%
Operating cash flow margin 32.3% 17.8% 14.2%
Return on equity 33.4% 18.2% 27.0%
Return on assets 18.8% 11.2% 9.5%
Return on invested capital 24.2% 15.4% 10.5%
Return on capital employed 21.5% 19.5% 11.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.0x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 1.6x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 8.1% 1.1% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPTCAYIJCI
Debt / assets 0.4% 14.3% 24.4%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.2x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x 0.1x 2.3x
Debt / FCF 0.0x 0.9x 3.0x
Liabilities / assets 46.7% 39.0% 65.1%
Equity / assets 53.3% 61.0% 34.9%
Interest coverage 17.1x – –
Current ratio 1.0x 1.7x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.2x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.6x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 5.89 5.99 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPTCAYIJCI
Dividend yield – 0.3% 1.1%
Net buyback yield 6.5% 3.0% 6.7%
Shareholder yield 6.5% 3.2% 7.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 4.5% 27.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 3.2% 30.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 15.5% -0.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 12.3% 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.

ConsensusPTCAYIJCI
Forward P/E 25.4xFY2026 15.9xFY2027 29.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.62FY2026 $20.03FY2027 $4.89FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -4.7%FY2026 +0.7%FY2027 +30.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.9% +21.6% +30.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.85BFY2026 $4.67BFY2027 $26.80BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.0%FY2026 +0.7%FY2027 +13.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.4% +14.2% +6.3%
PTC estimates →AYI estimates →JCI estimates →

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPTCAYIJCI
Held by institutions 97.3% 99.2% 89.5%
Institutions holding 681 631 1,597
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.5% +4.1% -1.1%
Institutions buying 340 330 790
Institutions selling 280 190 557
Buyers to sellers 1.21 1.74 1.42
PTC holders →AYI holders →JCI holders →

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.

PTCAYIJCI
PTC 1.00 -0.01 -0.14
AYI -0.01 1.00 0.40
JCI -0.14 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PTC, AYI and JCI?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ptc (PTC) $22.27B, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) $9.69B, Johnson Controls International (JCI) $89.59B.

Which stock is cheaper, PTC, AYI and JCI?

Ptc (PTC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ptc (PTC) 18.2x, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 18.2x, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 25.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) is cheapest (Ptc (PTC) 25.4x, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 15.9x, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 29.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ptc (PTC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ptc (PTC) +19.5%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) +6.8%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +6.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ptc (PTC) has the highest net margin (Ptc (PTC) 41.4%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 11.4%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 14.3%). On return on invested capital, Ptc (PTC) leads (Ptc (PTC) 24.2%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 15.4%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 10.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Johnson Controls International (JCI) returned the most: Ptc (PTC) -5.3%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) -13.9%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +30.2%. Over five years, Johnson Controls International (JCI) compounded fastest (Ptc (PTC) +8.6%/yr, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) +9.3%/yr, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +14.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) has the highest dividend yield: Ptc (PTC) 0.00%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 0.00%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 0.01%. Ptc (PTC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Johnson Controls International (JCI) has been the steadiest (Ptc (PTC) 46.6%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 37.9%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 31.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.