PTC vs JCI vs AYI Stock Comparison

Ptc, Johnson Controls International and Acuity Inc. (De) Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PTC Ptc Inc.
$194.97 +39.6% 1M -3.7% 1Y
Market cap
$22.31B
P/E
18.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.95B
Div. yield
–
Construction Software Technology
4 wins
AYI Acuity Inc. (De)
$316.80 +3.6% 1M -12.7% 1Y
Market cap
$9.91B
P/E
18.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.64B
Div. yield
0.00%
Building Products Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Johnson Controls International leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Johnson Controls International 4, Ptc 4, Acuity Inc. (De) 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPTCJCIAYILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $22.31B $95.91B $9.91B JCI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.2x 33.6x 18.7x PTC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.6x 24.6x 15.8x AYI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +19.5% — +6.8% PTC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 41.4% — 11.4% PTC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 18.0% — 15.4% PTC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.9x — 0.1x AYI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -3.7% +40.3% -12.7% JCI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.9%/yr +16.5%/yr +9.1%/yr JCI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.6% 31.8% 38.0% JCI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 75/100 39/100 82/100 AYI

Percentile Scorecard

PTCJCIAYI

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

AxisPTCJCIAYI
Valuation 59 #37 of 89 13 #48 of 55 74 #15 of 55
Growth 84 #14 of 81 80 #11 of 51 84 #9 of 51
Profitability 96 #4 of 76 – 79 #11 of 48
Financial Health 57 #41 of 94 – 89 #7 of 54
Shareholder Returns 80 #11 of 52 23 #32 of 41 83 #8 of 41
Overall 75 39 82
  • PTC ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • JCI ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • AYI ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPTCJCIAYISPY
1 month +39.6%+5.7%+3.6% +0.9%
3 months +47.2%+12.8%-5.1% +5.9%
6 months +41.8%+11.4%+10.8% +8.5%
Year to date +11.9%+31.4%-12.0% +13.3%
1 year -3.7%+40.3%-12.7% +12.4%
3 years +43.3%+226.5%+100.1% +88.1%
3 years, per year +12.7%+48.4%+26.0% +23.5%
5 years +53.1%+114.5%+54.2% +68.2%
5 years, per year +8.9%+16.5%+9.1% +11.0%
10 years +315.8%+259.7%+42.0% +263.4%
10 years, per year +15.3%+13.7%+3.6% +13.8%

Risk

MeasurePTCJCIAYISPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.6%31.8%38.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.5%32.8%41.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.531.161.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.081.27-0.34 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.1%-43.1%-34.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.7%-0.9%-15.9% -0.9%
52-week high $202.46$158.77$376.69 $779.14
52-week low $112.33$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.

MultiplePTCJCIAYI
P/E now vs peer median 18.3xmedian 40.6x 33.5xmedian 20.0x 18.1xmedian 20.0x
P/S now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 2.4x 3.6xmedian 1.5x 2.0xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.6xmedian 18.3x —median 11.3x 10.9xmedian 11.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.1xmedian 20.5x 28.6xmedian 15.3x 12.6xmedian 15.3x
P/B now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 1.8x 7.0xmedian 2.8x 3.2xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.30median 1.74 1.66median 0.99 1.09median 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 monthsPTCJCIAYI
Revenue $2.95B – $4.64B
Gross profit $2.50B $9.52B $2.35B
Operating income $1.12B – $713.70M
Net income $1.22B – $531.30M
Free cash flow $935.48M – $747.90M
R&D $474.33M – –
EPS (diluted) $10.64 $4.68 $17.06
Cash & equivalents $351.45M $618.00M $636.30M
Total debt $1.42B – $697.40M
Shares (diluted) 114.98M 610.00M 31.15M
Enterprise value $21.12B $95.91B $8.22B

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
MetricPTCJCIAYI
P/E 18.3x 33.5x 18.1x
P/FCF 23.1x 28.6x 12.6x
P/Operating cash flow 22.6x 24.6x 11.4x
P/S 7.3x 3.6x 2.0x
P/B 6.2x 7.0x 3.2x
P/Tangible book 8.0x 9.4x 4.8x
EV/EBITDA 18.6x – 10.9x
EV/EBIT 20.3x – 13.3x
EV/Revenue 7.7x – 2.0x
EV/FCF 24.2x – 12.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.7x 24.6x 11.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.30 1.66 1.09

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPTCJCIAYI
Revenue growth (1Y) 19.5% – 6.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.8% – 5.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 22.9% 10.7% 13.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.1% 6.8% 11.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 50.4% – 26.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 32.2% – 14.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 138.7% – 34.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 58.6% – 15.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 150.1% -7.0% 36.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 60.6% 20.2% 16.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.9% 51.6% 37.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.8% 27.8% 12.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 10.1% – 40.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.8% – 13.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPTCJCIAYI
Gross margin 84.5% – 50.6%
EBITDA margin 41.2% – 18.7%
Operating margin 37.8% – 15.4%
Pretax margin 51.8% – 14.7%
Net margin 41.4% – 11.4%
FCF margin 31.7% – 16.1%
Operating cash flow margin 32.3% – 17.8%
Return on equity 33.4% 21.1% 18.2%
Return on assets 18.8% 7.3% 11.2%
Return on invested capital 18.0% – 15.4%
Return on capital employed 21.5% – 19.5%
Asset turnover 0.5x – 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x – 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 8.1% – 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPTCJCIAYI
Debt / assets 21.9% – 14.3%
Debt / equity 0.4x – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.9x – 0.1x
Debt / FCF 1.5x – 0.9x
Liabilities / assets 46.7% – 39.0%
Equity / assets 53.3% 33.9% 61.0%
Interest coverage 17.1x – –
Current ratio 1.0x 0.9x 1.7x
Quick ratio 0.9x – 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.3x – 0.6x
Altman Z-score 5.92 – 5.97

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPTCJCIAYI
Dividend yield – 1.0% 0.3%
Net buyback yield 6.4% – 3.0%
Shareholder yield 6.4% 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.

ConsensusPTCJCIAYI
Forward P/E 25.6xFY2026 24.6xFY2027 15.8xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $7.62FY2026 $6.41FY2027 $20.01FY2027
EPS growth, next FY -4.7%FY2026 +36.6%FY2027 +0.6%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +11.9% +8.4% +21.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.85BFY2026 $26.80BFY2026 $4.68BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +4.0%FY2026 +13.6%FY2026 +0.9%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after -1.4% +6.3% +14.4%

Institutional Ownership

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

PTCJCIAYI
PTC 1.00 -0.13 -0.01
JCI -0.13 1.00 0.40
AYI -0.01 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PTC, JCI and AYI?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ptc (PTC) $22.31B, Johnson Controls International (JCI) $95.91B, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) $9.91B.

Which stock is cheaper, PTC, JCI and AYI?

Ptc (PTC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ptc (PTC) 18.2x, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 33.6x, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 18.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) is cheapest (Ptc (PTC) 25.6x, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 24.6x, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 15.8x). 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%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ptc (PTC) has the highest net margin (Ptc (PTC) 41.4%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 11.4%). On return on invested capital, Ptc (PTC) leads (Ptc (PTC) 18.0%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 15.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Johnson Controls International (JCI) returned the most: Ptc (PTC) -3.7%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +40.3%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) -12.7%. Over five years, Johnson Controls International (JCI) compounded fastest (Ptc (PTC) +8.9%/yr, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +16.5%/yr, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) +9.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Ptc (PTC) 0.00%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 0.00%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 0.00%. Ptc (PTC) 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 (Ptc (PTC) 46.6%, 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, PTC, 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.