SNT vs JCI vs CTAS Stock Comparison

Senstar Technologies, Johnson Controls International and Cintas Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CTAS Cintas Corp
$214.80 +7.4% 1M +13.8% 1Y
Market cap
$85.09B
P/E
41.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.56B
Div. yield
0.01%
Facility Services Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionSNTJCICTASLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $37.33M $96.05B $85.09B JCI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 75.9x 33.7x 41.3x JCI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 31.8x 36.7x JCI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.2% — +9.5% CTAS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.3% — 17.8% CTAS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.7% — 28.2% CTAS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.7x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -67.9% +37.9% +13.8% JCI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -16.9%/yr +16.3%/yr +15.1%/yr JCI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.0% 31.8% 23.8% CTAS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 38/100 60/100 CTAS

Percentile Scorecard

SNTJCICTAS

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

AxisSNTJCICTAS
Valuation 72 #32 of 112 15 #48 of 56 20 #90 of 112
Growth 3 #93 of 96 75 #14 of 52 71 #29 of 96
Profitability 36 #59 of 91 – 98 #3 of 91
Financial Health 89 #15 of 125 – 70 #38 of 125
Shareholder Returns – 25 #31 of 41 39 #41 of 67
Overall 50 38 60
  • SNT ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • JCI ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • CTAS ranked among 130 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSNTJCICTASSPY
1 month -3.1%+3.8%+7.4% -0.2%
3 months -10.9%+11.0%0.0% +3.9%
6 months -44.5%+10.1%+23.3% +8.2%
Year to date -67.7%+30.2%+14.2% +12.9%
1 year -67.9%+37.9%+13.8% +12.3%
3 years +36.8%+223.3%+73.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +11.0%+47.9%+20.1% +23.3%
5 years -60.3%+112.3%+101.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year -16.9%+16.3%+15.1% +10.9%
10 years -65.2%+254.1%+713.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year -10.0%+13.5%+23.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSNTJCICTASSPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.0%31.8%23.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 60.6%32.6%24.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.891.160.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.151.190.58 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -74.7%-43.1%-28.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -68.2%-1.8%-4.9% -1.2%
52-week high $4.91$158.77$225.93 $779.14
52-week low $1.34$110.85$163.55 $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.

MultipleSNTJCICTAS
P/E now vs peer median 74.0xmedian 21.2x 33.2xmedian 20.1x 41.7xmedian 21.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 0.9x 3.6xmedian 1.5x 7.4xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.9x —median 11.8x 27.4xmedian 11.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 13.7x 28.6xmedian 16.2x 42.2xmedian 13.7x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 2.4x 6.9xmedian 2.9x 16.5xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.00 1.64median 0.99 2.75median 1.00

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 monthsSNTJCICTAS
Revenue $36.80M – $11.56B
Gross profit $23.34M $9.52B $5.89B
Operating income $729.00K – $2.70B
Net income $378.00K – $2.06B
Free cash flow – – $2.03B
R&D $3.98M – –
EPS (diluted) $0.02 $4.68 $5.10
Cash & equivalents $7.88M $618.00M $243.60M
Total debt $1.14M – $2.43B
Shares (diluted) 23.46M 610.00M 404.29M
Enterprise value -$25.39M $96.05B $84.18B

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
MetricSNTJCICTAS
P/E 74.0x 33.2x 41.7x
P/FCF – 28.6x 42.2x
P/Operating cash flow – 24.4x 35.3x
P/S 1.0x 3.6x 7.4x
P/B 0.9x 6.9x 16.5x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 9.3x 17.4x
EV/EBITDA – – 27.4x
EV/EBIT 39.5x – 32.6x
EV/Revenue 0.8x – 7.6x
EV/FCF – – 43.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – 24.4x 36.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.64 2.75

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSNTJCICTAS
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.2% – 9.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 8.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -7.5% 10.7% 11.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 6.8% 11.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -86.3% – 11.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 13.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -92.6% – 11.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – 14.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -90.5% -7.0% 12.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 20.2% 15.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 51.6% 14.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 27.8% 14.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 19.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 17.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSNTJCICTAS
Gross margin 63.4% – 51.0%
EBITDA margin – – 27.8%
Operating margin 2.0% – 23.4%
Pretax margin 2.4% – 22.5%
Net margin 1.3% – 17.8%
FCF margin – – 17.6%
Operating cash flow margin – – 21.1%
Return on equity 0.9% 21.1% 39.8%
Return on assets 0.7% 7.3% 19.5%
Return on invested capital 0.7% – 28.2%
Return on capital employed 1.6% – 34.2%
Asset turnover 0.7x – 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSNTJCICTAS
Debt / assets 0.8% – 22.8%
Debt / equity 0.0x – 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.7x
Debt / FCF – – 1.2x
Liabilities / assets 20.6% – 51.1%
Equity / assets 79.4% 33.9% 48.9%
Interest coverage – – 25.3x
Current ratio 3.6x 0.9x 1.5x
Quick ratio 2.2x – 0.7x
Cash ratio 1.0x – 0.1x
Altman Z-score 3.12 – 13.27

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSNTJCICTAS
Dividend yield – 1.0% 0.9%
Net buyback yield – – 1.2%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 1.0% 2.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 35.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 35.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 14.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 15.5%

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.

ConsensusSNTJCICTAS
Forward P/E – 31.8xFY2026 36.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $4.90FY2026 $5.85FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +30.3%FY2026 +18.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +30.8% +10.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $26.80BFY2026 $12.98BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +13.6%FY2026 +15.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +6.3% +6.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSNTJCICTAS
Held by institutions – 89.5% 67.6%
Institutions holding – 1,597 1,430
Change in shares held, QoQ – -1.1% +6.4%
Institutions buying – 790 657
Institutions selling – 557 576
Buyers to sellers – 1.42 1.14

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.

SNTJCICTAS
SNT 1.00 0.09 -0.02
JCI 0.09 1.00 -0.08
CTAS -0.02 -0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SNT, JCI and CTAS?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Senstar Technologies (SNT) $37.33M, Johnson Controls International (JCI) $96.05B, Cintas (CTAS) $85.09B.

Which stock is cheaper, SNT, JCI and CTAS?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Senstar Technologies (SNT) 75.9x, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 33.7x, Cintas (CTAS) 41.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Johnson Controls International (JCI) is cheapest (Johnson Controls International (JCI) 31.8x, Cintas (CTAS) 36.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Cintas (CTAS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Senstar Technologies (SNT) -3.2%, Cintas (CTAS) +9.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cintas (CTAS) has the highest net margin (Senstar Technologies (SNT) 1.3%, Cintas (CTAS) 17.8%). On return on invested capital, Cintas (CTAS) leads (Senstar Technologies (SNT) 0.7%, Cintas (CTAS) 28.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Johnson Controls International (JCI) returned the most: Senstar Technologies (SNT) -67.9%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +37.9%, Cintas (CTAS) +13.8%. Over five years, Johnson Controls International (JCI) compounded fastest (Senstar Technologies (SNT) -16.9%/yr, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +16.3%/yr, Cintas (CTAS) +15.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Senstar Technologies (SNT) 0.00%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 0.00%, Cintas (CTAS) 0.01%. Senstar Technologies (SNT) and Johnson Controls International (JCI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cintas (CTAS) has been the steadiest (Senstar Technologies (SNT) 59.0%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 31.8%, Cintas (CTAS) 23.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SNT, JCI and CTAS?

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.