SNTL vs BCO vs JCI Stock Comparison

Sentinel Holdings, Brinks and Johnson Controls International Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SNTL Sentinel Holdings Ltd.
$1.35 -22.0% 1M -76.3% 1Y
Market cap
$13.08M
P/E
0.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.58M
Div. yield
–
Security Services Industrials
4 wins
BCO Brinks Co
$110.86 +3.8% 1M -3.9% 1Y
Market cap
$4.44B
P/E
24.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.48B
Div. yield
0.01%
Security Services Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Johnson Controls International leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Johnson Controls International 6, Sentinel Holdings 4, Brinks 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSNTLBCOJCILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.08M $4.44B $94.46B JCI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 0.9x 24.5x 26.4x SNTL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 13.8x 30.1x BCO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +250.7% +8.1% +6.8% SNTL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 311.9% 3.3% 14.3% SNTL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 6.9% 10.5% JCI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.1x 3.3x 2.3x SNTL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.01% 0.01% JCI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -76.3% -3.9% +30.6% JCI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.6%/yr +11.0%/yr +15.5%/yr JCI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 136.7% 34.1% 31.4% JCI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 52/100 44/100 BCO

Percentile Scorecard

SNTLBCOJCI

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

AxisSNTLBCOJCI
Valuation 54 #52 of 112 64 #41 of 112 15 #48 of 56
Growth 97 #4 of 96 63 #36 of 96 84 #9 of 52
Profitability 46 #50 of 91 67 #31 of 91 62 #20 of 51
Financial Health 10 #113 of 125 24 #95 of 125 25 #44 of 58
Shareholder Returns 2 #66 of 67 41 #40 of 67 35 #27 of 41
Overall 42 52 44
  • SNTL ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • BCO ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • JCI ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSNTLBCOJCISPY
1 month -22.0%+3.8%-1.8% -0.8%
3 months -64.5%-6.0%+2.9% +3.5%
6 months -75.5%+3.8%+2.9% +7.0%
Year to date -78.1%-5.0%+23.2% +12.2%
1 year -76.3%-3.9%+30.6% +13.0%
3 years -77.5%+68.7%+205.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year -39.2%+19.1%+45.2% +23.1%
5 years -32.5%+68.5%+105.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year -7.6%+11.0%+15.5% +11.0%
10 years +1,025.0%+182.5%+234.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year +27.4%+10.9%+12.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSNTLBCOJCISPY
Volatility, 1Y 136.7%34.1%31.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 166.0%33.6%32.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.600.751.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.56-0.110.98 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -80.5%-33.5%-43.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -78.7%-18.2%-7.1% -1.8%
52-week high $6.35$135.58$158.77 $779.14
52-week low $1.27$92.16$110.85 $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.

MultipleSNTLBCOJCI
P/E now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 21.9x 25.4xmedian 21.9x 25.1xmedian 19.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 0.9x 0.8xmedian 0.9x 3.6xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -3.2xmedian 12.2x 8.4xmedian 12.2x 26.1xmedian 12.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 14.3x 11.6xmedian 14.3x 28.2xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median -3.6xmedian 2.3x 10.3xmedian 2.3x 6.6xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.01median 1.02 1.11median 1.02 1.00median 0.93

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 monthsSNTLBCOJCI
Revenue $4.58M $5.48B $25.00B
Gross profit $340.92K $1.45B $9.16B
Operating income -$4.61M $576.00M $2.99B
Net income -$881.22K $191.00M $3.58B
Free cash flow $2.17M $393.60M $3.17B
EPS (diluted) $1.47 $4.36 $5.87
Cash & equivalents $146.09K $1.66B $641.00M
Total debt $3.26M $4.59B $9.48B
Shares (diluted) 9.69M 41.50M 610.00M
Enterprise value $11.74M -$1.83B $92.19B

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
MetricSNTLBCOJCI
P/E 0.9x 25.4x 25.1x
P/FCF 6.0x 11.6x 28.2x
P/Operating cash flow 5.6x 8.1x 25.2x
P/S 2.9x 0.8x 3.6x
P/B -3.6x 10.3x 6.6x
P/Tangible book -2.9x 51.4x 9.0x
EV/EBITDA -3.2x 8.4x 26.1x
EV/EBIT -2.9x 13.0x 32.9x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 1.4x 3.9x
EV/FCF 6.2x 19.1x 31.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.8x 13.4x 27.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.01 1.11 1.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSNTLBCOJCI
Revenue growth (1Y) 250.7% 8.1% 6.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -19.0% 5.0% 4.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 156.9% 13.6% 7.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -38.0% 9.3% 5.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 43.4% 22.8% 14.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.3% 14.1% 27.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 90.2% 9.8% 60.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 22.2% 15.8% 20.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 322.4% 13.6% 72.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 104.3% 22.8% 25.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 328.9% -1.9% 20.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 245.0% 1.0% 41.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 312.6% 13.2% 29.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 237.5% 3.5% 56.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSNTLBCOJCI
Gross margin 7.4% 26.4% 36.7%
EBITDA margin -91.9% 16.3% 15.1%
Operating margin -100.8% 10.5% 12.0%
Pretax margin -18.1% 5.9% 10.9%
Net margin 311.9% 3.3% 14.3%
FCF margin 47.4% 7.2% 12.7%
Operating cash flow margin 50.6% 10.2% 14.2%
Return on equity – 45.7% 27.0%
Return on assets -40.8% 2.6% 9.5%
Return on invested capital – 6.9% 10.5%
Return on capital employed – 11.0% 11.0%
Asset turnover 2.1x 0.8x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.6x 2.9x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSNTLBCOJCI
Debt / assets 27.8% 62.6% 24.4%
Debt / equity -0.2x 10.4x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.1x 3.3x 2.3x
Debt / FCF 0.3x 11.7x 3.0x
Liabilities / assets 279.9% 94.0% 65.1%
Equity / assets -179.9% 6.0% 34.9%
Interest coverage -9.2x 2.3x –
Current ratio 0.2x 1.6x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.2x 1.2x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.8x 0.1x
Altman Z-score -24.05 1.67 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSNTLBCOJCI
Dividend yield – 0.9% 1.1%
Net buyback yield -15.6% 2.4% 6.6%
Shareholder yield -15.6% 3.3% 7.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 22.1% 27.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 10.7% 30.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -0.2% -0.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 3.4% 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.

ConsensusSNTLBCOJCI
Forward P/E – 13.8xFY2026 30.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $8.02FY2026 $4.90FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -0.4%FY2026 +30.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +24.7% +30.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $5.22BFY2026 $26.80BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – -0.8%FY2026 +13.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +4.2% +6.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSNTLBCOJCI
Held by institutions – 100.0% 89.5%
Institutions holding – 359 1,597
Change in shares held, QoQ – +12.1% -1.1%
Institutions buying – 182 790
Institutions selling – 122 557
Buyers to sellers – 1.49 1.42

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.

SNTLBCOJCI
SNTL 1.00 -0.07 -0.16
BCO -0.07 1.00 0.19
JCI -0.16 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SNTL, BCO and JCI?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sentinel Holdings (SNTL) $13.08M, Brinks (BCO) $4.44B, Johnson Controls International (JCI) $94.46B.

Which stock is cheaper, SNTL, BCO and JCI?

Sentinel Holdings (SNTL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sentinel Holdings (SNTL) 0.9x, Brinks (BCO) 24.5x, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 26.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Brinks (BCO) is cheapest (Brinks (BCO) 13.8x, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 30.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sentinel Holdings (SNTL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Sentinel Holdings (SNTL) +250.7%, Brinks (BCO) +8.1%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +6.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sentinel Holdings (SNTL) has the highest net margin (Sentinel Holdings (SNTL) 311.9%, Brinks (BCO) 3.3%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 14.3%). On return on invested capital, Johnson Controls International (JCI) leads (Brinks (BCO) 6.9%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 10.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Johnson Controls International (JCI) returned the most: Sentinel Holdings (SNTL) -76.3%, Brinks (BCO) -3.9%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +30.6%. Over five years, Johnson Controls International (JCI) compounded fastest (Sentinel Holdings (SNTL) -7.6%/yr, Brinks (BCO) +11.0%/yr, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +15.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) has the highest dividend yield: Brinks (BCO) 0.01%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 0.01%. Sentinel Holdings (SNTL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Johnson Controls International (JCI) has been the steadiest (Sentinel Holdings (SNTL) 136.7%, Brinks (BCO) 34.1%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 31.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SNTL, BCO 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 6. 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.