TT vs AOS vs JCI Stock Comparison

Trane Technologies, Smith A O and Johnson Controls International Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TT Trane Technologies plc
$430.85 -5.4% 1M +0.8% 1Y
Market cap
$94.31B
P/E
30.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$23.23B
Div. yield
0.95%
HVAC Industrials
4 wins
AOS Smith A O Corp
$63.51 +9.4% 1M -3.2% 1Y
Market cap
$8.53B
P/E
17.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.80B
Div. yield
2.27%
HVAC Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionTTAOSJCILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $94.31B $8.53B $95.85B JCI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 30.1x 17.4x 33.7x AOS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.5x 17.6x 24.7x AOS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.3% -0.7% — TT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.6% 13.0% — TT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 25.7% 20.8% — TT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 0.6x — AOS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.95% 2.27% 1.01% AOS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +0.8% -3.2% +39.6% JCI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +19.0%/yr -2.8%/yr +16.6%/yr TT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.6% 27.6% 31.7% AOS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 60/100 37/100 AOS

Percentile Scorecard

TTAOSJCI

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

AxisTTAOSJCI
Valuation 15 #47 of 55 67 #19 of 55 9 #50 of 55
Growth 76 #13 of 51 32 #35 of 51 80 #11 of 51
Profitability 98 #2 of 49 90 #6 of 49 –
Financial Health 59 #23 of 55 70 #17 of 55 –
Shareholder Returns 51 #20 of 40 41 #24 of 40 23 #31 of 40
Overall 60 60 37
  • TT ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • AOS 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

PeriodTTAOSJCISPY
1 month -5.4%+9.4%+5.9% +0.7%
3 months -2.1%+6.2%+10.0% +3.7%
6 months -12.5%+2.7%+8.4% +7.1%
Year to date +10.7%-5.0%+32.1% +12.8%
1 year +0.8%-3.2%+39.6% +11.9%
3 years +129.1%-8.6%+225.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year +31.8%-3.0%+48.2% +22.8%
5 years +138.1%-13.1%+115.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year +19.0%-2.8%+16.6% +10.9%
10 years +729.5%+41.2%+261.6% +262.0%
10 years, per year +23.6%+3.5%+13.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureTTAOSJCISPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.6%27.6%31.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.9%26.3%32.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.160.701.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.03-0.111.25 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.3%-43.4%-43.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.4%-21.1%-0.3% -1.2%
52-week high $503.46$80.47$158.77 $779.14
52-week low $376.43$55.34$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.

MultipleTTAOSJCI
P/E now vs peer median 30.1xmedian 20.3x 17.4xmedian 20.3x 33.7xmedian 20.3x
P/S now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 1.6x 2.2xmedian 1.6x 3.6xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.3xmedian 12.6x 11.8xmedian 12.6x —median 12.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.5xmedian 16.9x 15.2xmedian 16.9x 28.6xmedian 16.9x
P/B now vs peer median 10.3xmedian 3.0x 4.7xmedian 3.0x 7.0xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 1.60median 1.13 0.77median 1.13 1.67median 1.13

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 monthsTTAOSJCI
Revenue $23.23B $3.80B –
Gross profit $8.13B $1.47B $9.52B
Operating income $4.16B $668.30M –
Net income $3.18B $494.60M –
Free cash flow $3.86B $561.70M –
EPS (diluted) $14.23 $3.63 $4.68
Cash & equivalents $1.23B $234.50M $618.00M
Total debt $4.22B $673.10M –
Shares (diluted) 221.40M 136.10M 610.00M
Enterprise value $88.95B $7.72B $95.89B

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
MetricTTAOSJCI
P/E 30.1x 17.4x 33.7x
P/FCF 24.5x 15.2x 28.6x
P/Operating cash flow 22.3x 13.9x 24.8x
P/S 4.1x 2.2x 3.6x
P/B 10.3x 4.7x 7.0x
P/Tangible book 16.7x 6.9x 9.4x
EV/EBITDA 21.3x 11.8x –
EV/EBIT 23.4x 13.4x –
EV/Revenue 4.2x 2.4x –
EV/FCF 25.2x 16.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow 23.0x 14.6x 24.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.60 0.77 1.67

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTTAOSJCI
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.3% -0.7% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.3% 0.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.0% -0.4% 10.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.9% 0.1% 6.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 5.2% -7.2% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 14.3% -3.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) 7.6% -6.8% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 17.1% 18.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) 8.9% -3.5% -7.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 18.8% 22.5% 20.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 42.8% -6.6% 51.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.4% -0.2% 27.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 50.8% -1.8% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 25.7% 0.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTTAOSJCI
Gross margin 35.0% 38.6% –
EBITDA margin 19.7% 20.1% –
Operating margin 17.9% 17.6% –
Pretax margin 16.9% 16.8% –
Net margin 13.6% 13.0% –
FCF margin 16.6% 14.8% –
Operating cash flow margin 18.2% 16.1% –
Return on equity 35.7% 27.0% 21.1%
Return on assets 13.3% 13.6% 7.3%
Return on invested capital 25.7% 20.8% –
Return on capital employed 25.8% 24.0% –
Asset turnover 1.0x 1.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.2x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTTAOSJCI
Debt / assets 17.7% 18.4% –
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 0.6x –
Debt / FCF 1.1x 1.2x –
Liabilities / assets 61.8% 50.1% –
Equity / assets 38.2% 49.9% 33.9%
Interest coverage 19.2x 26.4x –
Current ratio 1.1x 1.6x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.0x –
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.3x –
Altman Z-score 6.08 6.22 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTTAOSJCI
Dividend yield 0.9% 2.3% 1.0%
Net buyback yield 1.7% 3.8% –
Shareholder yield 2.6% 6.1% 1.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 28.4% 40.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 23.4% 35.5% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 10.3% 2.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 3.1% –

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.

ConsensusTTAOSJCI
Forward P/E 27.5xFY2026 17.6xFY2026 24.7xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $15.64FY2026 $3.60FY2026 $6.41FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +19.8%FY2026 -6.5%FY2026 +36.6%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +10.2% +15.0% +8.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $25.40BFY2026 $3.73BFY2026 $26.80BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.1%FY2026 -2.6%FY2026 +13.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.8% +3.9% +6.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTTAOSJCI
Held by institutions 87.0% 91.9% 89.5%
Institutions holding 1,811 615 1,598
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.3% +7.1% -1.1%
Institutions buying 895 316 791
Institutions selling 579 226 557
Buyers to sellers 1.55 1.40 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.

TTAOSJCI
TT 1.00 0.41 0.74
AOS 0.41 1.00 0.28
JCI 0.74 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TT, AOS and JCI?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Trane Technologies (TT) $94.31B, Smith A O (AOS) $8.53B, Johnson Controls International (JCI) $95.85B.

Which stock is cheaper, TT, AOS and JCI?

Smith A O (AOS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Trane Technologies (TT) 30.1x, Smith A O (AOS) 17.4x, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 33.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Smith A O (AOS) is cheapest (Trane Technologies (TT) 27.5x, Smith A O (AOS) 17.6x, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 24.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Trane Technologies (TT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Trane Technologies (TT) +10.3%, Smith A O (AOS) -0.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Trane Technologies (TT) has the highest net margin (Trane Technologies (TT) 13.6%, Smith A O (AOS) 13.0%). On return on invested capital, Trane Technologies (TT) leads (Trane Technologies (TT) 25.7%, Smith A O (AOS) 20.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Johnson Controls International (JCI) returned the most: Trane Technologies (TT) +0.8%, Smith A O (AOS) -3.2%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +39.6%. Over five years, Trane Technologies (TT) compounded fastest (Trane Technologies (TT) +19.0%/yr, Smith A O (AOS) -2.8%/yr, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +16.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Smith A O (AOS) has the highest dividend yield: Trane Technologies (TT) 0.95%, Smith A O (AOS) 2.27%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 1.01%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Smith A O (AOS) has been the steadiest (Trane Technologies (TT) 29.6%, Smith A O (AOS) 27.6%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 31.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TT, AOS 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, Smith A O (AOS) 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.