TT vs EMR vs JCI Stock Comparison

Trane Technologies, Emerson Electric and Johnson Controls International Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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TT Trane Technologies plc
$413.35 -10.9% 1M -7.9% 1Y
Market cap
$90.48B
P/E
28.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$23.23B
Div. yield
0.99%
HVAC Industrials
6 wins
EMR Emerson Electric Co
$165.98 +2.7% 1M +18.9% 1Y
Market cap
$92.58B
P/E
36.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.64B
Div. yield
1.34%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionTTEMRJCILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $90.48B $92.58B $88.72B EMR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.9x 36.0x 24.9x JCI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.4x 24.6x 22.9x JCI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.3% +4.8% +6.8% TT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.6% 13.8% 14.3% JCI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 25.7% 10.9% 10.5% TT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 1.8x 2.3x TT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.99% 1.34% 1.09% EMR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.9% +18.9% +28.0% JCI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +18.3%/yr +11.8%/yr +15.1%/yr TT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.8% 32.0% 32.4% TT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 44/100 44/100 TT

Percentile Scorecard

TTEMRJCI

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

AxisTTEMRJCI
Valuation 15 #47 of 55 33 #137 of 203 13 #48 of 55
Growth 74 #14 of 51 40 #114 of 189 88 #7 of 51
Profitability 92 #5 of 51 84 #30 of 187 62 #20 of 51
Financial Health 59 #25 of 59 31 #154 of 221 26 #44 of 59
Shareholder Returns 55 #19 of 41 33 #102 of 152 33 #28 of 41
Overall 59 44 44
  • TT ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • EMR ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • 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

PeriodTTEMRJCISPY
1 month -10.9%+2.7%-6.3% -2.3%
3 months -10.4%+7.2%+0.0% -0.7%
6 months -15.0%+22.5%+1.4% +4.8%
Year to date +6.2%+25.1%+22.3% +10.3%
1 year -7.9%+18.9%+28.0% +10.3%
3 years +89.6%+80.5%+184.5% +73.0%
3 years, per year +23.8%+21.8%+41.7% +20.1%
5 years +131.8%+74.2%+102.1% +61.9%
5 years, per year +18.3%+11.8%+15.1% +10.1%
10 years +691.9%+231.7%+254.2% +258.6%
10 years, per year +23.0%+12.7%+13.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureTTEMRJCISPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.8%32.0%32.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.8%33.7%33.9% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.231.551.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.260.590.86 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.3%-29.9%-43.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.9%-2.8%-7.7% -3.5%
52-week high $503.46$170.76$158.77 $779.14
52-week low $376.43$123.30$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.

MultipleTTEMRJCI
P/E now vs peer median 28.9xmedian 21.6x 36.0xmedian 25.6x 24.9xmedian 21.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 1.6x 5.0xmedian 1.9x 3.5xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.5xmedian 13.2x 16.8xmedian 14.4x 25.9xmedian 13.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.5xmedian 17.4x 26.7xmedian 22.5x 28.0xmedian 17.4x
P/B now vs peer median 9.9xmedian 2.9x 4.5xmedian 2.2x 6.6xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.54median 1.00 -0.87median 1.36 1.00median 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 monthsTTEMRJCI
Revenue $23.23B $18.64B $25.00B
Gross profit $8.13B $9.91B $9.16B
Operating income $4.16B $4.68B $2.99B
Net income $3.18B $2.58B $3.58B
Free cash flow $3.86B $3.46B $3.17B
EPS (diluted) $14.23 $4.59 $5.87
Cash & equivalents $1.23B $2.18B $641.00M
Total debt $4.22B $13.11B $9.48B
Shares (diluted) 221.40M 561.10M 610.00M
Enterprise value $85.12B $85.34B $86.49B

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
MetricTTEMRJCI
P/E 28.9x 36.0x 24.9x
P/FCF 23.5x 26.7x 28.0x
P/Operating cash flow 21.4x 23.7x 25.1x
P/S 3.9x 5.0x 3.5x
P/B 9.9x 4.5x 6.6x
P/Tangible book 16.0x 7.9x 8.9x
EV/EBITDA 20.5x 16.8x 25.9x
EV/EBIT 22.5x 22.1x 32.7x
EV/Revenue 4.0x 5.6x 3.9x
EV/FCF 24.2x 29.9x 30.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.1x 26.4x 27.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.54 -0.87 1.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTTEMRJCI
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.3% 4.8% 6.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.3% 7.6% 4.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.0% 5.7% 7.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.9% 11.0% 5.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 5.2% 9.2% 14.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 14.3% 13.6% 27.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 7.6% -3.0% 60.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 17.1% -42.0% 20.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 8.9% -2.2% 72.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 18.8% -41.6% 25.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 42.8% 4.4% 20.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.4% 10.1% 41.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 50.8% 4.4% 29.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 25.7% 9.4% 56.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTTEMRJCI
Gross margin 35.0% 53.2% 36.7%
EBITDA margin 19.7% 33.1% 15.1%
Operating margin 17.9% 25.1% 12.0%
Pretax margin 16.9% 17.6% 10.9%
Net margin 13.6% 13.8% 14.3%
FCF margin 16.6% 18.6% 12.7%
Operating cash flow margin 18.2% 21.0% 14.2%
Return on equity 35.7% 12.7% 27.0%
Return on assets 13.3% 6.1% 9.5%
Return on invested capital 25.7% 10.9% 10.5%
Return on capital employed 25.8% 14.9% 11.0%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.4x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.5x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 1.3% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTTEMRJCI
Debt / assets 17.7% 31.1% 24.4%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.6x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 1.8x 2.3x
Debt / FCF 1.1x 3.8x 3.0x
Liabilities / assets 61.8% 51.7% 65.1%
Equity / assets 38.2% 48.3% 34.9%
Interest coverage 19.2x – –
Current ratio 1.1x 0.9x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.5x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 5.92 4.70 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTTEMRJCI
Dividend yield 1.0% 1.3% 1.1%
Net buyback yield 1.7% 1.0% 6.6%
Shareholder yield 2.7% 2.3% 7.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 28.4% 47.8% 27.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) 23.4% 35.6% 30.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) 10.3% 3.1% -0.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 0.7% 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.

ConsensusTTEMRJCI
Forward P/E 26.4xFY2026 24.6xFY2026 22.9xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $15.64FY2026 $6.75FY2026 $6.41FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +19.8%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026 +36.6%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +10.2% +15.3% +8.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $25.40BFY2026 $18.13BFY2026 $26.80BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.1%FY2026 +0.6%FY2026 +13.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.8% +15.3% +6.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTTEMRJCI
Held by institutions 87.0% 82.1% 89.5%
Institutions holding 1,812 2,293 1,599
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.3% +0.9% -1.1%
Institutions buying 895 1,082 791
Institutions selling 580 799 558
Buyers to sellers 1.54 1.35 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.

TTEMRJCI
TT 1.00 0.58 0.75
EMR 0.58 1.00 0.45
JCI 0.75 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TT, EMR and JCI?

Emerson Electric (EMR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Trane Technologies (TT) $90.48B, Emerson Electric (EMR) $92.58B, Johnson Controls International (JCI) $88.72B.

Which stock is cheaper, TT, EMR and JCI?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Trane Technologies (TT) 28.9x, Emerson Electric (EMR) 36.0x, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 24.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Johnson Controls International (JCI) is cheapest (Trane Technologies (TT) 26.4x, Emerson Electric (EMR) 24.6x, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 22.9x). 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%, Emerson Electric (EMR) +4.8%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +6.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) has the highest net margin (Trane Technologies (TT) 13.6%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 13.8%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 14.3%). On return on invested capital, Trane Technologies (TT) leads (Trane Technologies (TT) 25.7%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 10.9%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 10.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Johnson Controls International (JCI) returned the most: Trane Technologies (TT) -7.9%, Emerson Electric (EMR) +18.9%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +28.0%. Over five years, Trane Technologies (TT) compounded fastest (Trane Technologies (TT) +18.3%/yr, Emerson Electric (EMR) +11.8%/yr, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +15.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Emerson Electric (EMR) has the highest dividend yield: Trane Technologies (TT) 0.99%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 1.34%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 1.09%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Trane Technologies (TT) has been the steadiest (Trane Technologies (TT) 29.8%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 32.0%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 32.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TT, EMR 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, Trane Technologies (TT) 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.