TT vs JCI vs CARR Stock Comparison

Trane Technologies, Johnson Controls International and Carrier Global Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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TT Trane Technologies plc
$444.90 +1.8% 1M +7.0% 1Y
Market cap
$100.71B
P/E
34.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$22.21B
Div. yield
0.01%
HVAC Industrials
7 wins
CARR CARRIER GLOBAL Corp
$56.24 +2.0% 1M -1.5% 1Y
Market cap
$46.71B
P/E
38.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$22.11B
Div. yield
0.02%
HVAC Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Trane Technologies leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Trane Technologies 7, Johnson Controls International 3, Carrier Global 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTTJCICARRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $100.71B $90.08B $46.71B TT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 34.2x 25.2x 38.3x JCI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.5x 29.4x 19.1x CARR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.0% +6.8% -1.6% TT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.3% 14.3% 5.5% JCI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 24.4% 10.5% 6.5% TT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 2.3x 3.5x TT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.01% 0.02% CARR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.0% +30.2% -1.5% JCI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +19.7%/yr +14.3%/yr +0.6%/yr TT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.2% 31.3% 35.4% TT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 44/100 37/100 TT

Percentile Scorecard

TTJCICARR

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

AxisTTJCICARR
Valuation 9 #50 of 55 15 #47 of 55 30 #39 of 55
Growth 66 #18 of 51 88 #7 of 51 34 #34 of 51
Profitability 86 #8 of 51 62 #20 of 51 40 #31 of 51
Financial Health 55 #27 of 59 24 #45 of 59 17 #49 of 59
Shareholder Returns 38 #26 of 41 33 #28 of 41 63 #16 of 41
Overall 51 44 37
  • TT ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • JCI ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • CARR ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTTJCICARRSPY
1 month +1.8%-1.4%+2.0% -1.0%
3 months -7.6%+0.3%-18.4% +2.9%
6 months -8.5%+1.4%-7.8% +6.4%
Year to date +14.3%+20.2%+6.4% +11.4%
1 year +7.0%+30.2%-1.5% +13.1%
3 years +138.5%+195.4%+16.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year +33.6%+43.5%+5.3% +21.5%
5 years +145.6%+94.9%+2.9% +67.7%
5 years, per year +19.7%+14.3%+0.6% +10.9%
10 years +772.0%+226.7%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +24.2%+12.6%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureTTJCICARRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.2%31.3%35.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.2%32.6%36.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.151.131.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.240.97-0.04 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.3%-43.1%-40.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.6%-9.3%-26.0% -2.5%
52-week high $503.46$158.77$76.00 $779.14
52-week low $376.43$110.55$50.36 $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.

MultipleTTJCICARR
P/E now vs peer median 33.3xmedian 19.9x 24.5xmedian 19.9x 38.2xmedian 19.9x
P/S now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 1.5x 3.5xmedian 1.5x 2.1xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 23.1xmedian 12.6x 25.5xmedian 12.6x 18.9xmedian 12.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.3xmedian 16.1x 27.5xmedian 16.1x 24.0xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 3.0x 6.5xmedian 3.0x 3.4xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 1.90median 0.98 0.98median 0.98 -2.27median 0.98

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 monthsTTJCICARR
Revenue $22.21B $25.00B $22.11B
Gross profit $7.86B $9.16B $6.37B
Operating income $3.98B $2.99B $1.72B
Net income $2.97B $3.58B $1.32B
Free cash flow $3.58B $3.17B $1.93B
R&D – – $602.00M
EPS (diluted) $13.25 $5.87 $1.46
Cash & equivalents $1.32B $641.00M $1.34B
Total debt $18.46B $9.48B $11.95B
Shares (diluted) 222.50M 610.00M 836.50M
Enterprise value $95.43B $87.81B $41.02B

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
MetricTTJCICARR
P/E 33.3x 24.5x 38.2x
P/FCF 27.3x 27.5x 24.0x
P/Operating cash flow 25.0x 24.6x 19.4x
P/S 4.4x 3.5x 2.1x
P/B 11.3x 6.5x 3.4x
P/Tangible book 19.1x 8.7x 6.0x
EV/EBITDA 23.1x 25.5x 18.9x
EV/EBIT 25.4x 32.1x 33.0x
EV/Revenue 4.6x 3.8x 2.6x
EV/FCF 28.3x 30.3x 29.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.9x 27.1x 23.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.90 0.98 -2.27

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTTJCICARR
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.0% 6.8% -1.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.7% 4.4% 8.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.5% 7.7% 4.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.7% 5.5% 26.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 4.4% 14.1% -43.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 14.4% 27.4% -12.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 3.3% 60.4% -67.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 16.1% 20.0% -16.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 4.5% 72.9% -68.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.5% 25.0% -16.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 19.9% 20.5% 19.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.8% 41.2% -0.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 26.1% 29.8% 24.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 32.3% 56.0% -2.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTTJCICARR
Gross margin 35.4% 36.7% 28.8%
EBITDA margin 19.7% 15.1% 13.6%
Operating margin 17.9% 12.0% 7.8%
Pretax margin 16.8% 10.9% 6.0%
Net margin 13.3% 14.3% 5.5%
FCF margin 16.1% 12.7% 8.7%
Operating cash flow margin 17.6% 14.2% 10.8%
Return on equity 34.4% 27.0% 9.7%
Return on assets 12.7% 9.5% 3.5%
Return on invested capital 24.4% 10.5% 6.5%
Return on capital employed 26.7% 11.0% 6.1%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.0x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTTJCICARR
Debt / assets 19.3% 24.4% 32.0%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.7x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 2.3x 3.5x
Debt / FCF 1.3x 3.0x 6.2x
Liabilities / assets 63.9% 65.1% 64.0%
Equity / assets 36.1% 34.9% 36.0%
Interest coverage 18.1x – –
Current ratio 1.1x 1.0x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.9x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 5.97 – 2.38

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTTJCICARR
Dividend yield 0.9% 1.1% 1.7%
Net buyback yield 1.4% 6.7% 4.3%
Shareholder yield 2.3% 7.8% 6.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 29.6% 27.3% 59.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) 24.6% 30.8% 40.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) 10.3% -0.3% 7.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 0.2% 11.7%

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.

ConsensusTTJCICARR
Forward P/E 28.5xFY2026 29.4xFY2026 19.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $15.63FY2026 $4.89FY2026 $2.95FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +19.7%FY2026 +30.1%FY2026 +13.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.2% +30.9% +9.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $25.38BFY2026 $26.80BFY2026 $22.68BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.0%FY2026 +13.6%FY2026 +4.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.8% +6.3% +5.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTTJCICARR
Held by institutions 87.0% 89.5% 87.4%
Institutions holding 1,809 1,597 1,628
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.3% -1.1% +1.0%
Institutions buying 894 790 805
Institutions selling 578 557 544
Buyers to sellers 1.55 1.42 1.48

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.

TTJCICARR
TT 1.00 0.76 0.63
JCI 0.76 1.00 0.50
CARR 0.63 0.50 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TT, JCI and CARR?

Trane Technologies (TT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Trane Technologies (TT) $100.71B, Johnson Controls International (JCI) $90.08B, Carrier Global (CARR) $46.71B.

Which stock is cheaper, TT, JCI and CARR?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Trane Technologies (TT) 34.2x, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 25.2x, Carrier Global (CARR) 38.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Carrier Global (CARR) is cheapest (Trane Technologies (TT) 28.5x, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 29.4x, Carrier Global (CARR) 19.1x). 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) +7.0%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +6.8%, Carrier Global (CARR) -1.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) has the highest net margin (Trane Technologies (TT) 13.3%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 14.3%, Carrier Global (CARR) 5.5%). On return on invested capital, Trane Technologies (TT) leads (Trane Technologies (TT) 24.4%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 10.5%, Carrier Global (CARR) 6.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Johnson Controls International (JCI) returned the most: Trane Technologies (TT) +7.0%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +30.2%, Carrier Global (CARR) -1.5%. Over five years, Trane Technologies (TT) compounded fastest (Trane Technologies (TT) +19.7%/yr, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +14.3%/yr, Carrier Global (CARR) +0.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Carrier Global (CARR) has the highest dividend yield: Trane Technologies (TT) 0.01%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 0.01%, Carrier Global (CARR) 0.02%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Trane Technologies (TT) has been the steadiest (Trane Technologies (TT) 29.2%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 31.3%, Carrier Global (CARR) 35.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TT, JCI and CARR?

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 7. 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.