TT vs JCI vs CSW Stock Comparison

Trane Technologies, Johnson Controls International and Csw Industrials Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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TT Trane Technologies plc
$392.32 -17.6% 1M -10.1% 1Y
Market cap
$85.88B
P/E
27.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$23.23B
Div. yield
1.04%
HVAC Industrials
6 wins
CSW Csw Industrials, Inc.
$276.66 -6.9% 1M +14.3% 1Y
Market cap
$4.51B
P/E
35.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.25B
Div. yield
0.42%
HVAC 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, Csw Industrials 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTTJCICSWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $85.88B $79.58B $4.51B TT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.4x 22.3x 35.3x JCI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.1x 20.1x 21.5x JCI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.3% +6.8% +30.0% CSW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.6% 14.3% 10.2% JCI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 25.7% 10.5% 8.6% TT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 2.3x 2.5x TT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.04% 1.22% 0.42% JCI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.1% +8.7% +14.3% CSW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.3%/yr +12.0%/yr +14.7%/yr TT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.0% 32.7% 44.2% TT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 48/100 43/100 TT

Percentile Scorecard

TTJCICSW

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

AxisTTJCICSW
Valuation 15 #48 of 56 20 #45 of 56 7 #52 of 56
Growth 74 #15 of 54 85 #9 of 54 72 #16 of 54
Profitability 96 #3 of 53 64 #20 of 53 62 #21 of 53
Financial Health 61 #23 of 58 26 #43 of 58 44 #33 of 58
Shareholder Returns 54 #20 of 42 46 #23 of 42 29 #30 of 42
Overall 60 48 43
  • TT ranked among 58 companies in Construction Products
  • JCI ranked among 58 companies in Construction Products
  • CSW ranked among 58 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTTJCICSWSPY
1 month -17.6%-17.3%-6.9% -5.9%
3 months -18.1%-15.0%-20.5% -4.6%
6 months -16.5%-5.7%-0.4% +0.2%
Year to date +0.8%+9.7%-5.7% +7.5%
1 year -10.1%+8.7%+14.3% +8.2%
3 years +80.7%+156.8%+63.1% +68.3%
3 years, per year +21.8%+37.0%+17.7% +19.0%
5 years +112.4%+76.0%+98.5% +56.5%
5 years, per year +16.3%+12.0%+14.7% +9.4%
10 years +635.5%+221.4%+842.6% +251.5%
10 years, per year +22.1%+12.4%+25.2% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureTTJCICSWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.0%32.7%44.2% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.1%36.4%44.6% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.161.171.41 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.340.270.32 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.3%-43.1%-46.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.1%-17.3%-21.2% -5.9%
52-week high $503.46$158.77$351.14 $779.14
52-week low $376.43$110.85$240.45 $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.

MultipleTTJCICSW
P/E now vs peer median 27.4xmedian 21.0x 22.3xmedian 21.0x 35.3xmedian 21.0x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 1.7x 3.2xmedian 1.7x 3.6xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.4xmedian 13.3x 23.5xmedian 13.3x 17.9xmedian 13.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.3xmedian 16.1x 25.1xmedian 16.1x 25.4xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 9.4xmedian 2.8x 5.9xmedian 2.8x 4.0xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 1.46median 0.89 0.89median 0.89 6.29median 0.89

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 monthsTTJCICSW
Revenue $23.23B $25.00B $1.25B
Gross profit $8.13B $9.16B $528.34M
Operating income $4.16B $2.99B $212.27M
Net income $3.18B $3.58B $128.51M
Free cash flow $3.86B $3.17B $177.46M
EPS (diluted) $14.23 $5.87 $7.81
Cash & equivalents $1.23B $641.00M $37.20M
Total debt $4.22B $9.48B $764.56M
Shares (diluted) 221.40M 610.00M 16.33M
Enterprise value $80.52B $77.34B $4.37B

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
MetricTTJCICSW
P/E 27.4x 22.3x 35.3x
P/FCF 22.3x 25.1x 25.4x
P/Operating cash flow 20.3x 22.5x 22.7x
P/S 3.7x 3.2x 3.6x
P/B 9.4x 5.9x 4.0x
P/Tangible book 15.2x 8.0x 18.4x
EV/EBITDA 19.4x 23.5x 17.9x
EV/EBIT 21.3x 29.6x 24.7x
EV/Revenue 3.8x 3.5x 4.2x
EV/FCF 23.0x 27.9x 29.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.0x 25.0x 26.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.46 0.89 6.29

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTTJCICSW
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.3% 6.8% 30.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.3% 4.4% 17.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.0% 7.7% 26.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.9% 5.5% 16.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 5.2% 14.1% 13.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 14.3% 27.4% 12.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 7.6% 60.4% -10.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 17.1% 20.0% 7.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 8.9% 72.9% -8.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 18.8% 25.0% 5.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 42.8% 20.5% 23.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.4% 41.2% 5.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 50.8% 29.8% 20.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 25.7% 56.0% 5.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTTJCICSW
Gross margin 35.0% 36.7% 42.1%
EBITDA margin 19.7% 15.1% 23.3%
Operating margin 17.9% 12.0% 16.9%
Pretax margin 16.9% 10.9% 13.2%
Net margin 13.6% 14.3% 10.2%
FCF margin 16.6% 12.7% 14.2%
Operating cash flow margin 18.2% 14.2% 15.8%
Return on equity 35.7% 27.0% 11.7%
Return on assets 13.3% 9.5% 5.5%
Return on invested capital 25.7% 10.5% 8.6%
Return on capital employed 25.8% 11.0% 10.3%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.0x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.5% 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTTJCICSW
Debt / assets 17.7% 24.4% 32.8%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.7x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 2.3x 2.5x
Debt / FCF 1.1x 3.0x 4.3x
Liabilities / assets 61.8% 65.1% 52.0%
Equity / assets 38.2% 34.9% 48.0%
Interest coverage 19.2x – –
Current ratio 1.1x 1.0x 2.4x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.9x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 5.73 – 3.79

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTTJCICSW
Dividend yield 1.0% 1.2% 0.4%
Net buyback yield 1.8% 7.4% 3.3%
Shareholder yield 2.9% 8.6% 3.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 28.4% 27.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 23.4% 30.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 10.3% -0.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 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.

ConsensusTTJCICSW
Forward P/E 25.1xFY2026 20.1xFY2027 21.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $15.63FY2026 $6.54FY2027 $12.88FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +19.7%FY2026 +26.7%FY2027 +24.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.2% +9.5% +12.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $25.73BFY2026 $29.02BFY2027 $1.22BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +20.7%FY2026 +13.1%FY2027 +13.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.2% +8.2% +7.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTTJCICSW
Held by institutions 87.0% 89.5% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,812 1,600 360
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.3% -1.1% -1.1%
Institutions buying 895 791 164
Institutions selling 580 559 133
Buyers to sellers 1.54 1.42 1.23

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.

TTJCICSW
TT 1.00 0.77 0.38
JCI 0.77 1.00 0.32
CSW 0.38 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TT, JCI and CSW?

Trane Technologies (TT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Trane Technologies (TT) $85.88B, Johnson Controls International (JCI) $79.58B, Csw Industrials (CSW) $4.51B.

Which stock is cheaper, TT, JCI and CSW?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Trane Technologies (TT) 27.4x, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 22.3x, Csw Industrials (CSW) 35.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Johnson Controls International (JCI) is cheapest (Trane Technologies (TT) 25.1x, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 20.1x, Csw Industrials (CSW) 21.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Csw Industrials (CSW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Trane Technologies (TT) +10.3%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +6.8%, Csw Industrials (CSW) +30.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) has the highest net margin (Trane Technologies (TT) 13.6%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 14.3%, Csw Industrials (CSW) 10.2%). On return on invested capital, Trane Technologies (TT) leads (Trane Technologies (TT) 25.7%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 10.5%, Csw Industrials (CSW) 8.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Csw Industrials (CSW) returned the most: Trane Technologies (TT) -10.1%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +8.7%, Csw Industrials (CSW) +14.3%. Over five years, Trane Technologies (TT) compounded fastest (Trane Technologies (TT) +16.3%/yr, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +12.0%/yr, Csw Industrials (CSW) +14.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) has the highest dividend yield: Trane Technologies (TT) 1.04%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 1.22%, Csw Industrials (CSW) 0.42%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Trane Technologies (TT) has been the steadiest (Trane Technologies (TT) 30.0%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 32.7%, Csw Industrials (CSW) 44.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.