JCI Industrials

Johnson Controls International plc

$149.91+2.33%

Price as of close on Nov 3, 2026 · Financials updated Sep 30, 2026

Basics

Sector: Industrials
Industry: Building Products & Equipment
Country: Ireland
Market cap: 90.8B USD
Enterprise value: 97.0B USD
Full-time employees: 87,000

Overall health

Strength: more profitable than most peersmore profitable than peers
Strength: growing faster than most peersgrowing faster than peers
Drawback: its shares are priced higher than most peers relative to what it earnspriced higher than peers for its earnings
Drawback: higher risk than most peers: its share price swings more than most peers’ (beta 1.30 vs a peer median of 0.64) and less short-term liquidity (current ratio 1.00 vs a peer median of 1.62)higher risk: bigger price swings (beta 1.30 vs peers 0.64) and less liquidity (current ratio 1.00 vs peers 1.62)

Ranks #1,060 of 2,308 industrials companies (top 46%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Returning more cash than it generates. Paid out $10.8B vs $4.6B of free cash flow over the 3 fiscal years to FY Sep 2025.
Johnson Controls International returned $10.8B to shareholders over three years, 235% of the free cash flow it produced. That gap has to be covered by cash reserves or new debt, which can't last indefinitely.
More volatile share price. Beta 1.30: tends to move more than the market.
Johnson Controls International's shares have swung more with the market than most peers' (beta 1.30, above the market's 1.0).

StockQuotient Score

53/ 100▲ 1 since Oct 27 close

Oct 5 53 → Nov 4 53

Valuation

Is the price right?

38/100

Weak▲ 1 since Oct 27 close

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major changeValuation also moves with the share price every day.

Why it changed since the Oct 27, 2026 close: Score 37 → 38

Share price -3.8%+1

Each step re-scores the company against its peers as they were on Oct 28, 2026; the parts add up to the change. Price effects on EBITDA yield are approximate.

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ EBITDA yield

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Sector-normalized EBITDA, earnings, and free cash flow yields.

Earnings yield3.9%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value30% base weight · Z-score 0.06Sector median: 0.0377 · MAD: 0.0294

EBITDA yield4.3%

Yahoo Finance fallback · SEC enterprise value unavailable (debt or EBITDA not reported in standard form) · trailing 12 monthsReported value50% base weight · Z-score -0.62Sector median: 0.0695 · MAD: 0.0425

Free cash flow yield3.5%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026 · operating cash flow − capital spendingReported value20% base weight · Z-score -0.06Sector median: 0.0370 · MAD: 0.0370

Other data (not scored)

Book yield14.8%

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.5027 · MAD: 0.2823

Growth

Is it growing?

76/100

Moderate

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: ▲ Stronger

12-month revenue up 2.3%

Why

Stronger than most peers on:

▲ EPS growth

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Revenue and earnings-per-share growth over one year, and revenue growth over three years.

Earnings per share growth73.3%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 2.67Sector median: 0.0709 · MAD: 0.2481

3-year revenue growth4.4%

SEC filings · 3 years to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.03Sector median: 0.0421 · MAD: 0.0625

Revenue growth6.8%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.32Sector median: 0.0439 · MAD: 0.0766

Profitability

Does it earn well?

81/100

Strong

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major change

Why

Stronger than most peers on:

▲ ROA
▲ ROIC
▲ Operating margin

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Return on invested capital, operating margin, and return on assets.

Operating margin12.0%

Yahoo Finance fallback · SEC operating income not reported in standard form · fiscal year to Sep 2025Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.84Sector median: 0.0773 · MAD: 0.0507

Return on assets9.2%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 2.55Sector median: 0.0311 · MAD: 0.0241

Return on invested capital14.0%

Yahoo Finance fallback · SEC operating income or invested capital unavailable · trailing 12 monthsReported value33% base weight · Z-score 1.24Sector median: 0.0715 · MAD: 0.0558

Other data (not scored)

Gross margin36.7%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.2573 · MAD: 0.1038

Return on equity26.5%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.0802 · MAD: 0.0639

Risk

Debt, liquidity, price swings

Higher

Higher relative risk

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major change

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ Beta
▼ Current ratio
▼ Debt / equity

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Relative to sector peers: 0 = lower relative risk · 1 = moderate · 2 = higher. Based on leverage, beta and liquidity.

Beta1.30

Yahoo Finance · 5-year monthly beta vs the marketReported value33% base weight · Z-score -2.40Sector median: 0.6440 · MAD: 0.2745

Current ratio1.00×

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported value33% base weight · Z-score -1.15Sector median: 1.6180 · MAD: 0.5360

Debt / equity0.70×

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.89Sector median: 0.4019 · MAD: 0.3378

Valuation, growth and profitability scores: higher is better. Risk: 0 is lower, 2 is higher. Risk is a relative proxy, not a bankruptcy probability. Scores depend on available sector peers.

Questions investors ask about Johnson Controls International

Is Johnson Controls International getting weaker?: Its latest SEC filing (Jul 29, 2026) showed no major changes. Its overall score is 53/100, up 1 since Oct 28, 2026.
How is Johnson Controls International valued vs its peers?: Priced higher than most peers relative to what it earns. Valuation scores 38/100 against 2,459 industrials peers. EBITDA yield 4.3% vs a peer median of 6.9% (weaker than 69% of peers).EBITDA yield 4.3% vs peers 6.9% (weaker than 69% of peers).
Is Johnson Controls International growing?: Yes, faster than most of its peers. Growth scores 76/100 against 2,459 industrials peers. Earnings per share growth 73.3% vs a peer median of 7.1% (stronger than 87% of peers).Earnings per share growth 73.3% vs peers 7.1% (stronger than 87% of peers).
How profitable is Johnson Controls International?: More profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 81/100 against 2,459 industrials peers. Return on assets 9.2% vs a peer median of 3.1% (stronger than 91% of peers).Return on assets 9.2% vs peers 3.1% (stronger than 91% of peers).
How risky is Johnson Controls International?: Higher risk relative to 2,459 industrials peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Beta 1.30 vs a peer median of 0.64 (weaker than 88% of peers).Beta 1.30 vs peers 0.64 (weaker than 88% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Latest filing: what changed

Quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 · filed Jul 29, 2026 · compared with the quarter ended Mar 31, 2026

No major changes

	Previous quarter	Latest quarter	Change
Revenue (12 months)	24.4B USD	25.0B USD	+2.3%
Net income (12 months)	3.5B USD	3.6B USD	+1.4%
Free cash flow (12 months)	2.7B USD	3.2B USD	+18.8%
Debt	9.5B USD	9.5B USD	−0.5%
Cash	698.0M USD	641.0M USD	−8.2%

From the company’s own SEC filings, as filed. Twelve-month figures roll forward one quarter at a time.

Financials

Fiscal years from SEC annual filings · change vs the prior year

Key ratios	FY Sep 2021	FY Sep 2022	FY Sep 2023	FY Sep 2024	FY Sep 2025	Change
Gross margin	34.1%	34.4%	34.9%	35.2%	36.4%	▲ 1.2 pts
Net margin	6.9%	7.4%	8.3%	7.4%	13.9%	▲ 6.5 pts
Return on assets (ROA)	3.9%	3.6%	4.4%	4.0%	8.7%	▲ 4.7 pts
Return on equity (ROE)	9.3%	9.4%	11.2%	10.6%	25.5%	▲ 15 pts
Free cash flow margin	8.4%	3.6%	6.3%	4.7%	9.0%	▲ 4.3 pts
Current ratio	1.10×	1.04×	0.97×	0.94×	0.93×	▼ 0.7%
Quick ratio	0.87×	0.80×	0.80×	0.79×	0.76×	▼ 3.1%
Debt to equity	0.44×	0.55×	0.53×	0.59×	0.77×	▲ 30%

JCI price history

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Bringing the fundamentals into focus…

Overall health

Strength: more profitable than most peersmore profitable than peers

Strength: growing faster than most peersgrowing faster than peers

Drawback: its shares are priced higher than most peers relative to what it earnspriced higher than peers for its earnings

Drawback: higher risk than most peers: its share price swings more than most peers’ (beta 1.30 vs a peer median of 0.64) and less short-term liquidity (current ratio 1.00 vs a peer median of 1.62)higher risk: bigger price swings (beta 1.30 vs peers 0.64) and less liquidity (current ratio 1.00 vs peers 1.62)

Ranks #1,060 of 2,308 industrials companies (top 46%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Returning more cash than it generates. Paid out $10.8B vs $4.6B of free cash flow over the 3 fiscal years to FY Sep 2025.

Johnson Controls International returned $10.8B to shareholders over three years, 235% of the free cash flow it produced. That gap has to be covered by cash reserves or new debt, which can't last indefinitely.

More volatile share price. Beta 1.30: tends to move more than the market.

Johnson Controls International's shares have swung more with the market than most peers' (beta 1.30, above the market's 1.0).

Questions investors ask about Johnson Controls International

Is Johnson Controls International getting weaker?

Its latest SEC filing (Jul 29, 2026) showed no major changes. Its overall score is 53/100, up 1 since Oct 28, 2026.

How is Johnson Controls International valued vs its peers?

Priced higher than most peers relative to what it earns. Valuation scores 38/100 against 2,459 industrials peers. EBITDA yield 4.3% vs a peer median of 6.9% (weaker than 69% of peers).EBITDA yield 4.3% vs peers 6.9% (weaker than 69% of peers).

Is Johnson Controls International growing?

Yes, faster than most of its peers. Growth scores 76/100 against 2,459 industrials peers. Earnings per share growth 73.3% vs a peer median of 7.1% (stronger than 87% of peers).Earnings per share growth 73.3% vs peers 7.1% (stronger than 87% of peers).

How profitable is Johnson Controls International?

More profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 81/100 against 2,459 industrials peers. Return on assets 9.2% vs a peer median of 3.1% (stronger than 91% of peers).Return on assets 9.2% vs peers 3.1% (stronger than 91% of peers).

How risky is Johnson Controls International?

Higher risk relative to 2,459 industrials peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Beta 1.30 vs a peer median of 0.64 (weaker than 88% of peers).Beta 1.30 vs peers 0.64 (weaker than 88% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Previous quarter

Latest quarter

Change

Revenue (12 months)

24.4B USD

25.0B USD

+2.3%

Net income (12 months)

3.5B USD

3.6B USD

+1.4%

Free cash flow (12 months)

2.7B USD

3.2B USD

+18.8%

Debt

9.5B USD

9.5B USD

−0.5%

Cash

698.0M USD

641.0M USD

−8.2%

Key ratios

FY Sep 2021

FY Sep 2022

FY Sep 2023

FY Sep 2024

FY Sep 2025

Change

Gross margin

34.1%

34.4%

34.9%

35.2%

36.4%

▲ 1.2 pts

Net margin

6.9%

7.4%

8.3%

7.4%

13.9%

▲ 6.5 pts

Return on assets (ROA)

3.9%

3.6%

4.4%

4.0%

8.7%

▲ 4.7 pts

Return on equity (ROE)

9.3%

9.4%

11.2%

10.6%

25.5%

▲ 15 pts

Free cash flow margin

8.4%

3.6%

6.3%

4.7%

9.0%

▲ 4.3 pts

Current ratio

1.10×

1.04×

0.97×

0.94×

0.93×

▼ 0.7%

Quick ratio

0.87×

0.80×

0.79×

0.76×

▼ 3.1%

Debt to equity

0.44×

0.55×

0.53×

0.59×

0.77×

▲ 30%