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MetricJCIJohnson Controls International plcTTTrane Technologies plcKRX.IRKRX.IRALLEAllegion plcMedian of the restexcluding JCI
TypeCompanyCompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$143.00▼ 8.02 (5.31%)
$448.80▼ 22.62 (4.80%)
€93.20▼ 5.85 (5.91%)
$159.00▲ 1.97 (1.25%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.8.0/108.7/107.3/108.7/108.7/10
Market value$87.39B$100.66B$16.77B$13.68B
Revenue$23.60B$21.32B$9.20B$4.07B
Profit$3.29B$2.92B$671.2M$643.8M
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.2.8%7.5%6.9%7.8%7.5%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.36.4%—29.7%45.2%37.4%
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.—18.6%9.8%21.1%18.6%
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.13.9%13.7%7.3%15.8%13.7%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.9.0%13.2%4.9%16.9%13.2%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.25.5%34.0%15.0%31.1%31.1%
Return on invested capital (approx.)Operating profit after tax against equity plus debt, less cash. Cash here excludes short-term investments, so this runs low for cash-rich companies.—27.5%11.2%19.5%19.5%
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.26.55x34.49x24.99x21.26x24.99x
EV / EBITDA (approx.)Market value plus debt less cash, against operating profit before depreciation. Cash excludes short-term investments, so this runs high for cash-rich companies.—23.83x15.31x15.48x15.48x
Price to book6.76x11.73x3.74x6.62x6.62x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.1.93x1.49x1.14x1.53x1.49x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.6/98/88/97/98.0
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.not reportedsafesafesafe

How JCI compares with the others

  • JCI's profit margin of 13.9% is in line with the median of the other companies selected (13.7%).
  • Its revenue grew more slowly than the median of the other companies selected: 2.8% against 7.5%.
  • It trades at a P/E in line with the median of the other companies selected (26.6x against 25.0x).
  • Its liabilities are higher relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 1.9x against 1.5x.

Measured against the other companies entered, from each one's latest annual filing. A difference describes the companies; it does not rank them.