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Johnson Controls International PLC

Ireland · Large Cap · listed since 1985 · Revenue 12 mo. $25B

Price as of 11/06/2026

StockScorer score
5.5
of 10 6 of 11 points Medium Match To the score
Price
$135.03
1 Y +0.8%
Market cap
$83.2B
Phase
Payout
core business profitable, at least half of operating cash flow goes to shareholders
Revenue +4.6% a year (3 years)EBIT margin 14.4%Payout 66.0% of operating cash flow

Johnson Controls International plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in engineering, manufacturing, commissioning, and retrofitting building products and systems in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific.

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Johnson Controls International plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in engineering, manufacturing, commissioning, and retrofitting building products and systems in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific. The company designs, manufactures, sells, installs, and services heating, ventilating, air conditioning, controls, building management, refrigeration, integrated electronic security, integrated fire detection and suppression systems, and digital solutions. It also provides energy solutions and technical services, including inspection, scheduled maintenance, and repair and replacement of mechanical and control systems, as well as data-driven building solutions. It sells its products and services to commercial, residential security, institutional, industrial, data center, marine, and governmental customers. Johnson Controls International plc was incorporated in 1885 and is based in Cork, Ireland.

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Summary

Johnson Controls International PLC is around the middle of the Industrials sector overall

56.8 of 100

Mean of the six area values. Each area value is the mean of the stock's ranks among the companies in its sector. 50 is the middle of the sector, not a share of companies beaten.

Analysis

What the price requires

The price requires 11.4% FCF growth a year: more than over the last 5 years, less than over the last 10 years.

If free cash flow stays at €3B (2025), it supports €33B. The remaining €41.7B of the market value assume it grows 11.4% a year for 10 years and not at all afterwards.

Required FCF growth per year

11.4%

no growth afterwards

Market value breakdown€74.7B market value, price as of 11/06/2026

€33B without growth
€41.7B priced-in growth
  • 5 yrs achieved −7.5%
  • 10 yrs achieved 36.0%
  • priced in 11.4%

Valuation against its own history

Price to operating cash flow 34.0×, above its usual range.

Middle half of 20 quarters: 20.1× to 28.2×, median 23.8×.

Measures only against its own past, not against what the company is worth. Price as of 11/06/2026.

1 sign supports the expectation, none speaks against it.

What supports it

with respect to the priced-in expectation

  • Low capital needs capex median 2.4% of revenue (10 years)

What speaks against it

with respect to the priced-in expectation

No anomaly in the stored figures.

Since the last quarter

Q1 → Q2 2026

Mostly better than the previous quarter: 2 of 2 changes for the better.

  • FCF, 12 mo.$1.4B → $2.0B+43.0%better
  • FCF margin5.7% → 8.0%+2.3 ppbetter

6 more unchanged: Revenue, 12 mo., Gross margin, EBIT margin, Net debt, Shares outstanding, Return on equity

Derivation

How the sector comparison is derived

Each area value is the average of its metrics' ranks within the sector (0 to 100, 50 is the middle). For metrics where lower is better, the rank is mirrored. The overall value is the average of the area values.

Price as of 11/06/2026.

Profitability76.7above the middleEarns more than the sector: Return on capital (Greenblatt) 175.40%, sector 19.33%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Return on equity20.96%13.10%Rank 75
Return on capital (Greenblatt)175.40%19.33%Rank 98
EBIT margin14.39%11.28%Rank 63
FCF margin12.89%8.50%Rank 77
Gross margin37.07%28.98%Rank 70
Growth55.1around the middleGrows about as fast as the sector.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Revenue growth, 1 year8.77%5.15%Rank 69
Earnings growth, 3 years per year19.69%8.01%Rank 73
Earnings growth, 5 years per year15.52%12.89%Rank 60
Sustainable growth (ROE × retained earnings)1.81%4.02%Rank 19
Valuation36.8below the middleValued higher than the sector: EV/sales 3.54, sector 2.08.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Earnings yield3.46%4.42%Rank 34
FCF yield3.98%3.98%Rank 50
EV/saleslower is better3.542.08Rank 31
EV/EBITlower is better24.5819.47Rank 32
Momentum47.1around the middleShare price moving about like the sector.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Share price, 1 year0.85%−0.01%Rank 51
Share price, 6 months−2.73%−1.43%Rank 47
Share price, 3 months−6.16%0.53%Rank 35
Distance from 52-week high−14.95%−16.36%Rank 56
Quality81.3above the middleQuality above the sector: Change in share count −6.59%, sector −0.44%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Accruals (Sloan)lower is better−0.76%1.39%Rank 70
Change in share countlower is better−6.59%−0.44%Rank 95
Dividend streak in years85Rank 76
Price reaction to results, market-adjusted5.02%0.27%Rank 84
Balance sheet & risk43.9around the middleRisk about like the sector.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Equity ratio33.86%39.65%Rank 35
Net debt/EBITDAlower is better1.861.38Rank 38
Debt to equitylower is better0.600.61Rank 51
Volatility, 1 yearlower is better32.16%32.95%Rank 52

Ten years in figures

Revenue from $20.8B (2016) to $23.6B (2025), 1.4% a year.

Fiscal years, amounts in USD
YearRevenue, $BEBIT marginFCFSharesNet debt, $B
201620.87.1%$646.0M673M12.2
201730.210.5%−$748.0M679M13.2
201823.48.2%$1.9B679M10.7
201924.06.0%$616.0M874M4.4
202022.37.9%$2.0B754M5.9
202123.711.7%$1.9B721M6.4
202220.69.8%$1.4B679M6.9
202322.310.9%$1.7B679M8.0
202423.010.6%$1.6B676M8.9
202523.612.0%$965.0M654M10.8
5.5 / 10Medium MatchStockScorer score6 of 11 points

4 of 7 StockScorer Score rules met · How the score is built

Johnson Controls International PLC mainly meets criteria in the Profitability category. Result from 18 strategies checked.

This stock · Profitability: 100%This stock · Growth: 50%This stock · Valuation: 0%This stock · Momentum: 0%Median of all stocks · Profitability: 33%Median of all stocks · Growth: 0%Median of all stocks · Valuation: 0%Median of all stocks · Momentum: 0%50%100%ProfitabilityGrowthValuationMomentumThis stockMedian of all stocks

How Johnson Controls International PLC's score is built

Johnson Controls International PLC is rated here with the StockScorer Score strategy, the flagship rule set. It compares return and cash-flow metrics with the median of the company's own sector and checks growth and price trend.

4 of 7 rules met

6 of 11 points

  1. Free cash flow yield above the sector mediannot met0 of 2 points
  2. Return on capital (Greenblatt ROC) above the sector medianmet2 of 2 points
  3. Return on equity above the sector medianmet1 of 1 point
  4. Free cash flow margin above the sector medianmet2 of 2 points
  5. Revenue growth above 15%not met0 of 2 points
  6. 3-year earnings growth above 12% p.a.met1 of 1 point
  7. 12-month share price more than 20 percentage points ahead of the marketnot met0 of 1 point
  8. Exclusion: financial and real estate stocksdoes not apply

Detail data

How does Johnson Controls International PLC stock perform across 18 strategies?

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  • Altman Z-Score: Stress Test
  • Earnings Quality: Accrual Check (Sloan)
  • Magic Formula: Value + Quality
  • Defensive: Low Volatility
  • Levermann Strategy (13 Criteria)
  • Growth Momentum (CAN SLIM principle)
  • Dividend Aristocrats & Continuity
  • Acquirer's Multiple: EV/EBIT Deep Value
  • High-Growth / Rule of 40
  • PEG Strategy (inspired by Peter Lynch)
  • Trending Value: Value + Momentum
  • Undervalued Stocks: Multi-Factor Check

Johnson Controls International PLC key metrics: P/E, P/B and equity ratio

Selected fundamental metrics for Johnson Controls International PLC.

MetricStockSector
P/E ratio28.922.5
P/B ratio6.12.9
Return on equity (ROE)21.0%13.1%
Equity ratio33.9%39.7%
Debt-to-equity (D/E)0.600.61
Dividend yield1.2%2.0%

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Frequently asked questions about Johnson Controls International PLC stock

How does Johnson Controls International PLC stock (JCI) score in the StockScorer model?
Johnson Controls International PLC stock reaches a StockScorer score of 5.5 out of 10, which is a medium match with the rule-based strategies. 4 out of 7 flagship profile rules are met.
What is Johnson Controls International PLC's P/E ratio?
Johnson Controls International PLC's P/E ratio is 28.9. The Industrials sector median is 22.5.
What sector is Johnson Controls International PLC in?
Johnson Controls International PLC is assigned to the Industrials sector. Its rank within the sector is 56.8 out of 100: 100 means the stock leads its peer group of large and mid-cap sector stocks in every measured area.

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