(JCI) Johnson Controls - Ratings and Ratios
Hvac,Controls,Fire,Security,Refrigeration
JCI EPS (Earnings per Share)
JCI Revenue
| Risk via 10d forecast | |
|---|---|
| Volatility | 27.2% |
| Value at Risk 5%th | 42.0% |
| Relative Tail Risk | -6.30% |
| Reward TTM | |
|---|---|
| Sharpe Ratio | 1.13 |
| Alpha | 26.63 |
| Character TTM | |
|---|---|
| Hurst Exponent | 0.210 |
| Beta | 1.117 |
| Beta Downside | 1.115 |
| Drawdowns 3y | |
|---|---|
| Max DD | 30.85% |
| Mean DD | 8.37% |
| Median DD | 6.18% |
Description: JCI Johnson Controls September 26, 2025
Johnson Controls International plc (NYSE:JCI) is a global engineering and technology firm that designs, manufactures, commissions, and retrofits building-product systems across North America, EMEA/Latin America, Asia-Pacific, and a Global Products segment. Its four operating segments reflect geographic focus rather than product lines, allowing the company to tailor go-to-market strategies to regional regulatory environments and construction cycles.
The company’s portfolio spans HVAC, building-management controls, refrigeration, integrated electronic security, fire detection and suppression, and related services. In addition to hardware, JCI provides data-driven smart-building software, scheduled maintenance, inspection, and repair contracts, targeting commercial, institutional, industrial, data-center, and government customers. This blend of product and recurring-revenue services creates a hybrid business model that can buffer cyclical construction demand with longer-term service contracts.
Key performance indicators from FY 2023 show revenue of approximately $27 billion, an adjusted operating margin of 9.5 %, and a backlog of $7 billion, indicating a solid pipeline for future installations. Growth in the smart-building segment accelerated to a 12 % YoY increase, driven by rising ESG mandates and the need for energy-efficiency reporting in corporate real estate. However, the outlook remains sensitive to construction-sector health, interest-rate trends, and global supply-chain constraints on HVAC components.
For a deeper dive into how JCI’s exposure to ESG-linked building-automation demand compares with peers, you might find ValueRay’s sector-level analytics useful.
JCI Stock Overview
| Market Cap in USD | 78,657m |
| Sub-Industry | Building Products |
| IPO / Inception | 1985-03-27 |
| Return 12m vs S&P 500 | 23.7% |
| Analyst Rating | 3.96 of 5 |
JCI Dividends
| Dividend Yield | 1.27% |
| Yield on Cost 5y | 3.70% |
| Yield CAGR 5y | 9.22% |
| Payout Consistency | 93.4% |
| Payout Ratio | 40.1% |
JCI Growth Ratios
| CAGR 3y | 23.84% |
| CAGR/Max DD Calmar Ratio | 0.77 |
| CAGR/Mean DD Pain Ratio | 2.85 |
| Current Volume | 3399.9k |
| Average Volume | 4220.3k |
Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict, 0-10) 5.5
| Net Income (1.72b TTM) > 0 and > 6% of Revenue (6% = 1.42b TTM) |
| FCFTA 0.03 (>2.0%) and ΔFCFTA -1.27pp (YES ≥ +1.0pp, WARN ≥ +0.5pp) |
| NWC/Revenue -3.30% (prev -3.20%; Δ -0.11pp) (YES ≤20% & Δ≤-1pp; WARN ≤25% & Δ≤0 oder ≤40% & Δ≤-3pp) |
| CFO/TA 0.04 (>3.0%) and CFO 1.40b <= Net Income 1.72b (YES >=105%, WARN >=100%) |
| Net Debt (9.50b) to EBITDA (3.01b) ratio: 3.15 <= 3.0 (WARN <= 3.5) |
| Current Ratio 0.93 (target 1.5–3.0; WARN 1.2–<1.5 or >3.0–5.0; CFO/TA gate active) |
| Outstanding Shares last Quarter (633.4m) change vs 12m ago -5.19% (target <= -2.0% for YES) |
| Gross Margin 36.41% (prev 34.84%; Δ 1.58pp) >=18% & Δ>=+0.5pp (WARN >=15% & Δ>=0) |
| Asset Turnover 58.53% (prev 56.88%; Δ 1.65pp) >=50% & Δ>=+2pp (WARN >=35% & Δ>=0) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio 8.45 (EBITDA TTM 3.01b / Interest Expense TTM 254.0m) >= 6 (WARN >= 3) |
Altman Z'' 0.83
| (A) -0.02 = (Total Current Assets 10.16b - Total Current Liabilities 10.94b) / Total Assets 37.94b |
| (B) 0.02 = Retained Earnings (Balance) 746.0m / Total Assets 37.94b |
| (C) 0.05 = EBIT TTM 2.15b / Avg Total Assets 40.32b |
| (D) 0.52 = Book Value of Equity 12.93b / Total Liabilities 24.98b |
| Total Rating: 0.83 = (6.56 * A) + (3.26 * B) + (6.72 * C) + (1.05 * D) |
ValueRay F-Score (Strict, 0-100) 50.46
| 1. Piotroski 5.50pt = 0.50 |
| 2. FCF Yield 1.09% = 0.55 |
| 3. FCF Margin 4.09% = 1.02 |
| 4. Debt/Equity 0.76 = 2.22 |
| 5. Debt/Ebitda 3.15 = -1.97 |
| 6. ROIC - WACC (= -2.77)% = -3.46 |
| 7. RoE 11.39% = 0.95 |
| 8. Rev. Trend -17.20% = -1.29 |
| 9. EPS Trend 38.97% = 1.95 |
What is the price of JCI shares?
Over the past week, the price has changed by -2.89%, over one month by +10.08%, over three months by +13.46% and over the past year by +41.75%.
Is Johnson Controls a good stock to buy?
Based on momentum, paid dividends and discounted-cash-flow analyses, the fair value of JCI is around 127.74 USD . This means that JCI is currently overvalued and has a potential downside of 7.6%.
Is JCI a buy, sell or hold?
- Strong Buy: 9
- Buy: 4
- Hold: 10
- Sell: 0
- Strong Sell: 0
What are the forecasts/targets for the JCI price?
| Issuer | Target | Up/Down from current |
|---|---|---|
| Wallstreet Target Price | 128.9 | 8.6% |
| Analysts Target Price | 128.9 | 8.6% |
| ValueRay Target Price | 143.1 | 20.6% |
JCI Fundamental Data Overview November 15, 2025
P/E Trailing = 45.7034
P/E Forward = 26.9542
P/S = 3.3335
P/B = 6.2092
P/EG = 1.5361
Beta = 1.418
Revenue TTM = 23.60b USD
EBIT TTM = 2.15b USD
EBITDA TTM = 3.01b USD
Long Term Debt = 8.45b USD (from longTermDebt, two quarters ago)
Short Term Debt = 1.29b USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 9.88b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 9.50b USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 88.16b USD (78.66b + Debt 9.88b - CCE 379.0m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 8.45 (Ebit TTM 2.15b / Interest Expense TTM 254.0m)
FCF Yield = 1.09% (FCF TTM 965.0m / Enterprise Value 88.16b)
FCF Margin = 4.09% (FCF TTM 965.0m / Revenue TTM 23.60b)
Net Margin = 7.29% (Net Income TTM 1.72b / Revenue TTM 23.60b)
Gross Margin = 36.41% ((Revenue TTM 23.60b - Cost of Revenue TTM 15.00b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 36.49% (prev 37.11%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 2.32 (Enterprise Value 88.16b / Total Assets 37.94b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 0.77% (Interest Expense 76.0m / Debt 9.88b)
Taxrate = 23.94% (85.0m / 355.0m)
NOPAT = 1.63b (EBIT 2.15b * (1 - 23.94%))
Current Ratio = 0.93 (Total Current Assets 10.16b / Total Current Liabilities 10.94b)
Debt / Equity = 0.76 (Debt 9.88b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 12.93b)
Debt / EBITDA = 3.15 (Net Debt 9.50b / EBITDA 3.01b)
Debt / FCF = 9.85 (Net Debt 9.50b / FCF TTM 965.0m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 15.12b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 4.54% (Net Income 1.72b / Total Assets 37.94b)
RoE = 11.39% (Net Income TTM 1.72b / Total Stockholder Equity 15.12b)
RoCE = 9.11% (EBIT 2.15b / Capital Employed (Equity 15.12b + L.T.Debt 8.45b))
RoIC = 6.30% (NOPAT 1.63b / Invested Capital 25.94b)
WACC = 9.06% (E(78.66b)/V(88.54b) * Re(10.13%) + D(9.88b)/V(88.54b) * Rd(0.77%) * (1-Tc(0.24)))
Discount Rate = 10.13% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares Correlation 3-Years: -100.0 | Cagr: -3.42%
[DCF Debug] Terminal Value 73.22% ; FCFE base≈1.23b ; Y1≈1.40b ; Y5≈1.92b
Fair Price DCF = 35.70 (DCF Value 23.36b / Shares Outstanding 654.4m; 5y FCF grow 15.95% → 3.0% )
EPS Correlation: 38.97 | EPS CAGR: 25.82% | SUE: 2.22 | # QB: 2
Revenue Correlation: -17.20 | Revenue CAGR: 2.20% | SUE: 0.05 | # QB: 0
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