JCI
Johnson Controls
$153.83
▼ 0.5%Updated Aug 7, 11:30 AM ET
JCI at a glance — five pillars scored 0–100 from real filed financials.
Overall: Neutral · 55/100. A wider, greener shape means more pillars look healthy. Dividends scores 0 when a company pays none — that is a choice, not a flaw.
▲ Up 39.9% over the last 12 months
Market Cap
$85.88B
P/E
26.58x
Forward P/E (est.)
18.99x
ROE
25.5%
Revenue Growth
-3.4%
EPS Growth
49.1%
Profit Margin
17.2%
FCF Yield
3.1%
Debt / Equity
0.76x
ROIC
3.0%
Interest Coverage
3.93x
Current Ratio
1.04x
Dividend Yield
1.1%
Implied Growth (rev. DCF)
6.4%
Rating Score
55/100
Johnson Controls (JCI) is a large-cap company in the Building Products industry, part of the Industrials sector of the S&P 500, with a market value around $85.88B.
In its latest reported year it generated about $23.60B in revenue and $3.29B in net profit.
Our model rates JCI Neutral (55/100) on growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation. The summary below is built from its filed financials and current ratios and refreshes automatically.
Evidence of durable competitive advantage in the filed financials (9 years of history).
Some durable-advantage evidence, but not across the board — dig into which ingredient is weak and whether it's cyclical or structural.
35.5% average over the last 3 years
±1.3 pts around 34.0% across 9 years
grew in 6 of the last 8 year-over-year periods
positive in 6 of 6 years
3.0% latest fiscal year
A moat can't be proven by numbers alone — this scores the evidence a durable advantage leaves behind (pricing power, consistency, returns on capital), computed the same way for every stock. Pair it with the business overview before concluding anything.
Technical analysis reads price and volume to judge momentum and timing. It complements the fundamentals above — it does not replace them. Here is what JCI's chart says today, with each tool explained.
Trend — moving averages. A moving average is the average closing price over a window, which smooths out daily noise. JCI trades near $153.83, above its 50-day average ($142.03) and 200-day average ($127.27). Price above both averages, with the shorter one above the longer, is the textbook definition of an uptrend — momentum favours buyers.
Momentum — RSI. The Relative Strength Index runs 0–100 and measures how strong recent gains are versus losses. Above 70 is "overbought", below 30 "oversold". At 46 it is in neutral territory — neither stretched nor washed out.
MACD. MACD compares two moving averages to flag shifts in momentum. Its histogram is currently negative — short-term momentum is fading.
Volatility — ATR. Average True Range is the typical daily move. JCI's is $5.39 (~3.5% of price), so swings of about that size each day are normal — handy for setting a stop that isn't too tight.
Support & resistance. Over the last month JCI found buyers near $138.15 (support) and sellers near $151.18 (resistance); its 52-week range is $102.09–$151.18. A decisive break beyond either edge often marks the next move.
Volume. The latest session traded 1.1× the 20-day average — about normal. Rising volume on up-days suggests real buying; on down-days, real selling.
Educational information to help you read a chart — not a recommendation or a forecast. It updates daily as the price and indicators change.
4Y CAGR
-0.1%
Revenue moved from $22.84B in 2017 to $23.60B in 2025, a 0.4% compound annual growth rate. The most recent year declined 3.4% year over year. Shrinking revenue is worth a closer look — is it cyclical or structural?
Gross Margin
36.4%
Operating Margin
13.6%
Net Margin
13.9%
ROE
25.5%
Johnson Controls keeps about 17.2% of each sales dollar as net profit, with a 36.4% gross margin and 13.6% operating margin. Return on equity is 25.5% and return on invested capital about 3.0%. Margins this wide usually signal pricing power or a cost advantage.
Total Debt
$9.20B
Net Debt
$8.50B
Net Debt / EBITDA
—
Debt / Equity
0.76x
Leverage: debt-to-equity is 0.8x, and operating profit covers interest about 3.9x, with a current ratio of 1.0x. That is a moderate, manageable debt load for most businesses. It carries roughly $9.20B of total debt against $698.00M of cash.
Operating CF
$2.55B
Free Cash Flow
$2.12B
FCF Margin
9.0%
In the latest year Johnson Controls produced about $2.55B of operating cash flow and $2.12B of free cash flow after capital spending. That is a free-cash-flow yield of about 3.1% on today's price. Cash flow is what ultimately pays shareholders, so it is worth tracking over time.
Can the payout survive a bad year? Scored from filed cash flow, earnings coverage, and the raise/cut record.
The dividend is being paid, but coverage or consistency is thinner than an income investor should rely on without a closer look.
Dividend yield
1.1%
Per share (latest FY)
$1.51
Total paid (latest FY)
$976.00M
History on record
6 years
dividend uses 46% of free cash flow
30% of net income paid out
no current raise streak
no cuts in the last 6 years on record
Coverage uses the latest fiscal year as filed with the SEC; the streak counts total dollars paid (per-share figures can carry split artifacts). Educational information, not income advice.
P/E
26.58x
P/S
3.75x
P/B
5.9x
EV / EBITDA
—
JCI trades at 26.6x trailing earnings (about 19.0x on estimated forward earnings), 3.8x sales, and 5.9x book value. Reverse-engineering today's price implies the market expects roughly 6.4% long-term free-cash-flow growth. That is a premium multiple that needs growth to justify it.
A two-stage discounted cash flow on real SEC-filed free cash flow — the intrinsic-value anchor professional analysts triangulate from.
DCF fair value / share
$39.12
Current price
$153.83
Starting FCF (latest 10-K)
$2.12B
Growth, years 1–5
-3.4%
Fade to terminal, years 6–10
2.5%
Discount rate
9.0%
Cash flows grow at the stage-1 rate (trailing revenue growth, capped at 20%) for five years, fade to 2.5% by year 10, and continue at that rate forever (Gordon terminal value), all discounted at 9.0%. Small changes in assumptions move the result a lot — treat this as one reference point, not a target price. Educational only, not investment advice.
Where JCI sits versus its Industrials sector peers in the S&P 500.
Bands show the middle half (25th–75th percentile) of the 144 Industrials companies in the S&P 500 — the peer-relative anchor professional comps analysis uses. Context only — not investment advice.
How JCI stacks up against its Industrials peers — valuation, profitability, and growth versus the sector median.
In the Industrials sector (273 S&P 500 companies), JCI ranks #49 of 273 by our overall rating. It trades at a discount versus the sector on earnings (26.6x P/E vs. 32x median) with a higher return on equity (25.5% vs. 18.1%) and slower revenue growth (-3.4% vs. 6.0%).
P/E vs sector
26.6x
median 32x
ROE vs sector
25.5%
median 18.1%
Growth vs sector
-3.4%
median 6.0%
Sector rank
#49
of 273 by rating
Valuation vs. quality map
The sweet spot is upper-left: more profitable (higher ROE) for a lower P/E. Dashed lines mark the sector median.
Peers are the closest Industrials companies by sub-industry and size. Sector median is across all 273 S&P 500 names in the sector. Educational, not a recommendation.
Project revenue → earnings → price. Edit the assumptions to build your own case.
2030 price target (Base Case)
$0.00 – $0.00
vs. $153.83 today · expected CAGR -7% – 4%
| Metric | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $24.30B | $25.03B | $25.78B | $26.56B | $27.35B |
| Net income | $3.40B | $3.50B | $3.61B | $3.72B | $3.83B |
| EPS | $6.09 | $6.28 | $6.47 | $6.66 | $6.86 |
| Share price (low) | $97.52 | $100.44 | $103.45 | $106.56 | $109.75 |
| Share price (high) | $164.56 | $169.49 | $174.58 | $179.82 | $185.21 |
| CAGR (low–high) | -37% / 7% | -19% / 5% | -12% / 4% | -9% / 4% | -7% / 4% |
Educational model on sample fundamentals — not a forecast or investment advice. Outputs are only as good as your assumptions.
The case for JCI:
- High net margins (17.2%) point to pricing power or efficiency.
- Strong return on equity (25.5%) shows capital is put to work well.
The case against JCI:
- Revenue growth is slow/negative (-3.4%), limiting the upside engine.
- Like any single stock, it is exposed to competition, the economic cycle, and shifts in its end markets.
Growth risk — sluggish revenue (-3.4%) leaves little margin for execution missteps.
Market risk — sector rotation, the economic cycle, and broad sentiment move the stock regardless of fundamentals.
On balance, the picture is mixed: Johnson Controls is a large-cap industrials business with shrinking revenue, with solid profitability, and a heavier debt load to watch. It trades at 26.6x earnings, which our model scores Neutral (55/100). Weigh this against your own goals and time horizon — this is educational information, not a recommendation.
Analyst Ratings
What 26 Wall Street analysts covering JCI recommend (August 2026). Consensus is a useful sanity check — not a substitute for your own homework.
Latest SEC Filings
JCI's most recent filings, straight from SEC EDGAR. Annual and quarterly reports are the deep dives; 8-Ks flag material events the moment they happen.
JCI — frequently asked questions
Is JCI a good stock to buy?
We don't give buy or sell advice. Our model rates Johnson Controls Neutral (55/100) based on its growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation — use that as a research starting point and make your own decision.
What is JCI's rating on The Stocks School?
Johnson Controls currently scores 55/100 (Neutral) on our transparent model, which weighs real fundamentals: growth, margins, returns on capital, balance-sheet strength, and valuation.
How our ratings work →Where does JCI's data come from?
Live price data plus real fundamentals and 5-year financials pulled directly from Johnson Controls's SEC filings — refreshed automatically, not hand-entered.
How is the 5-year projection for JCI calculated?
It's a scenario model: it grows revenue at an assumed rate, applies a profit margin and a valuation multiple, and shows the resulting share-price range. The assumptions are yours to change — it's a tool for thinking, not a prediction.
Is this JCI analysis financial advice?
No. Everything on this page is educational research, not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell JCI. Always do your own research and consider a licensed professional.
Data notice. Fundamentals and financial statements are sourced from company filings (SEC EDGAR) and market-data providers; prices and market caps refresh on trading days and may be delayed. Ratings, projections, technical signals, and written summaries are model- or rule-generated for education and may simplify or lag the latest filings.
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