Eaton vs Johnson Controls International
ETN and JCI side by side, both in industrial and commercial machinery and computer equipment. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How ETN and JCI compare
Eaton is the larger company, worth 1.6 times as much as Johnson Controls International ($144B against $90.3B).
On earnings, Johnson Controls International is cheaper: it trades at 25.9× trailing earnings, against 37.7× for Eaton.
Eaton grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (15.5% versus 6.8% for Johnson Controls International).
Johnson Controls International keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 14.3% compared with 12.8% at Eaton.
Both pay dividends: Eaton yields 1.2% and Johnson Controls International 0.81%.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | ETN | JCI |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $144B | $90.3B |
| Share price | $369.97 | $149.03 |
| Change, 1 year | −4.6% | 31.5% |
| Change, 5 years | 116% | 99.7% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.08 | 1.02 |
| Employees | 97K | 87K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 14 | 14 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Growth score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Performance score | 4 | 4 |
| Health score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 37.7× | 25.9× (better) |
| P/S | 4.8× | 3.6× (better) |
| P/B | 7.1× | 6.7× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 25.4× (better) | 28.4× |
| P/FCF | 36.5× | 28.5× (better) |
| PEG | 1.94 | 0.81 (better) |
| FCF yield | 2.7% | 3.5% (better) |
| Fair value | $233.60 | $128.63 |
| Margin of safety | −58.4% | −15.9% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 15.5% (better) | 6.8% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 9.0% (better) | 1.1% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −2.5% | 60.4% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −1.2% | 70.6% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 24.5% | 43.0% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 35.9% | 36.7% (better) |
| Net margin | 12.8% | 14.3% (better) |
| FCF margin | 13.1% (better) | 12.7% |
| Return on equity | 19.7% | 24.4% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.02 | 0.70 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.09 | 2.53 (better) |
| Current ratio | 1.24 (better) | 1.00 |
| Altman Z-score | 3.29 (better) | 2.79 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.2% (better) | 0.81% |
| Payout ratio | 43.5% | 27.3% |
| Years of dividend growth | 15 (better) | 5 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 7.3% | 7.7% (better) |
| Buyback yield | 0.39% | 6.5% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 1.6% | 7.3% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 85.3% | 89.9% |
| Held by insiders | 0.19% | 0.31% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$22.0M (better) | −$25.2M |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | 4 (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.1% | 1.5% |
Go deeper
- ETN stock overview
- ETN income statement
- ETN valuation and score
- JCI stock overview
- JCI income statement
- JCI valuation and score
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