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Johnson Controls International

JCI
51
Construction Materials · Basic Materials
Also trades as: 0Y7S.L GBP 1.44 (-4.91%)
Price
$143.00
-8.02 (-5.31%)
Market Cap
$86.62B
Winston Score
51
Winston is curious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Oct 22, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

§How the score breaks down

Quality
Good
17/30
Growth
Good
12/20
Cash Flow
Good
5/10
Stability
Strong
8/10
Valuation
Good
5/10
Ownership
Weak
2/15
Dividends
Mixed
2/5

51 of 100 counted points = Winston Score 51.

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Share count falling — buybacks

−9.3% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 721.1M (2021) → 654.1M (2025)

§Winston Score History

The full picture

Johnson Controls makes the systems that keep large buildings comfortable, safe, and energy-efficient. Its main products include heating and cooling equipment, fire detection systems, security systems, and building automation software. It sells mostly to commercial customers like hospitals, schools, offices, airports, and data centers.

The company earns money through equipment sales, long-term service contracts, and software subscriptions tied to its building management platforms. Johnson Controls operates globally, with significant revenue in North America, Europe, and Asia, and generates roughly $23 billion in annual revenue. Its installed base of equipment creates a recurring stream of service and upgrade revenue, which is a meaningful competitive advantage. The biggest growth driver is demand for energy-efficient building upgrades, partly pushed by corporate sustainability goals and government efficiency standards, though rising competition from Siemens and Honeywell, along with exposure to slowing commercial construction, remain key risks to watch.

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+9.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+15.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady EPS growth

R&D Spend

$273M/ year

→ Flat (+2% vs prior year)

1.2% of revenue

Below sector average (3%)

Steady R&D investment year-over-year

Insider Activity

0.3%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$641M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

→ Burn rate stable

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth context

Johnson Controls International is growing revenue at 9% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
37.4%
Modest — 37.4% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
14.9%
Healthy — 14.9% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
15.3%
Strong — 15.3% return on capital

ROIC between 15% and 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns 15 to 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+6.8%
Slow sales growth (+6.8% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+70.7%
Earnings growing fast (+70.7% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
5/8 quarters
Mixed — about half the quarters showed growth

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
66%
Modest — 66% of profit becomes cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
8.0%
Modest free cash flow (8.0%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.68
Moderate — manageable debt (0.68)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
20.93x
Comfortably covers interest (20.9x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
24.8x
Growth-priced — P/E 24.8

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+2.6
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow — slightly cheaper on forward P/E

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
1.02%
Small dividend — 1.02% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+6.0%
Dividend growing modestly (6.0% YoY)
Payout Ratio
27%
no trend
Pays out a modest share of profit and keeps the rest to reinvest. Room to keep paying through a weak year.

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