Johnson Controls International plc (JCI)

FairStock Score: 41/100 — MIXED

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AI-generated, general educational analysis — not personal investment advice.

I approach Johnson Controls as a building-products and systems company whose HVAC, controls, security and fire businesses have an installed-base quality that can create switching costs and service revenue. Still, this is an industrial, not a consumer franchise, and the numbers matter. In FY2025 (year ended 2025-09-30), filed revenue was $23.6 billion and diluted EPS was $5.03; FY2024 filed revenue was $23.0 billion and diluted EPS was $2.52, so the recent profit rebound is real. In fiscal Q2 2026 (quarter ended 2026-03-31), filed revenue was $6.1 billion, net income $613.0 million and diluted EPS $1.00. FairStock's Piotroski F-score is 8/9 and trailing FCF is $1.7 billion, which supports financial health, while ROE is 14.33% but ROCE is only 5.40% and debt-to-equity is 0.70. FairStock classifies it as a stalwart, with 39.1% annual profit growth but only 1.1% annual revenue growth over five years. Valuation is the rub. At the 2026-10-26 close of $147.50, FairStock's P/E is 41.55, P/B 6.63, PEG 5.92 and EV/EBITDA 26.11; its Graham Number is $42.01, leaving negative margin of safety of 242.68%, and FCF yield is just 1.8%. The price already assumes a lot of improvement. I would want a wider gap between price and intrinsic value before calling this a bargain.

In plain English: Johnson Controls International plc makes heating, cooling, security, fire and building-control systems. The business looks financially solid, with growing profit and strong cash generation, but the stock price looks expensive compared with the company's earnings and accounting value.

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Data as of 2026-10-26 close · note generated 2026-10-28 · model deepseek-flash

Sources (SEC EDGAR): fiscal Q2 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-03-31) · fiscal Q1 2026 10-Q (period ended 2025-12-31) · fiscal Q3 2025 10-Q (period ended 2025-06-30) · fiscal Q2 2025 10-Q (period ended 2025-03-31) · FY2025 10-K (period ended 2025-09-30) · FY2024 10-K (period ended 2024-09-30) · FY2023 10-K (period ended 2023-09-30)

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