CRH vs JCI vs VMC
161 measures in 16 categories, one definition each, computed from filings and market data.
JCI55.1
Johnson Controls International plc
Basic Materials · Construction Materials
$145.47 −1.46%$88.1B mkt cap
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VMC62.6
Vulcan Materials Company
Basic Materials · Construction Materials
$257.63 +2.05%$33.4B mkt cap
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Price, rebased to 100 three years ago
CRH JCI VMC · weekly adjusted closesSmart money 8Valuation 16Profitability (TTM) 12Returns on capital 11Growth 17Margin history & stability 7Liquidity (latest quarter) 7Leverage & solvency (latest quarter) 13Efficiency 11Cash flow & earnings quality 7Dividends & buybacks 9Scores & forensic checks 15Per share 7Size (TTM) 8Price performance 9Technicals 4
● marks the highest or lowest value where that direction is plainly stronger (margins, returns, coverage, leverage); multiples and yields are left unmarked. Bars show each stock's percentile within its own industry. n/a: the measure does not apply to lenders and insurers.
Smart money
8 measures| Measure | CRH | JCI | VMC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insider open-market buys, 180d | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Insider $ bought, 180d | — | — | — |
| Congress purchases, 180d | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Last Congress purchase | 2026-09-25 | 2026-07-07 | 2026-09-25 |
| 13F net change in holders | — | — | +38 |
| ETFs adding shares, 30d | 435 | 543 | 988 |
| ETFs trimming, 30d | 338 | 419 | 774 |
| Net ETF funds, 30d | +97 | +124 | +214 |
Valuation
16 measures| Measure | CRH | JCI | VMC |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (TTM) | 10.3x
0th
|
24.6x
72nd
|
29.8x
83rd
|
| PEG (P/E ÷ 3-yr EPS CAGR) | 1.18
60th
|
1.01
53rd
|
1.81
73rd
|
| Price / sales | 1.0x
27th
|
3.5x
83rd
|
4.1x
90th
|
| Price / book | 2.3x
41st
|
6.5x
90th
|
3.9x
76th
|
| Price / tangible book | 8.1x
72nd
|
— | 11.9x
83rd
|
| Price / free cash flow | 20.0x
57th
|
44.1x
93rd
|
32.5x
77th
|
| Price / operating cash flow | 10.1x
43rd
|
37.2x
100th
|
18.5x
73rd
|
| Enterprise value | $72.4B
97th
|
$97.0B
100th
|
$38.1B
93rd
|
| EV / sales | 1.2x
20th
|
3.9x
83rd
|
4.7x
93rd
|
| EV / EBITDA | 6.2x
3rd
|
25.8x
100th
|
14.8x
73rd
|
| EV / EBIT | 8.9x
3rd
|
32.4x
93rd
|
20.5x
70th
|
| EV / free cash flow | 26.1x
53rd
|
48.5x
90th
|
37.1x
77th
|
| Earnings yield | 9.7%
100th
|
4.1%
30th
|
3.4%
20th
|
| FCF yield | 5.0%
43rd
|
2.3%
7th
|
3.1%
23rd
|
| Operating cash flow yield | 9.9%
57th
|
2.7%
0th
|
5.4%
27th
|
| Graham number (per share) | $80.94
79th
|
$53.75
57th
|
$111.67
86th
|
Profitability (TTM)
12 measures| Measure | CRH | JCI | VMC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 36.2%
59th
|
36.7%
62nd
|
27.4%
31st
|
| EBITDA margin | 20.2%
50th
|
15.1%
27th
|
31.7%
90th
|
| Operating margin | 13.5%
43rd
|
13.9%
47th
|
19.9%
73rd
|
| EBIT margin | 14.0%
47th
|
12.0%
40th
|
22.9%
90th
|
| Net margin | 9.3%
43rd
|
14.3%
77th
|
13.8%
67th
|
| NOPAT margin | 10.3%
40th
|
11.2%
47th
|
15.9%
83rd
|
| FCF margin | 4.8%
10th
|
8.0%
40th
|
12.7%
70th
|
| Operating cash flow margin | 9.6%
23rd
|
9.5%
20th
|
22.3%
77th
|
| R&D / revenue | 0.0%
0th
|
1.1%
93rd
|
0.0%
0th
|
| SG&A / revenue | 14.5%
47th
|
22.2%
80th
|
5.9%
3rd
|
| Stock comp / revenue | 0.3%
25th
|
0.5%
36th
|
0.5%
39th
|
| Effective tax rate | 23.8%
53rd
|
19.4%
10th
|
20.3%
13th
|
Returns on capital
11 measures| Measure | CRH | JCI | VMC |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROE (on average equity) | 25.2%
86th
|
24.4%
79th
|
13.3%
45th
|
| ROA | 10.4%
70th
|
8.7%
50th
|
6.7%
37th
|
| ROIC | 14.6%
77th
|
12.5%
57th
|
9.8%
40th
|
| ROCE | 16.7%
70th
|
10.9%
40th
|
12.2%
50th
|
| Return on tangible assets | 15.6%
73rd
|
7.3%
37th
|
11.1%
53rd
|
| Cash ROIC (OCF / invested capital) | 13.6%
37th
|
10.6%
30th
|
13.7%
40th
|
| Gross profitability (GP / assets) | 35.4%
87th
|
23.6%
43rd
|
13.5%
10th
|
| ROIC, 3-yr average | 9.7%
59th
|
8.4%
48th
|
7.4%
33rd
|
| ROIC, 5-yr average | 11.5%
48th
|
8.3%
28th
|
7.7%
20th
|
| ROE, 5-yr average | 19.4%
60th
|
14.0%
28th
|
11.1%
20th
|
| Incremental ROIC | 36.2%
57th
|
-31.6%
14th
|
-105.4%
4th
|
Growth
17 measures| Measure | CRH | JCI | VMC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM YoY) | 76.0%
93rd
|
6.8%
47th
|
6.8%
43rd
|
| Revenue growth (QoQ) | 46.2%
83rd
|
7.7%
10th
|
22.8%
70th
|
| Revenue CAGR, 3 yr | 8.3%
70th
|
-2.1%
15th
|
2.3%
48th
|
| Revenue CAGR, 5 yr | 2.1%
23rd
|
1.5%
15th
|
10.5%
65th
|
| Gross profit CAGR, 3 yr | 11.5%
67th
|
0.3%
26th
|
8.8%
63rd
|
| Operating income CAGR, 3 yr | 14.9%
72nd
|
7.0%
60th
|
12.5%
68th
|
| Net income growth (TTM YoY) | 86.0%
81st
|
60.4%
78th
|
17.8%
59th
|
| Net income CAGR, 3 yr | 4.9%
54th
|
20.2%
75th
|
15.6%
67th
|
| EPS growth (TTM YoY) | 88.4%
78th
|
72.0%
74th
|
19.7%
56th
|
| EPS CAGR, 3 yr | 8.7%
50th
|
24.4%
79th
|
16.4%
62nd
|
| EPS CAGR, 5 yr | 19.8%
65th
|
18.4%
61st
|
11.3%
35th
|
| FCF growth (TTM YoY) | 38.8%
59th
|
-31.0%
22nd
|
-6.5%
41st
|
| FCF CAGR, 3 yr | 3.1%
44th
|
10.5%
60th
|
16.3%
64th
|
| Operating cash flow CAGR, 3 yr | 5.7%
48th
|
5.6%
44th
|
10.7%
63rd
|
| Book value CAGR, 3 yr | 12.1%
58th
|
-2.9%
12th
|
6.3%
31st
|
| Dividend CAGR, 3 yr | 15.2%
94th
|
3.4%
50th
|
2.4%
17th
|
| Sustainable growth rate | 19.6%
75th
|
17.8%
71st
|
10.1%
36th
|
Margin history & stability
7 measures| Measure | CRH | JCI | VMC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin, 3-yr average | 35.5%
48th
|
35.7%
52nd
|
26.9%
22nd
|
| Operating margin, 3-yr average | 13.5%
41st
|
12.1%
37th
|
19.2%
67th
|
| Net margin, 3-yr average | 9.3%
56th
|
10.2%
59th
|
12.8%
67th
|
| FCF margin, 3-yr average | 6.2%
11th
|
8.9%
44th
|
11.4%
67th
|
| Revenue stability (0-1) | 0.01
4th
|
0.02
7th
|
0.78
67th
|
| Earnings stability (0-1) | 0.31
33rd
|
0.56
63rd
|
0.89
85th
|
| Margin stability (0-1) | 0.95
81st
|
0.96
93rd
|
0.93
48th
|
Liquidity (latest quarter)
7 measures| Measure | CRH | JCI | VMC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & short-term investments | $3.0B
100th
|
$641.0M
87th
|
$194.2M
57th
|
| Net cash (− = net debt) | −$16.8B
0th
|
−$8.8B
3rd
|
−$4.7B
23rd
|
| Working capital | $5.8B
100th
|
−$333.0M
3rd
|
$932.7M
77th
|
| Current ratio | 1.58
27th
|
0.97
3rd
|
1.76
37th
|
| Quick ratio | 1.07
30th
|
0.80
17th
|
1.20
47th
|
| Cash ratio (cash + ST investments / current liabilities) | 0.30
70th
|
0.06
7th
|
0.16
27th
|
| Defensive interval (days) | 276 days
10th
|
488 days
50th
|
783 days
80th
|
Leverage & solvency (latest quarter)
13 measures| Measure | CRH | JCI | VMC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total debt | $19.8B
100th
|
$9.5B
97th
|
$4.9B
77th
|
| Debt / equity | 0.82
69th
|
0.70
59th
|
0.58
48th
|
| Net debt / equity | 0.70
69th
|
0.66
66th
|
0.55
48th
|
| Debt / assets | 33.8%
63rd
|
24.4%
33rd
|
29.7%
53rd
|
| Debt / capital | 45.2%
69th
|
41.3%
59th
|
36.6%
48th
|
| Debt / EBITDA | 1.70
37th
|
2.52
67th
|
1.90
40th
|
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.44
37th
|
2.35
70th
|
1.83
47th
|
| Interest coverage (EBIT / interest) | 7.1x
50th
|
18.0x
89th
|
4.0x
32nd
|
| Cash interest coverage | 4.8x
29th
|
14.3x
79th
|
3.9x
25th
|
| Debt payback (years of OCF) | 3.6 yrs
67th
|
4.0 yrs
73rd
|
2.7 yrs
43rd
|
| Liabilities / assets | 56.4%
60th
|
65.1%
87th
|
48.4%
33rd
|
| IS credit model rating | A | A | A+ |
| Implied credit spread (bps) | 150
50th
|
150
50th
|
125
40th
|
Efficiency
11 measures| Measure | CRH | JCI | VMC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asset turnover | 1.11
83rd
|
0.61
23rd
|
0.49
3rd
|
| Fixed asset turnover | 2.21
47th
|
12.64
100th
|
0.53
3rd
|
| Inventory turnover | 7.9
72nd
|
8.4
86th
|
8.3
83rd
|
| Receivables turnover | 11.5
90th
|
3.8
0th
|
7.4
60th
|
| Days sales outstanding | 32 days
10th
|
96 days
100th
|
49 days
40th
|
| Days inventory outstanding | 46 days
28th
|
44 days
14th
|
44 days
17th
|
| Days payables outstanding | 31 days
27th
|
85 days
93rd
|
12 days
0th
|
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 47 days
27th
|
55 days
30th
|
81 days
60th
|
| Capex / revenue | 4.8%
43rd
|
1.5%
3rd
|
9.6%
77th
|
| Capex / depreciation | 0.78
43rd
|
0.48
10th
|
1.09
73rd
|
| Operating expense ratio | 21.0%
67th
|
22.5%
77th
|
9.3%
20th
|
Cash flow & earnings quality
7 measures| Measure | CRH | JCI | VMC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow / net income | 1.02
14th
|
0.66
7th
|
1.61
41st
|
| FCF / net income | 0.51
17th
|
0.56
21st
|
0.92
38th
|
| FCF / operating cash flow | 50.2%
23rd
|
84.3%
87th
|
56.9%
40th
|
| Capex / operating cash flow | 49.8%
77th
|
15.7%
13th
|
43.1%
60th
|
| Accruals ratio | -0.2%
87th
|
2.9%
93rd
|
-4.1%
73rd
|
| Sloan accruals ratio | -6.3%
37th
|
-1.5%
80th
|
-4.1%
53rd
|
| Earnings quality score (0-1) | 1.00
76th
|
0.50
0th
|
1.00
76th
|
Scores & forensic checks
15 measures| Measure | CRH | JCI | VMC |
|---|---|---|---|
| IS score | 71
83rd
|
55
33rd
|
63
60th
|
| IS profitability | 65
80th
|
57
63rd
|
50
50th
|
| IS growth | 78
100th
|
63
73rd
|
57
60th
|
| IS value | 70
87th
|
46
30th
|
44
23rd
|
| IS momentum | 93
83rd
|
70
37th
|
85
70th
|
| IS risk (safety) | 80
37th
|
80
37th
|
100
57th
|
| IS quality | 74
70th
|
66
30th
|
78
83rd
|
| IS balance sheet | 61
57th
|
54
33rd
|
56
37th
|
| IS earnings quality | 81
100th
|
53
7th
|
78
90th
|
| IS cash flow | 51
30th
|
33
10th
|
54
37th
|
| Piotroski F-score (0-9) | 7
60th
|
7
60th
|
8
90th
|
| Altman Z-score | 3.5
50th
|
3.0
37th
|
4.3
67th
|
| Beneish M-score | −2.17
87th
|
−2.25
83rd
|
−3.18
7th
|
| Ohlson O-score | −8.79
27th
|
−7.74
53rd
|
−8.63
33rd
|
| IS credit score | 74
50th
|
72
43rd
|
76
53rd
|
Size (TTM)
8 measures| Measure | CRH | JCI | VMC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $55.6B
97th
|
$88.1B
100th
|
$33.4B
93rd
|
| Revenue | $58.0B
100th
|
$25.0B
97th
|
$8.1B
80th
|
| EBITDA | $11.7B
100th
|
$3.8B
97th
|
$2.6B
87th
|
| Net income | $5.4B
100th
|
$3.6B
97th
|
$1.1B
87th
|
| Free cash flow | $2.8B
100th
|
$2.0B
97th
|
$1.0B
83rd
|
| Total assets | $58.6B
100th
|
$38.8B
97th
|
$16.4B
83rd
|
| Shareholders' equity | $24.0B
100th
|
$13.5B
97th
|
$8.5B
83rd
|
| Employees | 83,032
97th
|
87,000
100th
|
11,548
77th
|
Price performance
9 measures| Measure | CRH | JCI | VMC |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day | +1.6% | −1.5% | +2.0% |
| 1 week | +2.6% | −7.6% | +5.3% |
| 1 month | −3.5% | +3.4% | +5.3% |
| 3 months | −16.3% | +4.4% | −8.2% |
| 6 months | −28.5% | +3.3% | −11.7% |
| Year to date | −33.9% | +18.9% | −12.0% |
| 1 year | −29.2% | +31.3% | −14.9% |
| 3 years, cumulative | +48.7% | +183.3% | +21.9% |
| 5 years, cumulative | +98.0% | +130.0% | +51.9% |
Technicals
4 measures| Measure | CRH | JCI | VMC |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSI 14 | 46.8 | 42.7 | 59.1 |
| From 52-week high | −36.4% | −9.3% | −22.2% |
| From 52-week low | +6.4% | +35.0% | +8.7% |
| Beta | 1.19 | 1.28 | 1.05 |
InsiderStreet reports findings from filings and market data. A comparison is not a recommendation to buy or sell either stock.Every figure is computed in code · data as of 2026-10-17