JCI vs CRH 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
JCI CRH 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 | JCI | CRH | VMC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insider open-market buys, 180d | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Insider $ bought, 180d | — | — | — |
| Congress purchases, 180d | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Last Congress purchase | 2026-07-07 | 2026-09-25 | 2026-09-25 |
| 13F net change in holders | — | — | +38 |
| ETFs adding shares, 30d | 543 | 435 | 988 |
| ETFs trimming, 30d | 419 | 338 | 774 |
| Net ETF funds, 30d | +124 | +97 | +214 |
Valuation
16 measures| Measure | JCI | CRH | VMC |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (TTM) | 24.6x
72nd
|
10.3x
0th
|
29.8x
83rd
|
| PEG (P/E ÷ 3-yr EPS CAGR) | 1.01
53rd
|
1.18
60th
|
1.81
73rd
|
| Price / sales | 3.5x
83rd
|
1.0x
27th
|
4.1x
90th
|
| Price / book | 6.5x
90th
|
2.3x
41st
|
3.9x
76th
|
| Price / tangible book | — | 8.1x
72nd
|
11.9x
83rd
|
| Price / free cash flow | 44.1x
93rd
|
20.0x
57th
|
32.5x
77th
|
| Price / operating cash flow | 37.2x
100th
|
10.1x
43rd
|
18.5x
73rd
|
| Enterprise value | $97.0B
100th
|
$72.4B
97th
|
$38.1B
93rd
|
| EV / sales | 3.9x
83rd
|
1.2x
20th
|
4.7x
93rd
|
| EV / EBITDA | 25.8x
100th
|
6.2x
3rd
|
14.8x
73rd
|
| EV / EBIT | 32.4x
93rd
|
8.9x
3rd
|
20.5x
70th
|
| EV / free cash flow | 48.5x
90th
|
26.1x
53rd
|
37.1x
77th
|
| Earnings yield | 4.1%
30th
|
9.7%
100th
|
3.4%
20th
|
| FCF yield | 2.3%
7th
|
5.0%
43rd
|
3.1%
23rd
|
| Operating cash flow yield | 2.7%
0th
|
9.9%
57th
|
5.4%
27th
|
| Graham number (per share) | $53.75
57th
|
$80.94
79th
|
$111.67
86th
|
Profitability (TTM)
12 measures| Measure | JCI | CRH | VMC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 36.7%
62nd
|
36.2%
59th
|
27.4%
31st
|
| EBITDA margin | 15.1%
27th
|
20.2%
50th
|
31.7%
90th
|
| Operating margin | 13.9%
47th
|
13.5%
43rd
|
19.9%
73rd
|
| EBIT margin | 12.0%
40th
|
14.0%
47th
|
22.9%
90th
|
| Net margin | 14.3%
77th
|
9.3%
43rd
|
13.8%
67th
|
| NOPAT margin | 11.2%
47th
|
10.3%
40th
|
15.9%
83rd
|
| FCF margin | 8.0%
40th
|
4.8%
10th
|
12.7%
70th
|
| Operating cash flow margin | 9.5%
20th
|
9.6%
23rd
|
22.3%
77th
|
| R&D / revenue | 1.1%
93rd
|
0.0%
0th
|
0.0%
0th
|
| SG&A / revenue | 22.2%
80th
|
14.5%
47th
|
5.9%
3rd
|
| Stock comp / revenue | 0.5%
36th
|
0.3%
25th
|
0.5%
39th
|
| Effective tax rate | 19.4%
10th
|
23.8%
53rd
|
20.3%
13th
|
Returns on capital
11 measures| Measure | JCI | CRH | VMC |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROE (on average equity) | 24.4%
79th
|
25.2%
86th
|
13.3%
45th
|
| ROA | 8.7%
50th
|
10.4%
70th
|
6.7%
37th
|
| ROIC | 12.5%
57th
|
14.6%
77th
|
9.8%
40th
|
| ROCE | 10.9%
40th
|
16.7%
70th
|
12.2%
50th
|
| Return on tangible assets | 7.3%
37th
|
15.6%
73rd
|
11.1%
53rd
|
| Cash ROIC (OCF / invested capital) | 10.6%
30th
|
13.6%
37th
|
13.7%
40th
|
| Gross profitability (GP / assets) | 23.6%
43rd
|
35.4%
87th
|
13.5%
10th
|
| ROIC, 3-yr average | 8.4%
48th
|
9.7%
59th
|
7.4%
33rd
|
| ROIC, 5-yr average | 8.3%
28th
|
11.5%
48th
|
7.7%
20th
|
| ROE, 5-yr average | 14.0%
28th
|
19.4%
60th
|
11.1%
20th
|
| Incremental ROIC | -31.6%
14th
|
36.2%
57th
|
-105.4%
4th
|
Growth
17 measures| Measure | JCI | CRH | VMC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM YoY) | 6.8%
47th
|
76.0%
93rd
|
6.8%
43rd
|
| Revenue growth (QoQ) | 7.7%
10th
|
46.2%
83rd
|
22.8%
70th
|
| Revenue CAGR, 3 yr | -2.1%
15th
|
8.3%
70th
|
2.3%
48th
|
| Revenue CAGR, 5 yr | 1.5%
15th
|
2.1%
23rd
|
10.5%
65th
|
| Gross profit CAGR, 3 yr | 0.3%
26th
|
11.5%
67th
|
8.8%
63rd
|
| Operating income CAGR, 3 yr | 7.0%
60th
|
14.9%
72nd
|
12.5%
68th
|
| Net income growth (TTM YoY) | 60.4%
78th
|
86.0%
81st
|
17.8%
59th
|
| Net income CAGR, 3 yr | 20.2%
75th
|
4.9%
54th
|
15.6%
67th
|
| EPS growth (TTM YoY) | 72.0%
74th
|
88.4%
78th
|
19.7%
56th
|
| EPS CAGR, 3 yr | 24.4%
79th
|
8.7%
50th
|
16.4%
62nd
|
| EPS CAGR, 5 yr | 18.4%
61st
|
19.8%
65th
|
11.3%
35th
|
| FCF growth (TTM YoY) | -31.0%
22nd
|
38.8%
59th
|
-6.5%
41st
|
| FCF CAGR, 3 yr | 10.5%
60th
|
3.1%
44th
|
16.3%
64th
|
| Operating cash flow CAGR, 3 yr | 5.6%
44th
|
5.7%
48th
|
10.7%
63rd
|
| Book value CAGR, 3 yr | -2.9%
12th
|
12.1%
58th
|
6.3%
31st
|
| Dividend CAGR, 3 yr | 3.4%
50th
|
15.2%
94th
|
2.4%
17th
|
| Sustainable growth rate | 17.8%
71st
|
19.6%
75th
|
10.1%
36th
|
Margin history & stability
7 measures| Measure | JCI | CRH | VMC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin, 3-yr average | 35.7%
52nd
|
35.5%
48th
|
26.9%
22nd
|
| Operating margin, 3-yr average | 12.1%
37th
|
13.5%
41st
|
19.2%
67th
|
| Net margin, 3-yr average | 10.2%
59th
|
9.3%
56th
|
12.8%
67th
|
| FCF margin, 3-yr average | 8.9%
44th
|
6.2%
11th
|
11.4%
67th
|
| Revenue stability (0-1) | 0.02
7th
|
0.01
4th
|
0.78
67th
|
| Earnings stability (0-1) | 0.56
63rd
|
0.31
33rd
|
0.89
85th
|
| Margin stability (0-1) | 0.96
93rd
|
0.95
81st
|
0.93
48th
|
Liquidity (latest quarter)
7 measures| Measure | JCI | CRH | VMC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & short-term investments | $641.0M
87th
|
$3.0B
100th
|
$194.2M
57th
|
| Net cash (− = net debt) | −$8.8B
3rd
|
−$16.8B
0th
|
−$4.7B
23rd
|
| Working capital | −$333.0M
3rd
|
$5.8B
100th
|
$932.7M
77th
|
| Current ratio | 0.97
3rd
|
1.58
27th
|
1.76
37th
|
| Quick ratio | 0.80
17th
|
1.07
30th
|
1.20
47th
|
| Cash ratio (cash + ST investments / current liabilities) | 0.06
7th
|
0.30
70th
|
0.16
27th
|
| Defensive interval (days) | 488 days
50th
|
276 days
10th
|
783 days
80th
|
Leverage & solvency (latest quarter)
13 measures| Measure | JCI | CRH | VMC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total debt | $9.5B
97th
|
$19.8B
100th
|
$4.9B
77th
|
| Debt / equity | 0.70
59th
|
0.82
69th
|
0.58
48th
|
| Net debt / equity | 0.66
66th
|
0.70
69th
|
0.55
48th
|
| Debt / assets | 24.4%
33rd
|
33.8%
63rd
|
29.7%
53rd
|
| Debt / capital | 41.3%
59th
|
45.2%
69th
|
36.6%
48th
|
| Debt / EBITDA | 2.52
67th
|
1.70
37th
|
1.90
40th
|
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.35
70th
|
1.44
37th
|
1.83
47th
|
| Interest coverage (EBIT / interest) | 18.0x
89th
|
7.1x
50th
|
4.0x
32nd
|
| Cash interest coverage | 14.3x
79th
|
4.8x
29th
|
3.9x
25th
|
| Debt payback (years of OCF) | 4.0 yrs
73rd
|
3.6 yrs
67th
|
2.7 yrs
43rd
|
| Liabilities / assets | 65.1%
87th
|
56.4%
60th
|
48.4%
33rd
|
| IS credit model rating | A | A | A+ |
| Implied credit spread (bps) | 150
50th
|
150
50th
|
125
40th
|
Efficiency
11 measures| Measure | JCI | CRH | VMC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asset turnover | 0.61
23rd
|
1.11
83rd
|
0.49
3rd
|
| Fixed asset turnover | 12.64
100th
|
2.21
47th
|
0.53
3rd
|
| Inventory turnover | 8.4
86th
|
7.9
72nd
|
8.3
83rd
|
| Receivables turnover | 3.8
0th
|
11.5
90th
|
7.4
60th
|
| Days sales outstanding | 96 days
100th
|
32 days
10th
|
49 days
40th
|
| Days inventory outstanding | 44 days
14th
|
46 days
28th
|
44 days
17th
|
| Days payables outstanding | 85 days
93rd
|
31 days
27th
|
12 days
0th
|
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 55 days
30th
|
47 days
27th
|
81 days
60th
|
| Capex / revenue | 1.5%
3rd
|
4.8%
43rd
|
9.6%
77th
|
| Capex / depreciation | 0.48
10th
|
0.78
43rd
|
1.09
73rd
|
| Operating expense ratio | 22.5%
77th
|
21.0%
67th
|
9.3%
20th
|
Cash flow & earnings quality
7 measures| Measure | JCI | CRH | VMC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow / net income | 0.66
7th
|
1.02
14th
|
1.61
41st
|
| FCF / net income | 0.56
21st
|
0.51
17th
|
0.92
38th
|
| FCF / operating cash flow | 84.3%
87th
|
50.2%
23rd
|
56.9%
40th
|
| Capex / operating cash flow | 15.7%
13th
|
49.8%
77th
|
43.1%
60th
|
| Accruals ratio | 2.9%
93rd
|
-0.2%
87th
|
-4.1%
73rd
|
| Sloan accruals ratio | -1.5%
80th
|
-6.3%
37th
|
-4.1%
53rd
|
| Earnings quality score (0-1) | 0.50
0th
|
1.00
76th
|
1.00
76th
|
Scores & forensic checks
15 measures| Measure | JCI | CRH | VMC |
|---|---|---|---|
| IS score | 55
33rd
|
71
83rd
|
63
60th
|
| IS profitability | 57
63rd
|
65
80th
|
50
50th
|
| IS growth | 63
73rd
|
78
100th
|
57
60th
|
| IS value | 46
30th
|
70
87th
|
44
23rd
|
| IS momentum | 70
37th
|
93
83rd
|
85
70th
|
| IS risk (safety) | 80
37th
|
80
37th
|
100
57th
|
| IS quality | 66
30th
|
74
70th
|
78
83rd
|
| IS balance sheet | 54
33rd
|
61
57th
|
56
37th
|
| IS earnings quality | 53
7th
|
81
100th
|
78
90th
|
| IS cash flow | 33
10th
|
51
30th
|
54
37th
|
| Piotroski F-score (0-9) | 7
60th
|
7
60th
|
8
90th
|
| Altman Z-score | 3.0
37th
|
3.5
50th
|
4.3
67th
|
| Beneish M-score | −2.25
83rd
|
−2.17
87th
|
−3.18
7th
|
| Ohlson O-score | −7.74
53rd
|
−8.79
27th
|
−8.63
33rd
|
| IS credit score | 72
43rd
|
74
50th
|
76
53rd
|
Size (TTM)
8 measures| Measure | JCI | CRH | VMC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $88.1B
100th
|
$55.6B
97th
|
$33.4B
93rd
|
| Revenue | $25.0B
97th
|
$58.0B
100th
|
$8.1B
80th
|
| EBITDA | $3.8B
97th
|
$11.7B
100th
|
$2.6B
87th
|
| Net income | $3.6B
97th
|
$5.4B
100th
|
$1.1B
87th
|
| Free cash flow | $2.0B
97th
|
$2.8B
100th
|
$1.0B
83rd
|
| Total assets | $38.8B
97th
|
$58.6B
100th
|
$16.4B
83rd
|
| Shareholders' equity | $13.5B
97th
|
$24.0B
100th
|
$8.5B
83rd
|
| Employees | 87,000
100th
|
83,032
97th
|
11,548
77th
|
Price performance
9 measures| Measure | JCI | CRH | VMC |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day | −1.5% | +1.6% | +2.0% |
| 1 week | −7.6% | +2.6% | +5.3% |
| 1 month | +3.4% | −3.5% | +5.3% |
| 3 months | +4.4% | −16.3% | −8.2% |
| 6 months | +3.3% | −28.5% | −11.7% |
| Year to date | +18.9% | −33.9% | −12.0% |
| 1 year | +31.3% | −29.2% | −14.9% |
| 3 years, cumulative | +183.3% | +48.7% | +21.9% |
| 5 years, cumulative | +130.0% | +98.0% | +51.9% |
Technicals
4 measures| Measure | JCI | CRH | VMC |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSI 14 | 42.7 | 46.8 | 59.1 |
| From 52-week high | −9.3% | −36.4% | −22.2% |
| From 52-week low | +35.0% | +6.4% | +8.7% |
| Beta | 1.28 | 1.19 | 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