Johnson Controls International plc (JCI) scored on five pillars from its reported financial statements, and ranked against 270 Industrials companies.
Johnson Controls International plc (JCI) scores 5.8 out of 10 as of , computed from its reported financial statements. That reads as solid quality. The reading rests on profitability, and efficiency is what holds it back.
One pillar, solvency, is unscored because the filings behind it carry too little to judge. It is shown as a dash rather than a zero, and the overall score is the weighted average of what could be scored.
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On the filings behind it, Johnson Controls International plc earns 5.8 out of 10 for business quality as of October 18, 2026. That is solid quality on our scale. A solid reading is a respectable business with clear strengths and at least one area that falls short of the best in its field. The figure is a weighted average of five pillars, each scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks from reported statements.
Ranked with the 270 Industrials companies Lemma publishes, the score sits at the 54th percentile, above the middle of the group. A typical company in the group scores 5.6, and the best quarter starts from 6.5. Johnson Controls International plc is in line with that typical reading.
On profitability, Johnson Controls International plc scores 7.5, a strong reading. Its peers have a median of 4.9 across 262 Industrials companies, which places it well above them, at the 83rd percentile. Returns and margins at this level leave room to reinvest, absorb a bad year or return cash to shareholders without straining the business.
There is no solvency score for Johnson Controls International plc: too little of the pillar could be measured from the filings to give an honest reading. The overall is therefore the weighted average of the other pillars. Across 241 Industrials companies the median for this pillar is 7.1. Without it the overall says nothing about how comfortably the company carries its debt.
On growth, Johnson Controls International plc scores 5.0, an average reading. Its peers have a median of 5.4 across 216 Industrials companies, which places it in line with them, at the 43rd percentile. Average growth reflects a business expanding at roughly the pace of its sector, without a clear acceleration or decline.
On efficiency, Johnson Controls International plc scores 4.6, an average reading. Its peers have a median of 6.2 across 264 Industrials companies, which places it well below them, at the 27th percentile. Efficiency near the median says the operation is neither unusually lean nor unusually capital hungry.
Predictability scores 5.4 out of 10, which reads as average. The median across 267 Industrials companies is 5.0, so Johnson Controls International plc is in line with its peers on this pillar and ranks at the 57th percentile. Middling predictability suggests some volatility in the record, enough to read the other pillars with a little caution.
The profile is uneven. Profitability leads at 7.5 while efficiency trails at 4.6, a gap of 2.9 points, so the overall averages a clear strength against a clear soft spot. Leading with profitability is the most valuable kind of strength, because margins and returns are what the other pillars ultimately feed. An efficiency shortfall means profit is not turning into cash as readily as it could.
Of everything that could lift Johnson Controls International plc’s score, efficiency matters most. Bringing it up to the 6.2 median of Industrials companies would take the overall from 5.8 to roughly 6.1. Only four of the five pillars could be scored. Together they carry 80 of the 100 weight points (the full set is profitability 25, solvency 20, growth 20, efficiency 15, predictability 20), and the overall is the weighted average of those alone.
These are the Industrials companies closest to Johnson Controls International plc in market value. Each has its own page scored on the same five pillars, so the comparison is like for like.
How much profit the company generates from its capital and sales.
The company’s ability to service debt and meet its obligations.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are compounding.
How well assets and earnings convert into cash and output.
How stable and consistent results have been over time.
Each metric is scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks, where higher is better. Metrics roll up into five pillars, and the pillars combine into the overall score using the weights shown. Sector-sensitive metrics are judged relative to peers in the same sector.
This score is a systematic, backward-looking read of reported fundamentals. It does not judge valuation, management quality, competitive moat, or future prospects, and can be distorted by one-off items or unusual accounting. Treat it as a starting point, not a recommendation.
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On this reading Johnson Controls International plc scores 5.8 out of 10, which reads as solid quality. Its strongest pillar is profitability, its weakest is efficiency. Quality is not the same as a good investment: the score says nothing about the price you would pay.
Johnson Controls International plc ranks at the 54th percentile of the 270 Industrials companies Lemma publishes a score for. The median there is 5.6 and the top quarter starts at 6.5, against Johnson Controls International plc’s 5.8.
Five pillars, each scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks and then weighted into one overall reading: profitability, solvency, growth, efficiency and predictability. Everything comes from reported financials, and nothing comes from price, sentiment or forecasts.
This page last changed on October 18, 2026. The score moves with the financial statements, so the page changes when a new filing moves the reading rather than on a schedule. Live figures for JCI are in the app.
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