EATON CORPORATION plc vs JOHNSON CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL PLC, two Industrial Machinery stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where ETN and JCI diverge most: on fcf yield, ETN reads 2.4% and JCI reads -1.0%; on debt / equity, ETN reads 1.02 and JCI reads 0.07. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What ETN's price implies is a somewhat stretched bet versus history (whole-company basis). What JCI's price implies is a somewhat stretched bet versus history (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | ETN | JCI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $415.36 | $146.61 |
| Market cap | $161.8B | $90.0B |
| Sector | Industrial Machinery | Industrial Machinery |
| Stage | Growth | Mature |
| P/E | 42.3 | 26.5 |
| P/B | 7.97 | 6.65 |
| P/S | 5.39 | 3.68 |
| EV/EBITDA | 171.8 | 550.0 |
| Revenue growth | +15.4% | +5.2% |
| Gross margin | — | 36.8% |
| Net margin | 12.8% | 14.4% |
| Return on equity | 18.9% | 26.1% |
| Return on assets | 6.8% | 9.2% |
| FCF yield | 2.4% | -1.0% |
| Dividend yield | 1.0% | 1.0% |
| Debt / equity | 1.02 | 0.07 |
| Current ratio | 1.24 | 1.04 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 6.88 | 6.65 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 7 / 9 | 5 / 9 |
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