JCI vs LII

Johnson Controls and Lennox International, both Industrials

Johnson Controls is the larger company at $94B against $12B. On trailing earnings LII is the cheaper of the two at a P/E of 15.8 against 28.1, a gap that is only a bargain if the two are growing at similar rates. Over the past year JCI returned +44% against -33% for LII. The RyuScore puts LII ahead, 80 against 24 out of 100.

Johnson Controls and Lennox International compared on valuation, return and the RyuScore
FigureJCILII
Last close$155$357
Market cap$94B$12B
Trailing P/Elower is cheaper for the same earnings, not automatically better28.115.8
Dividend yield1.0%1.4%
1-year return+44%-33%
5-year return+129%+21%
RyuScoresector-relative, 1–1024/10080/100

Figures from SEC filings and end-of-day closes. Highlighting marks the higher or lower number, which is not the same as the better investment, a low P/E can be a warning and a high one can be deserved.

Johnson Controls

Revenue of $6.1B in Q2 2026, net income $613M. Its largest reported line is Americas, 69% of the disclosed total.

Lennox International

Revenue of $1.1B in Q1 2026, net income $117M. Its largest reported line is Residential Heating And Cooling, 61% of the disclosed total.

Open these two in the interactive comparison to add more names, change the period or see the correlation.