Question 1

Which is bigger, CAT or JCI?

Accepted Answer

Caterpillar Inc. is the larger company — market cap $368B vs $95.4B for Johnson Controls International plc.

Question 2

Which is more profitable, CAT or JCI?

Accepted Answer

CAT keeps more of each revenue dollar as profit — net margin 14.5% vs 14.3% for JCI.

Question 3

Which stock is cheaper, CAT or JCI?

Accepted Answer

On earnings, JCI trades at a lower P/E — 26.6 vs 33.9 for CAT. A lower P/E means paying less per dollar of earnings.

Question 4

Which pays a higher dividend, CAT or JCI?

Accepted Answer

JCI yields 1.02% vs 0.76% for CAT.

Question 5

Which is the better stock — CAT or JCI?

Accepted Answer

On reported financials, CAT leads 7 of 11 comparable metrics and JCI leads 4. StockCV rates CAT “Solid” and JCI “Strained”. This is information, not investment advice — compare the full CVs before drawing conclusions.

Metric	CAT	JCI
Price	$800.47	$157.43
Market cap	$368B	$95.4B
Revenue (TTM)	$74.7B	$25.0B
Revenue growth	+4.4%	-2.3%
Net margin	14.5%	14.3%
Free cash flow	$10.7B	$3.17B
Net cash (debt)	($26.2B)	($8.94B)
1-year price return	+60.0%	+46.1%
P/E	33.9	26.6
P/E vs own history (cheap-side %)	13%	82%
Dividend yield	0.76%	1.02%
Return on equity	54%	27%
Altman Z-score	4.42	—
CV checks passed	11 of 11	10 of 11
Employees	118,000	87,000

Caterpillar Inc. vs Johnson Controls International plc