Johnson Controls International plc · JCI · FY2025 Q1 · Calendar Q1 2025

Johnson Controls raises outlook as backlog and data centers support growth

The current analysis supports a constructive operating trajectory: Johnson Controls reported stronger organic growth, raised full-year EPS guidance, and cited backlog and data-center demand as visibility and demand supports. The thesis remains conditional on execution through tariff, foreign-exchange, capacity, restructuring, and second-half growth risks.

Reported Before market openNYSEBasic Materials $88.12B market cap
80quality score

Earnings scorecard

Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS — Consensus $0.59
EPS surprise — Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue — Consensus $5.32B
Revenue surprise — Reported versus consensus

Market reaction

prior-close to event-session close
Stock move +11.3% Event window
SPY move +0.4% Same window
Abnormal move +10.9% Stock minus SPY
Volume 2.9× Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift -5.7% Up to 20 sessions
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What changed

Compared with the prior quarter, guidance sentiment moved from maintained to raised. The current analysis adds a CEO transition, generative-AI capabilities in OpenBlue, stronger order growth, and a larger record backlog, while highlighting tariffs, foreign exchange, and capacity as ongoing concerns.

Guidance delta

Management raised full-year adjusted EPS guidance to $3.50-$3.60 and upgraded its margin outlook; prior-quarter guidance sentiment was maintained.

Key takeaways

  • Q1 organic revenue grew 10%, with margin expansion and adjusted EPS of $0.64 above the high end of guidance.
  • Record backlog and order growth provide visibility, while data-center cooling, healthcare, and manufacturing remain key demand areas.
  • Management highlighted AI-enabled OpenBlue capabilities, higher service attach rates, and a planned CEO transition.
  • Tariffs, foreign exchange, restructuring costs, and second-half growth uncertainty remain material risks.

Management priorities

  • Scale AI and generative AI capabilities across OpenBlue
  • Increase service attach rates and product-service integration
  • Complete the residential and light-commercial divestiture
  • Return 100% of free cash flow through dividends and share repurchases
  • Advance cost reduction and restructuring initiatives

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Earnings History

Estimate Beat Miss Match
JCI REVENUE earnings history estimate and actual scatter chart 10 reported fiscal quarters and 3 future estimate-only quarters. Q2 '24 estimate $7B Q2 '24 actual $7B, miss Q3 '24 estimate $7B Q3 '24 actual $7B, miss Q4 '24 estimate $7B Q4 '24 actual $7B, beat Q3 '25 estimate $6B Q3 '25 actual $6B, beat Q4 '25 estimate $6B Q4 '25 actual $6B, beat Q1 '26 estimate $6B Q1 '26 actual $6B, beat Q2 '26 estimate $6B Q2 '26 actual $6B, beat Q3 '26 estimate $6B Q3 '26 actual $7B, beat Q4 '26 estimate $7B Q1 '27 estimate $6B Q2 '27 estimate $7B
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Analyst Consensus ?

ConsensusBuy44 ratings
Bullish2863.6%
Neutral1636.4%
Bearish00.0%

Analyst 52W Price Targets

$145.47Current
$58Low
$115.66Average
$190High

Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 18, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.

Firm-level rating actions

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FirmRatingPrior ratingActionDate
Mizuho Neutral NeutralMaintainOct 15, 2026
RBC Capital Sector Perform Sector PerformMaintainOct 14, 2026
Citigroup Neutral NeutralMaintainOct 12, 2026
B of A Securities Buy BuyMaintainOct 8, 2026
Morgan Stanley Overweight OverweightMaintainSep 2, 2026
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Named analyst price targets

Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $145.47. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.

FirmAnalyst52W targetPrice when postedUpsideDate
Mizuho SecuritiesAnalyst unavailable$165$152.44 +13.4%Oct 15, 2026
Wells FargoAnalyst unavailable$186$145.36 +27.9%Sep 24, 2026
Morgan StanleyAnalyst unavailable$180$138.46 +23.7%Sep 2, 2026
BernsteinAnalyst unavailable$190$152.36 +30.6%Aug 14, 2026
Argus ResearchJohn Eade$175$154.55 +20.3%Aug 7, 2026
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Company context

Snapshot as of publication

Johnson Controls International plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in engineering, manufacturing, commissioning, and retrofitting building products and systems in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific. The company designs, manufactures, sells, installs, and services heating, ventilating, air conditioning, controls, building management, refrigeration, integrated electronic security, integrated fire detection and suppression systems, and digital solutions. It also provides energy solutions and technical services, including inspection, scheduled maintenance, and repair and replacement of mechanical and control systems, as well as data-driven building solutions. It sells its products and services to commercial, residential security, institutional, industrial, data center, marine, and governmental customers. Johnson Controls International plc was incorporated in 1885 and is based in Cork, Ireland.

Historical context

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By FN2 Research · Updated · As of 2026-10-18. For educational purposes only; not investment advice.