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Johnson Controls International plc · JCI · FY2026 Q3 · Calendar Q3 2026
Johnson Controls: Data-center demand drives another strong quarter
The current quarter strengthens the case that data-center thermal-management demand and resilient applied-HVAC activity are supporting Johnson Controls' growth trajectory. The evidence is constructive, but the thesis still depends on execution, capacity expansion, supply-chain resilience, and sustained data-center spending.
Reported Before market openNYSEBasic Materials
$87.94B market cap
100quality score
Earnings scorecard
Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS
$1.42
Consensus $1.30
EPS surprise
+9.2%
Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue
$6.61B
Consensus $6.46B
Revenue surprise
+2.3%
Reported versus consensus
Market reaction
prior-close to event-session close
Stock move
-0.6%
Event window
SPY move
-1.5%
Same window
Abnormal move
+0.9%
Stock minus SPY
Volume
1.8×
Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift
+3.5%
Up to 20 sessions
JCISPY benchmark
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Why did JCI fall 0.6% after beating EPS estimates in FY2026 Q3?What changed in JCI's guidance and outlook in FY2026 Q3?Give me the bull and bear case for JCI after FY2026 Q3 earnings.
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What changed
Compared with the prior quarter, the company reported a higher record backlog, advanced its AI-factory cooling and CDU offerings, added an Armada modular data-center initiative, and continued to raise its full-year outlook. The focus shifted further toward scaling capacity and commercializing thermal-management products, while supply-chain and execution questions remained.
Guidance delta
Management raised full-year guidance, with the outlook supported by data-center thermal management, applied HVAC demand, and productivity gains.
Key takeaways
- Management described strong Q3 growth, margin expansion, and a record backlog.
- Data-center thermal management remains a primary growth engine, including the AI factory absorption chiller and CDU offerings.
- The proprietary business system is supporting execution, manufacturing efficiency, and customer responsiveness.
- Service revenue grew, while competitive pressure remains in the security business.
- Management highlighted supply-chain, capacity, geopolitical, and data-center spending risks.
Management priorities
- Scale AI factory absorption chiller deployments
- Begin shipping CDUs and expand production capacity
- Commercialize Armada modular container data-center solutions
- Continue plant expansions and physical-capacity investments
- Roll out the proprietary business system across the enterprise
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
$145.69Current
$58Low
$111.17Average
$190High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Sep 22, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Bernstein | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Aug 14, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Sector Perform | Sector Perform | Maintain | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Citigroup | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jul 30, 2026 |
| UBS | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jun 2, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | May 7, 2026 |
| Mizuho | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | May 7, 2026 |
| Barclays | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | May 7, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Feb 6, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Nov 7, 2025 |
| Argus Research | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Nov 7, 2025 |
| Jefferies | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Jul 24, 2025 |
| Baird | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jul 17, 2025 |
| Oppenheimer | Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Jun 20, 2025 |
| Deutsche Bank | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | May 12, 2025 |
| Melius Research | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Jan 28, 2025 |
| B of A Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Sep 27, 2024 |
| HSBC | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Jan 31, 2024 |
| Vertical Research | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Dec 13, 2023 |
| Credit Suisse | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Nov 4, 2022 |
| OTR Global | Positive | Mixed | Upgrade | Apr 27, 2021 |
| Atlantic Equities | Overweight | Neutral | Upgrade | Dec 9, 2020 |
| CFRA | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 1, 2020 |
| Wolfe Research | Outperform | Peer Perform | Upgrade | Jan 9, 2020 |
| Cowen & Co. | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | Feb 19, 2019 |
| Argus | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Aug 21, 2018 |
| Susquehanna | Neutral | Positive | Downgrade | Nov 15, 2017 |
| Vertical Group | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Nov 10, 2017 |
| JMP Securities | Market Outperform | Market Outperform | Maintain | Oct 23, 2017 |
| Macquarie | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Sep 8, 2016 |
| William Blair | Market Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Dec 2, 2015 |
| Nomura | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 2, 2015 |
| Ascendiant Capital | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Dec 23, 2014 |
| FBR Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Feb 19, 2014 |
| Lazard | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | May 13, 2013 |
| Credit Agricole | Buy | Outperform | Maintain | Mar 14, 2013 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Nov 1, 2012 |
| Stifel | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Nov 1, 2012 |
| Needham | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Nov 1, 2012 |
| Sterne Agee | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jul 24, 2012 |
| Bank of America | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 19, 2012 |
| Wunderlich Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 6, 2012 |
| Wunderlich | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 6, 2012 |
| Guggenheim | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Mar 7, 2012 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $145.7. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $180 | $138.46 | +23.5% | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Bernstein | Analyst unavailable | $190 | $152.36 | +30.4% | Aug 14, 2026 |
| Argus Research | John Eade | $175 | $154.55 | +20.1% | Aug 7, 2026 |
| Bernstein | Analyst unavailable | $176 | $147.75 | +20.8% | Jun 9, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Chris Snyder | $175 | $144.05 | +20.1% | Jun 9, 2026 |
| Wolfe Research | Analyst unavailable | $171 | $141.99 | +17.4% | Jun 3, 2026 |
| UBS | Amit Mehrotra | $180 | $141.26 | +23.5% | Jun 2, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $154 | $139.12 | +5.7% | May 7, 2026 |
| Barclays | Julian Mitchell | $144 | $143.14 | -1.2% | May 7, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Christopher Snyder | $140 | $134.99 | -3.9% | Mar 11, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Deane Dray | $140 | $131.97 | -3.9% | Feb 5, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $130 | $131.39 | -10.8% | Feb 5, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $154 | $129.49 | +5.7% | Feb 5, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | Analyst unavailable | $132 | $129.49 | -9.4% | Feb 5, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $136 | $129.49 | -6.7% | Feb 5, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $130 | $111.51 | -10.8% | Jan 13, 2026 |
| Melius Research | Scott Davis | $148 | $113.95 | +1.6% | Jan 7, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $125 | $113.95 | -14.2% | Jan 7, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $142 | $122.25 | -2.5% | Nov 6, 2025 |
| UBS | Amit Mehrotra | $124 | $123 | -14.9% | Nov 6, 2025 |
| Barclays | Julian Mitchell | $90 | $95.28 | -38.2% | May 14, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Joe O’Dea | $100 | $91.68 | -31.4% | May 8, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $85 | $80.07 | -41.7% | Mar 10, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Joesph O'Dea | $92 | $79.17 | -36.9% | Jan 7, 2025 |
| Argus Research | John Eade | $88 | $79.25 | -39.6% | Dec 20, 2024 |
| Bank of America Securities | Andrew Obin | $80 | $68.6 | -45.1% | Sep 10, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Chris Snyder | $85 | $69.38 | -41.7% | Sep 6, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Sector Perform | $69 | $67.82 | -52.6% | Aug 14, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Deane Dray | $61 | $71.03 | -58.1% | Aug 1, 2024 |
| Barclays | Julian Mitchell | $62 | $68.19 | -57.4% | Jun 21, 2024 |
| Barclays | Julian Mitchell | $61 | $65.13 | -58.1% | Apr 2, 2024 |
| Citigroup | Andrew Kaplowitz | $58 | $56.08 | -60.2% | Dec 11, 2023 |
| Morgan Stanley | Joshua Pokrzywinski | $73 | $58.51 | -49.9% | May 5, 2023 |
| Oppenheimer | Analyst unavailable | $72 | $66.36 | -50.6% | Feb 2, 2023 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $72 | $65.02 | -50.6% | Jan 5, 2023 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $75 | $65.65 | -48.5% | Jan 5, 2023 |
| Citigroup | Analyst unavailable | $68 | $65.77 | -53.3% | Dec 9, 2022 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $74 | $66.98 | -49.2% | Dec 5, 2022 |
| J.P. Morgan | Analyst unavailable | $70 | $67.63 | -52.0% | Dec 2, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $62 | $54.89 | -57.4% | Sep 1, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $61 | $55.53 | -58.1% | Aug 8, 2022 |
| Oppenheimer | Analyst unavailable | $63 | $55.1 | -56.8% | Aug 8, 2022 |
| Jefferies | Stephen Volkmann | $65 | $50.34 | -55.4% | Jul 26, 2022 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $65 | $47.03 | -55.4% | Jul 18, 2022 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $60 | $47.67 | -58.8% | Jul 8, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $54 | $47.82 | -62.9% | Jul 7, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $60 | $48.44 | -58.8% | Jun 29, 2022 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $62 | $47.44 | -57.4% | Jun 23, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Joshua Pokrzywinski | $59 | $55 | -59.5% | Jun 7, 2022 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $65 | $50.89 | -55.4% | May 24, 2022 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $61 | $54.59 | -58.1% | May 5, 2022 |
| Credit Suisse | John Walsh | $73 | $54.83 | -49.9% | May 5, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $71 | $54.84 | -51.3% | May 5, 2022 |
| Barclays | Julian Mitchell | $80 | $66.2 | -45.1% | Apr 5, 2022 |
| Deutsche Bank | Nicole DeBlase | $80 | $68.88 | -45.1% | Feb 3, 2022 |
| Jefferies | Stephen Volkmann | $90 | $73.39 | -38.2% | Jan 24, 2022 |
| Cowen & Co. | Gautam Khanna | $86 | $80.87 | -41.0% | Dec 31, 2021 |
| UBS | Markus Mittermaier | $92 | $77.03 | -36.9% | Dec 14, 2021 |
| Citigroup | Andrew Kaplowitz | $81 | $73.75 | -44.4% | Nov 8, 2021 |
| Oppenheimer | Noah Kaye | $86 | $74.62 | -41.0% | Sep 9, 2021 |
| HSBC | Puneet Garg | $66 | $70.41 | -54.7% | Aug 4, 2021 |
| Wolfe Research | Nigel Coe | $83 | $69.75 | -43.0% | Jul 12, 2021 |
| Goldman Sachs | Joe Ritchie | $83 | $67.72 | -43.0% | Jun 30, 2021 |
| Argus Research | John Eade | $72 | $63.75 | -50.6% | May 6, 2021 |
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Snapshot as of publicationJohnson 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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- Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-08-06T00:08:41.023189+00:00
- FN2 earnings calendar · 2026-09-03T01:23:14.877038+00:00
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- Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-09-22T16:10:54.850354+00:00
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