Johnson Controls International plc (JCI) to Issue Quarterly Dividend of $0.40 on January 16th

Johnson Controls International plc (NYSE:JCI) declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, December 4th. Investors of record on Monday, December 22nd will be paid a dividend of 0.40 per share on Friday, January 16th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 22nd.

Johnson Controls International has raised its dividend payment by an average of 0.1%annually over the last three years and has increased its dividend annually for the last 4 consecutive years. Johnson Controls International has a dividend payout ratio of 37.8% meaning its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Analysts expect Johnson Controls International to earn $4.26 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $1.60 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 37.6%.

Johnson Controls International Price Performance

Shares of JCI opened at $114.22 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $113.31 and a 200-day moving average of $108.06. The company has a quick ratio of 0.76, a current ratio of 0.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66. Johnson Controls International has a twelve month low of $68.03 and a twelve month high of $123.78. The stock has a market capitalization of $69.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.44, a P/E/G ratio of 1.37 and a beta of 1.41.

Johnson Controls International (NYSE:JCI) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The company reported $1.26 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.20 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $6.44 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6.31 billion. Johnson Controls International had a net margin of 13.95% and a return on equity of 15.35%. The firm’s revenue was up 3.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.28 earnings per share. Johnson Controls International has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.550-4.55 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.830-0.83 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Johnson Controls International will post 3.64 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have recently commented on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their target price on shares of Johnson Controls International from $124.00 to $142.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, November 6th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price objective on shares of Johnson Controls International from $124.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 2nd. Wolfe Research boosted their target price on shares of Johnson Controls International from $135.00 to $138.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 13th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price target on shares of Johnson Controls International from $116.00 to $135.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 6th. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on shares of Johnson Controls International from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 21st. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and twelve have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $121.32.

About Johnson Controls International

Johnson Controls International plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in engineering, manufacturing, commissioning, and retrofitting building products and systems in the United States, Europe, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. It operates in four segments: Building Solutions North America, Building Solutions EMEA/LA, Building Solutions Asia Pacific, and Global Products.