NYSE$JCI

Johnson Controls Inc · Q3 2024 earnings

Q3 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Johnson Controls reported solid Q3 results and tightened FY24 guidance.

Johnson Controls' Q3 results exceeded expectations with robust margin expansion, strong free cash flow generation, and continued Service demand. The company increased its backlog to record levels and tightened its full year adjusted EPS guidance. Divestitures of R&LC HVAC and Air Distribution Technologies businesses marked a pivotal milestone.

  • Q3 reported sales increased 1% and 3% organically.
  • Q3 GAAP EPS of $1.45; Q3 Adjusted EPS of $1.14.
  • Q3 Orders +5% organically year-over-year.
  • Building Solutions backlog of $12.9 billion increased 10% organically year-over-year.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$7.23B

Previous: $7.13B+1.4%
EPS (adj)

$1.14

Previous: $1.03+10.7%
Capital Expenditures

-$99M

No prior period
Free Cash Flow

$975M

Previous: $1.05B-7.1%
Net Income

$975M

Previous: $1.05B-7.1%
Operating Income

$1.3B

Previous: $115M+1027.8%
Gross Profit

$2.49B

Previous: $2.43B+2.3%
Cash & Equivalents

$862M

Previous: $1.06B-18.4%
Total Assets

$43.3B

Previous: $42.8B+1.3%
Stock-Based Comp

$28M

Previous: $31M-9.7%

Revenue & EPS history

Johnson Controls · Revenue · Quarterly

$7.23B

Q3 2024+1.4%vs Q3 2023
Beat estimate in 5 of 15 quarters(33%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

The Company initiated fiscal 2024 fourth quarter guidance and tightened fiscal 2024 full year EPS guidance.

Tailwinds

  • Organic sales up ~7% year-over-year
  • Adjusted segment EBITA margin of ~19.0%
  • Adjusted EPS before special items of ~$1.23 to $1.26
  • Organic sales growth up ~3% year-over-year
  • Adjusted segment EBITA margin improvement of ~110 basis points, year-over-year

Headwinds

  • Adjusted EPS before special items of ~$3.66 to $3.69

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q3 2024

Historical avgQ3 2024

+0.2%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.5%

Avg return

5 days after

+1.7%

Avg return

30 days after

54%

40 / 74 earnings

Positive

+11.7%

Q4 2022

Best reaction

-12.5%

Q2 2022

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q2 2026-1.7%-4.0%-0.8%
Q1 2026+7.5%+12.1%+6.8%
Q4 2025+8.9%+10.4%+2.9%
Q3 2025-0.2%+0.8%+1.3%
Q2 2025+1.3%+7.3%+16.9%
Q1 2025+11.3%+15.8%+3.6%
Q4 2024+9.4%+15.7%+12.7%
Q3 2024+1.9%-4.8%+5.5%
Q2 2024-6.6%-2.6%+10.5%
Q1 2024-7.0%-3.9%+4.6%
Q4 2023-5.8%-7.3%+2.2%
Q3 2023-11.4%-10.7%-14.6%
Q2 2023+7.8%+6.5%+6.6%
Q1 2023-7.2%-5.4%-6.3%
Q4 2022+11.7%+13.6%+19.3%
Q3 2022+1.5%-0.3%+1.1%
Q2 2022-12.5%-16.4%-12.1%
Q1 2022-4.7%-7.8%-13.0%
Q4 2021+0.9%+3.2%+5.6%
Q3 2021-1.3%-0.3%+4.4%
Q2 2021+1.0%+1.9%+5.2%
Q1 2021+3.2%+2.6%+13.1%
Q4 2020-4.9%-0.5%+4.1%
Q3 2020+4.5%+3.0%+10.9%
Q2 2020-2.0%-2.7%+7.9%
Q1 2020-3.0%-1.7%-9.7%
Q4 2019-3.9%-3.8%-4.8%
Q3 2019+1.8%+0.3%+3.4%
Q2 2019+3.9%+5.6%+2.7%
Q1 2019+0.1%+1.0%+4.5%
Q4 2018+2.8%+4.1%-2.2%
Q3 2018+3.3%+4.1%+3.3%
Q2 2018+4.3%+7.0%-0.9%
Q1 2018-0.1%-5.8%-9.0%
Q4 2017-9.9%-12.5%-8.8%
Q3 2017-8.5%-10.5%-10.4%
Q2 2017-3.4%-3.7%-2.4%
Q1 2017-3.8%-3.8%-4.4%
Q4 2016+5.5%+6.2%+5.0%
Q3 2016+5.9%+5.4%+4.0%
Q2 2016+6.9%
Q1 2016+2.3%
Q4 2015+0.6%
Q3 2015-2.1%
Q2 2015-6.0%
Q1 2015+0.6%
Q4 2014+1.7%
Q3 2014+1.6%
Q2 2014-0.9%
Q1 2014-4.7%
Q4 2013+0.9%
Q3 2013+1.0%
Q2 2013-0.3%
Q1 2013-0.3%
Q4 2012+0.0%
Q3 2012-0.9%
Q2 2012-0.6%
Q1 2012+1.8%
Q4 2011+1.0%
Q3 2011-1.0%
Q2 2011-0.3%
Q1 2011+0.6%
Q1 2008-1.9%
Q4 2010-1.9%
Q3 2010+4.6%
Q2 2010-2.1%
Q1 2009-2.9%
Q1 2010+0.2%
Q2 2009+0.2%
Q4 2007+0.2%
Q4 2009+0.2%
Q4 2008+4.9%
Q3 2008+4.9%
Q3 2009+4.9%

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