Johnson Controls International plc (JCI) earnings on May 6, 2026
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Prior outlook: Pessimistic Outcome: Accurate
Johnson Controls beat expectations and raised future targets. However, the stock price fell, showing a negative reaction despite good results.
JCI price around the earnings
143.14
Change: -1.2%
2026-05-06, 20:00 UTC
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Prior thesis
Prior outlook: Pessimistic Outcome: Accurate
- Thesis published
Mixed outlook: earnings beat, but price faces resistance.
The company exceeded earnings and sales expectations for the second quarter and increased its full-year financial forecast. However, its stock has underperformed the broader market recently and is market review near a price level analysts have set as a target.
Context analyzed before publication
- Summary
- Mixed outlook: earnings beat, but price faces resistance.
- Playbook
- Recent evaluations show that the stock's performance has not kept pace with the market. The scenario suggests a need for a clearer context beyond the current analyst target.
- Trend
- Recent evaluations show mixed contexts with positive earnings but technical resistance.
Analysts
Drivers
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Analysts
Neutral
The average analyst price target points to a limited optimistic scenario. Some recent analyst ratings have been neutral or suggest a potentially pessimistic outlook.
Evidence
- Analyst consensus
- Buy
- Consensus average (1-5)
- 2.13
- Analysts covering the stock
- 21
- Average price target
- 144.86
- Lowest price target
- 109
- Highest price target
- 173
- Upside to price target
- 1.1%
- Quarterly earnings growth
- 25.1%
- Revenue growth
- 6.8%
- Forward EPS
- 5.57
- Trailing EPS
- 2.98
- Analyst moves in the last 60 days
- 4
- Strong buy: 2
- Buy: 10
- Hold: 9
- Sell: 0
- Strong sell: 2
- Strong buy
- 2
- Buy
- 10
- Hold
- 9
- Sell
- 0
- Strong sell
- 2
- April 14, 2026 · BNP Paribas: Initiates coverage (Underperform)
- April 13, 2026 · Citigroup: Maintains rating (Neutral → Neutral)
- April 13, 2026 · Evercore ISI Group: Initiates coverage (In-Line)
- March 11, 2026 · Morgan Stanley: Maintains rating (Overweight → Overweight)
News and sentiment
Drivers
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News & sentiment
Positive
The company reported better-than-expected earnings and sales for the second quarter. They also raised their financial outlook for the entire fiscal year.
Evidence
Sentiment
- Sentiment
- Constructive
- Mention volume
- Low
- Normalized volume
- 33%
News
Sources (7)
- Johnson Controls Intl Sees Q3 Adj EPS $1.28 vs $1.28 Est — Benzinga
- Johnson Controls Intl Raises FY2026 Adj EPS Guidance from $4.70 to $4.85 vs $4.76 Est — Benzinga
- Johnson Controls Intl Q2 Adj. EPS $1.19 Beats $1.12 Estimate, Sales $6.142B Beat $6.076B Estimate — Benzinga
- 'Johnson Controls Said to Weigh $4.5 Billion in Divestitures' - Bloomberg — Benzinga
- BNP Paribas Initiates Coverage On Johnson Controls Intl with Underperform Rating, Announces Price Target of $120 — Benzinga
- Citigroup Maintains Neutral on Johnson Controls Intl, Raises Price Target to $150 — Benzinga
- Evercore ISI Group Initiates Coverage On Johnson Controls Intl with In-Line Rating, Announces Price Target of $155 — Benzinga
Technicals
Drivers
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Technical
Negative
The stock's recent performance is weaker than the overall market. It is currently market review near a price level that analysts have set as a target, with less room to fall to support.
Evidence
- Average true range (ATR)
- 2.5%
- Distance to 52-week high
- -2.8%
- 14-day change (14d)
- +1.9%
- 30-day change
- +4.4%
- 30-day relative strength
- -7.7%
- Benchmark change
- +12.1%
- Nearest support
- 125.97
- Nearest resistance
- 147.2
- Volume accumulation ratio
- 0.84
Trends
Evidence
- Average earnings surprise
- +5.1%
- May 6, 2026: actual EPS 1.19 vs estimate 1.12 (surprise +6.5%)
- February 4, 2026: actual EPS 0.89 vs estimate 0.84 (surprise +5.7%)
- November 5, 2025: actual EPS 1.26 vs estimate 1.2 (surprise +4.7%)
- July 29, 2025: actual EPS 1.05 vs estimate 1.01 (surprise +3.6%)
Expected move
There is no implied-move data available for this event.
Reactions over its last 19 earnings
- Median move
- 5.8%
- 75th percentile move
- 7.9%
- 90th percentile move
- 9%
- Up / down moves
- 10 / 9
- Average up move
- +5.2%
- Average down move
- -5.2%
Monitoring and close
What Johnson Controls International plc reported
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Pre-market second reading after the results
There is no second reading available for this event.
How the stock reacted
- Outcome
- Accurate
- Consolidated
- -1.2%
- Max favorable move (MFE)
- 4.5%
- Max adverse move (MAE)
- 2.2%