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> UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the Fiscal Year Ended September 30 , 2021 OR TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the Transition Period From Commission File Number 001-13836 JOHNSON CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL PLC ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Ireland ( Jurisdiction of Incorporation ) One Albert Quay , Cork , Ireland , T12 X8N6 ( Address of Principal Executive Offices and Postal Code ) Title of Each Class Ordinary Shares , Par Value $ 0.01 4.625 % Notes due 2023 1.000 % Senior Notes due 2023 3.625 % Senior Notes due 2024 Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Exchange Act : Trading Symbol 1.375 % Notes due 2025 3.900 % Notes due 2026 0.375 % Senior Notes due 2027 1.750 % Senior Notes due 2030 2.000 % Sustainability - Linked Senior Notes due 2031 1.000 % Senior Notes due 2032 6.000 % Notes due 2036 5.70 % Senior Notes due 2041 5.250 % Senior Notes due 2041 4.625 % Senior Notes due 2044 5.125 % Notes due 2045 6.950 % Debentures due December 1 , 2045 4.500 % Senior Notes due 2047 4.950 % Senior Notes due 2064 JCI JCI23 JCI23A JCI24A JCI25A JCI26A JCI27 JCI30 JCI31 JC132 JCI36A JCI41B JCI41C JCI44A JCI45B JCI45A To JCI47 JCI64A ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) ( 353 ) 21-423-5000 ( Registrant's Telephone Number ) 98-0390500 Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Exchange Act : None Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes þ No Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Exchange Act . Yes No p 1 New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange " Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Exchange Act during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes p No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes þ No ¨ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company , " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Large accelerated filer р Accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer Smaller reporting company Emerging growth company If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report þ No p Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ) . Yes As of March 31 , 2021 , the aggregate market value of Johnson Controls International plc Common Stock held by non - affiliates of the registrant was approximately $ 42.7 billion based on the closing sales price as reported on the New York Stock Exchange . As of October 31 , 2021 , 704,332,395 ordinary shares , par value $ 0.01 per share , were outstanding . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the definitive Proxy Statement to be delivered to shareholders in connection with the annual general meeting of shareholders to be held on March 9 , 2022 are incorporated by reference into Part III .