ACHR vs CAE vs TDG Stock Comparison

Archer Aviation, Cae and TransDigm Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ACHR Archer Aviation Inc.
$4.23 -24.7% 1M -62.7% 1Y
Market cap
$3.26B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$40.50M
Div. yield
–
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
2 wins
CAE Cae Inc
$25.74 +3.5% 1M -10.1% 1Y
Market cap
$8.26B
P/E
34.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.50B
Div. yield
–
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
1 win
TDG TransDigm Group INC
$1,130.73 +1.3% 1M -16.5% 1Y
Market cap
$65.06B
P/E
34.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.01B
Div. yield
–
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
8 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

TransDigm leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (TransDigm 8, Archer Aviation 2, Cae 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionACHRCAETDGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.26B $8.26B $65.06B TDG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.1x 34.4x 34.0x TDG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 27.1x 25.7x TDG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +252.2% +6.5% +16.6% ACHR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1,974.6% 6.9% 19.1% TDG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -45.6% 7.1% 15.5% TDG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.6x 3.0x 6.1x ACHR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -62.7% -10.1% -16.5% CAE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.6%/yr -3.3%/yr +12.5%/yr TDG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 69.3% 33.3% 27.2% TDG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 28/100 55/100 66/100 TDG

Percentile Scorecard

ACHRCAETDG

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisACHRCAETDG
Valuation 7 #93 of 100 80 #21 of 100 53 #48 of 100
Growth 26 #72 of 97 50 #49 of 97 68 #32 of 97
Profitability 2 #94 of 96 85 #15 of 96 96 #5 of 96
Financial Health 91 #10 of 105 26 #78 of 105 17 #87 of 105
Shareholder Returns 16 #55 of 65 33 #44 of 65 95 #4 of 65
Overall 28 55 66
  • ACHR ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • CAE ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • TDG ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodACHRCAETDGSPY
1 month -24.7%+3.5%+1.3% -0.2%
3 months -12.4%-2.4%-13.5% +3.9%
6 months -27.6%+0.7%-2.0% +8.2%
Year to date -43.7%-15.4%-15.0% +12.9%
1 year -62.7%-10.1%-16.5% +12.3%
3 years -4.9%+25.6%+38.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year -1.7%+7.9%+11.4% +23.3%
5 years -25.0%-15.2%+79.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year -5.6%-3.3%+12.5% +10.9%
10 years —+83.7%+319.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+6.3%+15.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureACHRCAETDGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 69.3%33.3%27.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 69.3%35.6%29.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.950.910.75 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.90-0.30-0.61 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.7%-55.0%-33.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -62.7%-24.4%-22.0% -1.2%
52-week high $11.34$34.05$1,450.00 $779.14
52-week low $3.81$23.15$1,076.01 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleACHRCAETDG
P/E now vs peer median -4.1xmedian 26.5x 34.4xmedian 26.5x 34.0xmedian 26.5x
P/S now vs peer median 80.4xmedian 3.0x 2.4xmedian 3.0x 6.2xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -1.9xmedian 14.6x 12.4xmedian 14.6x 18.4xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -4.9xmedian 26.4x 28.9xmedian 26.4x 32.4xmedian 26.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.5x 2.1xmedian 2.5x -6.4xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median -0.22median 0.90 1.38median 0.90 1.61median 0.90

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsACHRCAETDG
Revenue $40.50M $3.50B $10.01B
Gross profit $1.00M $962.14M $5.96B
Operating income -$943.00M $541.06M $4.61B
Net income -$799.70M $213.43M $2.13B
Free cash flow -$660.00M $286.93M $1.93B
R&D $625.50M $93.01M –
EPS (diluted) $-1.02 $0.74 $33.29
Cash & equivalents $852.70M -$400.24M $2.77B
Total debt $80.10M $9.42B $33.49B
Shares (diluted) 781.70M 322.16M 57.40M
Enterprise value -$3.66B $8.74B $53.06B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricACHRCAETDG
P/E -4.1x 34.4x 34.0x
P/FCF -4.9x 28.9x 32.4x
P/Operating cash flow -6.0x 14.9x 28.4x
P/S 80.4x 2.4x 6.2x
P/B 1.7x 2.1x -6.4x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 2.1x -4.3x
EV/EBITDA -1.9x 12.4x 18.4x
EV/EBIT -1.9x 20.2x 20.2x
EV/Revenue 43.9x 3.1x 9.3x
EV/FCF -2.7x 38.1x 48.4x
EV/Operating cash flow -3.3x 19.7x 42.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.22 1.38 1.61

Growth

14 metrics
MetricACHRCAETDG
Revenue growth (1Y) 252.2% 6.5% 16.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 72.4% 7.4% 17.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 10.2% 16.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 6.6% 17.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -66.5% 21.1% 16.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -23.9% 25.8% 19.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -30.5% -29.4% 10.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -18.3% -1.0% 22.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 3.3% 68.8% 10.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 19.0% 24.9% 21.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -35.2% 21.6% 4.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -31.3% 20.3% 22.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -39.7% 43.6% 1.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -35.9% 5.9% 22.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricACHRCAETDG
Gross margin 2.5% 27.5% 59.6%
EBITDA margin -2,257% 25.1% 50.7%
Operating margin -2,328% 15.4% 46.0%
Pretax margin -1,974% 10.9% 27.4%
Net margin -1,975% 6.9% 19.1%
FCF margin -1,630% 8.2% 19.3%
Operating cash flow margin -1,334% 15.9% 22.0%
Return on equity -40.3% 7.9% –
Return on assets -35.3% 7.6% 8.2%
Return on invested capital -45.6% 7.1% 15.5%
Return on capital employed -44.8% 25.3% 19.6%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.9x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x 2.6x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 735.1% 0.6% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricACHRCAETDG
Debt / assets 3.6% 27,956% 125.2%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.6x -3.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.6x 3.0x 6.1x
Debt / FCF -0.1x 7.9x 17.4x
Liabilities / assets 14.5% -47,581% 136.7%
Equity / assets 85.5% 47,681% -36.7%
Interest coverage – 3.4x 2.5x
Current ratio 10.2x 0.8x 3.0x
Quick ratio 9.7x 0.2x 1.9x
Cash ratio 9.7x -0.2x 1.1x
Altman Z-score 3.73 – 1.72

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricACHRCAETDG
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -21.7% -0.6% 2.7%
Shareholder yield -21.7% -0.6% 2.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusACHRCAETDG
Forward P/E – 27.1xFY2026 25.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.40FY2026 $0.95FY2026 $44.01FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +10.5%FY2026 +17.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +5.3% +7.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $14.23MFY2026 $3.78BFY2026 $10.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4,642.2%FY2026 +7.1%FY2026 +13.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +503.3% -6.2% +24.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersACHRCAETDG
Held by institutions 49.4% 71.8% 93.2%
Institutions holding 523 284 1,140
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.5% +5.1% +1.2%
Institutions buying 254 149 584
Institutions selling 150 96 367
Buyers to sellers 1.69 1.55 1.59

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ACHRCAETDG
ACHR 1.00 0.26 0.18
CAE 0.26 1.00 0.35
TDG 0.18 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ACHR, CAE and TDG?

TransDigm (TDG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Archer Aviation (ACHR) $3.26B, Cae (CAE) $8.26B, TransDigm (TDG) $65.06B.

Which stock is cheaper, ACHR, CAE and TDG?

TransDigm (TDG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Archer Aviation (ACHR) -4.1x, Cae (CAE) 34.4x, TransDigm (TDG) 34.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, TransDigm (TDG) is cheapest (Cae (CAE) 27.1x, TransDigm (TDG) 25.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Archer Aviation (ACHR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Archer Aviation (ACHR) +252.2%, Cae (CAE) +6.5%, TransDigm (TDG) +16.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

TransDigm (TDG) has the highest net margin (Archer Aviation (ACHR) -1,974.6%, Cae (CAE) 6.9%, TransDigm (TDG) 19.1%). On return on invested capital, TransDigm (TDG) leads (Archer Aviation (ACHR) -45.6%, Cae (CAE) 7.1%, TransDigm (TDG) 15.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cae (CAE) returned the most: Archer Aviation (ACHR) -62.7%, Cae (CAE) -10.1%, TransDigm (TDG) -16.5%. Over five years, TransDigm (TDG) compounded fastest (Archer Aviation (ACHR) -5.6%/yr, Cae (CAE) -3.3%/yr, TransDigm (TDG) +12.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, TransDigm (TDG) has been the steadiest (Archer Aviation (ACHR) 69.3%, Cae (CAE) 33.3%, TransDigm (TDG) 27.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ACHR, CAE and TDG?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, TransDigm (TDG) leads on 8. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.