ACHR vs GE vs HEI Stock Comparison

Archer Aviation, General Electric and Heico Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ACHR Archer Aviation Inc.
$3.93 -30.1% 1M -65.2% 1Y
Market cap
$3.31B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$40.50M
Div. yield
–
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
1 win
GE General Electric Co
$288.37 -11.9% 1M -5.1% 1Y
Market cap
$308.38B
P/E
33.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$52.58B
Div. yield
0.01%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
7 wins
HEI Heico Corp
$309.71 +0.4% 1M -2.2% 1Y
Market cap
$43.20B
P/E
51.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.18B
Div. yield
0.00%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

General Electric leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (General Electric 7, Heico 4, Archer Aviation 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionACHRGEHEILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.31B $308.38B $43.20B GE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.1x 33.9x 51.0x GE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 38.0x 50.9x GE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +252.2% +19.6% +20.7% ACHR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1,974.6% 17.3% 16.4% GE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -45.6% -38.7% 13.5% HEI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.6x -0.7x 1.6x GE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% GE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -65.2% -5.1% -2.2% HEI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.1%/yr +34.9%/yr +17.1%/yr GE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 69.0% 33.1% 32.4% HEI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 28/100 45/100 67/100 HEI

Percentile Scorecard

ACHRGEHEI

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

AxisACHRGEHEI
Valuation 7 #93 of 100 33 #67 of 100 35 #65 of 100
Growth 25 #73 of 97 33 #65 of 97 80 #20 of 97
Profitability 2 #94 of 96 60 #39 of 96 94 #7 of 96
Financial Health 90 #11 of 105 18 #86 of 105 59 #44 of 105
Shareholder Returns 14 #55 of 64 83 #12 of 64 65 #23 of 64
Overall 28 45 67
  • ACHR ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • GE ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • HEI 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

PeriodACHRGEHEISPY
1 month -30.1%-11.9%+0.4% -0.8%
3 months -20.4%-20.3%-13.3% +3.5%
6 months -33.4%+1.3%+16.4% +7.0%
Year to date -47.7%-6.4%-4.3% +12.2%
1 year -65.2%-5.1%-2.2% +13.0%
3 years -11.7%+239.7%+96.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year -4.1%+50.4%+25.3% +23.1%
5 years -27.1%+345.7%+120.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year -6.1%+34.9%+17.1% +11.0%
10 years —+108.4%+797.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+7.6%+24.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureACHRGEHEISPY
Volatility, 1Y 69.0%33.1%32.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 69.3%35.2%31.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.931.201.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.94-0.15-0.07 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.7%-45.1%-27.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -65.3%-24.3%-17.3% -1.8%
52-week high $11.34$381.07$374.67 $779.14
52-week low $3.81$273.25$260.99 $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.

MultipleACHRGEHEI
P/E now vs peer median -3.8xmedian 26.8x 32.8xmedian 26.8x 51.0xmedian 26.8x
P/S now vs peer median 74.7xmedian 2.9x 5.7xmedian 2.9x 8.4xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -1.7xmedian 15.2x -20.2xmedian 15.2x 31.2xmedian 15.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -4.6xmedian 25.5x 37.3xmedian 25.5x 42.0xmedian 25.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 2.5x 16.8xmedian 2.5x 8.6xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median -0.20median 0.94 -114.79median 0.94 1.83median 0.94

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 monthsACHRGEHEI
Revenue $40.50M $52.58B $5.18B
Gross profit $1.00M $18.52B $2.09B
Operating income -$943.00M -$16.58B $1.24B
Net income -$799.70M $9.13B $912.35M
Free cash flow -$660.00M $7.99B $1.03B
R&D $625.50M $1.81B –
EPS (diluted) $-1.02 $8.74 $6.00
Cash & equivalents $852.70M $8.76B $240.96M
Total debt $80.10M $19.33B $2.54B
Shares (diluted) 781.70M 1.04B 141.27M
Enterprise value -$3.64B $266.90B $42.27B

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
MetricACHRGEHEI
P/E -3.8x 32.8x 51.0x
P/FCF -4.6x 37.3x 42.0x
P/Operating cash flow -5.6x 31.6x 38.9x
P/S 74.7x 5.7x 8.4x
P/B 1.6x 16.8x 8.6x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 21.7x 13.3x
EV/EBITDA -1.7x -20.2x 31.2x
EV/EBIT -1.6x -18.6x 36.6x
EV/Revenue 38.2x 5.9x 8.8x
EV/FCF -2.3x 38.6x 44.2x
EV/Operating cash flow -2.9x 32.7x 41.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.20 -114.79 1.83

Growth

14 metrics
MetricACHRGEHEI
Revenue growth (1Y) 252.2% 19.6% 20.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 72.4% 7.2% 25.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 11.7% 23.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 10.9% 26.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -66.5% 13.2% 29.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -23.9% -98.5% 28.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -30.5% 13.2% 31.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -18.3% -3.4% 27.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 3.3% 15.5% 31.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 19.0% -0.3% 27.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -35.2% 21.4% 31.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -31.3% 6.3% 35.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -39.7% 20.1% 31.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -35.9% 2.7% 36.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricACHRGEHEI
Gross margin 2.5% 35.2% 40.4%
EBITDA margin -2,257% -29.1% 28.2%
Operating margin -2,328% -31.5% 24.0%
Pretax margin -1,974% 20.3% 21.6%
Net margin -1,975% 17.3% 16.4%
FCF margin -1,630% 15.2% 19.9%
Operating cash flow margin -1,334% 17.9% 21.5%
Return on equity -40.3% 51.2% 18.5%
Return on assets -35.3% 7.2% 9.3%
Return on invested capital -45.6% -38.7% 13.5%
Return on capital employed -44.8% -19.5% 14.2%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.4x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x 1.0x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 735.1% – 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricACHRGEHEI
Debt / assets 3.6% 15.2% 25.6%
Debt / equity 0.0x 1.1x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.6x -0.7x 1.6x
Debt / FCF -0.1x 2.4x 2.5x
Liabilities / assets 14.5% 86.0% 49.4%
Equity / assets 85.5% 14.0% 50.6%
Interest coverage – -17.9x 9.4x
Current ratio 10.2x 1.0x 2.7x
Quick ratio 9.7x 0.6x 1.0x
Cash ratio 9.7x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.30 2.63 7.02

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricACHRGEHEI
Dividend yield – 0.6% 0.1%
Net buyback yield -23.3% 2.9% 0.0%
Shareholder yield -23.3% 3.5% 0.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 19.1% 3.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 21.8% 3.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 26.6% 9.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 36.5% 8.4%

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.

ConsensusACHRGEHEI
Forward P/E – 38.0xFY2026 50.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.40FY2026 $7.59FY2026 $6.08FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +19.2%FY2026 +24.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +28.1% +20.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $14.23MFY2026 $54.10BFY2026 $5.68BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4,642.2%FY2026 +27.8%FY2026 +26.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +503.3% +11.8% +10.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersACHRGEHEI
Held by institutions 49.4% 79.4% 78.3%
Institutions holding 523 3,441 772
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.5% +1.5% +7.4%
Institutions buying 254 1,829 371
Institutions selling 150 1,148 267
Buyers to sellers 1.69 1.59 1.39

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.

ACHRGEHEI
ACHR 1.00 0.24 0.29
GE 0.24 1.00 0.63
HEI 0.29 0.63 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ACHR, GE and HEI?

General Electric (GE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Archer Aviation (ACHR) $3.31B, General Electric (GE) $308.38B, Heico (HEI) $43.20B.

Which stock is cheaper, ACHR, GE and HEI?

General Electric (GE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Archer Aviation (ACHR) -4.1x, General Electric (GE) 33.9x, Heico (HEI) 51.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, General Electric (GE) is cheapest (General Electric (GE) 38.0x, Heico (HEI) 50.9x). 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%, General Electric (GE) +19.6%, Heico (HEI) +20.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

General Electric (GE) has the highest net margin (Archer Aviation (ACHR) -1,974.6%, General Electric (GE) 17.3%, Heico (HEI) 16.4%). On return on invested capital, Heico (HEI) leads (Archer Aviation (ACHR) -45.6%, General Electric (GE) -38.7%, Heico (HEI) 13.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Heico (HEI) returned the most: Archer Aviation (ACHR) -65.2%, General Electric (GE) -5.1%, Heico (HEI) -2.2%. Over five years, General Electric (GE) compounded fastest (Archer Aviation (ACHR) -6.1%/yr, General Electric (GE) +34.9%/yr, Heico (HEI) +17.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

General Electric (GE) has the highest dividend yield: Archer Aviation (ACHR) 0.00%, General Electric (GE) 0.01%, Heico (HEI) 0.00%. Archer Aviation (ACHR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Heico (HEI) has been the steadiest (Archer Aviation (ACHR) 69.0%, General Electric (GE) 33.1%, Heico (HEI) 32.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ACHR, GE and HEI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, General Electric (GE) leads on 7. 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.