ACHR vs HEI vs HON Stock Comparison

Archer Aviation, Heico and Honeywell International 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
1 win
HEI Heico Corp
$308.73 +0.1% 1M -2.3% 1Y
Market cap
$43.13B
P/E
50.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.18B
Div. yield
0.08%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Honeywell International leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Honeywell International 6, Heico 5, Archer Aviation 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionACHRHEIHONLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.26B $43.13B $69.35B HON
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.1x 50.9x 9.8x HON
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 50.8x 27.5x HON
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +252.2% +20.7% — ACHR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1,974.6% 16.4% — HEI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -45.6% 13.5% — HEI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.6x 1.6x — HEI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.08% 3.58% HON
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -62.7% -2.3% +7.9% HON
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.6%/yr +17.0%/yr +1.2%/yr HEI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 69.3% 32.4% 25.4% HON
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 28/100 67/100 66/100 HEI

Percentile Scorecard

ACHRHEIHON

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

AxisACHRHEIHON
Valuation 7 #93 of 100 35 #65 of 100 68 #33 of 100
Growth 26 #72 of 97 80 #20 of 97 24 #74 of 97
Profitability 2 #94 of 96 94 #7 of 96 71 #29 of 96
Financial Health 91 #10 of 105 60 #43 of 105 –
Shareholder Returns 16 #55 of 65 66 #23 of 65 100 #1 of 65
Overall 28 67 66
  • ACHR ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • HEI ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • HON 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

PeriodACHRHEIHONSPY
1 month -24.7%+0.1%+2.9% -0.2%
3 months -12.4%-15.1%-11.4% +3.9%
6 months -27.6%+17.0%+2.8% +8.2%
Year to date -43.7%-4.6%+12.2% +12.9%
1 year -62.7%-2.3%+7.9% +12.3%
3 years -4.9%+96.2%+31.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year -1.7%+25.2%+9.5% +23.3%
5 years -25.0%+119.5%+6.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year -5.6%+17.0%+1.2% +10.9%
10 years —+797.2%+122.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+24.5%+8.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureACHRHEIHONSPY
Volatility, 1Y 69.3%32.4%25.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 69.3%31.2%24.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.951.140.76 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.90-0.070.31 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.7%-27.1%-26.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -62.7%-17.6%-12.1% -1.2%
52-week high $11.34$374.67$248.79 $779.14
52-week low $3.81$260.99$188.14 $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.

MultipleACHRHEIHON
P/E now vs peer median -4.1xmedian 26.5x 50.9xmedian 26.5x 9.8xmedian 26.5x
P/S now vs peer median 80.4xmedian 3.0x 8.3xmedian 3.0x 1.7xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -1.9xmedian 14.6x 31.1xmedian 14.6x —median 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -4.9xmedian 26.4x 41.9xmedian 26.4x 16.6xmedian 26.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.5x 8.6xmedian 2.5x 3.1xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median -0.22median 0.90 1.82median 0.90 0.90median 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 monthsACHRHEIHON
Revenue $40.50M $5.18B –
Gross profit $1.00M $2.09B –
Operating income -$943.00M $1.24B –
Net income -$799.70M $912.35M $7.07B
Free cash flow -$660.00M $1.03B –
R&D $625.50M – –
EPS (diluted) $-1.02 $6.00 $22.13
Cash & equivalents $852.70M $240.96M $5.69B
Total debt $80.10M $2.54B –
Shares (diluted) 781.70M 141.27M 318.60M
Enterprise value -$3.66B $42.82B $69.35B

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
MetricACHRHEIHON
P/E -4.1x 50.9x 9.8x
P/FCF -4.9x 41.9x 16.6x
P/Operating cash flow -6.0x 38.8x 35.6x
P/S 80.4x 8.3x 1.7x
P/B 1.7x 8.6x 3.1x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 13.3x 4.0x
EV/EBITDA -1.9x 31.1x –
EV/EBIT -1.9x 36.5x –
EV/Revenue 43.9x 8.8x –
EV/FCF -2.7x 44.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow -3.3x 40.9x 35.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.22 1.82 0.90

Growth

14 metrics
MetricACHRHEIHON
Revenue growth (1Y) 252.2% 20.7% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 72.4% 25.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 23.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 26.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -66.5% 29.8% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -23.9% 28.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) -30.5% 31.5% 15.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -18.3% 27.4% 9.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 3.3% 31.8% 15.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 19.0% 27.9% 10.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -35.2% 31.6% -74.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -31.3% 35.7% -25.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -39.7% 31.7% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -35.9% 36.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricACHRHEIHON
Gross margin 2.5% 40.4% –
EBITDA margin -2,257% 28.2% –
Operating margin -2,328% 24.0% –
Pretax margin -1,974% 21.6% –
Net margin -1,975% 16.4% –
FCF margin -1,630% 19.9% –
Operating cash flow margin -1,334% 21.5% –
Return on equity -40.3% 18.5% 33.9%
Return on assets -35.3% 9.3% 10.8%
Return on invested capital -45.6% 13.5% –
Return on capital employed -44.8% 14.2% –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.5x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x 1.2x 0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 735.1% 1.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricACHRHEIHON
Debt / assets 3.6% 25.6% –
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.6x 1.6x –
Debt / FCF -0.1x 2.5x –
Liabilities / assets 14.5% 49.4% –
Equity / assets 85.5% 50.6% 42.7%
Interest coverage – 9.4x –
Current ratio 10.2x 2.7x 1.0x
Quick ratio 9.7x 1.0x –
Cash ratio 9.7x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score 3.73 7.01 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricACHRHEIHON
Dividend yield – 0.1% 3.6%
Net buyback yield -21.7% 0.0% –
Shareholder yield -21.7% 0.1% 3.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 3.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 3.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 9.1% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 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.

ConsensusACHRHEIHON
Forward P/E – 50.8xFY2026 27.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.40FY2026 $6.08FY2026 $7.97FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +24.1%FY2026 -22.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +20.6% +19.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $14.23MFY2026 $5.68BFY2026 $20.59BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4,642.2%FY2026 +26.6%FY2026 -45.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +503.3% +10.4% +3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersACHRHEIHON
Held by institutions 49.4% 78.3% 76.8%
Institutions holding 523 772 2,169
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.5% +7.4% -0.9%
Institutions buying 254 371 2,108
Institutions selling 150 267 53
Buyers to sellers 1.69 1.39 39.77

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.

ACHRHEIHON
ACHR 1.00 0.29 0.28
HEI 0.29 1.00 0.38
HON 0.28 0.38 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ACHR, HEI and HON?

Honeywell International (HON) is the largest by market capitalisation: Archer Aviation (ACHR) $3.26B, Heico (HEI) $43.13B, Honeywell International (HON) $69.35B.

Which stock is cheaper, ACHR, HEI and HON?

Honeywell International (HON) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Archer Aviation (ACHR) -4.1x, Heico (HEI) 50.9x, Honeywell International (HON) 9.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Honeywell International (HON) is cheapest (Heico (HEI) 50.8x, Honeywell International (HON) 27.5x). 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%, Heico (HEI) +20.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Honeywell International (HON) returned the most: Archer Aviation (ACHR) -62.7%, Heico (HEI) -2.3%, Honeywell International (HON) +7.9%. Over five years, Heico (HEI) compounded fastest (Archer Aviation (ACHR) -5.6%/yr, Heico (HEI) +17.0%/yr, Honeywell International (HON) +1.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Honeywell International (HON) has the highest dividend yield: Heico (HEI) 0.08%, Honeywell International (HON) 3.58%. Archer Aviation (ACHR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Honeywell International (HON) has been the steadiest (Archer Aviation (ACHR) 69.3%, Heico (HEI) 32.4%, Honeywell International (HON) 25.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Honeywell International (HON) leads on 6. 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.