ACHR vs HON vs WWD Stock Comparison

Archer Aviation, Honeywell International and Woodward Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ACHR Archer Aviation Inc.
$4.23 -24.7% 1M -62.7% 1Y
Market cap
$3.33B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$40.50M
Div. yield
–
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
1 win
WWD Woodward, Inc.
$304.00 -8.0% 1M +14.1% 1Y
Market cap
$18.11B
P/E
32.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.19B
Div. yield
0.00%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Woodward leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Woodward 6, Honeywell International 4, Archer Aviation 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionACHRHONWWDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.33B $69.33B $18.11B HON
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.2x 9.8x 32.8x HON
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 27.5x 31.3x HON
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +252.2% — +22.3% ACHR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1,974.6% — 13.2% WWD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -45.6% — 14.1% WWD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.6x — 1.1x WWD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -62.7% +7.9% +14.1% WWD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.6%/yr +1.2%/yr +22.0%/yr WWD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 69.3% 25.4% 38.4% HON
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 28/100 66/100 72/100 WWD

Percentile Scorecard

ACHRHONWWD

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

AxisACHRHONWWD
Valuation 7 #93 of 100 68 #33 of 100 49 #52 of 100
Growth 26 #72 of 97 24 #74 of 97 89 #12 of 97
Profitability 2 #94 of 96 71 #29 of 96 87 #13 of 96
Financial Health 91 #10 of 105 – 56 #47 of 105
Shareholder Returns 16 #55 of 65 100 #1 of 65 81 #13 of 65
Overall 28 66 72
  • ACHR ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • HON ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • WWD 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

PeriodACHRHONWWDSPY
1 month -24.7%+2.9%-8.0% -0.2%
3 months -12.4%-11.4%-26.0% +3.9%
6 months -27.6%+2.8%-16.5% +8.2%
Year to date -43.7%+12.2%+0.6% +12.9%
1 year -62.7%+7.9%+14.1% +12.3%
3 years -4.9%+31.2%+154.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year -1.7%+9.5%+36.6% +23.3%
5 years -25.0%+6.3%+170.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -5.6%+1.2%+22.0% +10.9%
10 years —+122.6%+420.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+8.3%+17.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureACHRHONWWDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 69.3%25.4%38.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 69.3%24.2%34.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.950.761.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.900.310.37 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.7%-26.7%-37.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -62.7%-12.1%-30.3% -1.2%
52-week high $11.34$248.79$436.44 $779.14
52-week low $3.81$188.14$257.64 $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.

MultipleACHRHONWWD
P/E now vs peer median -4.1xmedian 26.5x 9.8xmedian 26.5x 32.7xmedian 26.5x
P/S now vs peer median 80.4xmedian 3.0x 1.7xmedian 3.0x 4.3xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -1.9xmedian 14.6x —median 14.6x 24.3xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -4.9xmedian 26.4x 16.6xmedian 26.4x 47.7xmedian 26.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.5x 3.1xmedian 2.5x 7.3xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median -0.22median 0.90 0.90median 0.90 0.82median 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 monthsACHRHONWWD
Revenue $40.50M – $4.19B
Gross profit $1.00M – $1.24B
Operating income -$943.00M – $655.75M
Net income -$799.70M $7.07B $552.03M
Free cash flow -$660.00M – $376.53M
R&D $625.50M – $172.23M
EPS (diluted) $-1.02 $22.13 $9.05
Cash & equivalents $852.70M $5.69B $474.85M
Total debt $80.10M – $1.34B
Shares (diluted) 781.70M 318.60M 61.02M
Enterprise value -$3.61B $69.33B $16.35B

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
MetricACHRHONWWD
P/E -4.1x 9.8x 32.7x
P/FCF -4.9x 16.6x 47.7x
P/Operating cash flow -6.0x 35.6x 30.7x
P/S 80.4x 1.7x 4.3x
P/B 1.7x 3.1x 7.3x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 4.0x 8.9x
EV/EBITDA -1.9x – 24.3x
EV/EBIT -1.9x – 28.7x
EV/Revenue 43.9x – 4.5x
EV/FCF -2.7x – 50.0x
EV/Operating cash flow -3.3x 35.6x 32.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.22 0.90 0.82

Growth

14 metrics
MetricACHRHONWWD
Revenue growth (1Y) 252.2% – 22.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 72.4% – 14.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 39.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 25.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -66.5% – 54.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -23.9% – 40.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -30.5% 15.0% 42.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -18.3% 9.1% 39.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 3.3% 15.3% 43.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 19.0% 10.9% 39.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -35.2% -74.0% 54.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -31.3% -25.7% 30.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -39.7% – 35.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -35.9% – 25.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricACHRHONWWD
Gross margin 2.5% – 29.5%
EBITDA margin -2,257% – 18.5%
Operating margin -2,328% – 15.6%
Pretax margin -1,974% – 16.5%
Net margin -1,975% – 13.2%
FCF margin -1,630% – 9.0%
Operating cash flow margin -1,334% – 14.0%
Return on equity -40.3% 33.9% 22.1%
Return on assets -35.3% 10.8% 10.9%
Return on invested capital -45.6% – 14.1%
Return on capital employed -44.8% – 17.9%
Asset turnover 0.0x – 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x 0.3x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 735.1% – 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricACHRHONWWD
Debt / assets 3.6% – 25.8%
Debt / equity 0.0x – 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.6x – 1.1x
Debt / FCF -0.1x – 3.6x
Liabilities / assets 14.5% – 52.4%
Equity / assets 85.5% 42.7% 47.6%
Interest coverage – – 13.8x
Current ratio 10.2x 1.0x 1.6x
Quick ratio 9.7x – 1.3x
Cash ratio 9.7x – 0.3x
Altman Z-score 3.73 – 6.46

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricACHRHONWWD
Dividend yield – 3.6% 0.4%
Net buyback yield -21.7% – 3.0%
Shareholder yield -21.7% 3.6% 3.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 13.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 19.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 13.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 13.4%

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.

ConsensusACHRHONWWD
Forward P/E – 27.5xFY2026 31.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.40FY2026 $7.97FY2026 $9.72FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -22.2%FY2026 +41.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +19.4% +15.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $14.23MFY2026 $20.59BFY2026 $4.04BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4,642.2%FY2026 -45.0%FY2026 +13.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +503.3% +3.9% +13.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersACHRHONWWD
Held by institutions 49.4% 76.8% 90.3%
Institutions holding 523 2,169 758
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.5% -0.9% +3.3%
Institutions buying 254 2,108 386
Institutions selling 150 53 256
Buyers to sellers 1.69 39.77 1.51

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.

ACHRHONWWD
ACHR 1.00 0.28 0.24
HON 0.28 1.00 0.38
WWD 0.24 0.38 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ACHR, HON and WWD?

Honeywell International (HON) is the largest by market capitalisation: Archer Aviation (ACHR) $3.33B, Honeywell International (HON) $69.33B, Woodward (WWD) $18.11B.

Which stock is cheaper, ACHR, HON and WWD?

Honeywell International (HON) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Archer Aviation (ACHR) -4.2x, Honeywell International (HON) 9.8x, Woodward (WWD) 32.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Honeywell International (HON) is cheapest (Honeywell International (HON) 27.5x, Woodward (WWD) 31.3x). 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%, Woodward (WWD) +22.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Woodward (WWD) has the highest net margin (Archer Aviation (ACHR) -1,974.6%, Woodward (WWD) 13.2%). On return on invested capital, Woodward (WWD) leads (Archer Aviation (ACHR) -45.6%, Woodward (WWD) 14.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Woodward (WWD) returned the most: Archer Aviation (ACHR) -62.7%, Honeywell International (HON) +7.9%, Woodward (WWD) +14.1%. Over five years, Woodward (WWD) compounded fastest (Archer Aviation (ACHR) -5.6%/yr, Honeywell International (HON) +1.2%/yr, Woodward (WWD) +22.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Archer Aviation (ACHR) 0.00%, Honeywell International (HON) 0.00%, Woodward (WWD) 0.00%. Archer Aviation (ACHR) and Honeywell International (HON) 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%, Honeywell International (HON) 25.4%, Woodward (WWD) 38.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Woodward (WWD) 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.