AEIS vs CR vs RTX Stock Comparison

Advanced Energy Industries, Crane and Rtx Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CR Crane Co
$190.45 -7.9% 1M -0.7% 1Y
Market cap
$11.14B
P/E
33.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.59B
Div. yield
–
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
3 wins
RTX RTX Corp
$197.48 +4.3% 1M +10.5% 1Y
Market cap
$262.99B
P/E
31.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$95.99B
Div. yield
0.01%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Rtx leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Rtx 4, Advanced Energy Industries 4, Crane 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAEISCRRTXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.07B $11.14B $262.99B RTX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 41.3x 33.1x 31.3x RTX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.6x 28.6x 27.7x AEIS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.6% +16.3% +11.6% AEIS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.8% 13.0% 8.8% CR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.3% 10.7% 8.6% CR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 1.4x 1.8x AEIS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +9.1% -0.7% +10.5% RTX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.2%/yr — +17.3%/yr AEIS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 65.0% 33.4% 25.1% RTX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 66/100 57/100 CR

Percentile Scorecard

AEISCRRTX

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

AxisAEISCRRTX
Valuation 13 #177 of 203 53 #48 of 100 64 #37 of 100
Growth 76 #46 of 187 74 #26 of 97 77 #23 of 97
Profitability 55 #84 of 185 87 #13 of 96 72 #28 of 96
Financial Health 61 #86 of 219 64 #38 of 105 30 #74 of 105
Shareholder Returns 19 #124 of 153 54 #30 of 64 43 #37 of 64
Overall 45 66 57
  • AEIS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • CR ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • RTX 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

PeriodAEISCRRTXSPY
1 month -20.9%-7.9%+4.3% -0.8%
3 months -24.3%-15.9%-9.6% +3.5%
6 months -42.7%+4.1%+13.9% +7.0%
Year to date +5.6%+3.3%+7.7% +12.2%
1 year +9.1%-0.7%+10.5% +13.0%
3 years +151.8%+108.7%+149.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year +36.1%+27.8%+35.7% +23.1%
5 years +160.9%—+121.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year +21.2%—+17.3% +11.0%
10 years +364.7%—+210.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year +16.6%—+12.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAEISCRRTXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 65.0%33.4%25.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 67.5%36.9%23.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.721.440.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.14-0.020.42 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.3%-28.2%-33.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -43.2%-15.9%-12.4% -1.8%
52-week high $389.05$226.38$225.49 $779.14
52-week low $188.88$160.86$168.02 $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.

MultipleAEISCRRTX
P/E now vs peer median 39.2xmedian 26.0x 32.7xmedian 26.8x 31.8xmedian 26.8x
P/S now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 1.9x 4.2xmedian 2.9x 2.8xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 26.0xmedian 14.0x 21.6xmedian 15.2x 18.8xmedian 15.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 101.1xmedian 21.4x 28.9xmedian 25.5x 28.0xmedian 25.5x
P/B now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 2.2x 5.0xmedian 2.5x 3.8xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 10.68median 1.26 1.62median 0.94 0.78median 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 monthsAEISCRRTX
Revenue $2.04B $2.59B $95.99B
Gross profit $800.50M $1.08B $20.25B
Operating income $269.20M $464.60M $11.30B
Net income $219.40M $336.10M $8.83B
Free cash flow $87.50M $380.30M $9.50B
R&D $246.60M – $2.85B
EPS (diluted) $5.19 $5.73 $6.14
Cash & equivalents $1.40B $350.40M $9.17B
Total debt $3.30B $1.10B $150.08B
Shares (diluted) 42.30M 58.70M 1.37B
Enterprise value $5.42B $9.53B $231.26B

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
MetricAEISCRRTX
P/E 39.2x 32.7x 31.8x
P/FCF 101.1x 28.9x 28.0x
P/Operating cash flow 37.0x 25.7x 21.4x
P/S 4.3x 4.2x 2.8x
P/B 6.1x 5.0x 3.8x
P/Tangible book 6.6x 7.2x 6.6x
EV/EBITDA 26.0x 21.6x 18.8x
EV/EBIT 32.4x 25.3x 26.1x
EV/Revenue 4.3x 4.5x 3.1x
EV/FCF 99.6x 30.9x 31.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 36.5x 27.4x 23.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 10.68 1.62 0.78

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAEISCRRTX
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.6% 16.3% 11.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.3% 17.2% 12.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 32.8% 16.4% 17.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.0% 17.4% 20.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 216.7% 19.4% 28.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.4% 194.4% 51.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 161.5% -4.5% 27.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.6% 32.3% 39.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 133.8% -4.8% 26.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.7% 20.2% 40.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 23.3% 27.5% 56.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.6% 41.3% 16.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -30.8% 33.9% 81.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.1% 38.9% 21.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAEISCRRTX
Gross margin 39.3% 41.7% 21.1%
EBITDA margin 16.5% 21.0% 16.3%
Operating margin 13.2% 17.9% 11.8%
Pretax margin 12.1% 17.1% 11.3%
Net margin 10.8% 13.0% 8.8%
FCF margin 4.3% 14.7% 9.9%
Operating cash flow margin 11.7% 16.5% 13.0%
Return on equity 15.4% 15.7% 12.7%
Return on assets 7.3% 8.3% 5.0%
Return on invested capital 10.3% 10.7% 8.6%
Return on capital employed 11.3% 13.2% 10.1%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.3x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 3.4% 0.8% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAEISCRRTX
Debt / assets 36.9% 27.3% 21.2%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.5x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 1.4x 1.8x
Debt / FCF 14.4x 2.9x 3.9x
Liabilities / assets 57.5% 45.9% 59.8%
Equity / assets 42.5% 54.1% 40.2%
Interest coverage 17.1x 12.9x –
Current ratio 3.8x 2.8x 1.0x
Quick ratio 2.8x 1.6x 0.7x
Cash ratio 2.2x 0.7x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 4.67 5.45 2.77

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAEISCRRTX
Dividend yield 0.2% 0.5% 1.4%
Net buyback yield 0.1% 0.0% –
Shareholder yield 0.3% 0.6% 1.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 43.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 40.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 9.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 5.2%

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.

ConsensusAEISCRRTX
Forward P/E 20.6xFY2026 28.6xFY2026 27.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.74FY2026 $6.66FY2026 $7.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +67.6%FY2026 +10.1%FY2026 +13.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +37.5% +21.8% +6.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.55BFY2026 $2.96BFY2026 $99.89BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +41.5%FY2026 +28.1%FY2026 +12.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +25.2% -2.8% +2.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAEISCRRTX
Held by institutions 100.0% 78.3% 79.9%
Institutions holding 678 598 3,413
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.0% +5.6% +15.9%
Institutions buying 388 314 1,717
Institutions selling 218 187 1,266
Buyers to sellers 1.78 1.68 1.36

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.

AEISCRRTX
AEIS 1.00 0.50 0.04
CR 0.50 1.00 0.23
RTX 0.04 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AEIS, CR and RTX?

Rtx (RTX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) $9.07B, Crane (CR) $11.14B, Rtx (RTX) $262.99B.

Which stock is cheaper, AEIS, CR and RTX?

Rtx (RTX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 41.3x, Crane (CR) 33.1x, Rtx (RTX) 31.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) is cheapest (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 20.6x, Crane (CR) 28.6x, Rtx (RTX) 27.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) +24.6%, Crane (CR) +16.3%, Rtx (RTX) +11.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Crane (CR) has the highest net margin (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 10.8%, Crane (CR) 13.0%, Rtx (RTX) 8.8%). On return on invested capital, Crane (CR) leads (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 10.3%, Crane (CR) 10.7%, Rtx (RTX) 8.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Rtx (RTX) returned the most: Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) +9.1%, Crane (CR) -0.7%, Rtx (RTX) +10.5%. Over five years, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) compounded fastest (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) +21.2%/yr, Rtx (RTX) +17.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 0.00%, Crane (CR) 0.00%, Rtx (RTX) 0.01%. Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) and Crane (CR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rtx (RTX) has been the steadiest (Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 65.0%, Crane (CR) 33.4%, Rtx (RTX) 25.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AEIS, CR and RTX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Rtx (RTX) leads on 4. 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.