AER vs ATI vs GE Stock Comparison

AerCap Holdings, Ati and General Electric Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AER AerCap Holdings N.V.
$145.82 +0.7% 1M +20.9% 1Y
Market cap
$25.49B
P/E
7.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.96B
Div. yield
0.01%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
6 wins
ATI Ati Inc
$156.88 -14.7% 1M +75.2% 1Y
Market cap
$22.42B
P/E
47.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.72B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
3 wins
GE General Electric Co
$285.64 -10.7% 1M -6.8% 1Y
Market cap
$298.78B
P/E
32.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$52.58B
Div. yield
0.01%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

AerCap Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (AerCap Holdings 6, General Electric 3, Ati 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAERATIGELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $25.49B $22.42B $298.78B GE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.5x 47.1x 32.8x AER
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.2x 32.9x 38.6x AER
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.2% +4.6% +19.6% GE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 37.9% 10.1% 17.3% AER
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.1% 14.9% -57.8% ATI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.9x 1.6x -0.5x GE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.01% AER
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +20.9% +75.2% -6.8% ATI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.7%/yr +58.0%/yr +34.6%/yr ATI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.8% 41.7% 33.1% AER
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 58/100 45/100 AER

Percentile Scorecard

AERATIGE

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

AxisAERATIGE
Valuation 96 #5 of 100 14 #81 of 94 32 #68 of 100
Growth 71 #29 of 97 88 #12 of 92 28 #70 of 97
Profitability 90 #11 of 96 91 #9 of 89 59 #40 of 96
Financial Health 6 #100 of 106 49 #50 of 97 19 #86 of 106
Shareholder Returns 95 #4 of 65 48 #37 of 70 86 #10 of 65
Overall 71 58 45
  • AER ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • ATI ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • GE 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

PeriodAERATIGESPY
1 month +0.7%-14.7%-10.7% -1.0%
3 months -3.6%-20.7%-19.2% +2.9%
6 months +5.6%+1.7%+0.4% +6.4%
Year to date +1.4%+36.7%-7.3% +11.4%
1 year +20.9%+75.2%-6.8% +13.1%
3 years +144.3%+329.0%+215.0% +79.4%
3 years, per year +34.7%+62.5%+46.6% +21.5%
5 years +126.1%+882.3%+340.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year +17.7%+58.0%+34.6% +10.9%
10 years +258.1%+782.8%+105.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year +13.6%+24.3%+7.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureAERATIGESPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.8%41.7%33.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.6%40.3%35.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.951.631.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.781.80-0.20 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.1%-38.0%-45.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.1%-32.3%-25.0% -2.5%
52-week high $155.22$231.79$381.07 $779.14
52-week low $120.64$89.25$273.25 $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.

MultipleAERATIGE
P/E now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 26.2x 44.9xmedian 21.5x 32.5xmedian 26.2x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 2.9x 4.5xmedian 1.4x 5.6xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 14.7x 25.5xmedian 12.4x -13.0xmedian 14.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.7xmedian 24.9x 40.6xmedian 15.5x 36.9xmedian 24.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 2.4x 10.7xmedian 1.6x 16.6xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.21median 0.92 5.07median 1.70 -113.70median 0.92

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 monthsAERATIGE
Revenue $8.96B $4.72B $52.58B
Gross profit – $1.10B $18.52B
Operating income – $716.80M -$24.73B
Net income $3.39B $488.90M $9.13B
Free cash flow $2.09B $526.30M $7.99B
R&D – – $1.81B
EPS (diluted) $19.26 $3.44 $8.74
Cash & equivalents $1.69B $783.00M $8.76B
Total debt $42.77B $2.19B $79.60B
Shares (diluted) 176.12M 138.30M 1.04B
Enterprise value $19.13B $20.44B $257.30B

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
MetricAERATIGE
P/E 7.4x 44.9x 32.5x
P/FCF 11.7x 40.6x 36.9x
P/Operating cash flow 4.3x 26.5x 31.3x
P/S 2.7x 4.5x 5.6x
P/B 1.3x 10.7x 16.6x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 10.7x 21.5x
EV/EBITDA 7.8x 25.5x -13.0x
EV/EBIT 11.7x 31.8x -12.4x
EV/Revenue 7.3x 4.8x 5.8x
EV/FCF 31.3x 43.3x 38.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.6x 28.3x 32.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.21 5.07 -113.70

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAERATIGE
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.2% 4.6% 19.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.9% 4.5% 7.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 15.7% 11.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 12.6% 10.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 8.8% -29.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 16.4% -126.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 15.1% 12.9% 13.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 22.0% 5.8% -3.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 27.1% 17.9% 15.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 35.5% 8.9% -0.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 5.6% 69.9% 21.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.5% – 6.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 178.8% 123.6% 20.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 39.0% – 2.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAERATIGE
Gross margin – 23.4% 35.2%
EBITDA margin 93.1% 18.9% -44.6%
Operating margin – 15.2% -47.0%
Pretax margin 41.1% 12.7% 20.3%
Net margin 37.9% 10.1% 17.3%
FCF margin 23.3% 11.2% 15.2%
Operating cash flow margin 62.7% 17.1% 17.9%
Return on equity 18.4% 25.2% 51.2%
Return on assets 4.8% 8.9% 7.2%
Return on invested capital 9.1% 14.9% -57.8%
Return on capital employed – 17.6% -29.1%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.9x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.6x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 0.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAERATIGE
Debt / assets 60.1% 38.2% 15.2%
Debt / equity 2.3x 1.1x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.9x 1.6x -0.5x
Debt / FCF 20.5x 4.2x 2.4x
Liabilities / assets 74.1% 65.2% 86.0%
Equity / assets 25.9% 34.8% 14.0%
Interest coverage 2.9x – -26.7x
Current ratio – 2.3x 1.0x
Quick ratio – 1.1x 0.6x
Cash ratio – 0.6x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 5.23 2.40

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAERATIGE
Dividend yield 1.0% – 0.6%
Net buyback yield 12.0% 1.3% 2.9%
Shareholder yield 13.0% 1.3% 3.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 6.6% – 19.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) 10.7% – 21.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) 15.6% – 26.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 36.5%

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.

ConsensusAERATIGE
Forward P/E 8.2xFY2026 32.9xFY2026 38.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $17.88FY2026 $4.77FY2026 $7.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.3%FY2026 +47.2%FY2026 +16.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +4.4% +23.5% +28.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.13BFY2026 $5.24BFY2026 $53.75BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.2%FY2026 +14.2%FY2026 +27.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.1% +13.1% +11.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAERATIGE
Held by institutions 78.7% 93.5% 79.4%
Institutions holding 689 785 3,441
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.5% +0.9% +1.5%
Institutions buying 360 478 1,829
Institutions selling 237 217 1,148
Buyers to sellers 1.52 2.20 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.

AERATIGE
AER 1.00 0.44 0.52
ATI 0.44 1.00 0.56
GE 0.52 0.56 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AER, ATI and GE?

General Electric (GE) is the largest by market capitalisation: AerCap Holdings (AER) $25.49B, Ati (ATI) $22.42B, General Electric (GE) $298.78B.

Which stock is cheaper, AER, ATI and GE?

AerCap Holdings (AER) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (AerCap Holdings (AER) 7.5x, Ati (ATI) 47.1x, General Electric (GE) 32.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, AerCap Holdings (AER) is cheapest (AerCap Holdings (AER) 8.2x, Ati (ATI) 32.9x, General Electric (GE) 38.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

General Electric (GE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: AerCap Holdings (AER) +12.2%, Ati (ATI) +4.6%, General Electric (GE) +19.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

AerCap Holdings (AER) has the highest net margin (AerCap Holdings (AER) 37.9%, Ati (ATI) 10.1%, General Electric (GE) 17.3%). On return on invested capital, Ati (ATI) leads (AerCap Holdings (AER) 9.1%, Ati (ATI) 14.9%, General Electric (GE) -57.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ati (ATI) returned the most: AerCap Holdings (AER) +20.9%, Ati (ATI) +75.2%, General Electric (GE) -6.8%. Over five years, Ati (ATI) compounded fastest (AerCap Holdings (AER) +17.7%/yr, Ati (ATI) +58.0%/yr, General Electric (GE) +34.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

AerCap Holdings (AER) has the highest dividend yield: AerCap Holdings (AER) 0.01%, Ati (ATI) 0.00%, General Electric (GE) 0.01%. Ati (ATI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, AerCap Holdings (AER) has been the steadiest (AerCap Holdings (AER) 26.8%, Ati (ATI) 41.7%, General Electric (GE) 33.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AER, ATI and GE?

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