AER vs BA vs TS Stock Comparison

AerCap Holdings, Boeing and Tenaris Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AER AerCap Holdings N.V.
$150.07 +0.5% 1M +24.0% 1Y
Market cap
$27.11B
P/E
8.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.96B
Div. yield
0.01%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
5 wins
BA Boeing Co
$168.16 -15.1% 1M -24.6% 1Y
Market cap
$132.12B
P/E
18.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$94.91B
Div. yield
–
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
3 wins
TS Tenaris Sa
$60.32 +8.7% 1M +62.5% 1Y
Market cap
$64.01B
P/E
33.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.04B
Div. yield
–
Metal Fabrication Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

AerCap Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (AerCap Holdings 5, Boeing 3, Tenaris 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAERBATSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $27.11B $132.12B $64.01B BA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 8.0x 18.1x 33.5x AER
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.4x — 15.2x AER
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.2% +17.5% +2.3% BA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 37.9% 7.7% 15.9% AER
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.1% 18.2% 12.7% BA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.9x 2.1x -3.1x TS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +24.0% -24.6% +62.5% TS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +19.8%/yr -4.2%/yr +21.7%/yr TS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.9% 36.2% 29.0% AER
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 57/100 58/100 AER

Percentile Scorecard

AERBATS

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

AxisAERBATS
Valuation 96 #5 of 100 65 #36 of 100 40 #122 of 203
Growth 72 #28 of 97 87 #14 of 97 17 #156 of 188
Profitability 91 #10 of 96 66 #33 of 96 82 #34 of 183
Financial Health 6 #99 of 105 13 #92 of 105 99 #4 of 217
Shareholder Returns 94 #5 of 65 – 53 #72 of 153
Overall 72 57 58
  • AER ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • BA ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • TS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAERBATSSPY
1 month +0.5%-15.1%+8.7% -0.2%
3 months -2.6%-24.1%+8.4% +3.9%
6 months +9.4%-27.1%-4.5% +8.2%
Year to date +4.4%-22.5%+56.9% +12.9%
1 year +24.0%-24.6%+62.5% +12.3%
3 years +152.5%-6.4%+92.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +36.2%-2.2%+24.3% +23.3%
5 years +146.5%-19.1%+167.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +19.8%-4.2%+21.7% +10.9%
10 years +266.8%+17.3%+109.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year +13.9%+1.6%+7.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAERBATSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.9%36.2%29.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.7%36.5%29.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.971.190.33 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.89-0.682.16 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.1%-50.3%-33.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.3%-33.3%-5.8% -1.2%
52-week high $155.22$252.15$64.02 $779.14
52-week low $121.00$168.16$37.11 $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.

MultipleAERBATS
P/E now vs peer median 7.6xmedian 26.5x 18.2xmedian 26.5x 33.3xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 3.0x 1.4xmedian 3.0x 5.4xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 14.6x 13.2xmedian 14.6x 19.6xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.0xmedian 26.4x 8,329xmedian 26.4x 23.2xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 2.5x 20.3xmedian 2.5x 3.8xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.21median 0.90 0.31median 0.90 —median 1.32

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 monthsAERBATS
Revenue $8.96B $94.91B $12.04B
Gross profit – $8.94B $4.08B
Operating income – $9.74B $2.23B
Net income $3.39B $7.66B $1.97B
Free cash flow $2.09B $16.00M $2.78B
R&D – $3.62B –
EPS (diluted) $19.26 $9.22 –
Cash & equivalents $1.69B $9.50B $9.02B
Total debt $42.77B $45.92B $1.27B
Shares (diluted) 176.12M 792.90M –
Enterprise value $20.75B $41.08B $35.05B

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
MetricAERBATS
P/E 7.6x 18.2x 33.3x
P/FCF 12.0x 8,329x 23.2x
P/Operating cash flow 4.5x 33.2x 28.9x
P/S 2.8x 1.4x 5.4x
P/B 1.4x 20.3x 3.8x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 25.2x 3.8x
EV/EBITDA 7.9x 13.2x 19.6x
EV/EBIT 11.8x 16.3x 25.1x
EV/Revenue 7.4x 1.7x 4.6x
EV/FCF 31.7x 9,904x 20.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.8x 39.5x 25.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.21 0.31 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAERBATS
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.2% 17.5% 2.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.9% 7.8% -6.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 906.6% 2.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 9.1% -13.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 217.8% 0.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 107.6% -20.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 15.1% 177.7% -3.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 22.0% 67.1% -18.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 27.1% 168.9% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 35.5% 58.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 5.6% 208.0% -11.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.5% -12.7% -9.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 178.8% 100.3% -13.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 39.0% -84.9% -7.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAERBATS
Gross margin – 9.4% 33.9%
EBITDA margin 93.1% 12.7% 23.7%
Operating margin – 10.3% 18.5%
Pretax margin 41.1% 8.3% 20.5%
Net margin 37.9% 7.7% 15.9%
FCF margin 23.3% 0.0% 23.1%
Operating cash flow margin 62.7% 4.2% 18.6%
Return on equity 18.4% 121.0% 11.4%
Return on assets 4.8% 4.6% 9.7%
Return on invested capital 9.1% 18.2% 12.7%
Return on capital employed – 17.9% 11.0%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 0.5x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAERBATS
Debt / assets 60.1% 26.9% 1.5%
Debt / equity 2.3x 7.0x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.9x 2.1x -3.1x
Debt / FCF 20.5x 2,870x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 74.1% 96.2% 15.2%
Equity / assets 25.9% 3.8% 84.8%
Interest coverage 2.9x 4.0x 45.4x
Current ratio – 1.1x –
Quick ratio – 0.3x 70.8x
Cash ratio – 0.2x 58.2x
Altman Z-score – 1.47 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAERBATS
Dividend yield 1.0% – 3.0%
Net buyback yield 11.7% – -1.5%
Shareholder yield 12.6% 0.0% 1.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 6.6% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 10.7% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 15.6% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusAERBATS
Forward P/E 8.4xFY2026 – 15.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $17.95FY2026 $-0.99FY2026 $3.97FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.8%FY2026 -183.2%FY2026 +8.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +4.0% – +1.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.14BFY2026 $91.05BFY2026 $12.99BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.3%FY2026 +1.8%FY2026 +8.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.6% +18.5% -6.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAERBATS
Held by institutions 78.7% 75.6% 3.6%
Institutions holding 689 2,626 283
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.5% +2.3% -2.4%
Institutions buying 360 1,327 154
Institutions selling 237 843 78
Buyers to sellers 1.52 1.57 1.97

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.

AERBATS
AER 1.00 0.29 0.07
BA 0.29 1.00 -0.06
TS 0.07 -0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AER, BA and TS?

Boeing (BA) is the largest by market capitalisation: AerCap Holdings (AER) $27.11B, Boeing (BA) $132.12B, Tenaris (TS) $64.01B.

Which stock is cheaper, AER, BA and TS?

AerCap Holdings (AER) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (AerCap Holdings (AER) 8.0x, Boeing (BA) 18.1x, Tenaris (TS) 33.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, AerCap Holdings (AER) is cheapest (AerCap Holdings (AER) 8.4x, Tenaris (TS) 15.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Boeing (BA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: AerCap Holdings (AER) +12.2%, Boeing (BA) +17.5%, Tenaris (TS) +2.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

AerCap Holdings (AER) has the highest net margin (AerCap Holdings (AER) 37.9%, Boeing (BA) 7.7%, Tenaris (TS) 15.9%). On return on invested capital, Boeing (BA) leads (AerCap Holdings (AER) 9.1%, Boeing (BA) 18.2%, Tenaris (TS) 12.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tenaris (TS) returned the most: AerCap Holdings (AER) +24.0%, Boeing (BA) -24.6%, Tenaris (TS) +62.5%. Over five years, Tenaris (TS) compounded fastest (AerCap Holdings (AER) +19.8%/yr, Boeing (BA) -4.2%/yr, Tenaris (TS) +21.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: AerCap Holdings (AER) 0.01%, Boeing (BA) 0.00%, Tenaris (TS) 0.00%. Boeing (BA) and Tenaris (TS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, AerCap Holdings (AER) has been the steadiest (AerCap Holdings (AER) 26.9%, Boeing (BA) 36.2%, Tenaris (TS) 29.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AER, BA and TS?

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 5. 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.