AER vs WWD vs FTAI Stock Comparison

AerCap Holdings, Woodward and FTAI Aviation Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AER AerCap Holdings N.V.
$163.34 +13.1% 1M +25.4% 1Y
Market cap
$28.43B
P/E
9.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.07B
Div. yield
0.01%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
6 wins
WWD Woodward, Inc.
$319.57 -3.6% 1M +21.9% 1Y
Market cap
$19.67B
P/E
35.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.19B
Div. yield
0.00%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
2 wins
FTAI FTAI Aviation Ltd.
$197.75 +18.4% 1M +14.4% 1Y
Market cap
$19.09B
P/E
37.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.42B
Div. yield
0.01%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

AerCap Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (AerCap Holdings 6, FTAI Aviation 4, Woodward 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAERWWDFTAILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $28.43B $19.67B $19.09B AER
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.1x 35.6x 37.2x AER
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.0x 34.2x 35.2x AER
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.7% +22.3% +45.3% FTAI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 34.5% 13.2% 15.3% AER
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.5% 14.1% -12.0% WWD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.1x 1.1x -10.3x FTAI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.01% FTAI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +25.4% +21.9% +14.4% AER
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +19.9%/yr +22.4%/yr +50.0%/yr FTAI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.2% 39.0% 65.7% AER
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 72/100 43/100 WWD

Percentile Scorecard

AERWWDFTAI

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

AxisAERWWDFTAI
Valuation 97 #4 of 101 47 #54 of 101 25 #76 of 101
Growth 40 #59 of 98 89 #12 of 98 55 #45 of 98
Profitability 90 #11 of 97 85 #15 of 97 51 #48 of 97
Financial Health 7 #100 of 107 56 #48 of 107 24 #82 of 107
Shareholder Returns 95 #4 of 64 83 #12 of 64 62 #25 of 64
Overall 66 72 43
  • AER ranked among 108 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • WWD ranked among 108 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • FTAI ranked among 108 companies in Aerospace and Defense

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAERWWDFTAISPY
1 month +13.1%-3.6%+18.4% -2.3%
3 months +6.3%-12.1%-12.2% -0.7%
6 months +18.6%-10.5%-17.6% +4.8%
Year to date +13.6%+5.7%+0.5% +10.3%
1 year +25.4%+21.9%+14.4% +10.3%
3 years +149.8%+143.1%+400.9% +73.0%
3 years, per year +35.7%+34.5%+71.2% +20.1%
5 years +148.0%+174.5%+659.4% +61.9%
5 years, per year +19.9%+22.4%+50.0% +10.1%
10 years +303.0%+456.3%+1,475.7% +258.6%
10 years, per year +15.0%+18.7%+31.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAERWWDFTAISPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.2%39.0%65.7% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.0%34.6%58.2% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.951.272.48 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.970.560.22 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.1%-37.5%-52.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-26.8%-36.2% -3.5%
52-week high $163.34$436.44$310.04 $779.14
52-week low $130.90$257.64$152.80 $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.

MultipleAERWWDFTAI
P/E now vs peer median 9.0xmedian 26.9x 34.4xmedian 26.9x 42.5xmedian 26.9x
P/S now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 2.9x 4.5xmedian 2.9x 6.5xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 14.7x 25.4xmedian 14.7x -77.1xmedian 14.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.1xmedian 27.6x 50.1xmedian 27.6x -22.8xmedian 27.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.5x 7.6xmedian 2.5x 50.2xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.47median 0.91 0.86median 0.91 0.47median 0.91

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 monthsAERWWDFTAI
Revenue $9.07B $4.19B $3.42B
Gross profit – $1.24B $1.27B
Operating income – $655.75M -$804.00M
Net income $3.13B $552.03M $529.16M
Free cash flow $3.00B $376.53M -$1.06B
R&D – $172.23M –
EPS (diluted) $17.75 $9.05 $4.92
Cash & equivalents $2.53B $474.85M $385.62M
Total debt $43.27B $1.34B $3.46B
Shares (diluted) 176.12M 61.02M 104.11M
Enterprise value $21.35B $17.91B $17.65B

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
MetricAERWWDFTAI
P/E 9.0x 34.4x 42.5x
P/FCF 9.1x 50.1x -22.8x
P/Operating cash flow 4.6x 32.2x -46.1x
P/S 3.0x 4.5x 6.5x
P/B 1.5x 7.6x 50.2x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 9.3x 51.9x
EV/EBITDA 8.6x 25.4x -77.1x
EV/EBIT 13.1x 30.1x -41.7x
EV/Revenue 7.5x 4.7x 7.5x
EV/FCF 22.7x 52.4x -26.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.4x 33.7x -53.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.47 0.86 0.47

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAERWWDFTAI
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.7% 22.3% 45.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.5% 14.7% 42.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 39.3% 16.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 25.5% 26.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 54.9% -31.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 40.8% -63.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -17.5% 42.4% 8.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.2% 39.4% 75.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -8.9% 43.5% 13.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 19.1% 39.8% 91.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 8.9% 54.1% -221.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.2% 30.5% -87.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 417.1% 35.9% 30.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.8% 25.5% -15.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAERWWDFTAI
Gross margin – 29.5% 39.2%
EBITDA margin 87.6% 18.5% -9.8%
Operating margin – 15.6% -18.0%
Pretax margin 36.6% 16.5% 19.2%
Net margin 34.5% 13.2% 15.3%
FCF margin 33.1% 9.0% -28.6%
Operating cash flow margin 65.5% 14.0% -14.1%
Return on equity 16.9% 22.1% 118.8%
Return on assets 4.4% 10.9% 11.0%
Return on invested capital 8.5% 14.1% -12.0%
Return on capital employed – 17.9% -13.9%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.8x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 1.1x -0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 1.4% 1.2% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAERWWDFTAI
Debt / assets 60.0% 25.8% 76.9%
Debt / equity 2.3x 0.5x 8.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.1x 1.1x -10.3x
Debt / FCF 14.4x 3.6x -3.9x
Liabilities / assets 74.2% 52.4% 91.0%
Equity / assets 25.8% 47.6% 9.0%
Interest coverage 2.8x 13.8x -2.3x
Current ratio – 1.6x 5.3x
Quick ratio – 1.3x 1.1x
Cash ratio – 0.3x 0.7x
Altman Z-score – 6.66 3.94

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAERWWDFTAI
Dividend yield 0.9% 0.4% 0.9%
Net buyback yield 10.0% 2.9% 0.5%
Shareholder yield 10.9% 3.2% 1.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 4.7% 13.0% 31.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) 4.9% 19.0% -17.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) 68.0% 13.7% 25.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 13.4% 7.9%

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.

ConsensusAERWWDFTAI
Forward P/E 9.0xFY2026 34.2xFY2026 35.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $17.95FY2026 $9.72FY2026 $5.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.8%FY2026 +41.1%FY2026 +24.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +4.0% +15.8% +113.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.14BFY2026 $4.04BFY2026 $4.09BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.3%FY2026 +13.3%FY2026 +63.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.6% +13.7% +49.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAERWWDFTAI
Held by institutions 78.7% 90.3% 96.0%
Institutions holding 691 760 679
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.5% +3.3% +2.6%
Institutions buying 360 388 396
Institutions selling 239 256 200
Buyers to sellers 1.51 1.52 1.98

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.

AERWWDFTAI
AER 1.00 0.47 0.50
WWD 0.47 1.00 0.51
FTAI 0.50 0.51 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AER, WWD and FTAI?

AerCap Holdings (AER) is the largest by market capitalisation: AerCap Holdings (AER) $28.43B, Woodward (WWD) $19.67B, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) $19.09B.

Which stock is cheaper, AER, WWD and FTAI?

AerCap Holdings (AER) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (AerCap Holdings (AER) 9.1x, Woodward (WWD) 35.6x, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) 37.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, AerCap Holdings (AER) is cheapest (AerCap Holdings (AER) 9.0x, Woodward (WWD) 34.2x, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) 35.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

FTAI Aviation (FTAI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: AerCap Holdings (AER) +8.7%, Woodward (WWD) +22.3%, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) +45.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

AerCap Holdings (AER) has the highest net margin (AerCap Holdings (AER) 34.5%, Woodward (WWD) 13.2%, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) 15.3%). On return on invested capital, Woodward (WWD) leads (AerCap Holdings (AER) 8.5%, Woodward (WWD) 14.1%, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) -12.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year AerCap Holdings (AER) returned the most: AerCap Holdings (AER) +25.4%, Woodward (WWD) +21.9%, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) +14.4%. Over five years, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) compounded fastest (AerCap Holdings (AER) +19.9%/yr, Woodward (WWD) +22.4%/yr, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) +50.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

FTAI Aviation (FTAI) has the highest dividend yield: AerCap Holdings (AER) 0.01%, Woodward (WWD) 0.00%, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) 0.01%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, AerCap Holdings (AER) has been the steadiest (AerCap Holdings (AER) 26.2%, Woodward (WWD) 39.0%, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) 65.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AER, WWD and FTAI?

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.