AERG vs HII vs TAYD Stock Comparison

Applied Energetics, Huntington Ingalls Industries and Taylor Devices Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TAYD Taylor Devices, Inc.
$56.29 -11.0% 1M +26.6% 1Y
Market cap
$184.84M
P/E
27.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$39.03M
Div. yield
–
Defense Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Huntington Ingalls Industries leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Huntington Ingalls Industries 5, Taylor Devices 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAERGHIITAYDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $195.46M $10.95B $184.84M HII
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -12.1x 16.6x 27.1x HII
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 14.6x 19.0x HII
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -82.5% +14.0% -12.5% HII
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -5,128.4% 5.0% 17.5% TAYD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 6.9% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.6x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -47.1% -6.7% +26.6% TAYD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -19.1%/yr +6.6%/yr +36.4%/yr TAYD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 71.9% 38.4% 56.5% HII
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 17/100 50/100 63/100 TAYD

Percentile Scorecard

AERGHIITAYD

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

AxisAERGHIITAYD
Valuation 4 #96 of 100 77 #24 of 100 79 #22 of 100
Growth 2 #95 of 97 25 #73 of 97 16 #82 of 97
Profitability 5 #91 of 96 61 #38 of 96 93 #8 of 96
Financial Health 51 #52 of 105 31 #73 of 105 95 #6 of 105
Shareholder Returns 25 #49 of 65 55 #30 of 65 31 #45 of 65
Overall 17 50 63
  • AERG ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • HII ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • TAYD 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

PeriodAERGHIITAYDSPY
1 month +3.4%+6.6%-11.0% -0.2%
3 months -30.0%-6.2%+0.9% +3.9%
6 months -33.1%-22.1%-0.2% +8.2%
Year to date -49.7%-17.3%-3.7% +12.9%
1 year -47.1%-6.7%+26.6% +12.3%
3 years -60.9%+32.0%+147.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year -26.9%+9.7%+35.3% +23.3%
5 years -65.4%+37.6%+371.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year -19.1%+6.6%+36.4% +10.9%
10 years —+76.8%+292.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+5.9%+14.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAERGHIITAYDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 71.9%38.4%56.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 73.2%37.7%63.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.080.720.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.65-0.180.47 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -84.1%-46.1%-52.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -53.3%-38.0%-37.4% -1.2%
52-week high $1.95$453.73$89.95 $779.14
52-week low $0.68$257.01$43.14 $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.

MultipleAERGHIITAYD
P/E now vs peer median -13.0xmedian 26.5x 16.8xmedian 26.5x 26.6xmedian 26.5x
P/S now vs peer median 666.9xmedian 3.0x 0.8xmedian 3.0x 4.7xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -13.3xmedian 14.6x 13.5xmedian 14.6x 18.6xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -20.1xmedian 26.4x -130.4xmedian 26.4x 15.0xmedian 26.4x
P/B now vs peer median 95.8xmedian 2.5x 2.1xmedian 2.5x 2.5xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.39median 0.90 1.96median 0.90 13.23median 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 monthsAERGHIITAYD
Revenue $313.97K $13.19B $39.03M
Gross profit $143.70K $5.53B $16.07M
Operating income -$16.17M $698.00M $5.14M
Net income -$16.07M $661.00M $6.83M
Free cash flow -$10.40M -$85.00M $12.13M
R&D $2.09M – $847.25K
EPS (diluted) $-0.07 $16.73 $2.16
Cash & equivalents $1.19M $12.00M $3.60M
Total debt – $10.67B –
Shares (diluted) 229.90M 39.50M 3.16M
Enterprise value $182.44M $9.64B $11.82M

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
MetricAERGHIITAYD
P/E -13.0x 16.8x 26.6x
P/FCF -20.1x -130.4x 15.0x
P/Operating cash flow -20.5x 32.0x 12.7x
P/S 666.9x 0.8x 4.7x
P/B 95.8x 2.1x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 95.8x 2.4x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA -13.3x 13.5x 18.6x
EV/EBIT -12.9x 19.7x 25.8x
EV/Revenue 663.1x 1.0x 3.4x
EV/FCF -20.0x -162.1x 10.9x
EV/Operating cash flow -20.3x 39.7x 9.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.39 1.96 13.23

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAERGHIITAYD
Revenue growth (1Y) -82.5% 14.0% -12.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -47.4% 6.6% -1.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -83.3% 8.6% -21.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -54.8% 7.5% -3.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -41.9% 35.3% -42.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -37.6% 9.4% -12.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -41.0% 25.9% -23.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -37.4% 8.3% -1.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -36.1% 25.6% -23.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -33.4% 8.6% 2.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -56.2% -66.4% 24.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -39.5% -19.1% 10.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -34.3% -112.7% 34.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -39.0% -30.7% 15.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAERGHIITAYD
Gross margin 45.8% 41.9% 41.2%
EBITDA margin -4,975% 7.7% 18.3%
Operating margin -5,150% 5.3% 13.2%
Pretax margin -5,118% 6.4% 17.5%
Net margin -5,128% 5.0% 17.5%
FCF margin -3,312% -0.6% 31.1%
Operating cash flow margin -3,260% 2.6% 36.7%
Return on equity -440.1% 12.6% 9.3%
Return on assets -300.4% 5.2% 8.6%
Return on invested capital – 6.9% –
Return on capital employed -409.2% 7.0% 7.2%
Asset turnover 0.1x 1.0x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.6x 0.5x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1,759% 0.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAERGHIITAYD
Debt / assets – 21.3% –
Debt / equity – 0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.6x –
Debt / FCF – -31.8x –
Liabilities / assets 46.3% 58.1% 9.4%
Equity / assets 53.7% 41.9% 90.6%
Interest coverage – 7.1x –
Current ratio 1.6x 1.2x 8.7x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.2x 7.2x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.0x 6.4x
Altman Z-score 4.72 2.81 17.06

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAERGHIITAYD
Dividend yield – 2.0% –
Net buyback yield -5.2% – -1.1%
Shareholder yield -5.2% 2.0% -1.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 32.7% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – -254.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 2.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 3.1% –

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.

ConsensusAERGHIITAYD
Forward P/E – 14.6xFY2026 19.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $19.23FY2026 $2.96FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +25.0%FY2026 +9.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +16.1% +32.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $13.12BFY2026 $55.10MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +5.2%FY2026 +32.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +1.3% +13.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAERGHIITAYD
Held by institutions 0.0% 88.5% 34.8%
Institutions holding 1 806 68
Change in shares held, QoQ – -1.2% +8.0%
Institutions buying 0 354 44
Institutions selling 0 301 14
Buyers to sellers – 1.18 3.14

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.

AERGHIITAYD
AERG 1.00 0.05 -0.03
HII 0.05 1.00 -0.03
TAYD -0.03 -0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AERG, HII and TAYD?

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) is the largest by market capitalisation: Applied Energetics (AERG) $195.46M, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) $10.95B, Taylor Devices (TAYD) $184.84M.

Which stock is cheaper, AERG, HII and TAYD?

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Applied Energetics (AERG) -12.1x, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 16.6x, Taylor Devices (TAYD) 27.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) is cheapest (Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 14.6x, Taylor Devices (TAYD) 19.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Applied Energetics (AERG) -82.5%, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) +14.0%, Taylor Devices (TAYD) -12.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Taylor Devices (TAYD) has the highest net margin (Applied Energetics (AERG) -5,128.4%, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 5.0%, Taylor Devices (TAYD) 17.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Taylor Devices (TAYD) returned the most: Applied Energetics (AERG) -47.1%, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) -6.7%, Taylor Devices (TAYD) +26.6%. Over five years, Taylor Devices (TAYD) compounded fastest (Applied Energetics (AERG) -19.1%/yr, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) +6.6%/yr, Taylor Devices (TAYD) +36.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Applied Energetics (AERG) 0.00%, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 0.02%, Taylor Devices (TAYD) 0.00%. Applied Energetics (AERG) and Taylor Devices (TAYD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has been the steadiest (Applied Energetics (AERG) 71.9%, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 38.4%, Taylor Devices (TAYD) 56.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AERG, HII and TAYD?

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