AMTM vs BWXT vs ESLT Stock Comparison

Amentum Holdings, BWX Technologies and Elbit Systems Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BWXT BWX Technologies, Inc.
$127.14 -10.4% 1M -36.4% 1Y
Market cap
$12.03B
P/E
33.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.51B
Div. yield
0.01%
Nuclear Equipment Industrials
2 wins
ESLT Elbit Systems Ltd
$735.34 -1.0% 1M +50.6% 1Y
Market cap
$35.56B
P/E
55.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.55B
Div. yield
0.00%
Defense Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Elbit Systems leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Elbit Systems 6, Amentum Holdings 3, BWX Technologies 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMTMBWXTESLTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.37B $12.03B $35.56B ESLT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.3x 33.9x 55.9x AMTM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.6x 28.3x 52.8x AMTM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.4% +22.7% +13.7% BWXT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.4% 10.1% 7.4% BWXT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.1% 10.6% 17.8% ESLT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.2x 2.6x -0.9x ESLT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -6.1% -36.4% +50.6% ESLT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +17.0%/yr +38.2%/yr ESLT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.4% 44.9% 44.4% ESLT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 63/100 60/100 AMTM

Percentile Scorecard

AMTMBWXTESLT

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

AxisAMTMBWXTESLT
Valuation 100 #1 of 100 60 #25 of 61 46 #55 of 100
Growth 95 #6 of 97 61 #23 of 58 87 #14 of 97
Profitability 58 #41 of 96 89 #7 of 55 73 #27 of 96
Financial Health 25 #80 of 106 41 #42 of 71 58 #45 of 106
Shareholder Returns – – 38 #41 of 65
Overall 69 63 60
  • AMTM ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • BWXT ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • ESLT 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

PeriodAMTMBWXTESLTSPY
1 month +10.2%-10.4%-1.0% -1.0%
3 months -3.6%-27.2%-10.3% +2.9%
6 months -15.9%-43.0%-10.5% +6.4%
Year to date -25.0%-26.4%+27.3% +11.4%
1 year -6.1%-36.4%+50.6% +13.1%
3 years —+68.9%+293.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year —+19.1%+57.9% +21.5%
5 years —+118.8%+403.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year —+17.0%+38.2% +10.9%
10 years —+228.0%+660.0% +255.2%
10 years, per year —+12.6%+22.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureAMTMBWXTESLTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.4%44.9%44.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.6%46.5%39.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.091.930.68 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.13-0.811.14 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.7%-46.7%-35.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -42.1%-46.7%-27.5% -2.5%
52-week high $37.53$238.42$1,014.33 $779.14
52-week low $18.12$127.14$454.95 $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.

MultipleAMTMBWXTESLT
P/E now vs peer median 26.0xmedian 26.2x 32.8xmedian 24.1x 52.9xmedian 26.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 2.9x 3.3xmedian 2.2x 4.0xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 14.7x 24.0xmedian 17.4x 34.4xmedian 14.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.2xmedian 24.9x 36.8xmedian 27.4x 34.4xmedian 24.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 2.4x 8.7xmedian 1.8x 7.7xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.92 1.99median 0.76 1.68median 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 monthsAMTMBWXTESLT
Revenue $14.13B $3.51B $8.55B
Gross profit $1.45B $775.94M $2.14B
Operating income $596.00M $426.23M $787.82M
Net income $204.00M $355.38M $636.61M
Free cash flow $474.00M $316.76M $992.19M
R&D – $15.56M $582.72M
EPS (diluted) $0.83 $3.86 $13.56
Cash & equivalents $459.00M $608.20M $255.34M
Total debt $3.83B $7.08B $383.03M
Shares (diluted) 245.00M 92.01M 46.92M
Enterprise value $3.80B $10.33B $32.12B

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
MetricAMTMBWXTESLT
P/E 26.0x 32.8x 52.9x
P/FCF 11.2x 36.8x 34.4x
P/Operating cash flow 10.5x 22.4x 34.4x
P/S 0.4x 3.3x 4.0x
P/B 1.1x 8.7x 7.7x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 11.4x 7.7x
EV/EBITDA 8.4x 24.0x 34.4x
EV/EBIT 14.6x 30.6x 42.2x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 3.7x 3.9x
EV/FCF 18.3x 41.2x 33.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.2x 25.2x 33.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.99 1.68

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMTMBWXTESLT
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.4% 22.7% 13.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 14.7% 14.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.9% 11.7% 18.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 11.3% 14.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 60.2% 9.9% 37.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 6.2% 26.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 240.0% 20.7% 58.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 16.6% 33.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 289.1% 20.3% 50.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 16.5% 31.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 215.6% 0.0% 22.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 29.3% 82.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 243.5% -12.1% 105.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 67.6% 175.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMTMBWXTESLT
Gross margin 10.2% 22.1% 25.0%
EBITDA margin 7.3% 15.5% 11.3%
Operating margin 4.2% 12.1% 9.2%
Pretax margin 1.9% 12.2% 8.1%
Net margin 1.4% 10.1% 7.4%
FCF margin 3.4% 9.0% 11.6%
Operating cash flow margin 3.6% 14.8% 11.6%
Return on equity 4.2% 27.2% 14.7%
Return on assets 1.8% 8.1% 4.7%
Return on invested capital 5.1% 10.6% 17.8%
Return on capital employed 6.6% 11.6% 11.0%
Asset turnover 1.3x 0.8x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.5x 1.5x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.9% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMTMBWXTESLT
Debt / assets 34.2% 45.7% 0.7%
Debt / equity 0.8x 1.5x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.2x 2.6x -0.9x
Debt / FCF 8.1x 6.4x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 57.2% 69.8% 68.2%
Equity / assets 42.8% 30.2% 31.8%
Interest coverage – 12.4x –
Current ratio 1.5x 2.4x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.9x 2.0x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.9x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.01 4.49 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMTMBWXTESLT
Dividend yield – 0.8% 0.5%
Net buyback yield – – 0.0%
Shareholder yield – 0.8% 0.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 27.0% 22.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 30.3% 14.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 5.9% -54.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 5.0% -17.4%

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.

ConsensusAMTMBWXTESLT
Forward P/E 8.6xFY2026 28.3xFY2026 52.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.52FY2026 $4.50FY2026 $13.93FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +13.5%FY2026 +12.2%FY2026 +22.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.5% +8.4% +21.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $12.96BFY2026 $3.64BFY2026 $8.82BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -9.9%FY2026 +13.7%FY2026 +11.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.3% +8.9% +20.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMTMBWXTESLT
Held by institutions 89.7% 92.2% 19.9%
Institutions holding 463 846 384
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% -0.6% -7.1%
Institutions buying 210 436 202
Institutions selling 154 280 106
Buyers to sellers 1.36 1.56 1.91

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.

AMTMBWXTESLT
AMTM 1.00 0.33 0.22
BWXT 0.33 1.00 0.34
ESLT 0.22 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMTM, BWXT and ESLT?

Elbit Systems (ESLT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amentum Holdings (AMTM) $5.37B, BWX Technologies (BWXT) $12.03B, Elbit Systems (ESLT) $35.56B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMTM, BWXT and ESLT?

Amentum Holdings (AMTM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amentum Holdings (AMTM) 26.3x, BWX Technologies (BWXT) 33.9x, Elbit Systems (ESLT) 55.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Amentum Holdings (AMTM) is cheapest (Amentum Holdings (AMTM) 8.6x, BWX Technologies (BWXT) 28.3x, Elbit Systems (ESLT) 52.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

BWX Technologies (BWXT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Amentum Holdings (AMTM) +11.4%, BWX Technologies (BWXT) +22.7%, Elbit Systems (ESLT) +13.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

BWX Technologies (BWXT) has the highest net margin (Amentum Holdings (AMTM) 1.4%, BWX Technologies (BWXT) 10.1%, Elbit Systems (ESLT) 7.4%). On return on invested capital, Elbit Systems (ESLT) leads (Amentum Holdings (AMTM) 5.1%, BWX Technologies (BWXT) 10.6%, Elbit Systems (ESLT) 17.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Elbit Systems (ESLT) returned the most: Amentum Holdings (AMTM) -6.1%, BWX Technologies (BWXT) -36.4%, Elbit Systems (ESLT) +50.6%. Over five years, Elbit Systems (ESLT) compounded fastest (BWX Technologies (BWXT) +17.0%/yr, Elbit Systems (ESLT) +38.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Amentum Holdings (AMTM) 0.00%, BWX Technologies (BWXT) 0.01%, Elbit Systems (ESLT) 0.00%. Amentum Holdings (AMTM) and Elbit Systems (ESLT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Elbit Systems (ESLT) has been the steadiest (Amentum Holdings (AMTM) 46.4%, BWX Technologies (BWXT) 44.9%, Elbit Systems (ESLT) 44.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMTM, BWXT and ESLT?

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