AMTM vs NOC vs MSI Stock Comparison

Amentum Holdings, Northrop Grumman and Motorola Solutions Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Motorola Solutions leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Motorola Solutions 6, Northrop Grumman 3, Amentum Holdings 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMTMNOCMSILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.34B $78.65B $79.92B MSI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.2x 17.4x 37.5x NOC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.8x 18.4x 26.4x AMTM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.4% +6.5% +10.3% AMTM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.4% 10.4% 17.4% MSI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.1% 12.2% 20.3% MSI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.2x 1.7x 2.3x NOC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.01% NOC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.2% -6.6% +10.6% MSI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +7.8%/yr +14.2%/yr MSI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.5% 28.6% 26.2% MSI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 57/100 55/100 AMTM

Percentile Scorecard

AMTMNOCMSI

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

AxisAMTMNOCMSI
Valuation 100 #1 of 100 74 #27 of 100 48 #53 of 100
Growth 95 #6 of 97 39 #60 of 97 46 #53 of 97
Profitability 57 #42 of 96 77 #23 of 96 99 #2 of 96
Financial Health 24 #80 of 105 39 #65 of 105 20 #84 of 105
Shareholder Returns – 59 #27 of 64 60 #26 of 64
Overall 69 57 55
  • AMTM ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • NOC ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • MSI 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

PeriodAMTMNOCMSISPY
1 month +14.9%+10.8%+6.3% -0.8%
3 months -3.6%+3.3%+14.6% +3.5%
6 months -15.6%-1.7%+12.5% +7.0%
Year to date -23.9%-0.8%+26.7% +12.2%
1 year -2.2%-6.6%+10.6% +13.0%
3 years —+19.5%+78.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year —+6.1%+21.3% +23.1%
5 years —+45.7%+94.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year —+7.8%+14.2% +11.0%
10 years —+147.9%+560.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+9.5%+20.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAMTMNOCMSISPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.5%28.6%26.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.8%28.3%27.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.120.000.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.05-0.230.41 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.7%-38.4%-27.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.2%-26.4%-1.2% -1.8%
52-week high $37.53$768.02$491.32 $779.14
52-week low $18.12$473.40$363.83 $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.

MultipleAMTMNOCMSI
P/E now vs peer median 26.4xmedian 26.8x 17.8xmedian 26.8x 37.7xmedian 26.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 2.9x 1.8xmedian 2.9x 6.6xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 15.2x 14.8xmedian 15.2x 24.7xmedian 15.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 25.5x 21.0xmedian 25.5x 30.0xmedian 25.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 2.5x 4.3xmedian 2.5x 29.9xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.94 17.45median 0.94 2.85median 0.94

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 monthsAMTMNOCMSI
Revenue $14.13B $43.59B $12.24B
Gross profit $1.45B $8.73B $6.36B
Operating income $596.00M $4.63B $3.05B
Net income $204.00M $4.52B $2.14B
Free cash flow $474.00M $3.83B $2.68B
R&D – – $1.02B
EPS (diluted) $0.83 $31.74 $12.76
Cash & equivalents $459.00M $3.74B $710.00M
Total debt $3.83B $58.43B $9.03B
Shares (diluted) 245.00M 142.40M 167.20M
Enterprise value $3.77B $66.10B $76.27B

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
MetricAMTMNOCMSI
P/E 26.4x 17.8x 37.7x
P/FCF 11.4x 21.0x 30.0x
P/Operating cash flow 10.7x 15.3x 27.0x
P/S 0.4x 1.8x 6.6x
P/B 1.1x 4.3x 29.9x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 4.3x -305.6x
EV/EBITDA 8.4x 14.8x 24.7x
EV/EBIT 14.7x 19.7x 29.1x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 2.1x 7.2x
EV/FCF 18.5x 23.8x 33.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.3x 17.3x 29.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 17.45 2.85

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMTMNOCMSI
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.4% 6.5% 10.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 4.1% 8.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.9% 9.8% 11.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 3.4% 11.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 60.2% 6.8% 8.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 6.4% 15.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 240.0% 12.5% 0.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -1.1% 12.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 289.1% 13.3% 1.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 1.0% 13.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 215.6% 53.2% 13.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 12.5% 19.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 243.5% 108.8% 12.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 22.3% 21.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMTMNOCMSI
Gross margin 10.2% 20.0% 52.0%
EBITDA margin 7.3% 14.1% 29.4%
Operating margin 4.2% 10.6% 24.9%
Pretax margin 1.9% 12.0% 22.6%
Net margin 1.4% 10.4% 17.4%
FCF margin 3.4% 8.8% 21.9%
Operating cash flow margin 3.6% 12.1% 24.3%
Return on equity 4.2% 24.7% 81.5%
Return on assets 1.8% 8.8% 11.2%
Return on invested capital 5.1% 12.2% 20.3%
Return on capital employed 6.6% 12.2% 22.4%
Asset turnover 1.3x 0.8x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.5x 1.2x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.3% 2.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMTMNOCMSI
Debt / assets 34.2% 27.5% 46.9%
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.8x 3.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.2x 1.7x 2.3x
Debt / FCF 8.1x 3.8x 3.4x
Liabilities / assets 57.2% 64.4% 86.0%
Equity / assets 42.8% 35.6% 14.0%
Interest coverage – 7.1x 6.9x
Current ratio 1.5x 1.2x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.9x 1.0x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.3x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.02 3.12 4.30

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMTMNOCMSI
Dividend yield – 1.7% 1.0%
Net buyback yield – 0.7% 1.3%
Shareholder yield – 2.3% 2.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 30.2% 35.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 35.6% 28.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 8.0% 10.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 7.4% 11.0%

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.

ConsensusAMTMNOCMSI
Forward P/E 8.8xFY2026 18.4xFY2026 26.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.52FY2026 $30.81FY2026 $18.41FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +13.5%FY2026 +17.0%FY2026 +19.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.5% +3.7% +10.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $12.96BFY2026 $42.95BFY2026 $12.12BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -9.9%FY2026 +2.4%FY2026 +3.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.3% +3.7% +8.2%
AMTM estimates →NOC estimates →MSI estimates →

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMTMNOCMSI
Held by institutions 89.7% 83.4% 88.3%
Institutions holding 463 1,809 1,466
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% +0.3% +3.4%
Institutions buying 210 840 639
Institutions selling 154 639 596
Buyers to sellers 1.36 1.31 1.07
AMTM holders →NOC holders →MSI holders →

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.

AMTMNOCMSI
AMTM 1.00 0.32 0.17
NOC 0.32 1.00 0.22
MSI 0.17 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMTM, NOC and MSI?

Motorola Solutions (MSI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amentum Holdings (AMTM) $5.34B, Northrop Grumman (NOC) $78.65B, Motorola Solutions (MSI) $79.92B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMTM, NOC and MSI?

Northrop Grumman (NOC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amentum Holdings (AMTM) 26.2x, Northrop Grumman (NOC) 17.4x, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 37.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Amentum Holdings (AMTM) is cheapest (Amentum Holdings (AMTM) 8.8x, Northrop Grumman (NOC) 18.4x, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 26.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Amentum Holdings (AMTM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Amentum Holdings (AMTM) +11.4%, Northrop Grumman (NOC) +6.5%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) +10.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Motorola Solutions (MSI) has the highest net margin (Amentum Holdings (AMTM) 1.4%, Northrop Grumman (NOC) 10.4%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 17.4%). On return on invested capital, Motorola Solutions (MSI) leads (Amentum Holdings (AMTM) 5.1%, Northrop Grumman (NOC) 12.2%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 20.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Motorola Solutions (MSI) returned the most: Amentum Holdings (AMTM) -2.2%, Northrop Grumman (NOC) -6.6%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) +10.6%. Over five years, Motorola Solutions (MSI) compounded fastest (Northrop Grumman (NOC) +7.8%/yr, Motorola Solutions (MSI) +14.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Northrop Grumman (NOC) has the highest dividend yield: Amentum Holdings (AMTM) 0.00%, Northrop Grumman (NOC) 0.02%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 0.01%. Amentum Holdings (AMTM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Motorola Solutions (MSI) has been the steadiest (Amentum Holdings (AMTM) 46.5%, Northrop Grumman (NOC) 28.6%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 26.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMTM, NOC and MSI?

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