ATI vs GE vs WWD Stock Comparison

Ati, General Electric and Woodward Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ATI Ati Inc
$164.50 -11.3% 1M +84.3% 1Y
Market cap
$22.40B
P/E
47.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.72B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
3 wins
GE General Electric Co
$288.37 -11.9% 1M -5.1% 1Y
Market cap
$308.31B
P/E
33.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$52.58B
Div. yield
0.01%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
5 wins
WWD Woodward, Inc.
$305.66 -7.5% 1M +15.0% 1Y
Market cap
$18.08B
P/E
32.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.19B
Div. yield
0.00%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

General Electric leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (General Electric 5, Woodward 4, Ati 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionATIGEWWDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $22.40B $308.31B $18.08B GE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 47.1x 33.9x 32.8x WWD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 34.4x 38.0x 31.4x WWD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.6% +19.6% +22.3% WWD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.1% 17.3% 13.2% GE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.9% -38.7% 14.1% ATI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.6x -0.7x 1.1x GE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% GE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +84.3% -5.1% +15.0% ATI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +61.6%/yr +34.9%/yr +22.5%/yr ATI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.0% 33.1% 38.4% GE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 45/100 72/100 WWD

Percentile Scorecard

ATIGEWWD

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

AxisATIGEWWD
Valuation 14 #81 of 94 33 #67 of 100 49 #52 of 100
Growth 88 #12 of 92 33 #65 of 97 89 #12 of 97
Profitability 91 #9 of 89 60 #39 of 96 86 #14 of 96
Financial Health 49 #50 of 97 18 #86 of 105 57 #46 of 105
Shareholder Returns 48 #37 of 70 83 #12 of 64 81 #13 of 64
Overall 58 45 72
  • ATI ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • GE ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • WWD 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

PeriodATIGEWWDSPY
1 month -11.3%-11.9%-7.5% -0.8%
3 months -14.6%-20.3%-27.2% +3.5%
6 months +7.2%+1.3%-16.6% +7.0%
Year to date +43.3%-6.4%+1.1% +12.2%
1 year +84.3%-5.1%+15.0% +13.0%
3 years +337.6%+239.7%+155.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +63.6%+50.4%+36.8% +23.1%
5 years +1,001.1%+345.7%+176.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year +61.6%+34.9%+22.5% +11.0%
10 years +1,052.8%+108.4%+418.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year +27.7%+7.6%+17.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureATIGEWWDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.0%33.1%38.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.5%35.2%34.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.651.201.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.01-0.150.39 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.0%-45.1%-37.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.0%-24.3%-30.0% -1.8%
52-week high $231.79$381.07$436.44 $779.14
52-week low $91.71$273.25$257.64 $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.

MultipleATIGEWWD
P/E now vs peer median 47.1xmedian 21.6x 32.8xmedian 26.8x 32.9xmedian 26.8x
P/S now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 1.4x 5.7xmedian 2.9x 4.3xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 26.7xmedian 12.4x -20.2xmedian 15.2x 24.4xmedian 15.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 42.6xmedian 15.8x 37.3xmedian 25.5x 47.9xmedian 25.5x
P/B now vs peer median 11.2xmedian 1.6x 16.8xmedian 2.5x 7.3xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 5.31median 1.66 -114.79median 0.94 0.83median 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 monthsATIGEWWD
Revenue $4.72B $52.58B $4.19B
Gross profit $1.10B $18.52B $1.24B
Operating income $716.80M -$16.58B $655.75M
Net income $488.90M $9.13B $552.03M
Free cash flow $526.30M $7.99B $376.53M
R&D – $1.81B $172.23M
EPS (diluted) $3.44 $8.74 $9.05
Cash & equivalents $783.00M $8.76B $474.85M
Total debt $2.19B $19.33B $1.34B
Shares (diluted) 138.30M 1.04B 61.02M
Enterprise value $20.43B $266.82B $16.33B

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
MetricATIGEWWD
P/E 47.1x 32.8x 32.9x
P/FCF 42.6x 37.3x 47.9x
P/Operating cash flow 27.8x 31.6x 30.8x
P/S 4.8x 5.7x 4.3x
P/B 11.2x 16.8x 7.3x
P/Tangible book 11.2x 21.7x 8.9x
EV/EBITDA 26.7x -20.2x 24.4x
EV/EBIT 33.2x -18.6x 28.8x
EV/Revenue 5.0x 5.9x 4.5x
EV/FCF 45.2x 38.6x 50.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 29.6x 32.7x 32.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.31 -114.79 0.83

Growth

14 metrics
MetricATIGEWWD
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.6% 19.6% 22.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.5% 7.2% 14.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.7% 11.7% 39.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.6% 10.9% 25.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 8.8% 13.2% 54.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 16.4% -98.5% 40.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 12.9% 13.2% 42.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.8% -3.4% 39.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 17.9% 15.5% 43.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.9% -0.3% 39.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 69.9% 21.4% 54.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 6.3% 30.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 123.6% 20.1% 35.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 2.7% 25.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricATIGEWWD
Gross margin 23.4% 35.2% 29.5%
EBITDA margin 18.9% -29.1% 18.5%
Operating margin 15.2% -31.5% 15.6%
Pretax margin 12.7% 20.3% 16.5%
Net margin 10.1% 17.3% 13.2%
FCF margin 11.2% 15.2% 9.0%
Operating cash flow margin 17.1% 17.9% 14.0%
Return on equity 25.2% 51.2% 22.1%
Return on assets 8.9% 7.2% 10.9%
Return on invested capital 14.9% -38.7% 14.1%
Return on capital employed 17.6% -19.5% 17.9%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.4x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.0x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% – 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricATIGEWWD
Debt / assets 38.2% 15.2% 25.8%
Debt / equity 1.1x 1.1x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.6x -0.7x 1.1x
Debt / FCF 4.2x 2.4x 3.6x
Liabilities / assets 65.2% 86.0% 52.4%
Equity / assets 34.8% 14.0% 47.6%
Interest coverage – -17.9x 13.8x
Current ratio 2.3x 1.0x 1.6x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.6x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 5.40 2.63 6.48

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricATIGEWWD
Dividend yield – 0.6% 0.4%
Net buyback yield 1.2% 2.9% 3.0%
Shareholder yield 1.2% 3.5% 3.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 19.1% 13.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 21.8% 19.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 26.6% 13.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 36.5% 13.4%

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.

ConsensusATIGEWWD
Forward P/E 34.4xFY2026 38.0xFY2026 31.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.78FY2026 $7.59FY2026 $9.72FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +47.5%FY2026 +19.2%FY2026 +41.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +23.4% +28.1% +15.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.24BFY2026 $54.10BFY2026 $4.04BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.2%FY2026 +27.8%FY2026 +13.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.3% +11.8% +13.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersATIGEWWD
Held by institutions 93.5% 79.4% 90.3%
Institutions holding 785 3,441 758
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.9% +1.5% +3.3%
Institutions buying 478 1,829 386
Institutions selling 217 1,148 256
Buyers to sellers 2.20 1.59 1.51

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.

ATIGEWWD
ATI 1.00 0.56 0.60
GE 0.56 1.00 0.57
WWD 0.60 0.57 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ATI, GE and WWD?

General Electric (GE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ati (ATI) $22.40B, General Electric (GE) $308.31B, Woodward (WWD) $18.08B.

Which stock is cheaper, ATI, GE and WWD?

Woodward (WWD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ati (ATI) 47.1x, General Electric (GE) 33.9x, Woodward (WWD) 32.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Woodward (WWD) is cheapest (Ati (ATI) 34.4x, General Electric (GE) 38.0x, Woodward (WWD) 31.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Woodward (WWD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ati (ATI) +4.6%, General Electric (GE) +19.6%, Woodward (WWD) +22.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

General Electric (GE) has the highest net margin (Ati (ATI) 10.1%, General Electric (GE) 17.3%, Woodward (WWD) 13.2%). On return on invested capital, Ati (ATI) leads (Ati (ATI) 14.9%, General Electric (GE) -38.7%, Woodward (WWD) 14.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ati (ATI) returned the most: Ati (ATI) +84.3%, General Electric (GE) -5.1%, Woodward (WWD) +15.0%. Over five years, Ati (ATI) compounded fastest (Ati (ATI) +61.6%/yr, General Electric (GE) +34.9%/yr, Woodward (WWD) +22.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

General Electric (GE) has the highest dividend yield: Ati (ATI) 0.00%, General Electric (GE) 0.01%, Woodward (WWD) 0.00%. Ati (ATI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, General Electric (GE) has been the steadiest (Ati (ATI) 42.0%, General Electric (GE) 33.1%, Woodward (WWD) 38.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ATI, GE and WWD?

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