BA vs CAE vs HON Stock Comparison

Boeing, Cae and Honeywell International Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BA Boeing Co
$168.16 -15.1% 1M -24.6% 1Y
Market cap
$133.26B
P/E
18.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$94.91B
Div. yield
–
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
5 wins
CAE Cae Inc
$25.74 +3.5% 1M -10.1% 1Y
Market cap
$8.28B
P/E
34.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.50B
Div. yield
–
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Boeing leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Boeing 5, Honeywell International 5, Cae 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBACAEHONLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $133.26B $8.28B $69.35B BA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.2x 34.4x 9.8x HON
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 27.1x 27.5x CAE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.5% +6.5% — BA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.7% 6.9% — BA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 18.2% 7.1% — BA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.1x 3.0x — BA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 3.58% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -24.6% -10.1% +7.9% HON
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.2%/yr -3.3%/yr +1.2%/yr HON
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.2% 33.3% 25.4% HON
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 55/100 66/100 HON

Percentile Scorecard

BACAEHON

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

AxisBACAEHON
Valuation 65 #36 of 100 80 #21 of 100 68 #33 of 100
Growth 87 #14 of 97 50 #49 of 97 24 #74 of 97
Profitability 66 #33 of 96 85 #15 of 96 71 #29 of 96
Financial Health 13 #92 of 105 26 #78 of 105 –
Shareholder Returns – 33 #44 of 65 100 #1 of 65
Overall 57 55 66
  • BA ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • CAE ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • HON 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

PeriodBACAEHONSPY
1 month -15.1%+3.5%+2.9% -0.2%
3 months -24.1%-2.4%-11.4% +3.9%
6 months -27.1%+0.7%+2.8% +8.2%
Year to date -22.5%-15.4%+12.2% +12.9%
1 year -24.6%-10.1%+7.9% +12.3%
3 years -6.4%+25.6%+31.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year -2.2%+7.9%+9.5% +23.3%
5 years -19.1%-15.2%+6.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year -4.2%-3.3%+1.2% +10.9%
10 years +17.3%+83.7%+122.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year +1.6%+6.3%+8.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBACAEHONSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.2%33.3%25.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.5%35.6%24.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.190.910.76 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.68-0.300.31 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.3%-55.0%-26.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.3%-24.4%-12.1% -1.2%
52-week high $252.15$34.05$248.79 $779.14
52-week low $168.16$23.15$188.14 $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.

MultipleBACAEHON
P/E now vs peer median 18.2xmedian 26.5x 34.4xmedian 26.5x 9.8xmedian 26.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 3.0x 2.4xmedian 3.0x 1.7xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.2xmedian 14.6x 12.4xmedian 14.6x —median 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8,329xmedian 26.4x 28.9xmedian 26.4x 16.6xmedian 26.4x
P/B now vs peer median 20.3xmedian 2.5x 2.1xmedian 2.5x 3.1xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.31median 0.90 1.38median 0.90 0.90median 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 monthsBACAEHON
Revenue $94.91B $3.50B –
Gross profit $8.94B $962.14M –
Operating income $9.74B $541.06M –
Net income $7.66B $213.43M $7.07B
Free cash flow $16.00M $286.93M –
R&D $3.62B $93.01M –
EPS (diluted) $9.22 $0.74 $22.13
Cash & equivalents $9.50B -$400.24M $5.69B
Total debt $45.92B $9.42B –
Shares (diluted) 792.90M 322.16M 318.60M
Enterprise value $42.23B $8.80B $69.35B

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
MetricBACAEHON
P/E 18.2x 34.4x 9.8x
P/FCF 8,329x 28.9x 16.6x
P/Operating cash flow 33.2x 14.9x 35.6x
P/S 1.4x 2.4x 1.7x
P/B 20.3x 2.1x 3.1x
P/Tangible book 25.2x 2.1x 4.0x
EV/EBITDA 13.2x 12.4x –
EV/EBIT 16.3x 20.2x –
EV/Revenue 1.7x 3.1x –
EV/FCF 9,904x 38.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow 39.5x 19.7x 35.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.31 1.38 0.90

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBACAEHON
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.5% 6.5% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.8% 7.4% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 906.6% 10.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.1% 6.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 217.8% 21.1% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 107.6% 25.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) 177.7% -29.4% 15.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 67.1% -1.0% 9.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 168.9% 68.8% 15.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 58.4% 24.9% 10.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 208.0% 21.6% -74.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -12.7% 20.3% -25.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 100.3% 43.6% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -84.9% 5.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBACAEHON
Gross margin 9.4% 27.5% –
EBITDA margin 12.7% 25.1% –
Operating margin 10.3% 15.4% –
Pretax margin 8.3% 10.9% –
Net margin 7.7% 6.9% –
FCF margin 0.0% 8.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 4.2% 15.9% –
Return on equity 121.0% 7.9% 33.9%
Return on assets 4.6% 7.6% 10.8%
Return on invested capital 18.2% 7.1% –
Return on capital employed 17.9% 25.3% –
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.9x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x 2.6x 0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBACAEHON
Debt / assets 26.9% 27,956% –
Debt / equity 7.0x 0.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.1x 3.0x –
Debt / FCF 2,870x 7.9x –
Liabilities / assets 96.2% -47,581% –
Equity / assets 3.8% 47,681% 42.7%
Interest coverage 4.0x 3.4x –
Current ratio 1.1x 0.8x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.2x –
Cash ratio 0.2x -0.2x –
Altman Z-score 1.47 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBACAEHON
Dividend yield – – 3.6%
Net buyback yield – -0.6% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% -0.6% 3.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusBACAEHON
Forward P/E – 27.1xFY2026 27.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.99FY2026 $0.95FY2026 $7.97FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -183.2%FY2026 +10.5%FY2026 -22.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +5.3% +19.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $91.05BFY2026 $3.78BFY2026 $20.59BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.8%FY2026 +7.1%FY2026 -45.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.5% -6.2% +3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBACAEHON
Held by institutions 75.6% 71.8% 76.8%
Institutions holding 2,626 284 2,169
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3% +5.1% -0.9%
Institutions buying 1,327 149 2,108
Institutions selling 843 96 53
Buyers to sellers 1.57 1.55 39.77

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.

BACAEHON
BA 1.00 0.38 0.33
CAE 0.38 1.00 0.26
HON 0.33 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BA, CAE and HON?

Boeing (BA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Boeing (BA) $133.26B, Cae (CAE) $8.28B, Honeywell International (HON) $69.35B.

Which stock is cheaper, BA, CAE and HON?

Honeywell International (HON) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Boeing (BA) 18.2x, Cae (CAE) 34.4x, Honeywell International (HON) 9.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cae (CAE) is cheapest (Cae (CAE) 27.1x, Honeywell International (HON) 27.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Boeing (BA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Boeing (BA) +17.5%, Cae (CAE) +6.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Boeing (BA) has the highest net margin (Boeing (BA) 7.7%, Cae (CAE) 6.9%). On return on invested capital, Boeing (BA) leads (Boeing (BA) 18.2%, Cae (CAE) 7.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Honeywell International (HON) returned the most: Boeing (BA) -24.6%, Cae (CAE) -10.1%, Honeywell International (HON) +7.9%. Over five years, Honeywell International (HON) compounded fastest (Boeing (BA) -4.2%/yr, Cae (CAE) -3.3%/yr, Honeywell International (HON) +1.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Boeing (BA) 0.00%, Cae (CAE) 0.00%, Honeywell International (HON) 3.58%. Boeing (BA) and Cae (CAE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Honeywell International (HON) has been the steadiest (Boeing (BA) 36.2%, Cae (CAE) 33.3%, Honeywell International (HON) 25.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BA, CAE and HON?

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