BA vs HON vs FTAI Stock Comparison

Boeing, Honeywell International and FTAI Aviation Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BA Boeing Co
$188.24 -4.9% 1M -15.0% 1Y
Market cap
$132.91B
P/E
63.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$94.00B
Div. yield
–
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
2 wins
FTAI FTAI Aviation Ltd.
$157.59 -10.0% 1M -13.4% 1Y
Market cap
$16.29B
P/E
34.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.11B
Div. yield
0.01%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Honeywell International leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Honeywell International 5, FTAI Aviation 4, Boeing 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBAHONFTAILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $132.91B $69.38B $16.29B BA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 63.6x 9.8x 34.1x HON
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 27.5x 27.6x HON
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.8% — +45.3% FTAI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.2% — 15.3% FTAI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.7% — -12.0% BA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.8x — -10.3x FTAI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -15.0% +7.6% -13.4% HON
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.8%/yr +1.5%/yr +42.0%/yr FTAI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.5% 25.4% 64.1% HON
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 66/100 44/100 HON

Percentile Scorecard

BAHONFTAI

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

AxisBAHONFTAI
Valuation 44 #56 of 100 69 #32 of 100 26 #74 of 100
Growth 81 #19 of 97 24 #74 of 97 54 #45 of 97
Profitability 54 #45 of 96 71 #29 of 96 52 #47 of 96
Financial Health 12 #93 of 105 – 21 #83 of 105
Shareholder Returns – 100 #1 of 64 68 #21 of 64
Overall 48 66 44
  • BA ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • HON ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • FTAI 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

PeriodBAHONFTAISPY
1 month -4.9%+3.2%-10.0% -0.8%
3 months -11.0%-10.8%-26.4% +3.5%
6 months -18.6%+3.4%-31.4% +7.0%
Year to date -13.3%+12.4%-19.9% +12.2%
1 year -15.0%+7.6%-13.4% +13.0%
3 years +4.8%+31.4%+335.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +1.6%+9.5%+63.4% +23.1%
5 years -8.9%+7.8%+476.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year -1.8%+1.5%+42.0% +11.0%
10 years +29.3%+121.8%+1,207.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year +2.6%+8.3%+29.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBAHONFTAISPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.5%25.4%64.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.1%24.3%58.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.230.762.44 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.430.30-0.21 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.3%-26.7%-52.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.3%-11.9%-49.2% -1.8%
52-week high $252.15$248.79$310.04 $779.14
52-week low $179.12$188.14$152.80 $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.

MultipleBAHONFTAI
P/E now vs peer median 71.2xmedian 26.8x 9.9xmedian 26.8x 33.9xmedian 26.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 2.9x 1.7xmedian 2.9x 5.2xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 25.7xmedian 15.2x —median 15.2x -63.5xmedian 15.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -708.5xmedian 25.5x 16.6xmedian 25.5x -18.2xmedian 25.5x
P/B now vs peer median 24.3xmedian 2.5x 3.1xmedian 2.5x 40.0xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 2.15median 0.94 0.91median 0.94 0.37median 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 monthsBAHONFTAI
Revenue $94.00B – $3.11B
Gross profit $4.40B – $1.22B
Operating income $4.60B – -$561.09M
Net income $2.43B $7.07B $496.27M
Free cash flow -$210.00M – -$890.12M
R&D $3.69B – –
EPS (diluted) $2.64 $22.13 $4.59
Cash & equivalents $7.24B $5.69B $337.20M
Total debt $45.90B – $3.45B
Shares (diluted) 790.80M 318.60M 104.04M
Enterprise value $39.60B $69.38B $14.73B

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
MetricBAHONFTAI
P/E 71.2x 9.9x 33.9x
P/FCF -708.5x 16.6x -18.2x
P/Operating cash flow 40.9x 35.7x -36.8x
P/S 1.6x 1.7x 5.2x
P/B 24.3x 3.1x 40.0x
P/Tangible book 32.5x 4.0x 41.4x
EV/EBITDA 25.7x – -63.5x
EV/EBIT 38.0x – -34.4x
EV/Revenue 1.9x – 6.2x
EV/FCF -831.7x – -21.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 48.0x 35.7x -43.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.15 0.91 0.37

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBAHONFTAI
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.8% – 45.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.5% – 42.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1,902% – 16.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -3.6% – 26.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 149.8% – -31.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 49.8% – -63.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 122.8% 15.0% 8.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 36.4% 9.1% 75.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 118.3% 15.3% 13.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 33.1% 10.9% 91.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 158.8% -74.0% -221.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.6% -25.7% -87.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 97.5% – 30.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.6% – -15.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBAHONFTAI
Gross margin 4.7% – 39.2%
EBITDA margin 7.2% – -9.8%
Operating margin 4.9% – -18.0%
Pretax margin 3.0% – 19.2%
Net margin 2.2% – 15.3%
FCF margin -0.2% – -28.6%
Operating cash flow margin 3.9% – -14.1%
Return on equity 40.4% 33.9% 118.8%
Return on assets 1.5% 10.8% 11.0%
Return on invested capital 7.7% – -12.0%
Return on capital employed 8.2% – -13.9%
Asset turnover 0.6x – 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 0.3x -0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% – 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBAHONFTAI
Debt / assets 27.7% – 76.9%
Debt / equity 7.5x – 8.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.8x – -10.3x
Debt / FCF -218.6x – -3.9x
Liabilities / assets 96.3% – 91.0%
Equity / assets 3.7% 42.7% 9.0%
Interest coverage 1.8x – -2.3x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.0x 5.3x
Quick ratio 0.3x – 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.2x – 0.7x
Altman Z-score 1.47 – 3.33

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBAHONFTAI
Dividend yield – 3.6% 1.1%
Net buyback yield – – 0.7%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 3.6% 1.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 31.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – -17.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 25.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 7.9%

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.

ConsensusBAHONFTAI
Forward P/E – 27.5xFY2026 27.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.99FY2026 $7.97FY2026 $5.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -183.2%FY2026 -22.2%FY2026 +24.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +19.4% +113.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $91.05BFY2026 $20.59BFY2026 $4.09BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.8%FY2026 -45.0%FY2026 +63.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.5% +3.9% +49.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBAHONFTAI
Held by institutions 75.6% 76.8% 96.0%
Institutions holding 2,626 2,168 677
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3% -0.9% +2.6%
Institutions buying 1,327 2,107 394
Institutions selling 843 53 200
Buyers to sellers 1.57 39.75 1.97

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.

BAHONFTAI
BA 1.00 0.34 0.33
HON 0.34 1.00 0.30
FTAI 0.33 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BA, HON and FTAI?

Boeing (BA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Boeing (BA) $132.91B, Honeywell International (HON) $69.38B, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) $16.29B.

Which stock is cheaper, BA, HON and FTAI?

Honeywell International (HON) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Boeing (BA) 63.6x, Honeywell International (HON) 9.8x, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) 34.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Honeywell International (HON) is cheapest (Honeywell International (HON) 27.5x, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) 27.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

FTAI Aviation (FTAI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Boeing (BA) +24.8%, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) +45.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

FTAI Aviation (FTAI) has the highest net margin (Boeing (BA) 2.2%, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) 15.3%). On return on invested capital, Boeing (BA) leads (Boeing (BA) 7.7%, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) -12.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Honeywell International (HON) returned the most: Boeing (BA) -15.0%, Honeywell International (HON) +7.6%, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) -13.4%. Over five years, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) compounded fastest (Boeing (BA) -1.8%/yr, Honeywell International (HON) +1.5%/yr, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) +42.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Boeing (BA) 0.00%, Honeywell International (HON) 0.00%, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) 0.01%. Boeing (BA) and Honeywell International (HON) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Honeywell International (HON) has been the steadiest (Boeing (BA) 34.5%, Honeywell International (HON) 25.4%, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) 64.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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