BA vs TS vs HWM Stock Comparison

Boeing, Tenaris and Howmet Aerospace Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
2 wins
TS Tenaris Sa
$60.32 +8.7% 1M +62.5% 1Y
Market cap
$64.66B
P/E
33.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.04B
Div. yield
2.95%
Metal Fabrication Industrials
5 wins
HWM Howmet Aerospace Inc.
$191.96 -17.4% 1M -4.9% 1Y
Market cap
$76.78B
P/E
41.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.12B
Div. yield
0.26%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionBATSHWMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $133.26B $64.66B $76.78B BA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.2x 33.3x 41.1x BA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 15.2x 37.0x TS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.5% +2.3% +18.1% HWM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.7% 15.9% 20.5% HWM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 18.2% 12.7% 19.4% HWM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.1x -3.1x 1.4x TS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 2.95% 0.26% TS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -24.6% +62.5% -4.9% TS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.2%/yr +21.7%/yr +45.3%/yr HWM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.2% 29.0% 35.1% TS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 58/100 73/100 HWM

Percentile Scorecard

BATSHWM

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

AxisBATSHWM
Valuation 65 #36 of 100 40 #122 of 203 40 #60 of 100
Growth 87 #14 of 97 17 #156 of 188 91 #10 of 97
Profitability 66 #33 of 96 82 #34 of 183 98 #3 of 96
Financial Health 13 #92 of 105 99 #4 of 217 49 #54 of 105
Shareholder Returns – 53 #72 of 153 88 #9 of 65
Overall 57 58 73
  • BA ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • TS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • HWM 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

PeriodBATSHWMSPY
1 month -15.1%+8.7%-17.4% -0.2%
3 months -24.1%+8.4%-32.9% +3.9%
6 months -27.1%-4.5%-20.2% +8.2%
Year to date -22.5%+56.9%-6.4% +12.9%
1 year -24.6%+62.5%-4.9% +12.3%
3 years -6.4%+92.0%+345.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year -2.2%+24.3%+64.6% +23.3%
5 years -19.1%+167.0%+546.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year -4.2%+21.7%+45.3% +10.9%
10 years +17.3%+109.1%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +1.6%+7.7%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBATSHWMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.2%29.0%35.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.5%29.4%36.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.190.331.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.682.16-0.14 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.3%-33.7%-36.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.3%-5.8%-34.4% -1.2%
52-week high $252.15$64.02$292.71 $779.14
52-week low $168.16$37.11$185.88 $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.

MultipleBATSHWM
P/E now vs peer median 18.2xmedian 26.5x 33.3xmedian 25.2x 41.1xmedian 26.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 3.0x 5.4xmedian 1.9x 8.4xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.2xmedian 14.6x 19.6xmedian 14.0x 28.9xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8,329xmedian 26.4x 23.2xmedian 21.7x 42.9xmedian 26.4x
P/B now vs peer median 20.3xmedian 2.5x 3.8xmedian 2.3x 13.4xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.31median 0.90 —median 1.32 0.76median 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 monthsBATSHWM
Revenue $94.91B $12.04B $9.12B
Gross profit $8.94B $4.08B $3.29B
Operating income $9.74B $2.23B $2.50B
Net income $7.66B $1.97B $1.87B
Free cash flow $16.00M $2.78B $1.79B
R&D $3.62B – $37.00M
EPS (diluted) $9.22 – $4.65
Cash & equivalents $9.50B $9.02B $563.00M
Total debt $45.92B $1.27B $4.50B
Shares (diluted) 792.90M – 402.00M
Enterprise value $42.23B $35.96B $72.39B

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
MetricBATSHWM
P/E 18.2x 33.3x 41.1x
P/FCF 8,329x 23.2x 42.9x
P/Operating cash flow 33.2x 28.9x 34.6x
P/S 1.4x 5.4x 8.4x
P/B 20.3x 3.8x 13.4x
P/Tangible book 25.2x 3.8x 15.8x
EV/EBITDA 13.2x 19.6x 28.9x
EV/EBIT 16.3x 25.1x 32.4x
EV/Revenue 1.7x 4.6x 8.9x
EV/FCF 9,904x 20.1x 45.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 39.5x 25.0x 36.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.31 – 0.76

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBATSHWM
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.5% 2.3% 18.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.8% -6.7% 13.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 906.6% 2.7% 30.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.1% -13.9% 25.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 217.8% 0.0% 32.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 107.6% -20.6% 34.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 177.7% -3.3% 33.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 67.1% -18.8% 52.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 168.9% – 35.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 58.4% – 54.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 208.0% -11.7% 56.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -12.7% -9.6% 42.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 100.3% -13.2% 75.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -84.9% -7.8% 45.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBATSHWM
Gross margin 9.4% 33.9% 36.0%
EBITDA margin 12.7% 23.7% 30.7%
Operating margin 10.3% 18.5% 27.4%
Pretax margin 8.3% 20.5% 25.0%
Net margin 7.7% 15.9% 20.5%
FCF margin 0.0% 23.1% 19.6%
Operating cash flow margin 4.2% 18.6% 24.4%
Return on equity 121.0% 11.4% 33.3%
Return on assets 4.6% 9.7% 14.2%
Return on invested capital 18.2% 12.7% 19.4%
Return on capital employed 17.9% 11.0% 23.0%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x 1.1x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% – 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBATSHWM
Debt / assets 26.9% 1.5% 34.0%
Debt / equity 7.0x 0.0x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.1x -3.1x 1.4x
Debt / FCF 2,870x 0.1x 2.5x
Liabilities / assets 96.2% 15.2% 56.7%
Equity / assets 3.8% 84.8% 43.3%
Interest coverage 4.0x 45.4x –
Current ratio 1.1x – 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.3x 70.8x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.2x 58.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.47 – 8.15

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBATSHWM
Dividend yield – 3.0% 0.3%
Net buyback yield – -1.5% 1.3%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 1.4% 1.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 10.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 10.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 30.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 47.3%

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.

ConsensusBATSHWM
Forward P/E – 15.2xFY2026 37.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.99FY2026 $3.97FY2026 $5.19FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -183.2%FY2026 +8.5%FY2026 +37.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +1.5% +31.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $91.05BFY2026 $12.99BFY2026 $10.37BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.8%FY2026 +8.4%FY2026 +25.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.5% -6.1% +15.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBATSHWM
Held by institutions 75.6% 3.6% 91.0%
Institutions holding 2,626 283 1,600
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3% -2.4% +0.7%
Institutions buying 1,327 154 907
Institutions selling 843 78 484
Buyers to sellers 1.57 1.97 1.87

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.

BATSHWM
BA 1.00 -0.06 0.39
TS -0.06 1.00 -0.01
HWM 0.39 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BA, TS and HWM?

Boeing (BA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Boeing (BA) $133.26B, Tenaris (TS) $64.66B, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) $76.78B.

Which stock is cheaper, BA, TS and HWM?

Boeing (BA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Boeing (BA) 18.2x, Tenaris (TS) 33.3x, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 41.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Tenaris (TS) is cheapest (Tenaris (TS) 15.2x, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 37.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Howmet Aerospace (HWM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Boeing (BA) +17.5%, Tenaris (TS) +2.3%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) +18.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Howmet Aerospace (HWM) has the highest net margin (Boeing (BA) 7.7%, Tenaris (TS) 15.9%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 20.5%). On return on invested capital, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) leads (Boeing (BA) 18.2%, Tenaris (TS) 12.7%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 19.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tenaris (TS) returned the most: Boeing (BA) -24.6%, Tenaris (TS) +62.5%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) -4.9%. Over five years, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) compounded fastest (Boeing (BA) -4.2%/yr, Tenaris (TS) +21.7%/yr, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) +45.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Tenaris (TS) has the highest dividend yield: Boeing (BA) 0.00%, Tenaris (TS) 2.95%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 0.26%. Boeing (BA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Tenaris (TS) has been the steadiest (Boeing (BA) 36.2%, Tenaris (TS) 29.0%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 35.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BA, TS and HWM?

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