CAE vs GE vs HON Stock Comparison

Cae, General Electric and Honeywell International Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CAE Cae Inc
$25.74 +3.5% 1M -10.1% 1Y
Market cap
$8.24B
P/E
34.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.50B
Div. yield
–
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
2 wins
GE General Electric Co
$297.71 -9.0% 1M -4.8% 1Y
Market cap
$310.19B
P/E
34.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$52.58B
Div. yield
0.01%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionCAEGEHONLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.24B $310.19B $69.09B GE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 34.3x 34.1x 9.8x HON
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.1x 39.2x 27.5x CAE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.5% +19.6% — GE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.9% 17.3% — GE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.1% -38.7% — CAE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.0x -0.7x — GE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.1% -4.8% +7.9% HON
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.3%/yr +35.4%/yr +1.2%/yr GE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.3% 33.2% 25.4% HON
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 46/100 66/100 HON

Percentile Scorecard

CAEGEHON

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

AxisCAEGEHON
Valuation 80 #21 of 100 32 #68 of 100 68 #33 of 100
Growth 50 #49 of 97 34 #64 of 97 24 #74 of 97
Profitability 85 #15 of 96 60 #39 of 96 71 #29 of 96
Financial Health 26 #78 of 105 18 #86 of 105 –
Shareholder Returns 33 #44 of 65 83 #12 of 65 100 #1 of 65
Overall 55 46 66
  • CAE ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • GE 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

PeriodCAEGEHONSPY
1 month +3.5%-9.0%+2.9% -0.2%
3 months -2.4%-18.1%-11.4% +3.9%
6 months +0.7%+2.9%+2.8% +8.2%
Year to date -15.4%-3.4%+12.2% +12.9%
1 year -10.1%-4.8%+7.9% +12.3%
3 years +25.6%+250.7%+31.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +7.9%+52.0%+9.5% +23.3%
5 years -15.2%+354.0%+6.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year -3.3%+35.4%+1.2% +10.9%
10 years +83.7%+117.0%+122.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year +6.3%+8.1%+8.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCAEGEHONSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.3%33.2%25.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.6%35.2%24.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.911.210.76 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.30-0.150.31 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.0%-45.1%-26.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.4%-21.9%-12.1% -1.2%
52-week high $34.05$381.07$248.79 $779.14
52-week low $23.15$273.25$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.

MultipleCAEGEHON
P/E now vs peer median 34.4xmedian 26.5x 33.8xmedian 26.5x 9.8xmedian 26.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 3.0x 5.9xmedian 3.0x 1.7xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.4xmedian 14.6x -20.8xmedian 14.6x —median 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.9xmedian 26.4x 38.5xmedian 26.4x 16.6xmedian 26.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.5x 17.3xmedian 2.5x 3.1xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.38median 0.90 -118.51median 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 monthsCAEGEHON
Revenue $3.50B $52.58B –
Gross profit $962.14M $18.52B –
Operating income $541.06M -$16.58B –
Net income $213.43M $9.13B $7.07B
Free cash flow $286.93M $7.99B –
R&D $93.01M $1.81B –
EPS (diluted) $0.74 $8.74 $22.13
Cash & equivalents -$400.24M $8.76B $5.69B
Total debt $9.42B $19.33B –
Shares (diluted) 322.16M 1.04B 318.60M
Enterprise value $8.71B $268.71B $69.09B

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
MetricCAEGEHON
P/E 34.4x 33.8x 9.8x
P/FCF 28.9x 38.5x 16.6x
P/Operating cash flow 14.9x 32.6x 35.6x
P/S 2.4x 5.9x 1.7x
P/B 2.1x 17.3x 3.1x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 22.4x 4.0x
EV/EBITDA 12.4x -20.8x –
EV/EBIT 20.2x -19.2x –
EV/Revenue 3.1x 6.1x –
EV/FCF 38.1x 39.8x –
EV/Operating cash flow 19.7x 33.8x 35.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.38 -118.51 0.90

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCAEGEHON
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.5% 19.6% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.4% 7.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.2% 11.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.6% 10.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 21.1% 13.2% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 25.8% -98.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) -29.4% 13.2% 15.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -1.0% -3.4% 9.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 68.8% 15.5% 15.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.9% -0.3% 10.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.6% 21.4% -74.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.3% 6.3% -25.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 43.6% 20.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.9% 2.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCAEGEHON
Gross margin 27.5% 35.2% –
EBITDA margin 25.1% -29.1% –
Operating margin 15.4% -31.5% –
Pretax margin 10.9% 20.3% –
Net margin 6.9% 17.3% –
FCF margin 8.2% 15.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 15.9% 17.9% –
Return on equity 7.9% 51.2% 33.9%
Return on assets 7.6% 7.2% 10.8%
Return on invested capital 7.1% -38.7% –
Return on capital employed 25.3% -19.5% –
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.4x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.6x 1.0x 0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCAEGEHON
Debt / assets 27,956% 15.2% –
Debt / equity 0.6x 1.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.0x -0.7x –
Debt / FCF 7.9x 2.4x –
Liabilities / assets -47,581% 86.0% –
Equity / assets 47,681% 14.0% 42.7%
Interest coverage 3.4x -17.9x –
Current ratio 0.8x 1.0x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.6x –
Cash ratio -0.2x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score – 2.68 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCAEGEHON
Dividend yield – 0.6% 3.6%
Net buyback yield -0.6% 2.8% –
Shareholder yield -0.6% 3.4% 3.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 19.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 21.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 26.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 36.5% –

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.

ConsensusCAEGEHON
Forward P/E 27.1xFY2026 39.2xFY2026 27.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.95FY2026 $7.59FY2026 $7.97FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.5%FY2026 +19.2%FY2026 -22.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.3% +28.1% +19.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.78BFY2026 $54.10BFY2026 $20.59BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.1%FY2026 +27.8%FY2026 -45.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.2% +11.8% +3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCAEGEHON
Held by institutions 71.8% 79.4% 76.8%
Institutions holding 284 3,443 2,169
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.1% +1.5% -0.9%
Institutions buying 149 1,830 2,108
Institutions selling 96 1,149 53
Buyers to sellers 1.55 1.59 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.

CAEGEHON
CAE 1.00 0.41 0.26
GE 0.41 1.00 0.42
HON 0.26 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CAE, GE and HON?

General Electric (GE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cae (CAE) $8.24B, General Electric (GE) $310.19B, Honeywell International (HON) $69.09B.

Which stock is cheaper, CAE, GE and HON?

Honeywell International (HON) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cae (CAE) 34.3x, General Electric (GE) 34.1x, Honeywell International (HON) 9.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cae (CAE) is cheapest (Cae (CAE) 27.1x, General Electric (GE) 39.2x, 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?

General Electric (GE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cae (CAE) +6.5%, General Electric (GE) +19.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

General Electric (GE) has the highest net margin (Cae (CAE) 6.9%, General Electric (GE) 17.3%). On return on invested capital, Cae (CAE) leads (Cae (CAE) 7.1%, General Electric (GE) -38.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Honeywell International (HON) returned the most: Cae (CAE) -10.1%, General Electric (GE) -4.8%, Honeywell International (HON) +7.9%. Over five years, General Electric (GE) compounded fastest (Cae (CAE) -3.3%/yr, General Electric (GE) +35.4%/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: Cae (CAE) 0.00%, General Electric (GE) 0.01%, Honeywell International (HON) 0.00%. Cae (CAE) and Honeywell International (HON) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Honeywell International (HON) has been the steadiest (Cae (CAE) 33.3%, General Electric (GE) 33.2%, Honeywell International (HON) 25.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CAE, GE 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, 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.