CAE vs KARO vs AER Stock Comparison

Cae, Karooooo and AerCap Holdings Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CAE Cae Inc
$25.76 +6.1% 1M -10.1% 1Y
Market cap
$8.41B
P/E
35.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.50B
Div. yield
–
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
1 win
KARO Karooooo Ltd.
$65.44 +7.6% 1M +44.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.05B
P/E
31.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$364.50M
Div. yield
–
Supply Chain Software Technology
4 wins
AER AerCap Holdings N.V.
$155.44 +6.1% 1M +28.5% 1Y
Market cap
$27.44B
P/E
8.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.07B
Div. yield
0.01%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

AerCap Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (AerCap Holdings 6, Karooooo 4, Cae 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCAEKAROAERLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.41B $2.05B $27.44B AER
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 35.1x 31.9x 8.8x AER
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.1x 26.6x 8.7x AER
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.5% +31.4% +8.7% KARO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.9% 17.6% 34.5% AER
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.1% 34.9% 7.0% KARO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.0x — 5.8x CAE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.1% +44.5% +28.5% KARO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.2%/yr +13.2%/yr +21.4%/yr AER
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.3% 36.5% 27.1% AER
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 69/100 65/100 KARO

Percentile Scorecard

CAEKAROAER

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

AxisCAEKAROAER
Valuation 79 #22 of 100 58 #38 of 89 96 #5 of 100
Growth 50 #49 of 97 81 #16 of 81 42 #57 of 97
Profitability 85 #15 of 96 100 #1 of 76 88 #12 of 96
Financial Health 25 #79 of 105 56 #42 of 94 6 #99 of 105
Shareholder Returns 33 #44 of 65 49 #27 of 52 92 #6 of 65
Overall 54 69 65
  • CAE ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • KARO ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • AER 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

PeriodCAEKAROAERSPY
1 month +6.1%+7.6%+6.1% +0.9%
3 months -1.8%+1.5%+4.6% +5.9%
6 months +1.3%+31.9%+12.5% +8.5%
Year to date -15.3%+43.8%+8.1% +13.3%
1 year -10.1%+44.5%+28.5% +12.4%
3 years +25.7%+197.9%+161.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year +7.9%+43.9%+37.8% +23.5%
5 years -15.2%+85.9%+163.3% +68.2%
5 years, per year -3.2%+13.2%+21.4% +11.0%
10 years +83.3%—+279.2% +263.4%
10 years, per year +6.3%—+14.3% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCAEKAROAERSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.3%36.5%27.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.6%32.2%25.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.910.920.98 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.301.221.05 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.0%-54.4%-45.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.3%-4.8%0.0% -0.9%
52-week high $34.05$68.71$155.44 $779.14
52-week low $23.15$41.60$121.00 $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.

MultipleCAEKAROAER
P/E now vs peer median 34.5xmedian 26.4x 31.5xmedian 40.6x 8.6xmedian 26.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 3.0x 5.5xmedian 2.4x 2.9xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.5xmedian 14.5x —median 18.3x 9.5xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.9xmedian 26.1x 15.6xmedian 20.5x 8.6xmedian 26.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.5x 10.5xmedian 1.8x 1.4xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.38median 0.90 —median 1.74 0.45median 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 monthsCAEKAROAER
Revenue $3.50B $364.50M $9.07B
Gross profit $962.14M $245.35M –
Operating income $541.06M $92.48M –
Net income $213.43M $65.09M $3.13B
Free cash flow $286.93M $129.31M $3.00B
R&D $93.01M $16.89M –
EPS (diluted) $0.74 – $17.75
Cash & equivalents -$400.24M $40.11M $2.53B
Total debt $9.42B $171.74M $43.27B
Shares (diluted) 322.16M – 176.12M
Enterprise value $8.88B $1.71B $20.36B

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
MetricCAEKAROAER
P/E 34.5x 31.5x 8.6x
P/FCF 28.9x 15.6x 8.6x
P/Operating cash flow 14.9x 15.6x 4.4x
P/S 2.4x 5.5x 2.9x
P/B 2.1x 10.5x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 10.5x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 12.5x – 9.5x
EV/EBIT 20.2x 21.8x 15.6x
EV/Revenue 3.1x 5.5x 7.4x
EV/FCF 38.2x 15.6x 22.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.7x 15.6x 11.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.38 – 0.45

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCAEKAROAER
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.5% 31.4% 8.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.4% 19.1% 6.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.2% 27.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.6% 21.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 21.1% 17.7% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 25.8% 21.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) -29.4% 15.9% -17.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -1.0% 22.6% 7.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 68.8% – -8.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.9% – 19.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.6% 45.0% 8.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.3% 24.4% 3.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 43.6% 45.0% 417.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.9% 31.7% 3.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCAEKAROAER
Gross margin 27.5% 67.3% –
EBITDA margin 25.1% – 77.4%
Operating margin 15.4% 25.4% –
Pretax margin 10.9% 24.2% 26.4%
Net margin 6.9% 17.6% 34.5%
FCF margin 8.2% 35.5% 33.1%
Operating cash flow margin 15.9% 35.5% 65.5%
Return on equity 7.9% 31.3% 16.9%
Return on assets 7.6% 16.8% 4.4%
Return on invested capital 7.1% 34.9% 7.0%
Return on capital employed 25.3% 38.5% –
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.9x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.6x 2.0x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% – 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCAEKAROAER
Debt / assets 27,956% 17.4% 60.0%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.3x 2.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.0x – 5.8x
Debt / FCF 7.9x 0.5x 14.4x
Liabilities / assets -47,581% 50.2% 74.2%
Equity / assets 47,681% 49.8% 25.8%
Interest coverage 3.4x 14.9x 2.3x
Current ratio 0.8x 0.6x –
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.9x –
Cash ratio -0.2x 0.5x –
Altman Z-score – 8.30 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCAEKAROAER
Dividend yield – 2.3% 0.9%
Net buyback yield -0.6% – –
Shareholder yield -0.6% 2.3% 0.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 4.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 4.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 68.0%
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.

ConsensusCAEKAROAER
Forward P/E 27.1xFY2026 26.6xFY2026 8.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.95FY2026 $2.46FY2026 $17.95FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.5%FY2026 +21.2%FY2026 +16.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.3% +16.7% +4.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.78BFY2026 $418.13MFY2026 $9.14BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.1%FY2026 +22.3%FY2026 +7.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.2% +3.1% -1.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCAEKAROAER
Held by institutions 71.8% 14.4% 78.7%
Institutions holding 284 83 689
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.1% +18.4% -5.5%
Institutions buying 149 54 360
Institutions selling 96 13 237
Buyers to sellers 1.55 4.15 1.52

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.

CAEKAROAER
CAE 1.00 0.19 0.38
KARO 0.19 1.00 0.23
AER 0.38 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CAE, KARO and AER?

AerCap Holdings (AER) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cae (CAE) $8.41B, Karooooo (KARO) $2.05B, AerCap Holdings (AER) $27.44B.

Which stock is cheaper, CAE, KARO and AER?

AerCap Holdings (AER) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cae (CAE) 35.1x, Karooooo (KARO) 31.9x, AerCap Holdings (AER) 8.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, AerCap Holdings (AER) is cheapest (Cae (CAE) 27.1x, Karooooo (KARO) 26.6x, AerCap Holdings (AER) 8.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Karooooo (KARO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cae (CAE) +6.5%, Karooooo (KARO) +31.4%, AerCap Holdings (AER) +8.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

AerCap Holdings (AER) has the highest net margin (Cae (CAE) 6.9%, Karooooo (KARO) 17.6%, AerCap Holdings (AER) 34.5%). On return on invested capital, Karooooo (KARO) leads (Cae (CAE) 7.1%, Karooooo (KARO) 34.9%, AerCap Holdings (AER) 7.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Karooooo (KARO) returned the most: Cae (CAE) -10.1%, Karooooo (KARO) +44.5%, AerCap Holdings (AER) +28.5%. Over five years, AerCap Holdings (AER) compounded fastest (Cae (CAE) -3.2%/yr, Karooooo (KARO) +13.2%/yr, AerCap Holdings (AER) +21.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Cae (CAE) 0.00%, Karooooo (KARO) 0.00%, AerCap Holdings (AER) 0.01%. Cae (CAE) and Karooooo (KARO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, AerCap Holdings (AER) has been the steadiest (Cae (CAE) 33.3%, Karooooo (KARO) 36.5%, AerCap Holdings (AER) 27.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CAE, KARO and AER?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, AerCap Holdings (AER) leads on 6. 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.