CAE vs LDOS vs RTX Stock Comparison

Cae, Leidos Holdings and Rtx Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
LDOS Leidos Holdings, Inc.
$139.65 +12.9% 1M -26.2% 1Y
Market cap
$17.52B
P/E
12.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.63B
Div. yield
1.23%
Defense Industrials
4 wins
RTX RTX Corp
$194.54 +2.7% 1M +8.5% 1Y
Market cap
$262.52B
P/E
31.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$95.99B
Div. yield
1.45%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
8 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Rtx leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Rtx 8, Leidos Holdings 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCAELDOSRTXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.28B $17.52B $262.52B RTX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 34.4x 12.8x 31.3x LDOS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.1x 11.0x 27.2x LDOS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.5% +3.4% +11.6% RTX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.9% 7.8% 8.8% RTX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.1% 13.9% 8.6% LDOS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.0x 2.3x 1.8x RTX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 1.23% 1.45% RTX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.1% -26.2% +8.5% RTX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.3%/yr +7.2%/yr +16.9%/yr RTX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.3% 35.6% 25.1% RTX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 70/100 57/100 LDOS

Percentile Scorecard

CAELDOSRTX

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

AxisCAELDOSRTX
Valuation 80 #21 of 100 98 #3 of 100 63 #38 of 100
Growth 50 #49 of 97 58 #41 of 97 77 #23 of 97
Profitability 85 #15 of 96 86 #14 of 96 72 #28 of 96
Financial Health 26 #78 of 105 33 #71 of 105 30 #74 of 105
Shareholder Returns 33 #44 of 65 75 #17 of 65 44 #37 of 65
Overall 55 70 57
  • CAE ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • LDOS ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • RTX 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

PeriodCAELDOSRTXSPY
1 month +3.5%+12.9%+2.7% -0.2%
3 months -2.4%+18.0%-11.0% +3.9%
6 months +0.7%-4.4%+10.7% +8.2%
Year to date -15.4%-22.6%+6.1% +12.9%
1 year -10.1%-26.2%+8.5% +12.3%
3 years +25.6%+54.3%+145.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +7.9%+15.6%+35.0% +23.3%
5 years -15.2%+41.7%+118.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year -3.3%+7.2%+16.9% +10.9%
10 years +83.7%+239.1%+208.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year +6.3%+13.0%+11.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCAELDOSRTXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.3%35.6%25.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.6%37.2%23.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.910.260.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.30-0.740.34 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.0%-50.3%-33.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.4%-30.0%-13.7% -1.2%
52-week high $34.05$199.55$225.49 $779.14
52-week low $23.15$100.00$168.02 $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.

MultipleCAELDOSRTX
P/E now vs peer median 34.4xmedian 26.5x 12.8xmedian 26.5x 31.3xmedian 26.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 3.0x 1.0xmedian 3.0x 2.7xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.4xmedian 14.6x 9.8xmedian 14.6x 18.5xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.9xmedian 26.4x 8.1xmedian 26.4x 27.6xmedian 26.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.5x 3.3xmedian 2.5x 3.7xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.38median 0.90 0.45median 0.90 0.77median 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 monthsCAELDOSRTX
Revenue $3.50B $17.63B $95.99B
Gross profit $962.14M $3.14B $20.25B
Operating income $541.06M $2.03B $11.30B
Net income $213.43M $1.40B $8.83B
Free cash flow $286.93M $2.16B $9.50B
R&D $93.01M – $2.85B
EPS (diluted) $0.74 $10.92 $6.14
Cash & equivalents -$400.24M $748.00M $9.17B
Total debt $9.42B $21.66B $150.08B
Shares (diluted) 322.16M 126.00M 1.37B
Enterprise value $8.80B $14.29B $232.50B

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
MetricCAELDOSRTX
P/E 34.4x 12.8x 31.3x
P/FCF 28.9x 8.1x 27.6x
P/Operating cash flow 14.9x 7.6x 21.1x
P/S 2.4x 1.0x 2.7x
P/B 2.1x 3.3x 3.7x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 4.0x 6.5x
EV/EBITDA 12.4x 9.8x 18.5x
EV/EBIT 20.2x 11.2x 25.7x
EV/Revenue 3.1x 1.3x 3.0x
EV/FCF 38.1x 10.5x 30.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.7x 9.9x 23.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.38 0.45 0.77

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCAELDOSRTX
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.5% 3.4% 11.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.4% 5.9% 12.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.2% 4.8% 17.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.6% 14.4% 20.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 21.1% -0.4% 28.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 25.8% 21.1% 51.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -29.4% -0.8% 27.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -1.0% 24.8% 39.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 68.8% 1.3% 26.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.9% 28.6% 40.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.6% 54.9% 56.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.3% 35.7% 16.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 43.6% 63.2% 81.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.9% 41.7% 21.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCAELDOSRTX
Gross margin 27.5% 17.8% 21.1%
EBITDA margin 25.1% 13.2% 16.3%
Operating margin 15.4% 11.5% 11.8%
Pretax margin 10.9% 10.2% 11.3%
Net margin 6.9% 7.8% 8.8%
FCF margin 8.2% 12.3% 9.9%
Operating cash flow margin 15.9% 13.0% 13.0%
Return on equity 7.9% 26.8% 12.7%
Return on assets 7.6% 9.0% 5.0%
Return on invested capital 7.1% 13.9% 8.6%
Return on capital employed 25.3% 16.5% 10.1%
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.1x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.6x 1.6x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.6% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCAELDOSRTX
Debt / assets 27,956% 38.6% 21.2%
Debt / equity 0.6x 1.1x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.0x 2.3x 1.8x
Debt / FCF 7.9x 2.8x 3.9x
Liabilities / assets -47,581% 65.9% 59.8%
Equity / assets 47,681% 34.1% 40.2%
Interest coverage 3.4x – –
Current ratio 0.8x 1.6x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.2x 1.4x 0.7x
Cash ratio -0.2x 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 3.20 2.75

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCAELDOSRTX
Dividend yield – 1.2% 1.4%
Net buyback yield -0.6% 3.8% –
Shareholder yield -0.6% 5.0% 1.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 15.5% 43.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 10.0% 40.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.3% 9.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 2.8% 5.2%

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.

ConsensusCAELDOSRTX
Forward P/E 27.1xFY2026 11.0xFY2026 27.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.95FY2026 $12.75FY2026 $7.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.5%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026 +13.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.3% -9.0% +6.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.78BFY2026 $17.52BFY2026 $99.89BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.1%FY2026 +2.0%FY2026 +12.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.2% +14.9% +2.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCAELDOSRTX
Held by institutions 71.8% 79.3% 79.9%
Institutions holding 284 773 3,414
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.1% +4.1% +15.9%
Institutions buying 149 380 1,718
Institutions selling 96 294 1,266
Buyers to sellers 1.55 1.29 1.36

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.

CAELDOSRTX
CAE 1.00 0.14 0.35
LDOS 0.14 1.00 0.24
RTX 0.35 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CAE, LDOS and RTX?

Rtx (RTX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cae (CAE) $8.28B, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) $17.52B, Rtx (RTX) $262.52B.

Which stock is cheaper, CAE, LDOS and RTX?

Leidos Holdings (LDOS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cae (CAE) 34.4x, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 12.8x, Rtx (RTX) 31.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) is cheapest (Cae (CAE) 27.1x, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 11.0x, Rtx (RTX) 27.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Rtx (RTX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cae (CAE) +6.5%, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) +3.4%, Rtx (RTX) +11.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Rtx (RTX) has the highest net margin (Cae (CAE) 6.9%, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 7.8%, Rtx (RTX) 8.8%). On return on invested capital, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) leads (Cae (CAE) 7.1%, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 13.9%, Rtx (RTX) 8.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Rtx (RTX) returned the most: Cae (CAE) -10.1%, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) -26.2%, Rtx (RTX) +8.5%. Over five years, Rtx (RTX) compounded fastest (Cae (CAE) -3.3%/yr, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) +7.2%/yr, Rtx (RTX) +16.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Rtx (RTX) has the highest dividend yield: Cae (CAE) 0.00%, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 1.23%, Rtx (RTX) 1.45%. Cae (CAE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rtx (RTX) has been the steadiest (Cae (CAE) 33.3%, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 35.6%, Rtx (RTX) 25.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CAE, LDOS and RTX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Rtx (RTX) leads on 8. 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.