CAE vs TDG vs BA Stock Comparison

Cae, TransDigm and Boeing Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CAE Cae Inc
$26.09 +4.9% 1M -9.1% 1Y
Market cap
$8.27B
P/E
34.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.50B
Div. yield
–
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
2 wins
TDG TransDigm Group INC
$1,129.53 +1.2% 1M -16.9% 1Y
Market cap
$64.96B
P/E
34.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.01B
Div. yield
–
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
7 wins
BA Boeing Co
$188.24 -4.9% 1M -15.0% 1Y
Market cap
$133.87B
P/E
64.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$94.00B
Div. yield
–
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

TransDigm leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (TransDigm 7, Boeing 2, Cae 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCAETDGBALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.27B $64.96B $133.87B BA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 34.5x 34.0x 64.1x TDG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.5x 25.7x — TDG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.5% +16.6% +24.8% BA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.9% 19.1% 2.2% TDG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.1% 15.5% 7.7% TDG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.0x 6.1x 3.8x CAE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -9.1% -16.9% -15.0% CAE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.7%/yr +12.4%/yr -1.8%/yr TDG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.4% 27.2% 34.5% TDG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 66/100 48/100 TDG

Percentile Scorecard

CAETDGBA

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

AxisCAETDGBA
Valuation 80 #21 of 100 54 #47 of 100 44 #56 of 100
Growth 51 #48 of 97 68 #32 of 97 81 #19 of 97
Profitability 84 #16 of 96 96 #5 of 96 54 #45 of 96
Financial Health 25 #79 of 105 17 #87 of 105 12 #93 of 105
Shareholder Returns 32 #44 of 64 95 #4 of 64 –
Overall 54 66 48
  • CAE ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • TDG ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • BA 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

PeriodCAETDGBASPY
1 month +4.9%+1.2%-4.9% -0.8%
3 months +1.1%-12.2%-11.0% +3.5%
6 months +1.8%-2.5%-18.6% +7.0%
Year to date -14.2%-15.1%-13.3% +12.2%
1 year -9.1%-16.9%-15.0% +13.0%
3 years +27.3%+37.9%+4.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +8.4%+11.3%+1.6% +23.1%
5 years -12.6%+79.5%-8.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year -2.7%+12.4%-1.8% +11.0%
10 years +87.4%+316.7%+29.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year +6.5%+15.3%+2.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCAETDGBASPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.4%27.2%34.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.7%29.0%33.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.920.751.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.27-0.62-0.43 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.0%-33.6%-50.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.4%-22.1%-25.3% -1.8%
52-week high $34.05$1,450.00$252.15 $779.14
52-week low $23.15$1,076.01$179.12 $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.

MultipleCAETDGBA
P/E now vs peer median 34.9xmedian 26.8x 33.9xmedian 26.8x 71.2xmedian 26.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.9x 6.2xmedian 2.9x 1.6xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.6xmedian 15.2x 18.4xmedian 15.2x 25.7xmedian 15.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 29.3xmedian 25.5x 32.4xmedian 25.5x -708.5xmedian 25.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 2.5x -6.4xmedian 2.5x 24.3xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.40median 0.94 1.60median 0.94 2.15median 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 monthsCAETDGBA
Revenue $3.50B $10.01B $94.00B
Gross profit $962.14M $5.96B $4.40B
Operating income $541.06M $4.61B $4.60B
Net income $213.43M $2.13B $2.43B
Free cash flow $286.93M $1.93B -$210.00M
R&D $93.01M – $3.69B
EPS (diluted) $0.74 $33.29 $2.64
Cash & equivalents -$400.24M $2.77B $7.24B
Total debt $9.42B $33.49B $45.90B
Shares (diluted) 322.16M 57.40M 790.80M
Enterprise value $8.74B $52.97B $40.56B

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
MetricCAETDGBA
P/E 34.9x 33.9x 71.2x
P/FCF 29.3x 32.4x -708.5x
P/Operating cash flow 15.1x 28.4x 40.9x
P/S 2.4x 6.2x 1.6x
P/B 2.2x -6.4x 24.3x
P/Tangible book 2.2x -4.3x 32.5x
EV/EBITDA 12.6x 18.4x 25.7x
EV/EBIT 20.4x 20.2x 38.0x
EV/Revenue 3.2x 9.3x 1.9x
EV/FCF 38.5x 48.3x -831.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.9x 42.4x 48.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.40 1.60 2.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCAETDGBA
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.5% 16.6% 24.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.4% 17.0% 8.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.2% 16.9% 1,902%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.6% 17.9% -3.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 21.1% 16.7% 149.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 25.8% 19.4% 49.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -29.4% 10.2% 122.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -1.0% 22.8% 36.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 68.8% 10.5% 118.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.9% 21.1% 33.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.6% 4.5% 158.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.3% 22.8% -26.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 43.6% 1.1% 97.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.9% 22.4% -26.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCAETDGBA
Gross margin 27.5% 59.6% 4.7%
EBITDA margin 25.1% 50.7% 7.2%
Operating margin 15.4% 46.0% 4.9%
Pretax margin 10.9% 27.4% 3.0%
Net margin 6.9% 19.1% 2.2%
FCF margin 8.2% 19.3% -0.2%
Operating cash flow margin 15.9% 22.0% 3.9%
Return on equity 7.9% – 40.4%
Return on assets 7.6% 8.2% 1.5%
Return on invested capital 7.1% 15.5% 7.7%
Return on capital employed 25.3% 19.6% 8.2%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.4x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.6x 1.0x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 1.5% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCAETDGBA
Debt / assets 27,956% 125.2% 27.7%
Debt / equity 0.6x -3.4x 7.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.0x 6.1x 3.8x
Debt / FCF 7.9x 17.4x -218.6x
Liabilities / assets -47,581% 136.7% 96.3%
Equity / assets 47,681% -36.7% 3.7%
Interest coverage 3.4x 2.5x 1.8x
Current ratio 0.8x 3.0x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.2x 1.9x 0.3x
Cash ratio -0.2x 1.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 1.72 1.47

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCAETDGBA
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.6% 2.7% –
Shareholder yield -0.6% 2.7% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
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.

ConsensusCAETDGBA
Forward P/E 27.5xFY2026 25.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.95FY2026 $44.01FY2026 $-0.99FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.5%FY2026 +17.9%FY2026 -183.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.3% +7.9% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.78BFY2026 $10.01BFY2026 $91.05BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.1%FY2026 +13.4%FY2026 +1.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.2% +24.4% +18.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCAETDGBA
Held by institutions 71.8% 93.2% 75.6%
Institutions holding 284 1,140 2,626
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.1% +1.2% +2.3%
Institutions buying 149 584 1,327
Institutions selling 96 367 843
Buyers to sellers 1.55 1.59 1.57

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.

CAETDGBA
CAE 1.00 0.35 0.38
TDG 0.35 1.00 0.38
BA 0.38 0.38 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CAE, TDG and BA?

Boeing (BA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cae (CAE) $8.27B, TransDigm (TDG) $64.96B, Boeing (BA) $133.87B.

Which stock is cheaper, CAE, TDG and BA?

TransDigm (TDG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cae (CAE) 34.5x, TransDigm (TDG) 34.0x, Boeing (BA) 64.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, TransDigm (TDG) is cheapest (Cae (CAE) 27.5x, TransDigm (TDG) 25.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Boeing (BA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cae (CAE) +6.5%, TransDigm (TDG) +16.6%, Boeing (BA) +24.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

TransDigm (TDG) has the highest net margin (Cae (CAE) 6.9%, TransDigm (TDG) 19.1%, Boeing (BA) 2.2%). On return on invested capital, TransDigm (TDG) leads (Cae (CAE) 7.1%, TransDigm (TDG) 15.5%, Boeing (BA) 7.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cae (CAE) returned the most: Cae (CAE) -9.1%, TransDigm (TDG) -16.9%, Boeing (BA) -15.0%. Over five years, TransDigm (TDG) compounded fastest (Cae (CAE) -2.7%/yr, TransDigm (TDG) +12.4%/yr, Boeing (BA) -1.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, TransDigm (TDG) has been the steadiest (Cae (CAE) 33.4%, TransDigm (TDG) 27.2%, Boeing (BA) 34.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CAE, TDG and BA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, TransDigm (TDG) leads on 7. 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.