EMBJ vs BA vs GE Stock Comparison

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EMBJ Embraer S.A.
$75.93 -1.2% 1M +15.4% 1Y
Market cap
$13.30B
P/E
39.5x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
3 wins
BA Boeing Co
$172.72 -8.0% 1M -19.1% 1Y
Market cap
$135.36B
P/E
18.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$94.91B
Div. yield
–
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
3 wins
GE General Electric Co
$313.11 -1.6% 1M -0.4% 1Y
Market cap
$310.92B
P/E
34.2x
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, Boeing 3, Embraer 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEMBJBAGELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.30B $135.36B $310.92B GE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 39.5x 18.5x 34.2x BA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.9x — 41.3x EMBJ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +17.5% +19.6% GE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 7.7% 17.3% GE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 18.2% -38.7% BA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.1x -0.7x GE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +15.4% -19.1% -0.4% EMBJ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +37.4%/yr -3.6%/yr +36.8%/yr EMBJ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.7% 36.1% 33.4% GE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 56/100 46/100 BA

Percentile Scorecard

EMBJBAGE

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

AxisEMBJBAGE
Valuation 58 #43 of 100 64 #37 of 100 33 #67 of 100
Growth – 83 #17 of 96 33 #65 of 96
Profitability – 64 #35 of 95 57 #41 of 95
Financial Health 13 #92 of 105 12 #93 of 105 20 #84 of 105
Shareholder Returns 70 #20 of 65 – 84 #11 of 65
Overall 47 56 46
  • EMBJ ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • BA ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • GE 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

PeriodEMBJBAGESPY
1 month -1.2%-8.0%-1.6% +0.7%
3 months +11.6%-21.8%-11.8% +3.7%
6 months +21.1%-24.6%+8.0% +7.1%
Year to date +18.0%-20.4%+1.6% +12.8%
1 year +15.4%-19.1%-0.4% +11.9%
3 years +451.8%-5.3%+257.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year +76.8%-1.8%+52.9% +22.8%
5 years +388.9%-16.6%+379.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year +37.4%-3.6%+36.8% +10.9%
10 years +279.7%+20.8%+123.6% +262.0%
10 years, per year +14.3%+1.9%+8.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureEMBJBAGESPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.7%36.1%33.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.2%36.0%35.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.621.171.20 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.37-0.53-0.01 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.5%-50.3%-45.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.0%-31.5%-17.8% -1.2%
52-week high $79.89$252.15$381.07 $779.14
52-week low $53.82$167.12$273.25 $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.

MultipleEMBJBAGE
P/E now vs peer median 39.5xmedian 26.9x 18.7xmedian 26.9x 35.6xmedian 26.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 3.0x 1.4xmedian 3.0x 6.2xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 15.0x 13.5xmedian 15.0x -21.8xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.1xmedian 27.2x 8,554xmedian 27.2x 40.5xmedian 27.2x
P/B now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 2.5x 20.9xmedian 2.5x 18.2xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.93 0.32median 0.93 -124.64median 0.93

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 monthsEMBJBAGE
Revenue – $94.91B $52.58B
Gross profit – $8.94B $18.52B
Operating income – $9.74B -$16.58B
Net income – $7.66B $9.13B
Free cash flow – $16.00M $7.99B
R&D – $3.62B $1.81B
EPS (diluted) – $9.22 $8.74
Cash & equivalents $1.95B $9.50B $8.76B
Total debt $25.05B $45.92B $19.33B
Shares (diluted) 183.10M 792.90M 1.04B
Enterprise value $5.74B $44.31B $269.44B

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
MetricEMBJBAGE
P/E 39.5x 18.7x 35.6x
P/FCF 20.1x 8,554x 40.5x
P/Operating cash flow – 34.1x 34.3x
P/S 1.8x 1.4x 6.2x
P/B 4.0x 20.9x 18.2x
P/Tangible book 4.0x 25.9x 23.6x
EV/EBITDA – 13.5x -21.8x
EV/EBIT – 16.6x -20.2x
EV/Revenue – 1.7x 6.4x
EV/FCF – 10,130x 41.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – 40.4x 35.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.32 -124.64

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEMBJBAGE
Revenue growth (1Y) – 17.5% 19.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 7.8% 7.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 906.6% 11.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 9.1% 10.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 217.8% 13.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 107.6% -98.5%
Net income growth (1Y) – 177.7% 13.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 67.1% -3.4%
EPS growth (1Y) – 168.9% 15.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 58.4% -0.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 208.0% 21.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -12.7% 6.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 100.3% 20.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -84.9% 2.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEMBJBAGE
Gross margin – 9.4% 35.2%
EBITDA margin – 12.7% -29.1%
Operating margin – 10.3% -31.5%
Pretax margin – 8.3% 20.3%
Net margin – 7.7% 17.3%
FCF margin – 0.0% 15.2%
Operating cash flow margin – 4.2% 17.9%
Return on equity – 121.0% 51.2%
Return on assets – 4.6% 7.2%
Return on invested capital – 18.2% -38.7%
Return on capital employed – 17.9% -19.5%
Asset turnover – 0.6x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.5x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEMBJBAGE
Debt / assets 84.2% 26.9% 15.2%
Debt / equity 3.2x 7.0x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.1x -0.7x
Debt / FCF – 2,870x 2.4x
Liabilities / assets 73.3% 96.2% 86.0%
Equity / assets 26.7% 3.8% 14.0%
Interest coverage – 4.0x -17.9x
Current ratio 1.5x 1.1x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.3x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 1.49 2.77

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEMBJBAGE
Dividend yield 1.1% – 0.6%
Net buyback yield – – 2.6%
Shareholder yield 1.1% 0.0% 3.2%
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.

ConsensusEMBJBAGE
Forward P/E 23.9xFY2026 – 41.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.18FY2026 $-0.99FY2026 $7.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +65.6%FY2026 -183.2%FY2026 +19.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +0.3% – +28.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.32BFY2026 $91.05BFY2026 $54.10BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.7%FY2026 +1.8%FY2026 +27.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.3% +18.5% +11.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEMBJBAGE
Held by institutions 42.7% 75.6% 79.4%
Institutions holding 354 2,628 3,444
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.0% +2.3% +1.5%
Institutions buying 198 1,328 1,831
Institutions selling 114 844 1,149
Buyers to sellers 1.74 1.57 1.59

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.

EMBJBAGE
EMBJ 1.00 0.37 0.51
BA 0.37 1.00 0.43
GE 0.51 0.43 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EMBJ, BA and GE?

General Electric (GE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Embraer (EMBJ) $13.30B, Boeing (BA) $135.36B, General Electric (GE) $310.92B.

Which stock is cheaper, EMBJ, BA and GE?

Boeing (BA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Embraer (EMBJ) 39.5x, Boeing (BA) 18.5x, General Electric (GE) 34.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Embraer (EMBJ) is cheapest (Embraer (EMBJ) 23.9x, General Electric (GE) 41.3x). 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: Boeing (BA) +17.5%, General Electric (GE) +19.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

General Electric (GE) has the highest net margin (Boeing (BA) 7.7%, General Electric (GE) 17.3%). On return on invested capital, Boeing (BA) leads (Boeing (BA) 18.2%, General Electric (GE) -38.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Embraer (EMBJ) returned the most: Embraer (EMBJ) +15.4%, Boeing (BA) -19.1%, General Electric (GE) -0.4%. Over five years, Embraer (EMBJ) compounded fastest (Embraer (EMBJ) +37.4%/yr, Boeing (BA) -3.6%/yr, General Electric (GE) +36.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Embraer (EMBJ) 0.00%, Boeing (BA) 0.00%, General Electric (GE) 0.01%. Embraer (EMBJ) and Boeing (BA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, General Electric (GE) has been the steadiest (Embraer (EMBJ) 41.7%, Boeing (BA) 36.1%, General Electric (GE) 33.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EMBJ, BA and GE?

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.