EMBJ vs GE vs BA Stock Comparison

Embraer, General Electric and Boeing Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EMBJ Embraer S.A.
$72.74 -7.4% 1M +13.2% 1Y
Market cap
$13.14B
P/E
37.8x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
1.17%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
4 wins
GE General Electric Co
$297.71 -9.0% 1M -4.8% 1Y
Market cap
$307.64B
P/E
33.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$52.58B
Div. yield
0.59%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
5 wins
BA Boeing Co
$168.16 -15.1% 1M -24.6% 1Y
Market cap
$133.26B
P/E
18.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$94.91B
Div. yield
–
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

General Electric leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (General Electric 5, Embraer 4, Boeing 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEMBJGEBALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.14B $307.64B $133.26B GE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 37.8x 33.8x 18.2x BA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.9x 39.2x — EMBJ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +19.6% +17.5% GE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 17.3% 7.7% GE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -38.7% 18.2% BA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.7x 2.1x GE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.17% 0.59% 0.00% EMBJ
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.2% -4.8% -24.6% EMBJ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +35.5%/yr +35.4%/yr -4.2%/yr EMBJ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.6% 33.2% 36.2% GE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 46/100 57/100 BA

Percentile Scorecard

EMBJGEBA

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

AxisEMBJGEBA
Valuation 58 #43 of 100 32 #68 of 100 65 #36 of 100
Growth – 34 #64 of 97 87 #14 of 97
Profitability – 60 #39 of 96 66 #33 of 96
Financial Health 12 #93 of 105 18 #86 of 105 13 #92 of 105
Shareholder Returns 64 #24 of 65 83 #12 of 65 –
Overall 44 46 57
  • EMBJ ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • GE 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

PeriodEMBJGEBASPY
1 month -7.4%-9.0%-15.1% -0.2%
3 months +5.2%-18.1%-24.1% +3.9%
6 months +15.2%+2.9%-27.1% +8.2%
Year to date +13.0%-3.4%-22.5% +12.9%
1 year +13.2%-4.8%-24.6% +12.3%
3 years +424.1%+250.7%-6.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +73.8%+52.0%-2.2% +23.3%
5 years +356.3%+354.0%-19.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year +35.5%+35.4%-4.2% +10.9%
10 years +262.4%+117.0%+17.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year +13.7%+8.1%+1.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureEMBJGEBASPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.6%33.2%36.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.2%35.2%36.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.641.211.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.32-0.15-0.68 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.5%-45.1%-50.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.9%-21.9%-33.3% -1.2%
52-week high $79.89$381.07$252.15 $779.14
52-week low $53.82$273.25$168.16 $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.

MultipleEMBJGEBA
P/E now vs peer median 37.8xmedian 26.5x 33.8xmedian 26.5x 18.2xmedian 26.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 3.0x 5.9xmedian 3.0x 1.4xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.6x -20.8xmedian 14.6x 13.2xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.2xmedian 26.4x 38.5xmedian 26.4x 8,329xmedian 26.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 2.5x 17.3xmedian 2.5x 20.3xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.90 -118.51median 0.90 0.31median 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 monthsEMBJGEBA
Revenue – $52.58B $94.91B
Gross profit – $18.52B $8.94B
Operating income – -$16.58B $9.74B
Net income – $9.13B $7.66B
Free cash flow – $7.99B $16.00M
R&D – $1.81B $3.62B
EPS (diluted) – $8.74 $9.22
Cash & equivalents $1.95B $8.76B $9.50B
Total debt $25.05B $19.33B $45.92B
Shares (diluted) 183.10M 1.04B 792.90M
Enterprise value $5.95B $266.39B $42.23B

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
MetricEMBJGEBA
P/E 37.8x 33.8x 18.2x
P/FCF 19.2x 38.5x 8,329x
P/Operating cash flow – 32.6x 33.2x
P/S 1.7x 5.9x 1.4x
P/B 3.8x 17.3x 20.3x
P/Tangible book 3.8x 22.4x 25.2x
EV/EBITDA – -20.8x 13.2x
EV/EBIT – -19.2x 16.3x
EV/Revenue – 6.1x 1.7x
EV/FCF – 39.8x 9,904x
EV/Operating cash flow – 33.8x 39.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -118.51 0.31

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEMBJGEBA
Debt / assets 84.2% 15.2% 26.9%
Debt / equity 3.2x 1.1x 7.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.7x 2.1x
Debt / FCF – 2.4x 2,870x
Liabilities / assets 73.3% 86.0% 96.2%
Equity / assets 26.7% 14.0% 3.8%
Interest coverage – -17.9x 4.0x
Current ratio 1.5x 1.0x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.6x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 2.68 1.47

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEMBJGEBA
Dividend yield 1.2% 0.6% –
Net buyback yield – 2.8% –
Shareholder yield 1.2% 3.4% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusEMBJGEBA
Forward P/E 22.9xFY2026 39.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $3.18FY2026 $7.59FY2026 $-0.99FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +65.6%FY2026 +19.2%FY2026 -183.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +0.3% +28.1% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.32BFY2026 $54.10BFY2026 $91.05BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.7%FY2026 +27.8%FY2026 +1.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.3% +11.8% +18.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEMBJGEBA
Held by institutions 42.7% 79.4% 75.6%
Institutions holding 353 3,443 2,626
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.0% +1.5% +2.3%
Institutions buying 198 1,830 1,327
Institutions selling 113 1,149 843
Buyers to sellers 1.75 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.

EMBJGEBA
EMBJ 1.00 0.50 0.36
GE 0.50 1.00 0.41
BA 0.36 0.41 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EMBJ, GE and BA?

General Electric (GE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Embraer (EMBJ) $13.14B, General Electric (GE) $307.64B, Boeing (BA) $133.26B.

Which stock is cheaper, EMBJ, GE and BA?

Boeing (BA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Embraer (EMBJ) 37.8x, General Electric (GE) 33.8x, Boeing (BA) 18.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Embraer (EMBJ) is cheapest (Embraer (EMBJ) 22.9x, General Electric (GE) 39.2x). 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: General Electric (GE) +19.6%, Boeing (BA) +17.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Embraer (EMBJ) returned the most: Embraer (EMBJ) +13.2%, General Electric (GE) -4.8%, Boeing (BA) -24.6%. Over five years, Embraer (EMBJ) compounded fastest (Embraer (EMBJ) +35.5%/yr, General Electric (GE) +35.4%/yr, Boeing (BA) -4.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Embraer (EMBJ) has the highest dividend yield: Embraer (EMBJ) 1.17%, General Electric (GE) 0.59%, Boeing (BA) 0.00%. Boeing (BA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, General Electric (GE) has been the steadiest (Embraer (EMBJ) 41.6%, General Electric (GE) 33.2%, Boeing (BA) 36.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EMBJ, GE 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, 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.