EMBJ vs GE vs WWD Stock Comparison

Embraer, General Electric and Woodward Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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EMBJ Embraer S.A.
$75.93 -1.2% 1M +15.4% 1Y
Market cap
$13.72B
P/E
39.5x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
1.12%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
3 wins
GE General Electric Co
$313.11 -1.6% 1M -0.4% 1Y
Market cap
$323.55B
P/E
35.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$52.58B
Div. yield
0.57%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
4 wins
WWD Woodward, Inc.
$314.92 -4.5% 1M +17.8% 1Y
Market cap
$18.59B
P/E
33.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.19B
Div. yield
0.39%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionEMBJGEWWDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.72B $323.55B $18.59B GE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 39.5x 35.6x 33.9x WWD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.9x 41.3x 32.4x EMBJ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +19.6% +22.3% WWD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 17.3% 13.2% GE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -38.7% 14.1% WWD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.7x 1.1x GE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.12% 0.57% 0.39% EMBJ
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +15.4% -0.4% +17.8% WWD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +37.4%/yr +36.8%/yr +22.8%/yr EMBJ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.7% 33.4% 38.4% GE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 46/100 71/100 WWD

Percentile Scorecard

EMBJGEWWD

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

AxisEMBJGEWWD
Valuation 58 #43 of 100 33 #67 of 100 48 #53 of 100
Growth – 33 #65 of 96 87 #13 of 96
Profitability – 57 #41 of 95 85 #15 of 95
Financial Health 13 #92 of 105 20 #84 of 105 55 #48 of 105
Shareholder Returns 70 #20 of 65 84 #11 of 65 80 #14 of 65
Overall 47 46 71
  • EMBJ ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • GE ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • WWD 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

PeriodEMBJGEWWDSPY
1 month -1.2%-1.6%-4.5% +0.7%
3 months +11.6%-11.8%-11.6% +3.7%
6 months +21.1%+8.0%-13.2% +7.1%
Year to date +18.0%+1.6%+4.2% +12.8%
1 year +15.4%-0.4%+17.8% +11.9%
3 years +451.8%+257.3%+160.6% +85.2%
3 years, per year +76.8%+52.9%+37.6% +22.8%
5 years +388.9%+379.2%+178.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year +37.4%+36.8%+22.8% +10.9%
10 years +279.7%+123.6%+438.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year +14.3%+8.4%+18.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureEMBJGEWWDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.7%33.4%38.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.2%35.3%34.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.621.201.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.37-0.010.46 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.5%-45.1%-37.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.0%-17.8%-27.8% -1.2%
52-week high $79.89$381.07$436.44 $779.14
52-week low $53.82$273.25$257.64 $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.

MultipleEMBJGEWWD
P/E now vs peer median 39.5xmedian 26.9x 35.6xmedian 26.9x 33.9xmedian 26.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 3.0x 6.2xmedian 3.0x 4.4xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 15.0x -21.8xmedian 15.0x 25.1xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.1xmedian 27.2x 40.5xmedian 27.2x 49.4xmedian 27.2x
P/B now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 2.5x 18.2xmedian 2.5x 7.5xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.93 -124.64median 0.93 0.85median 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 monthsEMBJGEWWD
Revenue – $52.58B $4.19B
Gross profit – $18.52B $1.24B
Operating income – -$16.58B $655.75M
Net income – $9.13B $552.03M
Free cash flow – $7.99B $376.53M
R&D – $1.81B $172.23M
EPS (diluted) – $8.74 $9.05
Cash & equivalents $1.95B $8.76B $474.85M
Total debt $25.05B $19.33B $1.34B
Shares (diluted) 183.10M 1.04B 61.02M
Enterprise value $6.53B $282.30B $16.84B

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
MetricEMBJGEWWD
P/E 39.5x 35.6x 33.9x
P/FCF 20.1x 40.5x 49.4x
P/Operating cash flow – 34.3x 31.8x
P/S 1.8x 6.2x 4.4x
P/B 4.0x 18.2x 7.5x
P/Tangible book 4.0x 23.6x 9.2x
EV/EBITDA – -21.8x 25.1x
EV/EBIT – -20.2x 29.7x
EV/Revenue – 6.4x 4.6x
EV/FCF – 41.8x 51.7x
EV/Operating cash flow – 35.4x 33.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -124.64 0.85

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEMBJGEWWD
Revenue growth (1Y) – 19.6% 22.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 7.2% 14.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 11.7% 39.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 10.9% 25.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 13.2% 54.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -98.5% 40.8%
Net income growth (1Y) – 13.2% 42.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -3.4% 39.4%
EPS growth (1Y) – 15.5% 43.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -0.3% 39.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 21.4% 54.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 6.3% 30.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 20.1% 35.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 2.7% 25.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEMBJGEWWD
Gross margin – 35.2% 29.5%
EBITDA margin – -29.1% 18.5%
Operating margin – -31.5% 15.6%
Pretax margin – 20.3% 16.5%
Net margin – 17.3% 13.2%
FCF margin – 15.2% 9.0%
Operating cash flow margin – 17.9% 14.0%
Return on equity – 51.2% 22.1%
Return on assets – 7.2% 10.9%
Return on invested capital – -38.7% 14.1%
Return on capital employed – -19.5% 17.9%
Asset turnover – 0.4x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.0x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEMBJGEWWD
Debt / assets 84.2% 15.2% 25.8%
Debt / equity 3.2x 1.1x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.7x 1.1x
Debt / FCF – 2.4x 3.6x
Liabilities / assets 73.3% 86.0% 52.4%
Equity / assets 26.7% 14.0% 47.6%
Interest coverage – -17.9x 13.8x
Current ratio 1.5x 1.0x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.6x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – 2.77 6.60

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEMBJGEWWD
Dividend yield 1.1% 0.6% 0.4%
Net buyback yield – 2.6% 2.9%
Shareholder yield 1.1% 3.2% 3.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 19.1% 13.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 21.8% 19.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 26.6% 13.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 36.5% 13.4%

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.

ConsensusEMBJGEWWD
Forward P/E 23.9xFY2026 41.3xFY2026 32.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.18FY2026 $7.59FY2026 $9.72FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +65.6%FY2026 +19.2%FY2026 +41.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +0.3% +28.1% +15.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.32BFY2026 $54.10BFY2026 $4.04BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.7%FY2026 +27.8%FY2026 +13.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.3% +11.8% +13.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEMBJGEWWD
Held by institutions 42.7% 79.4% 90.3%
Institutions holding 354 3,444 759
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.0% +1.5% +3.3%
Institutions buying 198 1,831 387
Institutions selling 114 1,149 256
Buyers to sellers 1.74 1.59 1.51

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.

EMBJGEWWD
EMBJ 1.00 0.51 0.43
GE 0.51 1.00 0.57
WWD 0.43 0.57 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EMBJ, GE and WWD?

General Electric (GE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Embraer (EMBJ) $13.72B, General Electric (GE) $323.55B, Woodward (WWD) $18.59B.

Which stock is cheaper, EMBJ, GE and WWD?

Woodward (WWD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Embraer (EMBJ) 39.5x, General Electric (GE) 35.6x, Woodward (WWD) 33.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Embraer (EMBJ) is cheapest (Embraer (EMBJ) 23.9x, General Electric (GE) 41.3x, Woodward (WWD) 32.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Woodward (WWD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: General Electric (GE) +19.6%, Woodward (WWD) +22.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

General Electric (GE) has the highest net margin (General Electric (GE) 17.3%, Woodward (WWD) 13.2%). On return on invested capital, Woodward (WWD) leads (General Electric (GE) -38.7%, Woodward (WWD) 14.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Woodward (WWD) returned the most: Embraer (EMBJ) +15.4%, General Electric (GE) -0.4%, Woodward (WWD) +17.8%. Over five years, Embraer (EMBJ) compounded fastest (Embraer (EMBJ) +37.4%/yr, General Electric (GE) +36.8%/yr, Woodward (WWD) +22.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Embraer (EMBJ) has the highest dividend yield: Embraer (EMBJ) 1.12%, General Electric (GE) 0.57%, Woodward (WWD) 0.39%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, General Electric (GE) has been the steadiest (Embraer (EMBJ) 41.7%, General Electric (GE) 33.4%, Woodward (WWD) 38.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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