EMBJ vs HWM vs BA Stock Comparison

Embraer, Howmet Aerospace 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
3 wins
HWM Howmet Aerospace Inc.
$191.96 -17.4% 1M -4.9% 1Y
Market cap
$76.78B
P/E
41.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.12B
Div. yield
0.26%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
7 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
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Howmet Aerospace leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Howmet Aerospace 7, Embraer 3, Boeing 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEMBJHWMBALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.14B $76.78B $133.26B BA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 37.8x 41.1x 18.2x BA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.9x 37.0x — EMBJ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +18.1% +17.5% HWM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 20.5% 7.7% HWM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 19.4% 18.2% HWM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.4x 2.1x HWM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.17% 0.26% 0.00% EMBJ
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.2% -4.9% -24.6% EMBJ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +35.5%/yr +45.3%/yr -4.2%/yr HWM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.6% 35.1% 36.2% HWM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 73/100 57/100 HWM

Percentile Scorecard

EMBJHWMBA

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

AxisEMBJHWMBA
Valuation 58 #43 of 100 40 #60 of 100 65 #36 of 100
Growth – 91 #10 of 97 87 #14 of 97
Profitability – 98 #3 of 96 66 #33 of 96
Financial Health 12 #93 of 105 49 #54 of 105 13 #92 of 105
Shareholder Returns 64 #24 of 65 88 #9 of 65 –
Overall 44 73 57
  • EMBJ ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • HWM 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

PeriodEMBJHWMBASPY
1 month -7.4%-17.4%-15.1% -0.2%
3 months +5.2%-32.9%-24.1% +3.9%
6 months +15.2%-20.2%-27.1% +8.2%
Year to date +13.0%-6.4%-22.5% +12.9%
1 year +13.2%-4.9%-24.6% +12.3%
3 years +424.1%+345.5%-6.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +73.8%+64.6%-2.2% +23.3%
5 years +356.3%+546.3%-19.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year +35.5%+45.3%-4.2% +10.9%
10 years +262.4%—+17.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year +13.7%—+1.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureEMBJHWMBASPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.6%35.1%36.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.2%36.4%36.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.641.101.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.32-0.14-0.68 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.5%-36.5%-50.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.9%-34.4%-33.3% -1.2%
52-week high $79.89$292.71$252.15 $779.14
52-week low $53.82$185.88$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.

MultipleEMBJHWMBA
P/E now vs peer median 37.8xmedian 26.5x 41.1xmedian 26.5x 18.2xmedian 26.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 3.0x 8.4xmedian 3.0x 1.4xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.6x 28.9xmedian 14.6x 13.2xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.2xmedian 26.4x 42.9xmedian 26.4x 8,329xmedian 26.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 2.5x 13.4xmedian 2.5x 20.3xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.90 0.76median 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 monthsEMBJHWMBA
Revenue – $9.12B $94.91B
Gross profit – $3.29B $8.94B
Operating income – $2.50B $9.74B
Net income – $1.87B $7.66B
Free cash flow – $1.79B $16.00M
R&D – $37.00M $3.62B
EPS (diluted) – $4.65 $9.22
Cash & equivalents $1.95B $563.00M $9.50B
Total debt $25.05B $4.50B $45.92B
Shares (diluted) 183.10M 402.00M 792.90M
Enterprise value $5.95B $72.39B $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
MetricEMBJHWMBA
P/E 37.8x 41.1x 18.2x
P/FCF 19.2x 42.9x 8,329x
P/Operating cash flow – 34.6x 33.2x
P/S 1.7x 8.4x 1.4x
P/B 3.8x 13.4x 20.3x
P/Tangible book 3.8x 15.8x 25.2x
EV/EBITDA – 28.9x 13.2x
EV/EBIT – 32.4x 16.3x
EV/Revenue – 8.9x 1.7x
EV/FCF – 45.1x 9,904x
EV/Operating cash flow – 36.3x 39.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.76 0.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEMBJHWMBA
Revenue growth (1Y) – 18.1% 17.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 13.7% 7.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 30.2% 906.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 25.3% 9.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 32.6% 217.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 34.8% 107.6%
Net income growth (1Y) – 33.9% 177.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 52.1% 67.1%
EPS growth (1Y) – 35.4% 168.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 54.1% 58.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 56.1% 208.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 42.2% -12.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 75.9% 100.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 45.6% -84.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEMBJHWMBA
Gross margin – 36.0% 9.4%
EBITDA margin – 30.7% 12.7%
Operating margin – 27.4% 10.3%
Pretax margin – 25.0% 8.3%
Net margin – 20.5% 7.7%
FCF margin – 19.6% 0.0%
Operating cash flow margin – 24.4% 4.2%
Return on equity – 33.3% 121.0%
Return on assets – 14.2% 4.6%
Return on invested capital – 19.4% 18.2%
Return on capital employed – 23.0% 17.9%
Asset turnover – 0.7x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.2x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.0% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEMBJHWMBA
Debt / assets 84.2% 34.0% 26.9%
Debt / equity 3.2x 0.8x 7.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.4x 2.1x
Debt / FCF – 2.5x 2,870x
Liabilities / assets 73.3% 56.7% 96.2%
Equity / assets 26.7% 43.3% 3.8%
Interest coverage – – 4.0x
Current ratio 1.5x 1.8x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.7x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 8.15 1.47

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEMBJHWMBA
Dividend yield 1.2% 0.3% –
Net buyback yield – 1.3% –
Shareholder yield 1.2% 1.6% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 10.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 10.9% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 30.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 47.3% –

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.

ConsensusEMBJHWMBA
Forward P/E 22.9xFY2026 37.0xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $3.18FY2026 $5.19FY2026 $-0.99FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +65.6%FY2026 +37.7%FY2026 -183.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +0.3% +31.2% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.32BFY2026 $10.37BFY2026 $91.05BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.7%FY2026 +25.7%FY2026 +1.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.3% +15.9% +18.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEMBJHWMBA
Held by institutions 42.7% 91.0% 75.6%
Institutions holding 353 1,600 2,626
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.0% +0.7% +2.3%
Institutions buying 198 907 1,327
Institutions selling 113 484 843
Buyers to sellers 1.75 1.87 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.

EMBJHWMBA
EMBJ 1.00 0.43 0.36
HWM 0.43 1.00 0.39
BA 0.36 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EMBJ, HWM and BA?

Boeing (BA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Embraer (EMBJ) $13.14B, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) $76.78B, Boeing (BA) $133.26B.

Which stock is cheaper, EMBJ, HWM and BA?

Boeing (BA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Embraer (EMBJ) 37.8x, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 41.1x, Boeing (BA) 18.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Embraer (EMBJ) is cheapest (Embraer (EMBJ) 22.9x, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 37.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Howmet Aerospace (HWM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Howmet Aerospace (HWM) +18.1%, Boeing (BA) +17.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Howmet Aerospace (HWM) has the highest net margin (Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 20.5%, Boeing (BA) 7.7%). On return on invested capital, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) leads (Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 19.4%, Boeing (BA) 18.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Embraer (EMBJ) returned the most: Embraer (EMBJ) +13.2%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) -4.9%, Boeing (BA) -24.6%. Over five years, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) compounded fastest (Embraer (EMBJ) +35.5%/yr, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) +45.3%/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%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 0.26%, Boeing (BA) 0.00%. Boeing (BA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) has been the steadiest (Embraer (EMBJ) 41.6%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 35.1%, Boeing (BA) 36.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EMBJ, HWM 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, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 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.