ESLT vs HII vs VHUB Stock Comparison

Elbit Systems, Huntington Ingalls Industries and VenHub Global Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ESLT Elbit Systems Ltd
$807.41 +14.8% 1M +68.9% 1Y
Market cap
$35.50B
P/E
55.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.55B
Div. yield
0.00%
Defense Industrials
8 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Elbit Systems leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Elbit Systems 8, Huntington Ingalls Industries 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionESLTHIIVHUBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $35.50B $12.54B $20.70M ESLT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 55.8x 17.1x -0.3x HII
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 58.0x 16.5x — HII
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.7% +12.6% — ESLT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.4% 5.4% -11,799.2% ESLT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 17.8% 7.7% — ESLT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.9x 2.1x — ESLT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +68.9% +6.1% — ESLT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +38.5%/yr +9.3%/yr — ESLT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.8% 40.5% 162.2% HII
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 52/100 5/100 ESLT

Percentile Scorecard

ESLTHIIVHUB

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

AxisESLTHIIVHUB
Valuation 43 #57 of 100 88 #13 of 100 0 #13 of 13
Growth 86 #14 of 96 35 #63 of 96 18 #10 of 12
Profitability 71 #28 of 95 62 #37 of 95 0 #12 of 12
Financial Health 59 #44 of 105 34 #70 of 105 0 #13 of 13
Shareholder Returns 34 #43 of 65 42 #38 of 65 –
Overall 59 52 5
  • ESLT ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • HII ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • VHUB ranked among 14 companies in Robotics and Automation

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodESLTHIIVHUBSPY
1 month +14.8%+21.9%-54.7% +0.7%
3 months +2.7%-1.1%-64.2% +3.7%
6 months -3.8%-13.1%-63.6% +7.1%
Year to date +39.8%-6.9%— +12.8%
1 year +68.9%+6.1%— +11.9%
3 years +333.8%+45.7%— +85.2%
3 years, per year +63.1%+13.4%— +22.8%
5 years +408.4%+56.2%— +67.6%
5 years, per year +38.5%+9.3%— +10.9%
10 years +722.8%+97.8%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +23.5%+7.1%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureESLTHIIVHUBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.8%40.5%162.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.6%37.9%197.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.700.681.60 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.540.15— 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.5%-46.1%-97.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.4%-30.2%-97.0% -1.2%
52-week high $1,014.33$453.73$8.08 $779.14
52-week low $454.95$257.01$0.24 $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.

MultipleESLTHIIVHUB
P/E now vs peer median 58.0xmedian 26.9x 17.1xmedian 26.9x -0.3x
P/S now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 3.0x 0.9xmedian 3.0x 42.9xmedian 17.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 37.8xmedian 15.0x 13.4xmedian 15.0x -0.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 37.8xmedian 27.2x 38.1xmedian 27.2x -1.3xmedian 16.7x
P/B now vs peer median 8.5xmedian 2.5x 2.3xmedian 2.5x -410.3xmedian 1.0x
PEG now vs peer median 1.84median 0.93 1.45median 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 monthsESLTHIIVHUB
Revenue $8.55B $13.53B $505.29K
Gross profit $2.14B $5.59B -$111.65K
Operating income $787.82M $783.00M -$42.78M
Net income $636.61M $733.00M -$59.62M
Free cash flow $992.19M $327.00M -$16.53M
R&D $582.72M – $1.05M
EPS (diluted) $13.56 $18.51 $-0.69
Cash & equivalents $255.34M $387.00M $2.56M
Total debt $92.13M $2.70B –
Shares (diluted) 46.92M 39.60M 86.30M
Enterprise value $32.06B $11.15B $12.25M

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
MetricESLTHIIVHUB
P/E 58.0x 17.1x -0.3x
P/FCF 37.8x 38.1x -1.3x
P/Operating cash flow 37.8x 16.7x -1.4x
P/S 4.4x 0.9x 42.9x
P/B 8.5x 2.3x -410.3x
P/Tangible book 8.5x 2.6x -410.3x
EV/EBITDA 37.8x 13.4x -0.4x
EV/EBIT 46.5x 18.9x -0.4x
EV/Revenue 4.3x 1.1x 37.9x
EV/FCF 36.9x 45.2x -1.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 36.9x 19.7x -1.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.84 1.45 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricESLTHIIVHUB
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.7% 12.6% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.4% 6.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.5% 6.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.1% 7.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 37.1% 31.6% -193.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 26.5% 10.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) 58.0% 28.8% -76.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 33.7% 11.4% –
EPS growth (1Y) 50.8% 28.2% 42.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 31.5% 11.8% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 22.1% -20.1% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 82.7% -9.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 105.8% -41.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 175.7% -23.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricESLTHIIVHUB
Gross margin 25.0% 41.3% -22.1%
EBITDA margin 11.3% 8.1% -8,423%
Operating margin 9.2% 5.8% -8,466%
Pretax margin 8.1% 6.8% -10,867%
Net margin 7.4% 5.4% -11,799%
FCF margin 11.6% 2.4% -3,271%
Operating cash flow margin 11.6% 5.5% -3,074%
Return on equity 14.7% 13.6% -3,339%
Return on assets 4.7% 5.7% -559.7%
Return on invested capital 17.8% 7.7% –
Return on capital employed 11.0% 7.8% -1,898%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.0x 0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.4% 6,401%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricESLTHIIVHUB
Debt / assets 0.7% 20.8% –
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.9x 2.1x –
Debt / FCF 0.1x 8.3x –
Liabilities / assets 68.2% 57.7% 100.7%
Equity / assets 31.8% 42.3% -0.7%
Interest coverage – 7.8x -3.5x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.3x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.3x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – 2.94 -34.84

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricESLTHIIVHUB
Dividend yield 0.5% 1.7% –
Net buyback yield 0.0% – -87.0%
Shareholder yield 0.5% 1.7% -87.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 22.7% 29.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 14.5% 66.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -54.3% 2.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -17.4% 2.9% –

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.

ConsensusESLTHIIVHUB
Forward P/E 58.0xFY2026 16.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $13.93FY2026 $19.23FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +22.3%FY2026 +25.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +21.8% +16.1% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.84BFY2026 $13.12BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +11.3%FY2026 +5.2%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +21.1% +1.3% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersESLTHIIVHUB
Held by institutions 19.9% 88.5% –
Institutions holding 385 807 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -7.1% -1.2% –
Institutions buying 202 354 –
Institutions selling 107 301 –
Buyers to sellers 1.89 1.18 –

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.

ESLTHIIVHUB
ESLT 1.00 0.41 -0.07
HII 0.41 1.00 -0.13
VHUB -0.07 -0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ESLT, HII and VHUB?

Elbit Systems (ESLT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Elbit Systems (ESLT) $35.50B, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) $12.54B, VenHub Global (VHUB) $20.70M.

Which stock is cheaper, ESLT, HII and VHUB?

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Elbit Systems (ESLT) 55.8x, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 17.1x, VenHub Global (VHUB) -0.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) is cheapest (Elbit Systems (ESLT) 58.0x, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 16.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Elbit Systems (ESLT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Elbit Systems (ESLT) +13.7%, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) +12.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Elbit Systems (ESLT) has the highest net margin (Elbit Systems (ESLT) 7.4%, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 5.4%, VenHub Global (VHUB) -11,799.2%). On return on invested capital, Elbit Systems (ESLT) leads (Elbit Systems (ESLT) 17.8%, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 7.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Elbit Systems (ESLT) returned the most: Elbit Systems (ESLT) +68.9%, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) +6.1%. Over five years, Elbit Systems (ESLT) compounded fastest (Elbit Systems (ESLT) +38.5%/yr, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) +9.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Elbit Systems (ESLT) 0.00%, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 0.02%, VenHub Global (VHUB) 0.00%. Elbit Systems (ESLT) and VenHub Global (VHUB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has been the steadiest (Elbit Systems (ESLT) 44.8%, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 40.5%, VenHub Global (VHUB) 162.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ESLT, HII and VHUB?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Elbit Systems (ESLT) leads on 8. 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.