ESLT vs MSI vs TDY Stock Comparison

Elbit Systems, Motorola Solutions and Teledyne Technologies Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ESLT Elbit Systems Ltd
$790.00 +7.5% 1M +62.2% 1Y
Market cap
$35.31B
P/E
55.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.55B
Div. yield
0.00%
Defense Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Teledyne Technologies leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Teledyne Technologies 4, Elbit Systems 4, Motorola Solutions 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionESLTMSITDYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $35.31B $79.53B $30.69B MSI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 55.5x 37.3x 29.9x TDY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 56.7x 26.3x 25.1x TDY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.7% +10.3% +8.6% ESLT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.4% 17.4% 15.8% MSI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 17.8% 20.3% 8.1% MSI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.9x 2.3x 0.9x ESLT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +62.2% +9.0% +24.0% ESLT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +38.5%/yr +14.3%/yr +8.0%/yr ESLT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.7% 26.1% 25.6% TDY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 55/100 70/100 TDY

Percentile Scorecard

ESLTMSITDY

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

AxisESLTMSITDY
Valuation 44 #56 of 100 48 #53 of 100 66 #35 of 100
Growth 88 #13 of 97 48 #51 of 97 39 #60 of 97
Profitability 73 #27 of 96 99 #2 of 96 83 #17 of 96
Financial Health 58 #45 of 105 19 #85 of 105 73 #29 of 105
Shareholder Returns 36 #42 of 65 63 #25 of 65 91 #7 of 65
Overall 60 55 70
  • ESLT ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • MSI ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • TDY 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

PeriodESLTMSITDYSPY
1 month +7.5%+5.9%+6.7% -0.2%
3 months -3.5%+9.9%+0.8% +3.9%
6 months -5.3%+11.3%+2.1% +8.2%
Year to date +36.7%+26.2%+28.3% +12.9%
1 year +62.2%+9.0%+24.0% +12.3%
3 years +324.9%+77.6%+76.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year +62.0%+21.1%+20.9% +23.3%
5 years +409.3%+95.0%+46.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +38.5%+14.3%+8.0% +10.9%
10 years +705.8%+558.4%+518.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year +23.2%+20.7%+20.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureESLTMSITDYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.7%26.1%25.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.8%27.0%24.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.710.121.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.390.340.93 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.5%-27.9%-32.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.1%-1.5%-5.2% -1.2%
52-week high $1,014.33$491.32$691.24 $779.14
52-week low $454.95$363.83$484.47 $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.

MultipleESLTMSITDY
P/E now vs peer median 56.8xmedian 26.5x 37.6xmedian 26.5x 29.5xmedian 26.5x
P/S now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 3.0x 6.5xmedian 3.0x 4.6xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 37.0xmedian 14.6x 24.6xmedian 14.6x 19.3xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 37.0xmedian 26.4x 29.9xmedian 26.4x 26.4xmedian 26.4x
P/B now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 2.5x 29.8xmedian 2.5x 2.7xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.80median 0.90 2.84median 0.90 -49.75median 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 monthsESLTMSITDY
Revenue $8.55B $12.24B $6.52B
Gross profit $2.14B $6.36B $2.84B
Operating income $787.82M $3.05B $1.30B
Net income $636.61M $2.14B $1.03B
Free cash flow $992.19M $2.68B $1.15B
R&D $582.72M $1.02B $330.60M
EPS (diluted) $13.56 $12.76 $21.90
Cash & equivalents $255.34M $710.00M $562.40M
Total debt $92.13M $9.03B $2.03B
Shares (diluted) 46.92M 167.20M 46.90M
Enterprise value $31.87B $75.87B $28.91B

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
MetricESLTMSITDY
P/E 56.8x 37.6x 29.5x
P/FCF 37.0x 29.9x 26.4x
P/Operating cash flow 37.0x 26.9x 23.6x
P/S 4.3x 6.5x 4.6x
P/B 8.3x 29.8x 2.7x
P/Tangible book 8.3x -304.4x 3.3x
EV/EBITDA 37.0x 24.6x 19.3x
EV/EBIT 45.5x 29.0x 24.3x
EV/Revenue 4.2x 7.2x 4.9x
EV/FCF 36.1x 33.0x 27.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 36.1x 29.7x 24.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.80 2.84 -49.75

Growth

14 metrics
MetricESLTMSITDY
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.7% 10.3% 8.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.4% 8.2% 0.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.5% 11.7% 10.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.1% 11.3% -0.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 37.1% 8.9% 23.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 26.5% 15.4% 0.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 58.0% 0.8% 25.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 33.7% 12.0% -1.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 50.8% 1.8% 27.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 31.5% 13.2% -0.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 22.1% 13.9% 11.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 82.7% 19.4% 26.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 105.8% 12.3% 10.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 175.7% 21.4% 29.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricESLTMSITDY
Gross margin 25.0% 52.0% 43.6%
EBITDA margin 11.3% 29.4% 25.3%
Operating margin 9.2% 24.9% 20.0%
Pretax margin 8.1% 22.6% 19.4%
Net margin 7.4% 17.4% 15.8%
FCF margin 11.6% 21.9% 17.6%
Operating cash flow margin 11.6% 24.3% 19.6%
Return on equity 14.7% 81.5% 9.3%
Return on assets 4.7% 11.2% 6.7%
Return on invested capital 17.8% 20.3% 8.1%
Return on capital employed 11.0% 22.4% 9.4%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.6x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.4x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 2.9% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricESLTMSITDY
Debt / assets 0.7% 46.9% 13.0%
Debt / equity 0.0x 3.4x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.9x 2.3x 0.9x
Debt / FCF 0.1x 3.4x 1.8x
Liabilities / assets 68.2% 86.0% 28.5%
Equity / assets 31.8% 14.0% 71.5%
Interest coverage – 6.9x 26.9x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.1x 2.3x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.8x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.4x
Altman Z-score – 4.29 5.66

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricESLTMSITDY
Dividend yield 0.5% 1.0% –
Net buyback yield 0.0% 1.3% 1.5%
Shareholder yield 0.5% 2.3% 1.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 22.7% 35.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 14.5% 28.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -54.3% 10.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -17.4% 11.0% –

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.

ConsensusESLTMSITDY
Forward P/E 56.7xFY2026 26.3xFY2026 25.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.93FY2026 $18.41FY2026 $26.05FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +22.3%FY2026 +19.7%FY2026 +18.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.8% +10.4% +13.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.84BFY2026 $12.12BFY2026 $6.20BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.3%FY2026 +3.8%FY2026 +1.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.1% +8.2% +5.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersESLTMSITDY
Held by institutions 19.9% 88.3% 97.2%
Institutions holding 384 1,466 886
Change in shares held, QoQ -7.1% +3.4% +2.7%
Institutions buying 202 639 399
Institutions selling 106 596 327
Buyers to sellers 1.91 1.07 1.22

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.

ESLTMSITDY
ESLT 1.00 0.12 0.39
MSI 0.12 1.00 0.22
TDY 0.39 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ESLT, MSI and TDY?

Motorola Solutions (MSI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Elbit Systems (ESLT) $35.31B, Motorola Solutions (MSI) $79.53B, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) $30.69B.

Which stock is cheaper, ESLT, MSI and TDY?

Teledyne Technologies (TDY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Elbit Systems (ESLT) 55.5x, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 37.3x, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) 29.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) is cheapest (Elbit Systems (ESLT) 56.7x, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 26.3x, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) 25.1x). 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%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) +10.3%, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) +8.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Motorola Solutions (MSI) has the highest net margin (Elbit Systems (ESLT) 7.4%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 17.4%, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) 15.8%). On return on invested capital, Motorola Solutions (MSI) leads (Elbit Systems (ESLT) 17.8%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 20.3%, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) 8.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Elbit Systems (ESLT) returned the most: Elbit Systems (ESLT) +62.2%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) +9.0%, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) +24.0%. Over five years, Elbit Systems (ESLT) compounded fastest (Elbit Systems (ESLT) +38.5%/yr, Motorola Solutions (MSI) +14.3%/yr, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) +8.0%/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%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 0.01%, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) 0.00%. Elbit Systems (ESLT) and Teledyne Technologies (TDY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) has been the steadiest (Elbit Systems (ESLT) 44.7%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 26.1%, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) 25.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ESLT, MSI and TDY?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) leads on 4. 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.