ESP vs HII vs TAYD Stock Comparison

Espey Mfg & Electronics, Huntington Ingalls Industries and Taylor Devices Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TAYD Taylor Devices, Inc.
$56.00 -11.4% 1M +23.5% 1Y
Market cap
$181.61M
P/E
26.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$39.03M
Div. yield
–
Defense Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Espey Mfg & Electronics leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Espey Mfg & Electronics 6, Huntington Ingalls Industries 3, Taylor Devices 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionESPHIITAYDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $152.48M $11.12B $181.61M HII
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.6x 16.8x 26.6x ESP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.5x 14.6x 18.9x ESP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.9% +14.0% -12.5% HII
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 24.2% 5.0% 17.5% ESP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 6.9% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.6x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.02% 0.00% ESP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +35.9% -6.3% +23.5% ESP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +28.8%/yr +6.8%/yr +36.6%/yr TAYD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.5% 38.5% 56.6% HII
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 49/100 62/100 ESP

Percentile Scorecard

ESPHIITAYD

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

AxisESPHIITAYD
Valuation 84 #17 of 100 73 #28 of 100 79 #22 of 100
Growth 69 #31 of 97 27 #71 of 97 16 #82 of 97
Profitability 82 #18 of 96 62 #37 of 96 93 #8 of 96
Financial Health 63 #40 of 105 31 #73 of 105 95 #6 of 105
Shareholder Returns 56 #29 of 64 52 #31 of 64 30 #45 of 64
Overall 71 49 62
  • ESP ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • HII ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • TAYD 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

PeriodESPHIITAYDSPY
1 month -19.4%+6.5%-11.4% -0.8%
3 months -9.3%-2.5%+1.0% +3.5%
6 months -25.2%-21.6%-2.0% +7.0%
Year to date +12.4%-17.4%-4.2% +12.2%
1 year +35.9%-6.3%+23.5% +13.0%
3 years +237.4%+31.9%+146.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year +50.0%+9.7%+35.1% +23.1%
5 years +254.3%+38.7%+374.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year +28.8%+6.8%+36.6% +11.0%
10 years +107.7%+76.4%+292.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year +7.6%+5.8%+14.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureESPHIITAYDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.5%38.5%56.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.5%37.7%63.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.860.720.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.77-0.160.41 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.6%-46.1%-52.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.7%-38.1%-37.7% -1.8%
52-week high $72.22$453.73$89.95 $779.14
52-week low $37.20$257.01$43.14 $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.

MultipleESPHIITAYD
P/E now vs peer median 13.1xmedian 26.8x 16.8xmedian 26.8x 26.5xmedian 26.8x
P/S now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 2.9x 0.8xmedian 2.9x 4.6xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.5xmedian 15.2x 13.5xmedian 15.2x 18.5xmedian 15.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 62.3xmedian 25.5x -130.3xmedian 25.5x 14.9xmedian 25.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 2.5x 2.1xmedian 2.5x 2.5xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.35median 0.94 1.95median 0.94 13.16median 0.94

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 monthsESPHIITAYD
Revenue $46.12M $13.19B $39.03M
Gross profit $16.28M $5.53B $16.07M
Operating income $11.59M $698.00M $5.14M
Net income $11.18M $661.00M $6.83M
Free cash flow $2.58M -$85.00M $12.13M
R&D – – $847.25K
EPS (diluted) $3.89 $16.73 $2.16
Cash & equivalents $19.44M $12.00M $3.60M
Total debt – $10.67B –
Shares (diluted) 2.87M 39.50M 3.16M
Enterprise value -$29.70M $9.80B $8.59M

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
MetricESPHIITAYD
P/E 13.1x 16.8x 26.5x
P/FCF 62.3x -130.3x 14.9x
P/Operating cash flow 28.3x 31.9x 12.6x
P/S 3.5x 0.8x 4.6x
P/B 2.7x 2.1x 2.5x
P/Tangible book -2.2x 2.4x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA 9.5x 13.5x 18.5x
EV/EBIT 10.0x 19.7x 25.7x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 1.0x 3.4x
EV/FCF 44.7x -161.9x 10.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.3x 39.7x 9.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.35 1.95 13.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricESPHIITAYD
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.9% 14.0% -12.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 6.6% -1.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 28.4% 8.6% -21.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 26.5% 7.5% -3.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 42.7% 35.3% -42.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 39.2% 9.4% -12.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 37.3% 25.9% -23.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 44.9% 8.3% -1.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 28.9% 25.6% -23.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 37.8% 8.6% 2.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -72.9% -66.4% 24.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.4% -19.1% 10.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -84.5% -112.7% 34.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.7% -30.7% 15.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricESPHIITAYD
Gross margin 35.3% 41.9% 41.2%
EBITDA margin 26.2% 7.7% 18.3%
Operating margin 25.1% 5.3% 13.2%
Pretax margin 28.9% 6.4% 17.5%
Net margin 24.2% 5.0% 17.5%
FCF margin 5.6% -0.6% 31.1%
Operating cash flow margin 12.3% 2.6% 36.7%
Return on equity 19.1% 12.6% 9.3%
Return on assets 11.6% 5.2% 8.6%
Return on invested capital – 6.9% –
Return on capital employed 19.3% 7.0% 7.2%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.0x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x 0.5x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 0.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricESPHIITAYD
Debt / assets – 21.3% –
Debt / equity – 0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.6x –
Debt / FCF – -31.8x –
Liabilities / assets 37.7% 58.1% 9.4%
Equity / assets 62.3% 41.9% 90.6%
Interest coverage – 7.1x –
Current ratio 2.5x 1.2x 8.7x
Quick ratio 1.5x 0.2x 7.2x
Cash ratio 1.2x 0.0x 6.4x
Altman Z-score 4.73 2.81 16.98

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricESPHIITAYD
Dividend yield 2.8% 2.0% –
Net buyback yield -1.3% – -1.1%
Shareholder yield 1.5% 2.0% -1.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 43.2% 32.7% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 187.2% -254.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 86.0% 2.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 3.1% –

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.

ConsensusESPHIITAYD
Forward P/E 13.5xFY2027 14.6xFY2026 18.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.93FY2027 $19.23FY2026 $2.96FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1.0%FY2027 +25.0%FY2026 +9.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -2.0% +16.1% +32.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $49.74MFY2027 $13.12BFY2026 $55.10MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.8%FY2027 +5.2%FY2026 +32.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.5% +1.3% +13.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersESPHIITAYD
Held by institutions 35.4% 88.5% 34.8%
Institutions holding 78 806 68
Change in shares held, QoQ +15.0% -1.2% +8.0%
Institutions buying 50 354 44
Institutions selling 13 301 14
Buyers to sellers 3.85 1.18 3.14

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.

ESPHIITAYD
ESP 1.00 0.09 0.26
HII 0.09 1.00 -0.03
TAYD 0.26 -0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ESP, HII and TAYD?

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) is the largest by market capitalisation: Espey Mfg & Electronics (ESP) $152.48M, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) $11.12B, Taylor Devices (TAYD) $181.61M.

Which stock is cheaper, ESP, HII and TAYD?

Espey Mfg & Electronics (ESP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Espey Mfg & Electronics (ESP) 13.6x, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 16.8x, Taylor Devices (TAYD) 26.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Espey Mfg & Electronics (ESP) is cheapest (Espey Mfg & Electronics (ESP) 13.5x, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 14.6x, Taylor Devices (TAYD) 18.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Espey Mfg & Electronics (ESP) +4.9%, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) +14.0%, Taylor Devices (TAYD) -12.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Espey Mfg & Electronics (ESP) has the highest net margin (Espey Mfg & Electronics (ESP) 24.2%, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 5.0%, Taylor Devices (TAYD) 17.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Espey Mfg & Electronics (ESP) returned the most: Espey Mfg & Electronics (ESP) +35.9%, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) -6.3%, Taylor Devices (TAYD) +23.5%. Over five years, Taylor Devices (TAYD) compounded fastest (Espey Mfg & Electronics (ESP) +28.8%/yr, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) +6.8%/yr, Taylor Devices (TAYD) +36.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Espey Mfg & Electronics (ESP) has the highest dividend yield: Espey Mfg & Electronics (ESP) 0.03%, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 0.02%, Taylor Devices (TAYD) 0.00%. Taylor Devices (TAYD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has been the steadiest (Espey Mfg & Electronics (ESP) 46.5%, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 38.5%, Taylor Devices (TAYD) 56.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ESP, HII and TAYD?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Espey Mfg & Electronics (ESP) leads on 6. 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.