FTAI vs GE vs BA Stock Comparison

FTAI Aviation, General Electric and Boeing Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FTAI FTAI Aviation Ltd.
$157.59 -10.0% 1M -13.4% 1Y
Market cap
$16.06B
P/E
33.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.11B
Div. yield
0.01%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
6 wins
GE General Electric Co
$288.37 -11.9% 1M -5.1% 1Y
Market cap
$307.84B
P/E
33.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$52.58B
Div. yield
0.01%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
4 wins
BA Boeing Co
$188.24 -4.9% 1M -15.0% 1Y
Market cap
$135.08B
P/E
64.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$94.00B
Div. yield
–
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

FTAI Aviation leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (FTAI Aviation 6, General Electric 4, Boeing 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFTAIGEBALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $16.06B $307.84B $135.08B GE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.6x 33.8x 64.6x FTAI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.6x 38.0x — FTAI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +45.3% +19.6% +24.8% FTAI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.3% 17.3% 2.2% GE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -12.0% -38.7% 7.7% BA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -10.3x -0.7x 3.8x FTAI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.01% 0.00% FTAI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -13.4% -5.1% -15.0% GE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +42.0%/yr +34.9%/yr -1.8%/yr FTAI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 64.1% 33.1% 34.5% GE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 45/100 48/100 BA

Percentile Scorecard

FTAIGEBA

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

AxisFTAIGEBA
Valuation 26 #74 of 100 33 #67 of 100 44 #56 of 100
Growth 54 #45 of 97 33 #65 of 97 81 #19 of 97
Profitability 52 #47 of 96 60 #39 of 96 54 #45 of 96
Financial Health 21 #83 of 105 18 #86 of 105 12 #93 of 105
Shareholder Returns 68 #21 of 64 83 #12 of 64 –
Overall 44 45 48
  • FTAI ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • GE 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

PeriodFTAIGEBASPY
1 month -10.0%-11.9%-4.9% -0.8%
3 months -26.4%-20.3%-11.0% +3.5%
6 months -31.4%+1.3%-18.6% +7.0%
Year to date -19.9%-6.4%-13.3% +12.2%
1 year -13.4%-5.1%-15.0% +13.0%
3 years +335.7%+239.7%+4.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +63.4%+50.4%+1.6% +23.1%
5 years +476.4%+345.7%-8.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year +42.0%+34.9%-1.8% +11.0%
10 years +1,207.8%+108.4%+29.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year +29.3%+7.6%+2.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFTAIGEBASPY
Volatility, 1Y 64.1%33.1%34.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 58.5%35.2%33.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.441.201.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.21-0.15-0.43 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -52.1%-45.1%-50.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -49.2%-24.3%-25.3% -1.8%
52-week high $310.04$381.07$252.15 $779.14
52-week low $152.80$273.25$179.12 $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.

MultipleFTAIGEBA
P/E now vs peer median 33.9xmedian 26.8x 32.8xmedian 26.8x 71.2xmedian 26.8x
P/S now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 2.9x 5.7xmedian 2.9x 1.6xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -63.5xmedian 15.2x -20.2xmedian 15.2x 25.7xmedian 15.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -18.2xmedian 25.5x 37.3xmedian 25.5x -708.5xmedian 25.5x
P/B now vs peer median 40.0xmedian 2.5x 16.8xmedian 2.5x 24.3xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.37median 0.94 -114.79median 0.94 2.15median 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 monthsFTAIGEBA
Revenue $3.11B $52.58B $94.00B
Gross profit $1.22B $18.52B $4.40B
Operating income -$561.09M -$16.58B $4.60B
Net income $496.27M $9.13B $2.43B
Free cash flow -$890.12M $7.99B -$210.00M
R&D – $1.81B $3.69B
EPS (diluted) $4.59 $8.74 $2.64
Cash & equivalents $337.20M $8.76B $7.24B
Total debt $3.45B $19.33B $45.90B
Shares (diluted) 104.04M 1.04B 790.80M
Enterprise value $14.50B $266.36B $41.77B

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
MetricFTAIGEBA
P/E 33.9x 32.8x 71.2x
P/FCF -18.2x 37.3x -708.5x
P/Operating cash flow -36.8x 31.6x 40.9x
P/S 5.2x 5.7x 1.6x
P/B 40.0x 16.8x 24.3x
P/Tangible book 41.4x 21.7x 32.5x
EV/EBITDA -63.5x -20.2x 25.7x
EV/EBIT -34.4x -18.6x 38.0x
EV/Revenue 6.2x 5.9x 1.9x
EV/FCF -21.7x 38.6x -831.7x
EV/Operating cash flow -43.9x 32.7x 48.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.37 -114.79 2.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFTAIGEBA
Revenue growth (1Y) 45.3% 19.6% 24.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 42.7% 7.2% 8.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 16.5% 11.7% 1,902%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 26.9% 10.9% -3.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -31.6% 13.2% 149.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -63.3% -98.5% 49.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 8.7% 13.2% 122.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 75.4% -3.4% 36.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 13.7% 15.5% 118.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 91.0% -0.3% 33.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -221.9% 21.4% 158.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -87.8% 6.3% -26.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 30.3% 20.1% 97.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -15.6% 2.7% -26.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFTAIGEBA
Gross margin 39.2% 35.2% 4.7%
EBITDA margin -9.8% -29.1% 7.2%
Operating margin -18.0% -31.5% 4.9%
Pretax margin 19.2% 20.3% 3.0%
Net margin 15.3% 17.3% 2.2%
FCF margin -28.6% 15.2% -0.2%
Operating cash flow margin -14.1% 17.9% 3.9%
Return on equity 118.8% 51.2% 40.4%
Return on assets 11.0% 7.2% 1.5%
Return on invested capital -12.0% -38.7% 7.7%
Return on capital employed -13.9% -19.5% 8.2%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.4x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.9x 1.0x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% – 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFTAIGEBA
Debt / assets 76.9% 15.2% 27.7%
Debt / equity 8.5x 1.1x 7.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -10.3x -0.7x 3.8x
Debt / FCF -3.9x 2.4x -218.6x
Liabilities / assets 91.0% 86.0% 96.3%
Equity / assets 9.0% 14.0% 3.7%
Interest coverage -2.3x -17.9x 1.8x
Current ratio 5.3x 1.0x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.6x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.33 2.63 1.47

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFTAIGEBA
Dividend yield 1.1% 0.6% –
Net buyback yield 0.7% 2.9% –
Shareholder yield 1.7% 3.5% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 31.0% 19.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) -17.3% 21.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 25.1% 26.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 7.9% 36.5% –

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.

ConsensusFTAIGEBA
Forward P/E 27.6xFY2026 38.0xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $5.71FY2026 $7.59FY2026 $-0.99FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.1%FY2026 +19.2%FY2026 -183.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +113.5% +28.1% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.09BFY2026 $54.10BFY2026 $91.05BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +63.0%FY2026 +27.8%FY2026 +1.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +49.3% +11.8% +18.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFTAIGEBA
Held by institutions 96.0% 79.4% 75.6%
Institutions holding 677 3,441 2,626
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% +1.5% +2.3%
Institutions buying 394 1,829 1,327
Institutions selling 200 1,148 843
Buyers to sellers 1.97 1.59 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.

FTAIGEBA
FTAI 1.00 0.53 0.33
GE 0.53 1.00 0.47
BA 0.33 0.47 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FTAI, GE and BA?

General Electric (GE) is the largest by market capitalisation: FTAI Aviation (FTAI) $16.06B, General Electric (GE) $307.84B, Boeing (BA) $135.08B.

Which stock is cheaper, FTAI, GE and BA?

FTAI Aviation (FTAI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (FTAI Aviation (FTAI) 33.6x, General Electric (GE) 33.8x, Boeing (BA) 64.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) is cheapest (FTAI Aviation (FTAI) 27.6x, General Electric (GE) 38.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

FTAI Aviation (FTAI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: FTAI Aviation (FTAI) +45.3%, General Electric (GE) +19.6%, Boeing (BA) +24.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

General Electric (GE) has the highest net margin (FTAI Aviation (FTAI) 15.3%, General Electric (GE) 17.3%, Boeing (BA) 2.2%). On return on invested capital, Boeing (BA) leads (FTAI Aviation (FTAI) -12.0%, General Electric (GE) -38.7%, Boeing (BA) 7.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year General Electric (GE) returned the most: FTAI Aviation (FTAI) -13.4%, General Electric (GE) -5.1%, Boeing (BA) -15.0%. Over five years, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) compounded fastest (FTAI Aviation (FTAI) +42.0%/yr, General Electric (GE) +34.9%/yr, Boeing (BA) -1.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

FTAI Aviation (FTAI) has the highest dividend yield: FTAI Aviation (FTAI) 0.01%, General Electric (GE) 0.01%, Boeing (BA) 0.00%. Boeing (BA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, General Electric (GE) has been the steadiest (FTAI Aviation (FTAI) 64.1%, General Electric (GE) 33.1%, Boeing (BA) 34.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FTAI, GE 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, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) 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.