FTAI vs HON vs AER Stock Comparison

FTAI Aviation, Honeywell International and AerCap Holdings Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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FTAI FTAI Aviation Ltd.
$179.58 +9.0% 1M +15.6% 1Y
Market cap
$16.67B
P/E
32.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.42B
Div. yield
0.01%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
3 wins
AER AerCap Holdings N.V.
$165.83 +15.7% 1M +26.7% 1Y
Market cap
$28.60B
P/E
9.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.07B
Div. yield
0.01%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

AerCap Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (AerCap Holdings 6, Honeywell International 3, FTAI Aviation 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFTAIHONAERLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $16.67B $68.84B $28.60B HON
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 32.5x 9.8x 9.2x AER
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 31.5x 28.7x 9.2x AER
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +46.0% +3.9% +8.7% FTAI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.0% 21.0% 34.5% AER
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -17.5% -6.7% 8.5% AER
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -5.4x -4.3x 5.1x FTAI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.04% 0.01% HON
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +15.6% +16.3% +26.7% AER
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +46.5%/yr +1.4%/yr +19.7%/yr FTAI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 65.7% 25.5% 26.2% HON
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 39/100 66/100 AER

Percentile Scorecard

FTAIHONAER

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

AxisFTAIHONAER
Valuation 24 #77 of 101 57 #44 of 101 96 #5 of 101
Growth 50 #50 of 98 8 #90 of 98 41 #58 of 98
Profitability 50 #49 of 97 54 #45 of 97 90 #11 of 97
Financial Health 18 #88 of 107 27 #78 of 107 7 #100 of 107
Shareholder Returns 72 #19 of 66 48 #35 of 66 95 #4 of 66
Overall 43 39 66
  • FTAI ranked among 108 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • HON ranked among 108 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • AER ranked among 108 companies in Aerospace and Defense

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFTAIHONAERSPY
1 month +9.0%+6.7%+15.7% -1.0%
3 months -19.7%-7.9%+6.9% -0.4%
6 months -37.1%+5.4%+9.8% +4.5%
Year to date -8.8%+17.1%+15.4% +12.4%
1 year +15.6%+16.3%+26.7% +13.6%
3 years +354.9%+28.3%+153.6% +76.4%
3 years, per year +65.7%+8.7%+36.4% +20.8%
5 years +574.9%+7.2%+145.7% +63.7%
5 years, per year +46.5%+1.4%+19.7% +10.4%
10 years +1,289.9%+133.6%+301.6% +267.7%
10 years, per year +30.1%+8.9%+14.9% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureFTAIHONAERSPY
Volatility, 1Y 65.7%25.5%26.2% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 58.4%24.5%26.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.270.760.96 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.240.641.02 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -52.1%-26.7%-45.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -42.1%-8.2%0.0% -1.6%
52-week high $310.04$248.79$165.83 $779.14
52-week low $152.80$188.14$130.90 $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.

MultipleFTAIHONAER
P/E now vs peer median 36.0xmedian 25.9x 10.3xmedian 25.9x 9.1xmedian 25.9x
P/S now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 2.8x 2.2xmedian 2.8x 3.1xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -38.0xmedian 14.7x -34.4xmedian 14.7x 8.6xmedian 14.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -17.4xmedian 26.9x 62.7xmedian 26.9x 9.2xmedian 26.9x
P/B now vs peer median 42.5xmedian 2.5x 3.2xmedian 2.5x 1.5xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.60median 0.94 0.95median 0.94 0.48median 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 monthsFTAIHONAER
Revenue $3.42B $33.61B $9.07B
Gross profit $1.27B $4.28B –
Operating income -$804.00M -$3.78B –
Net income $529.16M $7.07B $3.13B
Free cash flow -$1.06B $1.16B $3.00B
R&D – $2.29B –
EPS (diluted) $4.92 $22.09 $17.75
Cash & equivalents $385.62M $5.69B $2.53B
Total debt $3.46B $16.59B $43.27B
Shares (diluted) 104.11M 319.20M 176.12M
Enterprise value $15.24B $28.35B $21.52B

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
MetricFTAIHONAER
P/E 36.0x 10.3x 9.1x
P/FCF -17.4x 62.7x 9.2x
P/Operating cash flow -35.9x 33.9x 4.7x
P/S 5.4x 2.2x 3.1x
P/B 42.5x 3.2x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 43.7x 4.2x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA -38.0x -34.4x 8.6x
EV/EBIT -26.7x -21.9x 13.1x
EV/Revenue 6.3x 2.5x 7.5x
EV/FCF -20.3x 71.7x 22.8x
EV/Operating cash flow -41.9x 38.8x 11.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.60 0.95 0.48

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFTAIHONAER
Revenue growth (1Y) 46.0% 3.9% 8.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 44.6% -2.6% 6.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.9% -69.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 25.9% -32.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -55.2% -149.1% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -69.4% -36.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) 8.4% 14.4% -17.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 51.5% 9.1% 7.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 13.2% 15.1% -8.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 59.5% 10.8% 19.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -195.2% -71.5% 8.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -85.3% -23.4% 3.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 12.9% -83.5% 417.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -16.0% -33.0% 3.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFTAIHONAER
Gross margin 37.1% 12.7% –
EBITDA margin -16.5% -7.2% 87.6%
Operating margin -23.5% -11.2% –
Pretax margin 18.3% 38.2% 36.6%
Net margin 15.0% 21.0% 34.5%
FCF margin -30.8% 3.4% 33.1%
Operating cash flow margin -15.0% 6.4% 65.5%
Return on equity 126.4% 33.9% 16.9%
Return on assets 11.4% 10.8% 4.4%
Return on invested capital -17.5% -6.7% 8.5%
Return on capital employed -20.7% -7.5% –
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.5x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.0x 0.3x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.8% 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFTAIHONAER
Debt / assets 71.9% 31.2% 60.0%
Debt / equity 8.0x 0.7x 2.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -5.4x -4.3x 5.1x
Debt / FCF -3.3x 14.4x 14.4x
Liabilities / assets 91.0% 57.3% 74.2%
Equity / assets 9.0% 42.7% 25.8%
Interest coverage -3.2x -2.5x 2.8x
Current ratio 3.8x 1.0x –
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.9x –
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.4x –
Altman Z-score 3.35 3.36 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFTAIHONAER
Dividend yield 0.9% 3.4% 0.9%
Net buyback yield 0.6% 1.0% 9.8%
Shareholder yield 1.5% 4.5% 10.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 33.0% 36.5% 4.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) -16.5% 223.0% 4.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) 41.7% -12.8% 68.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 13.4% -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.

ConsensusFTAIHONAER
Forward P/E 31.5xFY2026 28.7xFY2026 9.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.71FY2026 $7.97FY2026 $17.95FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.1%FY2026 -22.2%FY2026 +16.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +113.5% +19.4% +4.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.09BFY2026 $20.59BFY2026 $9.14BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +63.0%FY2026 -45.0%FY2026 +7.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +49.3% +3.9% -1.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFTAIHONAER
Held by institutions 96.0% 76.8% 78.7%
Institutions holding 679 2,175 691
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% -0.9% -5.5%
Institutions buying 396 2,114 360
Institutions selling 200 53 239
Buyers to sellers 1.98 39.89 1.51

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.

FTAIHONAER
FTAI 1.00 0.30 0.47
HON 0.30 1.00 0.42
AER 0.47 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FTAI, HON and AER?

Honeywell International (HON) is the largest by market capitalisation: FTAI Aviation (FTAI) $16.67B, Honeywell International (HON) $68.84B, AerCap Holdings (AER) $28.60B.

Which stock is cheaper, FTAI, HON and AER?

AerCap Holdings (AER) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (FTAI Aviation (FTAI) 32.5x, Honeywell International (HON) 9.8x, AerCap Holdings (AER) 9.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, AerCap Holdings (AER) is cheapest (FTAI Aviation (FTAI) 31.5x, Honeywell International (HON) 28.7x, AerCap Holdings (AER) 9.2x). 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) +46.0%, Honeywell International (HON) +3.9%, AerCap Holdings (AER) +8.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

AerCap Holdings (AER) has the highest net margin (FTAI Aviation (FTAI) 15.0%, Honeywell International (HON) 21.0%, AerCap Holdings (AER) 34.5%). On return on invested capital, AerCap Holdings (AER) leads (FTAI Aviation (FTAI) -17.5%, Honeywell International (HON) -6.7%, AerCap Holdings (AER) 8.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year AerCap Holdings (AER) returned the most: FTAI Aviation (FTAI) +15.6%, Honeywell International (HON) +16.3%, AerCap Holdings (AER) +26.7%. Over five years, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) compounded fastest (FTAI Aviation (FTAI) +46.5%/yr, Honeywell International (HON) +1.4%/yr, AerCap Holdings (AER) +19.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Honeywell International (HON) has the highest dividend yield: FTAI Aviation (FTAI) 0.01%, Honeywell International (HON) 0.04%, AerCap Holdings (AER) 0.01%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Honeywell International (HON) has been the steadiest (FTAI Aviation (FTAI) 65.7%, Honeywell International (HON) 25.5%, AerCap Holdings (AER) 26.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FTAI, HON and AER?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, AerCap Holdings (AER) 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.