FTAI vs HON vs BA Stock Comparison

FTAI Aviation, Honeywell International and Boeing Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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FTAI FTAI Aviation Ltd.
$158.67 -9.4% 1M -14.3% 1Y
Market cap
$16.88B
P/E
35.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.11B
Div. yield
0.01%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
4 wins
BA Boeing Co
$168.16 -15.1% 1M -24.6% 1Y
Market cap
$132.16B
P/E
18.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$94.91B
Div. yield
–
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Honeywell International leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Honeywell International 5, FTAI Aviation 4, Boeing 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFTAIHONBALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $16.88B $69.58B $132.16B BA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 35.3x 9.9x 18.1x HON
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.8x 27.5x — HON
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +45.3% — +17.5% FTAI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.3% — 7.7% FTAI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -12.0% — 18.2% BA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -10.3x — 2.1x FTAI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -14.3% +7.9% -24.6% HON
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +42.2%/yr +1.2%/yr -4.2%/yr FTAI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 64.0% 25.4% 36.2% HON
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 66/100 57/100 HON

Percentile Scorecard

FTAIHONBA

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

AxisFTAIHONBA
Valuation 26 #74 of 100 68 #33 of 100 65 #36 of 100
Growth 54 #45 of 97 24 #74 of 97 87 #14 of 97
Profitability 52 #47 of 96 71 #29 of 96 66 #33 of 96
Financial Health 21 #83 of 105 – 13 #92 of 105
Shareholder Returns 69 #21 of 65 100 #1 of 65 –
Overall 44 66 57
  • FTAI ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • HON 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

PeriodFTAIHONBASPY
1 month -9.4%+2.9%-15.1% -0.2%
3 months -25.3%-11.4%-24.1% +3.9%
6 months -26.5%+2.8%-27.1% +8.2%
Year to date -19.4%+12.2%-22.5% +12.9%
1 year -14.3%+7.9%-24.6% +12.3%
3 years +338.7%+31.2%-6.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +63.8%+9.5%-2.2% +23.3%
5 years +480.6%+6.3%-19.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year +42.2%+1.2%-4.2% +10.9%
10 years +1,232.2%+122.6%+17.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year +29.6%+8.3%+1.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFTAIHONBASPY
Volatility, 1Y 64.0%25.4%36.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 58.5%24.2%36.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.440.761.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.220.31-0.68 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -52.1%-26.7%-50.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -48.8%-12.1%-33.3% -1.2%
52-week high $310.04$248.79$252.15 $779.14
52-week low $152.80$188.14$168.16 $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.

MultipleFTAIHONBA
P/E now vs peer median 34.1xmedian 26.5x 9.8xmedian 26.5x 18.2xmedian 26.5x
P/S now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 3.0x 1.7xmedian 3.0x 1.4xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -63.9xmedian 14.6x —median 14.6x 13.2xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -18.3xmedian 26.4x 16.6xmedian 26.4x 8,329xmedian 26.4x
P/B now vs peer median 40.3xmedian 2.5x 3.1xmedian 2.5x 20.3xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.37median 0.90 0.90median 0.90 0.31median 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 monthsFTAIHONBA
Revenue $3.11B – $94.91B
Gross profit $1.22B – $8.94B
Operating income -$561.09M – $9.74B
Net income $496.27M $7.07B $7.66B
Free cash flow -$890.12M – $16.00M
R&D – – $3.62B
EPS (diluted) $4.59 $22.13 $9.22
Cash & equivalents $337.20M $5.69B $9.50B
Total debt $3.45B – $45.92B
Shares (diluted) 104.04M 318.60M 792.90M
Enterprise value $15.32B $69.58B $41.12B

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
MetricFTAIHONBA
P/E 34.1x 9.8x 18.2x
P/FCF -18.3x 16.6x 8,329x
P/Operating cash flow -37.0x 35.6x 33.2x
P/S 5.2x 1.7x 1.4x
P/B 40.3x 3.1x 20.3x
P/Tangible book 41.7x 4.0x 25.2x
EV/EBITDA -63.9x – 13.2x
EV/EBIT -34.6x – 16.3x
EV/Revenue 6.2x – 1.7x
EV/FCF -21.8x – 9,904x
EV/Operating cash flow -44.1x 35.6x 39.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.37 0.90 0.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFTAIHONBA
Revenue growth (1Y) 45.3% – 17.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 42.7% – 7.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 16.5% – 906.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 26.9% – 9.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -31.6% – 217.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -63.3% – 107.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 8.7% 15.0% 177.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 75.4% 9.1% 67.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 13.7% 15.3% 168.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 91.0% 10.9% 58.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -221.9% -74.0% 208.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -87.8% -25.7% -12.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 30.3% – 100.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -15.6% – -84.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFTAIHONBA
Gross margin 39.2% – 9.4%
EBITDA margin -9.8% – 12.7%
Operating margin -18.0% – 10.3%
Pretax margin 19.2% – 8.3%
Net margin 15.3% – 7.7%
FCF margin -28.6% – 0.0%
Operating cash flow margin -14.1% – 4.2%
Return on equity 118.8% 33.9% 121.0%
Return on assets 11.0% 10.8% 4.6%
Return on invested capital -12.0% – 18.2%
Return on capital employed -13.9% – 17.9%
Asset turnover 0.7x – 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.9x 0.3x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% – 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFTAIHONBA
Debt / assets 76.9% – 26.9%
Debt / equity 8.5x – 7.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -10.3x – 2.1x
Debt / FCF -3.9x – 2,870x
Liabilities / assets 91.0% – 96.2%
Equity / assets 9.0% 42.7% 3.8%
Interest coverage -2.3x – 4.0x
Current ratio 5.3x 1.0x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.1x – 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.7x – 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.35 – 1.47

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFTAIHONBA
Dividend yield 1.1% 3.6% –
Net buyback yield 0.6% – –
Shareholder yield 1.7% 3.6% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 31.0% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) -17.3% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 25.1% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 7.9% – –

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.

ConsensusFTAIHONBA
Forward P/E 27.8xFY2026 27.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $5.71FY2026 $7.97FY2026 $-0.99FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.1%FY2026 -22.2%FY2026 -183.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +113.5% +19.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.09BFY2026 $20.59BFY2026 $91.05BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +63.0%FY2026 -45.0%FY2026 +1.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +49.3% +3.9% +18.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFTAIHONBA
Held by institutions 96.0% 76.8% 75.6%
Institutions holding 677 2,169 2,626
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% -0.9% +2.3%
Institutions buying 394 2,108 1,327
Institutions selling 200 53 843
Buyers to sellers 1.97 39.77 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.

FTAIHONBA
FTAI 1.00 0.30 0.31
HON 0.30 1.00 0.33
BA 0.31 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FTAI, HON and BA?

Boeing (BA) is the largest by market capitalisation: FTAI Aviation (FTAI) $16.88B, Honeywell International (HON) $69.58B, Boeing (BA) $132.16B.

Which stock is cheaper, FTAI, HON and BA?

Honeywell International (HON) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (FTAI Aviation (FTAI) 35.3x, Honeywell International (HON) 9.9x, Boeing (BA) 18.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Honeywell International (HON) is cheapest (FTAI Aviation (FTAI) 27.8x, Honeywell International (HON) 27.5x). 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%, Boeing (BA) +17.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

FTAI Aviation (FTAI) has the highest net margin (FTAI Aviation (FTAI) 15.3%, Boeing (BA) 7.7%). On return on invested capital, Boeing (BA) leads (FTAI Aviation (FTAI) -12.0%, Boeing (BA) 18.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Honeywell International (HON) returned the most: FTAI Aviation (FTAI) -14.3%, Honeywell International (HON) +7.9%, Boeing (BA) -24.6%. Over five years, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) compounded fastest (FTAI Aviation (FTAI) +42.2%/yr, Honeywell International (HON) +1.2%/yr, Boeing (BA) -4.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: FTAI Aviation (FTAI) 0.01%, Honeywell International (HON) 0.00%, Boeing (BA) 0.00%. Honeywell International (HON) and Boeing (BA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Honeywell International (HON) has been the steadiest (FTAI Aviation (FTAI) 64.0%, Honeywell International (HON) 25.4%, Boeing (BA) 36.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FTAI, HON 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, Honeywell International (HON) leads on 5. 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.