FTAI vs HWM vs GE Stock Comparison

FTAI Aviation, Howmet Aerospace and General Electric Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FTAI FTAI Aviation Ltd.
$196.01 +16.0% 1M +12.6% 1Y
Market cap
$19.02B
P/E
37.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.42B
Div. yield
–
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
4 wins
HWM Howmet Aerospace Inc.
$205.71 -10.9% 1M +1.1% 1Y
Market cap
$79.38B
P/E
38.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.73B
Div. yield
0.00%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
3 wins
GE General Electric Co
$313.11 -1.6% 1M -0.4% 1Y
Market cap
$311.41B
P/E
34.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$52.58B
Div. yield
0.01%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

General Electric leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (General Electric 5, FTAI Aviation 4, Howmet Aerospace 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFTAIHWMGELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $19.02B $79.38B $311.41B GE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 37.1x 38.7x 34.2x GE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 34.3x 39.6x 41.3x FTAI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +46.0% +22.0% +19.6% FTAI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 21.1% 17.3% HWM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 21.5% -38.7% HWM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.4x -0.7x GE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% GE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +12.6% +1.1% -0.4% FTAI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +49.7%/yr +47.3%/yr +36.8%/yr FTAI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 66.0% 35.5% 33.4% GE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 73/100 46/100 HWM

Percentile Scorecard

FTAIHWMGE

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

AxisFTAIHWMGE
Valuation 22 #78 of 100 40 #60 of 100 33 #67 of 100
Growth 85 #15 of 96 90 #11 of 96 33 #65 of 96
Profitability 100 #1 of 95 99 #2 of 95 57 #41 of 95
Financial Health 18 #86 of 105 47 #56 of 105 20 #84 of 105
Shareholder Returns 58 #28 of 65 88 #9 of 65 84 #11 of 65
Overall 57 73 46
  • FTAI ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • HWM ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • GE 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

PeriodFTAIHWMGESPY
1 month +16.0%-10.9%-1.6% +0.7%
3 months -0.8%-25.8%-11.8% +3.7%
6 months -21.5%-15.4%+8.0% +7.1%
Year to date -0.4%+0.3%+1.6% +12.8%
1 year +12.6%+1.1%-0.4% +11.9%
3 years +431.5%+371.8%+257.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year +74.6%+67.8%+52.9% +22.8%
5 years +650.7%+592.9%+379.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year +49.7%+47.3%+36.8% +10.9%
10 years +1,537.5%—+123.6% +262.0%
10 years, per year +32.3%—+8.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFTAIHWMGESPY
Volatility, 1Y 66.0%35.5%33.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 58.7%36.5%35.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.411.091.20 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.190.03-0.01 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -52.1%-36.5%-45.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -36.8%-29.7%-17.8% -1.2%
52-week high $310.04$292.71$381.07 $779.14
52-week low $152.80$185.88$273.25 $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.

MultipleFTAIHWMGE
P/E now vs peer median 39.2xmedian 26.9x 39.9xmedian 26.9x 35.6xmedian 26.9x
P/S now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 3.0x 8.4xmedian 3.0x 6.2xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 15.0x 28.2xmedian 15.0x -21.8xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -19.5xmedian 27.2x 42.4xmedian 27.2x 40.5xmedian 27.2x
P/B now vs peer median 46.4xmedian 2.5x 14.2xmedian 2.5x 18.2xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.66median 0.93 0.81median 0.93 -124.64median 0.93

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 monthsFTAIHWMGE
Revenue $3.42B $9.73B $52.58B
Gross profit – $3.56B $18.52B
Operating income – $2.73B -$16.58B
Net income – $2.05B $9.13B
Free cash flow – $1.93B $7.99B
R&D – $38.00M $1.81B
EPS (diluted) $4.93 $5.13 $8.74
Cash & equivalents $385.62M $507.00M $8.76B
Total debt – $4.83B $19.33B
Shares (diluted) 104.04M 400.00M 1.04B
Enterprise value $19.02B $75.14B $269.93B

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
MetricFTAIHWMGE
P/E 39.2x 39.9x 35.6x
P/FCF -19.5x 42.4x 40.5x
P/Operating cash flow – 34.1x 34.3x
P/S 5.9x 8.4x 6.2x
P/B 46.4x 14.2x 18.2x
P/Tangible book 47.8x 16.7x 23.6x
EV/EBITDA – 28.2x -21.8x
EV/EBIT – 31.6x -20.2x
EV/Revenue 5.9x 8.9x 6.4x
EV/FCF – 44.7x 41.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – 35.9x 35.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.66 0.81 -124.64

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFTAIHWMGE
Revenue growth (1Y) 46.0% 22.0% 19.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 44.6% 14.9% 7.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 33.7% 11.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 26.3% 10.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 36.4% 13.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 35.5% -98.5%
Net income growth (1Y) – 41.6% 13.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 47.5% -3.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 13.3% 43.6% 15.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 59.5% 49.5% -0.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 40.3% 21.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 38.8% 6.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 50.9% 20.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 41.0% 2.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFTAIHWMGE
Gross margin – 36.6% 35.2%
EBITDA margin – 31.4% -29.1%
Operating margin – 28.1% -31.5%
Pretax margin – 25.8% 20.3%
Net margin – 21.1% 17.3%
FCF margin – 19.8% 15.2%
Operating cash flow margin – 24.7% 17.9%
Return on equity 126.4% 35.7% 51.2%
Return on assets 11.4% 15.5% 7.2%
Return on invested capital – 21.5% -38.7%
Return on capital employed – 24.7% -19.5%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.7x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.2x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFTAIHWMGE
Debt / assets – 36.4% 15.2%
Debt / equity – 0.8x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.4x -0.7x
Debt / FCF – 2.5x 2.4x
Liabilities / assets 91.0% 56.6% 86.0%
Equity / assets 9.0% 43.4% 14.0%
Interest coverage – – -17.9x
Current ratio 3.8x 1.9x 1.0x
Quick ratio – 0.7x 0.6x
Cash ratio – 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 8.71 2.77

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFTAIHWMGE
Dividend yield 0.9% 0.2% 0.6%
Net buyback yield – 1.6% 2.6%
Shareholder yield 0.9% 1.8% 3.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 9.9% 19.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 10.5% 21.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 23.8% 26.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 43.3% 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.

ConsensusFTAIHWMGE
Forward P/E 34.3xFY2026 39.6xFY2026 41.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.71FY2026 $5.19FY2026 $7.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.1%FY2026 +37.7%FY2026 +19.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +113.5% +31.2% +28.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.09BFY2026 $10.37BFY2026 $54.10BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +63.0%FY2026 +25.7%FY2026 +27.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +49.3% +15.9% +11.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFTAIHWMGE
Held by institutions 96.0% 91.0% 79.4%
Institutions holding 678 1,601 3,444
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% +0.7% +1.5%
Institutions buying 395 908 1,831
Institutions selling 200 484 1,149
Buyers to sellers 1.98 1.88 1.59

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.

FTAIHWMGE
FTAI 1.00 0.50 0.55
HWM 0.50 1.00 0.67
GE 0.55 0.67 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FTAI, HWM and GE?

General Electric (GE) is the largest by market capitalisation: FTAI Aviation (FTAI) $19.02B, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) $79.38B, General Electric (GE) $311.41B.

Which stock is cheaper, FTAI, HWM and GE?

General Electric (GE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (FTAI Aviation (FTAI) 37.1x, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 38.7x, General Electric (GE) 34.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) is cheapest (FTAI Aviation (FTAI) 34.3x, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 39.6x, General Electric (GE) 41.3x). 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%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) +22.0%, General Electric (GE) +19.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Howmet Aerospace (HWM) has the highest net margin (Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 21.1%, General Electric (GE) 17.3%). On return on invested capital, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) leads (Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 21.5%, General Electric (GE) -38.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year FTAI Aviation (FTAI) returned the most: FTAI Aviation (FTAI) +12.6%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) +1.1%, General Electric (GE) -0.4%. Over five years, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) compounded fastest (FTAI Aviation (FTAI) +49.7%/yr, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) +47.3%/yr, General Electric (GE) +36.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, General Electric (GE) has been the steadiest (FTAI Aviation (FTAI) 66.0%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 35.5%, General Electric (GE) 33.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FTAI, HWM and GE?

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