FTAI vs HWM vs HON Stock Comparison

FTAI Aviation, Howmet Aerospace and Honeywell International Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FTAI FTAI Aviation Ltd.
$196.01 +16.0% 1M +12.6% 1Y
Market cap
$20.12B
P/E
39.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.42B
Div. yield
0.87%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
3 wins
HWM Howmet Aerospace Inc.
$205.71 -10.9% 1M +1.1% 1Y
Market cap
$81.87B
P/E
39.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.73B
Div. yield
0.24%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Honeywell International leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Honeywell International 4, FTAI Aviation 3, Howmet Aerospace 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFTAIHWMHONLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $20.12B $81.87B $70.41B HWM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 39.2x 39.9x 10.0x HON
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 34.3x 39.6x 27.9x HON
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +46.0% +22.0% — FTAI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 21.1% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 21.5% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.4x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.87% 0.24% 3.53% HON
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +12.6% +1.1% +10.7% FTAI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +49.7%/yr +47.3%/yr +1.5%/yr FTAI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 66.0% 35.5% 25.4% HON
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 73/100 65/100 HWM

Percentile Scorecard

FTAIHWMHON

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

AxisFTAIHWMHON
Valuation 22 #78 of 100 40 #60 of 100 71 #30 of 100
Growth 85 #15 of 96 90 #11 of 96 23 #74 of 96
Profitability 100 #1 of 95 99 #2 of 95 68 #31 of 95
Financial Health 18 #86 of 105 47 #56 of 105 –
Shareholder Returns 58 #28 of 65 88 #9 of 65 98 #2 of 65
Overall 57 73 65
  • FTAI ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • HWM ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • HON 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

PeriodFTAIHWMHONSPY
1 month +16.0%-10.9%+5.7% +0.7%
3 months -0.8%-25.8%-8.2% +3.7%
6 months -21.5%-15.4%+3.6% +7.1%
Year to date -0.4%+0.3%+13.9% +12.8%
1 year +12.6%+1.1%+10.7% +11.9%
3 years +431.5%+371.8%+31.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year +74.6%+67.8%+9.5% +22.8%
5 years +650.7%+592.9%+7.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year +49.7%+47.3%+1.5% +10.9%
10 years +1,537.5%—+123.9% +262.0%
10 years, per year +32.3%—+8.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFTAIHWMHONSPY
Volatility, 1Y 66.0%35.5%25.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 58.7%36.5%24.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.411.090.76 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.190.030.42 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -52.1%-36.5%-26.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -36.8%-29.7%-10.7% -1.2%
52-week high $310.04$292.71$248.79 $779.14
52-week low $152.80$185.88$188.14 $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.

MultipleFTAIHWMHON
P/E now vs peer median 39.2xmedian 26.9x 39.9xmedian 26.9x 10.0xmedian 26.9x
P/S now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 3.0x 8.4xmedian 3.0x 1.7xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 15.0x 28.2xmedian 15.0x —median 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -19.5xmedian 27.2x 42.4xmedian 27.2x 16.6xmedian 27.2x
P/B now vs peer median 46.4xmedian 2.5x 14.2xmedian 2.5x 3.1xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.66median 0.93 0.81median 0.93 0.92median 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 monthsFTAIHWMHON
Revenue $3.42B $9.73B –
Gross profit – $3.56B –
Operating income – $2.73B –
Net income – $2.05B $7.07B
Free cash flow – $1.93B –
R&D – $38.00M –
EPS (diluted) $4.93 $5.13 $22.13
Cash & equivalents $385.62M $507.00M $5.69B
Total debt – $4.83B –
Shares (diluted) 104.04M 400.00M 318.60M
Enterprise value $20.12B $77.63B $70.41B

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
MetricFTAIHWMHON
P/E 39.2x 39.9x 10.0x
P/FCF -19.5x 42.4x 16.6x
P/Operating cash flow – 34.1x 36.1x
P/S 5.9x 8.4x 1.7x
P/B 46.4x 14.2x 3.1x
P/Tangible book 47.8x 16.7x 4.1x
EV/EBITDA – 28.2x –
EV/EBIT – 31.6x –
EV/Revenue 5.9x 8.9x –
EV/FCF – 44.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 35.9x 36.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.66 0.81 0.92

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFTAIHWMHON
Revenue growth (1Y) 46.0% 22.0% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 44.6% 14.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 33.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 26.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 36.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 35.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) – 41.6% 15.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 47.5% 9.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 13.3% 43.6% 15.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 59.5% 49.5% 10.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 40.3% -74.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 38.8% -25.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 50.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 41.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFTAIHWMHON
Gross margin – 36.6% –
EBITDA margin – 31.4% –
Operating margin – 28.1% –
Pretax margin – 25.8% –
Net margin – 21.1% –
FCF margin – 19.8% –
Operating cash flow margin – 24.7% –
Return on equity 126.4% 35.7% 33.9%
Return on assets 11.4% 15.5% 10.8%
Return on invested capital – 21.5% –
Return on capital employed – 24.7% –
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.7x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.2x 0.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFTAIHWMHON
Debt / assets – 36.4% –
Debt / equity – 0.8x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.4x –
Debt / FCF – 2.5x –
Liabilities / assets 91.0% 56.6% –
Equity / assets 9.0% 43.4% 42.7%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 3.8x 1.9x 1.0x
Quick ratio – 0.7x –
Cash ratio – 0.2x –
Altman Z-score – 8.71 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFTAIHWMHON
Dividend yield 0.9% 0.2% 3.5%
Net buyback yield – 1.6% –
Shareholder yield 0.9% 1.8% 3.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 9.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 10.5% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 23.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 43.3% –

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.

ConsensusFTAIHWMHON
Forward P/E 34.3xFY2026 39.6xFY2026 27.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.71FY2026 $5.19FY2026 $7.97FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.1%FY2026 +37.7%FY2026 -22.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +113.5% +31.2% +19.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.09BFY2026 $10.37BFY2026 $20.59BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +63.0%FY2026 +25.7%FY2026 -45.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +49.3% +15.9% +3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFTAIHWMHON
Held by institutions 96.0% 91.0% 76.8%
Institutions holding 678 1,601 2,171
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% +0.7% -0.9%
Institutions buying 395 908 2,110
Institutions selling 200 484 53
Buyers to sellers 1.98 1.88 39.81

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.

FTAIHWMHON
FTAI 1.00 0.49 0.30
HWM 0.49 1.00 0.33
HON 0.30 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FTAI, HWM and HON?

Howmet Aerospace (HWM) is the largest by market capitalisation: FTAI Aviation (FTAI) $20.12B, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) $81.87B, Honeywell International (HON) $70.41B.

Which stock is cheaper, FTAI, HWM and HON?

Honeywell International (HON) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (FTAI Aviation (FTAI) 39.2x, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 39.9x, Honeywell International (HON) 10.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Honeywell International (HON) is cheapest (FTAI Aviation (FTAI) 34.3x, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 39.6x, Honeywell International (HON) 27.9x). 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%.

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%, Honeywell International (HON) +10.7%. Over five years, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) compounded fastest (FTAI Aviation (FTAI) +49.7%/yr, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) +47.3%/yr, Honeywell International (HON) +1.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Honeywell International (HON) has the highest dividend yield: FTAI Aviation (FTAI) 0.87%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 0.24%, Honeywell International (HON) 3.53%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Honeywell International (HON) has been the steadiest (FTAI Aviation (FTAI) 66.0%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 35.5%, Honeywell International (HON) 25.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 4. 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.