FTAI vs HWM vs RTX Stock Comparison

FTAI Aviation, Howmet Aerospace and Rtx Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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FTAI FTAI Aviation Ltd.
$197.75 +18.4% 1M +14.4% 1Y
Market cap
$20.29B
P/E
42.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.11B
Div. yield
0.86%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
4 wins
HWM Howmet Aerospace Inc.
$212.94 -8.0% 1M +3.4% 1Y
Market cap
$84.75B
P/E
41.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.73B
Div. yield
0.23%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
3 wins
RTX RTX Corp
$202.83 +9.8% 1M +13.6% 1Y
Market cap
$273.71B
P/E
32.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$95.99B
Div. yield
1.39%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Rtx leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Rtx 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.

QuestionFTAIHWMRTXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $20.29B $84.75B $273.71B RTX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 42.5x 41.3x 32.6x RTX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 34.6x 41.0x 28.4x RTX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +45.3% +22.0% +11.6% FTAI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.3% 21.1% 8.8% HWM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -12.0% 21.5% 8.6% HWM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -10.3x 1.4x 1.8x FTAI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.86% 0.23% 1.39% RTX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +14.4% +3.4% +13.6% FTAI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +50.0%/yr +47.6%/yr +18.0%/yr FTAI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 65.7% 36.2% 25.2% RTX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 73/100 57/100 HWM

Percentile Scorecard

FTAIHWMRTX

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

AxisFTAIHWMRTX
Valuation 25 #76 of 101 38 #63 of 101 61 #40 of 101
Growth 55 #45 of 98 91 #10 of 98 75 #25 of 98
Profitability 51 #48 of 97 99 #2 of 97 71 #29 of 97
Financial Health 24 #82 of 107 46 #58 of 107 30 #75 of 107
Shareholder Returns 62 #25 of 64 89 #8 of 64 48 #34 of 64
Overall 43 73 57
  • FTAI ranked among 108 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • HWM ranked among 108 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • RTX 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

PeriodFTAIHWMRTXSPY
1 month +18.4%-8.0%+9.8% -2.3%
3 months -12.2%-25.6%-6.4% -0.7%
6 months -17.6%-11.2%+17.3% +4.8%
Year to date +0.5%+3.9%+10.6% +10.3%
1 year +14.4%+3.4%+13.6% +10.3%
3 years +400.9%+343.8%+145.2% +73.0%
3 years, per year +71.2%+64.4%+34.9% +20.1%
5 years +659.4%+599.8%+128.7% +61.9%
5 years, per year +50.0%+47.6%+18.0% +10.1%
10 years +1,475.7%+1,447.5%+217.4% +258.6%
10 years, per year +31.8%+31.5%+12.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFTAIHWMRTXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 65.7%36.2%25.2% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 58.2%36.7%24.0% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.481.070.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.220.090.54 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -52.1%-36.5%-33.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -36.2%-27.3%-10.0% -3.5%
52-week high $310.04$292.71$225.49 $779.14
52-week low $152.80$185.88$168.02 $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.

MultipleFTAIHWMRTX
P/E now vs peer median 42.5xmedian 26.9x 41.3xmedian 26.9x 32.6xmedian 26.9x
P/S now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 2.9x 8.7xmedian 2.9x 2.9xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -77.1xmedian 14.7x 29.2xmedian 14.7x 19.3xmedian 14.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -22.8xmedian 27.6x 43.9xmedian 27.6x 28.8xmedian 27.6x
P/B now vs peer median 50.2xmedian 2.5x 14.7xmedian 2.5x 3.9xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.47median 0.91 0.83median 0.91 0.80median 0.91

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 monthsFTAIHWMRTX
Revenue $3.11B $9.73B $95.99B
Gross profit $1.22B $3.56B $20.25B
Operating income -$561.09M $2.73B $11.30B
Net income $496.27M $2.05B $8.83B
Free cash flow -$890.12M $1.93B $9.50B
R&D – $38.00M $2.85B
EPS (diluted) $4.59 $5.13 $6.14
Cash & equivalents $337.20M $507.00M $9.17B
Total debt $3.45B $4.83B $37.38B
Shares (diluted) 104.04M 400.00M 1.37B
Enterprise value $18.73B $80.50B $243.69B

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
MetricFTAIHWMRTX
P/E 42.5x 41.3x 32.6x
P/FCF -22.8x 43.9x 28.8x
P/Operating cash flow -46.1x 35.3x 22.0x
P/S 6.5x 8.7x 2.9x
P/B 50.2x 14.7x 3.9x
P/Tangible book 51.9x 17.3x 6.8x
EV/EBITDA -77.1x 29.2x 19.3x
EV/EBIT -41.7x 32.6x 26.7x
EV/Revenue 7.5x 9.2x 3.1x
EV/FCF -26.3x 46.2x 31.8x
EV/Operating cash flow -53.2x 37.1x 24.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.47 0.83 0.80

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFTAIHWMRTX
Revenue growth (1Y) 45.3% 22.0% 11.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 42.7% 14.9% 12.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 16.5% 33.7% 17.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 26.9% 26.3% 20.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -31.6% 36.4% 28.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -63.3% 35.5% 51.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 8.7% 41.6% 27.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 75.4% 47.5% 39.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 13.7% 43.6% 26.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 91.0% 49.5% 40.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -221.9% 40.3% 56.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -87.8% 38.8% 16.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 30.3% 50.9% 81.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -15.6% 41.0% 21.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFTAIHWMRTX
Gross margin 39.2% 36.6% 21.1%
EBITDA margin -9.8% 31.4% 16.3%
Operating margin -18.0% 28.1% 11.8%
Pretax margin 19.2% 25.8% 11.3%
Net margin 15.3% 21.1% 8.8%
FCF margin -28.6% 19.8% 9.9%
Operating cash flow margin -14.1% 24.7% 13.0%
Return on equity 118.8% 35.7% 12.7%
Return on assets 11.0% 15.5% 5.0%
Return on invested capital -12.0% 21.5% 8.6%
Return on capital employed -13.9% 24.7% 10.1%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.7x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.9x 1.2x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 1.0% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFTAIHWMRTX
Debt / assets 76.9% 36.4% 21.2%
Debt / equity 8.5x 0.8x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -10.3x 1.4x 1.8x
Debt / FCF -3.9x 2.5x 3.9x
Liabilities / assets 91.0% 56.6% 59.8%
Equity / assets 9.0% 43.4% 40.2%
Interest coverage -2.3x – –
Current ratio 5.3x 1.9x 1.0x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 3.94 8.94 2.81

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFTAIHWMRTX
Dividend yield 0.9% 0.2% 1.4%
Net buyback yield 0.5% 1.5% –
Shareholder yield 1.4% 1.8% 1.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 31.0% 9.9% 43.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) -17.3% 10.5% 40.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) 25.1% 23.8% 9.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 7.9% 43.3% 5.2%

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.

ConsensusFTAIHWMRTX
Forward P/E 34.6xFY2026 41.0xFY2026 28.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.71FY2026 $5.19FY2026 $7.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.1%FY2026 +37.7%FY2026 +13.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +113.5% +31.2% +6.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.09BFY2026 $10.37BFY2026 $99.89BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +63.0%FY2026 +25.7%FY2026 +12.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +49.3% +15.9% +2.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFTAIHWMRTX
Held by institutions 96.0% 91.0% 79.9%
Institutions holding 679 1,602 3,416
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% +0.7% +15.9%
Institutions buying 396 908 1,718
Institutions selling 200 485 1,268
Buyers to sellers 1.98 1.87 1.35

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.

FTAIHWMRTX
FTAI 1.00 0.51 0.26
HWM 0.51 1.00 0.49
RTX 0.26 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FTAI, HWM and RTX?

Rtx (RTX) is the largest by market capitalisation: FTAI Aviation (FTAI) $20.29B, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) $84.75B, Rtx (RTX) $273.71B.

Which stock is cheaper, FTAI, HWM and RTX?

Rtx (RTX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (FTAI Aviation (FTAI) 42.5x, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 41.3x, Rtx (RTX) 32.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Rtx (RTX) is cheapest (FTAI Aviation (FTAI) 34.6x, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 41.0x, Rtx (RTX) 28.4x). 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%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) +22.0%, Rtx (RTX) +11.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Howmet Aerospace (HWM) has the highest net margin (FTAI Aviation (FTAI) 15.3%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 21.1%, Rtx (RTX) 8.8%). On return on invested capital, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) leads (FTAI Aviation (FTAI) -12.0%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 21.5%, Rtx (RTX) 8.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year FTAI Aviation (FTAI) returned the most: FTAI Aviation (FTAI) +14.4%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) +3.4%, Rtx (RTX) +13.6%. Over five years, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) compounded fastest (FTAI Aviation (FTAI) +50.0%/yr, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) +47.6%/yr, Rtx (RTX) +18.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Rtx (RTX) has the highest dividend yield: FTAI Aviation (FTAI) 0.86%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 0.23%, Rtx (RTX) 1.39%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rtx (RTX) has been the steadiest (FTAI Aviation (FTAI) 65.7%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 36.2%, Rtx (RTX) 25.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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