GE vs APH vs BA Stock Comparison

General Electric, Amphenol and Boeing Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GE General Electric Co
$297.71 -9.0% 1M -4.8% 1Y
Market cap
$307.64B
P/E
33.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$52.58B
Div. yield
0.59%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
5 wins
APH Amphenol Corp /De/
$78.27 -6.9% 1M -42.4% 1Y
Market cap
$193.01B
P/E
37.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$29.01B
Div. yield
0.65%
Electrical Equipment Industrials
5 wins
BA Boeing Co
$168.16 -15.1% 1M -24.6% 1Y
Market cap
$133.26B
P/E
18.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$94.91B
Div. yield
–
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionGEAPHBALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $307.64B $193.01B $133.26B GE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.8x 37.4x 18.2x BA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 39.2x 30.0x — APH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +19.6% +54.2% +17.5% APH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.3% 17.7% 7.7% APH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -38.7% 16.5% 18.2% BA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.7x 1.5x 2.1x GE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.59% 0.65% 0.00% APH
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -4.8% -42.4% -24.6% GE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +35.4%/yr +15.4%/yr -4.2%/yr GE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.2% 85.5% 36.2% GE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 63/100 57/100 APH

Percentile Scorecard

GEAPHBA

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

AxisGEAPHBA
Valuation 32 #68 of 100 18 #166 of 203 65 #36 of 100
Growth 34 #64 of 97 97 #7 of 188 87 #14 of 97
Profitability 60 #39 of 96 98 #5 of 183 66 #33 of 96
Financial Health 18 #86 of 105 41 #129 of 217 13 #92 of 105
Shareholder Returns 83 #12 of 65 64 #56 of 153 –
Overall 46 63 57
  • GE ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • APH ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • 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

PeriodGEAPHBASPY
1 month -9.0%-6.9%-15.1% -0.2%
3 months -18.1%-45.6%-24.1% +3.9%
6 months +2.9%-45.5%-27.1% +8.2%
Year to date -3.4%-42.1%-22.5% +12.9%
1 year -4.8%-42.4%-24.6% +12.3%
3 years +250.7%+97.4%-6.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +52.0%+25.5%-2.2% +23.3%
5 years +354.0%+104.3%-19.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year +35.4%+15.4%-4.2% +10.9%
10 years +117.0%+378.9%+17.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year +8.1%+17.0%+1.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGEAPHBASPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.2%85.5%36.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.2%114.2%36.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.211.711.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.15-0.50-0.68 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.1%-58.6%-50.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.9%-55.6%-33.3% -1.2%
52-week high $381.07$176.32$252.15 $779.14
52-week low $273.25$73.07$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.

MultipleGEAPHBA
P/E now vs peer median 33.8xmedian 26.5x 37.4xmedian 25.2x 18.2xmedian 26.5x
P/S now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 3.0x 6.7xmedian 1.9x 1.4xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -20.8xmedian 14.6x 22.6xmedian 14.0x 13.2xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 38.5xmedian 26.4x 40.9xmedian 21.7x 8,329xmedian 26.4x
P/B now vs peer median 17.3xmedian 2.5x 12.4xmedian 2.3x 20.3xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median -118.51median 0.90 1.00median 1.32 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 monthsGEAPHBA
Revenue $52.58B $29.01B $94.91B
Gross profit $18.52B $11.17B $8.94B
Operating income -$16.58B $7.84B $9.74B
Net income $9.13B $5.19B $7.66B
Free cash flow $7.99B $4.71B $16.00M
R&D $1.81B – $3.62B
EPS (diluted) $8.74 $1.99 $9.22
Cash & equivalents $8.76B $4.73B $9.50B
Total debt $19.33B $18.81B $45.92B
Shares (diluted) 1.04B 2.58B 792.90M
Enterprise value $266.39B $187.71B $42.23B

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
MetricGEAPHBA
P/E 33.8x 37.4x 18.2x
P/FCF 38.5x 40.9x 8,329x
P/Operating cash flow 32.6x 32.9x 33.2x
P/S 5.9x 6.7x 1.4x
P/B 17.3x 12.4x 20.3x
P/Tangible book 22.4x 18.7x 25.2x
EV/EBITDA -20.8x 22.6x 13.2x
EV/EBIT -19.2x 26.3x 16.3x
EV/Revenue 6.1x 7.1x 1.7x
EV/FCF 39.8x 43.8x 9,904x
EV/Operating cash flow 33.8x 35.2x 39.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -118.51 1.00 0.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGEAPHBA
Revenue growth (1Y) 19.6% 54.2% 17.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.2% 32.2% 7.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.7% 70.9% 906.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.9% 40.4% 9.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 13.2% 86.0% 217.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -98.5% 45.3% 107.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 13.2% 61.8% 177.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.4% 39.3% 67.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 15.5% 59.6% 168.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -0.3% 37.3% 58.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.4% 57.3% 208.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.3% 35.7% -12.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 20.1% 67.3% 100.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 34.4% -84.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGEAPHBA
Gross margin 35.2% 38.5% 9.4%
EBITDA margin -29.1% 31.5% 12.7%
Operating margin -31.5% 27.0% 10.3%
Pretax margin 20.3% 25.2% 8.3%
Net margin 17.3% 17.7% 7.7%
FCF margin 15.2% 16.2% 0.0%
Operating cash flow margin 17.9% 20.2% 4.2%
Return on equity 51.2% 34.9% 121.0%
Return on assets 7.2% 11.9% 4.6%
Return on invested capital -38.7% 16.5% 18.2%
Return on capital employed -19.5% 23.0% 17.9%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 1.1x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGEAPHBA
Debt / assets 15.2% 42.0% 26.9%
Debt / equity 1.1x 1.2x 7.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.7x 1.5x 2.1x
Debt / FCF 2.4x 4.0x 2,870x
Liabilities / assets 86.0% 65.2% 96.2%
Equity / assets 14.0% 34.8% 3.8%
Interest coverage -17.9x 12.4x 4.0x
Current ratio 1.0x 1.9x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.3x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.6x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.68 5.78 1.47

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGEAPHBA
Dividend yield 0.6% 0.6% –
Net buyback yield 2.8% 0.2% –
Shareholder yield 3.4% 0.8% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 19.1% 19.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 21.8% 21.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 26.6% 39.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 36.5% 27.7% –

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.

ConsensusGEAPHBA
Forward P/E 39.2xFY2026 30.0xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $7.59FY2026 $2.61FY2026 $-0.99FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +19.2%FY2026 +56.3%FY2026 -183.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +28.1% +35.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $54.10BFY2026 $33.34BFY2026 $91.05BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +27.8%FY2026 +44.4%FY2026 +1.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.8% +33.4% +18.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGEAPHBA
Held by institutions 79.4% 96.0% 75.6%
Institutions holding 3,443 2,330 2,626
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.5% +2.6% +2.3%
Institutions buying 1,830 1,360 1,327
Institutions selling 1,149 773 843
Buyers to sellers 1.59 1.76 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.

GEAPHBA
GE 1.00 0.19 0.41
APH 0.19 1.00 0.04
BA 0.41 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GE, APH and BA?

General Electric (GE) is the largest by market capitalisation: General Electric (GE) $307.64B, Amphenol (APH) $193.01B, Boeing (BA) $133.26B.

Which stock is cheaper, GE, APH and BA?

Boeing (BA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (General Electric (GE) 33.8x, Amphenol (APH) 37.4x, Boeing (BA) 18.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Amphenol (APH) is cheapest (General Electric (GE) 39.2x, Amphenol (APH) 30.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Amphenol (APH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: General Electric (GE) +19.6%, Amphenol (APH) +54.2%, Boeing (BA) +17.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Amphenol (APH) has the highest net margin (General Electric (GE) 17.3%, Amphenol (APH) 17.7%, Boeing (BA) 7.7%). On return on invested capital, Boeing (BA) leads (General Electric (GE) -38.7%, Amphenol (APH) 16.5%, Boeing (BA) 18.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year General Electric (GE) returned the most: General Electric (GE) -4.8%, Amphenol (APH) -42.4%, Boeing (BA) -24.6%. Over five years, General Electric (GE) compounded fastest (General Electric (GE) +35.4%/yr, Amphenol (APH) +15.4%/yr, Boeing (BA) -4.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Amphenol (APH) has the highest dividend yield: General Electric (GE) 0.59%, Amphenol (APH) 0.65%, Boeing (BA) 0.00%. Boeing (BA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, General Electric (GE) has been the steadiest (General Electric (GE) 33.2%, Amphenol (APH) 85.5%, Boeing (BA) 36.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GE, APH 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, 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.