GE vs ATI vs TDG Stock Comparison

General Electric, Ati and TransDigm Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
4 wins
ATI Ati Inc
$174.87 -7.4% 1M +69.8% 1Y
Market cap
$22.37B
P/E
40.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.01B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
3 wins
TDG TransDigm Group INC
$1,176.47 +7.0% 1M -10.6% 1Y
Market cap
$65.91B
P/E
34.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.01B
Div. yield
–
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionGEATITDGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $311.41B $22.37B $65.91B GE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 34.2x 40.3x 34.5x GE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 41.3x 36.6x 26.7x TDG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +19.6% +9.4% +16.6% GE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.3% 11.1% 19.1% TDG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -38.7% 16.5% 15.5% ATI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.7x 1.4x 6.1x GE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.4% +69.8% -10.6% ATI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +36.8%/yr +61.2%/yr +13.5%/yr ATI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.4% 41.5% 27.3% TDG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 57/100 65/100 TDG

Percentile Scorecard

GEATITDG

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

AxisGEATITDG
Valuation 33 #67 of 100 16 #79 of 94 53 #48 of 100
Growth 33 #65 of 96 88 #12 of 92 65 #34 of 96
Profitability 57 #41 of 95 86 #13 of 86 95 #6 of 95
Financial Health 20 #84 of 105 51 #46 of 93 17 #87 of 105
Shareholder Returns 84 #11 of 65 46 #39 of 71 95 #4 of 65
Overall 46 57 65
  • GE ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • ATI ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • TDG 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

PeriodGEATITDGSPY
1 month -1.6%-7.4%+7.0% +0.7%
3 months -11.8%-3.8%-5.9% +3.7%
6 months +8.0%+12.5%+1.4% +7.1%
Year to date +1.6%+52.4%-11.5% +12.8%
1 year -0.4%+69.8%-10.6% +11.9%
3 years +257.3%+364.2%+43.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year +52.9%+66.9%+12.8% +22.8%
5 years +379.2%+986.1%+88.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year +36.8%+61.2%+13.5% +10.9%
10 years +123.6%+1,184.9%+333.1% +262.0%
10 years, per year +8.4%+29.1%+15.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGEATITDGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.4%41.5%27.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.3%40.3%29.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.201.620.74 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.011.68-0.39 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.1%-38.0%-33.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.8%-24.6%-18.9% -1.2%
52-week high $381.07$231.79$1,450.00 $779.14
52-week low $273.25$94.80$1,076.01 $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.

MultipleGEATITDG
P/E now vs peer median 35.6xmedian 26.9x 42.8xmedian 21.0x 35.3xmedian 26.9x
P/S now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 3.0x 4.7xmedian 1.4x 6.5xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -21.8xmedian 15.0x 25.1xmedian 12.9x 18.9xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 40.5xmedian 27.2x 56.4xmedian 15.5x 33.7xmedian 27.2x
P/B now vs peer median 18.2xmedian 2.5x 11.1xmedian 1.7x -6.6xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median -124.64median 0.93 3.23median 1.68 1.67median 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 monthsGEATITDG
Revenue $52.58B $5.01B $10.01B
Gross profit $18.52B $1.23B $5.96B
Operating income -$16.58B $826.30M $4.61B
Net income $9.13B $568.60M $2.13B
Free cash flow $7.99B $421.10M $1.93B
R&D $1.81B – –
EPS (diluted) $8.74 $4.01 $33.29
Cash & equivalents $8.76B $442.30M $2.77B
Total debt $19.33B $1.86B $33.49B
Shares (diluted) 1.04B 138.40M 57.40M
Enterprise value $269.93B $20.32B $53.91B

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
MetricGEATITDG
P/E 35.6x 42.8x 35.3x
P/FCF 40.5x 56.4x 33.7x
P/Operating cash flow 34.3x 32.5x 29.6x
P/S 6.2x 4.7x 6.5x
P/B 18.2x 11.1x -6.6x
P/Tangible book 23.6x 11.1x -4.5x
EV/EBITDA -21.8x 25.1x 18.9x
EV/EBIT -20.2x 30.5x 20.8x
EV/Revenue 6.4x 5.0x 9.6x
EV/FCF 41.8x 59.8x 49.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 35.4x 34.5x 43.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -124.64 3.23 1.67

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGEATITDG
Revenue growth (1Y) 19.6% 9.4% 16.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.2% 6.8% 17.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.7% 24.9% 16.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.9% 16.1% 17.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 13.2% 21.7% 16.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -98.5% 21.0% 19.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 13.2% 23.6% 10.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.4% 9.9% 22.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 15.5% 26.8% 10.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -0.3% 13.3% 21.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.4% 7.5% 4.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.3% – 22.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 20.1% -5.2% 1.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.7% – 22.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGEATITDG
Gross margin 35.2% 24.5% 59.6%
EBITDA margin -29.1% 20.0% 50.7%
Operating margin -31.5% 16.5% 46.0%
Pretax margin 20.3% 13.9% 27.4%
Net margin 17.3% 11.1% 19.1%
FCF margin 15.2% 8.4% 19.3%
Operating cash flow margin 17.9% 14.6% 22.0%
Return on equity 51.2% 27.5% –
Return on assets 7.2% 10.1% 8.2%
Return on invested capital -38.7% 16.5% 15.5%
Return on capital employed -19.5% 18.1% 19.6%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.9x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 1.3x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.6% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGEATITDG
Debt / assets 15.2% 33.4% 125.2%
Debt / equity 1.1x 0.9x -3.4x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.7x 1.4x 6.1x
Debt / FCF 2.4x 4.4x 17.4x
Liabilities / assets 86.0% 61.7% 136.7%
Equity / assets 14.0% 38.3% -36.7%
Interest coverage -17.9x – 2.5x
Current ratio 1.0x 2.8x 3.0x
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.2x 1.9x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.4x 1.1x
Altman Z-score 2.77 6.19 1.77

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGEATITDG
Dividend yield 0.6% – –
Net buyback yield 2.6% 0.8% 2.6%
Shareholder yield 3.2% 0.8% 2.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 19.1% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 21.8% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 26.6% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 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.

ConsensusGEATITDG
Forward P/E 41.3xFY2026 36.6xFY2026 26.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.59FY2026 $4.78FY2026 $44.01FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +19.2%FY2026 +47.5%FY2026 +17.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +28.1% +23.4% +7.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $54.10BFY2026 $5.24BFY2026 $10.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +27.8%FY2026 +14.2%FY2026 +13.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.8% +13.3% +24.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGEATITDG
Held by institutions 79.4% 93.5% 93.2%
Institutions holding 3,444 786 1,141
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.5% +0.9% +1.2%
Institutions buying 1,831 479 585
Institutions selling 1,149 217 367
Buyers to sellers 1.59 2.21 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.

GEATITDG
GE 1.00 0.58 0.54
ATI 0.58 1.00 0.29
TDG 0.54 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GE, ATI and TDG?

General Electric (GE) is the largest by market capitalisation: General Electric (GE) $311.41B, Ati (ATI) $22.37B, TransDigm (TDG) $65.91B.

Which stock is cheaper, GE, ATI and TDG?

General Electric (GE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (General Electric (GE) 34.2x, Ati (ATI) 40.3x, TransDigm (TDG) 34.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, TransDigm (TDG) is cheapest (General Electric (GE) 41.3x, Ati (ATI) 36.6x, TransDigm (TDG) 26.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

General Electric (GE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: General Electric (GE) +19.6%, Ati (ATI) +9.4%, TransDigm (TDG) +16.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

TransDigm (TDG) has the highest net margin (General Electric (GE) 17.3%, Ati (ATI) 11.1%, TransDigm (TDG) 19.1%). On return on invested capital, Ati (ATI) leads (General Electric (GE) -38.7%, Ati (ATI) 16.5%, TransDigm (TDG) 15.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ati (ATI) returned the most: General Electric (GE) -0.4%, Ati (ATI) +69.8%, TransDigm (TDG) -10.6%. Over five years, Ati (ATI) compounded fastest (General Electric (GE) +36.8%/yr, Ati (ATI) +61.2%/yr, TransDigm (TDG) +13.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: General Electric (GE) 0.01%, Ati (ATI) 0.00%, TransDigm (TDG) 0.00%. Ati (ATI) and TransDigm (TDG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, TransDigm (TDG) has been the steadiest (General Electric (GE) 33.4%, Ati (ATI) 41.5%, TransDigm (TDG) 27.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GE, ATI and TDG?

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 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.