GE vs HEI vs SSYS Stock Comparison

General Electric, Heico and Stratasys Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GE General Electric Co
$315.80 +2.0% 1M +2.2% 1Y
Market cap
$342.71B
P/E
37.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$52.58B
Div. yield
0.01%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
7 wins
HEI Heico Corp
$337.71 +11.7% 1M +6.3% 1Y
Market cap
$47.22B
P/E
55.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.18B
Div. yield
0.00%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
5 wins
SSYS Stratasys Ltd.
$6.85 -21.3% 1M -35.5% 1Y
Market cap
$558.16M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$547.27M
Div. yield
–
3D Printing Industrials

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

General Electric leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (General Electric 7, Heico 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGEHEISSYSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $342.71B $47.22B $558.16M GE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 37.6x 55.7x -12.2x GE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 42.2x 55.5x 69.8x GE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +19.6% +20.7% -3.1% HEI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.3% 16.4% -8.4% GE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -38.7% 13.5% — HEI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.7x 1.6x — GE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% GE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +2.2% +6.3% -35.5% HEI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +36.8%/yr +19.4%/yr -26.6%/yr GE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.9% 33.1% 47.8% HEI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 66/100 37/100 HEI

Percentile Scorecard

GEHEISSYS

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

AxisGEHEISSYS
Valuation 34 #67 of 101 32 #69 of 101 36 #131 of 203
Growth 32 #67 of 98 79 #21 of 98 22 #147 of 189
Profitability 62 #38 of 97 94 #7 of 97 12 #164 of 187
Financial Health 21 #85 of 107 59 #44 of 107 80 #46 of 221
Shareholder Returns 86 #10 of 64 67 #22 of 64 –
Overall 47 66 37
  • GE ranked among 108 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • HEI ranked among 108 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • SSYS ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodGEHEISSYSSPY
1 month +2.0%+11.7%-21.3% -2.3%
3 months -14.4%-6.3%-15.7% -0.7%
6 months +12.6%+25.3%-21.6% +4.8%
Year to date +2.5%+4.4%-21.1% +10.3%
1 year +2.2%+6.3%-35.5% +10.3%
3 years +263.3%+108.5%-39.2% +73.0%
3 years, per year +53.8%+27.8%-15.3% +20.1%
5 years +378.3%+142.7%-78.7% +61.9%
5 years, per year +36.8%+19.4%-26.6% +10.1%
10 years +131.3%+890.4%-63.1% +258.6%
10 years, per year +8.7%+25.8%-9.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureGEHEISSYSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.9%33.1%47.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.0%31.6%47.0% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.211.112.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.070.19-0.74 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.1%-27.1%-83.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.1%-9.9%-41.0% -3.5%
52-week high $381.07$374.67$11.62 $779.14
52-week low $273.25$260.99$6.72 $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.

MultipleGEHEISSYS
P/E now vs peer median 35.9xmedian 26.9x 55.7xmedian 26.9x -12.2xmedian 25.6x
P/S now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 2.9x 9.1xmedian 2.9x 1.1xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -22.0xmedian 14.7x 33.8xmedian 14.7x -9.6xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 40.8xmedian 27.6x 45.8xmedian 27.6x -25.4xmedian 22.5x
P/B now vs peer median 18.4xmedian 2.5x 9.4xmedian 2.5x 0.7xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -125.71median 0.91 1.99median 0.91 -28.00median 1.36

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 monthsGEHEISSYS
Revenue $52.58B $5.18B $547.27M
Gross profit $18.52B $2.09B $221.15M
Operating income -$16.58B $1.24B -$83.46M
Net income $9.13B $912.35M -$115.18M
Free cash flow $7.99B $1.03B -$23.24M
R&D $1.81B – $77.20M
EPS (diluted) $8.74 $6.00 $-0.56
Cash & equivalents $8.76B $240.96M $92.53M
Total debt $19.33B $2.54B –
Shares (diluted) 1.04B 141.27M 82.30M
Enterprise value $301.23B $46.29B -$391.66M

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
MetricGEHEISSYS
P/E 35.9x 55.7x -12.2x
P/FCF 40.8x 45.8x -25.4x
P/Operating cash flow 34.6x 42.5x -128.7x
P/S 6.2x 9.1x 1.1x
P/B 18.4x 9.4x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 23.8x 14.5x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA -22.0x 33.8x -9.6x
EV/EBIT -20.3x 39.8x -4.5x
EV/Revenue 6.4x 9.6x 0.7x
EV/FCF 42.2x 48.0x -16.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 35.7x 44.5x -82.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -125.71 1.99 -28.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGEHEISSYS
Revenue growth (1Y) 19.6% 20.7% -3.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.2% 25.1% -4.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.7% 23.4% -12.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.9% 26.7% -6.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 13.2% 29.8% -30.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -98.5% 28.8% -9.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 13.2% 31.5% -17.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.4% 27.4% -37.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 15.5% 31.8% 59.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -0.3% 27.9% 0.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.4% 31.6% -172.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.3% 35.7% 61.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 20.1% 31.7% -116.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 36.8% 36.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGEHEISSYS
Gross margin 35.2% 40.4% 40.4%
EBITDA margin -29.1% 28.2% -7.2%
Operating margin -31.5% 24.0% -15.3%
Pretax margin 20.3% 21.6% -13.1%
Net margin 17.3% 16.4% -8.4%
FCF margin 15.2% 19.9% -4.2%
Operating cash flow margin 17.9% 21.5% -0.8%
Return on equity 51.2% 18.5% -14.0%
Return on assets 7.2% 9.3% -10.9%
Return on invested capital -38.7% 13.5% –
Return on capital employed -19.5% 14.2% -9.3%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 1.2x 0.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.0% 4.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGEHEISSYS
Debt / assets 15.2% 25.6% –
Debt / equity 1.1x 0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.7x 1.6x –
Debt / FCF 2.4x 2.5x –
Liabilities / assets 86.0% 49.4% 22.0%
Equity / assets 14.0% 50.6% 78.0%
Interest coverage -17.9x 9.4x –
Current ratio 1.0x 2.7x 3.5x
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.0x 2.3x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 1.3x
Altman Z-score 2.79 7.50 -1.04

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGEHEISSYS
Dividend yield 0.6% 0.1% –
Net buyback yield 2.6% 0.0% –
Shareholder yield 3.2% 0.1% –
Payout ratio (earnings) 19.1% 3.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 21.8% 3.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 26.6% 9.1% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 36.5% 8.4% –

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.

ConsensusGEHEISSYS
Forward P/E 42.2xFY2026 55.5xFY2026 69.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.59FY2026 $6.08FY2026 $0.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +19.2%FY2026 +24.1%FY2026 -33.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +28.1% +20.6% +100.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $54.10BFY2026 $5.68BFY2026 $582.47MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +27.8%FY2026 +26.6%FY2026 +5.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.8% +10.4% +6.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGEHEISSYS
Held by institutions 79.4% 78.3% 50.8%
Institutions holding 3,445 773 150
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.5% +7.4% +7.3%
Institutions buying 1,831 371 79
Institutions selling 1,150 268 29
Buyers to sellers 1.59 1.38 2.72

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.

GEHEISSYS
GE 1.00 0.65 0.30
HEI 0.65 1.00 0.35
SSYS 0.30 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GE, HEI and SSYS?

General Electric (GE) is the largest by market capitalisation: General Electric (GE) $342.71B, Heico (HEI) $47.22B, Stratasys (SSYS) $558.16M.

Which stock is cheaper, GE, HEI and SSYS?

General Electric (GE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (General Electric (GE) 37.6x, Heico (HEI) 55.7x, Stratasys (SSYS) -12.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, General Electric (GE) is cheapest (General Electric (GE) 42.2x, Heico (HEI) 55.5x, Stratasys (SSYS) 69.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Heico (HEI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: General Electric (GE) +19.6%, Heico (HEI) +20.7%, Stratasys (SSYS) -3.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

General Electric (GE) has the highest net margin (General Electric (GE) 17.3%, Heico (HEI) 16.4%, Stratasys (SSYS) -8.4%). On return on invested capital, Heico (HEI) leads (General Electric (GE) -38.7%, Heico (HEI) 13.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Heico (HEI) returned the most: General Electric (GE) +2.2%, Heico (HEI) +6.3%, Stratasys (SSYS) -35.5%. Over five years, General Electric (GE) compounded fastest (General Electric (GE) +36.8%/yr, Heico (HEI) +19.4%/yr, Stratasys (SSYS) -26.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

General Electric (GE) has the highest dividend yield: General Electric (GE) 0.01%, Heico (HEI) 0.00%, Stratasys (SSYS) 0.00%. Stratasys (SSYS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Heico (HEI) has been the steadiest (General Electric (GE) 33.9%, Heico (HEI) 33.1%, Stratasys (SSYS) 47.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GE, HEI and SSYS?

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 7. 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.