GE vs HEI vs TSLA Stock Comparison

General Electric, Heico and Tesla 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
$315.78B
P/E
34.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$52.58B
Div. yield
0.01%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
5 wins
HEI Heico Corp
$326.41 +6.3% 1M +5.1% 1Y
Market cap
$44.92B
P/E
53.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.18B
Div. yield
0.00%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
5 wins
TSLA Tesla, Inc.
$403.30 +14.3% 1M -12.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.29T
P/E
339.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$103.62B
Div. yield
–
Auto Manufacturers Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionGEHEITSLALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $315.78B $44.92B $1.29T TSLA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 34.7x 53.0x 339.9x GE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 41.3x 53.7x 250.5x GE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +19.6% +20.7% +11.8% HEI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.3% 16.4% 3.7% GE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -38.7% 13.5% 3.4% HEI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.7x 1.6x -3.2x TSLA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% GE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.4% +5.1% -12.6% HEI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +36.8%/yr +18.6%/yr +1.7%/yr GE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.4% 32.7% 45.7% HEI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 65/100 50/100 HEI

Percentile Scorecard

GEHEITSLA

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

AxisGEHEITSLA
Valuation 33 #67 of 100 32 #68 of 100 14 #43 of 50
Growth 33 #65 of 96 79 #21 of 96 42 #29 of 49
Profitability 57 #41 of 95 93 #8 of 95 80 #10 of 46
Financial Health 20 #84 of 105 58 #45 of 105 96 #3 of 51
Shareholder Returns 84 #11 of 65 66 #23 of 65 18 #24 of 29
Overall 46 65 50
  • GE ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • HEI ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • TSLA ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGEHEITSLASPY
1 month -1.6%+6.3%+14.3% +0.7%
3 months -11.8%-7.9%+30.6% +3.7%
6 months +8.0%+20.9%+5.7% +7.1%
Year to date +1.6%+0.9%-10.3% +12.8%
1 year -0.4%+5.1%-12.6% +11.9%
3 years +257.3%+108.1%+104.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year +52.9%+27.7%+26.9% +22.8%
5 years +379.2%+134.2%+8.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year +36.8%+18.6%+1.7% +10.9%
10 years +123.6%+845.6%+2,925.5% +262.0%
10 years, per year +8.4%+25.2%+40.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGEHEITSLASPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.4%32.7%45.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.3%31.4%47.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.201.132.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.010.16-0.28 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.1%-27.1%-73.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.8%-12.9%-17.7% -1.2%
52-week high $381.07$374.67$489.88 $779.14
52-week low $273.25$260.99$298.32 $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.

MultipleGEHEITSLA
P/E now vs peer median 35.6xmedian 26.9x 53.8xmedian 26.9x 343.2xmedian 21.7x
P/S now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 3.0x 8.8xmedian 3.0x 12.6xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -21.8xmedian 15.0x 32.8xmedian 15.0x 117.2xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 40.5xmedian 27.2x 44.3xmedian 27.2x 226.6xmedian 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median 18.2xmedian 2.5x 9.1xmedian 2.5x 14.9xmedian 1.0x
PEG now vs peer median -124.64median 0.93 1.93median 0.93 -10.53median 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 monthsGEHEITSLA
Revenue $52.58B $5.18B $103.62B
Gross profit $18.52B $2.09B $19.53B
Operating income -$16.58B $1.24B $4.37B
Net income $9.13B $912.35M $3.86B
Free cash flow $7.99B $1.03B $5.76B
R&D $1.81B – $7.73B
EPS (diluted) $8.74 $6.00 $1.07
Cash & equivalents $8.76B $240.96M $15.22B
Total debt $19.33B $2.54B $9.34B
Shares (diluted) 1.04B 141.27M 3.54B
Enterprise value $274.30B $43.99B $1.12T

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
MetricGEHEITSLA
P/E 35.6x 53.8x 343.2x
P/FCF 40.5x 44.3x 226.6x
P/Operating cash flow 34.3x 41.0x 69.9x
P/S 6.2x 8.8x 12.6x
P/B 18.2x 9.1x 14.9x
P/Tangible book 23.6x 14.0x 15.0x
EV/EBITDA -21.8x 32.8x 117.2x
EV/EBIT -20.2x 38.5x 290.8x
EV/Revenue 6.4x 9.3x 12.3x
EV/FCF 41.8x 46.5x 220.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 35.4x 43.1x 68.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -124.64 1.93 -10.53

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGEHEITSLA
Revenue growth (1Y) 19.6% 20.7% 11.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.2% 25.1% 3.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.7% 23.4% 20.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.9% 26.7% -1.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 13.2% 29.8% -22.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -98.5% 28.8% -29.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 13.2% 31.5% -35.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.4% 27.4% -32.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 15.5% 31.8% -35.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -0.3% 27.9% -32.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.4% 31.6% 18.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.3% 35.7% 10.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 20.1% 31.7% 3.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 36.8% -2.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGEHEITSLA
Gross margin 35.2% 40.4% 18.9%
EBITDA margin -29.1% 28.2% 10.5%
Operating margin -31.5% 24.0% 4.2%
Pretax margin 20.3% 21.6% 5.0%
Net margin 17.3% 16.4% 3.7%
FCF margin 15.2% 19.9% 5.6%
Operating cash flow margin 17.9% 21.5% 18.0%
Return on equity 51.2% 18.5% 4.5%
Return on assets 7.2% 9.3% 2.6%
Return on invested capital -38.7% 13.5% 3.4%
Return on capital employed -19.5% 14.2% 3.9%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 1.2x 4.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.0% 3.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGEHEITSLA
Debt / assets 15.2% 25.6% 6.3%
Debt / equity 1.1x 0.5x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.7x 1.6x -3.2x
Debt / FCF 2.4x 2.5x 1.6x
Liabilities / assets 86.0% 49.4% 41.1%
Equity / assets 14.0% 50.6% 58.9%
Interest coverage -17.9x 9.4x 13.1x
Current ratio 1.0x 2.7x 1.9x
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.0x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 1.2x
Altman Z-score 2.77 7.31 14.28

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGEHEITSLA
Dividend yield 0.6% 0.1% –
Net buyback yield 2.6% 0.0% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 3.2% 0.1% -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.

ConsensusGEHEITSLA
Forward P/E 41.3xFY2026 53.7xFY2026 250.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.59FY2026 $6.08FY2026 $1.61FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +19.2%FY2026 +24.1%FY2026 -3.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +28.1% +20.6% +32.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $54.10BFY2026 $5.68BFY2026 $112.97BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +27.8%FY2026 +26.6%FY2026 +19.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.8% +10.4% +15.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGEHEITSLA
Held by institutions 79.4% 78.3% 42.6%
Institutions holding 3,444 773 4,264
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.5% +7.4% +7.4%
Institutions buying 1,831 371 2,374
Institutions selling 1,149 268 1,358
Buyers to sellers 1.59 1.38 1.75

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.

GEHEITSLA
GE 1.00 0.63 0.18
HEI 0.63 1.00 0.18
TSLA 0.18 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GE, HEI and TSLA?

Tesla (TSLA) is the largest by market capitalisation: General Electric (GE) $315.78B, Heico (HEI) $44.92B, Tesla (TSLA) $1.29T.

Which stock is cheaper, GE, HEI and TSLA?

General Electric (GE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (General Electric (GE) 34.7x, Heico (HEI) 53.0x, Tesla (TSLA) 339.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, General Electric (GE) is cheapest (General Electric (GE) 41.3x, Heico (HEI) 53.7x, Tesla (TSLA) 250.5x). 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%, Tesla (TSLA) +11.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

General Electric (GE) has the highest net margin (General Electric (GE) 17.3%, Heico (HEI) 16.4%, Tesla (TSLA) 3.7%). On return on invested capital, Heico (HEI) leads (General Electric (GE) -38.7%, Heico (HEI) 13.5%, Tesla (TSLA) 3.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Heico (HEI) returned the most: General Electric (GE) -0.4%, Heico (HEI) +5.1%, Tesla (TSLA) -12.6%. Over five years, General Electric (GE) compounded fastest (General Electric (GE) +36.8%/yr, Heico (HEI) +18.6%/yr, Tesla (TSLA) +1.7%/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%, Tesla (TSLA) 0.00%. Tesla (TSLA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Heico (HEI) has been the steadiest (General Electric (GE) 33.4%, Heico (HEI) 32.7%, Tesla (TSLA) 45.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.