GE vs HWM vs TS Stock Comparison

General Electric, Howmet Aerospace and Tenaris Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GE General Electric Co
$313.11 -1.6% 1M -0.4% 1Y
Market cap
$310.92B
P/E
34.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$52.58B
Div. yield
0.01%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
2 wins
HWM Howmet Aerospace Inc.
$205.71 -10.9% 1M +1.1% 1Y
Market cap
$79.37B
P/E
38.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.73B
Div. yield
0.00%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
5 wins
TS Tenaris Sa
$61.31 +11.4% 1M +61.0% 1Y
Market cap
$62.94B
P/E
32.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.04B
Div. yield
–
Metal Fabrication Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionGEHWMTSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $310.92B $79.37B $62.94B GE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 34.2x 38.7x 32.9x TS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 41.3x 39.6x 15.4x TS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +19.6% +22.0% +2.3% HWM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.3% 21.1% 15.9% HWM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -38.7% 21.5% 12.7% HWM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.7x 1.4x -3.1x TS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% GE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.4% +1.1% +61.0% TS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +36.8%/yr +47.3%/yr +22.5%/yr HWM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.4% 35.5% 28.9% TS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 73/100 58/100 HWM

Percentile Scorecard

GEHWMTS

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

AxisGEHWMTS
Valuation 33 #67 of 100 40 #60 of 100 42 #119 of 203
Growth 33 #65 of 96 90 #11 of 96 18 #155 of 188
Profitability 57 #41 of 95 99 #2 of 95 81 #35 of 183
Financial Health 20 #84 of 105 47 #56 of 105 99 #4 of 216
Shareholder Returns 84 #11 of 65 88 #9 of 65 52 #74 of 152
Overall 46 73 58
  • GE ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • HWM ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • TS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGEHWMTSSPY
1 month -1.6%-10.9%+11.4% +0.7%
3 months -11.8%-25.8%+8.1% +3.7%
6 months +8.0%-15.4%-4.1% +7.1%
Year to date +1.6%+0.3%+59.5% +12.8%
1 year -0.4%+1.1%+61.0% +11.9%
3 years +257.3%+371.8%+93.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +52.9%+67.8%+24.7% +22.8%
5 years +379.2%+592.9%+175.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year +36.8%+47.3%+22.5% +10.9%
10 years +123.6%—+115.3% +262.0%
10 years, per year +8.4%—+8.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGEHWMTSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.4%35.5%28.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.3%36.5%29.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.201.090.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.010.032.11 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.1%-36.5%-33.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.8%-29.7%-4.2% -1.2%
52-week high $381.07$292.71$64.02 $779.14
52-week low $273.25$185.88$37.76 $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.

MultipleGEHWMTS
P/E now vs peer median 35.6xmedian 26.9x 39.9xmedian 26.9x 33.9xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 3.0x 8.4xmedian 3.0x 5.5xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -21.8xmedian 15.0x 28.2xmedian 15.0x 20.0xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 40.5xmedian 27.2x 42.4xmedian 27.2x 23.6xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 18.2xmedian 2.5x 14.2xmedian 2.5x 3.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -124.64median 0.93 0.81median 0.93 —median 1.45

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 monthsGEHWMTS
Revenue $52.58B $9.73B $12.04B
Gross profit $18.52B $3.56B $4.08B
Operating income -$16.58B $2.73B $2.23B
Net income $9.13B $2.05B $1.97B
Free cash flow $7.99B $1.93B $2.78B
R&D $1.81B $38.00M –
EPS (diluted) $8.74 $5.13 –
Cash & equivalents $8.76B $507.00M $9.02B
Total debt $19.33B $4.83B $1.27B
Shares (diluted) 1.04B 400.00M –
Enterprise value $269.44B $75.13B $33.98B

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
MetricGEHWMTS
P/E 35.6x 39.9x 33.9x
P/FCF 40.5x 42.4x 23.6x
P/Operating cash flow 34.3x 34.1x 29.3x
P/S 6.2x 8.4x 5.5x
P/B 18.2x 14.2x 3.8x
P/Tangible book 23.6x 16.7x 3.8x
EV/EBITDA -21.8x 28.2x 20.0x
EV/EBIT -20.2x 31.6x 25.6x
EV/Revenue 6.4x 8.9x 4.7x
EV/FCF 41.8x 44.7x 20.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 35.4x 35.9x 25.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -124.64 0.81 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGEHWMTS
Revenue growth (1Y) 19.6% 22.0% 2.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.2% 14.9% -6.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.7% 33.7% 2.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.9% 26.3% -13.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 13.2% 36.4% 0.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -98.5% 35.5% -20.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 13.2% 41.6% -3.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.4% 47.5% -18.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 15.5% 43.6% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -0.3% 49.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.4% 40.3% -11.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.3% 38.8% -9.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 20.1% 50.9% -13.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 41.0% -7.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGEHWMTS
Gross margin 35.2% 36.6% 33.9%
EBITDA margin -29.1% 31.4% 23.7%
Operating margin -31.5% 28.1% 18.5%
Pretax margin 20.3% 25.8% 20.5%
Net margin 17.3% 21.1% 15.9%
FCF margin 15.2% 19.8% 23.1%
Operating cash flow margin 17.9% 24.7% 18.6%
Return on equity 51.2% 35.7% 11.4%
Return on assets 7.2% 15.5% 9.7%
Return on invested capital -38.7% 21.5% 12.7%
Return on capital employed -19.5% 24.7% 11.0%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 1.2x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGEHWMTS
Debt / assets 15.2% 36.4% 1.5%
Debt / equity 1.1x 0.8x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.7x 1.4x -3.1x
Debt / FCF 2.4x 2.5x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 86.0% 56.6% 15.2%
Equity / assets 14.0% 43.4% 84.8%
Interest coverage -17.9x – 45.4x
Current ratio 1.0x 1.9x –
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.7x 70.8x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 58.2x
Altman Z-score 2.77 8.71 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGEHWMTS
Dividend yield 0.6% 0.2% 2.9%
Net buyback yield 2.6% 1.6% -1.5%
Shareholder yield 3.2% 1.8% 1.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 19.1% 9.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 21.8% 10.5% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 26.6% 23.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 36.5% 43.3% –

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.

ConsensusGEHWMTS
Forward P/E 41.3xFY2026 39.6xFY2026 15.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.59FY2026 $5.19FY2026 $3.97FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +19.2%FY2026 +37.7%FY2026 +8.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +28.1% +31.2% +1.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $54.10BFY2026 $10.37BFY2026 $12.99BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +27.8%FY2026 +25.7%FY2026 +8.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.8% +15.9% -6.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGEHWMTS
Held by institutions 79.4% 91.0% 3.6%
Institutions holding 3,444 1,601 284
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.5% +0.7% -2.4%
Institutions buying 1,831 908 154
Institutions selling 1,149 484 79
Buyers to sellers 1.59 1.88 1.95

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.

GEHWMTS
GE 1.00 0.67 0.02
HWM 0.67 1.00 0.00
TS 0.02 0.00 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GE, HWM and TS?

General Electric (GE) is the largest by market capitalisation: General Electric (GE) $310.92B, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) $79.37B, Tenaris (TS) $62.94B.

Which stock is cheaper, GE, HWM and TS?

Tenaris (TS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (General Electric (GE) 34.2x, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 38.7x, Tenaris (TS) 32.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Tenaris (TS) is cheapest (General Electric (GE) 41.3x, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 39.6x, Tenaris (TS) 15.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Howmet Aerospace (HWM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: General Electric (GE) +19.6%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) +22.0%, Tenaris (TS) +2.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Howmet Aerospace (HWM) has the highest net margin (General Electric (GE) 17.3%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 21.1%, Tenaris (TS) 15.9%). On return on invested capital, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) leads (General Electric (GE) -38.7%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 21.5%, Tenaris (TS) 12.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tenaris (TS) returned the most: General Electric (GE) -0.4%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) +1.1%, Tenaris (TS) +61.0%. Over five years, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) compounded fastest (General Electric (GE) +36.8%/yr, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) +47.3%/yr, Tenaris (TS) +22.5%/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%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 0.00%, Tenaris (TS) 0.00%. Tenaris (TS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Tenaris (TS) has been the steadiest (General Electric (GE) 33.4%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 35.5%, Tenaris (TS) 28.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GE, HWM and TS?

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