GE vs RTX vs SSYS Stock Comparison

General Electric, Rtx and Stratasys Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GE General Electric Co
$297.71 -9.0% 1M -4.8% 1Y
Market cap
$313.51B
P/E
34.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$52.58B
Div. yield
0.01%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
5 wins
RTX RTX Corp
$194.54 +2.7% 1M +8.5% 1Y
Market cap
$266.15B
P/E
31.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$95.99B
Div. yield
0.01%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
7 wins
SSYS Stratasys Ltd.
$7.16 -13.3% 1M -39.9% 1Y
Market cap
$585.09M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$547.27M
Div. yield
–
3D Printing Industrials

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionGERTXSSYSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $313.51B $266.15B $585.09M GE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 34.4x 31.7x -12.8x RTX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 39.2x 27.2x 71.6x RTX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +19.6% +11.6% -3.1% GE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.3% 8.8% -8.4% GE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -38.7% 8.6% — RTX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.7x 1.8x — GE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.01% 0.00% RTX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -4.8% +8.5% -39.9% RTX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +35.4%/yr +16.9%/yr -25.4%/yr GE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.2% 25.1% 47.8% RTX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 57/100 37/100 RTX

Percentile Scorecard

GERTXSSYS

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

AxisGERTXSSYS
Valuation 32 #68 of 100 63 #38 of 100 36 #131 of 203
Growth 34 #64 of 97 77 #23 of 97 22 #147 of 188
Profitability 60 #39 of 96 72 #28 of 96 13 #160 of 183
Financial Health 18 #86 of 105 30 #74 of 105 80 #45 of 217
Shareholder Returns 83 #12 of 65 44 #37 of 65 –
Overall 46 57 37
  • GE ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • RTX ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • SSYS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGERTXSSYSSPY
1 month -9.0%+2.7%-13.3% -0.2%
3 months -18.1%-11.0%-9.9% +3.9%
6 months +2.9%+10.7%-16.5% +8.2%
Year to date -3.4%+6.1%-17.5% +12.9%
1 year -4.8%+8.5%-39.9% +12.3%
3 years +250.7%+145.8%-30.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +52.0%+35.0%-11.3% +23.3%
5 years +354.0%+118.1%-76.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year +35.4%+16.9%-25.4% +10.9%
10 years +117.0%+208.9%-63.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year +8.1%+11.9%-9.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGERTXSSYSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.2%25.1%47.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.2%23.9%46.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.210.272.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.150.34-0.83 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.1%-33.9%-83.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.9%-13.7%-39.9% -1.2%
52-week high $381.07$225.49$11.91 $779.14
52-week low $273.25$168.02$6.80 $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.

MultipleGERTXSSYS
P/E now vs peer median 33.8xmedian 26.5x 31.3xmedian 26.5x -12.7xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 3.0x 2.7xmedian 3.0x 1.1xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -20.8xmedian 14.6x 18.5xmedian 14.6x -12.2xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 38.5xmedian 26.4x 27.6xmedian 26.4x -26.5xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 17.3xmedian 2.5x 3.7xmedian 2.5x 0.8xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -118.51median 0.90 0.77median 0.90 -29.27median 1.32

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 monthsGERTXSSYS
Revenue $52.58B $95.99B $547.27M
Gross profit $18.52B $20.25B $221.15M
Operating income -$16.58B $11.30B -$83.46M
Net income $9.13B $8.83B -$115.18M
Free cash flow $7.99B $9.50B -$23.24M
R&D $1.81B $2.85B $77.20M
EPS (diluted) $8.74 $6.14 $-0.56
Cash & equivalents $8.76B $9.17B $92.53M
Total debt $19.33B $150.08B –
Shares (diluted) 1.04B 1.37B 82.30M
Enterprise value $272.03B $234.42B -$364.73M

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
MetricGERTXSSYS
P/E 33.8x 31.3x -12.7x
P/FCF 38.5x 27.6x -26.5x
P/Operating cash flow 32.6x 21.1x -134.6x
P/S 5.9x 2.7x 1.1x
P/B 17.3x 3.7x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 22.4x 6.5x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA -20.8x 18.5x -12.2x
EV/EBIT -19.2x 25.7x -4.8x
EV/Revenue 6.1x 3.0x 0.7x
EV/FCF 39.8x 30.6x -17.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 33.8x 23.4x -88.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -118.51 0.77 -29.27

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGERTXSSYS
Revenue growth (1Y) 19.6% 11.6% -3.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.2% 12.7% -4.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.7% 17.0% -12.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.9% 20.2% -6.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 13.2% 28.2% -30.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -98.5% 51.1% -9.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 13.2% 27.6% -17.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.4% 39.1% -37.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 15.5% 26.6% 59.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -0.3% 40.7% 0.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.4% 56.2% -172.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.3% 16.8% 61.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 20.1% 81.4% -116.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 21.2% 36.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGERTXSSYS
Gross margin 35.2% 21.1% 40.4%
EBITDA margin -29.1% 16.3% -6.1%
Operating margin -31.5% 11.8% -15.3%
Pretax margin 20.3% 11.3% -13.1%
Net margin 17.3% 8.8% -8.4%
FCF margin 15.2% 9.9% -4.2%
Operating cash flow margin 17.9% 13.0% -0.8%
Return on equity 51.2% 12.7% -14.0%
Return on assets 7.2% 5.0% -10.9%
Return on invested capital -38.7% 8.6% –
Return on capital employed -19.5% 10.1% -9.3%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 1.4x 0.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.7% 4.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGERTXSSYS
Debt / assets 15.2% 21.2% –
Debt / equity 1.1x 0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.7x 1.8x –
Debt / FCF 2.4x 3.9x –
Liabilities / assets 86.0% 59.8% 22.0%
Equity / assets 14.0% 40.2% 78.0%
Interest coverage -17.9x – –
Current ratio 1.0x 1.0x 3.5x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.7x 2.3x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 1.3x
Altman Z-score 2.68 2.75 -0.97

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGERTXSSYS
Dividend yield 0.6% 1.4% –
Net buyback yield 2.8% – –
Shareholder yield 3.4% 1.4% –
Payout ratio (earnings) 19.1% 43.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 21.8% 40.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 26.6% 9.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 36.5% 5.2% –

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.

ConsensusGERTXSSYS
Forward P/E 39.2xFY2026 27.2xFY2026 71.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.59FY2026 $7.14FY2026 $0.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +19.2%FY2026 +13.5%FY2026 -33.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +28.1% +6.7% +100.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $54.10BFY2026 $99.89BFY2026 $582.47MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +27.8%FY2026 +12.7%FY2026 +5.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.8% +2.4% +6.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGERTXSSYS
Held by institutions 79.4% 79.9% 50.8%
Institutions holding 3,443 3,414 150
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.5% +15.9% +7.3%
Institutions buying 1,830 1,718 79
Institutions selling 1,149 1,266 29
Buyers to sellers 1.59 1.36 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.

GERTXSSYS
GE 1.00 0.55 0.31
RTX 0.55 1.00 0.13
SSYS 0.31 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GE, RTX and SSYS?

General Electric (GE) is the largest by market capitalisation: General Electric (GE) $313.51B, Rtx (RTX) $266.15B, Stratasys (SSYS) $585.09M.

Which stock is cheaper, GE, RTX and SSYS?

Rtx (RTX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (General Electric (GE) 34.4x, Rtx (RTX) 31.7x, Stratasys (SSYS) -12.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Rtx (RTX) is cheapest (General Electric (GE) 39.2x, Rtx (RTX) 27.2x, Stratasys (SSYS) 71.6x). 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%, Rtx (RTX) +11.6%, Stratasys (SSYS) -3.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

General Electric (GE) has the highest net margin (General Electric (GE) 17.3%, Rtx (RTX) 8.8%, Stratasys (SSYS) -8.4%). On return on invested capital, Rtx (RTX) leads (General Electric (GE) -38.7%, Rtx (RTX) 8.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Rtx (RTX) returned the most: General Electric (GE) -4.8%, Rtx (RTX) +8.5%, Stratasys (SSYS) -39.9%. Over five years, General Electric (GE) compounded fastest (General Electric (GE) +35.4%/yr, Rtx (RTX) +16.9%/yr, Stratasys (SSYS) -25.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rtx (RTX) has been the steadiest (General Electric (GE) 33.2%, Rtx (RTX) 25.1%, Stratasys (SSYS) 47.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GE, RTX 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, Rtx (RTX) 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.