GE vs SSYS vs HON Stock Comparison

General Electric, Stratasys and Honeywell International Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GE General Electric Co
$297.71 -9.0% 1M -4.8% 1Y
Market cap
$312.77B
P/E
34.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$52.58B
Div. yield
0.01%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
4 wins
SSYS Stratasys Ltd.
$7.16 -13.3% 1M -39.9% 1Y
Market cap
$581.01M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$547.27M
Div. yield
–
3D Printing Industrials

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Honeywell International leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Honeywell International 5, General Electric 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGESSYSHONLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $312.77B $581.01M $69.27B GE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 34.4x -12.7x 9.8x HON
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 39.2x 71.6x 27.5x HON
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +19.6% -3.1% — GE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.3% -8.4% — GE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -38.7% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.7x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -4.8% -39.9% +7.9% HON
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +35.4%/yr -25.4%/yr +1.2%/yr GE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.2% 47.8% 25.4% HON
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 37/100 66/100 HON

Percentile Scorecard

GESSYSHON

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

AxisGESSYSHON
Valuation 32 #68 of 100 36 #131 of 203 68 #33 of 100
Growth 34 #64 of 97 22 #147 of 188 24 #74 of 97
Profitability 60 #39 of 96 13 #160 of 183 71 #29 of 96
Financial Health 18 #86 of 105 80 #45 of 217 –
Shareholder Returns 83 #12 of 65 – 100 #1 of 65
Overall 46 37 66
  • GE ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • SSYS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • HON 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

PeriodGESSYSHONSPY
1 month -9.0%-13.3%+2.9% -0.2%
3 months -18.1%-9.9%-11.4% +3.9%
6 months +2.9%-16.5%+2.8% +8.2%
Year to date -3.4%-17.5%+12.2% +12.9%
1 year -4.8%-39.9%+7.9% +12.3%
3 years +250.7%-30.1%+31.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +52.0%-11.3%+9.5% +23.3%
5 years +354.0%-76.9%+6.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year +35.4%-25.4%+1.2% +10.9%
10 years +117.0%-63.2%+122.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year +8.1%-9.5%+8.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGESSYSHONSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.2%47.8%25.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.2%46.9%24.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.212.220.76 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.15-0.830.31 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.1%-83.4%-26.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.9%-39.9%-12.1% -1.2%
52-week high $381.07$11.91$248.79 $779.14
52-week low $273.25$6.80$188.14 $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.

MultipleGESSYSHON
P/E now vs peer median 33.8xmedian 26.5x -12.7xmedian 25.2x 9.8xmedian 26.5x
P/S now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 3.0x 1.1xmedian 1.9x 1.7xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -20.8xmedian 14.6x -12.2xmedian 14.0x —median 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 38.5xmedian 26.4x -26.5xmedian 21.7x 16.6xmedian 26.4x
P/B now vs peer median 17.3xmedian 2.5x 0.8xmedian 2.3x 3.1xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median -118.51median 0.90 -29.27median 1.32 0.90median 0.90

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 monthsGESSYSHON
Revenue $52.58B $547.27M –
Gross profit $18.52B $221.15M –
Operating income -$16.58B -$83.46M –
Net income $9.13B -$115.18M $7.07B
Free cash flow $7.99B -$23.24M –
R&D $1.81B $77.20M –
EPS (diluted) $8.74 $-0.56 $22.13
Cash & equivalents $8.76B $92.53M $5.69B
Total debt $19.33B – –
Shares (diluted) 1.04B 82.30M 318.60M
Enterprise value $271.28B -$368.81M $69.27B

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
MetricGESSYSHON
P/E 33.8x -12.7x 9.8x
P/FCF 38.5x -26.5x 16.6x
P/Operating cash flow 32.6x -134.6x 35.6x
P/S 5.9x 1.1x 1.7x
P/B 17.3x 0.8x 3.1x
P/Tangible book 22.4x 0.8x 4.0x
EV/EBITDA -20.8x -12.2x –
EV/EBIT -19.2x -4.8x –
EV/Revenue 6.1x 0.7x –
EV/FCF 39.8x -17.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow 33.8x -88.2x 35.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -118.51 -29.27 0.90

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGESSYSHON
Revenue growth (1Y) 19.6% -3.1% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.2% -4.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.7% -12.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.9% -6.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 13.2% -30.0% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -98.5% -9.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) 13.2% -17.1% 15.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.4% -37.3% 9.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 15.5% 59.7% 15.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -0.3% 0.4% 10.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.4% -172.1% -74.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.3% 61.1% -25.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 20.1% -116.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 36.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGESSYSHON
Gross margin 35.2% 40.4% –
EBITDA margin -29.1% -6.1% –
Operating margin -31.5% -15.3% –
Pretax margin 20.3% -13.1% –
Net margin 17.3% -8.4% –
FCF margin 15.2% -4.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 17.9% -0.8% –
Return on equity 51.2% -14.0% 33.9%
Return on assets 7.2% -10.9% 10.8%
Return on invested capital -38.7% – –
Return on capital employed -19.5% -9.3% –
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.5x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 0.0x 0.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 4.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGESSYSHON
Debt / assets 15.2% – –
Debt / equity 1.1x – –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.7x – –
Debt / FCF 2.4x – –
Liabilities / assets 86.0% 22.0% –
Equity / assets 14.0% 78.0% 42.7%
Interest coverage -17.9x – –
Current ratio 1.0x 3.5x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.6x 2.3x –
Cash ratio 0.2x 1.3x –
Altman Z-score 2.68 -0.97 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGESSYSHON
Dividend yield 0.6% – 3.6%
Net buyback yield 2.8% – –
Shareholder yield 3.4% – 3.6%
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.

ConsensusGESSYSHON
Forward P/E 39.2xFY2026 71.6xFY2026 27.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.59FY2026 $0.10FY2026 $7.97FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +19.2%FY2026 -33.3%FY2026 -22.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +28.1% +100.0% +19.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $54.10BFY2026 $582.47MFY2026 $20.59BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +27.8%FY2026 +5.7%FY2026 -45.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.8% +6.8% +3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGESSYSHON
Held by institutions 79.4% 50.8% 76.8%
Institutions holding 3,443 150 2,169
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.5% +7.3% -0.9%
Institutions buying 1,830 79 2,108
Institutions selling 1,149 29 53
Buyers to sellers 1.59 2.72 39.77

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.

GESSYSHON
GE 1.00 0.31 0.42
SSYS 0.31 1.00 0.34
HON 0.42 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GE, SSYS and HON?

General Electric (GE) is the largest by market capitalisation: General Electric (GE) $312.77B, Stratasys (SSYS) $581.01M, Honeywell International (HON) $69.27B.

Which stock is cheaper, GE, SSYS and HON?

Honeywell International (HON) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (General Electric (GE) 34.4x, Stratasys (SSYS) -12.7x, Honeywell International (HON) 9.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Honeywell International (HON) is cheapest (General Electric (GE) 39.2x, Stratasys (SSYS) 71.6x, Honeywell International (HON) 27.5x). 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%, Stratasys (SSYS) -3.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

General Electric (GE) has the highest net margin (General Electric (GE) 17.3%, Stratasys (SSYS) -8.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Honeywell International (HON) returned the most: General Electric (GE) -4.8%, Stratasys (SSYS) -39.9%, Honeywell International (HON) +7.9%. Over five years, General Electric (GE) compounded fastest (General Electric (GE) +35.4%/yr, Stratasys (SSYS) -25.4%/yr, Honeywell International (HON) +1.2%/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%, Stratasys (SSYS) 0.00%, Honeywell International (HON) 0.00%. Stratasys (SSYS) and Honeywell International (HON) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Honeywell International (HON) has been the steadiest (General Electric (GE) 33.2%, Stratasys (SSYS) 47.8%, Honeywell International (HON) 25.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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