GE vs TDG vs FTAI Stock Comparison

General Electric, TransDigm and FTAI Aviation Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GE General Electric Co
$285.64 -10.7% 1M -6.8% 1Y
Market cap
$298.78B
P/E
32.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$52.58B
Div. yield
0.01%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
3 wins
TDG TransDigm Group INC
$1,105.84 +0.1% 1M -18.1% 1Y
Market cap
$64.86B
P/E
33.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.01B
Div. yield
–
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
5 wins
FTAI FTAI Aviation Ltd.
$154.37 -17.0% 1M -13.4% 1Y
Market cap
$16.17B
P/E
33.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.11B
Div. yield
0.01%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

TransDigm leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (TransDigm 5, FTAI Aviation 4, General Electric 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGETDGFTAILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $298.78B $64.86B $16.17B GE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 32.8x 33.9x 33.9x GE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 38.6x 25.1x 27.0x TDG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +19.6% +16.6% +45.3% FTAI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.3% 19.1% 15.3% TDG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -57.8% 15.5% -24.6% TDG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 6.1x -3.5x FTAI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.01% FTAI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -6.8% -18.1% -13.4% GE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +34.6%/yr +11.3%/yr +41.8%/yr FTAI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.1% 27.1% 64.0% TDG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 66/100 43/100 TDG

Percentile Scorecard

GETDGFTAI

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

AxisGETDGFTAI
Valuation 32 #68 of 100 53 #48 of 100 25 #75 of 100
Growth 28 #70 of 97 67 #33 of 97 49 #50 of 97
Profitability 59 #40 of 96 96 #5 of 96 51 #48 of 96
Financial Health 19 #86 of 106 16 #89 of 106 20 #85 of 106
Shareholder Returns 86 #10 of 65 97 #3 of 65 72 #19 of 65
Overall 45 66 43
  • GE ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • TDG ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • FTAI 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

PeriodGETDGFTAISPY
1 month -10.7%+0.1%-17.0% -1.0%
3 months -19.2%-10.6%-28.5% +2.9%
6 months +0.4%-3.7%-33.7% +6.4%
Year to date -7.3%-16.8%-21.6% +11.4%
1 year -6.8%-18.1%-13.4% +13.1%
3 years +215.0%+33.1%+352.7% +79.4%
3 years, per year +46.6%+10.0%+65.5% +21.5%
5 years +340.7%+70.6%+473.4% +67.7%
5 years, per year +34.6%+11.3%+41.8% +10.9%
10 years +105.7%+320.7%+1,195.1% +255.2%
10 years, per year +7.5%+15.5%+29.2% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureGETDGFTAISPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.1%27.1%64.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.1%28.9%58.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.210.742.44 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.20-0.67-0.21 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.1%-33.6%-52.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.0%-23.7%-50.2% -2.5%
52-week high $381.07$1,450.00$310.04 $779.14
52-week low $273.25$1,076.01$152.80 $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.

MultipleGETDGFTAI
P/E now vs peer median 32.5xmedian 26.2x 33.2xmedian 26.2x 33.2xmedian 26.2x
P/S now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 2.9x 6.1xmedian 2.9x 5.1xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -13.0xmedian 14.7x 18.1xmedian 14.7x -21.3xmedian 14.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 36.9xmedian 24.9x 31.7xmedian 24.9x -17.8xmedian 24.9x
P/B now vs peer median 16.6xmedian 2.4x -6.2xmedian 2.4x 39.2xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -113.70median 0.92 1.57median 0.92 0.36median 0.92

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 monthsGETDGFTAI
Revenue $52.58B $10.01B $3.11B
Gross profit $18.52B $5.96B $1.22B
Operating income -$24.73B $4.61B -$1.15B
Net income $9.13B $2.13B $496.27M
Free cash flow $7.99B $1.93B -$890.12M
R&D $1.81B – –
EPS (diluted) $8.74 $33.29 $4.59
Cash & equivalents $8.76B $2.77B $337.20M
Total debt $79.60B $33.49B $3.45B
Shares (diluted) 1.04B 57.40M 104.04M
Enterprise value $257.30B $52.87B $14.61B

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
MetricGETDGFTAI
P/E 32.5x 33.2x 33.2x
P/FCF 36.9x 31.7x -17.8x
P/Operating cash flow 31.3x 27.8x -36.0x
P/S 5.6x 6.1x 5.1x
P/B 16.6x -6.2x 39.2x
P/Tangible book 21.5x -4.2x 40.5x
EV/EBITDA -13.0x 18.1x -21.3x
EV/EBIT -12.4x 19.9x -16.5x
EV/Revenue 5.8x 9.2x 6.1x
EV/FCF 38.3x 47.7x -21.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 32.4x 41.8x -43.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -113.70 1.57 0.36

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGETDGFTAI
Revenue growth (1Y) 19.6% 16.6% 45.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.2% 17.0% 42.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.7% 16.9% 16.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.9% 17.9% 26.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -29.4% 16.7% -169.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -126.8% 19.4% -133.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 13.2% 10.2% 8.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.4% 22.8% 75.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 15.5% 10.5% 13.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -0.3% 21.1% 91.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.4% 4.5% -221.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.3% 22.8% -87.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 20.1% 1.1% 30.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 22.4% -15.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGETDGFTAI
Gross margin 35.2% 59.6% 39.2%
EBITDA margin -44.6% 50.7% -28.6%
Operating margin -47.0% 46.0% -36.8%
Pretax margin 20.3% 27.4% 19.2%
Net margin 17.3% 19.1% 15.3%
FCF margin 15.2% 19.3% -28.6%
Operating cash flow margin 17.9% 22.0% -14.1%
Return on equity 51.2% – 118.8%
Return on assets 7.2% 8.2% 11.0%
Return on invested capital -57.8% 15.5% -24.6%
Return on capital employed -29.1% 19.6% -28.5%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.4x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 1.0x -0.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.5% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGETDGFTAI
Debt / assets 15.2% 125.2% 76.9%
Debt / equity 1.1x -3.4x 8.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 6.1x -3.5x
Debt / FCF 2.4x 17.4x -3.9x
Liabilities / assets 86.0% 136.7% 91.0%
Equity / assets 14.0% -36.7% 9.0%
Interest coverage -26.7x 2.5x -4.6x
Current ratio 1.0x 3.0x 5.3x
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.9x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.2x 1.1x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 2.40 1.70 2.85

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGETDGFTAI
Dividend yield 0.6% – 1.1%
Net buyback yield 2.9% 2.7% 0.7%
Shareholder yield 3.5% 2.7% 1.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 19.1% – 31.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) 21.8% – -17.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) 26.6% – 25.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 36.5% – 7.9%

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.

ConsensusGETDGFTAI
Forward P/E 38.6xFY2026 25.1xFY2026 27.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.40FY2026 $44.02FY2026 $5.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.2%FY2026 +17.9%FY2026 +24.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +28.6% +7.9% +113.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $53.75BFY2026 $10.01BFY2026 $4.09BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +27.0%FY2026 +13.4%FY2026 +63.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.1% +24.2% +49.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGETDGFTAI
Held by institutions 79.4% 93.2% 96.0%
Institutions holding 3,441 1,140 677
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.5% +1.2% +2.6%
Institutions buying 1,829 584 394
Institutions selling 1,148 367 200
Buyers to sellers 1.59 1.59 1.97

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.

GETDGFTAI
GE 1.00 0.53 0.53
TDG 0.53 1.00 0.35
FTAI 0.53 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GE, TDG and FTAI?

General Electric (GE) is the largest by market capitalisation: General Electric (GE) $298.78B, TransDigm (TDG) $64.86B, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) $16.17B.

Which stock is cheaper, GE, TDG and FTAI?

General Electric (GE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (General Electric (GE) 32.8x, TransDigm (TDG) 33.9x, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) 33.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, TransDigm (TDG) is cheapest (General Electric (GE) 38.6x, TransDigm (TDG) 25.1x, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) 27.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

FTAI Aviation (FTAI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: General Electric (GE) +19.6%, TransDigm (TDG) +16.6%, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) +45.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

TransDigm (TDG) has the highest net margin (General Electric (GE) 17.3%, TransDigm (TDG) 19.1%, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) 15.3%). On return on invested capital, TransDigm (TDG) leads (General Electric (GE) -57.8%, TransDigm (TDG) 15.5%, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) -24.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year General Electric (GE) returned the most: General Electric (GE) -6.8%, TransDigm (TDG) -18.1%, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) -13.4%. Over five years, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) compounded fastest (General Electric (GE) +34.6%/yr, TransDigm (TDG) +11.3%/yr, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) +41.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

FTAI Aviation (FTAI) has the highest dividend yield: General Electric (GE) 0.01%, TransDigm (TDG) 0.00%, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) 0.01%. TransDigm (TDG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, TransDigm (TDG) has been the steadiest (General Electric (GE) 33.1%, TransDigm (TDG) 27.1%, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) 64.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GE, TDG and FTAI?

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