HEI vs HON vs HWM Stock Comparison

Heico, Honeywell International and Howmet Aerospace Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HEI Heico Corp
$308.73 +0.1% 1M -2.3% 1Y
Market cap
$43.65B
P/E
51.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.18B
Div. yield
0.00%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
1 win
HWM Howmet Aerospace Inc.
$191.96 -17.4% 1M -4.9% 1Y
Market cap
$79.24B
P/E
42.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.12B
Div. yield
0.00%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Howmet Aerospace leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Howmet Aerospace 7, Honeywell International 4, Heico 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHEIHONHWMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $43.65B $69.50B $79.24B HWM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 51.5x 9.9x 42.4x HON
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 50.8x 27.5x 37.0x HON
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.7% — +18.1% HEI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.4% — 20.5% HWM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.5% — 19.4% HWM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.6x — 1.4x HWM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% HWM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.3% +7.9% -4.9% HON
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.0%/yr +1.2%/yr +45.3%/yr HWM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.4% 25.4% 35.1% HON
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 66/100 73/100 HWM

Percentile Scorecard

HEIHONHWM

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

AxisHEIHONHWM
Valuation 35 #65 of 100 68 #33 of 100 40 #60 of 100
Growth 80 #20 of 97 24 #74 of 97 91 #10 of 97
Profitability 94 #7 of 96 71 #29 of 96 98 #3 of 96
Financial Health 60 #43 of 105 – 49 #54 of 105
Shareholder Returns 66 #23 of 65 100 #1 of 65 88 #9 of 65
Overall 67 66 73
  • HEI ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • HON ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • HWM 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

PeriodHEIHONHWMSPY
1 month +0.1%+2.9%-17.4% -0.2%
3 months -15.1%-11.4%-32.9% +3.9%
6 months +17.0%+2.8%-20.2% +8.2%
Year to date -4.6%+12.2%-6.4% +12.9%
1 year -2.3%+7.9%-4.9% +12.3%
3 years +96.2%+31.2%+345.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +25.2%+9.5%+64.6% +23.3%
5 years +119.5%+6.3%+546.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year +17.0%+1.2%+45.3% +10.9%
10 years +797.2%+122.6%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +24.5%+8.3%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHEIHONHWMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.4%25.4%35.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.2%24.2%36.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.140.761.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.070.31-0.14 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -27.1%-26.7%-36.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.6%-12.1%-34.4% -1.2%
52-week high $374.67$248.79$292.71 $779.14
52-week low $260.99$188.14$185.88 $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.

MultipleHEIHONHWM
P/E now vs peer median 50.9xmedian 26.5x 9.8xmedian 26.5x 41.1xmedian 26.5x
P/S now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 3.0x 1.7xmedian 3.0x 8.4xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 31.1xmedian 14.6x —median 14.6x 28.9xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 41.9xmedian 26.4x 16.6xmedian 26.4x 42.9xmedian 26.4x
P/B now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 2.5x 3.1xmedian 2.5x 13.4xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.82median 0.90 0.90median 0.90 0.76median 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 monthsHEIHONHWM
Revenue $5.18B – $9.12B
Gross profit $2.09B – $3.29B
Operating income $1.24B – $2.50B
Net income $912.35M $7.07B $1.87B
Free cash flow $1.03B – $1.79B
R&D – – $37.00M
EPS (diluted) $6.00 $22.13 $4.65
Cash & equivalents $240.96M $5.69B $563.00M
Total debt $2.54B – $4.50B
Shares (diluted) 141.27M 318.60M 402.00M
Enterprise value $42.72B $69.50B $74.84B

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
MetricHEIHONHWM
P/E 50.9x 9.8x 41.1x
P/FCF 41.9x 16.6x 42.9x
P/Operating cash flow 38.8x 35.6x 34.6x
P/S 8.3x 1.7x 8.4x
P/B 8.6x 3.1x 13.4x
P/Tangible book 13.3x 4.0x 15.8x
EV/EBITDA 31.1x – 28.9x
EV/EBIT 36.5x – 32.4x
EV/Revenue 8.8x – 8.9x
EV/FCF 44.1x – 45.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 40.9x 35.6x 36.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.82 0.90 0.76

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHEIHONHWM
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.7% – 18.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 25.1% – 13.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.4% – 30.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 26.7% – 25.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 29.8% – 32.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 28.8% – 34.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 31.5% 15.0% 33.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 27.4% 9.1% 52.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 31.8% 15.3% 35.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 27.9% 10.9% 54.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 31.6% -74.0% 56.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 35.7% -25.7% 42.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 31.7% – 75.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.8% – 45.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHEIHONHWM
Gross margin 40.4% – 36.0%
EBITDA margin 28.2% – 30.7%
Operating margin 24.0% – 27.4%
Pretax margin 21.6% – 25.0%
Net margin 16.4% – 20.5%
FCF margin 19.9% – 19.6%
Operating cash flow margin 21.5% – 24.4%
Return on equity 18.5% 33.9% 33.3%
Return on assets 9.3% 10.8% 14.2%
Return on invested capital 13.5% – 19.4%
Return on capital employed 14.2% – 23.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x – 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 0.3x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% – 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHEIHONHWM
Debt / assets 25.6% – 34.0%
Debt / equity 0.5x – 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.6x – 1.4x
Debt / FCF 2.5x – 2.5x
Liabilities / assets 49.4% – 56.7%
Equity / assets 50.6% 42.7% 43.3%
Interest coverage 9.4x – –
Current ratio 2.7x 1.0x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.0x – 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.2x – 0.2x
Altman Z-score 7.01 – 8.15

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHEIHONHWM
Dividend yield 0.1% 3.6% 0.3%
Net buyback yield 0.0% – 1.3%
Shareholder yield 0.1% 3.6% 1.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 3.8% – 10.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) 3.4% – 10.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) 9.1% – 30.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 8.4% – 47.3%

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.

ConsensusHEIHONHWM
Forward P/E 50.8xFY2026 27.5xFY2026 37.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.08FY2026 $7.97FY2026 $5.19FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.1%FY2026 -22.2%FY2026 +37.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +20.6% +19.4% +31.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.68BFY2026 $20.59BFY2026 $10.37BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +26.6%FY2026 -45.0%FY2026 +25.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.4% +3.9% +15.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHEIHONHWM
Held by institutions 78.3% 76.8% 91.0%
Institutions holding 772 2,169 1,600
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.4% -0.9% +0.7%
Institutions buying 371 2,108 907
Institutions selling 267 53 484
Buyers to sellers 1.39 39.77 1.87

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.

HEIHONHWM
HEI 1.00 0.38 0.53
HON 0.38 1.00 0.33
HWM 0.53 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HEI, HON and HWM?

Howmet Aerospace (HWM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Heico (HEI) $43.65B, Honeywell International (HON) $69.50B, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) $79.24B.

Which stock is cheaper, HEI, HON and HWM?

Honeywell International (HON) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Heico (HEI) 51.5x, Honeywell International (HON) 9.9x, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 42.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Honeywell International (HON) is cheapest (Heico (HEI) 50.8x, Honeywell International (HON) 27.5x, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 37.0x). 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: Heico (HEI) +20.7%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) +18.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Howmet Aerospace (HWM) has the highest net margin (Heico (HEI) 16.4%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 20.5%). On return on invested capital, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) leads (Heico (HEI) 13.5%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 19.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Honeywell International (HON) returned the most: Heico (HEI) -2.3%, Honeywell International (HON) +7.9%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) -4.9%. Over five years, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) compounded fastest (Heico (HEI) +17.0%/yr, Honeywell International (HON) +1.2%/yr, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) +45.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Howmet Aerospace (HWM) has the highest dividend yield: Heico (HEI) 0.00%, Honeywell International (HON) 0.00%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 0.00%. Honeywell International (HON) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Honeywell International (HON) has been the steadiest (Heico (HEI) 32.4%, Honeywell International (HON) 25.4%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 35.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HEI, HON and HWM?

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