HEI vs HON vs TDG Stock Comparison

Heico, Honeywell International and TransDigm Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HEI Heico Corp
$309.71 +0.4% 1M -2.2% 1Y
Market cap
$43.20B
P/E
51.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.18B
Div. yield
0.00%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
4 wins
TDG TransDigm Group INC
$1,129.53 +1.2% 1M -16.9% 1Y
Market cap
$64.97B
P/E
34.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.01B
Div. yield
–
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionHEIHONTDGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $43.20B $69.38B $64.97B HON
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 51.0x 9.8x 34.0x HON
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 50.9x 27.5x 25.7x TDG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.7% — +16.6% HEI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.4% — 19.1% TDG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.5% — 15.5% TDG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.6x — 6.1x HEI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.2% +7.6% -16.9% HON
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.1%/yr +1.5%/yr +12.4%/yr HEI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.4% 25.4% 27.2% HON
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 66/100 66/100 HEI

Percentile Scorecard

HEIHONTDG

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

AxisHEIHONTDG
Valuation 35 #65 of 100 69 #32 of 100 54 #47 of 100
Growth 80 #20 of 97 24 #74 of 97 68 #32 of 97
Profitability 94 #7 of 96 71 #29 of 96 96 #5 of 96
Financial Health 59 #44 of 105 – 17 #87 of 105
Shareholder Returns 65 #23 of 64 100 #1 of 64 95 #4 of 64
Overall 67 66 66
  • HEI ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • HON ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • TDG 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

PeriodHEIHONTDGSPY
1 month +0.4%+3.2%+1.2% -0.8%
3 months -13.3%-10.8%-12.2% +3.5%
6 months +16.4%+3.4%-2.5% +7.0%
Year to date -4.3%+12.4%-15.1% +12.2%
1 year -2.2%+7.6%-16.9% +13.0%
3 years +96.8%+31.4%+37.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +25.3%+9.5%+11.3% +23.1%
5 years +120.0%+7.8%+79.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year +17.1%+1.5%+12.4% +11.0%
10 years +797.7%+121.8%+316.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year +24.5%+8.3%+15.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureHEIHONTDGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.4%25.4%27.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.3%24.3%29.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.150.760.75 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.070.30-0.62 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -27.1%-26.7%-33.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.3%-11.9%-22.1% -1.8%
52-week high $374.67$248.79$1,450.00 $779.14
52-week low $260.99$188.14$1,076.01 $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.

MultipleHEIHONTDG
P/E now vs peer median 51.0xmedian 26.8x 9.9xmedian 26.8x 33.9xmedian 26.8x
P/S now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 2.9x 1.7xmedian 2.9x 6.2xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 31.2xmedian 15.2x —median 15.2x 18.4xmedian 15.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 42.0xmedian 25.5x 16.6xmedian 25.5x 32.4xmedian 25.5x
P/B now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 2.5x 3.1xmedian 2.5x -6.4xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.83median 0.94 0.91median 0.94 1.60median 0.94

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 monthsHEIHONTDG
Revenue $5.18B – $10.01B
Gross profit $2.09B – $5.96B
Operating income $1.24B – $4.61B
Net income $912.35M $7.07B $2.13B
Free cash flow $1.03B – $1.93B
EPS (diluted) $6.00 $22.13 $33.29
Cash & equivalents $240.96M $5.69B $2.77B
Total debt $2.54B – $33.49B
Shares (diluted) 141.27M 318.60M 57.40M
Enterprise value $42.27B $69.38B $52.97B

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
MetricHEIHONTDG
P/E 51.0x 9.9x 33.9x
P/FCF 42.0x 16.6x 32.4x
P/Operating cash flow 38.9x 35.7x 28.4x
P/S 8.4x 1.7x 6.2x
P/B 8.6x 3.1x -6.4x
P/Tangible book 13.3x 4.0x -4.3x
EV/EBITDA 31.2x – 18.4x
EV/EBIT 36.6x – 20.2x
EV/Revenue 8.8x – 9.3x
EV/FCF 44.2x – 48.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 41.0x 35.7x 42.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.83 0.91 1.60

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHEIHONTDG
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.7% – 16.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 25.1% – 17.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.4% – 16.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 26.7% – 17.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 29.8% – 16.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 28.8% – 19.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 31.5% 15.0% 10.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 27.4% 9.1% 22.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 31.8% 15.3% 10.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 27.9% 10.9% 21.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 31.6% -74.0% 4.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 35.7% -25.7% 22.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 31.7% – 1.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.8% – 22.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHEIHONTDG
Gross margin 40.4% – 59.6%
EBITDA margin 28.2% – 50.7%
Operating margin 24.0% – 46.0%
Pretax margin 21.6% – 27.4%
Net margin 16.4% – 19.1%
FCF margin 19.9% – 19.3%
Operating cash flow margin 21.5% – 22.0%
Return on equity 18.5% 33.9% –
Return on assets 9.3% 10.8% 8.2%
Return on invested capital 13.5% – 15.5%
Return on capital employed 14.2% – 19.6%
Asset turnover 0.5x – 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 0.3x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% – 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHEIHONTDG
Debt / assets 25.6% – 125.2%
Debt / equity 0.5x – -3.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.6x – 6.1x
Debt / FCF 2.5x – 17.4x
Liabilities / assets 49.4% – 136.7%
Equity / assets 50.6% 42.7% -36.7%
Interest coverage 9.4x – 2.5x
Current ratio 2.7x 1.0x 3.0x
Quick ratio 1.0x – 1.9x
Cash ratio 0.2x – 1.1x
Altman Z-score 7.02 – 1.72

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHEIHONTDG
Dividend yield 0.1% 3.6% –
Net buyback yield 0.0% – 2.7%
Shareholder yield 0.1% 3.6% 2.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 3.8% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 3.4% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 9.1% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 8.4% – –

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.

ConsensusHEIHONTDG
Forward P/E 50.9xFY2026 27.5xFY2026 25.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.08FY2026 $7.97FY2026 $44.01FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.1%FY2026 -22.2%FY2026 +17.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +20.6% +19.4% +7.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.68BFY2026 $20.59BFY2026 $10.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +26.6%FY2026 -45.0%FY2026 +13.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.4% +3.9% +24.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHEIHONTDG
Held by institutions 78.3% 76.8% 93.2%
Institutions holding 772 2,168 1,140
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.4% -0.9% +1.2%
Institutions buying 371 2,107 584
Institutions selling 267 53 367
Buyers to sellers 1.39 39.75 1.59

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.

HEIHONTDG
HEI 1.00 0.38 0.53
HON 0.38 1.00 0.34
TDG 0.53 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HEI, HON and TDG?

Honeywell International (HON) is the largest by market capitalisation: Heico (HEI) $43.20B, Honeywell International (HON) $69.38B, TransDigm (TDG) $64.97B.

Which stock is cheaper, HEI, HON and TDG?

Honeywell International (HON) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Heico (HEI) 51.0x, Honeywell International (HON) 9.8x, TransDigm (TDG) 34.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, TransDigm (TDG) is cheapest (Heico (HEI) 50.9x, Honeywell International (HON) 27.5x, TransDigm (TDG) 25.7x). 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%, TransDigm (TDG) +16.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

TransDigm (TDG) has the highest net margin (Heico (HEI) 16.4%, TransDigm (TDG) 19.1%). On return on invested capital, TransDigm (TDG) leads (Heico (HEI) 13.5%, TransDigm (TDG) 15.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Honeywell International (HON) returned the most: Heico (HEI) -2.2%, Honeywell International (HON) +7.6%, TransDigm (TDG) -16.9%. Over five years, Heico (HEI) compounded fastest (Heico (HEI) +17.1%/yr, Honeywell International (HON) +1.5%/yr, TransDigm (TDG) +12.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Heico (HEI) 0.00%, Honeywell International (HON) 0.00%, TransDigm (TDG) 0.00%. Honeywell International (HON) and TransDigm (TDG) 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%, TransDigm (TDG) 27.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 4. 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.