HEI vs RTX vs HON Stock Comparison

Heico, Rtx and Honeywell International Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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HEI Heico Corp
$309.71 +0.4% 1M -2.2% 1Y
Market cap
$43.05B
P/E
50.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.18B
Div. yield
0.00%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
5 wins
RTX RTX Corp
$197.48 +4.3% 1M +10.5% 1Y
Market cap
$266.21B
P/E
31.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$95.99B
Div. yield
0.01%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Rtx leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Rtx 5, Heico 5, Honeywell International 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHEIRTXHONLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $43.05B $266.21B $69.17B RTX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 50.8x 31.7x 9.8x HON
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 50.9x 28.4x 27.9x HON
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.7% +11.6% — HEI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.4% 8.8% — HEI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.5% 8.6% — HEI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.6x 1.8x — HEI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% RTX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.2% +10.5% +7.6% RTX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.1%/yr +17.3%/yr +1.5%/yr RTX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.4% 25.1% 25.4% RTX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 57/100 66/100 HEI

Percentile Scorecard

HEIRTXHON

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

AxisHEIRTXHON
Valuation 35 #65 of 100 64 #37 of 100 69 #32 of 100
Growth 80 #20 of 97 77 #23 of 97 24 #74 of 97
Profitability 94 #7 of 96 72 #28 of 96 71 #29 of 96
Financial Health 59 #44 of 105 30 #74 of 105 –
Shareholder Returns 65 #23 of 64 43 #37 of 64 100 #1 of 64
Overall 67 57 66
  • HEI ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • RTX ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • 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

PeriodHEIRTXHONSPY
1 month +0.4%+4.3%+3.2% -0.8%
3 months -13.3%-9.6%-10.8% +3.5%
6 months +16.4%+13.9%+3.4% +7.0%
Year to date -4.3%+7.7%+12.4% +12.2%
1 year -2.2%+10.5%+7.6% +13.0%
3 years +96.8%+149.5%+31.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year +25.3%+35.7%+9.5% +23.1%
5 years +120.0%+121.5%+7.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year +17.1%+17.3%+1.5% +11.0%
10 years +797.7%+210.6%+121.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year +24.5%+12.0%+8.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureHEIRTXHONSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.4%25.1%25.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.3%23.9%24.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.150.280.76 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.070.420.30 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -27.1%-33.9%-26.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.3%-12.4%-11.9% -1.8%
52-week high $374.67$225.49$248.79 $779.14
52-week low $260.99$168.02$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.

MultipleHEIRTXHON
P/E now vs peer median 51.0xmedian 26.8x 31.8xmedian 26.8x 9.9xmedian 26.8x
P/S now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 2.9x 2.8xmedian 2.9x 1.7xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 31.2xmedian 15.2x 18.8xmedian 15.2x —median 15.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 42.0xmedian 25.5x 28.0xmedian 25.5x 16.6xmedian 25.5x
P/B now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 2.5x 3.8xmedian 2.5x 3.1xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.83median 0.94 0.78median 0.94 0.91median 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 monthsHEIRTXHON
Revenue $5.18B $95.99B –
Gross profit $2.09B $20.25B –
Operating income $1.24B $11.30B –
Net income $912.35M $8.83B $7.07B
Free cash flow $1.03B $9.50B –
R&D – $2.85B –
EPS (diluted) $6.00 $6.14 $22.13
Cash & equivalents $240.96M $9.17B $5.69B
Total debt $2.54B $150.08B –
Shares (diluted) 141.27M 1.37B 318.60M
Enterprise value $42.12B $234.48B $69.17B

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
MetricHEIRTXHON
P/E 51.0x 31.8x 9.9x
P/FCF 42.0x 28.0x 16.6x
P/Operating cash flow 38.9x 21.4x 35.7x
P/S 8.4x 2.8x 1.7x
P/B 8.6x 3.8x 3.1x
P/Tangible book 13.3x 6.6x 4.0x
EV/EBITDA 31.2x 18.8x –
EV/EBIT 36.6x 26.1x –
EV/Revenue 8.8x 3.1x –
EV/FCF 44.2x 31.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow 41.0x 23.7x 35.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.83 0.78 0.91

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHEIRTXHON
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.7% 11.6% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 25.1% 12.7% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.4% 17.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 26.7% 20.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 29.8% 28.2% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 28.8% 51.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) 31.5% 27.6% 15.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 27.4% 39.1% 9.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 31.8% 26.6% 15.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 27.9% 40.7% 10.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 31.6% 56.2% -74.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 35.7% 16.8% -25.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 31.7% 81.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.8% 21.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHEIRTXHON
Gross margin 40.4% 21.1% –
EBITDA margin 28.2% 16.3% –
Operating margin 24.0% 11.8% –
Pretax margin 21.6% 11.3% –
Net margin 16.4% 8.8% –
FCF margin 19.9% 9.9% –
Operating cash flow margin 21.5% 13.0% –
Return on equity 18.5% 12.7% 33.9%
Return on assets 9.3% 5.0% 10.8%
Return on invested capital 13.5% 8.6% –
Return on capital employed 14.2% 10.1% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.4x 0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 0.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHEIRTXHON
Debt / assets 25.6% 21.2% –
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.6x 1.8x –
Debt / FCF 2.5x 3.9x –
Liabilities / assets 49.4% 59.8% –
Equity / assets 50.6% 40.2% 42.7%
Interest coverage 9.4x – –
Current ratio 2.7x 1.0x 1.0x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.7x –
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x –
Altman Z-score 7.02 2.77 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHEIRTXHON
Dividend yield 0.1% 1.4% 3.6%
Net buyback yield 0.0% – –
Shareholder yield 0.1% 1.4% 3.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 3.8% 43.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 3.4% 40.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 9.1% 9.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 8.4% 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.

ConsensusHEIRTXHON
Forward P/E 50.9xFY2026 28.4xFY2026 27.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.08FY2026 $6.96FY2026 $7.87FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.1%FY2026 +10.7%FY2026 -23.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +20.6% +8.3% +20.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.68BFY2026 $99.33BFY2026 $20.60BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +26.6%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026 -45.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.4% +2.1% +4.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHEIRTXHON
Held by institutions 78.3% 79.9% 76.8%
Institutions holding 772 3,413 2,168
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.4% +15.9% -0.9%
Institutions buying 371 1,717 2,107
Institutions selling 267 1,266 53
Buyers to sellers 1.39 1.36 39.75

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.

HEIRTXHON
HEI 1.00 0.53 0.38
RTX 0.53 1.00 0.42
HON 0.38 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HEI, RTX and HON?

Rtx (RTX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Heico (HEI) $43.05B, Rtx (RTX) $266.21B, Honeywell International (HON) $69.17B.

Which stock is cheaper, HEI, RTX and HON?

Honeywell International (HON) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Heico (HEI) 50.8x, Rtx (RTX) 31.7x, Honeywell International (HON) 9.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Honeywell International (HON) is cheapest (Heico (HEI) 50.9x, Rtx (RTX) 28.4x, Honeywell International (HON) 27.9x). 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%, Rtx (RTX) +11.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Heico (HEI) has the highest net margin (Heico (HEI) 16.4%, Rtx (RTX) 8.8%). On return on invested capital, Heico (HEI) leads (Heico (HEI) 13.5%, Rtx (RTX) 8.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Rtx (RTX) returned the most: Heico (HEI) -2.2%, Rtx (RTX) +10.5%, Honeywell International (HON) +7.6%. Over five years, Rtx (RTX) compounded fastest (Heico (HEI) +17.1%/yr, Rtx (RTX) +17.3%/yr, Honeywell International (HON) +1.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Rtx (RTX) has the highest dividend yield: Heico (HEI) 0.00%, Rtx (RTX) 0.01%, Honeywell International (HON) 0.00%. Honeywell International (HON) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rtx (RTX) has been the steadiest (Heico (HEI) 32.4%, Rtx (RTX) 25.1%, Honeywell International (HON) 25.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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