HEI vs RTX vs ST Stock Comparison

Heico, Rtx and Sensata Technologies Holding Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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HEI Heico Corp
$310.92 +2.1% 1M -0.5% 1Y
Market cap
$43.44B
P/E
51.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.18B
Div. yield
0.08%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
6 wins
RTX RTX Corp
$196.12 +4.5% 1M +9.8% 1Y
Market cap
$264.65B
P/E
31.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$95.99B
Div. yield
1.44%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Heico leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Heico 6, Rtx 3, Sensata Technologies Holding 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHEIRTXSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $43.44B $264.65B $5.96B RTX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 51.2x 31.6x 16.2x ST
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 51.1x 27.5x 11.4x ST
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.7% +11.6% +4.1% HEI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.4% 8.8% 9.5% HEI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.5% 8.6% 8.2% HEI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.6x 1.8x 2.3x HEI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.08% 1.44% 1.17% RTX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.5% +9.8% +32.6% ST
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.4%/yr +17.2%/yr -5.8%/yr HEI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.4% 25.1% 39.9% RTX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 56/100 64/100 HEI

Percentile Scorecard

HEIRTXST

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

AxisHEIRTXST
Valuation 34 #66 of 100 61 #40 of 100 87 #27 of 203
Growth 80 #20 of 97 77 #23 of 97 73 #52 of 188
Profitability 94 #7 of 96 72 #28 of 96 70 #56 of 184
Financial Health 59 #44 of 105 29 #75 of 105 42 #126 of 217
Shareholder Returns 64 #24 of 65 42 #38 of 65 49 #79 of 153
Overall 66 56 64
  • HEI ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • RTX ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • ST ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodHEIRTXSTSPY
1 month +2.1%+4.5%-2.0% +0.9%
3 months -12.5%-8.9%-11.1% +5.9%
6 months +19.1%+13.5%+3.4% +8.5%
Year to date -3.9%+6.9%+22.9% +13.3%
1 year -0.5%+9.8%+32.6% +12.4%
3 years +97.6%+147.8%+19.3% +88.1%
3 years, per year +25.5%+35.3%+6.1% +23.5%
5 years +123.1%+120.7%-25.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year +17.4%+17.2%-5.8% +11.0%
10 years +800.7%+206.0%+13.7% +263.4%
10 years, per year +24.6%+11.8%+1.3% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureHEIRTXSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.4%25.1%39.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.3%24.0%37.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.150.281.93 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.020.390.82 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -27.1%-33.9%-72.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.0%-13.0%-23.6% -0.9%
52-week high $374.67$225.49$53.55 $779.14
52-week low $260.99$168.02$28.53 $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.

MultipleHEIRTXST
P/E now vs peer median 51.2xmedian 26.4x 31.6xmedian 26.4x 16.2xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 3.0x 2.8xmedian 3.0x 1.5xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 31.3xmedian 14.5x 18.7xmedian 14.5x 9.7xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 42.2xmedian 26.1x 27.9xmedian 26.1x 9.3xmedian 21.8x
P/B now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 2.5x 3.7xmedian 2.5x 1.9xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.83median 0.90 0.77median 0.90 2.37median 1.41

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 monthsHEIRTXST
Revenue $5.18B $95.99B $3.85B
Gross profit $2.09B $20.25B $1.19B
Operating income $1.24B $11.30B $582.40M
Net income $912.35M $8.83B $366.60M
Free cash flow $1.03B $9.50B $641.20M
R&D – $2.85B $128.60M
EPS (diluted) $6.00 $6.14 $2.49
Cash & equivalents $240.96M $9.17B $553.40M
Total debt $2.54B $150.08B $2.40B
Shares (diluted) 141.27M 1.37B 147.00M
Enterprise value $43.12B $234.64B $3.79B

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
MetricHEIRTXST
P/E 51.2x 31.6x 16.2x
P/FCF 42.2x 27.9x 9.3x
P/Operating cash flow 39.1x 21.3x 7.8x
P/S 8.4x 2.8x 1.5x
P/B 8.6x 3.7x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 13.4x 6.6x 2.2x
EV/EBITDA 31.3x 18.7x 9.7x
EV/EBIT 36.7x 25.9x 13.4x
EV/Revenue 8.8x 3.1x 2.0x
EV/FCF 44.4x 30.8x 12.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 41.2x 23.6x 10.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.83 0.77 2.37

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHEIRTXST
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.7% 11.6% 4.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 25.1% 12.7% -1.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.4% 17.0% 11.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 26.7% 20.2% -3.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 29.8% 28.2% 175.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 28.8% 51.1% 2.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 31.5% 27.6% 1,505%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 27.4% 39.1% 5.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 31.8% 26.6% 1,492%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 27.9% 40.7% 6.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 31.6% 56.2% 28.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 35.7% 16.8% 9.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 31.7% 81.4% 34.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.8% 21.2% 17.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHEIRTXST
Gross margin 40.4% 21.1% 30.8%
EBITDA margin 28.2% 16.3% 20.9%
Operating margin 24.0% 11.8% 15.1%
Pretax margin 21.6% 11.3% 12.4%
Net margin 16.4% 8.8% 9.5%
FCF margin 19.9% 9.9% 16.7%
Operating cash flow margin 21.5% 13.0% 19.7%
Return on equity 18.5% 12.7% 12.2%
Return on assets 9.3% 5.0% 5.5%
Return on invested capital 13.5% 8.6% 8.2%
Return on capital employed 14.2% 10.1% 10.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.4x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 0.7% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHEIRTXST
Debt / assets 25.6% 21.2% 35.8%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.5x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.6x 1.8x 2.3x
Debt / FCF 2.5x 3.9x 3.7x
Liabilities / assets 49.4% 59.8% 54.1%
Equity / assets 50.6% 40.2% 45.9%
Interest coverage 9.4x – 4.4x
Current ratio 2.7x 1.0x 2.4x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.7x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 7.04 2.76 2.59

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHEIRTXST
Dividend yield 0.1% 1.4% 1.2%
Net buyback yield 0.0% – 0.4%
Shareholder yield 0.1% 1.4% 1.6%
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.

ConsensusHEIRTXST
Forward P/E 51.1xFY2026 27.5xFY2026 11.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.08FY2026 $7.14FY2026 $3.60FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.1%FY2026 +13.5%FY2026 +5.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +20.6% +6.7% +19.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.68BFY2026 $99.89BFY2026 $3.79BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +26.6%FY2026 +12.7%FY2026 +2.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.4% +2.4% +1.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHEIRTXST
Held by institutions 78.3% 79.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 772 3,414 467
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.4% +15.9% +1.1%
Institutions buying 371 1,718 265
Institutions selling 267 1,266 149
Buyers to sellers 1.39 1.36 1.78

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.

HEIRTXST
HEI 1.00 0.53 0.37
RTX 0.53 1.00 0.05
ST 0.37 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HEI, RTX and ST?

Rtx (RTX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Heico (HEI) $43.44B, Rtx (RTX) $264.65B, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) $5.96B.

Which stock is cheaper, HEI, RTX and ST?

Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Heico (HEI) 51.2x, Rtx (RTX) 31.6x, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 16.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) is cheapest (Heico (HEI) 51.1x, Rtx (RTX) 27.5x, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 11.4x). 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%, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) +4.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Heico (HEI) has the highest net margin (Heico (HEI) 16.4%, Rtx (RTX) 8.8%, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 9.5%). On return on invested capital, Heico (HEI) leads (Heico (HEI) 13.5%, Rtx (RTX) 8.6%, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 8.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) returned the most: Heico (HEI) -0.5%, Rtx (RTX) +9.8%, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) +32.6%. Over five years, Heico (HEI) compounded fastest (Heico (HEI) +17.4%/yr, Rtx (RTX) +17.2%/yr, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) -5.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Rtx (RTX) has the highest dividend yield: Heico (HEI) 0.08%, Rtx (RTX) 1.44%, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 1.17%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rtx (RTX) has been the steadiest (Heico (HEI) 32.4%, Rtx (RTX) 25.1%, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 39.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HEI, RTX and ST?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Heico (HEI) leads on 6. 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.