HII vs DCO vs ESLT Stock Comparison

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Ducommun and Elbit Systems Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DCO Ducommun Inc /De/
$164.62 -4.4% 1M +76.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.51B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$861.87M
Div. yield
–
Defense Industrials
1 win
ESLT Elbit Systems Ltd
$790.00 +7.5% 1M +62.2% 1Y
Market cap
$35.51B
P/E
55.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.55B
Div. yield
0.00%
Defense Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Elbit Systems leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Elbit Systems 6, Huntington Ingalls Industries 4, Ducommun 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHIIDCOESLTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.06B $2.51B $35.51B ESLT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.7x -93.9x 55.8x HII
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.6x 36.7x 56.7x HII
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.0% +8.8% +13.7% HII
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.0% -3.1% 7.4% ESLT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.9% -1.7% 17.8% ESLT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 11.9x -0.9x ESLT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -6.7% +76.9% +62.2% DCO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.6%/yr +28.2%/yr +38.5%/yr ESLT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.4% 39.2% 44.7% HII
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 34/100 60/100 ESLT

Percentile Scorecard

HIIDCOESLT

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

AxisHIIDCOESLT
Valuation 77 #24 of 100 39 #61 of 100 44 #56 of 100
Growth 25 #73 of 97 4 #93 of 97 88 #13 of 97
Profitability 61 #38 of 96 40 #58 of 96 73 #27 of 96
Financial Health 31 #73 of 105 52 #51 of 105 58 #45 of 105
Shareholder Returns 55 #30 of 65 – 36 #42 of 65
Overall 50 34 60
  • HII ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • DCO ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • ESLT 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

PeriodHIIDCOESLTSPY
1 month +6.6%-4.4%+7.5% -0.2%
3 months -6.2%-7.2%-3.5% +3.9%
6 months -22.1%+15.0%-5.3% +8.2%
Year to date -17.3%+73.0%+36.7% +12.9%
1 year -6.7%+76.9%+62.2% +12.3%
3 years +32.0%+251.7%+324.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year +9.7%+52.1%+62.0% +23.3%
5 years +37.6%+246.0%+409.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year +6.6%+28.2%+38.5% +10.9%
10 years +76.8%+747.7%+705.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year +5.9%+23.8%+23.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHIIDCOESLTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.4%39.2%44.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.7%38.7%39.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.721.420.71 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.181.961.39 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.1%-30.7%-35.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -38.0%-20.5%-22.1% -1.2%
52-week high $453.73$206.98$1,014.33 $779.14
52-week low $257.01$86.41$454.95 $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.

MultipleHIIDCOESLT
P/E now vs peer median 16.8xmedian 26.5x -93.4xmedian 26.5x 56.8xmedian 26.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 3.0x 2.9xmedian 3.0x 4.3xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.5xmedian 14.6x 137.3xmedian 14.6x 37.0xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -130.4xmedian 26.4x -101.6xmedian 26.4x 37.0xmedian 26.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.5x 3.6xmedian 2.5x 8.3xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.96median 0.90 2.14median 0.90 1.80median 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 monthsHIIDCOESLT
Revenue $13.19B $861.87M $8.55B
Gross profit $5.53B $235.41M $2.14B
Operating income $698.00M -$22.00M $787.82M
Net income $661.00M -$26.69M $636.61M
Free cash flow -$85.00M -$24.47M $992.19M
R&D – – $582.72M
EPS (diluted) $16.73 $-1.72 $13.56
Cash & equivalents $12.00M $39.80M $255.34M
Total debt $10.67B $276.43M $92.13M
Shares (diluted) 39.50M 15.56M 46.92M
Enterprise value $9.75B $2.33B $32.07B

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
MetricHIIDCOESLT
P/E 16.8x -93.4x 56.8x
P/FCF -130.4x -101.6x 37.0x
P/Operating cash flow 32.0x -210.6x 37.0x
P/S 0.8x 2.9x 4.3x
P/B 2.1x 3.6x 8.3x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 4.4x 8.3x
EV/EBITDA 13.5x 137.3x 37.0x
EV/EBIT 19.7x -123.7x 45.5x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 3.2x 4.2x
EV/FCF -162.1x -111.2x 36.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 39.7x -230.7x 36.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.96 2.14 1.80

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHIIDCOESLT
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.0% 8.8% 13.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.6% 5.1% 14.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.6% 16.2% 18.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.5% 15.2% 14.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 35.3% -145.5% 37.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.4% -38.2% 26.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 25.9% -185.9% 58.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.3% -45.9% 33.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 25.6% -184.0% 50.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.6% -43.7% 31.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -66.4% -121.2% 22.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.1% -39.3% 82.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -112.7% -160.2% 105.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -30.7% -73.0% 175.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHIIDCOESLT
Gross margin 41.9% 27.3% 25.0%
EBITDA margin 7.7% 2.3% 11.3%
Operating margin 5.3% -2.6% 9.2%
Pretax margin 6.4% -4.2% 8.1%
Net margin 5.0% -3.1% 7.4%
FCF margin -0.6% -2.8% 11.6%
Operating cash flow margin 2.6% -1.4% 11.6%
Return on equity 12.6% -3.9% 14.7%
Return on assets 5.2% -2.2% 4.7%
Return on invested capital 6.9% -1.7% 17.8%
Return on capital employed 7.0% -2.2% 11.0%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x 0.4x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 2.4% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHIIDCOESLT
Debt / assets 21.3% 22.6% 0.7%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.4x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 11.9x -0.9x
Debt / FCF -31.8x -11.3x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 58.1% 43.6% 68.2%
Equity / assets 41.9% 56.4% 31.8%
Interest coverage 7.1x – –
Current ratio 1.2x 3.4x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.2x 2.3x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.81 4.39 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHIIDCOESLT
Dividend yield 2.0% – 0.5%
Net buyback yield – – 0.0%
Shareholder yield 2.0% 0.0% 0.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 32.7% – 22.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) -254.1% – 14.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.9% – -54.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 3.1% – -17.4%

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.

ConsensusHIIDCOESLT
Forward P/E 14.6xFY2026 36.7xFY2026 56.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $19.23FY2026 $4.49FY2026 $13.93FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +25.0%FY2026 +19.7%FY2026 +22.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +16.1% +25.2% +21.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.12BFY2026 $848.72MFY2026 $8.84BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.2%FY2026 +2.9%FY2026 +11.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.3% +18.5% +21.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHIIDCOESLT
Held by institutions 88.5% 95.8% 19.9%
Institutions holding 806 267 384
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.2% +6.2% -7.1%
Institutions buying 354 156 202
Institutions selling 301 83 106
Buyers to sellers 1.18 1.88 1.91

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.

HIIDCOESLT
HII 1.00 0.38 0.39
DCO 0.38 1.00 0.36
ESLT 0.39 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HII, DCO and ESLT?

Elbit Systems (ESLT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) $11.06B, Ducommun (DCO) $2.51B, Elbit Systems (ESLT) $35.51B.

Which stock is cheaper, HII, DCO and ESLT?

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 16.7x, Ducommun (DCO) -93.9x, Elbit Systems (ESLT) 55.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) is cheapest (Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 14.6x, Ducommun (DCO) 36.7x, Elbit Systems (ESLT) 56.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) +14.0%, Ducommun (DCO) +8.8%, Elbit Systems (ESLT) +13.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Elbit Systems (ESLT) has the highest net margin (Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 5.0%, Ducommun (DCO) -3.1%, Elbit Systems (ESLT) 7.4%). On return on invested capital, Elbit Systems (ESLT) leads (Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 6.9%, Ducommun (DCO) -1.7%, Elbit Systems (ESLT) 17.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ducommun (DCO) returned the most: Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) -6.7%, Ducommun (DCO) +76.9%, Elbit Systems (ESLT) +62.2%. Over five years, Elbit Systems (ESLT) compounded fastest (Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) +6.6%/yr, Ducommun (DCO) +28.2%/yr, Elbit Systems (ESLT) +38.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 0.02%, Ducommun (DCO) 0.00%, Elbit Systems (ESLT) 0.00%. Ducommun (DCO) and Elbit Systems (ESLT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has been the steadiest (Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 38.4%, Ducommun (DCO) 39.2%, Elbit Systems (ESLT) 44.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HII, DCO and ESLT?

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