HII vs LHX vs TDY Stock Comparison

Huntington Ingalls Industries, L3Harris Technologies and Teledyne Technologies Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group

Head to Head

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L3Harris Technologies leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (L3Harris Technologies 5, Teledyne Technologies 4, Huntington Ingalls Industries 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHIILHXTDYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.04B $48.28B $29.15B LHX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.4x 24.0x 28.4x HII
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.5x 24.3x 25.5x HII
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.6% +81.9% +8.6% LHX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.4% 5.1% 15.8% TDY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.7% 12.2% 8.1% LHX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.1x 1.5x 0.9x TDY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.02% 0.00% LHX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.1% -3.8% +28.0% TDY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.6%/yr +4.6%/yr +8.2%/yr HII
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.9% 29.1% 25.8% TDY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 71/100 70/100 LHX

Percentile Scorecard

HIILHXTDY

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

AxisHIILHXTDY
Valuation 86 #15 of 101 93 #8 of 101 66 #35 of 101
Growth 35 #64 of 98 85 #16 of 98 37 #62 of 98
Profitability 65 #35 of 97 75 #25 of 97 82 #18 of 97
Financial Health 35 #70 of 107 43 #61 of 107 76 #27 of 107
Shareholder Returns 50 #33 of 65 59 #27 of 65 91 #7 of 65
Overall 54 71 70
  • HII ranked among 108 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • LHX ranked among 108 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • TDY ranked among 108 companies in Aerospace and Defense

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHIILHXTDYSPY
1 month +18.1%+17.3%+7.5% -2.0%
3 months -1.8%-2.7%-3.1% -2.2%
6 months -2.7%-8.3%+5.0% +4.2%
Year to date -6.7%-5.4%+29.9% +10.6%
1 year -0.1%-3.8%+28.0% +10.4%
3 years +35.6%+49.5%+74.8% +73.6%
3 years, per year +10.7%+14.4%+20.5% +20.2%
5 years +65.8%+25.0%+48.2% +61.6%
5 years, per year +10.6%+4.6%+8.2% +10.1%
10 years +113.3%+199.2%+539.1% +261.3%
10 years, per year +7.9%+11.6%+20.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHIILHXTDYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.9%29.1%25.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.8%29.0%24.4% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.730.201.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.00-0.131.09 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.1%-40.4%-32.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.1%-26.6%-4.0% -3.2%
52-week high $453.73$378.48$691.24 $779.14
52-week low $257.01$233.68$484.47 $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.

MultipleHIILHXTDY
P/E now vs peer median 17.1xmedian 26.8x 25.7xmedian 26.8x 29.9xmedian 26.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 2.9x 1.3xmedian 2.9x 4.7xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.5xmedian 14.7x 11.2xmedian 14.7x 19.5xmedian 14.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 38.2xmedian 29.2x 14.2xmedian 29.2x 26.7xmedian 29.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 2.6x 2.6xmedian 2.6x 2.8xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median 1.45median 0.93 2.30median 0.93 -50.38median 0.93

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 monthsHIILHXTDY
Revenue $13.53B $39.55B $6.52B
Gross profit $5.59B $10.14B $2.84B
Operating income $783.00M $4.20B $1.30B
Net income $733.00M $2.04B $1.03B
Free cash flow $327.00M $3.64B $1.15B
R&D – – $330.60M
EPS (diluted) $18.51 $10.74 $21.90
Cash & equivalents $387.00M $2.47B $562.40M
Total debt $2.70B $11.00B $2.03B
Shares (diluted) 39.60M 187.30M 46.90M
Enterprise value $10.65B $42.08B $27.38B

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
MetricHIILHXTDY
P/E 17.1x 25.7x 29.9x
P/FCF 38.2x 14.2x 26.7x
P/Operating cash flow 16.7x 12.4x 23.9x
P/S 0.9x 1.3x 4.7x
P/B 2.3x 2.6x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 3.7x 3.3x
EV/EBITDA 13.5x 11.2x 19.5x
EV/EBIT 18.9x 14.2x 24.6x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 1.5x 4.9x
EV/FCF 45.3x 16.4x 28.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.8x 14.3x 25.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.45 2.30 -50.38

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHIILHXTDY
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.6% 81.9% 8.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.9% 28.5% 0.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.0% 81.9% 10.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.4% 27.2% -0.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 31.6% 83.8% 23.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.9% 33.3% 0.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 28.8% 16.0% 25.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 11.4% 11.1% -1.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 28.2% 14.8% 27.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 11.8% 11.2% -0.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -20.1% 84.1% 11.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.5% 26.1% 26.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -41.1% 92.7% 10.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -23.8% 28.7% 29.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHIILHXTDY
Gross margin 41.3% 25.6% 43.6%
EBITDA margin 8.1% 13.5% 25.3%
Operating margin 5.8% 10.6% 20.0%
Pretax margin 6.8% 10.0% 19.4%
Net margin 5.4% 5.1% 15.8%
FCF margin 2.4% 9.2% 17.6%
Operating cash flow margin 5.5% 10.6% 19.6%
Return on equity 13.6% 10.2% 9.3%
Return on assets 5.7% 4.7% 6.7%
Return on invested capital 7.7% 12.2% 8.1%
Return on capital employed 7.8% 12.2% 9.4%
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.9x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 2.0x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.2% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHIILHXTDY
Debt / assets 20.8% 25.1% 13.0%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.5x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.1x 1.5x 0.9x
Debt / FCF 8.3x 3.0x 1.8x
Liabilities / assets 57.7% 53.8% 28.5%
Equity / assets 42.3% 46.2% 71.5%
Interest coverage 7.8x – 26.9x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.2x 2.3x
Quick ratio 0.3x 1.0x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.3x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 2.95 2.75 5.71

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHIILHXTDY
Dividend yield 1.7% 1.8% –
Net buyback yield – 1.5% 1.5%
Shareholder yield 1.7% 3.3% 1.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 29.6% 45.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 66.4% 25.5% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.8% 3.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 2.4% –

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.

ConsensusHIILHXTDY
Forward P/E 16.5xFY2026 24.3xFY2026 25.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $19.23FY2026 $11.44FY2026 $26.05FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +25.0%FY2026 +6.6%FY2026 +18.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +16.1% +10.6% +13.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.12BFY2026 $24.16BFY2026 $6.20BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.2%FY2026 +10.5%FY2026 +1.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.3% +0.3% +5.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHIILHXTDY
Held by institutions 88.5% 87.5% 97.2%
Institutions holding 808 1,693 888
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.2% -0.5% +2.7%
Institutions buying 354 849 399
Institutions selling 301 570 329
Buyers to sellers 1.18 1.49 1.21

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.

HIILHXTDY
HII 1.00 0.51 0.39
LHX 0.51 1.00 0.35
TDY 0.39 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HII, LHX and TDY?

L3Harris Technologies (LHX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) $12.04B, L3Harris Technologies (LHX) $48.28B, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) $29.15B.

Which stock is cheaper, HII, LHX and TDY?

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 16.4x, L3Harris Technologies (LHX) 24.0x, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) 28.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) is cheapest (Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 16.5x, L3Harris Technologies (LHX) 24.3x, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) 25.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

L3Harris Technologies (LHX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) +12.6%, L3Harris Technologies (LHX) +81.9%, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) +8.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Teledyne Technologies (TDY) has the highest net margin (Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 5.4%, L3Harris Technologies (LHX) 5.1%, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) 15.8%). On return on invested capital, L3Harris Technologies (LHX) leads (Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 7.7%, L3Harris Technologies (LHX) 12.2%, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) 8.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Teledyne Technologies (TDY) returned the most: Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) -0.1%, L3Harris Technologies (LHX) -3.8%, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) +28.0%. Over five years, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) compounded fastest (Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) +10.6%/yr, L3Harris Technologies (LHX) +4.6%/yr, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) +8.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

L3Harris Technologies (LHX) has the highest dividend yield: Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 0.02%, L3Harris Technologies (LHX) 0.02%, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) 0.00%. Teledyne Technologies (TDY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) has been the steadiest (Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 39.9%, L3Harris Technologies (LHX) 29.1%, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) 25.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HII, LHX and TDY?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, L3Harris Technologies (LHX) 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.