HII vs LMT vs VHUB Stock Comparison

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Lockheed Martin and VenHub Global Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LMT Lockheed Martin Corp
$643.60 +25.7% 1M +32.6% 1Y
Market cap
$148.67B
P/E
22.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$79.12B
Div. yield
2.14%
Defense Industrials
9 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Lockheed Martin leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Lockheed Martin 9, Huntington Ingalls Industries 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHIILMTVHUBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.48B $148.67B $21.69M LMT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.1x 22.8x -0.3x HII
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.5x 21.8x — HII
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.6% +7.9% — HII
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.4% 8.2% -11,799.2% LMT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.7% 26.5% — LMT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.1x 1.3x — LMT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.74% 2.14% — LMT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.1% +32.6% — LMT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.3%/yr +14.1%/yr — LMT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.5% 30.1% 162.2% LMT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 61/100 5/100 LMT

Percentile Scorecard

HIILMTVHUB

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

AxisHIILMTVHUB
Valuation 88 #13 of 100 70 #31 of 100 0 #13 of 13
Growth 35 #63 of 96 60 #39 of 96 18 #10 of 12
Profitability 62 #37 of 95 89 #11 of 95 0 #12 of 12
Financial Health 34 #70 of 105 39 #65 of 105 0 #13 of 13
Shareholder Returns 42 #38 of 65 47 #35 of 65 –
Overall 52 61 5
  • HII ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • LMT ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • VHUB ranked among 14 companies in Robotics and Automation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHIILMTVHUBSPY
1 month +21.9%+25.7%-54.7% +0.7%
3 months -1.1%+12.1%-64.2% +3.7%
6 months -13.1%+24.3%-63.6% +7.1%
Year to date -6.9%+33.1%— +12.8%
1 year +6.1%+32.6%— +11.9%
3 years +45.7%+44.4%— +85.2%
3 years, per year +13.4%+13.0%— +22.8%
5 years +56.2%+93.7%— +67.6%
5 years, per year +9.3%+14.1%— +10.9%
10 years +97.8%+159.5%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +7.1%+10.0%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHIILMTVHUBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.5%30.1%162.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.9%26.7%197.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.68-0.091.60 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.151.08— 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.1%-33.2%-97.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.2%-4.9%-97.0% -1.2%
52-week high $453.73$676.70$8.08 $779.14
52-week low $257.01$439.19$0.24 $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.

MultipleHIILMTVHUB
P/E now vs peer median 17.1xmedian 26.9x 22.8xmedian 26.9x -0.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 3.0x 1.9xmedian 3.0x 42.9xmedian 17.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.4xmedian 15.0x 14.8xmedian 15.0x -0.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 38.1xmedian 27.2x 17.7xmedian 27.2x -1.3xmedian 16.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 2.5x 14.8xmedian 2.5x -410.3xmedian 1.0x
PEG now vs peer median 1.45median 0.93 65.34median 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 monthsHIILMTVHUB
Revenue $13.53B $79.12B $505.29K
Gross profit $5.59B $9.28B -$111.65K
Operating income $783.00M $9.32B -$42.78M
Net income $733.00M $6.51B -$59.62M
Free cash flow $327.00M $8.38B -$16.53M
R&D – – $1.05M
EPS (diluted) $18.51 $28.13 $-0.69
Cash & equivalents $387.00M $5.96B $2.56M
Total debt $2.70B $20.50B –
Shares (diluted) 39.60M 231.50M 86.30M
Enterprise value $11.09B $132.91B $13.24M

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
MetricHIILMTVHUB
P/E 17.1x 22.8x -0.3x
P/FCF 38.1x 17.7x -1.3x
P/Operating cash flow 16.7x 14.7x -1.4x
P/S 0.9x 1.9x 42.9x
P/B 2.3x 14.8x -410.3x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 17.9x -410.3x
EV/EBITDA 13.4x 14.8x -0.4x
EV/EBIT 18.9x 17.5x -0.4x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 2.1x 37.9x
EV/FCF 45.2x 19.5x -1.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.7x 16.1x -1.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.45 65.34 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHIILMTVHUB
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.6% 7.9% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.9% 5.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.0% 55.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.4% 3.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 31.6% 52.8% -193.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.9% 3.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) 28.8% 55.1% -76.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 11.4% -2.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) 28.2% 55.9% 42.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 11.8% 0.3% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -20.1% 59.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.5% 10.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -41.1% 82.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -23.8% 13.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHIILMTVHUB
Gross margin 41.3% 11.7% -22.1%
EBITDA margin 8.1% 13.9% -8,423%
Operating margin 5.8% 11.8% -8,466%
Pretax margin 6.8% 9.7% -10,867%
Net margin 5.4% 8.2% -11,799%
FCF margin 2.4% 10.6% -3,271%
Operating cash flow margin 5.5% 12.8% -3,074%
Return on equity 13.6% 69.2% -3,339%
Return on assets 5.7% 10.3% -559.7%
Return on invested capital 7.7% 26.5% –
Return on capital employed 7.8% 23.9% -1,898%
Asset turnover 1.1x 1.2x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 1.6x 0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.5% 6,401%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHIILMTVHUB
Debt / assets 20.8% 31.8% –
Debt / equity 0.5x 2.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.1x 1.3x –
Debt / FCF 8.3x 2.4x –
Liabilities / assets 57.7% 84.4% 100.7%
Equity / assets 42.3% 15.6% -0.7%
Interest coverage 7.8x 8.6x -3.5x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.3x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.3x 1.1x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 2.94 3.83 -34.84

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHIILMTVHUB
Dividend yield 1.7% 2.1% –
Net buyback yield – 0.5% -87.0%
Shareholder yield 1.7% 2.6% -87.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 29.6% 49.2% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 66.4% 38.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.8% 1.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 1.6% –

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.

ConsensusHIILMTVHUB
Forward P/E 16.5xFY2026 21.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $19.23FY2026 $29.52FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +25.0%FY2026 +37.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +16.1% +7.7% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.12BFY2026 $85.91BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +5.2%FY2026 +14.5%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +1.3% +4.1% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHIILMTVHUB
Held by institutions 88.5% 75.5% –
Institutions holding 807 2,782 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.2% +0.4% –
Institutions buying 354 1,337 –
Institutions selling 301 1,028 –
Buyers to sellers 1.18 1.30 –

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.

HIILMTVHUB
HII 1.00 0.52 -0.13
LMT 0.52 1.00 -0.16
VHUB -0.13 -0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HII, LMT and VHUB?

Lockheed Martin (LMT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) $12.48B, Lockheed Martin (LMT) $148.67B, VenHub Global (VHUB) $21.69M.

Which stock is cheaper, HII, LMT and VHUB?

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 17.1x, Lockheed Martin (LMT) 22.8x, VenHub Global (VHUB) -0.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) is cheapest (Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 16.5x, Lockheed Martin (LMT) 21.8x). 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) +12.6%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) +7.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Lockheed Martin (LMT) has the highest net margin (Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 5.4%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) 8.2%, VenHub Global (VHUB) -11,799.2%). On return on invested capital, Lockheed Martin (LMT) leads (Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 7.7%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) 26.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lockheed Martin (LMT) returned the most: Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) +6.1%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) +32.6%. Over five years, Lockheed Martin (LMT) compounded fastest (Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) +9.3%/yr, Lockheed Martin (LMT) +14.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Lockheed Martin (LMT) has the highest dividend yield: Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 1.74%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) 2.14%. VenHub Global (VHUB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Lockheed Martin (LMT) has been the steadiest (Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 40.5%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) 30.1%, VenHub Global (VHUB) 162.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HII, LMT and VHUB?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Lockheed Martin (LMT) leads on 9. 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.