HII vs NGTF vs LHX Stock Comparison

Huntington Ingalls Industries, NightFood Holdings and L3Harris Technologies Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group

Head to Head

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

QuestionHIINGTFLHXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.09B $858.02M $48.43B LHX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.8x -10.1x 26.0x HII
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.3x — 22.2x HII
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.0% +1,462.5% +83.2% NGTF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.0% -1,039.0% 4.8% HII
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.9% — 11.8% LHX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.6x -0.4x 1.8x NGTF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% — 0.02% HII
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -5.5% +3,850.0% -13.4% NGTF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.2%/yr +73.7%/yr +0.7%/yr NGTF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.5% 527.2% 28.5% LHX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 28/100 67/100 LHX

Percentile Scorecard

HIINGTFLHX

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

AxisHIINGTFLHX
Valuation 74 #27 of 100 50 #7 of 13 93 #8 of 100
Growth 25 #73 of 97 0 #12 of 12 82 #18 of 97
Profitability 62 #37 of 96 46 #7 of 12 72 #28 of 96
Financial Health 31 #73 of 106 17 #11 of 13 35 #69 of 106
Shareholder Returns 53 #31 of 65 – 52 #32 of 65
Overall 49 28 67
  • HII ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • NGTF ranked among 14 companies in Robotics and Automation
  • LHX 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

PeriodHIINGTFLHXSPY
1 month +1.6%+10,433.3%+6.2% -1.0%
3 months -4.7%+10,433.3%-15.4% +2.9%
6 months -23.7%+10,433.3%-20.0% +6.4%
Year to date -19.4%+6,220.0%-13.5% +11.4%
1 year -5.5%+3,850.0%-13.4% +13.1%
3 years +27.9%+15,700.0%+46.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year +8.5%+441.2%+13.7% +21.5%
5 years +28.8%+1,480.0%+3.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year +5.2%+73.7%+0.7% +10.9%
10 years +76.0%+3,060.0%+180.5% +255.2%
10 years, per year +5.8%+41.3%+10.9% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureHIINGTFLHXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.5%527.2%28.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.7%444.3%28.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.721.750.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.147.30-0.47 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.1%-95.5%-40.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -39.6%-2.8%-32.9% -2.5%
52-week high $453.73$3.25$378.48 $779.14
52-week low $257.01$0.02$233.68 $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.

MultipleHIINGTFLHX
P/E now vs peer median 16.4xmedian 26.2x -10.1x 25.4xmedian 26.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 2.9x 105.3xmedian 17.8x 1.2xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.2xmedian 14.7x -12.1x 10.9xmedian 14.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -127.0xmedian 24.9x -100.2xmedian 13.8x 16.8xmedian 24.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 2.4x 72.7xmedian 1.0x 2.4xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.90median 0.92 0.16 0.77median 0.92

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 monthsHIINGTFLHX
Revenue $13.19B $8.15M $39.15B
Gross profit $5.53B $5.34M $10.02B
Operating income $698.00M -$77.62M $4.04B
Net income $661.00M -$84.65M $1.87B
Free cash flow -$85.00M -$8.56M $2.81B
EPS (diluted) $16.73 $-0.31 $9.93
Cash & equivalents $12.00M $865.89K $1.52B
Total debt $10.67B $136.49M $45.19B
Shares (diluted) 39.50M 271.53M 187.30M
Enterprise value $9.77B $854.73M $44.91B

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
MetricHIINGTFLHX
P/E 16.4x -10.1x 25.4x
P/FCF -127.0x -100.2x 16.8x
P/Operating cash flow 31.1x -106.6x 14.4x
P/S 0.8x 105.3x 1.2x
P/B 2.0x 72.7x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 147.2x 3.5x
EV/EBITDA 13.2x -12.1x 10.9x
EV/EBIT 19.3x -11.4x 14.1x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 108.8x 1.4x
EV/FCF -158.7x -103.5x 20.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 38.9x -110.1x 17.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.90 0.16 0.77

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHIINGTFLHX
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.0% 1,463% 83.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.6% 293.8% 29.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.6% – 82.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.5% – 27.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 35.3% -1,607% 86.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.4% -234.8% 32.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 25.9% -1,032% 10.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.3% -140.7% 32.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 25.6% -398.7% 9.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.6% -65.0% 33.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -66.4% -786.1% 31.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.1% -88.4% 15.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -112.7% -808.6% 29.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -30.7% -92.3% 15.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHIINGTFLHX
Gross margin 41.9% 65.5% 25.6%
EBITDA margin 7.7% -901.7% 13.4%
Operating margin 5.3% -952.6% 10.3%
Pretax margin 6.4% -1,039% 9.7%
Net margin 5.0% -1,039% 4.8%
FCF margin -0.6% -105.1% 7.2%
Operating cash flow margin 2.6% -98.8% 8.4%
Return on equity 12.6% -179.3% 9.5%
Return on assets 5.2% -87.5% 4.4%
Return on invested capital 6.9% – 11.8%
Return on capital employed 7.0% -119.7% 12.0%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.1x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x 0.1x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 24.6% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHIINGTFLHX
Debt / assets 21.3% 45.3% 25.6%
Debt / equity 0.5x 2.5x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.6x -0.4x 1.8x
Debt / FCF -31.8x -3.4x 3.9x
Liabilities / assets 58.1% 81.7% 53.7%
Equity / assets 41.9% 18.3% 46.3%
Interest coverage 7.1x -12.3x –
Current ratio 1.2x 0.1x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.0x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.0x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.79 2.51 2.65

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHIINGTFLHX
Dividend yield 2.0% – 1.9%
Net buyback yield – 0.0% 1.9%
Shareholder yield 2.0% 0.0% 3.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 32.7% – 49.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) -254.1% – 32.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.9% – 2.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 3.1% – 2.1%

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.

ConsensusHIINGTFLHX
Forward P/E 14.3xFY2026 – 22.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $19.23FY2026 – $11.43FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +25.0%FY2026 – +6.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +15.9% – +10.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.12BFY2026 – $24.17BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.2%FY2026 – +10.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.3% – +0.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHIINGTFLHX
Held by institutions 88.5% – 87.5%
Institutions holding 806 – 1,691
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.2% – -0.5%
Institutions buying 354 – 847
Institutions selling 301 – 570
Buyers to sellers 1.18 – 1.49

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.

HIINGTFLHX
HII 1.00 0.03 0.48
NGTF 0.03 1.00 0.04
LHX 0.48 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HII, NGTF and LHX?

L3Harris Technologies (LHX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) $11.09B, NightFood Holdings (NGTF) $858.02M, L3Harris Technologies (LHX) $48.43B.

Which stock is cheaper, HII, NGTF and LHX?

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 16.8x, NightFood Holdings (NGTF) -10.1x, L3Harris Technologies (LHX) 26.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) is cheapest (Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 14.3x, L3Harris Technologies (LHX) 22.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

NightFood Holdings (NGTF) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) +14.0%, NightFood Holdings (NGTF) +1,462.5%, L3Harris Technologies (LHX) +83.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has the highest net margin (Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 5.0%, NightFood Holdings (NGTF) -1,039.0%, L3Harris Technologies (LHX) 4.8%). On return on invested capital, L3Harris Technologies (LHX) leads (Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 6.9%, L3Harris Technologies (LHX) 11.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year NightFood Holdings (NGTF) returned the most: Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) -5.5%, NightFood Holdings (NGTF) +3,850.0%, L3Harris Technologies (LHX) -13.4%. Over five years, NightFood Holdings (NGTF) compounded fastest (Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) +5.2%/yr, NightFood Holdings (NGTF) +73.7%/yr, L3Harris Technologies (LHX) +0.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has the highest dividend yield: Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 0.02%, L3Harris Technologies (LHX) 0.02%. NightFood Holdings (NGTF) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, L3Harris Technologies (LHX) has been the steadiest (Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 38.5%, NightFood Holdings (NGTF) 527.2%, L3Harris Technologies (LHX) 28.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 4. 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.