HII vs NOC vs OSIS Stock Comparison

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Northrop Grumman and Osi Systems Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
OSIS Osi Systems Inc
$208.17 +8.3% 1M -16.5% 1Y
Market cap
$3.16B
P/E
19.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.80B
Div. yield
–
Defense Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Northrop Grumman leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Northrop Grumman 5, Huntington Ingalls Industries 5, Osi Systems 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHIINOCOSISLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.54B $79.44B $3.16B NOC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.1x 17.6x 19.9x HII
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.5x 18.3x 17.9x HII
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.6% +6.5% +2.9% HII
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.4% 10.4% 8.8% NOC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.7% 12.2% 9.8% NOC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.1x 1.7x 2.6x NOC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.02% 0.00% HII
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.1% -3.8% -16.5% HII
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.3%/yr +9.5%/yr +17.5%/yr OSIS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.5% 28.7% 43.7% NOC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 57/100 75/100 OSIS

Percentile Scorecard

HIINOCOSIS

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

AxisHIINOCOSIS
Valuation 88 #13 of 100 75 #26 of 100 85 #16 of 100
Growth 35 #63 of 96 38 #60 of 96 66 #33 of 96
Profitability 62 #37 of 95 76 #24 of 95 80 #20 of 95
Financial Health 34 #70 of 105 38 #66 of 105 42 #61 of 105
Shareholder Returns 42 #38 of 65 59 #27 of 65 100 #1 of 65
Overall 52 57 75
  • HII ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • NOC ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • OSIS 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

PeriodHIINOCOSISSPY
1 month +21.9%+11.4%+8.3% +0.7%
3 months -1.1%+5.2%-5.3% +3.7%
6 months -13.1%-2.9%-27.4% +7.1%
Year to date -6.9%-1.3%-18.4% +12.8%
1 year +6.1%-3.8%-16.5% +11.9%
3 years +45.7%+20.0%+98.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year +13.4%+6.3%+25.6% +22.8%
5 years +56.2%+57.5%+123.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year +9.3%+9.5%+17.5% +10.9%
10 years +97.8%+146.3%+188.1% +262.0%
10 years, per year +7.1%+9.4%+11.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHIINOCOSISSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.5%28.7%43.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.9%28.6%44.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.68-0.011.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.15-0.13-0.38 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.1%-38.4%-37.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.2%-26.8%-32.8% -1.2%
52-week high $453.73$768.02$309.68 $779.14
52-week low $257.01$473.40$192.30 $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.

MultipleHIINOCOSIS
P/E now vs peer median 17.1xmedian 26.9x 17.7xmedian 26.9x 20.9xmedian 26.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 3.0x 1.8xmedian 3.0x 1.8xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.4xmedian 15.0x 14.7xmedian 15.0x 15.0xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 38.1xmedian 27.2x 20.9xmedian 27.2x 13.4xmedian 27.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 2.5x 4.3xmedian 2.5x 4.2xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.45median 0.93 17.36median 0.93 0.97median 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 monthsHIINOCOSIS
Revenue $13.53B $43.59B $1.80B
Gross profit $5.59B $8.73B $593.71M
Operating income $783.00M $4.63B $219.47M
Net income $733.00M $4.52B $158.73M
Free cash flow $327.00M $3.83B $245.20M
R&D – – $78.14M
EPS (diluted) $18.51 $31.74 $9.77
Cash & equivalents $387.00M $3.74B $236.30M
Total debt $2.70B $58.43B $999.57M
Shares (diluted) 39.60M 142.40M 16.25M
Enterprise value $11.15B $66.89B $1.81B

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
MetricHIINOCOSIS
P/E 17.1x 17.7x 20.9x
P/FCF 38.1x 20.9x 13.4x
P/Operating cash flow 16.7x 15.2x 11.1x
P/S 0.9x 1.8x 1.8x
P/B 2.3x 4.3x 4.2x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 4.3x 5.6x
EV/EBITDA 13.4x 14.7x 15.0x
EV/EBIT 18.9x 19.6x 18.1x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 2.1x 2.2x
EV/FCF 45.2x 23.7x 16.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.7x 17.2x 13.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.45 17.36 0.97

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHIINOCOSIS
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.6% 6.5% 2.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.9% 4.1% 11.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.0% 9.8% 0.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.4% 3.4% 10.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 31.6% 6.8% -0.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.9% 6.4% 16.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 28.8% 12.5% 4.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 11.4% -1.1% 19.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 28.2% 13.3% 12.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 11.8% 1.0% 21.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -20.1% 53.2% 94.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.5% 12.5% 46.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -41.1% 108.8% 120.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -23.8% 22.3% 59.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHIINOCOSIS
Gross margin 41.3% 20.0% 32.9%
EBITDA margin 8.1% 14.1% 14.7%
Operating margin 5.8% 10.6% 12.2%
Pretax margin 6.8% 12.0% 10.9%
Net margin 5.4% 10.4% 8.8%
FCF margin 2.4% 8.8% 13.6%
Operating cash flow margin 5.5% 12.1% 16.4%
Return on equity 13.6% 24.7% 19.6%
Return on assets 5.7% 8.8% 6.4%
Return on invested capital 7.7% 12.2% 9.8%
Return on capital employed 7.8% 12.2% 11.3%
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.8x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 1.2x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.3% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHIINOCOSIS
Debt / assets 20.8% 27.5% 40.2%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.8x 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.1x 1.7x 2.6x
Debt / FCF 8.3x 3.8x 4.1x
Liabilities / assets 57.7% 64.4% 68.6%
Equity / assets 42.3% 35.6% 31.4%
Interest coverage 7.8x 7.1x 9.9x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.2x 2.9x
Quick ratio 0.3x 1.0x 1.9x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.3x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 2.94 3.11 3.12

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHIINOCOSIS
Dividend yield 1.7% 1.7% –
Net buyback yield – 0.7% 5.5%
Shareholder yield 1.7% 2.4% 5.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 29.6% 30.2% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 66.4% 35.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.8% 8.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 7.4% –

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.

ConsensusHIINOCOSIS
Forward P/E 16.5xFY2026 18.3xFY2026 17.9xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $19.23FY2026 $30.81FY2026 $11.62FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +25.0%FY2026 +17.0%FY2026 +12.3%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +16.1% +3.7% +7.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.12BFY2026 $42.95BFY2026 $1.85BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +5.2%FY2026 +2.4%FY2026 +3.5%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +1.3% +3.7% +16.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHIINOCOSIS
Held by institutions 88.5% 83.4% 100.0%
Institutions holding 807 1,810 367
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.2% +0.3% +0.7%
Institutions buying 354 840 192
Institutions selling 301 640 134
Buyers to sellers 1.18 1.31 1.43

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.

HIINOCOSIS
HII 1.00 0.53 0.41
NOC 0.53 1.00 0.20
OSIS 0.41 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HII, NOC and OSIS?

Northrop Grumman (NOC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) $12.54B, Northrop Grumman (NOC) $79.44B, Osi Systems (OSIS) $3.16B.

Which stock is cheaper, HII, NOC and OSIS?

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 17.1x, Northrop Grumman (NOC) 17.6x, Osi Systems (OSIS) 19.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) is cheapest (Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 16.5x, Northrop Grumman (NOC) 18.3x, Osi Systems (OSIS) 17.9x). 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%, Northrop Grumman (NOC) +6.5%, Osi Systems (OSIS) +2.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Northrop Grumman (NOC) has the highest net margin (Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 5.4%, Northrop Grumman (NOC) 10.4%, Osi Systems (OSIS) 8.8%). On return on invested capital, Northrop Grumman (NOC) leads (Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 7.7%, Northrop Grumman (NOC) 12.2%, Osi Systems (OSIS) 9.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) returned the most: Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) +6.1%, Northrop Grumman (NOC) -3.8%, Osi Systems (OSIS) -16.5%. Over five years, Osi Systems (OSIS) compounded fastest (Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) +9.3%/yr, Northrop Grumman (NOC) +9.5%/yr, Osi Systems (OSIS) +17.5%/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%, Northrop Grumman (NOC) 0.02%, Osi Systems (OSIS) 0.00%. Osi Systems (OSIS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Northrop Grumman (NOC) has been the steadiest (Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 40.5%, Northrop Grumman (NOC) 28.7%, Osi Systems (OSIS) 43.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HII, NOC and OSIS?

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