HII vs SCTH vs SYM Stock Comparison

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Securetech Innovations and Symbotic Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SYM Symbotic Inc.
$37.40 -9.9% 1M -51.9% 1Y
Market cap
$4.77B
P/E
581.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.65B
Div. yield
0.00%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Huntington Ingalls Industries leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Huntington Ingalls Industries 7, Symbotic 2, Securetech Innovations 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHIISCTHSYMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.35B $290.75M $4.77B HII
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.9x — 581.5x HII
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.5x — 196.8x HII
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.6% — +20.6% SYM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.4% — 0.3% HII
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.7% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.1x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% — 0.00% HII
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.1% +278.8% -51.9% SCTH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.3%/yr — +30.2%/yr SYM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.5% 147.9% 77.6% HII
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 — 46/100 HII

Percentile Scorecard

HIISCTHSYM

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

AxisHIISCTHSYM
Valuation 88 #13 of 100 – 12 #179 of 203
Growth 35 #63 of 96 – 98 #4 of 188
Profitability 62 #37 of 95 – 39 #112 of 183
Financial Health 34 #70 of 105 – 42 #126 of 216
Shareholder Returns 42 #38 of 65 – 38 #95 of 152
Overall 52 – 46
  • HII ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • SCTH ranked among 14 companies in Robotics and Automation
  • SYM ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHIISCTHSYMSPY
1 month +21.9%-12.9%-9.9% +0.7%
3 months -1.1%-23.6%-12.9% +3.7%
6 months -13.1%+251.4%-36.7% +7.1%
Year to date -6.9%+240.2%-37.1% +12.8%
1 year +6.1%+278.8%-51.9% +11.9%
3 years +45.7%+2,330.0%+4.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year +13.4%+189.9%+1.6% +22.8%
5 years +56.2%—+274.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year +9.3%—+30.2% +10.9%
10 years +97.8%—— +262.0%
10 years, per year +7.1%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHIISCTHSYMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.5%147.9%77.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.9%212.9%80.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.68-0.282.92 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.151.88-0.67 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.1%-99.6%-72.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.2%-27.6%-57.2% -1.2%
52-week high $453.73$23.49$87.30 $779.14
52-week low $257.01$2.50$37.40 $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.

MultipleHIISCTHSYM
P/E now vs peer median 17.1xmedian 26.9x — 583.5xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 3.0x —median 17.1x 8.5xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.4xmedian 15.0x — 538.8xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 38.1xmedian 27.2x —median 16.7x 28.4xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 2.5x —median 1.0x 19.9xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.45median 0.93 — 20.00median 1.45

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 monthsHIISCTHSYM
Revenue $13.53B – $2.65B
Gross profit $5.59B – $563.25M
Operating income $783.00M – -$250.00K
Net income $733.00M – $34.64M
Free cash flow $327.00M – $795.43M
R&D – – $203.12M
EPS (diluted) $18.51 – $0.06
Cash & equivalents $387.00M – $1.75B
Total debt $2.70B $1.33M –
Shares (diluted) 39.60M 17.09M 133.25M
Enterprise value $10.97B $290.75M -$2.05B

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
MetricHIISCTHSYM
P/E 17.1x – 583.5x
P/FCF 38.1x – 28.4x
P/Operating cash flow 16.7x – 25.3x
P/S 0.9x – 8.5x
P/B 2.3x – 19.9x
P/Tangible book 2.6x – 21.5x
EV/EBITDA 13.4x – 538.8x
EV/EBIT 18.9x – -83,352x
EV/Revenue 1.1x – 7.9x
EV/FCF 45.2x – 26.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.7x – 23.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.45 – 20.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHIISCTHSYM
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.6% – 20.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.9% – 40.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.0% – 40.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.4% – 51.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 31.6% – 99.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.9% – 89.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 28.8% – 208.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 11.4% – 29.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 28.2% – 210.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 11.8% – 29.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -20.1% – 400.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.5% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -41.1% – 594.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -23.8% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHIISCTHSYM
Gross margin 41.3% – 21.3%
EBITDA margin 8.1% – 1.5%
Operating margin 5.8% – 0.0%
Pretax margin 6.8% – 2.4%
Net margin 5.4% – 0.3%
FCF margin 2.4% – 30.1%
Operating cash flow margin 5.5% – 33.8%
Return on equity 13.6% – 3.2%
Return on assets 5.7% – 1.0%
Return on invested capital 7.7% – –
Return on capital employed 7.8% – 0.0%
Asset turnover 1.1x – 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x – 25.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% – 8.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHIISCTHSYM
Debt / assets 20.8% – –
Debt / equity 0.5x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.1x – –
Debt / FCF 8.3x – –
Liabilities / assets 57.7% – 67.8%
Equity / assets 42.3% – 32.2%
Interest coverage 7.8x – –
Current ratio 1.3x – 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.3x – 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.1x – 0.8x
Altman Z-score 2.94 – 6.14

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHIISCTHSYM
Dividend yield 1.7% – –
Net buyback yield – – -1.9%
Shareholder yield 1.7% – -1.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 29.6% – 3.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) 66.4% – 0.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.8% – -30.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 2.9% – –

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.

ConsensusHIISCTHSYM
Forward P/E 16.5xFY2026 – 196.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $19.23FY2026 – $0.19FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +25.0%FY2026 – -17.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +16.1% – +131.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.12BFY2026 – $2.86BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.2%FY2026 – +27.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.3% – +18.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHIISCTHSYM
Held by institutions 88.5% – 90.6%
Institutions holding 807 – 413
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.2% – +2.6%
Institutions buying 354 – 260
Institutions selling 301 – 86
Buyers to sellers 1.18 – 3.02

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.

HIISCTHSYM
HII 1.00 -0.10 0.12
SCTH -0.10 1.00 -0.07
SYM 0.12 -0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HII, SCTH and SYM?

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) is the largest by market capitalisation: Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) $12.35B, Securetech Innovations (SCTH) $290.75M, Symbotic (SYM) $4.77B.

Which stock is cheaper, HII, SCTH and SYM?

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 16.9x, Symbotic (SYM) 581.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) is cheapest (Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 16.5x, Symbotic (SYM) 196.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Symbotic (SYM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) +12.6%, Symbotic (SYM) +20.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has the highest net margin (Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 5.4%, Symbotic (SYM) 0.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Securetech Innovations (SCTH) returned the most: Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) +6.1%, Securetech Innovations (SCTH) +278.8%, Symbotic (SYM) -51.9%. Over five years, Symbotic (SYM) compounded fastest (Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) +9.3%/yr, Symbotic (SYM) +30.2%/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%, Symbotic (SYM) 0.00%. Securetech Innovations (SCTH) 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) 40.5%, Securetech Innovations (SCTH) 147.9%, Symbotic (SYM) 77.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HII, SCTH and SYM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) leads on 7. 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.