HII vs TAYD vs AERG Stock Comparison

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Taylor Devices and Applied Energetics Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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TAYD Taylor Devices, Inc.
$56.53 +2.8% 1M +23.5% 1Y
Market cap
$185.46M
P/E
27.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$39.03M
Div. yield
–
Defense Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionHIITAYDAERGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.53B $185.46M $188.52M HII
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.1x 27.2x -11.7x HII
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.3x 19.1x — HII
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.6% -12.5% -82.5% HII
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.4% 17.5% -5,128.4% TAYD
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% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.6% +23.5% -55.3% TAYD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.4%/yr +37.0%/yr -21.4%/yr TAYD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.9% 56.5% 72.1% HII
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 62/100 15/100 TAYD

Percentile Scorecard

HIITAYDAERG

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

AxisHIITAYDAERG
Valuation 88 #13 of 100 77 #24 of 100 3 #97 of 100
Growth 35 #63 of 96 15 #82 of 96 2 #94 of 96
Profitability 62 #37 of 95 90 #10 of 95 5 #90 of 95
Financial Health 34 #70 of 105 95 #6 of 105 40 #63 of 105
Shareholder Returns 42 #38 of 65 31 #45 of 65 25 #49 of 65
Overall 52 62 15
  • HII ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • TAYD ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • AERG 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

PeriodHIITAYDAERGSPY
1 month +16.8%+2.8%+6.7% -2.3%
3 months -3.7%+7.7%-35.5% -0.7%
6 months -13.7%+6.3%-39.8% +4.8%
Year to date -7.8%-3.3%-55.8% +10.3%
1 year -2.6%+23.5%-55.3% +10.3%
3 years +34.1%+158.4%-66.7% +73.0%
3 years, per year +10.3%+37.2%-30.7% +20.1%
5 years +56.9%+381.5%-69.9% +61.9%
5 years, per year +9.4%+37.0%-21.4% +10.1%
10 years +96.1%+297.1%— +258.6%
10 years, per year +7.0%+14.8%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureHIITAYDAERGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.9%56.5%72.1% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.8%63.6%73.3% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.720.121.08 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.060.42-0.77 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.1%-52.7%-84.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.9%-37.2%-59.0% -3.5%
52-week high $453.73$89.95$1.95 $779.14
52-week low $257.01$43.14$0.68 $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.

MultipleHIITAYDAERG
P/E now vs peer median 17.1xmedian 26.9x 26.9xmedian 26.9x -12.1xmedian 26.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 3.0x 4.7xmedian 3.0x 622.9xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.4xmedian 15.0x 18.9xmedian 15.0x -12.4xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 38.1xmedian 27.2x 15.1xmedian 27.2x -18.8xmedian 27.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 2.5x 2.5xmedian 2.5x 89.5xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.45median 0.93 13.36median 0.93 0.36median 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 monthsHIITAYDAERG
Revenue $13.53B $39.03M $313.97K
Gross profit $5.59B $16.07M $143.70K
Operating income $783.00M $5.14M -$16.17M
Net income $733.00M $6.83M -$16.07M
Free cash flow $327.00M $12.13M -$10.40M
R&D – $847.25K $2.09M
EPS (diluted) $18.51 $2.16 $-0.07
Cash & equivalents $387.00M $3.60M $1.19M
Total debt $2.70B – –
Shares (diluted) 39.60M 3.16M 229.90M
Enterprise value $11.14B $12.45M $175.49M

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
MetricHIITAYDAERG
P/E 17.1x 26.9x -12.1x
P/FCF 38.1x 15.1x -18.8x
P/Operating cash flow 16.7x 12.8x -19.1x
P/S 0.9x 4.7x 622.9x
P/B 2.3x 2.5x 89.5x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 2.5x 89.5x
EV/EBITDA 13.4x 18.9x -12.4x
EV/EBIT 18.9x 26.2x -12.0x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 3.4x 619.2x
EV/FCF 45.2x 11.1x -18.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.7x 9.4x -19.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.45 13.36 0.36

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHIITAYDAERG
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.6% -12.5% -82.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.9% -1.7% -47.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.0% -21.3% -83.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.4% -3.4% -54.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 31.6% -42.7% -41.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.9% -12.1% -37.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 28.8% -23.6% -41.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 11.4% -1.4% -37.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 28.2% -23.8% -36.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 11.8% 2.0% -33.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -20.1% 24.1% -56.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.5% 10.0% -39.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -41.1% 34.7% -34.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -23.8% 15.8% -39.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHIITAYDAERG
Gross margin 41.3% 41.2% 45.8%
EBITDA margin 8.1% 18.3% -4,975%
Operating margin 5.8% 13.2% -5,150%
Pretax margin 6.8% 17.5% -5,118%
Net margin 5.4% 17.5% -5,128%
FCF margin 2.4% 31.1% -3,312%
Operating cash flow margin 5.5% 36.7% -3,260%
Return on equity 13.6% 9.3% -440.1%
Return on assets 5.7% 8.6% -300.4%
Return on invested capital 7.7% – –
Return on capital employed 7.8% 7.2% -409.2%
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.5x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 2.1x 0.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% – 1,759%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHIITAYDAERG
Debt / assets 20.8% – –
Debt / equity 0.5x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.1x – –
Debt / FCF 8.3x – –
Liabilities / assets 57.7% 9.4% 46.3%
Equity / assets 42.3% 90.6% 53.7%
Interest coverage 7.8x – –
Current ratio 1.3x 8.7x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.3x 7.2x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.1x 6.4x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 2.94 17.21 0.32

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHIITAYDAERG
Dividend yield 1.7% – –
Net buyback yield – -1.1% -5.6%
Shareholder yield 1.7% -1.1% -5.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 29.6% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 66.4% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.8% – –
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.

ConsensusHIITAYDAERG
Forward P/E 16.3xFY2026 19.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $19.23FY2026 $2.96FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +25.0%FY2026 +9.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +16.1% +32.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.12BFY2026 $55.10MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +5.2%FY2026 +32.3%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +1.3% +13.6% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHIITAYDAERG
Held by institutions 88.5% 35.0% 0.0%
Institutions holding 807 69 1
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.2% +8.4% –
Institutions buying 354 45 0
Institutions selling 301 14 0
Buyers to sellers 1.18 3.21 –

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.

HIITAYDAERG
HII 1.00 -0.04 0.04
TAYD -0.04 1.00 -0.03
AERG 0.04 -0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HII, TAYD and AERG?

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) is the largest by market capitalisation: Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) $12.53B, Taylor Devices (TAYD) $185.46M, Applied Energetics (AERG) $188.52M.

Which stock is cheaper, HII, TAYD and AERG?

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 17.1x, Taylor Devices (TAYD) 27.2x, Applied Energetics (AERG) -11.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) is cheapest (Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 16.3x, Taylor Devices (TAYD) 19.1x). 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%, Taylor Devices (TAYD) -12.5%, Applied Energetics (AERG) -82.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Taylor Devices (TAYD) has the highest net margin (Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 5.4%, Taylor Devices (TAYD) 17.5%, Applied Energetics (AERG) -5,128.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Taylor Devices (TAYD) returned the most: Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) -2.6%, Taylor Devices (TAYD) +23.5%, Applied Energetics (AERG) -55.3%. Over five years, Taylor Devices (TAYD) compounded fastest (Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) +9.4%/yr, Taylor Devices (TAYD) +37.0%/yr, Applied Energetics (AERG) -21.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 0.02%, Taylor Devices (TAYD) 0.00%, Applied Energetics (AERG) 0.00%. Taylor Devices (TAYD) and Applied Energetics (AERG) 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) 39.9%, Taylor Devices (TAYD) 56.5%, Applied Energetics (AERG) 72.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HII, TAYD and AERG?

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 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.