HON vs BA vs FTAI Stock Comparison

Honeywell International, Boeing and FTAI Aviation Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BA Boeing Co
$188.24 -4.9% 1M -15.0% 1Y
Market cap
$132.91B
P/E
63.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$94.00B
Div. yield
–
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
2 wins
FTAI FTAI Aviation Ltd.
$157.59 -10.0% 1M -13.4% 1Y
Market cap
$16.29B
P/E
34.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.11B
Div. yield
0.01%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Honeywell International leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Honeywell International 5, FTAI Aviation 4, Boeing 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHONBAFTAILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $69.38B $132.91B $16.29B BA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.8x 63.6x 34.1x HON
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.5x — 27.6x HON
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +24.8% +45.3% FTAI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 2.2% 15.3% FTAI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 7.7% -12.0% BA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.8x -10.3x FTAI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.6% -15.0% -13.4% HON
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.5%/yr -1.8%/yr +42.0%/yr FTAI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.4% 34.5% 64.1% HON
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 48/100 44/100 HON

Percentile Scorecard

HONBAFTAI

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

AxisHONBAFTAI
Valuation 69 #32 of 100 44 #56 of 100 26 #74 of 100
Growth 24 #74 of 97 81 #19 of 97 54 #45 of 97
Profitability 71 #29 of 96 54 #45 of 96 52 #47 of 96
Financial Health – 12 #93 of 105 21 #83 of 105
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 64 – 68 #21 of 64
Overall 66 48 44
  • HON ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • BA ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • FTAI 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

PeriodHONBAFTAISPY
1 month +3.2%-4.9%-10.0% -0.8%
3 months -10.8%-11.0%-26.4% +3.5%
6 months +3.4%-18.6%-31.4% +7.0%
Year to date +12.4%-13.3%-19.9% +12.2%
1 year +7.6%-15.0%-13.4% +13.0%
3 years +31.4%+4.8%+335.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +9.5%+1.6%+63.4% +23.1%
5 years +7.8%-8.9%+476.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year +1.5%-1.8%+42.0% +11.0%
10 years +121.8%+29.3%+1,207.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year +8.3%+2.6%+29.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureHONBAFTAISPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.4%34.5%64.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.3%33.1%58.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.761.232.44 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.30-0.43-0.21 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -26.7%-50.3%-52.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.9%-25.3%-49.2% -1.8%
52-week high $248.79$252.15$310.04 $779.14
52-week low $188.14$179.12$152.80 $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.

MultipleHONBAFTAI
P/E now vs peer median 9.9xmedian 26.8x 71.2xmedian 26.8x 33.9xmedian 26.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.9x 1.6xmedian 2.9x 5.2xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 15.2x 25.7xmedian 15.2x -63.5xmedian 15.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.6xmedian 25.5x -708.5xmedian 25.5x -18.2xmedian 25.5x
P/B now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 2.5x 24.3xmedian 2.5x 40.0xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.91median 0.94 2.15median 0.94 0.37median 0.94

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 monthsHONBAFTAI
Revenue – $94.00B $3.11B
Gross profit – $4.40B $1.22B
Operating income – $4.60B -$561.09M
Net income $7.07B $2.43B $496.27M
Free cash flow – -$210.00M -$890.12M
R&D – $3.69B –
EPS (diluted) $22.13 $2.64 $4.59
Cash & equivalents $5.69B $7.24B $337.20M
Total debt – $45.90B $3.45B
Shares (diluted) 318.60M 790.80M 104.04M
Enterprise value $69.38B $39.60B $14.73B

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
MetricHONBAFTAI
P/E 9.9x 71.2x 33.9x
P/FCF 16.6x -708.5x -18.2x
P/Operating cash flow 35.7x 40.9x -36.8x
P/S 1.7x 1.6x 5.2x
P/B 3.1x 24.3x 40.0x
P/Tangible book 4.0x 32.5x 41.4x
EV/EBITDA – 25.7x -63.5x
EV/EBIT – 38.0x -34.4x
EV/Revenue – 1.9x 6.2x
EV/FCF – -831.7x -21.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 35.7x 48.0x -43.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.91 2.15 0.37

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHONBAFTAI
Revenue growth (1Y) – 24.8% 45.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 8.5% 42.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 1,902% 16.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -3.6% 26.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 149.8% -31.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 49.8% -63.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 15.0% 122.8% 8.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.1% 36.4% 75.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 15.3% 118.3% 13.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.9% 33.1% 91.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -74.0% 158.8% -221.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -25.7% -26.6% -87.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 97.5% 30.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -26.6% -15.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHONBAFTAI
Gross margin – 4.7% 39.2%
EBITDA margin – 7.2% -9.8%
Operating margin – 4.9% -18.0%
Pretax margin – 3.0% 19.2%
Net margin – 2.2% 15.3%
FCF margin – -0.2% -28.6%
Operating cash flow margin – 3.9% -14.1%
Return on equity 33.9% 40.4% 118.8%
Return on assets 10.8% 1.5% 11.0%
Return on invested capital – 7.7% -12.0%
Return on capital employed – 8.2% -13.9%
Asset turnover – 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x 1.5x -0.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHONBAFTAI
Debt / assets – 27.7% 76.9%
Debt / equity – 7.5x 8.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.8x -10.3x
Debt / FCF – -218.6x -3.9x
Liabilities / assets – 96.3% 91.0%
Equity / assets 42.7% 3.7% 9.0%
Interest coverage – 1.8x -2.3x
Current ratio 1.0x 1.1x 5.3x
Quick ratio – 0.3x 1.1x
Cash ratio – 0.2x 0.7x
Altman Z-score – 1.47 3.33

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHONBAFTAI
Dividend yield 3.6% – 1.1%
Net buyback yield – – 0.7%
Shareholder yield 3.6% 0.0% 1.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 31.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – -17.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 25.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 7.9%

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.

ConsensusHONBAFTAI
Forward P/E 27.5xFY2026 – 27.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.97FY2026 $-0.99FY2026 $5.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -22.2%FY2026 -183.2%FY2026 +24.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.4% – +113.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $20.59BFY2026 $91.05BFY2026 $4.09BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -45.0%FY2026 +1.8%FY2026 +63.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.9% +18.5% +49.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHONBAFTAI
Held by institutions 76.8% 75.6% 96.0%
Institutions holding 2,168 2,626 677
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.9% +2.3% +2.6%
Institutions buying 2,107 1,327 394
Institutions selling 53 843 200
Buyers to sellers 39.75 1.57 1.97

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.

HONBAFTAI
HON 1.00 0.34 0.30
BA 0.34 1.00 0.33
FTAI 0.30 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HON, BA and FTAI?

Boeing (BA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Honeywell International (HON) $69.38B, Boeing (BA) $132.91B, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) $16.29B.

Which stock is cheaper, HON, BA and FTAI?

Honeywell International (HON) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Honeywell International (HON) 9.8x, Boeing (BA) 63.6x, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) 34.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Honeywell International (HON) is cheapest (Honeywell International (HON) 27.5x, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) 27.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

FTAI Aviation (FTAI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Boeing (BA) +24.8%, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) +45.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

FTAI Aviation (FTAI) has the highest net margin (Boeing (BA) 2.2%, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) 15.3%). On return on invested capital, Boeing (BA) leads (Boeing (BA) 7.7%, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) -12.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Honeywell International (HON) returned the most: Honeywell International (HON) +7.6%, Boeing (BA) -15.0%, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) -13.4%. Over five years, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) compounded fastest (Honeywell International (HON) +1.5%/yr, Boeing (BA) -1.8%/yr, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) +42.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Honeywell International (HON) 0.00%, Boeing (BA) 0.00%, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) 0.01%. Honeywell International (HON) and Boeing (BA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Honeywell International (HON) has been the steadiest (Honeywell International (HON) 25.4%, Boeing (BA) 34.5%, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) 64.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HON, BA and FTAI?

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