HON vs HEI vs TDG Stock Comparison

Honeywell International, Heico and TransDigm Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HEI Heico Corp
$309.71 +0.4% 1M -2.2% 1Y
Market cap
$42.76B
P/E
50.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.18B
Div. yield
0.00%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
4 wins
TDG TransDigm Group INC
$1,129.53 +1.2% 1M -16.9% 1Y
Market cap
$64.63B
P/E
33.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.01B
Div. yield
–
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Honeywell International leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Honeywell International 4, Heico 4, TransDigm 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHONHEITDGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $68.67B $42.76B $64.63B HON
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.7x 50.4x 33.8x HON
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.9x 50.9x 25.7x TDG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +20.7% +16.6% HEI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 16.4% 19.1% TDG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 13.5% 15.5% TDG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.6x 6.1x HEI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.6% -2.2% -16.9% HON
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.5%/yr +17.1%/yr +12.4%/yr HEI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.4% 32.4% 27.2% HON
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 67/100 66/100 HEI

Percentile Scorecard

HONHEITDG

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

AxisHONHEITDG
Valuation 69 #32 of 100 35 #65 of 100 54 #47 of 100
Growth 24 #74 of 97 80 #20 of 97 68 #32 of 97
Profitability 71 #29 of 96 94 #7 of 96 96 #5 of 96
Financial Health – 59 #44 of 105 17 #87 of 105
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 64 65 #23 of 64 95 #4 of 64
Overall 66 67 66
  • HON ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • HEI ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • TDG 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

PeriodHONHEITDGSPY
1 month +3.2%+0.4%+1.2% -0.8%
3 months -10.8%-13.3%-12.2% +3.5%
6 months +3.4%+16.4%-2.5% +7.0%
Year to date +12.4%-4.3%-15.1% +12.2%
1 year +7.6%-2.2%-16.9% +13.0%
3 years +31.4%+96.8%+37.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +9.5%+25.3%+11.3% +23.1%
5 years +7.8%+120.0%+79.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year +1.5%+17.1%+12.4% +11.0%
10 years +121.8%+797.7%+316.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year +8.3%+24.5%+15.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureHONHEITDGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.4%32.4%27.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.3%31.3%29.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.761.150.75 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.30-0.07-0.62 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -26.7%-27.1%-33.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.9%-17.3%-22.1% -1.8%
52-week high $248.79$374.67$1,450.00 $779.14
52-week low $188.14$260.99$1,076.01 $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.

MultipleHONHEITDG
P/E now vs peer median 9.9xmedian 26.8x 51.0xmedian 26.8x 33.9xmedian 26.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.9x 8.4xmedian 2.9x 6.2xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 15.2x 31.2xmedian 15.2x 18.4xmedian 15.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.6xmedian 25.5x 42.0xmedian 25.5x 32.4xmedian 25.5x
P/B now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 2.5x 8.6xmedian 2.5x -6.4xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.91median 0.94 1.83median 0.94 1.60median 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 monthsHONHEITDG
Revenue – $5.18B $10.01B
Gross profit – $2.09B $5.96B
Operating income – $1.24B $4.61B
Net income $7.07B $912.35M $2.13B
Free cash flow – $1.03B $1.93B
EPS (diluted) $22.13 $6.00 $33.29
Cash & equivalents $5.69B $240.96M $2.77B
Total debt – $2.54B $33.49B
Shares (diluted) 318.60M 141.27M 57.40M
Enterprise value $68.67B $41.83B $52.64B

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
MetricHONHEITDG
P/E 9.9x 51.0x 33.9x
P/FCF 16.6x 42.0x 32.4x
P/Operating cash flow 35.7x 38.9x 28.4x
P/S 1.7x 8.4x 6.2x
P/B 3.1x 8.6x -6.4x
P/Tangible book 4.0x 13.3x -4.3x
EV/EBITDA – 31.2x 18.4x
EV/EBIT – 36.6x 20.2x
EV/Revenue – 8.8x 9.3x
EV/FCF – 44.2x 48.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 35.7x 41.0x 42.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.91 1.83 1.60

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHONHEITDG
Revenue growth (1Y) – 20.7% 16.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 25.1% 17.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 23.4% 16.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 26.7% 17.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 29.8% 16.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 28.8% 19.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 15.0% 31.5% 10.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.1% 27.4% 22.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 15.3% 31.8% 10.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.9% 27.9% 21.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -74.0% 31.6% 4.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -25.7% 35.7% 22.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 31.7% 1.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 36.8% 22.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHONHEITDG
Gross margin – 40.4% 59.6%
EBITDA margin – 28.2% 50.7%
Operating margin – 24.0% 46.0%
Pretax margin – 21.6% 27.4%
Net margin – 16.4% 19.1%
FCF margin – 19.9% 19.3%
Operating cash flow margin – 21.5% 22.0%
Return on equity 33.9% 18.5% –
Return on assets 10.8% 9.3% 8.2%
Return on invested capital – 13.5% 15.5%
Return on capital employed – 14.2% 19.6%
Asset turnover – 0.5x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x 1.2x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.0% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHONHEITDG
Debt / assets – 25.6% 125.2%
Debt / equity – 0.5x -3.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.6x 6.1x
Debt / FCF – 2.5x 17.4x
Liabilities / assets – 49.4% 136.7%
Equity / assets 42.7% 50.6% -36.7%
Interest coverage – 9.4x 2.5x
Current ratio 1.0x 2.7x 3.0x
Quick ratio – 1.0x 1.9x
Cash ratio – 0.2x 1.1x
Altman Z-score – 7.02 1.72

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHONHEITDG
Dividend yield 3.6% 0.1% –
Net buyback yield – 0.0% 2.7%
Shareholder yield 3.6% 0.1% 2.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 3.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 3.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 9.1% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 8.4% –

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.

ConsensusHONHEITDG
Forward P/E 27.9xFY2026 50.9xFY2026 25.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.87FY2026 $6.08FY2026 $44.01FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -23.2%FY2026 +24.1%FY2026 +17.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +20.7% +20.6% +7.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $20.60BFY2026 $5.68BFY2026 $10.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -45.0%FY2026 +26.6%FY2026 +13.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.3% +10.4% +24.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHONHEITDG
Held by institutions 76.8% 78.3% 93.2%
Institutions holding 2,168 772 1,140
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.9% +7.4% +1.2%
Institutions buying 2,107 371 584
Institutions selling 53 267 367
Buyers to sellers 39.75 1.39 1.59

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.

HONHEITDG
HON 1.00 0.38 0.34
HEI 0.38 1.00 0.53
TDG 0.34 0.53 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HON, HEI and TDG?

Honeywell International (HON) is the largest by market capitalisation: Honeywell International (HON) $68.67B, Heico (HEI) $42.76B, TransDigm (TDG) $64.63B.

Which stock is cheaper, HON, HEI and TDG?

Honeywell International (HON) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Honeywell International (HON) 9.7x, Heico (HEI) 50.4x, TransDigm (TDG) 33.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, TransDigm (TDG) is cheapest (Honeywell International (HON) 27.9x, Heico (HEI) 50.9x, TransDigm (TDG) 25.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Heico (HEI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Heico (HEI) +20.7%, TransDigm (TDG) +16.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

TransDigm (TDG) has the highest net margin (Heico (HEI) 16.4%, TransDigm (TDG) 19.1%). On return on invested capital, TransDigm (TDG) leads (Heico (HEI) 13.5%, TransDigm (TDG) 15.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Honeywell International (HON) returned the most: Honeywell International (HON) +7.6%, Heico (HEI) -2.2%, TransDigm (TDG) -16.9%. Over five years, Heico (HEI) compounded fastest (Honeywell International (HON) +1.5%/yr, Heico (HEI) +17.1%/yr, TransDigm (TDG) +12.4%/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%, Heico (HEI) 0.00%, TransDigm (TDG) 0.00%. Honeywell International (HON) and TransDigm (TDG) 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%, Heico (HEI) 32.4%, TransDigm (TDG) 27.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HON, HEI and TDG?

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 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.