HON vs TDG vs FTAI Stock Comparison

Honeywell International, TransDigm and FTAI Aviation Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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TDG TransDigm Group INC
$1,217.33 +11.3% 1M -5.8% 1Y
Market cap
$67.29B
P/E
36.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.01B
Div. yield
–
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
3 wins
FTAI FTAI Aviation Ltd.
$179.58 +9.0% 1M +15.6% 1Y
Market cap
$18.40B
P/E
36.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.42B
Div. yield
0.95%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Honeywell International leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Honeywell International 6, TransDigm 3, FTAI Aviation 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHONTDGFTAILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $72.52B $67.29B $18.40B HON
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.3x 36.6x 36.0x HON
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.7x 27.7x 31.5x TDG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.9% +16.6% +46.0% FTAI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.0% 19.1% 15.0% HON
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -6.7% 15.5% -17.5% TDG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -4.3x 6.1x -5.4x FTAI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.43% 0.00% 0.95% HON
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +16.3% -5.8% +15.6% HON
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.4%/yr +12.9%/yr +46.5%/yr FTAI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.5% 28.0% 65.7% HON
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 65/100 43/100 TDG

Percentile Scorecard

HONTDGFTAI

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

AxisHONTDGFTAI
Valuation 57 #44 of 101 52 #49 of 101 24 #77 of 101
Growth 8 #90 of 98 66 #34 of 98 50 #50 of 98
Profitability 54 #45 of 97 96 #5 of 97 50 #49 of 97
Financial Health 27 #78 of 107 19 #87 of 107 18 #88 of 107
Shareholder Returns 48 #35 of 66 94 #5 of 66 72 #19 of 66
Overall 39 65 43
  • HON ranked among 108 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • TDG ranked among 108 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • FTAI ranked among 108 companies in Aerospace and Defense

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHONTDGFTAISPY
1 month +6.7%+11.3%+9.0% -1.0%
3 months -7.9%-3.0%-19.7% -0.4%
6 months +5.4%-1.3%-37.1% +4.5%
Year to date +17.1%-8.5%-8.8% +12.4%
1 year +16.3%-5.8%+15.6% +13.6%
3 years +28.3%+38.0%+354.9% +76.4%
3 years, per year +8.7%+11.3%+65.7% +20.8%
5 years +7.2%+83.0%+574.9% +63.7%
5 years, per year +1.4%+12.9%+46.5% +10.4%
10 years +133.6%+355.2%+1,289.9% +267.7%
10 years, per year +8.9%+16.4%+30.1% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureHONTDGFTAISPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.5%28.0%65.7% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.5%29.4%58.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.760.732.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.64-0.210.24 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -26.7%-33.6%-52.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.2%-16.0%-42.1% -1.6%
52-week high $248.79$1,450.00$310.04 $779.14
52-week low $188.14$1,076.01$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.

MultipleHONTDGFTAI
P/E now vs peer median 10.3xmedian 25.9x 36.6xmedian 25.9x 36.0xmedian 25.9x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 2.8x 6.7xmedian 2.8x 5.4xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -34.4xmedian 14.7x 19.3xmedian 14.7x -38.0xmedian 14.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 62.7xmedian 26.9x 34.9xmedian 26.9x -17.4xmedian 26.9x
P/B now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 2.5x -6.9xmedian 2.5x 42.5xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.95median 0.94 1.73median 0.94 0.60median 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 monthsHONTDGFTAI
Revenue $33.61B $10.01B $3.42B
Gross profit $4.28B $5.96B $1.27B
Operating income -$3.78B $4.61B -$804.00M
Net income $7.07B $2.13B $529.16M
Free cash flow $1.16B $1.93B -$1.06B
R&D $2.29B – –
EPS (diluted) $22.09 $33.29 $4.92
Cash & equivalents $5.69B $2.77B $385.62M
Total debt $16.59B $33.49B $3.46B
Shares (diluted) 319.20M 57.40M 104.11M
Enterprise value $32.27B $55.38B $16.96B

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
MetricHONTDGFTAI
P/E 10.3x 36.6x 36.0x
P/FCF 62.7x 34.9x -17.4x
P/Operating cash flow 33.9x 30.6x -35.9x
P/S 2.2x 6.7x 5.4x
P/B 3.2x -6.9x 42.5x
P/Tangible book 4.2x -4.6x 43.7x
EV/EBITDA -34.4x 19.3x -38.0x
EV/EBIT -21.9x 21.3x -26.7x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 9.8x 6.3x
EV/FCF 71.7x 50.9x -20.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 38.8x 44.6x -41.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.95 1.73 0.60

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHONTDGFTAI
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.9% 16.6% 46.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.6% 17.0% 44.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -69.7% 16.9% 14.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -32.4% 17.9% 25.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -149.1% 16.7% -55.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -36.0% 19.4% -69.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 14.4% 10.2% 8.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.1% 22.8% 51.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 15.1% 10.5% 13.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.8% 21.1% 59.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -71.5% 4.5% -195.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -23.4% 22.8% -85.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -83.5% 1.1% 12.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -33.0% 22.4% -16.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHONTDGFTAI
Gross margin 12.7% 59.6% 37.1%
EBITDA margin -7.2% 50.7% -16.5%
Operating margin -11.2% 46.0% -23.5%
Pretax margin 38.2% 27.4% 18.3%
Net margin 21.0% 19.1% 15.0%
FCF margin 3.4% 19.3% -30.8%
Operating cash flow margin 6.4% 22.0% -15.0%
Return on equity 33.9% – 126.4%
Return on assets 10.8% 8.2% 11.4%
Return on invested capital -6.7% 15.5% -17.5%
Return on capital employed -7.5% 19.6% -20.7%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x 1.0x -1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 1.5% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHONTDGFTAI
Debt / assets 31.2% 125.2% 71.9%
Debt / equity 0.7x -3.4x 8.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -4.3x 6.1x -5.4x
Debt / FCF 14.4x 17.4x -3.3x
Liabilities / assets 57.3% 136.7% 91.0%
Equity / assets 42.7% -36.7% 9.0%
Interest coverage -2.5x 2.5x -3.2x
Current ratio 1.0x 3.0x 3.8x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.9x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.4x 1.1x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 3.36 1.80 3.35

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHONTDGFTAI
Dividend yield 3.4% – 0.9%
Net buyback yield 1.0% 2.5% 0.6%
Shareholder yield 4.5% 2.5% 1.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 36.5% – 33.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) 223.0% – -16.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) -12.8% – 41.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -3.1% – 13.4%

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.

ConsensusHONTDGFTAI
Forward P/E 28.7xFY2026 27.7xFY2026 31.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.97FY2026 $44.01FY2026 $5.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -22.2%FY2026 +17.9%FY2026 +24.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.4% +7.9% +113.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $20.59BFY2026 $10.01BFY2026 $4.09BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -45.0%FY2026 +13.4%FY2026 +63.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.9% +24.4% +49.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHONTDGFTAI
Held by institutions 76.8% 93.2% 96.0%
Institutions holding 2,175 1,142 679
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.9% +1.2% +2.6%
Institutions buying 2,114 585 396
Institutions selling 53 368 200
Buyers to sellers 39.89 1.59 1.98

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.

HONTDGFTAI
HON 1.00 0.36 0.30
TDG 0.36 1.00 0.38
FTAI 0.30 0.38 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HON, TDG and FTAI?

Honeywell International (HON) is the largest by market capitalisation: Honeywell International (HON) $72.52B, TransDigm (TDG) $67.29B, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) $18.40B.

Which stock is cheaper, HON, TDG and FTAI?

Honeywell International (HON) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Honeywell International (HON) 10.3x, TransDigm (TDG) 36.6x, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) 36.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, TransDigm (TDG) is cheapest (Honeywell International (HON) 28.7x, TransDigm (TDG) 27.7x, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) 31.5x). 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: Honeywell International (HON) +3.9%, TransDigm (TDG) +16.6%, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) +46.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Honeywell International (HON) has the highest net margin (Honeywell International (HON) 21.0%, TransDigm (TDG) 19.1%, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) 15.0%). On return on invested capital, TransDigm (TDG) leads (Honeywell International (HON) -6.7%, TransDigm (TDG) 15.5%, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) -17.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Honeywell International (HON) returned the most: Honeywell International (HON) +16.3%, TransDigm (TDG) -5.8%, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) +15.6%. Over five years, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) compounded fastest (Honeywell International (HON) +1.4%/yr, TransDigm (TDG) +12.9%/yr, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) +46.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Honeywell International (HON) has the highest dividend yield: Honeywell International (HON) 3.43%, TransDigm (TDG) 0.00%, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) 0.95%. 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) 25.5%, TransDigm (TDG) 28.0%, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) 65.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HON, TDG 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 6. 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.