HWM vs HON vs GE Stock Comparison

Howmet Aerospace, Honeywell International and General Electric Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HWM Howmet Aerospace Inc.
$195.28 -14.5% 1M -2.9% 1Y
Market cap
$78.11B
P/E
41.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.12B
Div. yield
0.26%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
4 wins
GE General Electric Co
$301.37 -5.3% 1M -2.7% 1Y
Market cap
$311.42B
P/E
34.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$52.58B
Div. yield
0.59%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Honeywell International leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Honeywell International 5, Howmet Aerospace 4, General Electric 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHWMHONGELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $78.11B $69.49B $311.42B GE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 41.8x 9.9x 34.3x HON
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 37.6x 27.5x 39.7x HON
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.1% — +19.6% GE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.5% — 17.3% HWM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 19.4% — -38.7% HWM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.4x — -0.7x GE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.26% 3.58% 0.59% HON
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.9% +8.5% -2.7% HON
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +45.8%/yr +1.3%/yr +35.8%/yr HWM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.2% 25.3% 33.2% HON
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 66/100 45/100 HWM

Percentile Scorecard

HWMHONGE

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

AxisHWMHONGE
Valuation 40 #60 of 100 70 #31 of 100 32 #68 of 100
Growth 91 #10 of 97 23 #75 of 97 33 #65 of 97
Profitability 98 #3 of 96 70 #30 of 96 57 #42 of 96
Financial Health 49 #54 of 105 – 18 #86 of 105
Shareholder Returns 86 #10 of 65 100 #1 of 65 84 #11 of 65
Overall 73 66 45
  • HWM ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • HON ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • GE 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

PeriodHWMHONGESPY
1 month -14.5%+3.7%-5.3% +0.9%
3 months -28.4%-9.1%-14.1% +5.9%
6 months -17.4%+4.3%+6.3% +8.5%
Year to date -4.8%+12.4%-2.2% +13.3%
1 year -2.9%+8.5%-2.7% +12.4%
3 years +353.2%+31.4%+255.1% +88.1%
3 years, per year +65.5%+9.5%+52.6% +23.5%
5 years +557.7%+6.4%+361.2% +68.2%
5 years, per year +45.8%+1.3%+35.8% +11.0%
10 years —+121.0%+115.2% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+8.3%+8.0% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureHWMHONGESPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.2%25.3%33.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.5%24.2%35.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.100.761.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.080.34-0.08 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.5%-26.7%-45.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.3%-11.9%-20.9% -0.9%
52-week high $292.71$248.79$381.07 $779.14
52-week low $185.88$188.14$273.25 $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.

MultipleHWMHONGE
P/E now vs peer median 41.8xmedian 26.4x 9.9xmedian 26.4x 34.3xmedian 26.4x
P/S now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 3.0x 1.7xmedian 3.0x 5.9xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 29.3xmedian 14.5x —median 14.5x -21.0xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 43.6xmedian 26.1x 16.6xmedian 26.1x 39.0xmedian 26.1x
P/B now vs peer median 13.6xmedian 2.5x 3.1xmedian 2.5x 17.5xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.77median 0.90 0.91median 0.90 -119.97median 0.90

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 monthsHWMHONGE
Revenue $9.12B – $52.58B
Gross profit $3.29B – $18.52B
Operating income $2.50B – -$16.58B
Net income $1.87B $7.07B $9.13B
Free cash flow $1.79B – $7.99B
R&D $37.00M – $1.81B
EPS (diluted) $4.65 $22.13 $8.74
Cash & equivalents $563.00M $5.69B $8.76B
Total debt $4.50B – $19.33B
Shares (diluted) 402.00M 318.60M 1.04B
Enterprise value $73.71B $69.49B $270.17B

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
MetricHWMHONGE
P/E 41.8x 9.9x 34.3x
P/FCF 43.6x 16.6x 39.0x
P/Operating cash flow 35.2x 35.7x 33.0x
P/S 8.6x 1.7x 5.9x
P/B 13.6x 3.1x 17.5x
P/Tangible book 16.1x 4.0x 22.7x
EV/EBITDA 29.3x – -21.0x
EV/EBIT 32.9x – -19.4x
EV/Revenue 9.0x – 6.1x
EV/FCF 45.8x – 40.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 36.9x 35.7x 34.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.77 0.91 -119.97

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHWMHONGE
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.1% – 19.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.7% – 7.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 30.2% – 11.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 25.3% – 10.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 32.6% – 13.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 34.8% – -98.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 33.9% 15.0% 13.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 52.1% 9.1% -3.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 35.4% 15.3% 15.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 54.1% 10.9% -0.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 56.1% -74.0% 21.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.2% -25.7% 6.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 75.9% – 20.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 45.6% – 2.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHWMHONGE
Gross margin 36.0% – 35.2%
EBITDA margin 30.7% – -29.1%
Operating margin 27.4% – -31.5%
Pretax margin 25.0% – 20.3%
Net margin 20.5% – 17.3%
FCF margin 19.6% – 15.2%
Operating cash flow margin 24.4% – 17.9%
Return on equity 33.3% 33.9% 51.2%
Return on assets 14.2% 10.8% 7.2%
Return on invested capital 19.4% – -38.7%
Return on capital employed 23.0% – -19.5%
Asset turnover 0.7x – 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 0.3x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHWMHONGE
Debt / assets 34.0% – 15.2%
Debt / equity 0.8x – 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.4x – -0.7x
Debt / FCF 2.5x – 2.4x
Liabilities / assets 56.7% – 86.0%
Equity / assets 43.3% 42.7% 14.0%
Interest coverage – – -17.9x
Current ratio 1.8x 1.0x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.7x – 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.2x – 0.2x
Altman Z-score 8.25 – 2.70

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHWMHONGE
Dividend yield 0.3% 3.6% 0.6%
Net buyback yield 1.3% – 2.7%
Shareholder yield 1.5% 3.6% 3.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 10.4% – 19.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) 10.9% – 21.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) 30.0% – 26.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 47.3% – 36.5%

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.

ConsensusHWMHONGE
Forward P/E 37.6xFY2026 27.5xFY2026 39.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.19FY2026 $7.97FY2026 $7.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +37.7%FY2026 -22.2%FY2026 +19.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +31.2% +19.4% +28.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.37BFY2026 $20.59BFY2026 $54.10BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.7%FY2026 -45.0%FY2026 +27.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.9% +3.9% +11.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHWMHONGE
Held by institutions 91.0% 76.8% 79.4%
Institutions holding 1,600 2,170 3,443
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% -0.9% +1.5%
Institutions buying 907 2,109 1,830
Institutions selling 484 53 1,149
Buyers to sellers 1.87 39.79 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.

HWMHONGE
HWM 1.00 0.33 0.66
HON 0.33 1.00 0.42
GE 0.66 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HWM, HON and GE?

General Electric (GE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Howmet Aerospace (HWM) $78.11B, Honeywell International (HON) $69.49B, General Electric (GE) $311.42B.

Which stock is cheaper, HWM, HON and GE?

Honeywell International (HON) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 41.8x, Honeywell International (HON) 9.9x, General Electric (GE) 34.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Honeywell International (HON) is cheapest (Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 37.6x, Honeywell International (HON) 27.5x, General Electric (GE) 39.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

General Electric (GE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Howmet Aerospace (HWM) +18.1%, General Electric (GE) +19.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Howmet Aerospace (HWM) has the highest net margin (Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 20.5%, General Electric (GE) 17.3%). On return on invested capital, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) leads (Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 19.4%, General Electric (GE) -38.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Honeywell International (HON) returned the most: Howmet Aerospace (HWM) -2.9%, Honeywell International (HON) +8.5%, General Electric (GE) -2.7%. Over five years, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) compounded fastest (Howmet Aerospace (HWM) +45.8%/yr, Honeywell International (HON) +1.3%/yr, General Electric (GE) +35.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Honeywell International (HON) has the highest dividend yield: Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 0.26%, Honeywell International (HON) 3.58%, General Electric (GE) 0.59%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Honeywell International (HON) has been the steadiest (Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 35.2%, Honeywell International (HON) 25.3%, General Electric (GE) 33.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HWM, HON and GE?

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.