LUNR vs RTX vs FLY Stock Comparison

Intuitive Machines, Rtx and Firefly Aerospace Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RTX RTX Corp
$199.46 +6.6% 1M +13.1% 1Y
Market cap
$269.16B
P/E
32.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$95.99B
Div. yield
1.41%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Rtx leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Rtx 6, Firefly Aerospace 1, Intuitive Machines 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLUNRRTXFLYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.63B $269.16B $3.30B RTX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -14.4x 32.1x -8.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 27.9x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +116.9% +11.6% +179.2% FLY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -26.8% 8.8% -129.1% RTX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -560.6% 8.6% -25.8% RTX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.3x 1.8x 2.1x LUNR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.41% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.8% +13.1% -20.7% RTX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +17.6%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 110.2% 25.2% 106.8% RTX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 25/100 56/100 35/100 RTX

Percentile Scorecard

LUNRRTXFLY

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

AxisLUNRRTXFLY
Valuation 24 #76 of 100 62 #39 of 100 17 #83 of 100
Growth 27 #70 of 96 75 #25 of 96 57 #42 of 96
Profitability 27 #70 of 95 70 #29 of 95 22 #74 of 95
Financial Health 23 #81 of 105 29 #75 of 105 69 #33 of 105
Shareholder Returns – 44 #37 of 65 11 #58 of 65
Overall 25 56 35
  • LUNR ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • RTX ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • FLY 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

PeriodLUNRRTXFLYSPY
1 month -19.7%+6.6%-13.1% +0.7%
3 months -4.7%-7.0%-2.1% +3.7%
6 months -53.9%+13.3%-42.6% +7.1%
Year to date -28.0%+8.8%-11.2% +12.8%
1 year -2.8%+13.1%-20.7% +11.9%
3 years +294.6%+153.9%— +85.2%
3 years, per year +58.1%+36.4%— +22.8%
5 years —+124.5%— +67.6%
5 years, per year —+17.6%— +10.9%
10 years —+211.2%— +262.0%
10 years, per year —+12.0%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLUNRRTXFLYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 110.2%25.2%106.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 101.0%24.0%99.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.760.273.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.030.52-0.19 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -97.4%-33.9%-73.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -74.4%-11.5%-66.2% -1.2%
52-week high $45.70$225.49$58.81 $779.14
52-week low $8.05$168.02$16.31 $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.

MultipleLUNRRTXFLY
P/E now vs peer median -14.4xmedian 26.9x 32.1xmedian 26.9x -8.7xmedian 26.9x
P/S now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 3.0x 2.8xmedian 3.0x 11.5xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -25.3xmedian 15.0x 19.0xmedian 15.0x -9.2xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -14.0xmedian 27.2x 28.3xmedian 27.2x -10.1xmedian 27.2x
P/B now vs peer median -9.1xmedian 2.5x 3.8xmedian 2.5x 2.7xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.35median 0.93 0.79median 0.93 —median 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 monthsLUNRRTXFLY
Revenue $490.12M $95.99B $287.01M
Gross profit $83.23M $20.25B $65.79M
Operating income -$134.85M $11.30B -$338.66M
Net income -$184.98M $8.83B -$363.46M
Free cash flow -$187.75M $9.50B -$326.49M
R&D $14.69M $2.85B $245.37M
EPS (diluted) $-0.81 $6.14 $-2.29
Cash & equivalents $367.40M $9.17B $459.82M
Total debt $336.35M $150.08B $27.00M
Shares (diluted) 162.17M 1.37B 161.78M
Enterprise value $2.02B $239.14B $227.51M

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
MetricLUNRRTXFLY
P/E -14.4x 32.1x -8.7x
P/FCF -14.0x 28.3x -10.1x
P/Operating cash flow -20.8x 21.6x -12.5x
P/S 5.4x 2.8x 11.5x
P/B -9.1x 3.8x 2.7x
P/Tangible book -4.5x 6.7x 3.1x
EV/EBITDA -25.3x 19.0x -9.2x
EV/EBIT -19.3x 26.3x -8.0x
EV/Revenue 5.3x 3.1x 9.4x
EV/FCF -13.9x 31.3x -8.3x
EV/Operating cash flow -20.6x 23.9x -10.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.35 0.79 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLUNRRTXFLY
Revenue growth (1Y) 116.9% 11.6% 179.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 78.9% 12.7% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 22,840% 17.0% 1,165%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 250.3% 20.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -104.8% 28.2% -51.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -65.7% 51.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) 37.3% 27.6% -46.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -267.7% 39.1% –
EPS growth (1Y) 60.7% 26.6% 89.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -41.3% 40.7% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -540.4% 56.2% -63.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -220.2% 16.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -366.8% 81.4% -77.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -75.0% 21.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLUNRRTXFLY
Gross margin 17.0% 21.1% 22.9%
EBITDA margin -21.0% 16.3% -102.3%
Operating margin -27.5% 11.8% -118.0%
Pretax margin -36.9% 11.3% -139.6%
Net margin -26.8% 8.8% -129.1%
FCF margin -38.3% 9.9% -113.8%
Operating cash flow margin -25.8% 13.0% -92.1%
Return on equity – 12.7% -31.2%
Return on assets -10.3% 5.0% -23.2%
Return on invested capital -560.6% 8.6% -25.8%
Return on capital employed -9.6% 10.1% -26.6%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.5x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x 1.4x 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 4.6% 0.7% 16.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLUNRRTXFLY
Debt / assets 17.8% 21.2% 1.6%
Debt / equity -1.2x 0.5x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.3x 1.8x 2.1x
Debt / FCF -1.8x 3.9x -0.1x
Liabilities / assets 115.4% 59.8% 25.4%
Equity / assets -15.4% 40.2% 74.6%
Interest coverage -10.0x – -18.2x
Current ratio 1.7x 1.0x 2.7x
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.7x 2.4x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.1x 2.2x
Altman Z-score 0.73 2.78 3.59

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLUNRRTXFLY
Dividend yield – 1.4% –
Net buyback yield – – -36.0%
Shareholder yield – 1.4% -36.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 43.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 40.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 9.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 5.2% –

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.

ConsensusLUNRRTXFLY
Forward P/E – 27.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.63FY2026 $7.14FY2026 $-1.90FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +13.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +6.7% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $951.52MFY2026 $99.89BFY2026 $464.32MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +353.0%FY2026 +12.7%FY2026 +190.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.8% +2.4% +41.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLUNRRTXFLY
Held by institutions 63.2% 79.9% 57.0%
Institutions holding 328 3,415 267
Change in shares held, QoQ +34.5% +15.9% +46.3%
Institutions buying 223 1,718 211
Institutions selling 71 1,267 34
Buyers to sellers 3.14 1.36 6.21

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.

LUNRRTXFLY
LUNR 1.00 0.17 0.69
RTX 0.17 1.00 0.19
FLY 0.69 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LUNR, RTX and FLY?

Rtx (RTX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Intuitive Machines (LUNR) $2.63B, Rtx (RTX) $269.16B, Firefly Aerospace (FLY) $3.30B.

Which company is growing faster?

Firefly Aerospace (FLY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Intuitive Machines (LUNR) +116.9%, Rtx (RTX) +11.6%, Firefly Aerospace (FLY) +179.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Rtx (RTX) has the highest net margin (Intuitive Machines (LUNR) -26.8%, Rtx (RTX) 8.8%, Firefly Aerospace (FLY) -129.1%). On return on invested capital, Rtx (RTX) leads (Intuitive Machines (LUNR) -560.6%, Rtx (RTX) 8.6%, Firefly Aerospace (FLY) -25.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Rtx (RTX) returned the most: Intuitive Machines (LUNR) -2.8%, Rtx (RTX) +13.1%, Firefly Aerospace (FLY) -20.7%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Rtx (RTX) 1.41%, Firefly Aerospace (FLY) 0.00%. Intuitive Machines (LUNR) and Firefly Aerospace (FLY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rtx (RTX) has been the steadiest (Intuitive Machines (LUNR) 110.2%, Rtx (RTX) 25.2%, Firefly Aerospace (FLY) 106.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LUNR, RTX and FLY?

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