OSIS vs NOC vs ESLT Stock Comparison

Osi Systems, Northrop Grumman and Elbit Systems Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
OSIS Osi Systems Inc
$200.90 +1.9% 1M -20.9% 1Y
Market cap
$3.34B
P/E
21.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.79B
Div. yield
–
Defense Industrials
2 wins
ESLT Elbit Systems Ltd
$790.00 +7.5% 1M +62.2% 1Y
Market cap
$35.55B
P/E
55.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.55B
Div. yield
0.00%
Defense Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Elbit Systems leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Elbit Systems 5, Northrop Grumman 4, Osi Systems 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionOSISNOCESLTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.34B $78.54B $35.55B NOC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.6x 17.4x 55.9x NOC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.3x 17.9x 56.7x OSIS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.3% +6.5% +13.7% ESLT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.7% 10.4% 7.4% NOC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.4% 12.2% 17.8% ESLT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 1.7x -0.9x ESLT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -20.9% -7.5% +62.2% ESLT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.4%/yr +9.0%/yr +38.5%/yr ESLT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.6% 28.7% 44.7% NOC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 74/100 58/100 60/100 OSIS

Percentile Scorecard

OSISNOCESLT

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

AxisOSISNOCESLT
Valuation 84 #17 of 100 78 #23 of 100 44 #56 of 100
Growth 67 #33 of 97 38 #61 of 97 88 #13 of 97
Profitability 80 #20 of 96 78 #22 of 96 73 #27 of 96
Financial Health 44 #59 of 105 40 #63 of 105 58 #45 of 105
Shareholder Returns 97 #3 of 65 58 #28 of 65 36 #42 of 65
Overall 74 58 60
  • OSIS ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • NOC ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • ESLT 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

PeriodOSISNOCESLTSPY
1 month +1.9%+8.0%+7.5% -0.2%
3 months -8.9%+0.4%-3.5% +3.9%
6 months -30.1%-4.6%-5.3% +8.2%
Year to date -21.2%-3.3%+36.7% +12.9%
1 year -20.9%-7.5%+62.2% +12.3%
3 years +88.8%+16.5%+324.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year +23.6%+5.2%+62.0% +23.3%
5 years +113.5%+53.7%+409.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year +16.4%+9.0%+38.5% +10.9%
10 years +202.8%+144.6%+705.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year +11.7%+9.4%+23.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureOSISNOCESLTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.6%28.7%44.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.4%28.4%39.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.17-0.010.71 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.48-0.261.39 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.9%-38.4%-35.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -35.1%-28.2%-22.1% -1.2%
52-week high $309.68$768.02$1,014.33 $779.14
52-week low $192.30$473.40$454.95 $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.

MultipleOSISNOCESLT
P/E now vs peer median 21.5xmedian 26.5x 17.3xmedian 26.5x 56.8xmedian 26.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 3.0x 1.8xmedian 3.0x 4.3xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.5xmedian 14.6x 14.5xmedian 14.6x 37.0xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.1xmedian 26.4x 20.5xmedian 26.4x 37.0xmedian 26.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 2.5x 4.2xmedian 2.5x 8.3xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.15median 0.90 17.01median 0.90 1.80median 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 monthsOSISNOCESLT
Revenue $1.79B $43.59B $8.55B
Gross profit $593.09M $8.73B $2.14B
Operating income $218.97M $4.63B $787.82M
Net income $154.71M $4.52B $636.61M
Free cash flow $227.35M $3.83B $992.19M
R&D $79.14M – $582.72M
EPS (diluted) $8.95 $31.74 $13.56
Cash & equivalents $359.83M $3.74B $255.34M
Total debt $3.45B $58.43B $92.13M
Shares (diluted) 17.28M 142.40M 46.92M
Enterprise value $2.17B $65.99B $32.11B

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
MetricOSISNOCESLT
P/E 21.5x 17.3x 56.8x
P/FCF 14.1x 20.5x 37.0x
P/Operating cash flow 11.6x 14.9x 37.0x
P/S 1.8x 1.8x 4.3x
P/B 3.8x 4.2x 8.3x
P/Tangible book 5.0x 4.2x 8.3x
EV/EBITDA 14.5x 14.5x 37.0x
EV/EBIT 17.5x 19.2x 45.5x
EV/Revenue 2.1x 2.0x 4.2x
EV/FCF 16.9x 23.2x 36.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.9x 16.9x 36.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.15 17.01 1.80

Growth

14 metrics
MetricOSISNOCESLT
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.3% 6.5% 13.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.8% 4.1% 14.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.0% 9.8% 18.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 3.4% 14.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 0.7% 6.8% 37.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 17.4% 6.4% 26.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 3.4% 12.5% 58.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 19.0% -1.1% 33.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 2.8% 13.3% 50.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 18.8% 1.0% 31.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 182.7% 53.2% 22.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.8% 12.5% 82.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 305.3% 108.8% 105.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 53.7% 22.3% 175.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricOSISNOCESLT
Gross margin 33.2% 20.0% 25.0%
EBITDA margin 14.8% 14.1% 11.3%
Operating margin 12.3% 10.6% 9.2%
Pretax margin 10.8% 12.0% 8.1%
Net margin 8.7% 10.4% 7.4%
FCF margin 12.7% 8.8% 11.6%
Operating cash flow margin 15.4% 12.1% 11.6%
Return on equity 17.9% 24.7% 14.7%
Return on assets 6.1% 8.8% 4.7%
Return on invested capital 9.4% 12.2% 17.8%
Return on capital employed 10.9% 12.2% 11.0%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.8x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.2x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 0.3% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricOSISNOCESLT
Debt / assets 40.0% 27.5% 0.7%
Debt / equity 1.2x 0.8x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 1.7x -0.9x
Debt / FCF 4.4x 3.8x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 66.7% 64.4% 68.2%
Equity / assets 33.3% 35.6% 31.8%
Interest coverage 8.3x 7.1x –
Current ratio 3.2x 1.2x 1.4x
Quick ratio 2.2x 1.0x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.3x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.16 3.08 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricOSISNOCESLT
Dividend yield – 1.7% 0.5%
Net buyback yield 3.7% 0.7% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 3.7% 2.4% 0.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 30.2% 22.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 35.6% 14.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 8.0% -54.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 7.4% -17.4%

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.

ConsensusOSISNOCESLT
Forward P/E 17.3xFY2027 17.9xFY2026 56.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.62FY2027 $30.81FY2026 $13.93FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.3%FY2027 +17.0%FY2026 +22.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.2% +3.7% +21.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.85BFY2027 $42.95BFY2026 $8.84BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.5%FY2027 +2.4%FY2026 +11.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.1% +3.7% +21.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersOSISNOCESLT
Held by institutions 100.0% 83.4% 19.9%
Institutions holding 366 1,809 384
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% +0.3% -7.1%
Institutions buying 191 840 202
Institutions selling 134 639 106
Buyers to sellers 1.43 1.31 1.91

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.

OSISNOCESLT
OSIS 1.00 0.20 0.19
NOC 0.20 1.00 0.40
ESLT 0.19 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, OSIS, NOC and ESLT?

Northrop Grumman (NOC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Osi Systems (OSIS) $3.34B, Northrop Grumman (NOC) $78.54B, Elbit Systems (ESLT) $35.55B.

Which stock is cheaper, OSIS, NOC and ESLT?

Northrop Grumman (NOC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Osi Systems (OSIS) 21.6x, Northrop Grumman (NOC) 17.4x, Elbit Systems (ESLT) 55.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Osi Systems (OSIS) is cheapest (Osi Systems (OSIS) 17.3x, Northrop Grumman (NOC) 17.9x, Elbit Systems (ESLT) 56.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Elbit Systems (ESLT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Osi Systems (OSIS) +4.3%, Northrop Grumman (NOC) +6.5%, Elbit Systems (ESLT) +13.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Northrop Grumman (NOC) has the highest net margin (Osi Systems (OSIS) 8.7%, Northrop Grumman (NOC) 10.4%, Elbit Systems (ESLT) 7.4%). On return on invested capital, Elbit Systems (ESLT) leads (Osi Systems (OSIS) 9.4%, Northrop Grumman (NOC) 12.2%, Elbit Systems (ESLT) 17.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Elbit Systems (ESLT) returned the most: Osi Systems (OSIS) -20.9%, Northrop Grumman (NOC) -7.5%, Elbit Systems (ESLT) +62.2%. Over five years, Elbit Systems (ESLT) compounded fastest (Osi Systems (OSIS) +16.4%/yr, Northrop Grumman (NOC) +9.0%/yr, Elbit Systems (ESLT) +38.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Osi Systems (OSIS) 0.00%, Northrop Grumman (NOC) 0.02%, Elbit Systems (ESLT) 0.00%. Osi Systems (OSIS) and Elbit Systems (ESLT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Northrop Grumman (NOC) has been the steadiest (Osi Systems (OSIS) 43.6%, Northrop Grumman (NOC) 28.7%, Elbit Systems (ESLT) 44.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, OSIS, NOC and ESLT?

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