RTX vs AEIS vs HWM Stock Comparison

Rtx, Advanced Energy Industries and Howmet Aerospace Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RTX RTX Corp
$197.48 +4.3% 1M +10.5% 1Y
Market cap
$264.00B
P/E
31.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$95.99B
Div. yield
0.01%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
5 wins
HWM Howmet Aerospace Inc.
$194.35 -16.4% 1M -2.1% 1Y
Market cap
$76.74B
P/E
41.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.12B
Div. yield
0.00%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionRTXAEISHWMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $264.00B $9.07B $76.74B RTX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 31.4x 41.3x 41.0x RTX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.7x 20.6x 37.4x AEIS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.6% +24.6% +18.1% AEIS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.8% 10.8% 20.5% HWM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.6% 10.3% 19.4% HWM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x -0.4x 1.4x AEIS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% RTX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +10.5% +9.1% -2.1% RTX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.3%/yr +21.2%/yr +46.0%/yr HWM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.1% 65.0% 35.2% RTX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 45/100 74/100 HWM

Percentile Scorecard

RTXAEISHWM

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

AxisRTXAEISHWM
Valuation 64 #37 of 100 13 #177 of 203 41 #59 of 100
Growth 77 #23 of 97 76 #46 of 187 91 #10 of 97
Profitability 72 #28 of 96 55 #84 of 185 98 #3 of 96
Financial Health 30 #74 of 105 61 #86 of 219 49 #54 of 105
Shareholder Returns 43 #37 of 64 19 #124 of 153 89 #8 of 64
Overall 57 45 74
  • RTX ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • AEIS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • HWM 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

PeriodRTXAEISHWMSPY
1 month +4.3%-20.9%-16.4% -0.8%
3 months -9.6%-24.3%-32.5% +3.5%
6 months +13.9%-42.7%-19.6% +7.0%
Year to date +7.7%+5.6%-5.2% +12.2%
1 year +10.5%+9.1%-2.1% +13.0%
3 years +149.5%+151.8%+351.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year +35.7%+36.1%+65.3% +23.1%
5 years +121.5%+160.9%+561.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year +17.3%+21.2%+46.0% +11.0%
10 years +210.6%+364.7%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +12.0%+16.6%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureRTXAEISHWMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.1%65.0%35.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.9%67.5%36.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.282.721.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.420.14-0.06 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.9%-44.3%-36.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.4%-43.2%-33.6% -1.8%
52-week high $225.49$389.05$292.71 $779.14
52-week low $168.02$188.88$185.88 $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.

MultipleRTXAEISHWM
P/E now vs peer median 31.8xmedian 26.8x 39.2xmedian 26.0x 41.6xmedian 26.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.9x 4.3xmedian 1.9x 8.5xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.8xmedian 15.2x 26.0xmedian 14.0x 29.2xmedian 15.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.0xmedian 25.5x 101.1xmedian 21.4x 43.4xmedian 25.5x
P/B now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 2.5x 6.1xmedian 2.2x 13.6xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.78median 0.94 10.68median 1.26 0.77median 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 monthsRTXAEISHWM
Revenue $95.99B $2.04B $9.12B
Gross profit $20.25B $800.50M $3.29B
Operating income $11.30B $269.20M $2.50B
Net income $8.83B $219.40M $1.87B
Free cash flow $9.50B $87.50M $1.79B
R&D $2.85B $246.60M $37.00M
EPS (diluted) $6.14 $5.19 $4.65
Cash & equivalents $9.17B $1.40B $563.00M
Total debt $150.08B $3.30B $4.50B
Shares (diluted) 1.37B 42.30M 402.00M
Enterprise value $232.27B $5.42B $72.34B

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
MetricRTXAEISHWM
P/E 31.8x 39.2x 41.6x
P/FCF 28.0x 101.1x 43.4x
P/Operating cash flow 21.4x 37.0x 35.0x
P/S 2.8x 4.3x 8.5x
P/B 3.8x 6.1x 13.6x
P/Tangible book 6.6x 6.6x 16.0x
EV/EBITDA 18.8x 26.0x 29.2x
EV/EBIT 26.1x 32.4x 32.7x
EV/Revenue 3.1x 4.3x 9.0x
EV/FCF 31.0x 99.6x 45.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.7x 36.5x 36.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.78 10.68 0.77

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRTXAEISHWM
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.6% 24.6% 18.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.7% 3.3% 13.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.0% 32.8% 30.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 20.2% 6.0% 25.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 28.2% 216.7% 32.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 51.1% 9.4% 34.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 27.6% 161.5% 33.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 39.1% 7.6% 52.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 26.6% 133.8% 35.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 40.7% 3.7% 54.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 56.2% 23.3% 56.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.8% 7.6% 42.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 81.4% -30.8% 75.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.2% -11.1% 45.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRTXAEISHWM
Gross margin 21.1% 39.3% 36.0%
EBITDA margin 16.3% 16.5% 30.7%
Operating margin 11.8% 13.2% 27.4%
Pretax margin 11.3% 12.1% 25.0%
Net margin 8.8% 10.8% 20.5%
FCF margin 9.9% 4.3% 19.6%
Operating cash flow margin 13.0% 11.7% 24.4%
Return on equity 12.7% 15.4% 33.3%
Return on assets 5.0% 7.3% 14.2%
Return on invested capital 8.6% 10.3% 19.4%
Return on capital employed 10.1% 11.3% 23.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.1x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 3.4% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRTXAEISHWM
Debt / assets 21.2% 36.9% 34.0%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.9x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x -0.4x 1.4x
Debt / FCF 3.9x 14.4x 2.5x
Liabilities / assets 59.8% 57.5% 56.7%
Equity / assets 40.2% 42.5% 43.3%
Interest coverage – 17.1x –
Current ratio 1.0x 3.8x 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.7x 2.8x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 2.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.77 4.67 8.22

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRTXAEISHWM
Dividend yield 1.4% 0.2% 0.3%
Net buyback yield – 0.1% 1.3%
Shareholder yield 1.4% 0.3% 1.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 43.0% – 10.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) 40.0% – 10.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) 9.6% – 30.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 5.2% – 47.3%

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.

ConsensusRTXAEISHWM
Forward P/E 27.7xFY2026 20.6xFY2026 37.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.14FY2026 $10.74FY2026 $5.19FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +13.5%FY2026 +67.6%FY2026 +37.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +6.7% +37.5% +31.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $99.89BFY2026 $2.55BFY2026 $10.37BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.7%FY2026 +41.5%FY2026 +25.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.4% +25.2% +15.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRTXAEISHWM
Held by institutions 79.9% 100.0% 91.0%
Institutions holding 3,413 678 1,600
Change in shares held, QoQ +15.9% -2.0% +0.7%
Institutions buying 1,717 388 907
Institutions selling 1,266 218 484
Buyers to sellers 1.36 1.78 1.87

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.

RTXAEISHWM
RTX 1.00 0.04 0.48
AEIS 0.04 1.00 0.38
HWM 0.48 0.38 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RTX, AEIS and HWM?

Rtx (RTX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Rtx (RTX) $264.00B, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) $9.07B, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) $76.74B.

Which stock is cheaper, RTX, AEIS and HWM?

Rtx (RTX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Rtx (RTX) 31.4x, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 41.3x, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 41.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) is cheapest (Rtx (RTX) 27.7x, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 20.6x, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 37.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Rtx (RTX) +11.6%, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) +24.6%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) +18.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Howmet Aerospace (HWM) has the highest net margin (Rtx (RTX) 8.8%, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 10.8%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 20.5%). On return on invested capital, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) leads (Rtx (RTX) 8.6%, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 10.3%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 19.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Rtx (RTX) returned the most: Rtx (RTX) +10.5%, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) +9.1%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) -2.1%. Over five years, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) compounded fastest (Rtx (RTX) +17.3%/yr, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) +21.2%/yr, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) +46.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Rtx (RTX) has the highest dividend yield: Rtx (RTX) 0.01%, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 0.00%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 0.00%. Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rtx (RTX) has been the steadiest (Rtx (RTX) 25.1%, Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) 65.0%, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 35.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RTX, AEIS and HWM?

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 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.