RTX vs BA vs ACHR Stock Comparison

Rtx, Boeing and Archer Aviation Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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RTX RTX Corp
$197.48 +4.3% 1M +10.5% 1Y
Market cap
$263.97B
P/E
31.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$95.99B
Div. yield
0.01%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
8 wins
BA Boeing Co
$188.24 -4.9% 1M -15.0% 1Y
Market cap
$133.69B
P/E
64.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$94.00B
Div. yield
–
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
ACHR Archer Aviation Inc.
$3.93 -30.1% 1M -65.2% 1Y
Market cap
$3.31B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$40.50M
Div. yield
–
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Rtx leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Rtx 8, Archer Aviation 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRTXBAACHRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $263.97B $133.69B $3.31B RTX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 31.4x 64.0x -4.1x RTX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.7x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.6% +24.8% +252.2% ACHR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.8% 2.2% -1,974.6% RTX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.6% 7.7% -45.6% RTX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 3.8x 1.6x ACHR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +10.5% -15.0% -65.2% RTX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.3%/yr -1.8%/yr -6.1%/yr RTX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.1% 34.5% 69.0% RTX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 48/100 28/100 RTX

Percentile Scorecard

RTXBAACHR

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

AxisRTXBAACHR
Valuation 64 #37 of 100 44 #56 of 100 7 #93 of 100
Growth 77 #23 of 97 81 #19 of 97 25 #73 of 97
Profitability 72 #28 of 96 54 #45 of 96 2 #94 of 96
Financial Health 30 #74 of 105 12 #93 of 105 90 #11 of 105
Shareholder Returns 43 #37 of 64 – 14 #55 of 64
Overall 57 48 28
  • RTX ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • BA ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • ACHR 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

PeriodRTXBAACHRSPY
1 month +4.3%-4.9%-30.1% -0.8%
3 months -9.6%-11.0%-20.4% +3.5%
6 months +13.9%-18.6%-33.4% +7.0%
Year to date +7.7%-13.3%-47.7% +12.2%
1 year +10.5%-15.0%-65.2% +13.0%
3 years +149.5%+4.8%-11.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +35.7%+1.6%-4.1% +23.1%
5 years +121.5%-8.9%-27.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year +17.3%-1.8%-6.1% +11.0%
10 years +210.6%+29.3%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +12.0%+2.6%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureRTXBAACHRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.1%34.5%69.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.9%33.1%69.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.281.232.93 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.42-0.43-0.94 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.9%-50.3%-77.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.4%-25.3%-65.3% -1.8%
52-week high $225.49$252.15$11.34 $779.14
52-week low $168.02$179.12$3.81 $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.

MultipleRTXBAACHR
P/E now vs peer median 31.8xmedian 26.8x 71.2xmedian 26.8x -3.8xmedian 26.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.9x 1.6xmedian 2.9x 74.7xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.8xmedian 15.2x 25.7xmedian 15.2x -1.7xmedian 15.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.0xmedian 25.5x -708.5xmedian 25.5x -4.6xmedian 25.5x
P/B now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 2.5x 24.3xmedian 2.5x 1.6xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.78median 0.94 2.15median 0.94 -0.20median 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 monthsRTXBAACHR
Revenue $95.99B $94.00B $40.50M
Gross profit $20.25B $4.40B $1.00M
Operating income $11.30B $4.60B -$943.00M
Net income $8.83B $2.43B -$799.70M
Free cash flow $9.50B -$210.00M -$660.00M
R&D $2.85B $3.69B $625.50M
EPS (diluted) $6.14 $2.64 $-1.02
Cash & equivalents $9.17B $7.24B $852.70M
Total debt $150.08B $45.90B $80.10M
Shares (diluted) 1.37B 790.80M 781.70M
Enterprise value $232.24B $40.38B -$3.63B

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
MetricRTXBAACHR
P/E 31.8x 71.2x -3.8x
P/FCF 28.0x -708.5x -4.6x
P/Operating cash flow 21.4x 40.9x -5.6x
P/S 2.8x 1.6x 74.7x
P/B 3.8x 24.3x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 6.6x 32.5x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA 18.8x 25.7x -1.7x
EV/EBIT 26.1x 38.0x -1.6x
EV/Revenue 3.1x 1.9x 38.2x
EV/FCF 31.0x -831.7x -2.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.7x 48.0x -2.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.78 2.15 -0.20

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRTXBAACHR
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.6% 24.8% 252.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.7% 8.5% 72.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.0% 1,902% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 20.2% -3.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 28.2% 149.8% -66.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 51.1% 49.8% -23.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 27.6% 122.8% -30.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 39.1% 36.4% -18.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 26.6% 118.3% 3.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 40.7% 33.1% 19.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 56.2% 158.8% -35.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.8% -26.6% -31.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 81.4% 97.5% -39.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.2% -26.6% -35.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRTXBAACHR
Gross margin 21.1% 4.7% 2.5%
EBITDA margin 16.3% 7.2% -2,257%
Operating margin 11.8% 4.9% -2,328%
Pretax margin 11.3% 3.0% -1,974%
Net margin 8.8% 2.2% -1,975%
FCF margin 9.9% -0.2% -1,630%
Operating cash flow margin 13.0% 3.9% -1,334%
Return on equity 12.7% 40.4% -40.3%
Return on assets 5.0% 1.5% -35.3%
Return on invested capital 8.6% 7.7% -45.6%
Return on capital employed 10.1% 8.2% -44.8%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.6x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.5x 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.5% 735.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRTXBAACHR
Debt / assets 21.2% 27.7% 3.6%
Debt / equity 0.5x 7.5x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 3.8x 1.6x
Debt / FCF 3.9x -218.6x -0.1x
Liabilities / assets 59.8% 96.3% 14.5%
Equity / assets 40.2% 3.7% 85.5%
Interest coverage – 1.8x –
Current ratio 1.0x 1.1x 10.2x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.3x 9.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x 9.7x
Altman Z-score 2.77 1.47 3.30

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRTXBAACHR
Dividend yield 1.4% – –
Net buyback yield – – -23.3%
Shareholder yield 1.4% 0.0% -23.3%
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.

ConsensusRTXBAACHR
Forward P/E 27.7xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $7.14FY2026 $-0.99FY2026 $-1.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +13.5%FY2026 -183.2%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +6.7% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $99.89BFY2026 $91.05BFY2026 $14.23MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.7%FY2026 +1.8%FY2026 +4,642.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.4% +18.5% +503.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRTXBAACHR
Held by institutions 79.9% 75.6% 49.4%
Institutions holding 3,413 2,626 523
Change in shares held, QoQ +15.9% +2.3% +5.5%
Institutions buying 1,717 1,327 254
Institutions selling 1,266 843 150
Buyers to sellers 1.36 1.57 1.69

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.

RTXBAACHR
RTX 1.00 0.34 0.18
BA 0.34 1.00 0.36
ACHR 0.18 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RTX, BA and ACHR?

Rtx (RTX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Rtx (RTX) $263.97B, Boeing (BA) $133.69B, Archer Aviation (ACHR) $3.31B.

Which stock is cheaper, RTX, BA and ACHR?

Rtx (RTX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Rtx (RTX) 31.4x, Boeing (BA) 64.0x, Archer Aviation (ACHR) -4.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Archer Aviation (ACHR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Rtx (RTX) +11.6%, Boeing (BA) +24.8%, Archer Aviation (ACHR) +252.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Rtx (RTX) has the highest net margin (Rtx (RTX) 8.8%, Boeing (BA) 2.2%, Archer Aviation (ACHR) -1,974.6%). On return on invested capital, Rtx (RTX) leads (Rtx (RTX) 8.6%, Boeing (BA) 7.7%, Archer Aviation (ACHR) -45.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Rtx (RTX) returned the most: Rtx (RTX) +10.5%, Boeing (BA) -15.0%, Archer Aviation (ACHR) -65.2%. Over five years, Rtx (RTX) compounded fastest (Rtx (RTX) +17.3%/yr, Boeing (BA) -1.8%/yr, Archer Aviation (ACHR) -6.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Rtx (RTX) 0.01%, Boeing (BA) 0.00%, Archer Aviation (ACHR) 0.00%. Boeing (BA) and Archer Aviation (ACHR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rtx (RTX) has been the steadiest (Rtx (RTX) 25.1%, Boeing (BA) 34.5%, Archer Aviation (ACHR) 69.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RTX, BA and ACHR?

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 8. 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.