RTX vs BA vs LMT Stock Comparison

Rtx, Boeing and Lockheed Martin Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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RTX RTX Corp
$191.02 -0.6% 1M +6.5% 1Y
Market cap
$266.98B
P/E
31.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$95.99B
Div. yield
0.01%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
4 wins
BA Boeing Co
$188.29 -5.7% 1M -13.5% 1Y
Market cap
$148.46B
P/E
71.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$94.00B
Div. yield
–
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
1 win
LMT Lockheed Martin Corp
$604.47 +15.3% 1M +23.9% 1Y
Market cap
$146.40B
P/E
22.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$79.12B
Div. yield
0.02%
Defense Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Lockheed Martin leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Lockheed Martin 7, Rtx 4, Boeing 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRTXBALMTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $266.98B $148.46B $146.40B RTX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 31.8x 71.0x 22.5x LMT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.2x — 20.6x LMT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.6% +24.8% +7.9% BA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.8% 2.2% 8.2% RTX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.6% 7.7% 26.5% LMT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 3.8x 1.3x LMT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.02% LMT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.5% -13.5% +23.9% LMT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.8%/yr -2.4%/yr +10.0%/yr RTX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.9% 34.4% 29.5% RTX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 48/100 60/100 LMT

Percentile Scorecard

RTXBALMT

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

AxisRTXBALMT
Valuation 63 #38 of 100 44 #56 of 100 70 #31 of 100
Growth 77 #23 of 97 81 #19 of 97 62 #38 of 97
Profitability 71 #29 of 96 54 #45 of 96 88 #12 of 96
Financial Health 31 #74 of 106 11 #94 of 106 41 #63 of 106
Shareholder Returns 45 #36 of 65 – 41 #39 of 65
Overall 57 48 60
  • RTX ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • BA ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • LMT 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

PeriodRTXBALMTSPY
1 month -0.6%-5.7%+15.3% -1.0%
3 months -10.3%-10.2%+3.7% +2.9%
6 months +9.6%-19.0%+17.7% +6.4%
Year to date +4.2%-13.3%+25.0% +11.4%
1 year +6.5%-13.5%+23.9% +13.1%
3 years +143.7%+3.3%+37.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year +34.6%+1.1%+11.1% +21.5%
5 years +107.9%-11.6%+61.4% +67.7%
5 years, per year +15.8%-2.4%+10.0% +10.9%
10 years +207.6%+38.8%+162.2% +255.2%
10 years, per year +11.9%+3.3%+10.1% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureRTXBALMTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.9%34.4%29.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.8%33.2%26.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.261.23-0.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.26-0.390.81 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.9%-50.3%-33.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.3%-25.3%-10.7% -2.5%
52-week high $225.49$252.15$676.70 $779.14
52-week low $168.02$179.12$439.19 $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.

MultipleRTXBALMT
P/E now vs peer median 30.7xmedian 26.2x 71.2xmedian 26.2x 21.4xmedian 26.2x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 2.9x 1.6xmedian 2.9x 1.8xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.2xmedian 14.7x 25.7xmedian 14.7x 14.0xmedian 14.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.1xmedian 24.9x -708.7xmedian 24.9x 16.7xmedian 24.9x
P/B now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 2.4x 24.3xmedian 2.4x 13.9xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.75median 0.92 2.15median 0.92 61.37median 0.92

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 monthsRTXBALMT
Revenue $95.99B $94.00B $79.12B
Gross profit $20.25B $4.40B $9.28B
Operating income $11.30B $4.60B $9.32B
Net income $8.83B $2.43B $6.51B
Free cash flow $9.50B -$210.00M $8.38B
R&D $2.85B $3.69B –
EPS (diluted) $6.14 $2.64 $28.13
Cash & equivalents $9.17B $7.24B $5.96B
Total debt $150.08B $45.90B $83.92B
Shares (diluted) 1.37B 790.80M 231.50M
Enterprise value $235.25B $55.15B $130.63B

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
MetricRTXBALMT
P/E 30.7x 71.2x 21.4x
P/FCF 27.1x -708.7x 16.7x
P/Operating cash flow 20.7x 40.9x 13.8x
P/S 2.7x 1.6x 1.8x
P/B 3.6x 24.3x 13.9x
P/Tangible book 6.4x 32.5x 16.8x
EV/EBITDA 18.2x 25.7x 14.0x
EV/EBIT 25.3x 38.0x 16.5x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 1.9x 1.9x
EV/FCF 30.1x -831.9x 18.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.0x 48.0x 15.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.75 2.15 61.37

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRTXBALMT
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.6% 24.8% 7.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.7% 8.5% 5.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.0% 1,902% 55.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 20.2% -3.6% 3.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 28.2% 149.8% 52.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 51.1% 49.8% 3.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 27.6% 122.8% 55.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 39.1% 36.4% -2.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 26.6% 118.3% 55.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 40.7% 33.1% 0.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 56.2% 158.8% 59.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.8% -26.6% 10.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 81.4% 97.5% 82.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.2% -26.6% 13.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRTXBALMT
Gross margin 21.1% 4.7% 11.7%
EBITDA margin 16.3% 7.2% 13.9%
Operating margin 11.8% 4.9% 11.8%
Pretax margin 11.3% 3.0% 9.7%
Net margin 8.8% 2.2% 8.2%
FCF margin 9.9% -0.2% 10.6%
Operating cash flow margin 13.0% 3.9% 12.8%
Return on equity 12.7% 40.4% 69.2%
Return on assets 5.0% 1.5% 10.3%
Return on invested capital 8.6% 7.7% 26.5%
Return on capital employed 10.1% 8.2% 23.9%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.6x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.5x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.5% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRTXBALMT
Debt / assets 21.2% 27.7% 31.8%
Debt / equity 0.5x 7.5x 2.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 3.8x 1.3x
Debt / FCF 3.9x -218.6x 2.4x
Liabilities / assets 59.8% 96.3% 84.4%
Equity / assets 40.2% 3.7% 15.6%
Interest coverage – 1.8x 8.6x
Current ratio 1.0x 1.1x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.3x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.72 1.47 3.73

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRTXBALMT
Dividend yield 1.5% – 2.3%
Net buyback yield – – 0.5%
Shareholder yield 1.5% 0.0% 2.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 43.0% – 49.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) 40.0% – 38.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) 9.6% – 1.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 5.2% – 1.6%

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.

ConsensusRTXBALMT
Forward P/E 28.2xFY2026 – 20.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.78FY2026 $-1.03FY2026 $29.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +7.8%FY2026 -186.6%FY2026 +36.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.2% – +7.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $98.74BFY2026 $91.39BFY2026 $85.60BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.4%FY2026 +2.2%FY2026 +14.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.0% +18.3% +3.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRTXBALMT
Held by institutions 79.9% 75.6% 75.5%
Institutions holding 3,413 2,626 2,779
Change in shares held, QoQ +15.9% +2.3% +0.4%
Institutions buying 1,717 1,327 1,336
Institutions selling 1,266 843 1,026
Buyers to sellers 1.36 1.57 1.30

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.

RTXBALMT
RTX 1.00 0.35 0.64
BA 0.35 1.00 0.16
LMT 0.64 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RTX, BA and LMT?

Rtx (RTX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Rtx (RTX) $266.98B, Boeing (BA) $148.46B, Lockheed Martin (LMT) $146.40B.

Which stock is cheaper, RTX, BA and LMT?

Lockheed Martin (LMT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Rtx (RTX) 31.8x, Boeing (BA) 71.0x, Lockheed Martin (LMT) 22.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Lockheed Martin (LMT) is cheapest (Rtx (RTX) 28.2x, Lockheed Martin (LMT) 20.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Boeing (BA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Rtx (RTX) +11.6%, Boeing (BA) +24.8%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) +7.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Rtx (RTX) has the highest net margin (Rtx (RTX) 8.8%, Boeing (BA) 2.2%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) 8.2%). On return on invested capital, Lockheed Martin (LMT) leads (Rtx (RTX) 8.6%, Boeing (BA) 7.7%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) 26.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lockheed Martin (LMT) returned the most: Rtx (RTX) +6.5%, Boeing (BA) -13.5%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) +23.9%. Over five years, Rtx (RTX) compounded fastest (Rtx (RTX) +15.8%/yr, Boeing (BA) -2.4%/yr, Lockheed Martin (LMT) +10.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Lockheed Martin (LMT) has the highest dividend yield: Rtx (RTX) 0.01%, Boeing (BA) 0.00%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) 0.02%. Boeing (BA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rtx (RTX) has been the steadiest (Rtx (RTX) 24.9%, Boeing (BA) 34.4%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) 29.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Lockheed Martin (LMT) leads on 7. 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.