RTX vs GE vs FTAI Stock Comparison

Rtx, General Electric and FTAI Aviation Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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RTX RTX Corp
$199.46 +6.6% 1M +13.1% 1Y
Market cap
$270.89B
P/E
32.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$95.99B
Div. yield
0.01%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
6 wins
GE General Electric Co
$313.11 -1.6% 1M -0.4% 1Y
Market cap
$315.51B
P/E
34.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$52.58B
Div. yield
0.01%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
3 wins
FTAI FTAI Aviation Ltd.
$196.01 +16.0% 1M +12.6% 1Y
Market cap
$19.08B
P/E
37.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.42B
Div. yield
–
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Rtx leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Rtx 6, General Electric 3, FTAI Aviation 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRTXGEFTAILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $270.89B $315.51B $19.08B GE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 32.2x 34.7x 37.2x RTX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.9x 41.3x 34.3x RTX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.6% +19.6% +46.0% FTAI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.8% 17.3% — GE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.6% -38.7% — RTX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x -0.7x — GE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.01% 0.00% RTX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.1% -0.4% +12.6% RTX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.6%/yr +36.8%/yr +49.7%/yr FTAI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.2% 33.4% 66.0% RTX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 46/100 57/100 FTAI

Percentile Scorecard

RTXGEFTAI

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

AxisRTXGEFTAI
Valuation 62 #39 of 100 33 #67 of 100 22 #78 of 100
Growth 75 #25 of 96 33 #65 of 96 85 #15 of 96
Profitability 70 #29 of 95 57 #41 of 95 100 #1 of 95
Financial Health 29 #75 of 105 20 #84 of 105 18 #86 of 105
Shareholder Returns 44 #37 of 65 84 #11 of 65 58 #28 of 65
Overall 56 46 57
  • RTX ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • GE ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • FTAI 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

PeriodRTXGEFTAISPY
1 month +6.6%-1.6%+16.0% +0.7%
3 months -7.0%-11.8%-0.8% +3.7%
6 months +13.3%+8.0%-21.5% +7.1%
Year to date +8.8%+1.6%-0.4% +12.8%
1 year +13.1%-0.4%+12.6% +11.9%
3 years +153.9%+257.3%+431.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year +36.4%+52.9%+74.6% +22.8%
5 years +124.5%+379.2%+650.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year +17.6%+36.8%+49.7% +10.9%
10 years +211.2%+123.6%+1,537.5% +262.0%
10 years, per year +12.0%+8.4%+32.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureRTXGEFTAISPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.2%33.4%66.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.0%35.3%58.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.271.202.41 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.52-0.010.19 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.9%-45.1%-52.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.5%-17.8%-36.8% -1.2%
52-week high $225.49$381.07$310.04 $779.14
52-week low $168.02$273.25$152.80 $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.

MultipleRTXGEFTAI
P/E now vs peer median 32.1xmedian 26.9x 35.6xmedian 26.9x 39.2xmedian 26.9x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 3.0x 6.2xmedian 3.0x 5.9xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.0xmedian 15.0x -21.8xmedian 15.0x —median 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.3xmedian 27.2x 40.5xmedian 27.2x -19.5xmedian 27.2x
P/B now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 2.5x 18.2xmedian 2.5x 46.4xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.79median 0.93 -124.64median 0.93 0.66median 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 monthsRTXGEFTAI
Revenue $95.99B $52.58B $3.42B
Gross profit $20.25B $18.52B –
Operating income $11.30B -$16.58B –
Net income $8.83B $9.13B –
Free cash flow $9.50B $7.99B –
R&D $2.85B $1.81B –
EPS (diluted) $6.14 $8.74 $4.93
Cash & equivalents $9.17B $8.76B $385.62M
Total debt $150.08B $19.33B –
Shares (diluted) 1.37B 1.04B 104.04M
Enterprise value $239.16B $274.03B $19.08B

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
MetricRTXGEFTAI
P/E 32.1x 35.6x 39.2x
P/FCF 28.3x 40.5x -19.5x
P/Operating cash flow 21.6x 34.3x –
P/S 2.8x 6.2x 5.9x
P/B 3.8x 18.2x 46.4x
P/Tangible book 6.7x 23.6x 47.8x
EV/EBITDA 19.0x -21.8x –
EV/EBIT 26.3x -20.2x –
EV/Revenue 3.1x 6.4x 5.9x
EV/FCF 31.3x 41.8x –
EV/Operating cash flow 23.9x 35.4x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.79 -124.64 0.66

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRTXGEFTAI
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.6% 19.6% 46.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.7% 7.2% 44.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.0% 11.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 20.2% 10.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 28.2% 13.2% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 51.1% -98.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) 27.6% 13.2% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 39.1% -3.4% –
EPS growth (1Y) 26.6% 15.5% 13.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 40.7% -0.3% 59.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 56.2% 21.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.8% 6.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 81.4% 20.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.2% 2.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRTXGEFTAI
Gross margin 21.1% 35.2% –
EBITDA margin 16.3% -29.1% –
Operating margin 11.8% -31.5% –
Pretax margin 11.3% 20.3% –
Net margin 8.8% 17.3% –
FCF margin 9.9% 15.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 13.0% 17.9% –
Return on equity 12.7% 51.2% 126.4%
Return on assets 5.0% 7.2% 11.4%
Return on invested capital 8.6% -38.7% –
Return on capital employed 10.1% -19.5% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.0x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRTXGEFTAI
Debt / assets 21.2% 15.2% –
Debt / equity 0.5x 1.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x -0.7x –
Debt / FCF 3.9x 2.4x –
Liabilities / assets 59.8% 86.0% 91.0%
Equity / assets 40.2% 14.0% 9.0%
Interest coverage – -17.9x –
Current ratio 1.0x 1.0x 3.8x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.6x –
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score 2.78 2.77 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRTXGEFTAI
Dividend yield 1.4% 0.6% 0.9%
Net buyback yield – 2.6% –
Shareholder yield 1.4% 3.2% 0.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 43.0% 19.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 40.0% 21.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 9.6% 26.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 5.2% 36.5% –

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.

ConsensusRTXGEFTAI
Forward P/E 27.9xFY2026 41.3xFY2026 34.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.14FY2026 $7.59FY2026 $5.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +13.5%FY2026 +19.2%FY2026 +24.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +6.7% +28.1% +113.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $99.89BFY2026 $54.10BFY2026 $4.09BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.7%FY2026 +27.8%FY2026 +63.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.4% +11.8% +49.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRTXGEFTAI
Held by institutions 79.9% 79.4% 96.0%
Institutions holding 3,415 3,444 678
Change in shares held, QoQ +15.9% +1.5% +2.6%
Institutions buying 1,718 1,831 395
Institutions selling 1,267 1,149 200
Buyers to sellers 1.36 1.59 1.98

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.

RTXGEFTAI
RTX 1.00 0.55 0.26
GE 0.55 1.00 0.55
FTAI 0.26 0.55 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RTX, GE and FTAI?

General Electric (GE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Rtx (RTX) $270.89B, General Electric (GE) $315.51B, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) $19.08B.

Which stock is cheaper, RTX, GE and FTAI?

Rtx (RTX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Rtx (RTX) 32.2x, General Electric (GE) 34.7x, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) 37.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Rtx (RTX) is cheapest (Rtx (RTX) 27.9x, General Electric (GE) 41.3x, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) 34.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

FTAI Aviation (FTAI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Rtx (RTX) +11.6%, General Electric (GE) +19.6%, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) +46.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

General Electric (GE) has the highest net margin (Rtx (RTX) 8.8%, General Electric (GE) 17.3%). On return on invested capital, Rtx (RTX) leads (Rtx (RTX) 8.6%, General Electric (GE) -38.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Rtx (RTX) returned the most: Rtx (RTX) +13.1%, General Electric (GE) -0.4%, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) +12.6%. Over five years, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) compounded fastest (Rtx (RTX) +17.6%/yr, General Electric (GE) +36.8%/yr, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) +49.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Rtx (RTX) has the highest dividend yield: Rtx (RTX) 0.01%, General Electric (GE) 0.01%, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) 0.00%. FTAI Aviation (FTAI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rtx (RTX) has been the steadiest (Rtx (RTX) 25.2%, General Electric (GE) 33.4%, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) 66.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RTX, GE and FTAI?

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.