RTX vs HEI vs AER Stock Comparison

Rtx, Heico and AerCap Holdings Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
3 wins
HEI Heico Corp
$297.42 -4.3% 1M -6.3% 1Y
Market cap
$43.20B
P/E
51.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.18B
Div. yield
0.00%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
3 wins
AER AerCap Holdings N.V.
$145.82 +0.7% 1M +20.9% 1Y
Market cap
$25.49B
P/E
7.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.96B
Div. yield
0.01%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionRTXHEIAERLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $266.98B $43.20B $25.49B RTX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 31.8x 51.0x 7.5x AER
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.2x 48.9x 8.2x AER
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.6% +20.7% +12.2% HEI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.8% 16.4% 37.9% AER
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.6% 13.5% 9.1% HEI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 1.6x 4.9x HEI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.01% RTX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.5% -6.3% +20.9% AER
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.8%/yr +16.2%/yr +17.7%/yr AER
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.9% 32.1% 26.8% RTX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 67/100 71/100 AER

Percentile Scorecard

RTXHEIAER

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

AxisRTXHEIAER
Valuation 63 #38 of 100 35 #65 of 100 96 #5 of 100
Growth 77 #23 of 97 79 #21 of 97 71 #29 of 97
Profitability 71 #29 of 96 94 #7 of 96 90 #11 of 96
Financial Health 31 #74 of 106 59 #44 of 106 6 #100 of 106
Shareholder Returns 45 #36 of 65 69 #21 of 65 95 #4 of 65
Overall 57 67 71
  • RTX ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • HEI ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • AER 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

PeriodRTXHEIAERSPY
1 month -0.6%-4.3%+0.7% -1.0%
3 months -10.3%-15.0%-3.6% +2.9%
6 months +9.6%+12.6%+5.6% +6.4%
Year to date +4.2%-8.1%+1.4% +11.4%
1 year +6.5%-6.3%+20.9% +13.1%
3 years +143.7%+88.8%+144.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year +34.6%+23.6%+34.7% +21.5%
5 years +107.9%+111.6%+126.1% +67.7%
5 years, per year +15.8%+16.2%+17.7% +10.9%
10 years +207.6%+773.2%+258.1% +255.2%
10 years, per year +11.9%+24.2%+13.6% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureRTXHEIAERSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.9%32.1%26.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.8%31.1%25.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.261.120.95 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.26-0.200.78 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.9%-27.1%-45.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.3%-20.6%-6.1% -2.5%
52-week high $225.49$374.67$155.22 $779.14
52-week low $168.02$260.99$120.64 $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.

MultipleRTXHEIAER
P/E now vs peer median 30.7xmedian 26.2x 49.0xmedian 26.2x 7.4xmedian 26.2x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 2.9x 8.0xmedian 2.9x 2.7xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.2xmedian 14.7x 30.0xmedian 14.7x 7.8xmedian 14.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.1xmedian 24.9x 40.3xmedian 24.9x 11.7xmedian 24.9x
P/B now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 2.4x 8.3xmedian 2.4x 1.3xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.75median 0.92 1.75median 0.92 0.21median 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 monthsRTXHEIAER
Revenue $95.99B $5.18B $8.96B
Gross profit $20.25B $2.09B –
Operating income $11.30B $1.24B –
Net income $8.83B $912.35M $3.39B
Free cash flow $9.50B $1.03B $2.09B
R&D $2.85B – –
EPS (diluted) $6.14 $6.00 $19.26
Cash & equivalents $9.17B $240.96M $1.69B
Total debt $150.08B $2.54B $42.77B
Shares (diluted) 1.37B 141.27M 176.12M
Enterprise value $235.25B $42.27B $19.13B

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
MetricRTXHEIAER
P/E 30.7x 49.0x 7.4x
P/FCF 27.1x 40.3x 11.7x
P/Operating cash flow 20.7x 37.4x 4.3x
P/S 2.7x 8.0x 2.7x
P/B 3.6x 8.3x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 6.4x 12.8x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA 18.2x 30.0x 7.8x
EV/EBIT 25.3x 35.2x 11.7x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 8.5x 7.3x
EV/FCF 30.1x 42.6x 31.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.0x 39.5x 11.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.75 1.75 0.21

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRTXHEIAER
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.6% 20.7% 12.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.7% 25.1% 6.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.0% 23.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 20.2% 26.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 28.2% 29.8% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 51.1% 28.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) 27.6% 31.5% 15.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 39.1% 27.4% 22.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 26.6% 31.8% 27.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 40.7% 27.9% 35.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 56.2% 31.6% 5.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.8% 35.7% 2.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 81.4% 31.7% 178.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.2% 36.8% 39.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRTXHEIAER
Gross margin 21.1% 40.4% –
EBITDA margin 16.3% 28.2% 93.1%
Operating margin 11.8% 24.0% –
Pretax margin 11.3% 21.6% 41.1%
Net margin 8.8% 16.4% 37.9%
FCF margin 9.9% 19.9% 23.3%
Operating cash flow margin 13.0% 21.5% 62.7%
Return on equity 12.7% 18.5% 18.4%
Return on assets 5.0% 9.3% 4.8%
Return on invested capital 8.6% 13.5% 9.1%
Return on capital employed 10.1% 14.2% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.2x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 1.0% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRTXHEIAER
Debt / assets 21.2% 25.6% 60.1%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.5x 2.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 1.6x 4.9x
Debt / FCF 3.9x 2.5x 20.5x
Liabilities / assets 59.8% 49.4% 74.1%
Equity / assets 40.2% 50.6% 25.9%
Interest coverage – 9.4x 2.9x
Current ratio 1.0x 2.7x –
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.0x –
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score 2.72 6.81 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRTXHEIAER
Dividend yield 1.5% 0.1% 1.0%
Net buyback yield – 0.0% 12.0%
Shareholder yield 1.5% 0.1% 13.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 43.0% 3.8% 6.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) 40.0% 3.4% 10.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) 9.6% 9.1% 15.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 5.2% 8.4% –

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.

ConsensusRTXHEIAER
Forward P/E 28.2xFY2026 48.9xFY2026 8.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.78FY2026 $6.08FY2026 $17.88FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +7.8%FY2026 +24.1%FY2026 +16.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.2% +20.6% +4.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $98.74BFY2026 $5.68BFY2026 $9.13BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.4%FY2026 +26.6%FY2026 +7.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.0% +10.4% -1.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRTXHEIAER
Held by institutions 79.9% 78.3% 78.7%
Institutions holding 3,413 772 689
Change in shares held, QoQ +15.9% +7.4% -5.5%
Institutions buying 1,717 371 360
Institutions selling 1,266 267 237
Buyers to sellers 1.36 1.39 1.52

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.

RTXHEIAER
RTX 1.00 0.52 0.27
HEI 0.52 1.00 0.42
AER 0.27 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RTX, HEI and AER?

Rtx (RTX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Rtx (RTX) $266.98B, Heico (HEI) $43.20B, AerCap Holdings (AER) $25.49B.

Which stock is cheaper, RTX, HEI and AER?

AerCap Holdings (AER) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Rtx (RTX) 31.8x, Heico (HEI) 51.0x, AerCap Holdings (AER) 7.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, AerCap Holdings (AER) is cheapest (Rtx (RTX) 28.2x, Heico (HEI) 48.9x, AerCap Holdings (AER) 8.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Heico (HEI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Rtx (RTX) +11.6%, Heico (HEI) +20.7%, AerCap Holdings (AER) +12.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

AerCap Holdings (AER) has the highest net margin (Rtx (RTX) 8.8%, Heico (HEI) 16.4%, AerCap Holdings (AER) 37.9%). On return on invested capital, Heico (HEI) leads (Rtx (RTX) 8.6%, Heico (HEI) 13.5%, AerCap Holdings (AER) 9.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year AerCap Holdings (AER) returned the most: Rtx (RTX) +6.5%, Heico (HEI) -6.3%, AerCap Holdings (AER) +20.9%. Over five years, AerCap Holdings (AER) compounded fastest (Rtx (RTX) +15.8%/yr, Heico (HEI) +16.2%/yr, AerCap Holdings (AER) +17.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Rtx (RTX) has the highest dividend yield: Rtx (RTX) 0.01%, Heico (HEI) 0.00%, AerCap Holdings (AER) 0.01%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rtx (RTX) has been the steadiest (Rtx (RTX) 24.9%, Heico (HEI) 32.1%, AerCap Holdings (AER) 26.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RTX, HEI and AER?

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