RTX vs HEI vs FTAI Stock Comparison

Rtx, Heico and FTAI Aviation 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
5 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
FTAI FTAI Aviation Ltd.
$154.37 -17.0% 1M -13.4% 1Y
Market cap
$16.17B
P/E
33.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.11B
Div. yield
0.01%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionRTXHEIFTAILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $266.98B $43.20B $16.17B RTX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 31.8x 51.0x 33.9x RTX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.2x 48.9x 27.0x FTAI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.6% +20.7% +45.3% FTAI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.8% 16.4% 15.3% HEI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.6% 13.5% -24.6% HEI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 1.6x -3.5x FTAI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.01% RTX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.5% -6.3% -13.4% RTX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.8%/yr +16.2%/yr +41.8%/yr FTAI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.9% 32.1% 64.0% RTX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 67/100 43/100 HEI

Percentile Scorecard

RTXHEIFTAI

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

AxisRTXHEIFTAI
Valuation 63 #38 of 100 35 #65 of 100 25 #75 of 100
Growth 77 #23 of 97 79 #21 of 97 49 #50 of 97
Profitability 71 #29 of 96 94 #7 of 96 51 #48 of 96
Financial Health 31 #74 of 106 59 #44 of 106 20 #85 of 106
Shareholder Returns 45 #36 of 65 69 #21 of 65 72 #19 of 65
Overall 57 67 43
  • RTX ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • HEI 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

PeriodRTXHEIFTAISPY
1 month -0.6%-4.3%-17.0% -1.0%
3 months -10.3%-15.0%-28.5% +2.9%
6 months +9.6%+12.6%-33.7% +6.4%
Year to date +4.2%-8.1%-21.6% +11.4%
1 year +6.5%-6.3%-13.4% +13.1%
3 years +143.7%+88.8%+352.7% +79.4%
3 years, per year +34.6%+23.6%+65.5% +21.5%
5 years +107.9%+111.6%+473.4% +67.7%
5 years, per year +15.8%+16.2%+41.8% +10.9%
10 years +207.6%+773.2%+1,195.1% +255.2%
10 years, per year +11.9%+24.2%+29.2% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureRTXHEIFTAISPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.9%32.1%64.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.8%31.1%58.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.261.122.44 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.26-0.20-0.21 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.9%-27.1%-52.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.3%-20.6%-50.2% -2.5%
52-week high $225.49$374.67$310.04 $779.14
52-week low $168.02$260.99$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.

MultipleRTXHEIFTAI
P/E now vs peer median 30.7xmedian 26.2x 49.0xmedian 26.2x 33.2xmedian 26.2x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 2.9x 8.0xmedian 2.9x 5.1xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.2xmedian 14.7x 30.0xmedian 14.7x -21.3xmedian 14.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.1xmedian 24.9x 40.3xmedian 24.9x -17.8xmedian 24.9x
P/B now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 2.4x 8.3xmedian 2.4x 39.2xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.75median 0.92 1.75median 0.92 0.36median 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 monthsRTXHEIFTAI
Revenue $95.99B $5.18B $3.11B
Gross profit $20.25B $2.09B $1.22B
Operating income $11.30B $1.24B -$1.15B
Net income $8.83B $912.35M $496.27M
Free cash flow $9.50B $1.03B -$890.12M
R&D $2.85B – –
EPS (diluted) $6.14 $6.00 $4.59
Cash & equivalents $9.17B $240.96M $337.20M
Total debt $150.08B $2.54B $3.45B
Shares (diluted) 1.37B 141.27M 104.04M
Enterprise value $235.25B $42.27B $14.61B

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
MetricRTXHEIFTAI
P/E 30.7x 49.0x 33.2x
P/FCF 27.1x 40.3x -17.8x
P/Operating cash flow 20.7x 37.4x -36.0x
P/S 2.7x 8.0x 5.1x
P/B 3.6x 8.3x 39.2x
P/Tangible book 6.4x 12.8x 40.5x
EV/EBITDA 18.2x 30.0x -21.3x
EV/EBIT 25.3x 35.2x -16.5x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 8.5x 6.1x
EV/FCF 30.1x 42.6x -21.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.0x 39.5x -43.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.75 1.75 0.36

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRTXHEIFTAI
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.6% 20.7% 45.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.7% 25.1% 42.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.0% 23.4% 16.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 20.2% 26.7% 26.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 28.2% 29.8% -169.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 51.1% 28.8% -133.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 27.6% 31.5% 8.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 39.1% 27.4% 75.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 26.6% 31.8% 13.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 40.7% 27.9% 91.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 56.2% 31.6% -221.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.8% 35.7% -87.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 81.4% 31.7% 30.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.2% 36.8% -15.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRTXHEIFTAI
Gross margin 21.1% 40.4% 39.2%
EBITDA margin 16.3% 28.2% -28.6%
Operating margin 11.8% 24.0% -36.8%
Pretax margin 11.3% 21.6% 19.2%
Net margin 8.8% 16.4% 15.3%
FCF margin 9.9% 19.9% -28.6%
Operating cash flow margin 13.0% 21.5% -14.1%
Return on equity 12.7% 18.5% 118.8%
Return on assets 5.0% 9.3% 11.0%
Return on invested capital 8.6% 13.5% -24.6%
Return on capital employed 10.1% 14.2% -28.5%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.2x -0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 1.0% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRTXHEIFTAI
Debt / assets 21.2% 25.6% 76.9%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.5x 8.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 1.6x -3.5x
Debt / FCF 3.9x 2.5x -3.9x
Liabilities / assets 59.8% 49.4% 91.0%
Equity / assets 40.2% 50.6% 9.0%
Interest coverage – 9.4x -4.6x
Current ratio 1.0x 2.7x 5.3x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.0x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 2.72 6.81 2.85

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRTXHEIFTAI
Dividend yield 1.5% 0.1% 1.1%
Net buyback yield – 0.0% 0.7%
Shareholder yield 1.5% 0.1% 1.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 43.0% 3.8% 31.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) 40.0% 3.4% -17.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) 9.6% 9.1% 25.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 5.2% 8.4% 7.9%

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.

ConsensusRTXHEIFTAI
Forward P/E 28.2xFY2026 48.9xFY2026 27.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.78FY2026 $6.08FY2026 $5.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +7.8%FY2026 +24.1%FY2026 +24.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.2% +20.6% +113.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $98.74BFY2026 $5.68BFY2026 $4.09BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.4%FY2026 +26.6%FY2026 +63.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.0% +10.4% +49.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRTXHEIFTAI
Held by institutions 79.9% 78.3% 96.0%
Institutions holding 3,413 772 677
Change in shares held, QoQ +15.9% +7.4% +2.6%
Institutions buying 1,717 371 394
Institutions selling 1,266 267 200
Buyers to sellers 1.36 1.39 1.97

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.

RTXHEIFTAI
RTX 1.00 0.52 0.25
HEI 0.52 1.00 0.46
FTAI 0.25 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RTX, HEI and FTAI?

Rtx (RTX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Rtx (RTX) $266.98B, Heico (HEI) $43.20B, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) $16.17B.

Which stock is cheaper, RTX, HEI and FTAI?

Rtx (RTX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Rtx (RTX) 31.8x, Heico (HEI) 51.0x, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) 33.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) is cheapest (Rtx (RTX) 28.2x, Heico (HEI) 48.9x, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) 27.0x). 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%, Heico (HEI) +20.7%, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) +45.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Heico (HEI) has the highest net margin (Rtx (RTX) 8.8%, Heico (HEI) 16.4%, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) 15.3%). On return on invested capital, Heico (HEI) leads (Rtx (RTX) 8.6%, Heico (HEI) 13.5%, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) -24.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Rtx (RTX) returned the most: Rtx (RTX) +6.5%, Heico (HEI) -6.3%, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) -13.4%. Over five years, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) compounded fastest (Rtx (RTX) +15.8%/yr, Heico (HEI) +16.2%/yr, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) +41.8%/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%, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) 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%, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) 64.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RTX, HEI 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 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.