RTX vs NOC vs HON Stock Comparison

Rtx, Northrop Grumman and Honeywell International Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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RTX RTX Corp
$194.54 +2.7% 1M +8.5% 1Y
Market cap
$266.25B
P/E
31.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$95.99B
Div. yield
0.01%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Rtx leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Rtx 5, Northrop Grumman 5, Honeywell International 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRTXNOCHONLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $266.25B $78.54B $69.40B RTX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 31.7x 17.4x 9.8x HON
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.2x 17.9x 27.5x NOC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.6% +6.5% — RTX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.8% 10.4% — NOC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.6% 12.2% — NOC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 1.7x — NOC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.02% 0.00% NOC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +8.5% -7.5% +7.9% RTX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.9%/yr +9.0%/yr +1.2%/yr RTX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.1% 28.7% 25.4% RTX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 58/100 66/100 HON

Percentile Scorecard

RTXNOCHON

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

AxisRTXNOCHON
Valuation 63 #38 of 100 78 #23 of 100 68 #33 of 100
Growth 77 #23 of 97 38 #61 of 97 24 #74 of 97
Profitability 72 #28 of 96 78 #22 of 96 71 #29 of 96
Financial Health 30 #74 of 105 40 #63 of 105 –
Shareholder Returns 44 #37 of 65 58 #28 of 65 100 #1 of 65
Overall 57 58 66
  • RTX ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • NOC ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • HON 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

PeriodRTXNOCHONSPY
1 month +2.7%+8.0%+2.9% -0.2%
3 months -11.0%+0.4%-11.4% +3.9%
6 months +10.7%-4.6%+2.8% +8.2%
Year to date +6.1%-3.3%+12.2% +12.9%
1 year +8.5%-7.5%+7.9% +12.3%
3 years +145.8%+16.5%+31.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +35.0%+5.2%+9.5% +23.3%
5 years +118.1%+53.7%+6.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year +16.9%+9.0%+1.2% +10.9%
10 years +208.9%+144.6%+122.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year +11.9%+9.4%+8.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureRTXNOCHONSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.1%28.7%25.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.9%28.4%24.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.27-0.010.76 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.34-0.260.31 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.9%-38.4%-26.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.7%-28.2%-12.1% -1.2%
52-week high $225.49$768.02$248.79 $779.14
52-week low $168.02$473.40$188.14 $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.

MultipleRTXNOCHON
P/E now vs peer median 31.3xmedian 26.5x 17.3xmedian 26.5x 9.8xmedian 26.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 3.0x 1.8xmedian 3.0x 1.7xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.5xmedian 14.6x 14.5xmedian 14.6x —median 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.6xmedian 26.4x 20.5xmedian 26.4x 16.6xmedian 26.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 2.5x 4.2xmedian 2.5x 3.1xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.77median 0.90 17.01median 0.90 0.90median 0.90

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 monthsRTXNOCHON
Revenue $95.99B $43.59B –
Gross profit $20.25B $8.73B –
Operating income $11.30B $4.63B –
Net income $8.83B $4.52B $7.07B
Free cash flow $9.50B $3.83B –
R&D $2.85B – –
EPS (diluted) $6.14 $31.74 $22.13
Cash & equivalents $9.17B $3.74B $5.69B
Total debt $150.08B $58.43B –
Shares (diluted) 1.37B 142.40M 318.60M
Enterprise value $234.52B $65.99B $69.40B

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
MetricRTXNOCHON
P/E 31.3x 17.3x 9.8x
P/FCF 27.6x 20.5x 16.6x
P/Operating cash flow 21.1x 14.9x 35.6x
P/S 2.7x 1.8x 1.7x
P/B 3.7x 4.2x 3.1x
P/Tangible book 6.5x 4.2x 4.0x
EV/EBITDA 18.5x 14.5x –
EV/EBIT 25.7x 19.2x –
EV/Revenue 3.0x 2.0x –
EV/FCF 30.6x 23.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow 23.4x 16.9x 35.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.77 17.01 0.90

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRTXNOCHON
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.6% 6.5% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.7% 4.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.0% 9.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 20.2% 3.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 28.2% 6.8% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 51.1% 6.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) 27.6% 12.5% 15.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 39.1% -1.1% 9.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 26.6% 13.3% 15.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 40.7% 1.0% 10.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 56.2% 53.2% -74.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.8% 12.5% -25.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 81.4% 108.8% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.2% 22.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRTXNOCHON
Gross margin 21.1% 20.0% –
EBITDA margin 16.3% 14.1% –
Operating margin 11.8% 10.6% –
Pretax margin 11.3% 12.0% –
Net margin 8.8% 10.4% –
FCF margin 9.9% 8.8% –
Operating cash flow margin 13.0% 12.1% –
Return on equity 12.7% 24.7% 33.9%
Return on assets 5.0% 8.8% 10.8%
Return on invested capital 8.6% 12.2% –
Return on capital employed 10.1% 12.2% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.8x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.2x 0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRTXNOCHON
Debt / assets 21.2% 27.5% –
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.8x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 1.7x –
Debt / FCF 3.9x 3.8x –
Liabilities / assets 59.8% 64.4% –
Equity / assets 40.2% 35.6% 42.7%
Interest coverage – 7.1x –
Current ratio 1.0x 1.2x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.0x –
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.3x –
Altman Z-score 2.75 3.08 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRTXNOCHON
Dividend yield 1.4% 1.7% 3.6%
Net buyback yield – 0.7% –
Shareholder yield 1.4% 2.4% 3.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 43.0% 30.2% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 40.0% 35.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 9.6% 8.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 5.2% 7.4% –

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.

ConsensusRTXNOCHON
Forward P/E 27.2xFY2026 17.9xFY2026 27.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.14FY2026 $30.81FY2026 $7.97FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +13.5%FY2026 +17.0%FY2026 -22.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +6.7% +3.7% +19.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $99.89BFY2026 $42.95BFY2026 $20.59BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.7%FY2026 +2.4%FY2026 -45.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.4% +3.7% +3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRTXNOCHON
Held by institutions 79.9% 83.4% 76.8%
Institutions holding 3,414 1,809 2,169
Change in shares held, QoQ +15.9% +0.3% -0.9%
Institutions buying 1,718 840 2,108
Institutions selling 1,266 639 53
Buyers to sellers 1.36 1.31 39.77

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.

RTXNOCHON
RTX 1.00 0.70 0.41
NOC 0.70 1.00 0.28
HON 0.41 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RTX, NOC and HON?

Rtx (RTX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Rtx (RTX) $266.25B, Northrop Grumman (NOC) $78.54B, Honeywell International (HON) $69.40B.

Which stock is cheaper, RTX, NOC and HON?

Honeywell International (HON) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Rtx (RTX) 31.7x, Northrop Grumman (NOC) 17.4x, Honeywell International (HON) 9.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Northrop Grumman (NOC) is cheapest (Rtx (RTX) 27.2x, Northrop Grumman (NOC) 17.9x, Honeywell International (HON) 27.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Rtx (RTX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Rtx (RTX) +11.6%, Northrop Grumman (NOC) +6.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Northrop Grumman (NOC) has the highest net margin (Rtx (RTX) 8.8%, Northrop Grumman (NOC) 10.4%). On return on invested capital, Northrop Grumman (NOC) leads (Rtx (RTX) 8.6%, Northrop Grumman (NOC) 12.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Rtx (RTX) returned the most: Rtx (RTX) +8.5%, Northrop Grumman (NOC) -7.5%, Honeywell International (HON) +7.9%. Over five years, Rtx (RTX) compounded fastest (Rtx (RTX) +16.9%/yr, Northrop Grumman (NOC) +9.0%/yr, Honeywell International (HON) +1.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Northrop Grumman (NOC) has the highest dividend yield: Rtx (RTX) 0.01%, Northrop Grumman (NOC) 0.02%, Honeywell International (HON) 0.00%. Honeywell International (HON) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rtx (RTX) has been the steadiest (Rtx (RTX) 25.1%, Northrop Grumman (NOC) 28.7%, Honeywell International (HON) 25.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RTX, NOC and HON?

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.