RTX vs ST vs GE Stock Comparison

Rtx, Sensata Technologies Holding and General Electric 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
$265.57B
P/E
31.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$95.99B
Div. yield
0.01%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
3 wins
GE General Electric Co
$297.71 -9.0% 1M -4.8% 1Y
Market cap
$311.02B
P/E
34.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$52.58B
Div. yield
0.01%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionRTXSTGELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $265.57B $5.92B $311.02B GE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 31.6x 16.2x 34.2x ST
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.2x 11.8x 39.2x ST
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.6% +4.1% +19.6% GE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.8% 9.5% 17.3% GE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.6% 8.2% -38.7% RTX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 2.3x -0.7x GE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.01% RTX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +8.5% +33.9% -4.8% ST
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.9%/yr -5.2%/yr +35.4%/yr GE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.1% 39.8% 33.2% RTX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 63/100 46/100 ST

Percentile Scorecard

RTXSTGE

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

AxisRTXSTGE
Valuation 63 #38 of 100 88 #26 of 203 32 #68 of 100
Growth 77 #23 of 97 71 #55 of 188 34 #64 of 97
Profitability 72 #28 of 96 70 #56 of 183 60 #39 of 96
Financial Health 30 #74 of 105 42 #127 of 217 18 #86 of 105
Shareholder Returns 44 #37 of 65 47 #82 of 153 83 #12 of 65
Overall 57 63 46
  • RTX ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • ST ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • GE 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

PeriodRTXSTGESPY
1 month +2.7%+0.3%-9.0% -0.2%
3 months -11.0%-9.5%-18.1% +3.9%
6 months +10.7%+1.9%+2.9% +8.2%
Year to date +6.1%+27.1%-3.4% +12.9%
1 year +8.5%+33.9%-4.8% +12.3%
3 years +145.8%+23.3%+250.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year +35.0%+7.2%+52.0% +23.3%
5 years +118.1%-23.3%+354.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +16.9%-5.2%+35.4% +10.9%
10 years +208.9%+14.3%+117.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year +11.9%+1.3%+8.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureRTXSTGESPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.1%39.8%33.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.9%36.8%35.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.271.931.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.340.85-0.15 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.9%-72.8%-45.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.7%-21.0%-21.9% -1.2%
52-week high $225.49$53.55$381.07 $779.14
52-week low $168.02$28.53$273.25 $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.

MultipleRTXSTGE
P/E now vs peer median 31.3xmedian 26.5x 16.8xmedian 25.2x 33.8xmedian 26.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 3.0x 1.6xmedian 1.9x 5.9xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.5xmedian 14.6x 10.0xmedian 14.0x -20.8xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.6xmedian 26.4x 9.6xmedian 21.7x 38.5xmedian 26.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 2.5x 2.0xmedian 2.3x 17.3xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.77median 0.90 2.45median 1.32 -118.51median 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 monthsRTXSTGE
Revenue $95.99B $3.85B $52.58B
Gross profit $20.25B $1.19B $18.52B
Operating income $11.30B $582.40M -$16.58B
Net income $8.83B $366.60M $9.13B
Free cash flow $9.50B $641.20M $7.99B
R&D $2.85B $128.60M $1.81B
EPS (diluted) $6.14 $2.49 $8.74
Cash & equivalents $9.17B $553.40M $8.76B
Total debt $150.08B $2.40B $19.33B
Shares (diluted) 1.37B 147.00M 1.04B
Enterprise value $233.84B $3.76B $269.54B

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
MetricRTXSTGE
P/E 31.3x 16.8x 33.8x
P/FCF 27.6x 9.6x 38.5x
P/Operating cash flow 21.1x 8.1x 32.6x
P/S 2.7x 1.6x 5.9x
P/B 3.7x 2.0x 17.3x
P/Tangible book 6.5x 2.3x 22.4x
EV/EBITDA 18.5x 10.0x -20.8x
EV/EBIT 25.7x 13.7x -19.2x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 2.1x 6.1x
EV/FCF 30.6x 12.5x 39.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.4x 10.5x 33.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.77 2.45 -118.51

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRTXSTGE
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.6% 4.1% 19.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.7% -1.9% 7.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.0% 11.4% 11.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 20.2% -3.3% 10.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 28.2% 175.8% 13.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 51.1% 2.8% -98.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 27.6% 1,505% 13.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 39.1% 5.6% -3.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 26.6% 1,492% 15.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 40.7% 6.9% -0.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 56.2% 28.5% 21.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.8% 9.6% 6.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 81.4% 34.4% 20.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.2% 17.0% 2.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRTXSTGE
Gross margin 21.1% 30.8% 35.2%
EBITDA margin 16.3% 20.9% -29.1%
Operating margin 11.8% 15.1% -31.5%
Pretax margin 11.3% 12.4% 20.3%
Net margin 8.8% 9.5% 17.3%
FCF margin 9.9% 16.7% 15.2%
Operating cash flow margin 13.0% 19.7% 17.9%
Return on equity 12.7% 12.2% 51.2%
Return on assets 5.0% 5.5% 7.2%
Return on invested capital 8.6% 8.2% -38.7%
Return on capital employed 10.1% 10.0% -19.5%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.6x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 2.1x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRTXSTGE
Debt / assets 21.2% 35.8% 15.2%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.8x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 2.3x -0.7x
Debt / FCF 3.9x 3.7x 2.4x
Liabilities / assets 59.8% 54.1% 86.0%
Equity / assets 40.2% 45.9% 14.0%
Interest coverage – 4.4x -17.9x
Current ratio 1.0x 2.4x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.5x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.7x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.75 2.62 2.68

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRTXSTGE
Dividend yield 1.4% 1.1% 0.6%
Net buyback yield – 0.4% 2.8%
Shareholder yield 1.4% 1.5% 3.4%
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.

ConsensusRTXSTGE
Forward P/E 27.2xFY2026 11.8xFY2026 39.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.14FY2026 $3.60FY2026 $7.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +13.5%FY2026 +5.3%FY2026 +19.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +6.7% +19.7% +28.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $99.89BFY2026 $3.79BFY2026 $54.10BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.7%FY2026 +2.3%FY2026 +27.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.4% +1.1% +11.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRTXSTGE
Held by institutions 79.9% 100.0% 79.4%
Institutions holding 3,414 467 3,443
Change in shares held, QoQ +15.9% +1.1% +1.5%
Institutions buying 1,718 265 1,830
Institutions selling 1,266 149 1,149
Buyers to sellers 1.36 1.78 1.59

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.

RTXSTGE
RTX 1.00 0.04 0.55
ST 0.04 1.00 0.37
GE 0.55 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RTX, ST and GE?

General Electric (GE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Rtx (RTX) $265.57B, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) $5.92B, General Electric (GE) $311.02B.

Which stock is cheaper, RTX, ST and GE?

Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Rtx (RTX) 31.6x, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 16.2x, General Electric (GE) 34.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) is cheapest (Rtx (RTX) 27.2x, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 11.8x, General Electric (GE) 39.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

General Electric (GE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Rtx (RTX) +11.6%, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) +4.1%, General Electric (GE) +19.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

General Electric (GE) has the highest net margin (Rtx (RTX) 8.8%, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 9.5%, General Electric (GE) 17.3%). On return on invested capital, Rtx (RTX) leads (Rtx (RTX) 8.6%, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 8.2%, General Electric (GE) -38.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) returned the most: Rtx (RTX) +8.5%, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) +33.9%, General Electric (GE) -4.8%. Over five years, General Electric (GE) compounded fastest (Rtx (RTX) +16.9%/yr, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) -5.2%/yr, General Electric (GE) +35.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Rtx (RTX) has the highest dividend yield: Rtx (RTX) 0.01%, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 0.00%, General Electric (GE) 0.01%. Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rtx (RTX) has been the steadiest (Rtx (RTX) 25.1%, Sensata Technologies Holding (ST) 39.8%, General Electric (GE) 33.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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