RTX vs WWD vs HEI Stock Comparison

Rtx, Woodward and Heico Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RTX RTX Corp
$197.48 +4.3% 1M +10.5% 1Y
Market cap
$265.48B
P/E
31.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$95.99B
Div. yield
0.01%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
5 wins
WWD Woodward, Inc.
$305.66 -7.5% 1M +15.0% 1Y
Market cap
$18.01B
P/E
32.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.19B
Div. yield
0.00%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
6 wins
HEI Heico Corp
$309.71 +0.4% 1M -2.2% 1Y
Market cap
$43.07B
P/E
50.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.18B
Div. yield
0.00%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Woodward leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Woodward 6, Rtx 5, Heico 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRTXWWDHEILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $265.48B $18.01B $43.07B RTX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 31.6x 32.6x 50.8x RTX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.7x 31.4x 50.9x RTX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.6% +22.3% +20.7% WWD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.8% 13.2% 16.4% HEI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.6% 14.1% 13.5% WWD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 1.1x 1.6x WWD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% RTX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +10.5% +15.0% -2.2% WWD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.3%/yr +22.5%/yr +17.1%/yr WWD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.1% 38.4% 32.4% RTX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 72/100 67/100 WWD

Percentile Scorecard

RTXWWDHEI

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

AxisRTXWWDHEI
Valuation 64 #37 of 100 49 #52 of 100 35 #65 of 100
Growth 77 #23 of 97 89 #12 of 97 80 #20 of 97
Profitability 72 #28 of 96 86 #14 of 96 94 #7 of 96
Financial Health 30 #74 of 105 57 #46 of 105 59 #44 of 105
Shareholder Returns 43 #37 of 64 81 #13 of 64 65 #23 of 64
Overall 57 72 67
  • RTX ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • WWD ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • HEI 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

PeriodRTXWWDHEISPY
1 month +4.3%-7.5%+0.4% -0.8%
3 months -9.6%-27.2%-13.3% +3.5%
6 months +13.9%-16.6%+16.4% +7.0%
Year to date +7.7%+1.1%-4.3% +12.2%
1 year +10.5%+15.0%-2.2% +13.0%
3 years +149.5%+155.8%+96.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +35.7%+36.8%+25.3% +23.1%
5 years +121.5%+176.0%+120.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year +17.3%+22.5%+17.1% +11.0%
10 years +210.6%+418.9%+797.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year +12.0%+17.9%+24.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureRTXWWDHEISPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.1%38.4%32.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.9%34.1%31.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.281.281.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.420.39-0.07 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.9%-37.5%-27.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.4%-30.0%-17.3% -1.8%
52-week high $225.49$436.44$374.67 $779.14
52-week low $168.02$257.64$260.99 $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.

MultipleRTXWWDHEI
P/E now vs peer median 31.8xmedian 26.8x 32.9xmedian 26.8x 51.0xmedian 26.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.9x 4.3xmedian 2.9x 8.4xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.8xmedian 15.2x 24.4xmedian 15.2x 31.2xmedian 15.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.0xmedian 25.5x 47.9xmedian 25.5x 42.0xmedian 25.5x
P/B now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 2.5x 7.3xmedian 2.5x 8.6xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.78median 0.94 0.83median 0.94 1.83median 0.94

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 monthsRTXWWDHEI
Revenue $95.99B $4.19B $5.18B
Gross profit $20.25B $1.24B $2.09B
Operating income $11.30B $655.75M $1.24B
Net income $8.83B $552.03M $912.35M
Free cash flow $9.50B $376.53M $1.03B
R&D $2.85B $172.23M –
EPS (diluted) $6.14 $9.05 $6.00
Cash & equivalents $9.17B $474.85M $240.96M
Total debt $150.08B $1.34B $2.54B
Shares (diluted) 1.37B 61.02M 141.27M
Enterprise value $233.75B $16.25B $42.14B

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
MetricRTXWWDHEI
P/E 31.8x 32.9x 51.0x
P/FCF 28.0x 47.9x 42.0x
P/Operating cash flow 21.4x 30.8x 38.9x
P/S 2.8x 4.3x 8.4x
P/B 3.8x 7.3x 8.6x
P/Tangible book 6.6x 8.9x 13.3x
EV/EBITDA 18.8x 24.4x 31.2x
EV/EBIT 26.1x 28.8x 36.6x
EV/Revenue 3.1x 4.5x 8.8x
EV/FCF 31.0x 50.2x 44.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.7x 32.3x 41.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.78 0.83 1.83

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRTXWWDHEI
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.6% 22.3% 20.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.7% 14.7% 25.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.0% 39.3% 23.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 20.2% 25.5% 26.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 28.2% 54.9% 29.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 51.1% 40.8% 28.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 27.6% 42.4% 31.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 39.1% 39.4% 27.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 26.6% 43.5% 31.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 40.7% 39.8% 27.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 56.2% 54.1% 31.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.8% 30.5% 35.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 81.4% 35.9% 31.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.2% 25.5% 36.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRTXWWDHEI
Gross margin 21.1% 29.5% 40.4%
EBITDA margin 16.3% 18.5% 28.2%
Operating margin 11.8% 15.6% 24.0%
Pretax margin 11.3% 16.5% 21.6%
Net margin 8.8% 13.2% 16.4%
FCF margin 9.9% 9.0% 19.9%
Operating cash flow margin 13.0% 14.0% 21.5%
Return on equity 12.7% 22.1% 18.5%
Return on assets 5.0% 10.9% 9.3%
Return on invested capital 8.6% 14.1% 13.5%
Return on capital employed 10.1% 17.9% 14.2%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.8x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.1x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 1.2% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRTXWWDHEI
Debt / assets 21.2% 25.8% 25.6%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.5x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 1.1x 1.6x
Debt / FCF 3.9x 3.6x 2.5x
Liabilities / assets 59.8% 52.4% 49.4%
Equity / assets 40.2% 47.6% 50.6%
Interest coverage – 13.8x 9.4x
Current ratio 1.0x 1.6x 2.7x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.3x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.3x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.77 6.48 7.02

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRTXWWDHEI
Dividend yield 1.4% 0.4% 0.1%
Net buyback yield – 3.0% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 1.4% 3.4% 0.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 43.0% 13.0% 3.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) 40.0% 19.0% 3.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) 9.6% 13.7% 9.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 5.2% 13.4% 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.

ConsensusRTXWWDHEI
Forward P/E 27.7xFY2026 31.4xFY2026 50.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.14FY2026 $9.72FY2026 $6.08FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +13.5%FY2026 +41.1%FY2026 +24.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +6.7% +15.8% +20.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $99.89BFY2026 $4.04BFY2026 $5.68BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.7%FY2026 +13.3%FY2026 +26.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.4% +13.7% +10.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRTXWWDHEI
Held by institutions 79.9% 90.3% 78.3%
Institutions holding 3,413 758 772
Change in shares held, QoQ +15.9% +3.3% +7.4%
Institutions buying 1,717 386 371
Institutions selling 1,266 256 267
Buyers to sellers 1.36 1.51 1.39

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.

RTXWWDHEI
RTX 1.00 0.38 0.53
WWD 0.38 1.00 0.53
HEI 0.53 0.53 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RTX, WWD and HEI?

Rtx (RTX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Rtx (RTX) $265.48B, Woodward (WWD) $18.01B, Heico (HEI) $43.07B.

Which stock is cheaper, RTX, WWD and HEI?

Rtx (RTX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Rtx (RTX) 31.6x, Woodward (WWD) 32.6x, Heico (HEI) 50.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Rtx (RTX) is cheapest (Rtx (RTX) 27.7x, Woodward (WWD) 31.4x, Heico (HEI) 50.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Woodward (WWD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Rtx (RTX) +11.6%, Woodward (WWD) +22.3%, Heico (HEI) +20.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Heico (HEI) has the highest net margin (Rtx (RTX) 8.8%, Woodward (WWD) 13.2%, Heico (HEI) 16.4%). On return on invested capital, Woodward (WWD) leads (Rtx (RTX) 8.6%, Woodward (WWD) 14.1%, Heico (HEI) 13.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Woodward (WWD) returned the most: Rtx (RTX) +10.5%, Woodward (WWD) +15.0%, Heico (HEI) -2.2%. Over five years, Woodward (WWD) compounded fastest (Rtx (RTX) +17.3%/yr, Woodward (WWD) +22.5%/yr, Heico (HEI) +17.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Rtx (RTX) has the highest dividend yield: Rtx (RTX) 0.01%, Woodward (WWD) 0.00%, Heico (HEI) 0.00%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rtx (RTX) has been the steadiest (Rtx (RTX) 25.1%, Woodward (WWD) 38.4%, Heico (HEI) 32.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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