RTX vs WWD vs HON Stock Comparison

Rtx, Woodward and Honeywell International Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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RTX RTX Corp
$197.48 +4.3% 1M +10.5% 1Y
Market cap
$262.99B
P/E
31.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$95.99B
Div. yield
0.01%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
3 wins
WWD Woodward, Inc.
$305.66 -7.5% 1M +15.0% 1Y
Market cap
$18.06B
P/E
32.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.19B
Div. yield
0.00%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Woodward leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Woodward 7, Rtx 3, Honeywell International 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRTXWWDHONLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $262.99B $18.06B $69.38B RTX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 31.3x 32.7x 9.8x HON
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.7x 31.4x 27.5x HON
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.6% +22.3% — WWD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.8% 13.2% — WWD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.6% 14.1% — WWD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 1.1x — 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% +7.6% WWD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.3%/yr +22.5%/yr +1.5%/yr WWD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.1% 38.4% 25.4% RTX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 72/100 66/100 WWD

Percentile Scorecard

RTXWWDHON

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

AxisRTXWWDHON
Valuation 64 #37 of 100 49 #52 of 100 69 #32 of 100
Growth 77 #23 of 97 89 #12 of 97 24 #74 of 97
Profitability 72 #28 of 96 86 #14 of 96 71 #29 of 96
Financial Health 30 #74 of 105 57 #46 of 105 –
Shareholder Returns 43 #37 of 64 81 #13 of 64 100 #1 of 64
Overall 57 72 66
  • RTX ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • WWD 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

PeriodRTXWWDHONSPY
1 month +4.3%-7.5%+3.2% -0.8%
3 months -9.6%-27.2%-10.8% +3.5%
6 months +13.9%-16.6%+3.4% +7.0%
Year to date +7.7%+1.1%+12.4% +12.2%
1 year +10.5%+15.0%+7.6% +13.0%
3 years +149.5%+155.8%+31.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year +35.7%+36.8%+9.5% +23.1%
5 years +121.5%+176.0%+7.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year +17.3%+22.5%+1.5% +11.0%
10 years +210.6%+418.9%+121.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year +12.0%+17.9%+8.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureRTXWWDHONSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.1%38.4%25.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.9%34.1%24.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.281.280.76 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.420.390.30 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.9%-37.5%-26.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.4%-30.0%-11.9% -1.8%
52-week high $225.49$436.44$248.79 $779.14
52-week low $168.02$257.64$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.

MultipleRTXWWDHON
P/E now vs peer median 31.8xmedian 26.8x 32.9xmedian 26.8x 9.9xmedian 26.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.9x 4.3xmedian 2.9x 1.7xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.8xmedian 15.2x 24.4xmedian 15.2x —median 15.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.0xmedian 25.5x 47.9xmedian 25.5x 16.6xmedian 25.5x
P/B now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 2.5x 7.3xmedian 2.5x 3.1xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.78median 0.94 0.83median 0.94 0.91median 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 monthsRTXWWDHON
Revenue $95.99B $4.19B –
Gross profit $20.25B $1.24B –
Operating income $11.30B $655.75M –
Net income $8.83B $552.03M $7.07B
Free cash flow $9.50B $376.53M –
R&D $2.85B $172.23M –
EPS (diluted) $6.14 $9.05 $22.13
Cash & equivalents $9.17B $474.85M $5.69B
Total debt $150.08B $1.34B –
Shares (diluted) 1.37B 61.02M 318.60M
Enterprise value $231.26B $16.31B $69.38B

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
MetricRTXWWDHON
P/E 31.8x 32.9x 9.9x
P/FCF 28.0x 47.9x 16.6x
P/Operating cash flow 21.4x 30.8x 35.7x
P/S 2.8x 4.3x 1.7x
P/B 3.8x 7.3x 3.1x
P/Tangible book 6.6x 8.9x 4.0x
EV/EBITDA 18.8x 24.4x –
EV/EBIT 26.1x 28.8x –
EV/Revenue 3.1x 4.5x –
EV/FCF 31.0x 50.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow 23.7x 32.3x 35.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.78 0.83 0.91

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRTXWWDHON
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.6% 22.3% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.7% 14.7% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.0% 39.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 20.2% 25.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 28.2% 54.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 51.1% 40.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) 27.6% 42.4% 15.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 39.1% 39.4% 9.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 26.6% 43.5% 15.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 40.7% 39.8% 10.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 56.2% 54.1% -74.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.8% 30.5% -25.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 81.4% 35.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.2% 25.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRTXWWDHON
Gross margin 21.1% 29.5% –
EBITDA margin 16.3% 18.5% –
Operating margin 11.8% 15.6% –
Pretax margin 11.3% 16.5% –
Net margin 8.8% 13.2% –
FCF margin 9.9% 9.0% –
Operating cash flow margin 13.0% 14.0% –
Return on equity 12.7% 22.1% 33.9%
Return on assets 5.0% 10.9% 10.8%
Return on invested capital 8.6% 14.1% –
Return on capital employed 10.1% 17.9% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.8x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.1x 0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 1.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRTXWWDHON
Debt / assets 21.2% 25.8% –
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 1.1x –
Debt / FCF 3.9x 3.6x –
Liabilities / assets 59.8% 52.4% –
Equity / assets 40.2% 47.6% 42.7%
Interest coverage – 13.8x –
Current ratio 1.0x 1.6x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.3x –
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.3x –
Altman Z-score 2.77 6.48 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRTXWWDHON
Dividend yield 1.4% 0.4% 3.6%
Net buyback yield – 3.0% –
Shareholder yield 1.4% 3.4% 3.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 43.0% 13.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 40.0% 19.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 9.6% 13.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 5.2% 13.4% –

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.

ConsensusRTXWWDHON
Forward P/E 27.7xFY2026 31.4xFY2026 27.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.14FY2026 $9.72FY2026 $7.97FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +13.5%FY2026 +41.1%FY2026 -22.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +6.7% +15.8% +19.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $99.89BFY2026 $4.04BFY2026 $20.59BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.7%FY2026 +13.3%FY2026 -45.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.4% +13.7% +3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRTXWWDHON
Held by institutions 79.9% 90.3% 76.8%
Institutions holding 3,413 758 2,168
Change in shares held, QoQ +15.9% +3.3% -0.9%
Institutions buying 1,717 386 2,107
Institutions selling 1,266 256 53
Buyers to sellers 1.36 1.51 39.75

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.

RTXWWDHON
RTX 1.00 0.38 0.42
WWD 0.38 1.00 0.38
HON 0.42 0.38 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RTX, WWD and HON?

Rtx (RTX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Rtx (RTX) $262.99B, Woodward (WWD) $18.06B, Honeywell International (HON) $69.38B.

Which stock is cheaper, RTX, WWD and HON?

Honeywell International (HON) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Rtx (RTX) 31.3x, Woodward (WWD) 32.7x, Honeywell International (HON) 9.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Honeywell International (HON) is cheapest (Rtx (RTX) 27.7x, Woodward (WWD) 31.4x, 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?

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

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Woodward (WWD) returned the most: Rtx (RTX) +10.5%, Woodward (WWD) +15.0%, Honeywell International (HON) +7.6%. Over five years, Woodward (WWD) compounded fastest (Rtx (RTX) +17.3%/yr, Woodward (WWD) +22.5%/yr, Honeywell International (HON) +1.5%/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%, 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%, Woodward (WWD) 38.4%, Honeywell International (HON) 25.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RTX, WWD 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, Woodward (WWD) leads on 7. 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.