SCTH vs HII vs ROK Stock Comparison

Securetech Innovations, Huntington Ingalls Industries and Rockwell Automation Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ROK Rockwell Automation, Inc
$451.43 +4.7% 1M +22.6% 1Y
Market cap
$48.25B
P/E
40.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.97B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Rockwell Automation leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Rockwell Automation 6, Huntington Ingalls Industries 4, Securetech Innovations 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSCTHHIIROKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $276.72M $12.54B $48.25B ROK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 17.1x 40.2x HII
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 16.5x 36.1x HII
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +12.6% +11.3% HII
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 5.4% 13.4% ROK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 7.7% 21.0% ROK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.1x 1.3x ROK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +278.8% +6.1% +22.6% SCTH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +9.3%/yr +7.2%/yr HII
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 147.9% 40.5% 31.3% ROK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 52/100 54/100 ROK

Percentile Scorecard

SCTHHIIROK

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

AxisSCTHHIIROK
Valuation – 88 #13 of 100 15 #172 of 203
Growth – 35 #63 of 96 51 #93 of 188
Profitability – 62 #37 of 95 96 #9 of 183
Financial Health – 34 #70 of 105 34 #143 of 216
Shareholder Returns – 42 #38 of 65 76 #38 of 152
Overall – 52 54
  • SCTH ranked among 14 companies in Robotics and Automation
  • HII ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • ROK ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodSCTHHIIROKSPY
1 month -12.9%+21.9%+4.7% +0.7%
3 months -23.6%-1.1%-4.1% +3.7%
6 months +251.4%-13.1%+10.4% +7.1%
Year to date +240.2%-6.9%+16.0% +12.8%
1 year +278.8%+6.1%+22.6% +11.9%
3 years +2,330.0%+45.7%+71.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year +189.9%+13.4%+19.7% +22.8%
5 years —+56.2%+41.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year —+9.3%+7.2% +10.9%
10 years —+97.8%+280.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+7.1%+14.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSCTHHIIROKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 147.9%40.5%31.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 212.9%37.9%31.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.280.681.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.880.150.72 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -99.6%-46.1%-45.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.6%-30.2%-8.8% -1.2%
52-week high $23.49$453.73$495.08 $779.14
52-week low $2.50$257.01$348.51 $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.

MultipleSCTHHIIROK
P/E now vs peer median — 17.1xmedian 26.9x 41.8xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median —median 17.1x 0.9xmedian 3.0x 5.6xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median — 13.4xmedian 15.0x 25.3xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 16.7x 38.1xmedian 27.2x 33.3xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.0x 2.3xmedian 2.5x 14.3xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median — 1.45median 0.93 -9.51median 1.45

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 monthsSCTHHIIROK
Revenue – $13.53B $8.97B
Gross profit – $5.59B $4.41B
Operating income – $783.00M $1.77B
Net income – $733.00M $1.20B
Free cash flow – $327.00M $1.50B
R&D – – $716.00M
EPS (diluted) – $18.51 $10.76
Cash & equivalents – $387.00M $479.00M
Total debt $1.33M $2.70B $13.81B
Shares (diluted) 17.09M 39.60M 111.60M
Enterprise value $276.72M $11.15B $46.43B

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
MetricSCTHHIIROK
P/E – 17.1x 41.8x
P/FCF – 38.1x 33.3x
P/Operating cash flow – 16.7x 28.9x
P/S – 0.9x 5.6x
P/B – 2.3x 14.3x
P/Tangible book – 2.6x 18.0x
EV/EBITDA – 13.4x 25.3x
EV/EBIT – 18.9x 29.9x
EV/Revenue – 1.1x 5.9x
EV/FCF – 45.2x 35.2x
EV/Operating cash flow – 19.7x 30.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.45 -9.51

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSCTHHIIROK
Revenue growth (1Y) – 12.6% 11.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 6.9% 1.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 6.0% 1.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 7.4% 7.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 31.6% -7.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 10.9% 2.9%
Net income growth (1Y) – 28.8% 23.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 11.4% -5.5%
EPS growth (1Y) – 28.2% 25.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 11.8% -4.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -20.1% 13.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -9.5% 22.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -41.1% 13.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -23.8% 23.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSCTHHIIROK
Gross margin – 41.3% 49.1%
EBITDA margin – 8.1% 23.3%
Operating margin – 5.8% 19.7%
Pretax margin – 6.8% 14.7%
Net margin – 5.4% 13.4%
FCF margin – 2.4% 16.8%
Operating cash flow margin – 5.5% 19.3%
Return on equity – 13.6% 30.9%
Return on assets – 5.7% 9.8%
Return on invested capital – 7.7% 21.0%
Return on capital employed – 7.8% 23.6%
Asset turnover – 1.1x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.0x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.4% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSCTHHIIROK
Debt / assets – 20.8% 29.4%
Debt / equity – 0.5x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.1x 1.3x
Debt / FCF – 8.3x 2.2x
Liabilities / assets – 57.7% 68.5%
Equity / assets – 42.3% 31.5%
Interest coverage – 7.8x 12.8x
Current ratio – 1.3x 1.1x
Quick ratio – 0.3x 0.7x
Cash ratio – 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 2.94 6.07

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSCTHHIIROK
Dividend yield – 1.7% 1.2%
Net buyback yield – – 1.4%
Shareholder yield – 1.7% 2.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 29.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 66.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 2.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 2.9% –

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.

ConsensusSCTHHIIROK
Forward P/E – 16.5xFY2026 36.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $19.23FY2026 $12.50FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +25.0%FY2026 +18.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +16.1% +12.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $13.12BFY2026 $8.50BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +5.2%FY2026 +1.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +1.3% +19.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSCTHHIIROK
Held by institutions – 88.5% 89.2%
Institutions holding – 807 1,542
Change in shares held, QoQ – -1.2% +3.5%
Institutions buying – 354 807
Institutions selling – 301 437
Buyers to sellers – 1.18 1.85

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.

SCTHHIIROK
SCTH 1.00 -0.10 0.06
HII -0.10 1.00 0.17
ROK 0.06 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SCTH, HII and ROK?

Rockwell Automation (ROK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Securetech Innovations (SCTH) $276.72M, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) $12.54B, Rockwell Automation (ROK) $48.25B.

Which stock is cheaper, SCTH, HII and ROK?

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 17.1x, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 40.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) is cheapest (Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 16.5x, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 36.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) +12.6%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) +11.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Rockwell Automation (ROK) has the highest net margin (Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 5.4%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 13.4%). On return on invested capital, Rockwell Automation (ROK) leads (Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 7.7%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 21.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Securetech Innovations (SCTH) returned the most: Securetech Innovations (SCTH) +278.8%, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) +6.1%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) +22.6%. Over five years, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) compounded fastest (Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) +9.3%/yr, Rockwell Automation (ROK) +7.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Securetech Innovations (SCTH) 0.00%, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 0.02%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 0.00%. Securetech Innovations (SCTH) and Rockwell Automation (ROK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rockwell Automation (ROK) has been the steadiest (Securetech Innovations (SCTH) 147.9%, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 40.5%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 31.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SCTH, HII and ROK?

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