TDG vs RTX vs ACHR Stock Comparison

TransDigm, Rtx and Archer Aviation Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TDG TransDigm Group INC
$1,129.53 +1.2% 1M -16.9% 1Y
Market cap
$64.53B
P/E
33.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.01B
Div. yield
–
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
4 wins
RTX RTX Corp
$197.48 +4.3% 1M +10.5% 1Y
Market cap
$266.21B
P/E
31.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$95.99B
Div. yield
0.01%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
5 wins
ACHR Archer Aviation Inc.
$3.93 -30.1% 1M -65.2% 1Y
Market cap
$3.25B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$40.50M
Div. yield
–
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Rtx leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Rtx 5, TransDigm 4, Archer Aviation 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTDGRTXACHRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $64.53B $266.21B $3.25B RTX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.8x 31.7x -4.1x RTX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.7x 28.4x — TDG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.6% +11.6% +252.2% ACHR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 19.1% 8.8% -1,974.6% TDG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.5% 8.6% -45.6% TDG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 6.1x 1.8x 1.6x ACHR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -16.9% +10.5% -65.2% RTX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.4%/yr +17.3%/yr -6.1%/yr RTX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.2% 25.1% 69.0% RTX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 57/100 28/100 TDG

Percentile Scorecard

TDGRTXACHR

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

AxisTDGRTXACHR
Valuation 54 #47 of 100 64 #37 of 100 7 #93 of 100
Growth 68 #32 of 97 77 #23 of 97 25 #73 of 97
Profitability 96 #5 of 96 72 #28 of 96 2 #94 of 96
Financial Health 17 #87 of 105 30 #74 of 105 90 #11 of 105
Shareholder Returns 95 #4 of 64 43 #37 of 64 14 #55 of 64
Overall 66 57 28
  • TDG ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • RTX ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • ACHR 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

PeriodTDGRTXACHRSPY
1 month +1.2%+4.3%-30.1% -0.8%
3 months -12.2%-9.6%-20.4% +3.5%
6 months -2.5%+13.9%-33.4% +7.0%
Year to date -15.1%+7.7%-47.7% +12.2%
1 year -16.9%+10.5%-65.2% +13.0%
3 years +37.9%+149.5%-11.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +11.3%+35.7%-4.1% +23.1%
5 years +79.5%+121.5%-27.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year +12.4%+17.3%-6.1% +11.0%
10 years +316.7%+210.6%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +15.3%+12.0%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureTDGRTXACHRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.2%25.1%69.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.0%23.9%69.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.750.282.93 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.620.42-0.94 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.6%-33.9%-77.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.1%-12.4%-65.3% -1.8%
52-week high $1,450.00$225.49$11.34 $779.14
52-week low $1,076.01$168.02$3.81 $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.

MultipleTDGRTXACHR
P/E now vs peer median 33.9xmedian 26.8x 31.8xmedian 26.8x -3.8xmedian 26.8x
P/S now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 2.9x 2.8xmedian 2.9x 74.7xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.4xmedian 15.2x 18.8xmedian 15.2x -1.7xmedian 15.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 32.4xmedian 25.5x 28.0xmedian 25.5x -4.6xmedian 25.5x
P/B now vs peer median -6.4xmedian 2.5x 3.8xmedian 2.5x 1.6xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.60median 0.94 0.78median 0.94 -0.20median 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 monthsTDGRTXACHR
Revenue $10.01B $95.99B $40.50M
Gross profit $5.96B $20.25B $1.00M
Operating income $4.61B $11.30B -$943.00M
Net income $2.13B $8.83B -$799.70M
Free cash flow $1.93B $9.50B -$660.00M
R&D – $2.85B $625.50M
EPS (diluted) $33.29 $6.14 $-1.02
Cash & equivalents $2.77B $9.17B $852.70M
Total debt $33.49B $150.08B $80.10M
Shares (diluted) 57.40M 1.37B 781.70M
Enterprise value $52.54B $234.48B -$3.69B

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
MetricTDGRTXACHR
P/E 33.9x 31.8x -3.8x
P/FCF 32.4x 28.0x -4.6x
P/Operating cash flow 28.4x 21.4x -5.6x
P/S 6.2x 2.8x 74.7x
P/B -6.4x 3.8x 1.6x
P/Tangible book -4.3x 6.6x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA 18.4x 18.8x -1.7x
EV/EBIT 20.2x 26.1x -1.6x
EV/Revenue 9.3x 3.1x 38.2x
EV/FCF 48.3x 31.0x -2.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 42.4x 23.7x -2.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.60 0.78 -0.20

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTDGRTXACHR
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.6% 11.6% 252.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 17.0% 12.7% 72.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 16.9% 17.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 17.9% 20.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 16.7% 28.2% -66.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 19.4% 51.1% -23.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 10.2% 27.6% -30.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 22.8% 39.1% -18.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 10.5% 26.6% 3.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 21.1% 40.7% 19.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4.5% 56.2% -35.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.8% 16.8% -31.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 1.1% 81.4% -39.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.4% 21.2% -35.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTDGRTXACHR
Gross margin 59.6% 21.1% 2.5%
EBITDA margin 50.7% 16.3% -2,257%
Operating margin 46.0% 11.8% -2,328%
Pretax margin 27.4% 11.3% -1,974%
Net margin 19.1% 8.8% -1,975%
FCF margin 19.3% 9.9% -1,630%
Operating cash flow margin 22.0% 13.0% -1,334%
Return on equity – 12.7% -40.3%
Return on assets 8.2% 5.0% -35.3%
Return on invested capital 15.5% 8.6% -45.6%
Return on capital employed 19.6% 10.1% -44.8%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.5x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 1.4x 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 0.7% 735.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTDGRTXACHR
Debt / assets 125.2% 21.2% 3.6%
Debt / equity -3.4x 0.5x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 6.1x 1.8x 1.6x
Debt / FCF 17.4x 3.9x -0.1x
Liabilities / assets 136.7% 59.8% 14.5%
Equity / assets -36.7% 40.2% 85.5%
Interest coverage 2.5x – –
Current ratio 3.0x 1.0x 10.2x
Quick ratio 1.9x 0.7x 9.7x
Cash ratio 1.1x 0.1x 9.7x
Altman Z-score 1.72 2.77 3.30

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTDGRTXACHR
Dividend yield – 1.4% –
Net buyback yield 2.7% – -23.3%
Shareholder yield 2.7% 1.4% -23.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 43.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 40.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 9.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 5.2% –

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.

ConsensusTDGRTXACHR
Forward P/E 25.7xFY2026 28.4xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $44.01FY2026 $6.96FY2026 $-1.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.9%FY2026 +10.7%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +7.9% +8.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.01BFY2026 $99.33BFY2026 $14.23MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.4%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026 +4,642.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +24.4% +2.1% +503.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTDGRTXACHR
Held by institutions 93.2% 79.9% 49.4%
Institutions holding 1,140 3,413 523
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.2% +15.9% +5.5%
Institutions buying 584 1,717 254
Institutions selling 367 1,266 150
Buyers to sellers 1.59 1.36 1.69

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.

TDGRTXACHR
TDG 1.00 0.45 0.18
RTX 0.45 1.00 0.18
ACHR 0.18 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TDG, RTX and ACHR?

Rtx (RTX) is the largest by market capitalisation: TransDigm (TDG) $64.53B, Rtx (RTX) $266.21B, Archer Aviation (ACHR) $3.25B.

Which stock is cheaper, TDG, RTX and ACHR?

Rtx (RTX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (TransDigm (TDG) 33.8x, Rtx (RTX) 31.7x, Archer Aviation (ACHR) -4.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, TransDigm (TDG) is cheapest (TransDigm (TDG) 25.7x, Rtx (RTX) 28.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Archer Aviation (ACHR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: TransDigm (TDG) +16.6%, Rtx (RTX) +11.6%, Archer Aviation (ACHR) +252.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

TransDigm (TDG) has the highest net margin (TransDigm (TDG) 19.1%, Rtx (RTX) 8.8%, Archer Aviation (ACHR) -1,974.6%). On return on invested capital, TransDigm (TDG) leads (TransDigm (TDG) 15.5%, Rtx (RTX) 8.6%, Archer Aviation (ACHR) -45.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Rtx (RTX) returned the most: TransDigm (TDG) -16.9%, Rtx (RTX) +10.5%, Archer Aviation (ACHR) -65.2%. Over five years, Rtx (RTX) compounded fastest (TransDigm (TDG) +12.4%/yr, Rtx (RTX) +17.3%/yr, Archer Aviation (ACHR) -6.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: TransDigm (TDG) 0.00%, Rtx (RTX) 0.01%, Archer Aviation (ACHR) 0.00%. TransDigm (TDG) and Archer Aviation (ACHR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rtx (RTX) has been the steadiest (TransDigm (TDG) 27.2%, Rtx (RTX) 25.1%, Archer Aviation (ACHR) 69.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TDG, RTX and ACHR?

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.