Elbit Systems vs Heico
ESLT and HEI side by side, both in aircraft and parts. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How ESLT and HEI compare
Heico grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (20.7% versus 16.3% for Elbit Systems).
Heico keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 16.4% compared with 6.7% at Elbit Systems.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | ESLT | HEI |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Share price | $779.68 | $321.36 |
| Change, 1 year | 63.1% | 3.5% |
| Change, 5 years | 396% | 121% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.20 | 0.87 |
| Employees | 5,900 | 11K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 14 | 14 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 5 | 5 |
| Performance score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Health score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 16.3% | 20.7% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 11.2% | 20.2% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 66.4% (better) | 32.1% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 58.6% (better) | 31.5% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 16.2% | 16.4% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 24.4% | 40.4% (better) |
| Operating margin | 8.5% | 24.0% (better) |
| Net margin | 6.7% | 16.4% (better) |
| FCF margin | 7.0% | 19.9% (better) |
| Return on equity | 14.4% | 18.7% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 18.0% (better) | 15.0% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.02 (better) | 0.51 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.63 | 1.57 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 4.6× | 9.4× (better) |
| Current ratio | 1.29 | 2.72 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 (better) | 7 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Payout ratio | 20.9% | 4.1% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 10 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 7.5% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 20.7% | 81.0% |
| Held by insiders | 42.3% | 6.2% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$61.9M | $529K (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 0.85% | – |
Go deeper
- ESLT stock overview
- ESLT income statement
- ESLT valuation and score
- HEI stock overview
- HEI income statement
- HEI valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.