General Electric vs Honeywell International
GE and HON side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How GE and HON compare
General Electric is the larger company, worth 4.7 times as much as Honeywell International ($325B against $69.2B).
On earnings, Honeywell International is cheaper: it trades at 8.5× trailing earnings, against 36.9× for General Electric.
General Electric grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (21.7% versus 5.0% for Honeywell International).
Honeywell International keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 21.6% compared with 17.7% at General Electric.
Both pay dividends: General Electric yields 0.57% and Honeywell International 2.0%.
Honeywell International scores higher on the StockData Score (16 against 14 for General Electric), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | GE | HON |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $325B | $69.2B |
| Share price | $313.05 | $218.33 |
| Change, 1 year | 1.1% | 2.6% |
| Change, 5 years | 188% | −3.4% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.18 | 0.73 |
| Employees | 57K | 101K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 14 | 16 (better) |
| Valuation score | 1 | 5 (better) |
| Growth score | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 5 | 5 |
| Health score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 1 | 4 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 36.9× | 8.5× (better) |
| P/S | 6.4× | 1.8× (better) |
| P/B | 18.4× | 3.7× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 29.8× | 10.3× (better) |
| P/FCF | 38.7× | 17.3× (better) |
| PEG | 0.08 (better) | 20.62 |
| FCF yield | 2.6% | 5.8% (better) |
| Fair value | $286.64 | $419.97 |
| Margin of safety | −9.2% | 48.0% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 21.7% (better) | 5.0% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | −9.6% | 2.8% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 15.7% | 43.7% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 18.4% | 46.6% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 11.9% (better) | 1.8% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 36.5% |
| Operating margin | – | 20.7% |
| Net margin | 17.7% | 21.6% (better) |
| FCF margin | 16.6% (better) | 10.5% |
| Return on equity | 48.8% (better) | 47.4% |
| Return on invested capital | – | 14.8% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.09 (better) | 1.83 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.87 (better) | 2.71 |
| Current ratio | 0.98 | 1.21 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 3.16 (better) | 2.63 |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 (better) | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.57% | 2.0% (better) |
| Payout ratio | – | 37.4% |
| Years of dividend growth | 2 | 15 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 35.1% (better) | 4.8% |
| Buyback yield | 2.6% (better) | 1.7% |
| Shareholder yield | 3.1% | 3.7% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 79.6% | 76.9% |
| Held by insiders | 0.57% | 0.07% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$21.3M | −$10.7M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 5 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 1.1% | 2.5% |
Go deeper
- GE stock overview
- GE income statement
- GE valuation and score
- HON stock overview
- HON income statement
- HON valuation and score
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