General Electric vs Otis Worldwide
GE and OTIS side by side, both in electronic and other electrical equipment and components, except computer equipment. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How GE and OTIS compare
General Electric is the larger company, worth 11 times as much as Otis Worldwide ($325B against $28.8B).
On earnings, Otis Worldwide is cheaper: it trades at 18.8× trailing earnings, against 36.9× for General Electric.
General Electric grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (21.7% versus 5.8% for Otis Worldwide).
General Electric keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 17.7% compared with 10.3% at Otis Worldwide.
Both pay dividends: General Electric yields 0.57% and Otis Worldwide 2.3%.
Otis Worldwide scores higher on the StockData Score (17 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 | OTIS |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $325B | $28.8B |
| Share price | $313.05 | $75.75 |
| Change, 1 year | 1.1% | −18.9% |
| Change, 5 years | 188% | −7.3% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.18 | 0.75 |
| Employees | 57K | 72K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 14 | 17 (better) |
| Valuation score | 1 | 6 (better) |
| Growth score | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 5 (better) | 4 |
| Health score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend score | 1 | 4 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 36.9× | 18.8× (better) |
| P/S | 6.4× | 1.9× (better) |
| P/B | 18.4× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 29.8× | 14.6× (better) |
| P/FCF | 38.7× | 17.2× (better) |
| PEG | 0.08 (better) | 3.28 |
| FCF yield | 2.6% | 5.8% (better) |
| Fair value | $286.64 | $104.71 |
| Margin of safety | −9.2% | 27.7% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 21.7% (better) | 5.8% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | −9.6% | 2.5% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 15.7% (better) | 15.5% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 18.4% | 18.6% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 11.9% (better) | 11.0% |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | – | 15.3% |
| Net margin | 17.7% (better) | 10.3% |
| FCF margin | 16.6% (better) | 11.1% |
| Return on equity | 48.8% | – |
| Return on invested capital | – | 93.6% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.09 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.87 (better) | 2.97 |
| Interest coverage | – | 9.6× |
| Current ratio | 0.98 (better) | 0.86 |
| Altman Z-score | 3.16 (better) | 2.96 |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 (better) | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.57% | 2.3% (better) |
| Payout ratio | – | 42.5% |
| Years of dividend growth | 2 | 6 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 35.1% (better) | 22.4% |
| Buyback yield | 2.6% | 2.8% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 3.1% | 5.1% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 79.6% | 93.8% |
| Held by insiders | 0.57% | 0.14% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$21.3M | −$17.2M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 5 (better) | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 1.1% | 4.5% |
Go deeper
- GE stock overview
- GE income statement
- GE valuation and score
- OTIS stock overview
- OTIS income statement
- OTIS valuation and score
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