Honeywell International vs RTX
HON and RTX side by side, both in aircraft and parts. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How HON and RTX compare
RTX is the larger company, worth 3.9 times as much as Honeywell International ($269B against $69.2B).
On earnings, Honeywell International is cheaper: it trades at 8.5× trailing earnings, against 35.2× for RTX.
RTX grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (11.8% 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 8.3% at RTX.
Both pay dividends: Honeywell International yields 2.0% and RTX 1.4%.
Honeywell International scores higher on the StockData Score (16 against 11 for RTX), 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 | HON | RTX |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $69.2B | $269B |
| Share price | $218.33 | $199.80 |
| Change, 1 year | 2.6% | 13.3% |
| Change, 5 years | −3.4% | 119% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.73 | 0.61 |
| Employees | 101K | 180K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 16 (better) | 11 |
| Valuation score | 5 (better) | 1 |
| Growth score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 5 (better) | 3 |
| Health score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 8.5× (better) | 35.2× |
| P/S | 1.8× (better) | 2.9× |
| P/B | 3.7× (better) | 4.1× |
| EV/EBITDA | 10.3× (better) | 20.1× |
| P/FCF | 17.3× (better) | 23.6× |
| PEG | 20.62 | 2.85 (better) |
| FCF yield | 5.8% (better) | 4.2% |
| Fair value | $419.97 | $165.81 |
| Margin of safety | 48.0% (better) | −20.5% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 5.0% | 11.8% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 2.8% | 9.4% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 43.7% (better) | 25.9% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 46.6% (better) | 24.8% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 1.8% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 36.5% | – |
| Operating margin | 20.7% (better) | 11.2% |
| Net margin | 21.6% (better) | 8.3% |
| FCF margin | 10.5% | 12.2% (better) |
| Return on equity | 47.4% (better) | 12.0% |
| Return on invested capital | 14.8% (better) | 8.8% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.83 | 0.56 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.71 | 1.91 (better) |
| Current ratio | 1.21 (better) | 1.01 |
| Altman Z-score | 2.63 | 2.73 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | 7 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.0% (better) | 1.4% |
| Payout ratio | 37.4% | 48.1% |
| Years of dividend growth | 15 (better) | 4 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 4.8% (better) | 4.3% |
| Buyback yield | 1.7% (better) | 0.00% |
| Shareholder yield | 3.7% (better) | 1.4% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 76.9% | 80.3% |
| Held by insiders | 0.07% | 0.07% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$10.7M (better) | −$39.5M |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.5% | 1.0% |
Go deeper
- HON stock overview
- HON income statement
- HON valuation and score
- RTX stock overview
- RTX income statement
- RTX valuation and score
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