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 5.0 times as much as Honeywell International ($354B against $70.9B).
On earnings, Honeywell International is cheaper: it trades at 10.1× trailing earnings, against 39.5× for General Electric.
General Electric grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (19.6% versus 3.9% for Honeywell International).
Honeywell International keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 21.0% compared with 17.3% at General Electric.
Both pay dividends: General Electric yields 0.52% and Honeywell International 2.2%.
Honeywell International scores higher on the StockData Score (16 against 13 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 | $354B | $70.9B |
| Share price | $342.75 | $223.45 |
| Change, 1 year | 9.9% | −44.3% |
| Change, 5 years | 243% | 2.3% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.15 | 0.73 |
| Employees | 57K | 101K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 13 | 16 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 5 (better) |
| Growth score | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 5 | 5 |
| Health score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 39.5× | 10.1× (better) |
| P/S | 6.7× | 2.1× (better) |
| P/B | 20.2× | 3.2× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 31.6× | 6.5× (better) |
| P/FCF | 44.2× (better) | 73.3× |
| PEG | 0.09 (better) | 24.57 |
| FCF yield | 2.3% (better) | 1.4% |
| Fair value | $288.47 | $414.56 |
| Margin of safety | −18.8% | 46.1% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 19.6% (better) | 3.9% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | −9.6% | 2.8% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 12.9% | 15.1% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 15.8% | 16.7% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 11.9% (better) | 1.8% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 37.7% |
| Operating margin | – | 32.7% |
| Net margin | 17.3% | 21.0% (better) |
| FCF margin | 15.3% (better) | 2.9% |
| Return on equity | 50.1% (better) | 36.0% |
| Return on invested capital | – | 24.4% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.10 | 0.74 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.91 | 0.83 (better) |
| Current ratio | 0.98 (better) | 0.96 |
| Altman Z-score | 3.37 | 4.25 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 (better) | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.52% | 2.2% (better) |
| Payout ratio | – | 36.6% |
| Years of dividend growth | 2 | 15 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 35.1% (better) | 4.8% |
| Buyback yield | 2.4% (better) | 1.6% |
| Shareholder yield | 2.9% | 3.8% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 80.0% | 76.8% |
| Held by insiders | 0.57% | 0.07% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$23.8M | −$12.7M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 5 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 1.3% | 2.1% |
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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