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 3.8 times as much as Honeywell International ($272B against $72.2B).
On earnings, Honeywell International is cheaper: it trades at 10.3× trailing earnings, against 32.7× for RTX.
RTX grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (11.6% 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 8.8% at RTX.
Both pay dividends: Honeywell International yields 1.9% and RTX 1.4%.
Honeywell International scores higher on the StockData Score (16 against 12 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 | $72.2B | $272B |
| Share price | $227.64 | $201.29 |
| Change, 1 year | −41.9% | 12.4% |
| Change, 5 years | 4.2% | 136% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.73 | 0.62 |
| Employees | 101K | 180K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 16 (better) | 12 |
| Valuation score | 5 (better) | 2 |
| Growth score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 5 (better) | 3 |
| Health score | 2 | 2 |
| Dividend score | 3 | 3 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 10.3× (better) | 32.7× |
| P/S | 2.1× (better) | 2.8× |
| P/B | 3.2× (better) | 3.9× |
| EV/EBITDA | 6.6× (better) | 19.2× |
| P/FCF | 74.7× | 28.6× (better) |
| PEG | 25.03 | 2.65 (better) |
| FCF yield | 1.3% | 3.5% (better) |
| Fair value | $424.64 | $167.39 |
| Margin of safety | 46.4% (better) | −20.3% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 3.9% | 11.6% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 2.8% | 9.4% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 15.1% | 27.5% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 16.7% | 26.5% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 1.8% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 37.7% | – |
| Operating margin | 32.7% (better) | 11.8% |
| Net margin | 21.0% (better) | 8.8% |
| FCF margin | 2.9% | 9.9% (better) |
| Return on equity | 36.0% (better) | 12.6% |
| Return on invested capital | 24.4% (better) | 9.5% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.74 | 0.54 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.83 (better) | 1.75 |
| Current ratio | 0.96 | 1.05 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 4.28 (better) | 2.80 |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | 7 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.9% (better) | 1.4% |
| Payout ratio | 36.6% | 45.2% |
| Years of dividend growth | 15 (better) | 4 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 4.8% (better) | 4.3% |
| Buyback yield | 1.5% (better) | 0.00% |
| Shareholder yield | 3.4% (better) | 1.4% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 76.8% | 80.2% |
| Held by insiders | 0.07% | 0.07% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$12.7M (better) | −$41.4M |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.1% | 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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