GE vs RTX vs BA
161 measures in 16 categories, one definition each, computed from filings and market data.
Price, rebased to 100 three years ago
GE RTX BA · weekly adjusted closesSmart money 8Valuation 16Profitability (TTM) 12Returns on capital 11Growth 17Margin history & stability 7Liquidity (latest quarter) 7Leverage & solvency (latest quarter) 13Efficiency 11Cash flow & earnings quality 7Dividends & buybacks 9Scores & forensic checks 15Per share 7Size (TTM) 8Price performance 9Technicals 4
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Smart money
8 measures| Measure | GE | RTX | BA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insider open-market buys, 180d | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Insider $ bought, 180d | — | — | $0.30M |
| Congress purchases, 180d | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Last Congress purchase | — | 2026-03-27 | — |
| 13F net change in holders | +227 | −7 | +108 |
| ETFs adding shares, 30d | 1,352 | 1,210 | 956 |
| ETFs trimming, 30d | 1,208 | 952 | 704 |
| Net ETF funds, 30d | +144 | +258 | +252 |
Valuation
16 measures| Measure | GE | RTX | BA |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (TTM) | 36.3x
64th
|
33.8x
49th
|
61.7x
87th
|
| PEG (P/E ÷ 3-yr EPS CAGR) | — | 2.35
75th
|
— |
| Price / sales | 6.4x
67th
|
2.8x
36th
|
1.6x
16th
|
| Price / book | 18.5x
94th
|
3.9x
53rd
|
24.6x
96th
|
| Price / tangible book | 85.1x
95th
|
— | — |
| Price / free cash flow | 38.8x
57th
|
23.1x
34th
|
— |
| Price / operating cash flow | 33.2x
64th
|
18.4x
28th
|
41.3x
82nd
|
| Enterprise value | $335.4B
100th
|
$291.9B
98th
|
$176.2B
96th
|
| EV / sales | 6.6x
69th
|
3.1x
38th
|
1.9x
20th
|
| EV / EBITDA | 26.8x
71st
|
18.7x
40th
|
23.4x
64th
|
| EV / EBIT | 29.7x
64th
|
26.0x
51st
|
32.9x
69th
|
| EV / free cash flow | 40.0x
49th
|
25.8x
34th
|
— |
| Earnings yield | 2.8%
55th
|
3.0%
65th
|
1.6%
38th
|
| FCF yield | 2.6%
64th
|
4.3%
78th
|
-0.1%
31st
|
| Operating cash flow yield | 3.0%
55th
|
5.4%
80th
|
2.4%
42nd
|
| Graham number (per share) | $56.90
55th
|
$78.77
71st
|
$23.11
39th
|
Profitability (TTM)
12 measures| Measure | GE | RTX | BA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 35.4%
74th
|
20.3%
35th
|
4.7%
2nd
|
| EBITDA margin | 24.7%
83rd
|
16.7%
72nd
|
8.0%
34th
|
| Operating margin | 20.8%
85th
|
11.1%
66th
|
-5.4%
19th
|
| EBIT margin | 22.3%
87th
|
12.0%
70th
|
5.7%
34th
|
| Net margin | 17.7%
94th
|
8.3%
66th
|
2.6%
34th
|
| NOPAT margin | 18.0%
87th
|
9.1%
68th
|
-5.0%
19th
|
| FCF margin | 16.6%
89th
|
12.1%
79th
|
-0.2%
28th
|
| Operating cash flow margin | 19.3%
85th
|
15.2%
79th
|
3.9%
38th
|
| R&D / revenue | 3.5%
67th
|
3.0%
63rd
|
3.9%
71st
|
| SG&A / revenue | 8.7%
26th
|
6.6%
21st
|
6.2%
19th
|
| Stock comp / revenue | 0.0%
0th
|
0.6%
39th
|
0.4%
19th
|
| Effective tax rate | 13.4%
9th
|
18.7%
42nd
|
7.5%
4th
|
Returns on capital
11 measures| Measure | GE | RTX | BA |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROE (on average equity) | 48.8%
92nd
|
12.0%
61st
|
173.6%
96th
|
| ROA | 7.1%
65th
|
4.5%
51st
|
1.5%
31st
|
| ROIC | 33.2%
98th
|
8.7%
55th
|
-14.7%
16th
|
| ROCE | 12.9%
75th
|
10.1%
60th
|
9.5%
56th
|
| Return on tangible assets | 8.9%
62nd
|
6.6%
45th
|
3.3%
35th
|
| Cash ROIC (OCF / invested capital) | 35.7%
93rd
|
14.7%
63rd
|
11.4%
59th
|
| Gross profitability (GP / assets) | 14.1%
47th
|
10.9%
25th
|
2.7%
9th
|
| ROIC, 3-yr average | 20.4%
97th
|
5.3%
38th
|
-20.0%
3rd
|
| ROIC, 5-yr average | 14.4%
83rd
|
5.6%
34th
|
— |
| ROE, 5-yr average | 27.2%
90th
|
7.9%
46th
|
— |
| Incremental ROIC | -103.0%
6th
|
-457.3%
0th
|
264.2%
96th
|
Growth
17 measures| Measure | GE | RTX | BA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM YoY) | 21.8%
55th
|
11.8%
25th
|
24.8%
63rd
|
| Revenue growth (QoQ) | 7.7%
40th
|
11.9%
60th
|
10.5%
55th
|
| Revenue CAGR, 3 yr | -5.2%
2nd
|
9.8%
33rd
|
8.5%
28th
|
| Revenue CAGR, 5 yr | -7.7%
2nd
|
8.5%
33rd
|
8.8%
40th
|
| Gross profit CAGR, 3 yr | 3.8%
19th
|
9.7%
33rd
|
-3.2%
7th
|
| Operating income CAGR, 3 yr | 53.0%
94th
|
20.7%
47th
|
— |
| Net income growth (TTM YoY) | 15.7%
28th
|
25.9%
36th
|
— |
| Net income CAGR, 3 yr | -3.3%
13th
|
11.6%
37th
|
— |
| EPS growth (TTM YoY) | 17.7%
28th
|
24.9%
36th
|
— |
| EPS CAGR, 3 yr | -1.8%
10th
|
14.4%
43rd
|
— |
| EPS CAGR, 5 yr | 98.4%
100th
|
31.5%
81st
|
— |
| FCF growth (TTM YoY) | 52.9%
55th
|
270.3%
87th
|
— |
| FCF CAGR, 3 yr | 19.2%
41st
|
70.4%
100th
|
— |
| Operating cash flow CAGR, 3 yr | 16.8%
31st
|
39.2%
86th
|
-26.6%
0th
|
| Book value CAGR, 3 yr | -16.0%
7th
|
-0.5%
23rd
|
— |
| Dividend CAGR, 3 yr | 9.6%
86th
|
5.9%
79th
|
18.7%
97th
|
| Sustainable growth rate | 39.9%
89th
|
6.2%
29th
|
149.0%
100th
|
Margin history & stability
7 measures| Measure | GE | RTX | BA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin, 3-yr average | 35.2%
76th
|
18.9%
26th
|
4.6%
0th
|
| Operating margin, 3-yr average | 17.2%
80th
|
8.4%
46th
|
-6.7%
15th
|
| Net margin, 3-yr average | 15.5%
96th
|
6.3%
50th
|
-5.4%
15th
|
| FCF margin, 3-yr average | 13.8%
89th
|
8.9%
72nd
|
-6.4%
20th
|
| Revenue stability (0-1) | 0.75
21st
|
0.92
54th
|
0.81
29th
|
| Earnings stability (0-1) | 0.51
44th
|
0.51
46th
|
0.23
19th
|
| Margin stability (0-1) | 0.85
43rd
|
0.88
49th
|
0.33
13th
|
Liquidity (latest quarter)
7 measures| Measure | GE | RTX | BA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & short-term investments | $9.3B
98th
|
$8.3B
96th
|
$20.0B
100th
|
| Net cash (− = net debt) | −$9.8B
9th
|
−$30.6B
2nd
|
−$25.9B
4th
|
| Working capital | −$733.0M
0th
|
$667.0M
47th
|
$15.1B
100th
|
| Current ratio | 0.98
2nd
|
1.01
4th
|
1.14
5th
|
| Quick ratio | 0.67
2nd
|
0.78
5th
|
0.33
0th
|
| Cash ratio (cash + ST investments / current liabilities) | 0.23
33rd
|
0.13
9th
|
0.18
20th
|
| Defensive interval (days) | 1,067 days
57th
|
1,749 days
81st
|
1,280 days
74th
|
Leverage & solvency (latest quarter)
13 measures| Measure | GE | RTX | BA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total debt | $19.2B
93rd
|
$38.9B
98th
|
$45.9B
100th
|
| Debt / equity | 1.09
79th
|
0.59
60th
|
7.52
96th
|
| Net debt / equity | 0.56
72nd
|
0.46
58th
|
4.24
96th
|
| Debt / assets | 15.0%
31st
|
22.3%
40th
|
27.7%
62nd
|
| Debt / capital | 52.1%
79th
|
36.9%
60th
|
88.3%
96th
|
| Debt / EBITDA | 1.53
24th
|
2.49
57th
|
6.08
93rd
|
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.78
24th
|
1.96
52nd
|
3.43
81st
|
| Interest coverage (EBIT / interest) | 12.3x
77th
|
6.6x
58th
|
2.1x
25th
|
| Cash interest coverage | 10.7x
77th
|
8.4x
71st
|
1.4x
29th
|
| Debt payback (years of OCF) | 2.0 yrs
26th
|
2.7 yrs
44th
|
12.6 yrs
90th
|
| Liabilities / assets | 86.0%
91st
|
60.8%
69th
|
96.3%
96th
|
| IS credit model rating | AA- | BBB | B- |
| Implied credit spread (bps) | 100
22nd
|
275
65th
|
900
93rd
|
Efficiency
11 measures| Measure | GE | RTX | BA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asset turnover | 0.40
25th
|
0.55
42nd
|
0.59
49th
|
| Fixed asset turnover | 6.23
63rd
|
5.00
50th
|
5.76
57th
|
| Inventory turnover | 2.8
30th
|
5.2
62nd
|
1.0
0th
|
| Receivables turnover | 3.9
13th
|
4.1
17th
|
28.0
100th
|
| Days sales outstanding | 93 days
87th
|
88 days
84th
|
13 days
2nd
|
| Days inventory outstanding | 132 days
70th
|
70 days
38th
|
359 days
100th
|
| Days payables outstanding | 113 days
89th
|
75 days
84th
|
52 days
71st
|
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 112 days
55th
|
84 days
42nd
|
320 days
98th
|
| Capex / revenue | 2.8%
34th
|
3.1%
43rd
|
4.1%
58th
|
| Capex / depreciation | 1.14
50th
|
0.66
31st
|
1.75
72nd
|
| Operating expense ratio | 16.4%
54th
|
9.4%
17th
|
9.5%
23rd
|
Cash flow & earnings quality
7 measures| Measure | GE | RTX | BA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow / net income | 1.09
41st
|
1.84
87th
|
1.49
64th
|
| FCF / net income | 0.94
56th
|
1.46
82nd
|
−0.09
13th
|
| FCF / operating cash flow | 85.7%
74th
|
79.6%
63rd
|
-5.8%
3rd
|
| Capex / operating cash flow | 14.3%
26th
|
20.4%
37th
|
105.8%
97th
|
| Accruals ratio | -0.7%
67th
|
-3.8%
35th
|
-0.8%
64th
|
| Sloan accruals ratio | -2.6%
40th
|
-2.4%
42nd
|
-6.9%
18th
|
| Earnings quality score (0-1) | 1.00
49th
|
1.00
49th
|
1.00
49th
|
Scores & forensic checks
15 measures| Measure | GE | RTX | BA |
|---|---|---|---|
| IS score | 69
85th
|
62
64th
|
43
33rd
|
| IS profitability | 63
91st
|
34
53rd
|
25
42nd
|
| IS growth | 72
61st
|
66
37th
|
97
100th
|
| IS value | 35
29th
|
45
60th
|
32
15th
|
| IS momentum | 87
59th
|
92
76th
|
100
96th
|
| IS risk (safety) | 90
36th
|
65
18th
|
30
7th
|
| IS quality | 73
75th
|
74
82nd
|
45
27th
|
| IS balance sheet | 56
45th
|
55
44th
|
34
18th
|
| IS earnings quality | 70
71st
|
67
53rd
|
84
100th
|
| IS cash flow | 70
80th
|
70
78th
|
35
40th
|
| Piotroski F-score (0-9) | 7
53rd
|
8
84th
|
6
31st
|
| Altman Z-score | 3.8
40th
|
2.7
20th
|
1.6
9th
|
| Beneish M-score | −2.43
44th
|
−2.52
34th
|
−2.16
72nd
|
| Ohlson O-score | −6.82
71st
|
−8.53
27th
|
−6.69
73rd
|
| IS credit score | 84
76th
|
58
33rd
|
22
4th
|
Size (TTM)
8 measures| Measure | GE | RTX | BA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $325.6B
100th
|
$261.4B
98th
|
$150.3B
96th
|
| Revenue | $50.7B
93rd
|
$93.5B
98th
|
$94.0B
100th
|
| EBITDA | $12.5B
98th
|
$15.6B
100th
|
$7.5B
95th
|
| Net income | $9.0B
100th
|
$7.7B
98th
|
$2.4B
91st
|
| Free cash flow | $8.4B
96th
|
$11.3B
100th
|
−$210.0M
16th
|
| Total assets | $127.7B
96th
|
$174.0B
100th
|
$165.9B
98th
|
| Shareholders' equity | $17.6B
93rd
|
$66.4B
100th
|
$6.1B
87th
|
| Employees | 57,000
91st
|
180,000
98th
|
182,000
100th
|
Price performance
9 measures| Measure | GE | RTX | BA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day | +0.6% | +3.7% | +0.7% |
| 1 week | +1.8% | +4.3% | −0.2% |
| 1 month | +0.3% | +0.2% | −3.5% |
| 3 months | −7.9% | −0.3% | −9.3% |
| 6 months | +3.5% | −1.3% | −14.9% |
| Year to date | −1.7% | +3.9% | −16.6% |
| 1 year | +5.1% | +24.0% | −11.2% |
| 3 years, cumulative | +253.4% | +177.8% | −3.1% |
| 5 years, cumulative | +393.6% | +135.7% | −16.1% |
Technicals
4 measures| Measure | GE | RTX | BA |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSI 14 | 47.1 | 56.2 | 43.3 |
| From 52-week high | −19.2% | −14.3% | −25.3% |
| From 52-week low | +17.0% | +24.7% | +7.5% |
| Beta | 1.37 | 0.31 | 1.26 |
InsiderStreet reports findings from filings and market data. A comparison is not a recommendation to buy or sell either stock.Every figure is computed in code · data as of 2026-10-17