Elbit Systems vs StandardAero
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KIRA’s take AI analyst
I put Elbit Systems and StandardAero side by side, using each one’s latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- Elbit Systems is the larger business, with $7.9B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $6.1B for StandardAero.
- Elbit Systems grew revenue faster (16.3%, against 15.8%).
- StandardAero kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (9.1% operating margin, against 8.5%).
- Elbit Systems turned more of its sales into free cash flow (7.0% FCF margin, against 3.9%).
- Elbit Systems earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (18.0%, against 8.9%).
Who comes out ahead
Of the 10 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
Elbit Systems
ESLT
8/10
Revenue growthGross marginNet marginFCF marginReturn on capitalReturn on equityNet debt / EBITDAShare count change
StandardAero
SARO
1/10
Operating margin
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | ESLT FY25 | SARO FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $36.5B | $7.5B |
| Revenue | $7.9B | $6.1B |
| Free cash flow | $553M | $234M |
| Net income | $534M | $277M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 16.3% | 15.8% |
| 5-year growth | 11.2% | — |
| Share count change | 4.9% | 15.4% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 24.4% | 14.8% |
| Operating margin | 8.5% | 9.1% |
| Net margin | 6.7% | 4.6% |
| FCF margin | 7.0% | 3.9% |
| Return on capital | 18.0% | 8.9% |
| Return on equity | 14.4% | 11.0% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | −$534M | $1.9B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.6x | 2.6x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $112M | $0.0M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | — | 23.1x |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 | 8 |
Ten years
Revenue
Operating margin
Free cash flow
Return on capital
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.