Huntington Ingalls Industries vs Textron
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I put Huntington Ingalls Industries and Textron side by side, using each one’s latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- Textron is the larger business, with $14.8B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $12.5B for Huntington Ingalls Industries.
- Investors pay more for each dollar of Huntington Ingalls Industries’s earnings: a P/E of 16.7x against 14.7x for Textron.
Who comes out ahead
Of the 6 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
Huntington Ingalls Industries
HII
4/6
Revenue growth5-year growthFCF marginReturn on equity
Textron
TXT
2/6
Net marginShare count change
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | HII FY25 | TXT FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $11.1B | $13.7B |
| Revenue | $12.5B | $14.8B |
| Free cash flow | $794M | $929M |
| Net income | $605M | $921M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 8.2% | 8.0% |
| 5-year growth | 5.9% | 4.9% |
| Share count change | −0.3% | −5.3% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | — | — |
| Operating margin | 5.3% | — |
| Net margin | 4.9% | 6.2% |
| FCF margin | 6.4% | 6.3% |
| Return on capital | 7.3% | — |
| Return on equity | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $1.9B | — |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.0x | — |
| Dividends and buybacks | $213M | $840M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 16.7x | 14.7x |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | — |
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Free cash flow
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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.