Elbit Systems vs Huntington Ingalls Industries
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I put Elbit Systems and Huntington Ingalls Industries side by side, using each one’s latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- Huntington Ingalls Industries is the larger business, with $12.5B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $7.9B for Elbit Systems, about 1.6 times as much.
- Elbit Systems grew revenue faster (16.3%, against 8.2%).
- Elbit Systems kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (8.5% operating margin, against 5.3%).
- Elbit Systems turned more of its sales into free cash flow (7.0% FCF margin, against 6.4%).
- Elbit Systems earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (18.0%, against 7.3%).
Who comes out ahead
Of the 10 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
Elbit Systems
ESLT
9/10
Revenue growth5-year growthOperating marginNet marginFCF marginReturn on capitalReturn on equityPiotroski F-scoreNet debt / EBITDA
Huntington Ingalls Industries
HII
1/10
Share count change
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | ESLT FY25 | HII FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $36.5B | $11.1B |
| Revenue | $7.9B | $12.5B |
| Free cash flow | $553M | $794M |
| Net income | $534M | $605M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 16.3% | 8.2% |
| 5-year growth | 11.2% | 5.9% |
| Share count change | 4.9% | −0.3% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 24.4% | — |
| Operating margin | 8.5% | 5.3% |
| Net margin | 6.7% | 4.9% |
| FCF margin | 7.0% | 6.4% |
| Return on capital | 18.0% | 7.3% |
| Return on equity | 14.4% | 12.4% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | −$534M | $1.9B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.6x | 2.0x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $112M | $213M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | — | 16.7x |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 | 7 |
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.