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Honeywell vs. Industry Peers
| Metric |
Honeywell |
General Dynamics |
Raytheon |
United Technologies |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CAPS Community Rating
|
**** |
YES |
**** |
YES |
**** |
YES |
**** |
YES |
|
CAPS 1000
|
98.0% Outperform |
YES |
96.2% Outperform |
YES |
94.7% Outperform |
YES |
85.5% Outperform |
YES |
|
Five-Year Revenue Growth
|
7.6% |
no |
10.3% |
YES |
3.1% |
no |
10.3% |
YES |
|
Gross Margin (TTM)
|
26.0%
|
no
|
13.5%
|
no |
21.8%
|
no |
28.9%
|
no |
|
Total Debt-to-Equity
|
1.02
|
no |
0.36
|
YES |
0.24
|
YES |
0.57
|
no |
|
Return on Equity
|
27.0%
|
YES |
22.3% |
YES |
19.2%
|
YES |
24.6%
|
YES |
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