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MetricHONHONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INCMMM3M COBBUC.TOBBUC.TOIEPICAHN ENTERPRISES L.P.Median of the restexcluding HON
TypeCompanyCompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$218.31▲ 3.58 (1.67%)
$175.56▲ 0.82 (0.47%)
C$39.31▲ 1.36 (3.58%)
$6.13▼ 0.02 (0.33%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.8.0/108.0/105.0/103.3/105.0/10
Market value$138.69B$93.10B$3.45B$3.20B
Revenue$37.44B$24.95B$38.53B$9.66B
Profit$4.73B$3.25B$36.5M-$299.0M
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.7.8%1.5%-32.4%-3.6%-3.6%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.36.9%39.9%19.3%—29.6%
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.21.7%18.6%15.1%—16.8%
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.12.6%13.0%0.1%-3.1%0.1%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.14.5%5.6%4.3%-6.8%4.3%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.34.0%69.1%——69.1%
Return on invested capital (approx.)Operating profit after tax against equity plus debt, less cash. Cash here excludes short-term investments, so this runs low for cash-rich companies.19.3%29.6%8.2%—18.9%
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.29.33x28.64x94.50x—61.57x
EV / EBITDA (approx.)Market value plus debt less cash, against operating profit before depreciation. Cash excludes short-term investments, so this runs high for cash-rich companies.16.94x16.92x5.94x—11.43x
Price to book9.97x19.80x——19.80x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.4.30x7.02x——7.02x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.5/95/96/92/65.0
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.safesafenot reportednot reported

How HON compares with the others

  • HON's operating margin of 21.7% is higher than the median of the other companies selected (16.8%).
  • Its revenue grew faster than the median of the other companies selected: 7.8% against -3.6%.
  • It trades at a lower P/E than the median of the other companies selected: 29.3x against 61.6x.
  • Its liabilities are lower relative to equity than the other company selected: 4.3x against 7.0x.

Measured against the other companies entered, from each one's latest annual filing. A difference describes the companies; it does not rank them.