GARMIN LTD vs NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP /DE/, two Aerospace & Defense stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where GRMN and NOC diverge most: on debt / equity, GRMN reads 0.00 and NOC reads 0.85; on p/s, GRMN reads 7.62 and NOC reads 1.80. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What NOC's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | GRMN | NOC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $294.01 | $542.47 |
| Market cap | $56.9B | $77.2B |
| Sector | Aerospace & Defense | Aerospace & Defense |
| Stage | Growth | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | +0.5% |
| P/E | 32.8 | 17.3 |
| P/B | 6.14 | 4.32 |
| P/S | 7.62 | 1.80 |
| EV/EBITDA | 27.1 | 14.7 |
| Revenue growth | +15.7% | +5.8% |
| Gross margin | 59.4% | — |
| Operating margin | 24.6% | 10.1% |
| Net margin | 23.3% | 10.5% |
| Return on equity | 18.7% | 25.1% |
| Return on assets | 15.8% | 8.9% |
| Return on invested capital | 18.3% | 13.0% |
| FCF yield | 2.5% | 4.7% |
| Dividend yield | 0.9% | 1.7% |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.85 |
| Current ratio | 4.36 | 1.17 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 8.26 | 2.87 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 7 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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