Boeingvs.Huntington Ingalls Industries
BA vs HII · both in Military platforms, part of the Defense, security & space value chain: Aircraft, ships and vehicles — the physical platforms defense systems are built on.
Boeing is about 16× larger than Huntington Ingalls Industries by market cap; Huntington Ingalls Industries trades at the lower P/E (18.6 vs 77.3); year to date, Boeing leads (+2.4% vs −15.9%).
Side by side
| BA | HII | |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $175B | $11.3B |
| Price | $222.28 | $286.09 |
| Today | −0.4% | −0.0% |
| Return YTD | +2.4% | −15.9% |
| Return 1Y | −1.7% | +10.8% |
| P/E | 77.3 | 18.6 |
| P/S | 1.9 | 0.9 |
| P/B | 29.3 | 2.2 |
Data as of 2026-07-11 · updates daily after U.S. close
The two companies
BoeingBA
American aerospace and defense giant — commercial aircraft as well as a large defense, space and security division.
Full BA profile →Huntington Ingalls IndustriesHII
The largest US military shipbuilder; builds aircraft carriers and submarines for the navy.
Full HII profile →More comparisons in Military platforms
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