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HEICOvs.Huntington Ingalls Industries

HEI 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.

HEICO is about 3.3× larger than Huntington Ingalls Industries by market cap; Huntington Ingalls Industries trades at the lower P/E (19.4 vs 54.4); year to date, HEICO leads (+9.0% vs −13.4%).

Side by side

HEIHII
Market cap$43B$12.8B
Price$351.05$291.15
Today−0.5%−1.2%
Return YTD+9.0%−13.4%
Return 1Y+13.9%+9.1%
P/E54.419.4
P/S8.71.0
P/B9.02.4

Data as of 2026-08-26 · updates daily after U.S. close

The two companies

HEICOHEI

NYSE · USA

Hundreds of small acquisitions, still run by the founding family. HEICO makes FAA-approved replacement parts for aircraft and niche electronics for missile and space programs.

Spare partsDefense electronicsSerial acquirer
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Huntington Ingalls IndustriesHII

NYSE · USA

Aircraft carriers and nuclear submarines for the US Navy, built at the country's biggest military shipyard, with a technology and services arm alongside.

Shipbuilding
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