Huntington Ingalls Industriesvs.Textron
HII vs TXT · both in Military platforms, part of the Defense, security & space value chain: Aircraft, ships and vehicles — the physical platforms defense systems are built on.
Textron is about 1.4× larger than Huntington Ingalls Industries by market cap; Textron trades at the lower P/E (16.9 vs 18.6); year to date, Textron leads (+4.3% vs −15.9%).
Side by side
| HII | TXT | |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $11.3B | $15.8B |
| Price | $286.09 | $90.91 |
| Today | −0.0% | +0.5% |
| Return YTD | −15.9% | +4.3% |
| Return 1Y | +10.8% | +6.7% |
| P/E | 18.6 | 16.9 |
| P/S | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| P/B | 2.2 | 2.0 |
Data as of 2026-07-11 · updates daily after U.S. close
The two companies
Huntington Ingalls IndustriesHII
The largest US military shipbuilder; builds aircraft carriers and submarines for the navy.
Full HII profile →TextronTXT
Maker of aircraft, helicopters and military vehicles (Bell, Cessna, Beechcraft).
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