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 1.2× larger than Huntington Ingalls Industries by market cap; Textron trades at the lower P/E (13.2 vs 15.5); year to date, Textron leads (−16.2% vs −23.3%).
Side by side
| HII | TXT | |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $10.3B | $12.4B |
| Price | $265.02 | $73.22 |
| Today | +1.7% | +0.3% |
| Return YTD | −23.3% | −16.2% |
| Return 1Y | −8.7% | −14.1% |
| Since June 26, 2026 | −6.0% | −19.7% |
| P/E | 15.5 | 13.2 |
| P/S | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| P/B | 1.9 | 1.5 |
Data as of 2026-10-08 · updates daily after U.S. close
Since June 26, 2026: the change in the closing price, from the daily closes Sectivia records itself since that date.
The two companies
Huntington Ingalls IndustriesHII
Aircraft carriers and nuclear submarines for the US Navy, built at the country's biggest military shipyard, with a technology and services arm alongside.
Full HII profile →TextronTXT
Bell helicopters, Cessna and Beechcraft aircraft, plus military vehicles and drones.
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