Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. LHX scored 47.0, TXT scored 69.1 — TXT leads.
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LHX
L3Harris Technologies, Inc.
Aerospace & Defense · Quality-Growth
47
$236.97 · $44.1B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
22.1
TXT leads
TXT
Textron Inc.
Aerospace & Defense · Quality-Growth
69.1
$74.16 · $12.8B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
CheapestTXT14.0x
Fastest growthTXT+8.8%
Strongest balance sheetTXT0.52
Highest qualityTXT67 / 100
Largest discount to fair valueLHX-45%
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Growth against the P/E multiple. Up and to the right is cheaper and faster — the quality-growth idea in one picture. Points beyond the axis are pinned to the edge and marked off-scale rather than allowed to compress everything else.
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
LHX
stronger →← stronger
TXT
61
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
67
50
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
65
34
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
76
TXT is stronger on 3 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
LHX
TXT
$2.8bB
FCF
$759mC+
+2.5%C
Rev
+8.8%B
0.53B
D/E
0.52B+
23.9xB+
P/E
14.0xA-
1.18B+
PEG
0.85B+
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
LHX
TXT
45% below
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
6% below
~-6%/yr
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
~5%/yr
+65%
1-yr DCF upside
0%
+80%
5-yr DCF upside
+6%
+107%
10-yr DCF upside
+17%
These two disagree on this pair: the Value pillar ranks cheapness against sector peers, while price-vs-fair-value is an absolute read. A name can be the better value in its sector and still the dearer one on cash flows.
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
LHX
No notable signals flagged.
TXT
Why this score
Buying back stock
The companies
LHXL3Harris Technologies, Inc.
Aerospace & Defense · $236.97 · beta 0.51
Why now
Aerospace & Defense · market cap $44.1b. Down 38% from 52-week high of $379.23 — deep drawdown territory. 17 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $325.18 (implying +37% upside).
Moat
FCF converts 151% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash.
Risk
Down 38% from the 52-week high — the market is pricing in something the screen can't see; verify the bear case before sizing up.
TXTTextron Inc.
Aerospace & Defense · $74.16 · beta 0.91
Why now
Aerospace & Defense · market cap $12.8b. Down 27% from 52-week high of $101.57 — deep drawdown territory. PEG 0.85 — paying under fair value for the growth rate. 15 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $100.27 (implying +35% upside).
Moat
ROE 12% meets the long-run market sustainable threshold — solid but not differentiated; the durability comes from elsewhere.
Risk
Value re-rating depends on a catalyst. Without one — analyst day, divestiture, margin recovery, capital return — the stock can stay cheap on these multiples for years.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
Generating verdict… typically 5–10 seconds
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Where LHX and TXT diverge
On the headline score the gap is 22.1 points in favor of TXT. The widest single difference is Value, where TXT leads by 41.5 points.
ValueLHX 34.1 · TXT 75.6TXT +41.5
GrowthLHX 50.5 · TXT 65.2TXT +14.7
QualityLHX 60.5 · TXT 67.1TXT +6.6
Pillars run 0–100. Value is judged against each company's own sector, so a Value score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.
Common questions
Is TXT or LHX the better stock?
TXT scores higher: TXT 69.1, LHX 47.0 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth score, which blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number. A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price — it is not a price target or a recommendation.
Where do TXT and LHX differ most?
The widest gap is value, where TXT leads by 42 points on the 0–100 pillar scale. TXT leads all three pillars, so the gap is broad rather than a single-measure difference.
How are TXT and LHX scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
The whole universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the scores and fundamentals here reflect the latest published edition.