COMPARE · Data as of August 28, 2026
FTAI vs TXT
Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. FTAI scored 68.0, TXT scored 70.5 — TXT leads.
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FTAI
FTAI Aviation Ltd.
68
$200.83 · $20.6B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
2.5
TXT leads
TXT
Textron Inc.
70.5
$81.80 · $14.1B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
- Fastest growthFTAI+45.3%
- Strongest balance sheetTXT0.52
- Highest qualityTXT64 / 100
- Largest discount to fair valueTXT-5%
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
FTAI
stronger →← stronger
TXT
47
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
64
97
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
75
68
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
72
TXT is stronger on 2 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
FTAI
TXT
-$890mF
FCF
$759mC+
+45.3%A
Rev
+8.8%B
8.65D
D/E
0.52B+
6.6xC
P/S
—
0.39A
PEG
1.11B+
—
P/E
15.4xA-
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
FTAI
TXT
—
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
5% below
—
Growth the price implies10-yr FCF · lower = less priced in
~7%/yr
—
1-yr DCF upside
-7%
—
5-yr DCF upside
+6%
—
10-yr DCF upside
+26%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
FTAI
Why this score
- Raising its dividend
TXT
Why this score
- Buying back stock
The companies
FTAIFTAI Aviation Ltd.
Why now
Aerospace & Defense · market cap $20.6b. Down 38% from 52-week high of $323.51 — deep drawdown territory. Revenue growing +45% — in hypergrowth territory. PEG 0.39 — paying under fair value for the growth rate. 10 sell-side analysts rate this a Strong Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $368.10 (implying +83% upside).
Moat
Net margin 16% beats the market median by a meaningful margin — the company is keeping more of every revenue dollar than the average S&P constituent.
Risk
D/E 8.65 is elevated — limits strategic flexibility and raises refinancing exposure if rates stay higher for longer. Free cash flow is negative (-$890m) — capital raises or debt issuance likely required; dilution / leverage 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.
Why now
Aerospace & Defense · market cap $14.1b. 19% off the 52-week high of $101.57. 15 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $102.07 (implying +25% upside).
Moat
ROE 12% meets the long-run market sustainable threshold — solid but not differentiated; the durability comes from elsewhere.
Risk
Mature compounder — the risk is paying up for quality at a moment when growth is decelerating. Watch for sequential revenue + margin trends; the inflection from "compounder" to "ex-compounder" is hard to spot until the multiple already started compressing.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
TXT leads FTAI by 2.1 points (70.1 to 68.0), its sharpest advantage coming in D/E (grade B). A contrarian could still prefer FTAI for its stronger Rev (grade A). Note they play different roles — FTAI screens as spec, TXT screens as growth — so the model rewards different traits for each.
Our AI analyst is busy right now, so this verdict is drawn directly from the pillars, grades and DCF above.
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Where FTAI and TXT diverge
On the headline score the gap is 2.5 points in favor of TXT. They get there differently, though — each leads on a different pillar, so the better pick depends on which you weight.
- GrowthFTAI 97.4 · TXT 75.1FTAI +22.3
- QualityFTAI 47.3 · TXT 64.5TXT +17.2
- ValueFTAI 68.4 · TXT 72.3TXT +3.9
Pillars run 0–100 against sector peers, so a 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.