Which is more profitable, Airbus or SpaceX?

Airbus keeps more of every sale as profit.

Which grows faster, Airbus or SpaceX?

SpaceX grew its sales faster in recent years.

Which is cheaper, Airbus or SpaceX?

Airbus costs less for each unit of yearly profit (lower P/E).

Which has less debt, Airbus or SpaceX?

SpaceX would need fewer years of earnings to pay off its debt.

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Airbus vs SpaceX stock

Side by side in plain words: who keeps more of its sales, grows faster, costs less and owes less.

In one sentence

Airbus is more profitable and is cheaper for its profits. SpaceX grows faster and has less debt.

Side by side

	Airbus	SpaceX
	€163 billion	$1.89 trillion
	7.1%	-26.4%
	+7.7%	+34.1%
	31.2×	No profit yet
	Net cash	Net cash
	14.4%	-2.8%
	1.5%	–

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How we compare

Four contests with the same rules as each stock page: profit kept from sales (higher wins), yearly sales growth across the last reports, up to five years (higher wins), price per unit of yearly profit (lower P/E wins; a company without profit loses) and debt in years of earnings (lower wins). A winner is only named when both companies have the number.

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