Which is more profitable, BAE Systems or General Electric?

General Electric keeps more of every sale as profit.

Which grows faster, BAE Systems or General Electric?

General Electric grew its sales faster in recent years.

Which is cheaper, BAE Systems or General Electric?

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

Which has less debt, BAE Systems or General Electric?

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

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BAE Systems vs General Electric stock

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

In one sentence

BAE Systems is cheaper for its profits. General Electric is more profitable, grows faster and has less debt.

Side by side

	BAE Systems	General Electric
	£55.1 billion	€310 billion
	7.3%	19.0%
	+10.1%	+16.3%
	26.7×	39.3×
	1.3 years	0.7 years
	11.1%	19.4%
	1.9%	0.4%

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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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