Which is more profitable, General Dynamics or Parker-Hannifin?

Parker-Hannifin keeps more of every sale as profit.

Which grows faster, General Dynamics or Parker-Hannifin?

Parker-Hannifin grew its sales faster in recent years.

Which is cheaper, General Dynamics or Parker-Hannifin?

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

Which has less debt, General Dynamics or Parker-Hannifin?

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

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General Dynamics vs Parker-Hannifin stock

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

In one sentence

General Dynamics is cheaper for its profits and has less debt. Parker-Hannifin is more profitable and grows faster.

Side by side

	General Dynamics	Parker-Hannifin
	$98.2 billion	$121 billion
	8.0%	17.0%
	+6.7%	+8.4%
	23.3×	33.0×
	1.2 years	1.4 years
	12.6%	16.8%
	1.7%	0.9%

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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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