Which is better, GE or LMT?

GE and LMT tie on the headline Buffett-Fit score (42/100 each). The decision comes down to which underlying framework you trust most — GE leads on Philip Fisher, Peter Lynch, and Joel Greenblatt; LMT leads on Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Charlie Munger, and Terry Smith. The pillar-by-pillar breakdown is on this page.

Should I buy GE or LMT?

This page is an educational comparison, not investment advice. Both GE and LMT are graded against the same Buffett 5-pillar framework (moat, earnings durability, management quality, financial health, valuation) plus six other documented investor frameworks. Read the side-by-side breakdown to see which one matches the criteria you care about most — and always do your own research before making any investment decision.

Is GE better than LMT for value investing?

On the Buffett-style value-investing framework, LMT currently grades higher — 51/100 vs 42/100, a 9-point gap. The gap is driven by which pillars each stock passes; the table on this page shows moat, durability, management, financial health, and valuation side-by-side.

What's the difference between GE and LMT on Warren Buffett's framework?

Both stocks are evaluated on the same five pillars: economic moat (durable competitive advantage), earnings durability (consistent profitability), management quality (capital allocation), financial health (conservative balance sheet), and valuation (margin of safety). GE currently scores 42/100 (D grade); LMT scores 51/100 (C grade). The "Where each wins" section on this page breaks down which pillar each stock dominates.

Which has the stronger moat, GE or LMT?

Moat strength is one of the five pillars in the Buffett-Fit score on this page. GE and LMT are each scored on ROIC sustainability, gross-margin durability, and qualitative signals like brand strength, switching costs, network effects, and regulatory barriers. The pillar breakdown on this page shows the moat sub-score side-by-side so you can see which one has the more durable competitive advantage.

Which is more undervalued, GE or LMT?

Valuation is one of the five Buffett-Fit pillars on this page. Both stocks are scored on owner-earnings yield, price-to-intrinsic-value vs the underlying compounding rate, and the margin of safety relative to a conservative DCF. The valuation sub-score in the table below tells you which one currently trades at a more attractive price relative to its underlying business quality.

Are GE and LMT both Industrials stocks?

Yes — both GE Aerospace (GE) and Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMT) operate in the Industrials sector. That makes this a direct sector-peer comparison, which is the apples-to-apples way to use the Buffett-Fit framework: the score weighs each stock against its sector's specific quality and valuation benchmarks (sector-relative bonus), so the cross-stock comparison isn't distorted by inter-sector base-rate differences.

Is this GE vs LMT comparison investment advice?

No. This page is an educational pattern-match against documented public frameworks (Buffett, Graham, Fisher, Lynch, Greenblatt, Munger, Smith), not personalised investment advice. The scores reflect how closely each stock matches each framework's documented criteria — they are not buy/hold/sell recommendations. Always do your own research and consult a licensed financial adviser for personalised advice.

Stock comparison

GE Aerospace

Lockheed Martin

Scored across Buffett, Graham, Lynch and Greenblatt - plus a side-by-side metric table covering valuation, quality, growth and balance sheet.

GE Aerospace

Market cap

$316.42B

Sector

Industrials

LMT

Lockheed Martin

Market cap

$122.95B

Sector

Industrials

Fit scores by strategy

Strategy	GE	LMT	Winner
Warren Buffett	42D	51C	LMT
Benjamin Graham	61D	76B	LMT
Philip Fisher

Side-by-side metrics

Metric	GE	LMT
Market cap	$316.42B	$122.95B
P/E (TTM)	35.9x	24.8x
EV/EBIT	36.7x	17.8x
ROIC (TTM)	8.52%	16.84%
Gross margin	34.82%	9.82%
Net margin	17.91%	6.38%
Revenue CAGR 5y	-5.07%

Where each one wins

The metrics with the biggest gap between the two - sorted so the most decisive edges read first.

GE leads on

Gross margin34.82%vs 9.82%+72%
Net margin17.91%vs 6.38%+64%
Market cap$316.42Bvs $122.95B+61%
Debt / Equity1.1xvs 2.8x

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Educational tool. Fit scores are deterministic projections from public financials onto each investor's published criteria - not personal recommendations or advice.