HON Honeywell International Inc
Profitability Metrics
Valuation Metrics
Growth & Cash Flow
Price Change
Analysis
Company Overview
Honeywell International is a diversified industrial conglomerate with businesses spanning aerospace technologies, industrial automation, performance materials, and energy transition. Sector: Industrials.
Overview
Honeywell International Inc (HON) is an individual stock. The analysis below presents key financial metrics for the company, covering profitability, capital efficiency, valuation, margins, and growth.
Profitability & Capital Efficiency
From a returns-on-capital standpoint, ROIC is 12.53%, WACC is 7.26%, and the economic spread is 5.27%. On balance, the company clears its capital cost hurdle modestly — value creation is present but not emphatic. Supporting metrics show ROE at 25.30% and ROA at 5.66%, a combination that helps frame whether profitability strength is broad enough to hold through different market conditions. Taken together, the return profile suggests a company that is value-creative but with less room for execution slippage.
Valuation
The company's current market valuation reflects trailing P/E of 17.39, forward P/E of 18.92, PEG of 10.95. The trailing-to-forward compression is minimal, consistent with a market that sees limited earnings acceleration from current levels. Growth-adjusted valuation is stretched here — the multiple implies either above-consensus growth or a willingness to pay a premium for quality. The aggregate current ratio of 1.39 points to tighter short-term liquidity across the company. Across multiples and liquidity, the company is priced in a way that reflects current expectations reasonably well — leaving limited room for error, but also limited near-term downside from valuation compression alone.
Margins & Cash Generation
On profitability at each income statement layer, gross margin sits at 36.94%, operating margin at 18.03%, and free cash flow margin at 11.13%. Gross margins are moderate, pointing to the company where unit economics are functional but not a source of structural advantage. At this operating margin level, the the company demonstrate competent cost management and reasonable earnings durability. Free cash flow margins are moderate, with a meaningful but not exceptional share of revenue converting to cash after capex. Taken together, margins are adequate but uneven, suggesting earnings quality is not uniformly strong across all levels.
Growth & Forward Outlook
On a trailing basis, TTM revenue growth of 2.44% indicating muted but still positive top-line momentum across the company. The projected 12-month EPS growth of -8.1% is unfavorable, flagging a forward earnings environment where multiple compression is a material risk if estimates prove accurate. Revenue growth is the most grounded near-term signal available — it reflects what the business has actually delivered rather than what the market expects it to deliver. Whether this operational trajectory can be maintained through changing conditions will determine how much the revenue trend matters for the longer-term return case.
Conclusion
HoldThe metrics do not present an obvious case for aggressive action in either direction, and a measured, monitoring posture is appropriate given the current mix of signals.
This assessment is based solely on the quantitative metrics presented above and does not constitute financial advice. Investors should consider their own risk tolerance and conduct independent research before making investment decisions.