GE Aerospace vs Lockheed Martin Corp

GE Aerospace (GE) is overvalued and Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT) is overvalued.

Both trade above our estimate of their intrinsic value. LMT is the closer of the two: -47%, against -329% for GE.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

GE Aerospace (GE)

Discounting its cash flows at 11.1% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $74.38; the price of $319.22 is 329% above that value, and 68% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 51/100 on 9 of 12 signals

Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT)

Discounting its cash flows at 14.7% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $355.67; the price of $522.34 is 47% above that value, and 59% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 51/100 on 10 of 12 signals

MetricGELMT
VerdictOvervaluedOvervalued
Price$319.22$522.34
Intrinsic value$74.38$355.67
Margin of safety-329%-47%
Leak Score51/100 (9/12)51/100 (10/12)
Market cap$331.2B$120.6B
Revenue growth, 5 years-9.6%2.8%
Operating margin18.5%11.8%
Net margin17.7%8.2%
Return on equity48.8%89.2%
Debt to equity1.152.34
P/E37.6x19.3x
Forward P/E35.1x16.0x
P/B18.8x13.7x
Dividend yield0.6%2.7%

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