Honeywell Aerospace Inc. (HONA)
Honeywell Aerospace is a global industrial giant that builds the engines, cockpit systems, and safety technology that keep commercial and military aircraft flying.
Is Honeywell Aerospace Inc. a good stock for a UK beginner?
The honest version: There's no rating here and nothing for sale. In its favour: Essential role in the global aviation supply chain. Worth weighing: High current valuation compared to recent earnings.
Is this normal for this company?
Each figure against the range this same company has produced recently. Neither end of a range is the good end.
Profit as a share of sales, from the company's own quarterly statements. The range covers the 4 quarters we hold, and the figure shown is its most recent one.
How these ranges are built
Every number here is the company's own reported figure, not a comparison with other companies. The ranges come from this company's own results and its share price. Where it reports in a different currency from the one its shares trade in, the price-to-earnings range is left out rather than mixing the two.
What does Honeywell Aerospace Inc. do?
Honeywell Aerospace acts as the backbone of the aviation industry, providing everything from flight control systems to high-tech sensors for planes and helicopters. Its earnings come from selling these complex components to aircraft manufacturers and providing ongoing maintenance and software services to airlines. Keep an eye on their supply chain and whether they can meet the strong demand for new, more fuel-efficient aircraft parts.
On our factor screen it looks strongest on value and quality, and weakest on momentum.
- !Pays no dividend - the whole return rides on the share price
- ✓Growing - revenue up about 5% over the year
- !High P/E of 51 - big growth is already priced in
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- Growth screens low
- Momentum screens low
- Income screens low
Does Honeywell Aerospace Inc. pay a dividend?
No - Honeywell Aerospace Inc. doesn't currently pay a dividend, so the whole return would rest on the share price. Plenty of growing companies reinvest their profits instead of paying them out - neither approach is better or worse, they're just different.
Does Honeywell Aerospace Inc. have more cash or more debt?
It holds about $1.06B in cash against about $16.15B of debt - so it has net debt of about $15.09B. Debt is not automatically a problem - it funds growth - but it has to be serviced and repaid, which matters more when profits wobble.
From the latest reported balance sheet. Cash and debt levels change, and some borrowing is normal - this is context, not a judgment.
What do Honeywell Aerospace Inc.'s numbers mean?
How has it performed?
Growth of £1,000, the worst fall, and year by year
Over the period shown to 2026-09-11. This is the share price only; any dividends would add to it. And it's the USD return - as a UK investor your actual £ return also moves with the exchange rate. Past performance is not a guide to the future, and it could just as easily have fallen.
A closer look at the numbers
Ownership, earnings history, where the money goes, and the outlook range
Does the share price tell you if it's cheap or expensive?
Who owns Honeywell Aerospace Inc.?
About 49% of Honeywell Aerospace Inc., or about 49 in every 100 shares, is held by big institutions such as pension and index funds. The rest, roughly 51%, is held by the public and smaller investors.
What this does and doesn't tell you
This is a recent snapshot of the share register, and it moves. We don't read anything into who owns what - a high institutional share is common for any large listed company and is not a signal about it.
Prices move on results, news and the mood of the whole market - no single headline explains a day, and a quiet week is usually just noise, not a signal.
How much money does Honeywell Aerospace Inc. make?
Revenue and profit by quarter, and how much of each sale turns into profit.
Where does each £100 of Honeywell Aerospace Inc.'s sales go?
A rough split of the latest full-year figures: of every £100 of sales, about £65 covers making the product or service, £24 goes on running costs, tax and interest, and about £11 is left as profit. Margins vary a lot by industry, and one-off items can distort a single year.
When does Honeywell Aerospace Inc. report earnings, and how did recent quarters go?
Honeywell Aerospace Inc. is next scheduled to report on about 2026-11-04 - dates can move, and we don't predict results; this just tells you when to look.
‘Beat’ and ‘missed’ are against what analysts expected, not whether the business is doing well.
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Where these figures come from
Each quarter a company reports its results against a consensus of analyst forecasts. The figures here are reported versus expected earnings per share from published results; the expectation is that analyst consensus, not our view. Report dates are estimates and can move.
What are the scenarios for Honeywell Aerospace Inc.?
An illustrative range for the year ahead — not a prediction or a price target.
What are the pros, cons and common questions?
The case each way, and the questions people ask
Dominance in next-generation aviation software
Major shift away from traditional aviation technology
What are the pros and cons of Honeywell Aerospace Inc.?
A balance check, not a score or verdict.
- Essential role in the global aviation supply chain
- Strong profit margins for an industrial business
- Steady revenue growth: How fast the company's sales grew versus a year ago. from long-term service contracts
- High current valuation compared to recent earnings
- No dividend payments for income-focused investors
- Complex business model can be difficult to track
- Vulnerability to global travel disruptions
- Heavy reliance on a few major aircraft manufacturers
- Rising costs of raw materials and skilled labour
The write-up's own warning lights — if these start happening, the case above changes.
- A significant, sustained drop in global air travel
- Loss of major contracts with key aircraft manufacturers
Common questions about Honeywell Aerospace Inc.
Does Honeywell Aerospace Inc. pay a dividend?
No - Honeywell Aerospace Inc. does not currently pay a dividend, so the return would rest on the share price. Many growing companies reinvest profits instead of paying them out.
When does Honeywell Aerospace Inc. report earnings next?
Honeywell Aerospace Inc. is next scheduled to report results on about 2026-11-04. Report dates are estimates and can move; this is a diary note for when to look, not a forecast of the outcome.
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This plain-English summary was auto-generated on 2026-08-02 from public data and checked for an education-only, no-advice tone (the figures above carry their own, usually fresher, 'as of' date). It's information, never a recommendation.