Textron (TXT)
Industrials · Aerospace and Defense Manufacturing
A diversified aerospace, defense, and industrial manufacturer delivering business aircraft, military helicopters, defense systems, and engineered industrial products globally.
What Textron does
Textron Inc. is a multi-industry company operating through manufacturing and finance segments. The manufacturing businesses include Textron Aviation (business jets and turboprops), Bell (helicopters including military platforms like the MV-75), Textron Systems (defense and special mission systems), and Industrial (engineered products). The company also operates a captive finance division. As of 2025, total revenues were $14.8 billion, with approximately 27% derived from U.S. Government defense contracts.
Themes: ["Defense contractor","Aerospace manufacturing","Military platforms (MV-75)","Business aviation","Helicopter manufacturing","U.S. Government contracts","Multi-industry diversification"]
Fundamentals
- Price$89.83 as of 2026-07-08 close
- Market cap$15.8B as of 2026-07-09
- 1-year return+9.4% as of 2026-07-08 close
- P/E16.88 as of 2026-07-09
- Net margin+6.2% as of 2026-07-09
- Gross margin+18.0% as of 2026-07-09
- ROE+12.1% as of 2026-07-09
- Debt / equity0.48 as of 2026-07-09
- Revenue growth (YoY)+9.5% as of 2026-07-09
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+3.6% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.90 as of 2026-07-09
Dividend: yield +0.1%; 1-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC XBRL).
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Cyclical demand for aircraft products vulnerable to economic downturns and unexpected events; commercial backlog conversion depends on production capacity and customer credit","Material revenue concentration with U.S. Government (27% of 2025 revenues); MV-75 program represents significant growing portion of defense backlog; vulnerable to congressional appropriations timing and defense budget decisions","U.S. Government contracts require pre-funding of costs with reimbursement risk if appropriations are delayed or insufficient; exposure to government shutdown and continuing resolution uncertainty"]
Competitors & peers
- Bombardier
- Gulfstream (General Dynamics)
- Airbus Helicopters
- Sikorsky (Lockheed Martin)
- Northrop Grumman
- Raytheon Technologies
- Leonardo (defense helicopters)
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-09. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-08.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date.