AER vs. SYM: AerCap vs. Symbotic Stock Comparison

November 11, 2026

How do AerCap (AER) and Symbotic (SYM) stack up? This page sets them side by side across company profile, performance and risk, profitability, growth, financial strength, dividends, and valuation, with selected fundamentals also measured against each stock's industry-group peers.

Company Profile

AerCap (AER) and Symbotic (SYM) both fall under the Capital Goods industry group, but AER is classified in Trading Companies & Distributors while SYM is classified in Machinery.

Company profile comparison for AerCap (AER) and Symbotic (SYM)
Profile Item	AER	SYM
Name	AerCap Holdings N.V.	Symbotic Inc. Class A Common Stock
Country/Region	Ireland	United States
GICS Sector	Industrials	Industrials
GICS Industry Group	Capital Goods	Capital Goods
GICS Industry	Trading Companies & Distributors	Machinery
GICS Sub-Industry	Trading Companies & Distributors	Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components
Market Capitalization	25.76 billion USD	22.29 billion USD
Currency	USD	USD
Exchange	NYSE	Nasdaq
Listing Date	November 21, 2006	March 9, 2021
Security Type	Common Stock	Common Stock

Price Performance

Cumulative Growth

AER

SYM

GSPC

AerCap (AER) vs. Symbotic (SYM), with S&P 500 (GSPC) for reference: Growth of a $10,000 investment over the past five years. Adjusted for dividends and splits.

Trailing Returns

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Trailing total returns for AerCap (AER) and Symbotic (SYM). Returns over one year are annualized.

Calendar-Year Returns

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Calendar-year total returns for AerCap (AER) and Symbotic (SYM). Each bar is that year's total return, measured year-end to year-end.

Performance Metrics

Price performance metrics for AerCap (AER) and Symbotic (SYM)
Metric	AER	SYM
Total Return (1Y)	32.17%	-44.66%
Total Return (3Y, Annualized)	39.43%	6.78%
Total Return (5Y, Annualized)	21.06%	30.90%

Risk Profile

Drawdown History

AER

SYM

GSPC

AerCap (AER) vs. Symbotic (SYM), with S&P 500 (GSPC) for reference: Drawdown from the running peak over the past five years. Each line shows the decline from its prior peak; 0% marks a new high.

Return Distribution

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Distribution of monthly total returns for AerCap (AER) and Symbotic (SYM). Each bar is the share of months whose return fell in that 5% bucket.

Risk Metrics

Symbotic (SYM) carries a highly aggressive beta of 2.05, indicating much higher sensitivity to broad-market moves, whereas AerCap (AER) is closer to market-like at 0.95 — a noticeable difference in market-sensitivity profile.

Risk profile metrics for AerCap (AER) and Symbotic (SYM)
Metric	AER	SYM
Volatility (1Y, Annualized)	26.10%	78.15%
Beta (5Y)	0.95	2.05
Max Drawdown (5Y)	-44.81%	-72.46%
Avg. Volume (3M)	1.13M	1.61M

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Return Positioning

AER and SYM are plotted by 1-year volatility (risk) and 1-year return. The dashed Capital Allocation Line runs from the risk-free rate through the shared industry median.

Risk-Adjusted Metrics

Risk-adjusted metrics for AerCap (AER) and Symbotic (SYM)
Metric	AER	SYM
Sharpe Ratio (1Y)	1.07	-0.63
Sortino Ratio (1Y)	1.59	-0.93

Profitability

ROE (TTM)

Both AerCap (AER) at 17.00% and Symbotic (SYM) at 4.39% land near their industries’ usual ROE ranges, so capital efficiency looks broadly in line with peers on both sides.

AER

Capital Goods industry group

17.00%

Max: 40.55%
Q3: 19.29%
AER: 17.00%
Median: 12.12%
Q1: 4.08%
Min: -17.12%

SYM

Capital Goods industry group

4.39%

Max: 40.55%
Q3: 19.29%
Median: 12.12%
SYM: 4.39%
Q1: 4.08%
Min: -17.12%

AerCap (AER) vs. Symbotic (SYM): A comparison of their ROE against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Net Margin (TTM)

AerCap (AER) at 34.47% retains an above-range share of revenue as profit, while Symbotic (SYM) at 0.31% keeps a bottom-quartile share — a wide gap in how much each sales dollar survives to the bottom line.

AER

Capital Goods industry group

34.47%

AER: 34.47%
Max: 27.47%
Q3: 12.10%
Median: 6.30%
Q1: 1.40%
Min: -12.89%

SYM

Capital Goods industry group

0.31%

Max: 27.47%
Q3: 12.10%
Median: 6.30%
Q1: 1.40%
SYM: 0.31%
Min: -12.89%

AerCap (AER) vs. Symbotic (SYM): A comparison of their net margin against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Operating Margin (TTM)

AerCap (AER) at 62.55% runs an above-range operating margin, while Symbotic (SYM) at 4.59% sits in the bottom quartile — a wide gap in core operating efficiency before financing and tax.

AER

Capital Goods industry group

62.55%

AER: 62.55%
Max: 36.60%
Q3: 18.33%
Median: 11.12%
Q1: 5.14%
Min: -12.63%

SYM

Capital Goods industry group

4.59%

Max: 36.60%
Q3: 18.33%
Median: 11.12%
Q1: 5.14%
SYM: 4.59%
Min: -12.63%

AerCap (AER) vs. Symbotic (SYM): A comparison of their operating margin against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Profitability Metrics

Profitability metrics for AerCap (AER) and Symbotic (SYM)
Metric	AER	SYM
ROE (TTM)	17.00%	4.39%
ROA (TTM)	4.52%	0.32%
Net Margin (TTM)	34.47%	0.31%
Operating Margin (TTM)	62.55%	4.59%
Gross Margin (TTM)	63.02%	21.27%

Growth

Revenue Growth

Symbotic (SYM) at 25.65% sits in the top revenue growth quartile, while AerCap (AER) at 6.50% is closer to the peer norm — faster top-line expansion for SYM.

AerCap (AER) vs. Symbotic (SYM): A comparison of their Revenue Growth across different time periods.

EPS Growth

Only one side can be read here: AerCap (AER) reports EPS growth of 97.41%, ranked against its industry; Symbotic (SYM) has no EPS growth figure this period.

AerCap (AER) vs. Symbotic (SYM): A comparison of their EPS Growth across different time periods.

Growth Metrics

Growth metrics for AerCap (AER) and Symbotic (SYM)
Metric	AER	SYM
Revenue Growth (YoY)	6.50%	25.65%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)	6.69%	55.87%
EPS Growth (YoY)	97.41%	--
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)	--	--

Financial Strength

Current Ratio (MRQ)

AerCap (AER) at 1.45 keeps current ratio within its industry’s typical mid-range, while Symbotic (SYM) at 1.33 runs in the tighter-liquidity quartile — a thinner cushion against current liabilities for SYM.

AER

Capital Goods industry group

1.45

Max: 5.22
Q3: 2.95
Median: 2.08
AER: 1.45
Q1: 1.43
Min: 0.36

SYM

Capital Goods industry group

1.33

Max: 5.22
Q3: 2.95
Median: 2.08
Q1: 1.43
SYM: 1.33
Min: 0.36

AerCap (AER) vs. Symbotic (SYM): A comparison of their current ratio against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Debt / Equity (MRQ)

Symbotic (SYM) at 0.02 keeps leverage in the lower quartile, while AerCap (AER) at 2.33 sits in the higher-leverage quartile.

AER

Capital Goods industry group

2.33

AER: 2.33
Max: 2.33
Q3: 1.12
Median: 0.60
Q1: 0.29
Min: 0.00

SYM

Capital Goods industry group

0.02

Max: 2.33
Q3: 1.12
Median: 0.60
Q1: 0.29
SYM: 0.02
Min: 0.00

AerCap (AER) vs. Symbotic (SYM): A comparison of their debt-to-equity ratio against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Financial Strength Metrics

Financial strength metrics for AerCap (AER) and Symbotic (SYM)
Metric	AER	SYM
Current Ratio (MRQ)	1.45	1.33
Debt / Equity (MRQ)	2.33	0.02
Net Debt / EBITDA	7.77	-30.44

Dividends

Dividend Yield (TTM)

Symbotic (SYM) pays no dividend (yield 0.00%) — it may be reinvesting, using buybacks, or simply not returning cash through dividends. Meanwhile AerCap (AER) reports a yield of 0.96%, ranking against industry peers normally.

AER

Capital Goods industry group

0.96%

Max: 2.66%
Q3: 1.14%
AER: 0.96%
Median: 0.24%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

SYM

Capital Goods industry group

0.00%

Max: 2.66%
Q3: 1.14%
Median: 0.24%
SYM: 0.00%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

AerCap (AER) vs. Symbotic (SYM): A comparison of their dividend yield against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Dividend Payout Ratio (TTM)

Symbotic (SYM) pays no dividend (payout 0.00%) — it may be reinvesting, using buybacks, or simply not returning cash through dividends. Meanwhile AerCap (AER) reports a payout of 7.52%, ranking against industry peers normally.

AER

Capital Goods industry group

7.52%

Max: 67.39%
Q3: 28.02%
AER: 7.52%
Median: 6.86%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

SYM

Capital Goods industry group

0.00%

Max: 67.39%
Q3: 28.02%
Median: 6.86%
SYM: 0.00%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

AerCap (AER) vs. Symbotic (SYM): A comparison of their payout ratio against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Dividend Metrics

Dividend metrics for AerCap (AER) and Symbotic (SYM)
Metric	AER	SYM
Dividend Yield (TTM)	0.96%	0.00%
Dividend Payout Ratio (TTM)	7.52%	0.00%

Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

AerCap (AER) at 8.67 sits in the cheaper P/E ratio quartile, while Symbotic (SYM) at 460.25 trades above its peer range — a wide earnings-valuation gap relative to industry peers.

AER

Capital Goods industry group

8.67

Max: 59.38
Q3: 35.92
Median: 25.41
Q1: 19.47
AER: 8.67
Min: 3.03

SYM

Capital Goods industry group

460.25

SYM: 460.25
Max: 59.38
Q3: 35.92
Median: 25.41
Q1: 19.47
Min: 3.03

AerCap (AER) vs. Symbotic (SYM): A comparison of their P/E ratio against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

P/S Ratio (TTM)

AerCap (AER) at 2.84 prices around its industry’s typical P/S ratio, while Symbotic (SYM) at 8.42 clears its benchmark range — SYM looks notably rich on sales.

AER

Capital Goods industry group

2.84

Max: 7.54
Q3: 3.76
AER: 2.84
Median: 2.15
Q1: 1.03
Min: 0.03

SYM

Capital Goods industry group

8.42

SYM: 8.42
Max: 7.54
Q3: 3.76
Median: 2.15
Q1: 1.03
Min: 0.03

AerCap (AER) vs. Symbotic (SYM): A comparison of their P/S ratio against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

P/B Ratio (MRQ)

AerCap (AER) at 1.36 looks cheap against book in the lower P/B ratio quartile, while Symbotic (SYM) at 6.70 carries a premium in the upper quartile — a clear price-to-book gap.

AER

Capital Goods industry group

1.36

Max: 9.66
Q3: 5.00
Median: 3.12
Q1: 1.81
AER: 1.36
Min: -1.08

SYM

Capital Goods industry group

6.70

Max: 9.66
SYM: 6.70
Q3: 5.00
Median: 3.12
Q1: 1.81
Min: -1.08

AerCap (AER) vs. Symbotic (SYM): A comparison of their P/B ratio against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Valuation Metrics

Valuation metrics for AerCap (AER) and Symbotic (SYM)
Metric	AER	SYM
P/E Ratio (TTM)	8.67	460.25
P/S Ratio (TTM)	2.84	8.42
P/B Ratio (MRQ)	1.36	6.70
Free Cash Flow Yield (TTM)	-6.60%	2.46%