FER vs. GE: Ferrovial vs. GE Aerospace Stock Comparison

November 11, 2026

How do Ferrovial (FER) and GE Aerospace (GE) 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

Ferrovial (FER) and GE Aerospace (GE) both fall under the Capital Goods industry group, but FER is classified in Construction & Engineering while GE is classified in Industrial Conglomerates.

Company profile comparison for Ferrovial (FER) and GE Aerospace (GE)
Profile Item	FER	GE
Name	Ferrovial N.V.	General Electric Company
Country/Region	Netherlands	United States
GICS Sector	Industrials	Industrials
GICS Industry Group	Capital Goods	Capital Goods
GICS Industry	Construction & Engineering	Industrial Conglomerates
GICS Sub-Industry	Construction & Engineering	Industrial Conglomerates
Market Capitalization	42.19 billion USD	335.38 billion USD
Currency	USD	USD
Exchange	Nasdaq	NYSE
Listing Date	August 13, 2012	January 2, 1962
Security Type	Common Stock	Common Stock

Price Performance

Cumulative Growth

FER

GSPC

Ferrovial (FER) vs. GE Aerospace (GE), 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 Ferrovial (FER) and GE Aerospace (GE). Returns over one year are annualized.

Calendar-Year Returns

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Calendar-year total returns for Ferrovial (FER) and GE Aerospace (GE). Each bar is that year's total return, measured year-end to year-end.

Performance Metrics

Price performance metrics for Ferrovial (FER) and GE Aerospace (GE)
Metric	FER	GE
Total Return (1Y)	-1.10%	9.16%
Total Return (3Y, Annualized)	26.01%	55.50%
Total Return (5Y, Annualized)	17.20%	37.59%

Risk Profile

Drawdown History

FER

GSPC

Ferrovial (FER) vs. GE Aerospace (GE), 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 Ferrovial (FER) and GE Aerospace (GE). Each bar is the share of months whose return fell in that 5% bucket.

Risk Metrics

GE Aerospace (GE) has an aggressive beta of 1.39, indicating higher sensitivity to broad-market moves, while Ferrovial (FER) is defensive at 0.36 and tends to be less market-sensitive — they sit on opposite ends of the beta spectrum.

Risk profile metrics for Ferrovial (FER) and GE Aerospace (GE)
Metric	FER	GE
Volatility (1Y, Annualized)	27.38%	34.52%
Beta (5Y)	0.36	1.39
Max Drawdown (5Y)	-33.67%	-44.94%
Avg. Volume (3M)	1.95M	4.48M

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Return Positioning

FER and GE 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 Ferrovial (FER) and GE Aerospace (GE)
Metric	FER	GE
Sharpe Ratio (1Y)	-0.20	0.14
Sortino Ratio (1Y)	-0.30	0.20

Profitability

ROE (TTM)

GE Aerospace (GE) at 50.17% clears its industry range for ROE, a sharper capital-efficiency signal than Ferrovial (FER) at 11.62%, which is closer to a typical peer reading.

FER

Capital Goods industry group

11.62%

Max: 40.55%
Q3: 19.29%
Median: 12.12%
FER: 11.62%
Q1: 4.08%
Min: -17.12%

GE

Capital Goods industry group

50.17%

GE: 50.17%
Max: 40.55%
Q3: 19.29%
Median: 12.12%
Q1: 4.08%
Min: -17.12%

Ferrovial (FER) vs. GE Aerospace (GE): A comparison of their ROE against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Net Margin (TTM)

GE Aerospace (GE) at 17.31% retains a top-quartile share of revenue as profit, ahead of Ferrovial (FER) at 6.15%, which keeps about the industry-typical share.

FER

Capital Goods industry group

6.15%

Max: 27.47%
Q3: 12.10%
Median: 6.30%
FER: 6.15%
Q1: 1.40%
Min: -12.89%

GE

Capital Goods industry group

17.31%

Max: 27.47%
GE: 17.31%
Q3: 12.10%
Median: 6.30%
Q1: 1.40%
Min: -12.89%

Ferrovial (FER) vs. GE Aerospace (GE): A comparison of their net margin against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Operating Margin (TTM)

GE Aerospace (GE) at 18.49% operates in the top operating margin quartile, ahead of Ferrovial (FER) at 10.45%, which runs around its industry’s norm.

FER

Capital Goods industry group

10.45%

Max: 36.60%
Q3: 18.33%
Median: 11.12%
FER: 10.45%
Q1: 5.14%
Min: -12.63%

GE

Capital Goods industry group

18.49%

Max: 36.60%
GE: 18.49%
Q3: 18.33%
Median: 11.12%
Q1: 5.14%
Min: -12.63%

Ferrovial (FER) vs. GE Aerospace (GE): A comparison of their operating margin against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Profitability Metrics

Profitability metrics for Ferrovial (FER) and GE Aerospace (GE)
Metric	FER	GE
ROE (TTM)	11.62%	50.17%
ROA (TTM)	2.62%	5.06%
Net Margin (TTM)	6.15%	17.31%
Operating Margin (TTM)	10.45%	18.49%
Gross Margin (TTM)	87.14%	30.07%

Growth

Revenue Growth

Both Ferrovial (FER) at 5.24% and GE Aerospace (GE) at 18.48% land near their industries' usual revenue growth ranges, so top-line momentum looks broadly in line with peers on both sides.

Ferrovial (FER) vs. GE Aerospace (GE): A comparison of their Revenue Growth across different time periods.

EPS Growth

GE Aerospace (GE) at 35.89% sits in the top EPS growth quartile, while Ferrovial (FER) at -72.26% is in the bottom quartile, showing a clear gap in earnings momentum.

Ferrovial (FER) vs. GE Aerospace (GE): A comparison of their EPS Growth across different time periods.

Growth Metrics

Growth metrics for Ferrovial (FER) and GE Aerospace (GE)
Metric	FER	GE
Revenue Growth (YoY)	5.24%	18.48%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)	8.43%	16.32%
EPS Growth (YoY)	-72.26%	35.89%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)	70.54%	446.03%

Financial Strength

Current Ratio (MRQ)

Both Ferrovial (FER) at 1.20 and GE Aerospace (GE) at 0.98 run current ratio in the tighter-liquidity quartile of industry peers, leaving thinner cushions against current liabilities than typical competitors.

FER

Capital Goods industry group

1.20

Max: 5.22
Q3: 2.95
Median: 2.08
Q1: 1.43
FER: 1.20
Min: 0.36

GE

Capital Goods industry group

0.98

Max: 5.22
Q3: 2.95
Median: 2.08
Q1: 1.43
GE: 0.98
Min: 0.36

Ferrovial (FER) vs. GE Aerospace (GE): A comparison of their current ratio against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Debt / Equity (MRQ)

Both Ferrovial (FER) at 1.44 and GE Aerospace (GE) at 1.16 lean more heavily on debt funding than most peers, landing in the higher-leverage quartile of their industries.

FER

Capital Goods industry group

1.44

Max: 2.33
FER: 1.44
Q3: 1.12
Median: 0.60
Q1: 0.29
Min: 0.00

GE

Capital Goods industry group

1.16

Max: 2.33
GE: 1.16
Q3: 1.12
Median: 0.60
Q1: 0.29
Min: 0.00

Ferrovial (FER) vs. GE Aerospace (GE): A comparison of their debt-to-equity ratio against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Financial Strength Metrics

Financial strength metrics for Ferrovial (FER) and GE Aerospace (GE)
Metric	FER	GE
Current Ratio (MRQ)	1.20	0.98
Debt / Equity (MRQ)	1.44	1.16
Net Debt / EBITDA	4.39	0.93

Dividends

Dividend Yield (TTM)

Both Ferrovial (FER) at 0.94% and GE Aerospace (GE) at 0.56% pay solid, industry-typical yields, sitting squarely within their peers’ usual range.

FER

Capital Goods industry group

0.94%

Max: 2.66%
Q3: 1.14%
FER: 0.94%
Median: 0.24%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

GE

Capital Goods industry group

0.56%

Max: 2.66%
Q3: 1.14%
GE: 0.56%
Median: 0.24%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

Ferrovial (FER) vs. GE Aerospace (GE): A comparison of their dividend yield against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Dividend Payout Ratio (TTM)

GE Aerospace (GE) at 20.23% keeps its payout in the industry’s typical band, while Ferrovial (FER) at 71.24% pays out more than any of its peers — the most stretched cover in its group.

FER

Capital Goods industry group

71.24%

FER: 71.24%
Max: 67.39%
Q3: 28.02%
Median: 6.86%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

GE

Capital Goods industry group

20.23%

Max: 67.39%
Q3: 28.02%
GE: 20.23%
Median: 6.86%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

Ferrovial (FER) vs. GE Aerospace (GE): A comparison of their payout ratio against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Dividend Metrics

Dividend metrics for Ferrovial (FER) and GE Aerospace (GE)
Metric	FER	GE
Dividend Yield (TTM)	0.94%	0.56%
Dividend Payout Ratio (TTM)	71.24%	20.23%

Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

Ferrovial (FER) at 32.26 is near its industry’s usual P/E ratio, while GE Aerospace (GE) at 36.94 sits in the richer quartile — GE needs stronger growth or earnings quality to justify the premium.

FER

Capital Goods industry group

32.26

Max: 59.38
Q3: 35.92
FER: 32.26
Median: 25.41
Q1: 19.47
Min: 3.03

GE

Capital Goods industry group

36.94

Max: 59.38
GE: 36.94
Q3: 35.92
Median: 25.41
Q1: 19.47
Min: 3.03

Ferrovial (FER) vs. GE Aerospace (GE): A comparison of their P/E ratio against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

P/S Ratio (TTM)

Both Ferrovial (FER) at 4.28 and GE Aerospace (GE) at 6.38 command a richer price per dollar of sales than most peers, sitting in the upper P/S ratio quartile of their industries.

FER

Capital Goods industry group

4.28

Max: 7.54
FER: 4.28
Q3: 3.76
Median: 2.15
Q1: 1.03
Min: 0.03

GE

Capital Goods industry group

6.38

Max: 7.54
GE: 6.38
Q3: 3.76
Median: 2.15
Q1: 1.03
Min: 0.03

Ferrovial (FER) vs. GE Aerospace (GE): A comparison of their P/S ratio against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

P/B Ratio (MRQ)

Both look rich against book: Ferrovial (FER) at 6.59 sits in the upper P/B ratio quartile, and GE Aerospace (GE) at 19.06 prices even higher, above its industry range.

FER

Capital Goods industry group

6.59

Max: 9.66
FER: 6.59
Q3: 5.00
Median: 3.12
Q1: 1.81
Min: -1.08

GE

Capital Goods industry group

19.06

GE: 19.06
Max: 9.66
Q3: 5.00
Median: 3.12
Q1: 1.81
Min: -1.08

Ferrovial (FER) vs. GE Aerospace (GE): A comparison of their P/B ratio against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Valuation Metrics

Valuation metrics for Ferrovial (FER) and GE Aerospace (GE)
Metric	FER	GE
P/E Ratio (TTM)	32.26	36.94
P/S Ratio (TTM)	4.28	6.38
P/B Ratio (MRQ)	6.59	19.06
Free Cash Flow Yield (TTM)	2.11%	1.89%