Spirit Aerosystems Holdings Inc's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Spirit Aerosystems Holdings Inc (SPR) against its publicly traded competitors: sales growth, net income, profitability, valuation and market share, plus each peer's market capitalization, revenue, income and employees. Free below: the top 5 peers. Subscriber access adds the full competitor list and CSV downloads.
Key Findings: Spirit Aerosystems Holdings Inc vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 6,394M vs 138,876M combined for tracked competitors (4.4% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is holding steady (-0.8% annualized vs trailing 12 months), vs accelerating (+2.7%) for its tracked peer group.
- Growth: Spirit Aerosystems Holdings Inc generated 7.8% revenue growth year over year in Q3 2025, vs 21.6% for its tracked competitors combined.
- Profitability: Its -45.7% net margin compares with -9.4% for the peer group.
- Peer revenue share: Spirit Aerosystems Holdings Inc accounted for 4.3% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group, down from 4.8% a year earlier.
- Peer differentiation: Revenue per employee of $0.31M compares with $0.45M for the peer group (0.7x).
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
SPR Sales vs. its Competitors, Q3 2025
Spirit Aerosystems Holdings Inc reported revenue growth of 7.81 % year on year in Q3 2025, below its competitors' combined revenue growth of 21.59 %.
With a net margin of -45.67 %, Spirit Aerosystems Holdings Inc reported lower profitability than its competitors (-9.44 %).
Spirit Aerosystems Holdings Inc generated 4.26 % of the combined sales of its peer group, down from 4.78 % a year earlier.
Spirit Aerosystems Holdings Inc vs. its Competitors, Q3 2025
Revenue growth, year on year
Net margin
Revenue run-rate vs trailing 12 months
TTM net margin
TTM = trailing twelve months. Run-rate annualizes the latest quarter (×4) and compares it to TTM. In millions of $. High-Confidence Competitors are named as a competitor directly in an SEC filing; Similar-Size Competitors are the closest peers by market-cap rank within the same industry; Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors are the closest peers by combined revenue growth, operating margin and ROIC, all independent of the competitor list.
TTM revenue, latest-quarter run-rate and net income/margin benchmarked across Spirit Aerosystems Holdings Inc and its 4 competitor groupings. Available under Commercial License.
| Entity | TTM Revenue | Rev Run-rate vs TTM |
|---|---|---|
| Spirit Aerosystems Holdings inc | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Competitors combined | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| High-Confidence Competitors (4) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar Growth & Profitability (4) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
TTM revenue, run-rate and net margin benchmarking across Spirit Aerosystems Holdings Inc's competitor groups requires a Commercial License.
For context: the Aerospace & Defense industry grew revenue 13.0% year over year, combined, vs 7.8% for Spirit Aerosystems Holdings Inc. Spirit Aerosystems Holdings Inc's share of combined industry revenue moved from 1.32% to 1.26%, a loss of 0.06 percentage points.
Spirit Aerosystems Holdings Inc's Competitor Quality Breadth
Share of each group, trailing 12 months: profitable (net margin > 0), expanding (revenue growth > 0), growing faster than the industry's own median, and financially distressed (Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below).
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spirit Aerosystems Holdings inc | No | No | No | No |
| Competitors combined (8) | ||||
| High-Confidence Competitors (6) | ||||
| Similar Growth & Profitability (8) | 62.50 % (5 of 8) | 75.00 % (6 of 8) | 25.00 % (2 of 8) | 25.00 % (2 of 8) |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Altman Z-Score is not shown here: it is not populated in the underlying data for any company. Percentages are of companies in each group that report the relevant metric, not of the full group size.
SPR Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
SPR Stock Performance relative to High-Confidence Competitors
SPR Stock Performance relative to Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors
5 Best-Performing Tracked Competitors, Trailing 12 Months
| # | Competitor | TTM Share Price Return | vs U.S.A. 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Butler National Corp | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 2 | Cpi Aerostructures Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 3 | Plexus Corp | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 4 | Ducommun Incorporated | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 5 | Triumph Group Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for Spirit Aerosystems Holdings Inc's best-performing tracked competitors requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.
Spirit Aerosystems Holdings Inc's Comment on Competition and Industry Peers
Publicly Traded Peers of Spirit Aerosystems Holdings inc
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
| Spirit Aerosystems Holdings inc | 4,645.20 | 6,393.60 |
| The Boeing Company | 147,091.13 | 93,995.00 |
| Honeywell International Inc | 67,205.48 | 36,130.00 |
| Ftai Aviation Ltd | 17,378.49 | 3,112.87 |
| Plexus Corp | 7,122.37 | 4,593.79 |
| Ducommun Incorporated | 2,668.30 | 862.01 |
| SUBTOTAL | 248,461.33 | 146,531.16 |
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Sources: Spirit Aerosystems Holdings inc's official press releases and regulatory filings; CSIMarket.com's market research; and the financial filings and press releases of the other companies cited.
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Spirit Aerosystems Holdings Inc's Competitors Named by the Company
Competitive relationships identified from SEC filings and corroborating sources, each with a basis and confidence.| Competitor | Basis | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Aernnova | Named by the company | 85% |
| GKN Aerospace | Named by the company | 85% |
| Premium AEROTEC | Named by the company | 85% |
| Triumph Group, Inc. | Named by the company | 85% |
| Bioventus Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
| Bombardier | Named by the company | 85% |
| Leonardo | Named by the company | 85% |
| Stelia Aerospace | Named by the company | 85% |
| Airbus | Named by the company | 85% |
| Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Inc. | Named by the company | 85% |
| Safran Nacelles | Named by the company | 85% |
| Cpi Aerostructures Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
| Embraer Brazilian Aviation Co. | Named by the company | 85% |
| Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Named by the company | 85% |
| Subaru Corporation | Named by the company | 85% |
| Boeing | Named by the company | 85% |
| Latecoere S.A. | Named by the company | 85% |
| Sonaca | Named by the company | 85% |
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Methodology: relationships are extracted from SEC filings (named-competitor disclosures) and corroborating sources. Named by the company = explicitly disclosed as a competitor; Inferred = derived from corroborating signals. Confidence reflects evidence strength.
Spirit Aerosystems Holdings Inc's Business Segment Mix vs Peers
Revenue by operating segment or division, as named and reported by each company. Segment names are the filer's own and are not standardized across companies. Do not assume a same-named or similarly-named segment is defined identically between two companies. Shares are of each company's own total revenue and are not required to sum to 100% (intersegment revenue, unallocated items).| Company | Largest Segment |
|---|---|
| Spirit Aerosystems Holdings inc | Commercial 73.80 % |
| The Boeing Company | Commercial Airplanes 47.85 % |
| Ftai Aviation Ltd | Aerospace Products 91.81 % |
| Plexus Corp | Asia Pacific 56.05 % |
| Ducommun Incorporated | Electronic Systems 56.47 % |
| Butler National Corp | Aerospace Products 61.84 % |
Source: operating segment revenue as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API, leaf-level reportable segments only (parent roll-up segments are excluded where sub-segments are separately disclosed).
Spirit Aerosystems Holdings Inc's Productivity vs Peers Comparison
Revenue and income per employee, trailing 12 months, in $; market cap in millions of $| Company | Market Cap | Revenue / Employee | Income / Employee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spirit Aerosystems Holdings inc | 4,645 | 313,873 | -127,550 |
| The Boeing Company | 147,091 | 516,456 | 13,440 |
| Honeywell International Inc | 67,205 | 357,723 | 81,356 |
| Ftai Aviation Ltd | 17,378 | 3,160,278 | 503,830 |
| Plexus Corp | 7,122 | 229,689 | 9,271 |
| Ducommun Incorporated | 2,668 | 404,697 | -10,830 |
| PEERS TOTAL | 243,816 | 451,822 | 36,722 |
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Spirit Aerosystems Holdings Inc's Geographic Revenue Exposure vs Peers
Revenue by country/region as reported in each company's most recent filing. Disclosure granularity varies by filer (some report by country, others by broad region) and is shown as disclosed.| Company | Largest Market |
|---|---|
| Spirit Aerosystems Holdings inc | UNITED STATES 74.85 % |
| Ftai Aviation Ltd | North America 55.05 % |
| Butler National Corp | North America 87.55 % |
Source: revenue geography as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API. Percentages are of that company's own total consolidated revenue for its most recent reported period.
Spirit Aerosystems Holdings Inc's Position in Industry Market Structure
Market-capitalization share and concentration across all 49 companies in Spirit Aerosystems Holdings Inc's industry classification, broader than the peer set above. Market cap in millions of $.Spirit Aerosystems Holdings Inc ranks #0 of 49 companies by market capitalization in its industry, holding 0.00 % of total industry market cap. The industry's Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) is 919, indicating a unconcentrated market structure (U.S. antitrust guidance: below 1,500 unconcentrated, 1,500 to 2,500 moderately concentrated, above 2,500 highly concentrated).
| Rank | Company | Market Cap | Industry Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Boeing Company | 149,672 | 19.12 % |
| 2 | Lockheed Martin Corporation | 116,678 | 14.91 % |
| 3 | Northrop Grumman Corp | 69,178 | 8.84 % |
| 4 | Transdigm Group Incorporated | 62,487 | 7.98 % |
| 5 | Garmin Ltd | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 6 | Rocket Lab Corp | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 7 | L3harris Technologies Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 8 | Axon Enterprise Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 9 | Elbit Systems Ltd | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 10 | Teledyne Technologies Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 0 | Spirit Aerosystems Holdings inc | 4,644 | 0.00 % |
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Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation) across CSIMarket's industry classification, market capitalization as of 2025-12-05.
Spirit Aerosystems Holdings Inc's Profitability & Cost Structure
Trailing 12-month margins from SEC-filed financials. Operating margin is compared to the Aerospace & Defense industry median; gross margin, EBITDA margin and capital intensity are compared to the live industry average (56 companies). See the full Aerospace & Defense industry profitability benchmarks.| Metric | Company | Industry | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | -27.68 % | 30.35 % (avg) | -58.0 pp |
| Operating Margin | -34.27 % | industry median | -34.2 pp |
| EBITDA Margin | -36.13 % | 4.84 % (avg) | -41.0 pp |
| Capital Intensity (Capex / Revenue) | 2.96 % | 7.10 % (avg) | -4.1 pp |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. SG&A and R&D as a share of revenue have limited coverage as this data is backfilled and appear only where reported. Higher capital intensity is not inherently negative; it reflects the industry's asset requirements.
Spirit Aerosystems Holdings Inc's Valuation vs Competitive Position
Valuation multiples vs the Aerospace & Defense industry average (56 companies, excluding loss-making/negative-equity outliers), alongside returns on capital for context on whether a premium or discount lines up with measurably stronger or weaker returns. See the full Aerospace & Defense industry valuation benchmarks.| Metric | Company | Industry Average | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | 2.7x | 36.1x | -33.4x |
| EV / EBITDA | - | 21.5x | - |
| P/B | -1.3x | 5.2x | -6.5x |
| Return on Equity | 73.62 % | industry aggregate | 69.11 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | 124.77 % | 2.69 % (avg) | 122.08 % |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. A valuation premium or discount is not, by itself, a judgment of over- or under-valuation. Compare it against the return and growth context shown elsewhere on this page.
Spirit Aerosystems Holdings Inc's Multi-Year Financial Trajectory
Fiscal-year revenue growth, operating margin, return on invested capital and P/E, as reported in SEC filings.| Metric | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | 2.80 % | 3.42 % | 8.88 % | -56.70 % | 16.10 % | 27.24 % | 20.25 % | 4.44 % |
| Operating Margin | 8.15 % | 11.68 % | 9.68 % | -23.87 % | -11.62 % | -5.59 % | -2.22 % | -28.28 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | 10.28 % | 16.60 % | 11.72 % | -11.70 % | -6.91 % | -6.26 % | -4.84 % | -272.51 % |
| P/E | 29.1x | 13.8x | 15.6x | - | - | - | 4.9x | 1.9x |
Source: CSIMarket API, fiscal-year figures. P/E is this company's own historical ratio at each fiscal year end and can swing sharply around an earnings trough: that is real, not a data error.
Spirit Aerosystems Holdings Inc's Strategic Group Map
Every company in Spirit Aerosystems Holdings Inc's industry and named-competitor list, plotted by trailing 12-month revenue growth and operating margin. Spirit Aerosystems Holdings Inc is shown in red; its closest peers by combined growth, margin and ROIC (the Similar Growth & Profitability group above) are labeled.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Extreme outlier values (from near-zero-revenue companies) are excluded from the plotted cloud but never from the highlighted company or its labeled peers.
Spirit Aerosystems Holdings Inc's Competitive Forces (Porter's Five Forces)
Only the forces this data can support honestly are shown; the other three are marked as such rather than guessed.| Force | Assessment | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Competitive Rivalry | High | Industry HHI of 919 (see Industry Market Structure & Concentration above) |
| Barriers to Entry | Lower than typical for the industry | Capital intensity (capex / revenue) of 2.96 % vs industry average 7.10 % (see Profitability & Cost Structure above) |
| Supplier Power | Not covered on this page | See Spirit Aerosystems Holdings Inc's dedicated suppliers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Buyer Power | Not covered on this page | See Spirit Aerosystems Holdings Inc's dedicated customers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Threat of Substitutes | - | No systematic data source for cross-product substitution exists in this system; not estimated |
Note: this is a partial, data-grounded application of the framework, not a complete strategic assessment. Rivalry and barriers-to-entry readings are mechanical translations of the HHI and capital-intensity figures shown elsewhere on this page, not independent judgments.
Spirit Aerosystems Holdings Inc's Industry Attractiveness & Competitive Strength
A CSIMarket composite, not a standard field: each axis is an equal-weighted average of three factors already shown elsewhere on this page (industry growth, industry profitability and rivalry for attractiveness; relative market share, profitability and growth vs industry for strength). Disclosed as a designed methodology, not a precision measurement.
Spirit Aerosystems Holdings Inc falls in the Medium attractiveness / Low strength cell: Harvest.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Each axis score is a simple 1(low)/2(medium)/3(high) average across its three inputs -- a transparent, disclosed simplification, not a validated academic scoring model.
Spirit Aerosystems Holdings Inc's SWOT
Every point below is a fixed rule applied to a metric already shown elsewhere on this page (Market Structure, Profitability, Valuation, Run-Rate, Stock Performance, Quality Breadth) not an independent strategic assessment. A blank quadrant means no rule was met, not that none apply.Strengths
- Return on equity 69.1 points above the industry aggregate.
- Outperforming the U.S.A. 500 over the trailing 12 months.
Weaknesses
- Operating margin 34.2 points below the industry median.
Opportunities
- Industry revenue growing at a healthy 15.0% median pace.
- Trades at a lower P/E than the industry average (2.7x vs 36.1x) despite a higher return on invested capital -- a possible re-rating opportunity.
Threats
No rule matched.
Methodology: mechanical, rule-based SWOT. Each bullet reuses a figure already sourced and cited elsewhere on this page; nothing here is generated narrative or independent analyst judgment.
Spirit Aerosystems Holdings Inc's Financial Strength vs Peers Comparison
Quick ratio, working capital, debt to equity and asset turnover, trailing 12 months| Company | Quick Ratio | Working Capital | Debt / Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spirit Aerosystems Holdings inc | 0.08 | 0.85 | - |
| The Boeing Company | 0.08 | 1.17 | 22.01 |
| Honeywell International Inc | 0.51 | 1.31 | 2.10 |
| Ftai Aviation Ltd | 0.90 | 5.38 | 9.70 |
| Plexus Corp | 0.18 | 1.54 | 0.04 |
| Ducommun Incorporated | 0.20 | 2.95 | 0.42 |
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Quick ratio = cash / current liabilities; working capital ratio = current assets / current liabilities; asset turnover = revenue / total assets. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Spirit Aerosystems Holdings Inc's Revenue and Income Growth vs Peers
Quarterly revenue and net income growth, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Revenue Y/Y | Income Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spirit Aerosystems Holdings inc | Q3 2025 | +7.8 % | - |
| The Boeing Company | Q2 2026 | +8.0 % | - |
| Honeywell International Inc | Q2 2026 | -6.1 % | +262.4 % |
| Ftai Aviation Ltd | Q2 2026 | +40.9 % | -24.4 % |
| Plexus Corp | Q2 2026 | +28.3 % | -4.7 % |
| Ducommun Incorporated | Q2 2026 | +11.3 % | +62.5 % |
| PEERS TOTAL | +5.2 % | +279.5 % |
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Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Spirit Aerosystems Holdings Inc's Peers' Costs of Sales and Capital Expenditures
Context for revenue growth: peer costs and capex, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Costs Y/Y | Capex Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spirit Aerosystems Holdings inc | Q3 2025 | +28.5 % | -8.6 % |
| The Boeing Company | Q2 2026 | +9.0 % | +71.7 % |
| Honeywell International Inc | Q2 2026 | +7.2 % | +39.4 % |
| Ftai Aviation Ltd | Q2 2026 | +72.2 % | -38.9 % |
| Plexus Corp | Q2 2026 | +28.2 % | +94.4 % |
| Ducommun Incorporated | Q2 2026 | +9.2 % | -16.1 % |
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Spirit Aerosystems Holdings Inc's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spirit Aerosystems Holdings inc | - | - | - |
| The Boeing Company | 1.51% | 4.33% | 105.14% |
| Honeywell International Inc | 10.74% | 17.01% | 49.57% |
| Ftai Aviation Ltd | 11.26% | 12.48% | 139.57% |
| Plexus Corp | 5.59% | 10.99% | 12.51% |
| Ducommun Incorporated | - | - | - |
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ROA = net income / total assets; ROI = net income / investments; ROE = net income / equity; turnover ratios use trailing 12 month revenue (receivables) and cost of sales (inventory).
Spirit Aerosystems Holdings Inc's Valuation vs Peers
P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book| Company | P/E | Price / Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Spirit Aerosystems Holdings inc | 2.72 | 0.73 |
| The Boeing Company | 67.65 | 1.56 |
| Honeywell International Inc | 8.29 | 1.86 |
| Ftai Aviation Ltd | 36.31 | 5.58 |
| Plexus Corp | 38.55 | 1.55 |
| Ducommun Incorporated | - | 3.10 |
| PEERS AVERAGE | 28.26 | 1.70 |
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P/E = price / diluted EPS (trailing 12 months); PEG = P/E divided by EPS growth; the average row divides the peers' combined market cap by their combined income, sales, cash flow and equity.