Raytheon Co

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With total sales of $45,358 million in 2013, Lockheed Martin is the largest defense contractor in the world. The other major defense contractors in the world include The Boeing Company and Raytheon Company.

In 2013, Lockheed Martin clocked revenues of $45.4 billion. Of its revenues, 82% come from the U.S. government, around 17% from international customers, and 1% from other U.S. commercial customers.

Raytheon’s Integrated Defense Systems segment saw marginally lower sales during the year due to lower sales across most of its major programs such as the Patriot program.

General Dynamics’ total backlog grew from $45.9 billion at the end of 2013 and to $72.4 billion at the end of 2014. This was a whooping 58% increase.

The Intelligence, Information and Services segment was almost in line with last year. So were the operating income and margins, all of which saw marginal declines.

Raytheon is a global technology leader and US defense contractor. It primarily develops and manufactures weapons and military and commercial electronics.

Johnson Controls (JCI) rose by 0.32% to close at $43.98 per share during the second week of July 2016.

Boeing (BA) stock started 2018 on a positive note and carried this momentum forward up to November 7, with a return of ~26%.

The Canadian Air Force placed an order for 65 Lockheed Martin (LMT) F-35 fighter jets for $30 billion. The CAF canceled the order and replaced it with 18 Boeing CF-18 aircraft for $5.2 billion.

In fiscal 2016, JCI reported net sales of $37.7 billion, a rise of 1.3% YoY (year-over-year).

Price movement Johnson Controls (JCI) has a market cap of $41.7 billion. It rose 5.7% to close at $43.94 per share on November 8, 2016. The stock’s weekly, monthly, and year-to-date (or YTD) price movements were 6.5%, -1.8%, and 40.9%, respectively, on the same day. JCI is trading 1.9% above its 20-day moving average, 2.0% […]

For Boeing (BA) to fulfill this promise to its employees, it would require $17.9 billion—a huge sum by any standard.

Johnson Controls (JCI) has a market cap of $42.3 billion. It rose 0.61% to close at $44.55 per share on September 16, 2016.

Johnson Controls (JCI) has a market cap of $30.9 billion. It rose by 1.4% to close at $47.86 per share on September 8, 2016.

Johnson Controls (JCI) has a market cap of $31.5 billion. It rose by 2.4% to close at $48.90 per share on September 6, 2016.

Johnson Controls (JCI) has a market cap of $28.1 billion. It fell by 0.34% to close at $43.88 per share on August 31, 2016.

Johnson Controls (JCI) has a market cap of $28.2 billion. It fell by 1.8% to close at $44.27 per share on August 24, 2016.

Johnson Controls (JCI) has a market cap of $28.7 billion. It rose by 0.43% to close at $44.32 per share on August 17, 2016.

Johnson Controls reported 3Q16 net sales of $9.5 billion, a fall of 1.0% compared to net sales of $9.6 billion in 3Q15.

Johnson Controls (JCI) has a market cap of $28.8 billion. It rose by 0.29% to close at $44.32 per share on July 20, 2016.

Boeing (BA) uses program accounting, a technique that allows the company to spread out its huge manufacturing costs over time by cutting the cost per plane in the early stages of a project, and smoothening profit margins over time.

Boeing is the world’s largest aerospace company. It is the largest commercial jet manufacturer in the US and the world’s second largest behind Airbus.

Boeing is the largest company by market capitalization among our selected peers, while Bombardier is the smallest.

Raytheon is a leading technology company. It provides products and services in the defense, civil, and security markets globally.

Honeywell International Inc. (HON) is headquartered in Morristown, New Jersey. It was incorporated in 1985. It’s a Fortune 100 company.

BA’s business segments are Boeing Commercial Airplanes (or BCA) and Boeing Defense, Space & Security (or BDS).