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Side-by-side financial comparison of AerCap Holdings N.V. (AER) and PLEXUS CORP (PLXS). Click either name above to swap in a different company.
AerCap Holdings N.V. is the larger business by last-quarter revenue ($1.9B vs $1.1B, roughly 1.8× PLEXUS CORP). AerCap Holdings N.V. runs the higher net margin — 66.7% vs 3.8%, a 62.9% gap on every dollar of revenue. On growth, PLEXUS CORP posted the faster year-over-year revenue change (9.6% vs -3.6%).
AerCap Holdings N.V. is an Irish-American aviation leasing company headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, with offices around the world. AerCap is listed on the NYSE with the ticker 'AER'. It became the largest aviation leasing company in the world following the acquisition of ILFC in 2014, and GECAS from GE in 2021, for over $30 billion.
Plex Systems, Inc. is an American software company based in Troy, Michigan. The company develops and markets the Plex Manufacturing Cloud, a software as a service (SaaS) or cloud computing ERP for manufacturing.
AER vs PLXS — Head-to-Head
Income Statement — Q2 FY2025 vs Q1 FY2026
| Metric | | |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.9B | $1.1B |
| Net Profit | $1.3B | $41.2M |
| Gross Margin | — | 9.9% |
| Operating Margin | 73.1% | 5.1% |
| Net Margin | 66.7% | 3.8% |
| Revenue YoY | -3.6% | 9.6% |
| Net Profit YoY | 181.0% | -19.9% |
| EPS (diluted) | $7.09 | $1.51 |
Green = leading value per metric. Periods may differ when fiscal calendars don't align.
8-Quarter Revenue & Profit Trend
Side-by-side quarterly history. Quarters aligned by calendar period so offset fiscal years line up.
| Q1 26 | — | $1.1B | ||
| Q2 25 | $1.9B | — | ||
| Q2 24 | $2.0B | — | ||
| Q3 23 | — | $1.0B | ||
| Q2 23 | $1.9B | $1.1B | ||
| Q4 22 | — | $1.2B | ||
| Q3 22 | — | $1.0B | ||
| Q2 22 | $1.7B | $918.8M |
| Q1 26 | — | $41.2M | ||
| Q2 25 | $1.3B | — | ||
| Q2 24 | $448.2M | — | ||
| Q3 23 | — | $15.8M | ||
| Q2 23 | $492.9M | $40.8M | ||
| Q4 22 | — | $50.5M | ||
| Q3 22 | — | $37.5M | ||
| Q2 22 | $339.8M | $26.9M |
| Q1 26 | — | 9.9% | ||
| Q2 25 | — | — | ||
| Q2 24 | — | — | ||
| Q3 23 | — | 8.9% | ||
| Q2 23 | — | 9.4% | ||
| Q4 22 | — | 9.3% | ||
| Q3 22 | — | 9.2% | ||
| Q2 22 | — | 8.3% |
| Q1 26 | — | 5.1% | ||
| Q2 25 | 73.1% | — | ||
| Q2 24 | 25.1% | — | ||
| Q3 23 | — | 2.7% | ||
| Q2 23 | 28.0% | 5.2% | ||
| Q4 22 | — | 5.4% | ||
| Q3 22 | — | 4.9% | ||
| Q2 22 | 21.4% | 3.9% |
| Q1 26 | — | 3.8% | ||
| Q2 25 | 66.7% | — | ||
| Q2 24 | 22.9% | — | ||
| Q3 23 | — | 1.5% | ||
| Q2 23 | 25.6% | 3.7% | ||
| Q4 22 | — | 4.4% | ||
| Q3 22 | — | 3.7% | ||
| Q2 22 | 20.3% | 2.9% |
| Q1 26 | — | $1.51 | ||
| Q2 25 | $7.09 | — | ||
| Q2 24 | $2.28 | — | ||
| Q3 23 | — | $0.56 | ||
| Q2 23 | $2.12 | $1.45 | ||
| Q4 22 | — | $1.76 | ||
| Q3 22 | — | $1.33 | ||
| Q2 22 | $1.40 | $0.95 |
Balance Sheet & Financial Strength
Snapshot of each company's liquidity, leverage and book value from the latest quarter.
| Metric | | |
|---|---|---|
| Cash + ST InvestmentsLiquidity on hand | $2.7B | $248.8M |
| Total DebtLower is stronger | $46.1B | — |
| Stockholders' EquityBook value | $17.9B | $1.5B |
| Total Assets | $73.6B | $3.2B |
| Debt / EquityLower = less leverage | 2.57× | — |
8-quarter trend — quarters aligned by calendar period.
| Q1 26 | — | $248.8M | ||
| Q2 25 | $2.7B | — | ||
| Q2 24 | $1.4B | — | ||
| Q3 23 | — | $253.0M | ||
| Q2 23 | $1.2B | $269.7M | ||
| Q4 22 | — | $274.8M | ||
| Q3 22 | — | $276.6M | ||
| Q2 22 | $1.2B | $308.0M |
| Q1 26 | — | — | ||
| Q2 25 | $46.1B | — | ||
| Q2 24 | $45.7B | — | ||
| Q3 23 | — | — | ||
| Q2 23 | $46.3B | — | ||
| Q4 22 | — | — | ||
| Q3 22 | — | — | ||
| Q2 22 | $47.9B | — |
| Q1 26 | — | $1.5B | ||
| Q2 25 | $17.9B | — | ||
| Q2 24 | $17.0B | — | ||
| Q3 23 | — | $1.2B | ||
| Q2 23 | $16.3B | $1.2B | ||
| Q4 22 | — | $1.1B | ||
| Q3 22 | — | $1.1B | ||
| Q2 22 | $15.0B | $1.0B |
| Q1 26 | — | $3.2B | ||
| Q2 25 | $73.6B | — | ||
| Q2 24 | $71.1B | — | ||
| Q3 23 | — | $3.4B | ||
| Q2 23 | $69.9B | $3.4B | ||
| Q4 22 | — | $3.4B | ||
| Q3 22 | — | $3.2B | ||
| Q2 22 | $69.7B | $3.0B |
| Q1 26 | — | — | ||
| Q2 25 | 2.57× | — | ||
| Q2 24 | 2.69× | — | ||
| Q3 23 | — | — | ||
| Q2 23 | 2.84× | — | ||
| Q4 22 | — | — | ||
| Q3 22 | — | — | ||
| Q2 22 | 3.19× | — |
Financial Flow Comparison
Revenue → gross profit → operating profit → net profit for each company.
Revenue Breakdown by Segment
AER
Segment breakdown not available.
PLXS
| Asia-Pacific | $612.0M | 57% |
| Americas | $345.0M | 32% |
| Europe, Middle East and Africa | $118.0M | 11% |
