TLDR
- Honeywell Aerospace began trading separately on Nasdaq under ticker HONA on Monday after completing its spinoff from Honeywell.
- The stock opened as much as 7% higher, hitting $238.19, before closing down 0.4% at $220.19.
- About 8.5 million shares traded, putting the company’s market value near $72 billion.
- Honeywell shareholders received one HONA share for every two Honeywell shares held as of June 15, 2026.
- The company projects 7% to 9% revenue growth this year and holds a $19 billion backlog, up 20% year-over-year.
Honeywell Aerospace (HONA) stock opened its first trading day with a jump of roughly 7% before fading and closing down 0.4% at $220.19. The move capped a long-planned spinoff from Honeywell, which is splitting itself into separate, more focused companies.
Honeywell Aerospace Inc. Common Stock When Issued, HONAV
This wasn’t a traditional IPO. Honeywell Aerospace began regular-way trading after Honeywell finished distributing shares to its existing shareholders. Anyone holding Honeywell stock as of June 15, 2026, received one HONA share for every two Honeywell shares owned.
About 8.5 million HONA shares changed hands on day one. With roughly 158 million shares outstanding, that puts the new company’s market value at approximately $72 billion.
Honeywell Aerospace had closed at $221.01 in when-issued trading the prior week, so Monday’s open above $236 gave investors a notable first look at how the market would price the standalone business.
A New Pure-Play Aerospace Stock
The spinoff gives investors a direct way to own a business focused entirely on commercial aviation, defense, and space systems. Honeywell Aerospace makes aircraft engines, parts, electronics, and control systems for customers including Boeing and Airbus, along with airlines and the U.S. military.
Headquartered in Phoenix, the company employs more than 36,000 people and serves over 10,000 customers worldwide. CEO Jim Currier said operating independently allows quicker decisions on things like capital deployment to support production increases at its biggest customers.
“We can support Boeing and Airbus as they’re continuing to ramp,” Currier told Reuters. “We have very, very clear visibility in terms of their ramp needs going forward.”
The breakup follows a pattern set by other industrial giants. GE Aerospace took a similar path after General Electric split apart, giving Wall Street a cleaner aerospace business to value on its own.
Honeywell’s advanced materials unit was already separated in October 2025 as Solstice Advanced Materials. Those shares have climbed to nearly $83, up sharply from the sub-$50 level seen right after that spinoff closed. The remaining Honeywell Technologies business, which kept the HON ticker, traded at $236.13 Monday, down roughly 3% following a one-for-two reverse stock split tied to the separation.
The Numbers Behind the Backlog
Honeywell Aerospace enters the public market with a $19 billion backlog, up 20% from a year ago. The company expects $4.6 billion to $4.7 billion in earnings before interest and taxes for 2026, plus free cash flow between $1 billion and $1.5 billion in the second half of the year.
Longer term, management has set a $6.5 billion adjusted earnings target for 2030. The company also plans to chase deals in electrification and autonomy, areas where industry demand keeps growing.
Execution remains the open question. Under legacy Honeywell reporting, the aerospace unit lagged peers in aftermarket growth due to execution and supply chain problems.
Reuters reported earlier in June that Honeywell Aerospace plans to prioritize spending on production capacity and supply chain fixes over dividends or buybacks. Currier said those investments should help drive organic growth going forward.
Defense spending adds another growth lever. The company is committing $500 million as part of a March agreement with the Pentagon, RTX, and Lockheed Martin to boost production of precision-guided missiles and munitions.
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