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Honeywell International Inc.

Honeywell supplies aerospace products, software and services to aircraft makers, airlines, defense and space primes and the U.S. government, and sells building and industrial automation and process technology. ↗

HeadquartersCharlotte, NC ↗
LeadershipVimal Kapur, Chairman and CEO ↗; Jim Currier, CEO Aerospace Technologies ↗
Employees101,000 ↗
Revenue$37.4 billion (fiscal 2025) ↗
U.S. government shareHoneywell's sales to the U.S. government were $4.75 billion in 2025, principally through Aerospace Technologies ↗
Department of War obligations$5.2 billion in prime contracts since fiscal 2022 ↗
OwnershipAerospace separation planned Q3 2026 ↗; Solstice Advanced Materials spin-off ↗
SharesHON ↗
Websitehoneywell.com ↗

Products

  • Honeywell Forge is Honeywell's software platform for predictive maintenance and analytics across its aircraft, industrial and building customers. ↗
  • UOP delivers licensed process technology, equipment, catalysts, adsorbents and services to refining, petrochemical and gas customers. ↗
  • Honeywell Aerospace makes auxiliary power units, propulsion engines, integrated avionics and aircraft wheels and brakes, among other products. ↗

Customers

  • The U.S. Department of Defense bought $4.2 billion from Honeywell in 2025. ↗
  • Honeywell sells aerospace products to defense and space primes and to the U.S. government. ↗

Deals since 2020

Jan 202528

HEICO buys Honeywell Boeing 777 AIMS and 737NG/P-8/E-7 VIA product lines

Seller: Honeywell International

Exclusive perpetual license and key assets for the Boeing 777 AIMS (Airplane Information Management System) and Boeing 737NG/P-8/E-7 VIA (Versatile Integrated Avionics) product lines.

MRO and sustainmentSource
UndisclosedClosed Dec 2024
Jun 202420

Advent International sells CAES to Honeywell

Buyer: Honeywell

high-reliability radio frequency technologies for defense and space

C4ISR and electronicsSource
$1.9 billionClosed Aug 30, 2024
Jan 202429

HEICO buys Honeywell Boeing 737NG/777 Cockpit Display and Legacy Displays product lines

Seller: Honeywell International

Exclusive perpetual license and key assets to support the Boeing 737NG/777 Cockpit Displays and Legacy Displays product lines.

MRO and sustainmentcomponents and materialsSource
UndisclosedClosed Dec 2023
Oct 202304

VSE buys Honeywell Fuel Control Systems

Seller: Honeywell International

Rights to exclusively manufacture, sell, market, distribute, and repair certain Honeywell fuel control systems, bought under an Asset Purchase and License Agreement.

MRO and sustainmentcomponents and materialsSource
$105 millionClosed
Apr 202303

HEICO buys Honeywell Aircraft Emergency Locator Transmitter product line

Seller: Honeywell International

Aircraft Emergency Locator Transmitter product line, structured as an exclusive perpetual license and asset purchase.

components and materialsSource
UndisclosedClosed Mar 2023

The deal tracker

Other acquisitions

  • Honeywell bought Sundyne, a maker of pumps and gas compressors for process industries, on June 6, 2025, for $2.16 billion net of cash acquired. ↗
  • Honeywell bought Air Products' liquefied natural gas process technology and equipment business on September 30, 2024, for $1.84 billion net of cash acquired. ↗
  • Honeywell bought Civitanavi Systems, a maker of position, navigation and timing technology, for $200 million net of cash acquired. ↗

Segments

  • Honeywell's 2025 segments were Aerospace Technologies, Industrial Automation, Building Automation, and Energy and Sustainability Solutions. ↗
  • Honeywell's Aerospace Technologies segment had $17.5 billion of 2025 revenue. ↗
  • Honeywell's Industrial Automation segment had $9.4 billion of 2025 revenue. ↗
  • Honeywell's Building Automation segment had $7.4 billion of 2025 revenue. ↗
  • Honeywell's Energy and Sustainability Solutions segment, the UOP business, had $3.1 billion of 2025 revenue. ↗

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