AIR
AAR Corp.
AIR has the edge over BA overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
BA
The Boeing Company
BA offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
AIR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable |
AIR's revenue, profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, and its balance sheet is stable.
BA Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Under pressure |
BA's profitability is currently healthy, and its revenue and cash flow are stable, but its balance sheet is under pressure.
AIR PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 18x | $108 | — |
| Cheap | 20x | $98.18 | -9.3% |
| Current | 22x | $108 | — |
| Fair | 31x | $151 | +40% |
| Expensive | 165x | $809 | +647% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
AIR's PE is in its cheap range at 22x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 18x next year's earnings.
BA PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 18x | $172 | — |
| Cheap | 51x | $496 | +189% |
| Fair | 82x | $790 | +360% |
| Expensive | 91x | $876 | +411% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
BA has the edge over AIR in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
AIR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for AIR, with profitability holding steady.
BA Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
BA has the edge over AIR on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
AIR Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $5.92 | +21% |
| Q3 2026 | $4.91 | +514% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.86 | +1289% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.53 | +$4.90 |
| Q4 2025 | $2.57 | +852% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.80 | -56% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.35 | -73% |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.37 | -122% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.27 | -86% |
AIR's earnings per share have jumped to their highest in seven years: $4.91 over the past year, up from $0.80 the year before.
BA Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $9.66 | +$23.38 |
| Q2 2026 | $2.78 | +$19.33 |
| Q1 2026 | $2.53 | +$20.49 |
| Q4 2025 | $2.48 | +$20.84 |
| Q3 2025 | -$13.72 | -$0.83 |
| Q2 2025 | -$16.55 | -$10.93 |
| Q1 2025 | -$17.96 | -$14.42 |
| Q4 2024 | -$18.36 | -$14.69 |
BA has returned to profit: it earned $9.66 per share over the past year, after losing money the year before.
AIR Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $918M | +24% |
| Q2 2026 | $928M | +23% |
| Q1 2026 | $845.1M | +25% |
| Q4 2025 | $795.3M | +16% |
| Q3 2025 | $739.6M | +12% |
| Q2 2025 | $754.5M | +15% |
| Q1 2025 | $678.2M | +20% |
| Q4 2024 | $686.1M | +26% |
AIR has the edge over BA on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 6% | -0.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | 6.2% | N/A |
| Q1 2026 | 11% | N/A |
| Q4 2025 | 6% | N/A |
| Q3 2025 | 6.3% | N/A |
| Q2 2023 | 6.6% | -0.3 points |
| Q1 2023 | 6.8% | -0.1 points |
| Q4 2022 | 7% | +0.1 points |
AIR has the edge over BA on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
BA Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $24.2B | +3.9% |
| Q2 2026 | $24.6B | +8% |
| Q1 2026 | $22.2B | +14% |
| Q4 2025 | $23.9B | +57% |
| Q3 2025 | $23.3B | +30% |
| Q2 2025 | $22.7B | +35% |
| Q1 2025 | $19.5B | +18% |
| Q4 2024 | $15.2B | -31% |
BA's revenue has grown year over year for seven quarters in a row: $24.2B last quarter, up 3.9% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.5% | +22 points |
| Q2 2026 | 0.6% | +1.4 points |
| Q1 2026 | 2% | -0.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 37% | +61 points |
| Q3 2025 | -21% | +12 points |
| Q2 2025 | -0.8% | +5.7 points |
| Q1 2025 | 2.4% | +2.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | -25% | -26 points |
BA's operating margin was 1.5% last quarter, up 22 points from the same quarter a year ago.
AIR Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $44M | +$97.6M |
| Q2 2026 | $43.3M | +4.6% |
| Q1 2026 | $66.2M | +$93.4M |
| Q4 2025 | $6.2M | -55% |
| Q3 2025 | -$53.6M | -$27.1M |
| Q2 2025 | $41.4M | +144% |
| Q1 2025 | -$27.2M | -286% |
| Q4 2024 | $13.7M | +36% |
AIR's free cash flow has turned positive again: $160M over the past year, against −$26M the year before.
BA Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $464M | +95% |
| Q2 2026 | $631M | +$831M |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.5B | +$836M |
| Q4 2025 | $375M | +$4.5B |
| Q3 2025 | $238M | +$2.2B |
| Q2 2025 | -$200M | +$4.1B |
| Q1 2025 | -$2.3B | +$1.6B |
| Q4 2024 | -$4.1B | -239% |
BA has the edge over AIR on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
AIR Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +3.9% | +1.5M shares |
| 1 year | +11% | +4M shares |
| 3 years | +14% | +4.8M shares |
| 5 years | +13% | +4.6M shares |
| Available history | +14% | +4.9M shares |
AIR has 40M diluted shares, up 11% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q2 2023 | — |
| Q1 2023 | — |
| Q4 2022 | $28.2M |
| Q3 2022 | $21.9M |
| Q2 2022 | $22.2M |
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 2020 | — |
BA Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.3% | +2.1M shares |
| 1 year | +4.3% | +32.8M shares |
| 3 years | +31% | +186M shares |
| 5 years | +35% | +204M shares |
| Available history | +40% | +227M shares |
BA has the edge over AIR on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2019 | — |
AIR Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.3x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 2.6x | Moderate |
| Q2 2023 | 1.2x | Healthy |
| Q1 2023 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q4 2022 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q3 2022 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q2 2022 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q1 2022 | 0.5x | Very low |
AIR has the edge over BA on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
BA Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.0x | Elevated |
| Q2 2026 | 5.7x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 6.0x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 6.9x | High |
| Q2 2024 | 361.8x | High |
| Q1 2024 | 36.1x | High |
| Q4 2023 | 36.4x | High |
| Q3 2023 | 96.1x | High |
BA's net debt is about 3.0 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from more than 20 years a year ago.
AIR Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 45.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 24.1 | Neutral |
AIR's weekly RSI is 45 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 24 (neutral).
BA Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 31.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 9.6 | Oversold |
BA's weekly RSI is 31 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 10 (oversold).
AIR PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | AIR | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 22x | 24x | 8.4% below |
| PE % | 31 | 58 | 27 pts below |
AIR is trading at 22x earnings, in line with the Industrials sector's median of 24x.
BA PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | BA | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 18x | 24x | 26% below |
| PE % | 0 | 58 | 58 pts below |
BA has the edge over AIR on valuation relative to its sector.
AIR Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $103.9 | 4.2% above |
| 20 week MA | $121.6 | 11% below |
| 50 week MA | $113.7 | 4.8% below |
| 100 week MA | $91.7 | 18% above |
| 200 week MA | $76.6 | 41% above |
AIR has the edge over BA on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
BA Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $184.6 | 7.1% below |
| 20 week MA | $203.8 | 16% below |
| 50 week MA | $215.5 | 20% below |
| 100 week MA | $205.9 | 17% below |
| 200 week MA | $200.6 | 14% below |
BA is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 14% below its 200-week average.
AIR Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $45.3 | $35.5 | -22% |
| 2021 | $35.5 | $38.5 | +8.5% |
| 2022 | $38.5 | $42.9 | +11% |
| 2023 | $42.9 | $62.4 | +45% |
| 2024 | $62.4 | $60.4 | -3.2% |
| 2025 | $60.4 | $85.1 | +41% |
| 2026 YTD | $85.1 | $108.3 | +27% |
AIR has the edge over BA on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
BA Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $330.1 | $217.2 | -34% |
| 2021 | $217.2 | $204.2 | -6% |
| 2022 | $204.2 | $189.1 | -7.4% |
| 2023 | $189.1 | $260.7 | +38% |
| 2024 | $260.7 | $180.7 | -31% |
| 2025 | $180.7 | $216.4 | +20% |
| 2026 YTD | $216.4 | $171.6 | -21% |
BA has finished lower in four of the last six years. It's down 21% so far in 2026.