BA
The Boeing Company
BA offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
BCO
The Brink's Company
BCO has a slight edge over BA overall on the model score.
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.
BCO Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Stable |
BCO's profitability is currently healthy, and its revenue, cash flow and balance sheet are stable.
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 BCO in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
BCO PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 13x | $117 | — |
| Cheap | 22x | $84.90 | -27% |
| Fair | 31x | $117 | +0.3% |
| Current | 31x | $117 | — |
| Expensive | 91x | $346 | +196% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
BCO's PE is in its fair range at 31x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 13x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
BA Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
BA has the edge over BCO on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
BCO Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect BCO's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady.
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.
BCO Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $9.35 | +145% |
| Q3 2026 | $3.81 | -3.3% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.32 | +16% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.28 | +15% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.69 | +29% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.94 | +48% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.73 | +25% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.72 | +41% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.63 | +94% |
BCO has the edge over BA on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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.
BCO Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.4B | +3% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.4B | +7.1% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.4B | +10% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.4B | +9.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.3B | +6.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.3B | +3.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.2B | +0.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.3B | +1.5% |
BCO's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since late 2020: $1.4B last quarter, up 3% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 9.5% | -1.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | 9.6% | -0.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 8% | -1.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 13% | +4.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | 11% | +2.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | 10% | +1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 9.6% | -0.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 8.3% | +0.1 points |
BCO has the edge over BA on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
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 BCO on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
BCO Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $52.4M | -32% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.7M | -99% |
| Q1 2026 | -$11.4M | +$107.7M |
| Q4 2025 | $325.9M | +6.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $77.4M | +946% |
| Q2 2025 | $152.2M | +$275M |
| Q1 2025 | -$119.1M | -1118% |
| Q4 2024 | $307.2M | -9.6% |
BCO still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2023 peak: $369M over the past year.
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 793M diluted shares, up 4.3% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2019 | — |
BCO Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -- |
| 1 year | -1.4% | -600K shares |
| 3 years | -12% | -5.6M shares |
| 5 years | -17% | -8.8M shares |
| Available history | -19% | -9.6M shares |
BCO has the edge over BA on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $30.2M |
| Q4 2025 | $55.8M |
| Q3 2025 | $23.6M |
| Q2 2025 | $85.2M |
| Q1 2025 | $44.8M |
| Q4 2024 | $78.3M |
BCO spent $86M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 63% from the year before.
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.
BCO Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.0x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 2.9x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 3.0x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | 2.8x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q2 2025 | 3.7x | Elevated |
| Q1 2025 | 3.6x | Elevated |
| Q4 2024 | 3.4x | Elevated |
BCO has the edge over BA on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
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).
BCO Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 57.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 53.4 | Neutral |
BCO's weekly RSI is 57 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 53 (neutral).
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 BCO on valuation relative to its sector.
BCO PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | BCO | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 31x | 24x | 28% above |
| PE % | 49 | 58 | 9 pts below |
BCO is trading at 31x earnings, a 28% premium to the Industrials sector's median of 24x.
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.
BCO Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $107.3 | 9.1% above |
| 20 week MA | $110.0 | 6.3% above |
| 50 week MA | $111.7 | 4.7% above |
| 100 week MA | $104.4 | 12% above |
| 200 week MA | $94.0 | 24% above |
BCO has the edge over BA on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
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.
BCO Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $91.1 | $70.8 | -22% |
| 2021 | $70.8 | $64.7 | -8.6% |
| 2022 | $64.7 | $54.1 | -16% |
| 2023 | $54.1 | $88.0 | +63% |
| 2024 | $88.0 | $91.7 | +4.3% |
| 2025 | $91.7 | $119.6 | +30% |
| 2026 YTD | $119.6 | $117.0 | -2.2% |
BCO has the edge over BA on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.