BA
The Boeing Company
BA offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
CSW
CSW Industrials, Inc.
CSW has a slight edge over BA overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and lower modeled downside.
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.
CSW Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Under pressure |
CSW's revenue, profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, but its balance sheet is under pressure.
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 CSW in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
CSW PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 22x | $282 | — |
| Cheap | 25x | $198 | -30% |
| Fair | 34x | $263 | -6.7% |
| Current | 36x | $282 | — |
| Expensive | 43x | $333 | +18% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
CSW's PE is in its fair range at 36x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 22x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
BA Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect BA to return to profit, with revenue growing. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
CSW Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for CSW, with profitability improving.
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.
CSW Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $13.06 | +67% |
| Q3 2026 | $7.80 | -8.1% |
| Q2 2026 | $7.31 | -12% |
| Q1 2026 | $6.70 | -20% |
| Q4 2025 | $7.51 | -10% |
| Q3 2025 | $8.49 | +16% |
| Q2 2025 | $8.34 | +19% |
| Q1 2025 | $8.38 | +29% |
| Q4 2024 | $8.36 | +34% |
CSW earned $7.80 per share over the past year, down 8.1% from the year before.
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.
CSW Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $361.4M | +31% |
| Q2 2026 | $350.7M | +33% |
| Q1 2026 | $309M | +34% |
| Q4 2025 | $233M | +20% |
| Q3 2025 | $277M | +22% |
| Q2 2025 | $263.6M | +17% |
| Q1 2025 | $230.5M | +9.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $193.6M | +11% |
CSW has the edge over BA on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 21% | +0.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | 23% | +2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 13% | -6.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | 7.4% | -7.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | 21% | -2.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 21% | -3.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 20% | -1.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | 15% | -0.5 points |
CSW 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 CSW on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
CSW Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $91.9M | +56% |
| Q2 2026 | $69.6M | +21% |
| Q1 2026 | -$6.8M | -130% |
| Q4 2025 | $22.7M | +169% |
| Q3 2025 | $58.7M | -4.2% |
| Q2 2025 | $57.7M | -3.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $22.8M | +30% |
| Q4 2024 | $8.5M | -80% |
CSW generated $177M in free cash flow over the past year, up 20% from the year before.
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 | — |
CSW Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.2% | -32K shares |
| 1 year | -3% | -509K shares |
| 3 years | +4.8% | +745K shares |
| 5 years | +3.3% | +522K shares |
| Available history | +7.1% | +1.1M shares |
CSW has the edge over BA on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $5.8M |
| Q2 2026 | $36.3M |
| Q1 2026 | $34M |
| Q4 2025 | $72.7M |
| Q3 2025 | $17M |
| Q2 2025 | $9.1M |
| Q1 2025 | $6.8M |
| Q4 2024 | $8.6M |
CSW spent $149M buying back its own shares over the past year, about four times what it spent 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.
CSW Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.5x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 3.1x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 3.6x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 3.3x | Elevated |
| Q3 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
CSW 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).
CSW Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 46.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 10.8 | Oversold |
CSW's weekly RSI is 46 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 11 (oversold).
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 CSW on valuation relative to its sector.
CSW PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | CSW | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 36x | 24x | 50% above |
| PE % | 57 | 58 | 1 pt below |
CSW is trading at 36x earnings, a 50% 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.
CSW Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $288.8 | 2.5% below |
| 20 week MA | $299.8 | 6.1% below |
| 50 week MA | $292.5 | 3.8% below |
| 100 week MA | $292.2 | 3.7% below |
| 200 week MA | $259.4 | 8.5% above |
CSW 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.
CSW Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $77.3 | $111.7 | +45% |
| 2021 | $111.7 | $117.0 | +4.8% |
| 2022 | $117.0 | $117.2 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | $117.2 | $207.4 | +77% |
| 2024 | $207.4 | $357.4 | +72% |
| 2025 | $357.4 | $307.3 | -14% |
| 2026 YTD | $307.3 | $281.6 | -8.4% |
CSW has the edge over BA on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.