BA
The Boeing Company
BA has slightly lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
DCI
Donaldson Company, Inc.
DCI has the 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.
DCI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy |
DCI's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue is 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 DCI in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
DCI PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 21x | $79.58 | -8.5% |
| Fair | 23x | $88.63 | +1.9% |
| Current | 23x | $86.99 | — |
| Expensive | 28x | $107 | +23% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
DCI's PE is in its fair range at 23x.
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.
DCI Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for DCI to show an outlook.
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.
DCI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.85 | +26% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.72 | +25% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.20 | -6.4% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.21 | -6.7% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.05 | -9.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.98 | -7.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.42 | +12% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.44 | +17% |
DCI earned $3.85 per share over the past year, up 26% 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 has the edge over DCI on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| 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.
DCI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.1B | +8% |
| Q2 2026 | $995.1M | +5.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $896.3M | +3% |
| Q4 2025 | $935.4M | +3.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $980.7M | +4.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $940.1M | +1.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $870M | -0.8% |
| Q4 2024 | $900.1M | +6.4% |
DCI's revenue has grown year over year for six quarters in a row: $1.1B last quarter, up 8% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 17% | +1.2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 16% | +6.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 13% | -1.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 16% | +1.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | 15% | -0.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 9.3% | -6.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 14% | -0.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 15% | -0.2 points |
DCI 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 DCI on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
DCI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $185M | +25% |
| Q2 2026 | $112.1M | +54% |
| Q1 2026 | $18M | -75% |
| Q4 2025 | $111.2M | +132% |
| Q3 2025 | $147.5M | +39% |
| Q2 2025 | $73M | -39% |
| Q1 2025 | $71.5M | +8.8% |
| Q4 2024 | $47.9M | -58% |
DCI's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for seven years: $426M over the past year, up 25% 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 | — |
DCI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.2% | -200K shares |
| 1 year | -2.1% | -2.5M shares |
| 3 years | -4.6% | -5.7M shares |
| 5 years | -8% | -10.3M shares |
| Available history | -8.3% | -10.7M shares |
DCI has the edge over BA on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $19.7M |
| Q4 2025 | $91.5M |
| Q3 2025 | $59.3M |
| Q2 2025 | $190.6M |
| Q1 2025 | $7.2M |
| Q4 2024 | $74.4M |
DCI spent $111M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 66% 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.
DCI Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.5x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.7x | Very low |
DCI 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).
DCI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 47.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 13.8 | Oversold |
DCI's weekly RSI is 48 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 14 (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 DCI on valuation relative to its sector.
DCI PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | DCI | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 23x | 24x | 6.1% below |
| PE % | 43 | 58 | 15 pts below |
DCI is trading at 23x earnings, in line with 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.
DCI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $86.3 | 0.9% above |
| 20 week MA | $89.6 | 2.9% below |
| 50 week MA | $90.5 | 3.9% below |
| 100 week MA | $81.8 | 6.4% above |
| 200 week MA | $74.5 | 17% above |
DCI 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.
DCI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $58.0 | $56.6 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | $56.6 | $57.6 | +1.9% |
| 2022 | $57.6 | $59.7 | +3.6% |
| 2023 | $59.7 | $65.4 | +9.5% |
| 2024 | $65.4 | $68.0 | +4.1% |
| 2025 | $68.0 | $91.3 | +34% |
| 2026 YTD | $91.3 | $87.0 | -4.7% |
DCI has the edge over BA on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.