BA
The Boeing Company
BA offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
FCN
FTI Consulting, Inc.
FCN has the edge over BA overall, supported by 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.
FCN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable |
FCN's profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, and its revenue 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 FCN in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
FCN PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 19x | $199 | — |
| Cheap | 21x | $165 | -17% |
| Fair | 23x | $183 | -8.1% |
| Current | 25x | $199 | — |
| Expensive | 27x | $217 | +9.4% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
FCN's PE is in its expensive range at 25x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 19x 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.
FCN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for FCN, 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.
FCN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $10.47 | +31% |
| Q3 2026 | $8.01 | +1.9% |
| Q2 2026 | $8.26 | +16% |
| Q1 2026 | $8.40 | +15% |
| Q4 2025 | $8.24 | +5.5% |
| Q3 2025 | $7.86 | -9.7% |
| Q2 2025 | $7.11 | -23% |
| Q1 2025 | $7.32 | -15% |
| Q4 2024 | $7.81 | +1.3% |
FCN 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 has the edge over FCN on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| 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.
FCN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1B | +5.9% |
| Q2 2026 | $993.5M | +5.3% |
| Q1 2026 | $983.3M | +9.5% |
| Q4 2025 | $990.7M | +11% |
| Q3 2025 | $956.2M | +3.3% |
| Q2 2025 | $943.7M | -0.6% |
| Q1 2025 | $898.3M | -3.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $894.9M | -3.2% |
FCN's revenue has grown year over year for five quarters in a row: $1B last quarter, up 5.9% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 8.9% | -3.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | 8.6% | -2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 8.5% | -0.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 9.4% | +3.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | 12% | +2.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 11% | -0.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 8.8% | -2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 5.9% | -6.5 points |
FCN 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 FCN on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
FCN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $182M | -2.7% |
| Q2 2026 | $141M | +269% |
| Q1 2026 | -$320.6M | +$162.4M |
| Q4 2025 | $351.4M | +16% |
| Q3 2025 | $187M | -12% |
| Q2 2025 | $38.3M | -69% |
| Q1 2025 | -$483M | -$203.6M |
| Q4 2024 | $301.6M | -20% |
FCN generated $354M in free cash flow over the past year, about eight times what it generated 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 | — |
FCN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -7.1% | -2M shares |
| 1 year | -15% | -4.8M shares |
| 3 years | -24% | -8.7M shares |
| 5 years | -24% | -8.4M shares |
| Available history | -29% | -11.1M shares |
FCN has the edge over BA on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $85.2M |
| Q2 2026 | $393.2M |
| Q1 2026 | $126.8M |
| Q4 2025 | $87.8M |
| Q3 2025 | $234.2M |
| Q2 2025 | $354M |
| Q1 2025 | $182.6M |
| Q4 2024 | $10.2M |
FCN spent $693M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 11% 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.
FCN Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.9x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 2.0x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | -1.7x | Net Cash |
FCN 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).
FCN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 71.1 | Overbought |
| Stochastic | 93.8 | Overbought |
FCN's weekly RSI is 71 (overbought) and its Stochastic is 94 (overbought).
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 FCN on valuation relative to its sector.
FCN PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | FCN | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 25x | 24x | 3% above |
| PE % | 68 | 58 | 10 pts above |
FCN is trading at 25x 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.
FCN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $161.2 | 23% above |
| 20 week MA | $156.8 | 27% above |
| 50 week MA | $163.6 | 21% above |
| 100 week MA | $166.3 | 19% above |
| 200 week MA | $183.6 | 8.2% above |
FCN 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.
FCN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $110.6 | $111.1 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | $111.1 | $150.8 | +36% |
| 2022 | $150.8 | $156.9 | +4% |
| 2023 | $156.9 | $199.2 | +27% |
| 2024 | $199.2 | $192.9 | -3.1% |
| 2025 | $192.9 | $175.5 | -9% |
| 2026 YTD | $175.5 | $198.6 | +13% |
FCN has the edge over BA on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.