BA
The Boeing Company
BA has slightly lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
FTAI
FTAI Aviation Ltd.
FTAI has a slight edge over BA overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and stronger valuation.
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.
FTAI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Weak | |
| Under pressure |
FTAI's revenue and profitability are currently healthy, but its cash flow and balance sheet are 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 FTAI in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
FTAI PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 7.5x | $36.74 | -80% |
| Forward | 17x | $183 | — |
| Current | 37x | $183 | — |
| Fair | 38x | $188 | +2.5% |
| Expensive | 52x | $255 | +39% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
FTAI's PE is in its fair range at 37x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 17x 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 FTAI on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
FTAI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for FTAI, with profitability 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.
FTAI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $10.79 | +120% |
| Q3 2026 | $4.91 | +11% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.58 | +13% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.02 | +1992% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.60 | +$4.92 |
| Q3 2025 | $4.41 | +$4.50 |
| Q2 2025 | $4.07 | +$4.59 |
| Q1 2025 | $0.24 | -89% |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.32 | -115% |
FTAI 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.
FTAI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $977.7M | +47% |
| Q2 2026 | $953.1M | +41% |
| Q1 2026 | $830.7M | +65% |
| Q4 2025 | $662M | +33% |
| Q3 2025 | $667.1M | +43% |
| Q2 2025 | $676.2M | +52% |
| Q1 2025 | $502.1M | +54% |
| Q4 2024 | $498.8M | +60% |
FTAI has the edge over BA on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 22% | -7.7 points |
| Q2 2026 | 20% | -11 points |
| Q1 2026 | 21% | -9.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | 27% | -4.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 30% | -1.9 points |
| Q2 2025 | 31% | +80 points |
| Q1 2025 | 30% | +16 points |
| Q4 2024 | 32% | +18 points |
FTAI 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 FTAI on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
FTAI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$110.1M | -$108.3M |
| Q2 2026 | -$122.6M | -$5.4M |
| Q1 2026 | -$166.7M | -$136.6M |
| Q4 2025 | -$189.3M | -$141.2M |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.8M | -104% |
| Q2 2025 | -$117.2M | +$71.2M |
| Q1 2025 | -$30.1M | -$28.5M |
| Q4 2024 | -$48.1M | -582% |
FTAI has burned cash in most quarters: −$589M over the past year, against −$197M 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 | — |
FTAI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.1% | +62.3K shares |
| 1 year | +0.1% | +140K shares |
| 3 years | +3.6% | +3.6M shares |
| 5 years | +21% | +18.1M shares |
| Available history | +21% | +18M shares |
FTAI has the edge over BA on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
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 has the edge over FTAI on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
FTAI Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.2x | Elevated |
| Q2 2026 | 3.3x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 3.1x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 3.3x | Elevated |
| Q3 2025 | 3.1x | Elevated |
| Q2 2025 | 3.5x | Elevated |
| Q1 2025 | 7.5x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 9.4x | High |
FTAI's net debt is about 3.2 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), about the same as a year ago.
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).
FTAI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 44.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 42.0 | Neutral |
FTAI's weekly RSI is 45 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 42 (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 FTAI on valuation relative to its sector.
FTAI PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | FTAI | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 37x | 24x | 55% above |
| PE % | 46 | 58 | 12 pts below |
FTAI is trading at 37x earnings, a 55% 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.
FTAI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $172.7 | 5.9% above |
| 20 week MA | $194.9 | 6.2% below |
| 50 week MA | $224.9 | 19% below |
| 100 week MA | $178.4 | 2.5% above |
| 200 week MA | $121.9 | 50% above |
FTAI 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.
FTAI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $16.9 | $19.8 | +17% |
| 2021 | $19.8 | $24.7 | +25% |
| 2022 | $24.7 | $17.4 | -30% |
| 2023 | $17.4 | $46.4 | +167% |
| 2024 | $46.4 | $127.1 | +174% |
| 2025 | $127.1 | $174.2 | +37% |
| 2026 YTD | $174.2 | $182.9 | +5% |
FTAI has the edge over BA on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.