BA
The Boeing Company
BA has the edge over GBX overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
GBX
The Greenbrier Companies, Inc.
GBX trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
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.
GBX Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Weak | |
| Stable | |
| Weak | |
| Weak |
GBX's profitability is currently stable, but its revenue, cash flow and balance sheet are weak.
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 GBX in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
GBX PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 9.6x | $23.84 | -43% |
| Forward | 13x | $41.91 | — |
| Fair | 15x | $36.86 | -12% |
| Current | 17x | $41.91 | — |
| Expensive | 40x | $99.65 | +138% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
GBX's PE is in its fair range at 17x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 13x next year's earnings.
BA Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
BA has the edge over GBX on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
GBX Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for GBX, but weaker profitability. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
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.
GBX Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.20 | +29% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.49 | -61% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.42 | -51% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.68 | -25% |
| Q4 2025 | $5.77 | +0.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $6.35 | +28% |
| Q2 2025 | $7.05 | +84% |
| Q1 2025 | $6.25 | +83% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.72 | +70% |
GBX 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 GBX 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.
GBX Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $591M | -22% |
| Q2 2026 | $576.5M | -32% |
| Q1 2026 | $587.5M | -23% |
| Q4 2025 | $706.1M | -19% |
| Q3 2025 | $759.5M | -28% |
| Q2 2025 | $842.7M | +2.7% |
| Q1 2025 | $762.1M | -12% |
| Q4 2024 | $875.9M | +8.3% |
GBX's revenue has slid since its 2023 peak: $591M last quarter, down 22% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 4.3% | -5.2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 5.5% | -5.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | 4.3% | -6.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | 8.7% | -4.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 9.5% | -2.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 11% | +2.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 11% | +3.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 13% | +4.7 points |
GBX 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 GBX on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
GBX Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$100.6M | -477% |
| Q2 2026 | -$286.4M | -607% |
| Q1 2026 | $128.6M | +389% |
| Q4 2025 | $18.7M | +$142.9M |
| Q3 2025 | $26.7M | -77% |
| Q2 2025 | $56.5M | +$106.7M |
| Q1 2025 | $26.3M | +$49.4M |
| Q4 2024 | -$124.2M | -$11.2M |
GBX's free cash flow was −$240M over the past year, against −$15M 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 | — |
GBX Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.1% | +27K shares |
| 1 year | -1.1% | -367K shares |
| 3 years | -6% | -2M shares |
| 5 years | -5.6% | -1.9M shares |
| Available history | -4.5% | -1.5M shares |
GBX has the edge over BA on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $100,000 |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $400,000 |
| Q4 2025 | $12.9M |
| Q3 2025 | $900,000 |
| Q2 2025 | $21.8M |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
GBX spent $13M buying back its own shares over the past year.
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 GBX on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
GBX Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 5.9x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 4.8x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 3.3x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 3.2x | Elevated |
| Q3 2025 | 3.0x | Elevated |
| Q2 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.3x | Very low |
GBX's net debt is about 5.8 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 3.0 years 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).
GBX Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 43.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 34.6 | Neutral |
GBX's weekly RSI is 43 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 35 (neutral).
BA PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | BA | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 18x | 24x | 26% below |
| PE % | 0 | 58 | 58 pts below |
BA is trading at 18x earnings, a 26% discount to the Industrials sector's median of 24x, though its earnings don't support one.
GBX PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | GBX | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 17x | 24x | 30% below |
| PE % | 58 | 58 | Same percentile |
GBX has the edge over BA on valuation relative to its sector.
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.
GBX Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $40.2 | 4.4% above |
| 20 week MA | $44.0 | 4.8% below |
| 50 week MA | $47.8 | 12% below |
| 100 week MA | $48.9 | 14% below |
| 200 week MA | $46.4 | 9.7% below |
GBX 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.
GBX Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $32.6 | $37.3 | +14% |
| 2021 | $37.3 | $44.7 | +20% |
| 2022 | $44.7 | $34.6 | -22% |
| 2023 | $34.6 | $44.2 | +28% |
| 2024 | $44.2 | $62.0 | +40% |
| 2025 | $62.0 | $46.9 | -24% |
| 2026 YTD | $46.9 | $41.9 | -11% |
GBX has the edge over BA on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.