BA
The Boeing Company
BA has the edge over GFL overall, supported by stronger fundamentals.
GFL
GFL Environmental Inc.
GFL has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall 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.
GFL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Stable | |
| Weak |
GFL's revenue is currently healthy, and its cash flow is stable, but its profitability 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's PE is 18x, but its earnings don't support one, so it isn't a reliable read right now.
GFL PE Valuation
GFL has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
BA Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
BA has the edge over GFL on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
GFL Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for GFL, 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 the edge over GFL on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
GFL Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$0.73 | -111% |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.49 | -108% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.31 | -94% |
| Q4 2025 | $6.83 | +$8.33 |
| Q3 2025 | $6.42 | +$7.70 |
| Q2 2025 | $6.38 | +$7.78 |
| Q1 2025 | $4.97 | +$4.97 |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.50 | -$1.46 |
GFL has swung to a loss: it lost $0.73 per share over the past year, after a profit 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 GFL 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.
GFL Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.5B | +24% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.4B | +16% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.2B | +5.4% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.2B | -15% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.2B | +9% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.2B | +5.9% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.1B | -13% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.4B | +5.5% |
GFL's revenue has picked up after three years of holding roughly level: $1.5B last quarter, up 24% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 6.9% | -2.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | 5.6% | -3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 2.1% | +2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 1.8% | -3.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | 9.5% | +3.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 8.6% | +3.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | 0.1% | -1.1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 5.3% | +3.6 points |
GFL 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 GFL on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
GFL Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $88.6M | +24% |
| Q2 2026 | $85.7M | +613% |
| Q1 2026 | -$160.5M | -$61.3M |
| Q4 2025 | $138.5M | -21% |
| Q3 2025 | $71.4M | +54% |
| Q2 2025 | $12M | -62% |
| Q1 2025 | -$99.2M | -$84M |
| Q4 2024 | $174.4M | +46% |
GFL still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2024 peak: $152M over the past year.
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 | — |
GFL Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +6.7% | +24.3M shares |
| 1 year | +4.2% | +15.4M shares |
| 3 years | +4.4% | +16.1M shares |
| 5 years | +6.5% | +23.6M shares |
| Available history | +7% | +25.3M shares |
GFL has the edge over BA on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $9.8M |
| Q1 2026 | $40.2M |
| Q4 2025 | $146.9M |
| Q3 2025 | $243.5M |
| Q2 2025 | $195.2M |
| Q1 2025 | $1.5B |
| Q4 2024 | — |
GFL spent $197M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 90% 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 has the edge over GFL on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
GFL Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 6.6x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 5.6x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 4.2x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 3.8x | Elevated |
| Q3 2025 | 4.2x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 3.9x | Elevated |
| Q1 2025 | 6.6x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 9.7x | High |
GFL's net debt is about 6.6 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 4.2 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).
GFL Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 49.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 70.0 | Neutral |
GFL's weekly RSI is 49 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 70 (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.
GFL PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | GFL | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 24x | — |
GFL has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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.
GFL Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $43.7 | 4.1% below |
| 20 week MA | $42.2 | 0.6% below |
| 50 week MA | $41.3 | 1.5% above |
| 100 week MA | $44.2 | 5.1% below |
| 200 week MA | $39.9 | 5.2% above |
GFL 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.
GFL Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $17.0 | $28.2 | +66% |
| 2021 | $28.2 | $38.0 | +35% |
| 2022 | $38.0 | $28.2 | -26% |
| 2023 | $28.2 | $34.5 | +22% |
| 2024 | $34.5 | $44.6 | +29% |
| 2025 | $44.6 | $43.2 | -3% |
| 2026 YTD | $43.2 | $41.9 | -3% |
GFL has the edge over BA on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.