BA
The Boeing Company
BA offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
GIC
Global Industrial Company
GIC 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.
GIC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
GIC'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 GIC in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
GIC PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 13x | $30.59 | -35% |
| Fair | 18x | $42.00 | -11% |
| Expensive | 20x | $48.57 | +3.3% |
| Current | 20x | $47.03 | — |
| Forward | 23x | $47.03 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
GIC's PE is in its expensive range at 20x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 23x.
BA Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
BA has the edge over GIC on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
GIC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Deteriorating | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for GIC, 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.
GIC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.07 | -13% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.39 | +36% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.23 | +30% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.92 | +21% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.85 | +17% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.76 | +4.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.72 | -3.9% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.59 | -13% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.58 | -14% |
GIC 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 GIC 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.
GIC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $389.5M | +10% |
| Q2 2026 | $386.6M | +7.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $350.4M | +9.2% |
| Q4 2025 | $345.6M | +14% |
| Q3 2025 | $353.6M | +3.3% |
| Q2 2025 | $358.9M | +3.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $321M | -0.7% |
| Q4 2024 | $302.3M | -5.6% |
GIC's revenue has grown year over year for six quarters in a row: $390M last quarter, up 10% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 8.4% | +1 points |
| Q2 2026 | 13% | +3.4 points |
| Q1 2026 | 5.9% | +0.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 5.7% | +0.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | 7.4% | +1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 9.3% | +1.7 points |
| Q1 2025 | 5.7% | +0.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 4.8% | -1.9 points |
GIC 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's free cash flow has turned positive after six years mostly in the red: $16M over the past year.
GIC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $43.3M | +97% |
| Q2 2026 | $40.5M | +34% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.6M | +75% |
| Q4 2025 | $19.2M | +26% |
| Q3 2025 | $22M | +153% |
| Q2 2025 | $30.3M | +69% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.2M | -37% |
| Q4 2024 | $15.2M | +97% |
GIC generated $109M in free cash flow over the past year, up 54% 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 | — |
GIC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -- |
| 1 year | -0.8% | -300K shares |
| 3 years | 0% | -- |
| 5 years | +0.5% | +200K shares |
| Available history | +1.3% | +500K shares |
GIC has the edge over BA on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $4.7M |
| Q1 2026 | $900,000 |
| Q4 2021 | — |
| Q3 2021 | — |
| Q2 2021 | — |
| Q1 2021 | — |
| Q4 2020 | $200,000 |
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.
GIC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
GIC 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).
GIC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 76.8 | Overbought |
| Stochastic | 71.7 | Neutral |
GIC's weekly RSI is 77 (overbought) and its Stochastic is 72 (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 GIC on valuation relative to its sector.
GIC PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | GIC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 20x | 24x | 18% below |
| PE % | 79 | 58 | 21 pts above |
GIC is trading at 20x earnings, a 18% discount 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.
GIC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $44.2 | 6.5% above |
| 20 week MA | $40.1 | 17% above |
| 50 week MA | $34.8 | 35% above |
| 100 week MA | $31.4 | 50% above |
| 200 week MA | $32.1 | 47% above |
GIC 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.
GIC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $25.5 | $36.3 | +42% |
| 2021 | $36.3 | $41.2 | +14% |
| 2022 | $41.2 | $23.8 | -42% |
| 2023 | $23.8 | $38.8 | +63% |
| 2024 | $38.8 | $24.8 | -36% |
| 2025 | $24.8 | $30.1 | +22% |
| 2026 YTD | $30.1 | $47.0 | +56% |
GIC has the edge over BA on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.