BA
The Boeing Company
BA has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
GPN
Global Payments Inc.
GPN has a slight edge over BA overall, supported by stronger modeled upside.
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.
GPN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak |
GPN's revenue is currently strong, but its profitability, 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's PE is 18x, but its earnings don't support one, so it isn't a reliable read right now.
GPN PE Valuation
GPN 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 |
Analysts expect BA to return to profit, with revenue growing. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
GPN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for GPN, 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 the edge over GPN on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
GPN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $15.48 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$4.57 | -164% |
| Q2 2026 | -$2.99 | -152% |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.05 | -133% |
| Q4 2025 | $5.78 | -6.2% |
| Q3 2025 | $7.10 | +34% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.70 | +4.6% |
| Q1 2025 | $6.18 | +23% |
| Q4 2024 | $6.16 | +63% |
GPN has swung to a loss: it lost $4.57 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 GPN 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.
GPN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.3B | +65% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.3B | +70% |
| Q1 2026 | $3B | +23% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.9B | -23% |
| Q3 2025 | $2B | -23% |
| Q2 2025 | $2B | -24% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.4B | -0.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.5B | +3.4% |
GPN's revenue is growing: $3.3B last quarter, up 65% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 7.5% | -31 points |
| Q2 2026 | 10% | -12 points |
| Q1 2026 | -0.5% | -20 points |
| Q4 2025 | 8.8% | -24 points |
| Q3 2025 | 39% | +21 points |
| Q2 2025 | 22% | -0.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 20% | +0.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | 33% | +13 points |
GPN 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 GPN on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
GPN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$392.8M | -166% |
| Q2 2026 | $427M | -36% |
| Q1 2026 | -$550.2M | -229% |
| Q4 2025 | $347M | -26% |
| Q3 2025 | $598.9M | -62% |
| Q2 2025 | $665.4M | +19% |
| Q1 2025 | $427.5M | +58% |
| Q4 2024 | $469.4M | -6.1% |
GPN's free cash flow has turned negative after years in the green: −$169M 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 the edge over GPN on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2019 | — |
GPN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.8% | -5M shares |
| 1 year | +10% | +25M shares |
| 3 years | +1.6% | +4.2M shares |
| 5 years | -9.3% | -27.3M shares |
| Available history | -12% | -35.7M shares |
GPN has 265M diluted shares, up 10% from a year ago, despite $1.2B in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $140M |
| Q2 2026 | $550M |
| Q1 2026 | $549.9M |
| Q4 2025 | $69,000 |
| Q3 2025 | $500M |
| Q2 2025 | $244.8M |
| Q1 2025 | $446.3M |
| Q4 2024 | $651.9M |
GPN spent $1.2B buying back its own shares over the past year, down 33% 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 GPN on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
GPN Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 4.6x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 4.6x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 5.3x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 4.1x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 3.1x | Elevated |
| Q2 2025 | 3.5x | Elevated |
| Q1 2025 | 3.2x | Elevated |
| Q4 2024 | 3.3x | Elevated |
GPN's net debt is about 4.6 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 3.1 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).
GPN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 54.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 68.4 | Neutral |
GPN's weekly RSI is 54 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 68 (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.
GPN PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | GPN | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 24x | — |
GPN 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.
GPN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $87.0 | 1.4% above |
| 20 week MA | $86.2 | 2.3% above |
| 50 week MA | $78.0 | 13% above |
| 100 week MA | $83.1 | 6.1% above |
| 200 week MA | $98.0 | 10% below |
GPN 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.
GPN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $182.9 | $205.6 | +12% |
| 2021 | $205.6 | $135.4 | -34% |
| 2022 | $135.4 | $96.7 | -29% |
| 2023 | $96.7 | $127.0 | +31% |
| 2024 | $127.0 | $112.4 | -12% |
| 2025 | $112.4 | $80.4 | -28% |
| 2026 YTD | $80.4 | $88.2 | +9.8% |
GPN has the edge over BA on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.