BA
The Boeing Company
BA offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
GWW
W.W. Grainger, Inc.
GWW has the edge over BA overall, supported by lower modeled downside and 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.
GWW Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy |
GWW's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
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 GWW in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
GWW PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 21x | $951 | -37% |
| Fair | 26x | $1,200 | -20% |
| Forward | 29x | $1,503 | — |
| Expensive | 32x | $1,460 | -2.8% |
| Current | 33x | $1,503 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
GWW's PE is in its expensive range at 33x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 29x next year's earnings.
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.
GWW Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for GWW, 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 returned to profit: it earned $9.66 per share over the past year, after losing money the year before.
GWW Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $51.08 | +12% |
| Q3 2026 | $45.53 | +28% |
| Q2 2026 | $39.23 | -0.5% |
| Q1 2026 | $37.19 | -4.5% |
| Q4 2025 | $35.40 | -8.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $35.66 | -3.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $39.41 | +8.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $38.95 | +7.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $38.71 | +6.8% |
GWW earned $45.53 per share over the past year, up 28% from 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'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.
GWW Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $5.2B | +11% |
| Q2 2026 | $5B | +10% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.7B | +10% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.4B | +4.5% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.7B | +6.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.6B | +5.6% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.3B | +1.7% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.2B | +5.9% |
GWW's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since late 2020: $5.2B last quarter, up 11% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 16% | +5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 16% | +1.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 17% | +1.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 14% | -0.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 11% | -4.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | 15% | -0.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 16% | -0.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 15% | +1 points |
GWW 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 GWW on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
GWW Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $546M | +61% |
| Q2 2026 | $333M | +65% |
| Q1 2026 | $569M | +9.2% |
| Q4 2025 | $269M | +58% |
| Q3 2025 | $339M | -35% |
| Q2 2025 | $202M | -40% |
| Q1 2025 | $521M | -3.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $170M | -64% |
GWW's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for seven years: $1.7B over the past year, up 39% 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 | — |
GWW Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.2% | -100K shares |
| 1 year | -1.7% | -800K shares |
| 3 years | -6% | -3M shares |
| 5 years | -9.6% | -5M shares |
| Available history | -14% | -7.8M shares |
GWW has the edge over BA on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $278M |
| Q2 2026 | $224M |
| Q1 2026 | $237M |
| Q4 2025 | $247M |
| Q3 2025 | $291M |
| Q2 2025 | $226M |
| Q1 2025 | $281M |
| Q4 2024 | $462M |
GWW spent $986M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 22% 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's net debt is about 3.0 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from more than 20 years a year ago.
GWW Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.6x | Very low |
GWW 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).
GWW Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 73.0 | Overbought |
| Stochastic | 77.5 | Neutral |
GWW's weekly RSI is 73 (overbought) and its Stochastic is 78 (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 GWW on valuation relative to its sector.
GWW PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | GWW | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 33x | 24x | 37% above |
| PE % | 89 | 58 | 31 pts above |
GWW is trading at 33x earnings, a 37% 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.
GWW Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1,349.5 | 11% above |
| 20 week MA | $1,338.2 | 12% above |
| 50 week MA | $1,220.2 | 23% above |
| 100 week MA | $1,117.5 | 34% above |
| 200 week MA | $985.1 | 53% above |
GWW 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.
GWW Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $337.5 | $415.6 | +23% |
| 2021 | $415.6 | $503.0 | +21% |
| 2022 | $503.0 | $565.1 | +12% |
| 2023 | $565.1 | $828.7 | +47% |
| 2024 | $828.7 | $1,069.0 | +29% |
| 2025 | $1,069.0 | $1,024.3 | -4.2% |
| 2026 YTD | $1,024.3 | $1,502.6 | +47% |
GWW has the edge over BA on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.