BA
The Boeing Company
BA's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
HEI-A
HEICO Corporation
HEI-A has the edge over BA overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and stronger valuation.
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.
HEI-A Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy |
HEI-A'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 HEI-A in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
HEI-A PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 35x | $254 | — |
| Cheap | 42x | $253 | -0.6% |
| Current | 42x | $254 | — |
| Fair | 51x | $306 | +20% |
| Expensive | 58x | $349 | +37% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
HEI-A's PE is in its cheap range at 42x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 35x 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.
HEI-A Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for HEI-A, 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.
HEI-A Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $7.17 | +20% |
| Q3 2026 | $6.00 | +31% |
| Q2 2026 | $5.59 | +30% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.05 | +25% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.90 | +34% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.58 | +34% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.29 | +35% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.05 | +32% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.67 | +26% |
HEI-A 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'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.
HEI-A Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.4B | +23% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.4B | +25% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.2B | +14% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.2B | +19% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.1B | +16% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.1B | +15% |
| Q1 2025 | $1B | +15% |
| Q4 2024 | $1B | +8.2% |
HEI-A's revenue has grown year over year for 21 quarters in a row: $1.4B last quarter, up 23% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 25% | +2.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | 25% | +2.9 points |
| Q1 2026 | 22% | 0 points |
| Q4 2025 | 23% | +1.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | 23% | +1.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 23% | +0.7 points |
| Q1 2025 | 22% | +1.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 22% | +1.3 points |
HEI-A 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.
HEI-A Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $322.8M | +48% |
| Q2 2026 | $273.9M | +45% |
| Q1 2026 | $165.1M | -11% |
| Q4 2025 | $268.5M | +42% |
| Q3 2025 | $218.5M | +10% |
| Q2 2025 | $188.7M | +47% |
| Q1 2025 | $185.7M | +89% |
| Q4 2024 | $189.5M | +42% |
HEI-A's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for seven years: $1B over the past year, up 32% 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 | — |
HEI-A Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.1% | +201K shares |
| 1 year | +0.2% | +319K shares |
| 3 years | +1.9% | +2.6M shares |
| 5 years | +2.4% | +3.3M shares |
| Available history | +2.8% | +3.8M shares |
HEI-A has the edge over BA on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
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.
HEI-A Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 1.7x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 1.8x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 1.9x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 1.9x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 2.1x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | 2.1x | Moderate |
HEI-A 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).
HEI-A Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 56.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 52.1 | Neutral |
HEI-A's weekly RSI is 56 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 52 (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 HEI-A on valuation relative to its sector.
HEI-A PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | HEI-A | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 42x | 24x | 76% above |
| PE % | 17 | 58 | 41 pts below |
HEI-A is trading at 42x earnings, a 76% 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.
HEI-A Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $235.4 | 8% above |
| 20 week MA | $245.5 | 3.6% above |
| 50 week MA | $241.7 | 5.2% above |
| 100 week MA | $232.9 | 9.1% above |
| 200 week MA | $194.4 | 31% above |
HEI-A 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.
HEI-A Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $90.2 | $118.3 | +31% |
| 2021 | $118.3 | $128.6 | +8.8% |
| 2022 | $128.6 | $120.3 | -6.5% |
| 2023 | $120.3 | $142.4 | +18% |
| 2024 | $142.4 | $188.2 | +32% |
| 2025 | $188.2 | $259.9 | +38% |
| 2026 YTD | $259.9 | $254.2 | -2.2% |
HEI-A has the edge over BA on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.