BA
The Boeing Company
BA has a slight edge over HTZ overall, supported by lower modeled downside.
HTZ
Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.
HTZ offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
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.
HTZ Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Weak |
HTZ's revenue, profitability and cash flow are currently stable, but its balance sheet is weak.
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.
HTZ PE Valuation
HTZ 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.
HTZ Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect HTZ's losses to shrink, with revenue growing.
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 HTZ on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
HTZ Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$1.27 | +$2.27 |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.05 | +$7.25 |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.05 | +$8.12 |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.43 | +$6.91 |
| Q3 2025 | -$3.54 | +$4.81 |
| Q2 2025 | -$8.30 | -$5.21 |
| Q1 2025 | -$10.17 | -6082% |
| Q4 2024 | -$9.34 | -772% |
HTZ is still losing money, but far less than before: $1.27 per share over the past year, against $11.44 at its worst in late 2020.
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 HTZ 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.
HTZ Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.6B | +5.6% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.4B | +9.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $2B | +11% |
| Q4 2025 | $2B | -0.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.5B | -3.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.2B | -7.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.8B | -13% |
| Q4 2024 | $2B | -6.6% |
HTZ's revenue is growing: $2.6B last quarter, up 5.6% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.3% | -6.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | 3% | +17 points |
| Q1 2026 | -15% | +14 points |
| Q4 2025 | -11% | +17 points |
| Q3 2025 | 9.4% | +72 points |
| Q2 2025 | -14% | +5.6 points |
| Q1 2025 | -29% | -1 points |
| Q4 2024 | -28% | -5 points |
HTZ 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 HTZ on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
HTZ Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $572M | -29% |
| Q2 2026 | $353M | +9% |
| Q1 2026 | -$9M | -104% |
| Q4 2025 | $166M | -57% |
| Q3 2025 | $809M | -7.2% |
| Q2 2025 | $324M | -38% |
| Q1 2025 | $229M | -32% |
| Q4 2024 | $390M | -26% |
HTZ still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2022 peak: $1.1B 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 HTZ on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2019 | — |
HTZ Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +14% | +57M shares |
| 1 year | +30% | +111M shares |
| 3 years | +45% | +148M shares |
| 5 years | +197% | +315M shares |
| Available history | +306% | +358M shares |
HTZ has 475M diluted shares, up 30% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | $43M |
| Q3 2023 | $50M |
| Q2 2023 | $104M |
| Q1 2023 | $118M |
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.
HTZ Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | 34.3x | High |
| Q3 2023 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2023 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2023 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2022 | 5.0x | High |
| Q3 2022 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2022 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2022 | -1.3x | Net Cash |
HTZ's net debt is more than 20 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 5.0 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).
HTZ Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 34.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 16.0 | Oversold |
HTZ's weekly RSI is 34 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 16 (oversold).
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.
HTZ PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | HTZ | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 24x | — |
HTZ 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.
HTZ Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1.79 | 14% below |
| 20 week MA | $1.94 | 21% below |
| 50 week MA | $3.87 | 60% below |
| 100 week MA | $4.69 | 67% below |
| 200 week MA | $7.35 | 79% below |
HTZ is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 79% below its 200-week average.
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 the edge over HTZ on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
HTZ Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $24.0 | $24.0 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | $24.0 | $15.2 | -37% |
| 2023 | $15.2 | $10.4 | -32% |
| 2024 | $10.4 | $3.62 | -65% |
| 2025 | $3.62 | $5.36 | +48% |
| 2026 YTD | $5.36 | $1.54 | -71% |
HTZ has finished lower in three of the last five years. It's down 71% so far in 2026.