BA
The Boeing Company
BA offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
HUBB
Hubbell Incorporated
HUBB has a slight edge over BA overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and 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.
HUBB Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure |
HUBB's revenue, profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, but its balance sheet is 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 has the edge over HUBB in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
HUBB PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 20x | $438 | — |
| Cheap | 21x | $364 | -17% |
| Current | 26x | $438 | — |
| Fair | 27x | $457 | +4.3% |
| Expensive | 30x | $514 | +17% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
HUBB's PE is in its fair range at 26x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 20x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
BA Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
BA has the edge over HUBB on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
HUBB Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for HUBB, 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.
HUBB Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $22.42 | +31% |
| Q3 2026 | $17.06 | +5.8% |
| Q2 2026 | $16.89 | +9.6% |
| Q1 2026 | $16.93 | +14% |
| Q4 2025 | $16.67 | +16% |
| Q3 2025 | $16.13 | +16% |
| Q2 2025 | $15.41 | +14% |
| Q1 2025 | $14.79 | +10% |
| Q4 2024 | $14.37 | +2.3% |
HUBB 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 HUBB 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.
HUBB Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.9B | +25% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.7B | +15% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.5B | +11% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.5B | +12% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.5B | +4.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.5B | +2.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.4B | -2.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.3B | -0.9% |
HUBB's revenue has grown year over year for six quarters in a row: $1.9B last quarter, up 25% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 22% | -0.2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 20% | -2.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 17% | -0.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 21% | +1.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | 22% | +0.9 points |
| Q2 2025 | 23% | +1.9 points |
| Q1 2025 | 18% | +1.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 19% | +2.6 points |
HUBB 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 HUBB on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
HUBB Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $280.4M | +10% |
| Q2 2026 | $212.8M | -3.6% |
| Q1 2026 | $46M | +304% |
| Q4 2025 | $388.8M | +6.7% |
| Q3 2025 | $253.8M | +34% |
| Q2 2025 | $220.7M | +7.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $11.4M | -78% |
| Q4 2024 | $364.4M | +28% |
HUBB generated $928M in free cash flow over the past year, up 9.1% 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 | — |
HUBB Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -- |
| 1 year | -0.6% | -300K shares |
| 3 years | -1.7% | -900K shares |
| 5 years | -2.9% | -1.6M shares |
| Available history | -2.9% | -1.6M shares |
HUBB has the edge over BA on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $36M |
| Q1 2026 | $167.5M |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $100M |
| Q1 2025 | $125M |
| Q4 2024 | $10M |
HUBB spent $204M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 13% 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.
HUBB Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.0x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 3.3x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 1.0x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 1.2x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 1.0x | Very low |
HUBB 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).
HUBB Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 41.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 13.5 | Oversold |
HUBB's weekly RSI is 41 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 14 (oversold).
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 HUBB on valuation relative to its sector.
HUBB PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | HUBB | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 26x | 24x | 6.6% above |
| PE % | 42 | 58 | 16 pts below |
HUBB is trading at 26x earnings, in line with 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.
HUBB Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $451.9 | 3.1% below |
| 20 week MA | $468.2 | 6.5% below |
| 50 week MA | $481.0 | 8.9% below |
| 100 week MA | $443.0 | 1.1% below |
| 200 week MA | $392.3 | 12% above |
HUBB 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.
HUBB Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $148.3 | $160.8 | +8.4% |
| 2021 | $160.8 | $204.4 | +27% |
| 2022 | $204.4 | $235.7 | +15% |
| 2023 | $235.7 | $328.9 | +40% |
| 2024 | $328.9 | $423.1 | +29% |
| 2025 | $423.1 | $454.9 | +7.5% |
| 2026 YTD | $454.9 | $438.0 | -3.7% |
HUBB has the edge over BA on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.