BA
The Boeing Company
BA has the edge over HYFM overall, supported by stronger fundamentals.
HYFM
Hydrofarm Holdings Group, Inc.
HYFM's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
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.
HYFM Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong |
HYFM's balance sheet is currently strong, but its revenue, profitability and cash flow 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.
HYFM PE Valuation
HYFM 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.
HYFM Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect HYFM'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 HYFM on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
HYFM Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$60.90 | -$47.54 |
| Q1 2026 | -$62.30 | -$47.47 |
| Q4 2025 | -$62.35 | -$47.84 |
| Q3 2025 | -$13.97 | +$0.13 |
| Q2 2025 | -$13.36 | +$2.24 |
| Q1 2025 | -$14.83 | -$1.53 |
| Q4 2024 | -$14.51 | -$0.31 |
| Q3 2024 | -$14.10 | +$4.60 |
HYFM lost $60.90 per share over the past year, a bigger loss than 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 HYFM 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 has the edge over HYFM on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
HYFM Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $23.2M | -41% |
| Q1 2026 | $28.5M | -30% |
| Q4 2025 | $25.1M | -33% |
| Q3 2025 | $29.4M | -33% |
| Q2 2025 | $39.2M | -28% |
| Q1 2025 | $40.5M | -25% |
| Q4 2024 | $37.3M | -21% |
| Q3 2024 | $44M | -19% |
HYFM's revenue has slid since its 2021 peak: $23M last quarter, down 41% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -32% | +2 points |
| Q1 2026 | -31% | -3.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | -954% | -913 points |
| Q3 2025 | -44% | -24 points |
| Q2 2025 | -34% | +1.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | -27% | -11 points |
| Q4 2024 | -41% | -16 points |
| Q3 2024 | -21% | +9.4 points |
HYFM's operating margin was −32% last quarter, up 2 points from the same quarter a year ago.
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 HYFM on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
HYFM Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$9K | -101% |
| Q1 2026 | -$778K | +$11.2M |
| Q4 2025 | -$4.3M | -280% |
| Q3 2025 | -$207K | +$5.1M |
| Q2 2025 | $1.4M | -58% |
| Q1 2025 | -$12M | -$8.3M |
| Q4 2024 | $2.4M | +$4.1M |
| Q3 2024 | -$5.3M | -176% |
HYFM has burned cash in most quarters: −$5M over the past year, against −$13M 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 | — |
HYFM Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.3% | +13.1K shares |
| 1 year | +2.8% | +131K shares |
| 3 years | +5.2% | +236K shares |
| 5 years | +14% | +572K shares |
| Available history | +45% | +1.5M shares |
HYFM has the edge over BA on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2020 | $2.6M |
| Q3 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 2020 | — |
| Q4 2019 | — |
| Q3 2019 | — |
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.
HYFM Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2020 | -5.4x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2020 | 26.6x | High |
HYFM has more cash than debt.
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).
HYFM Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 42.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 9.8 | Oversold |
HYFM's weekly RSI is 43 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 10 (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.
HYFM PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | HYFM | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 24x | — |
HYFM 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.
HYFM Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $0.83 | 9.6% below |
| 20 week MA | $0.90 | 17% below |
| 50 week MA | $1.12 | 33% below |
| 100 week MA | $2.49 | 70% below |
| 200 week MA | $6.29 | 88% below |
HYFM is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 88% 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 HYFM on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
HYFM Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $483.0 | $566.4 | +17% |
| 2021 | $566.4 | $283.2 | -50% |
| 2022 | $283.2 | $16.1 | -94% |
| 2023 | $16.1 | $9.18 | -43% |
| 2024 | $9.18 | $6.19 | -33% |
| 2025 | $6.19 | $1.70 | -73% |
| 2026 YTD | $1.70 | $0.75 | -56% |
HYFM has finished five years in a row lower, and it's down 56% so far in 2026.