BA
The Boeing Company
BA has the edge over LNN overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
LNN
Lindsay Corporation
LNN trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
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.
LNN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Strong |
LNN's balance sheet is currently strong, and its revenue, profitability and cash flow are stable.
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 LNN in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
LNN PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 19x | $98.95 | -8.4% |
| Current | 20x | $108 | — |
| Forward | 21x | $108 | — |
| Fair | 22x | $117 | +7.9% |
| Expensive | 41x | $219 | +103% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
LNN's PE is in its fair range at 20x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 21x.
BA Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
BA has the edge over LNN on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and revenue expectations.
LNN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Decline | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect LNN's profitability to improve, but its revenue to decline. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
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.
LNN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $5.21 | -2.2% |
| Q3 2026 | $5.33 | -21% |
| Q2 2026 | $5.21 | -25% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.46 | -22% |
| Q4 2025 | $6.75 | +8.5% |
| Q3 2025 | $6.78 | +13% |
| Q2 2025 | $6.95 | +5.6% |
| Q1 2025 | $7.02 | +12% |
| Q4 2024 | $6.22 | -0.5% |
LNN's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $5.33 over the past year, against $7.18 in early 2023.
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 LNN 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.
LNN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $161.6M | +5.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $160.8M | -5.1% |
| Q1 2026 | $157.7M | -16% |
| Q4 2025 | $155.8M | -6.3% |
| Q3 2025 | $153.6M | -0.9% |
| Q2 2025 | $169.5M | +22% |
| Q1 2025 | $187.1M | +23% |
| Q4 2024 | $166.3M | +3.1% |
LNN's revenue is recovering but still below its 2022 peak: $162M last quarter, up 5.2% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 9.8% | +2.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | 12% | -2.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | 8.3% | -8.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | 13% | 0 points |
| Q3 2025 | 7.4% | -1.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 14% | -0.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | 17% | +2.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 13% | -0.5 points |
LNN 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 LNN on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
LNN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $39.6M | -20% |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.4M | -105% |
| Q1 2026 | $11.6M | +363% |
| Q4 2025 | -$15.1M | -221% |
| Q3 2025 | $49.8M | +4.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $25.7M | -0.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.5M | +$24.1M |
| Q4 2024 | $12.5M | -17% |
LNN still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2023 peak: $35M 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 793M diluted shares, up 4.3% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2019 | — |
LNN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.9% | +95K shares |
| 1 year | -4.4% | -482K shares |
| 3 years | -5.7% | -626K shares |
| 5 years | -5% | -549K shares |
| Available history | -3.6% | -392K shares |
LNN has the edge over BA on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $25.2M |
| Q1 2026 | $25.2M |
| Q4 2025 | $30.3M |
| Q3 2025 | $8.9M |
| Q2 2025 | $1.2M |
| Q3 2024 | $4.6M |
LNN spent $81M buying back its own shares over the past year.
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.
LNN Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -1.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
LNN 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).
LNN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 43.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 24.2 | Neutral |
LNN's weekly RSI is 43 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 24 (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 LNN on valuation relative to its sector.
LNN PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | LNN | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 20x | 24x | 16% below |
| PE % | 38 | 58 | 20 pts below |
LNN is trading at 20x earnings, a 16% discount 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.
LNN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $109.5 | 1.3% below |
| 20 week MA | $113.4 | 4.7% below |
| 50 week MA | $116.9 | 7.6% below |
| 100 week MA | $124.0 | 13% below |
| 200 week MA | $124.7 | 13% below |
LNN is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 13% 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 finished lower in four of the last six years. It's down 21% so far in 2026.
LNN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $96.8 | $127.3 | +32% |
| 2021 | $127.3 | $151.9 | +19% |
| 2022 | $151.9 | $165.2 | +8.8% |
| 2023 | $165.2 | $129.2 | -22% |
| 2024 | $129.2 | $120.1 | -7% |
| 2025 | $120.1 | $119.0 | -0.9% |
| 2026 YTD | $119.0 | $108.1 | -9.2% |
LNN has the edge over BA on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.