BA
The Boeing Company
BA's fundamentals are strong: its operating margin went from −10% to 10% and revenue grew 18%. Its PE isn't a useful guide right now because of how its recent earnings were reported.
MRLN
Merlin, Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score MRLN yet.
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.
MRLN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Unavailable | |
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable |
MRLN's profitability and cash flow are currently weak. There isn't enough data to rate its revenue and balance sheet.
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.
MRLN PE Valuation
MRLN 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.
MRLN Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for MRLN to show an outlook.
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.
MRLN Earnings Per Share
MRLN and BA do not have enough comparable growth data to identify a winner.
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 has the edge over MRLN on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
MRLN Quarterly Revenue
MRLN's revenue is growing: $3M last quarter.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -909% | N/A |
| Q2 2026 | -1529% | N/A |
| Q1 2026 | -2696% | N/A |
| Q4 2024 | -1428% | N/A |
BA has the edge over MRLN 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.
MRLN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$23.7M | -$5.7M |
| Q2 2026 | -$28.9M | -$16.8M |
| Q4 2025 | -$17M | -$3.6M |
MRLN and BA do not have enough comparable growth data to identify a winner.
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 MRLN on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2019 | — |
MRLN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +13% | +11.9M shares |
| 1 year | +210% | +69.8M shares |
MRLN has 103M diluted shares, up 210% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | $8.5M |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
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.
MRLN Net Leverage
MRLN's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
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).
MRLN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 20.1 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 4.0 | Oversold |
MRLN's weekly RSI is 20 (oversold) and its Stochastic is 4 (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.
MRLN PE vs Industrials Sector
MRLN 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 |
MRLN has stronger trend alignment. BA is above 0 of 5 weekly averages versus MRLN above 0 of 2.
MRLN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1.21 | 21% below |
| 20 week MA | $2.66 | 64% below |
MRLN is in a downtrend: it's below all two of its weekly moving averages, and 64% below its 20-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 MRLN on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
MRLN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | $10.5 | $0.96 | -91% |
It's down 91% so far in 2026.