BA
The Boeing Company
BA offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
PLPC
Preformed Line Products Company
PLPC has the 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.
PLPC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Strong |
PLPC's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its cash flow is 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 PLPC in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
PLPC PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 9x | $108 | -63% |
| Fair | 11x | $136 | -54% |
| Forward | 21x | $294 | — |
| Expensive | 23x | $269 | -8.4% |
| Current | 25x | $294 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
PLPC's PE is in its expensive range at 25x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 21x next year's earnings.
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.
PLPC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for PLPC, with profitability improving.
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.
PLPC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $13.95 | +17% |
| Q3 2026 | $11.91 | +58% |
| Q2 2026 | $8.88 | +3.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $6.95 | -12% |
| Q4 2025 | $7.14 | -4.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $7.55 | +13% |
| Q2 2025 | $8.56 | +5% |
| Q1 2025 | $7.89 | -24% |
| Q4 2024 | $7.50 | -41% |
PLPC earned $11.91 per share over the past year, up 58% from 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'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's operating margin was 1.5% last quarter, up 22 points from the same quarter a year ago.
PLPC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $209.5M | +18% |
| Q2 2026 | $212.7M | +25% |
| Q1 2026 | $176.3M | +19% |
| Q4 2025 | $173.1M | +3.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $178.1M | +21% |
| Q2 2025 | $169.6M | +22% |
| Q1 2025 | $148.5M | +5.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $167.1M | +15% |
PLPC has the edge over BA on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 12% | +4.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 13% | +3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 7.8% | -1.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 6.8% | -3.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 7.4% | +0.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 10% | +2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 8.8% | +0.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 10% | +5.7 points |
PLPC 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 PLPC on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
PLPC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $10.1M | +22% |
| Q2 2026 | $18.3M | -1.6% |
| Q1 2026 | -$3.9M | +$1.4M |
| Q4 2025 | $11.8M | -43% |
| Q3 2025 | $8.3M | +44% |
| Q2 2025 | $18.6M | -24% |
| Q1 2025 | -$5.3M | -390% |
| Q4 2024 | $20.6M | +86% |
PLPC still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2023 peak: $36M 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 | — |
PLPC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +5.8% | +278K shares |
| 1 year | +2.7% | +131K shares |
| 3 years | +1.6% | +82K shares |
| 5 years | +1.9% | +97K shares |
| Available history | -0.3% | -15K shares |
PLPC has the edge over BA on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $285,000 |
| Q2 2026 | $286,000 |
| Q1 2026 | $652,000 |
| Q4 2025 | $660,000 |
| Q3 2025 | $258,000 |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | $131,000 |
| Q4 2024 | $113,000 |
PLPC spent $2M buying back its own shares over the past year, about four times what it spent 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.
PLPC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
PLPC 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).
PLPC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 40.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 9.7 | Oversold |
PLPC's weekly RSI is 41 (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 has the edge over PLPC on valuation relative to its sector.
PLPC PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | PLPC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 25x | 24x | 2.7% above |
| PE % | 85 | 58 | 27 pts above |
PLPC is trading at 25x 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.
PLPC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $346.2 | 15% below |
| 20 week MA | $374.0 | 21% below |
| 50 week MA | $324.1 | 9.4% below |
| 100 week MA | $242.6 | 21% above |
| 200 week MA | $187.8 | 56% above |
PLPC 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.
PLPC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $60.7 | $65.7 | +8.3% |
| 2021 | $65.7 | $60.8 | -7.5% |
| 2022 | $60.8 | $81.9 | +35% |
| 2023 | $81.9 | $133.9 | +64% |
| 2024 | $133.9 | $127.0 | -5.1% |
| 2025 | $127.0 | $212.8 | +68% |
| 2026 YTD | $212.8 | $293.8 | +38% |
PLPC has the edge over BA on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.