BA
The Boeing Company
BA has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
POWL
Powell Industries, Inc.
POWL has the edge over BA overall, supported by stronger modeled upside.
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.
POWL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
POWL's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue 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 POWL in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
POWL PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 16x | $83.03 | -41% |
| Forward | 21x | $142 | — |
| Fair | 26x | $135 | -4.6% |
| Current | 27x | $142 | — |
| Expensive | 51x | $266 | +87% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
POWL's PE is in its fair range at 27x. 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.
POWL Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for POWL, with profitability improving. 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.
POWL Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $6.71 | +29% |
| Q2 2026 | $5.21 | +8.5% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.11 | +7.8% |
| Q4 2025 | $5.13 | +17% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.95 | +21% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.80 | +35% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.74 | +69% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.39 | +107% |
| Q3 2024 | $4.10 | +173% |
POWL 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 POWL on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| 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.
POWL Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $311.7M | +8.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $296.6M | +6.5% |
| Q4 2025 | $251.2M | +4% |
| Q3 2025 | $298M | +8.3% |
| Q2 2025 | $286.3M | -0.7% |
| Q1 2025 | $278.6M | +9.2% |
| Q4 2024 | $241.4M | +24% |
| Q3 2024 | $275.1M | +32% |
POWL's revenue has grown year over year for four quarters in a row: $312M last quarter, up 8.9% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 21% | -0.4 points |
| Q1 2026 | 19% | -1.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | 17% | +2.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 21% | +0.8 points |
| Q2 2025 | 21% | +1.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 21% | +5.7 points |
| Q4 2024 | 15% | +1.4 points |
| Q3 2024 | 20% | +6.1 points |
POWL 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 POWL on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
POWL Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $93.7M | +122% |
| Q1 2026 | $49.3M | +169% |
| Q4 2025 | $41.6M | +19% |
| Q3 2025 | $59.3M | +$73.8M |
| Q2 2025 | $42.3M | +242% |
| Q1 2025 | $18.3M | +14% |
| Q4 2024 | $34.9M | -58% |
| Q3 2024 | -$14.4M | -120% |
POWL generated $244M in free cash flow over the past year, about three times what it generated 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 | — |
POWL Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.1% | +20K shares |
| 1 year | +0.2% | +79K shares |
| 3 years | +0.5% | +184K shares |
| 5 years | +4.1% | +1.4M shares |
| Available history | +4.9% | +1.7M shares |
POWL has the edge over BA on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
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.
POWL Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -2.7x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -2.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -2.1x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -2.0x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -1.8x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -1.7x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.7x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2024 | -1.7x | Net Cash |
POWL 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).
POWL Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 32.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 15.7 | Oversold |
POWL's weekly RSI is 33 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 16 (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 POWL on valuation relative to its sector.
POWL PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | POWL | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 27x | 24x | 13% above |
| PE % | 56 | 58 | 2 pts below |
POWL is trading at 27x earnings, a 13% premium 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.
POWL Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $165.6 | 14% below |
| 20 week MA | $191.5 | 26% below |
| 50 week MA | $197.6 | 28% below |
| 100 week MA | $138.4 | 2.4% above |
| 200 week MA | $89.4 | 59% above |
POWL 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.
POWL Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $16.4 | $10.2 | -38% |
| 2021 | $10.2 | $9.84 | -3.4% |
| 2022 | $9.84 | $11.9 | +21% |
| 2023 | $11.9 | $29.5 | +148% |
| 2024 | $29.5 | $77.0 | +161% |
| 2025 | $77.0 | $113.6 | +48% |
| 2026 YTD | $113.6 | $141.8 | +25% |
POWL has the edge over BA on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.