BA
The Boeing Company
BA offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
RCMT
RCM Technologies, Inc.
RCMT 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.
RCMT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy |
RCMT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
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 RCMT in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
RCMT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 8.8x | $20.83 | -34% |
| Fair | 11x | $26.85 | -15% |
| Forward | 11x | $31.46 | — |
| Current | 13x | $31.46 | — |
| Expensive | 15x | $36.31 | +15% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
RCMT's PE is in its expensive range at 13x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 11x next year's earnings, in its fair range.
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.
RCMT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for RCMT, 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.
RCMT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.98 | +26% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.37 | +38% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.30 | +30% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.12 | +22% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.14 | +27% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.72 | -10% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.77 | -13% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.74 | -14% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.68 | -14% |
RCMT earned $2.37 per share over the past year, up 38% 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 has the edge over RCMT 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.
RCMT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $73.4M | +4.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $93.8M | +20% |
| Q1 2026 | $83M | -1.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $86.5M | +12% |
| Q3 2025 | $70.3M | +16% |
| Q2 2025 | $78.2M | +13% |
| Q1 2025 | $84.5M | +17% |
| Q4 2024 | $76.9M | +8.3% |
RCMT's revenue is growing: $73M last quarter, up 4.4% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 6.2% | +0.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | 8.5% | 0 points |
| Q1 2026 | 7.2% | -0.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | 9.2% | +1.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 5.6% | -1.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | 8.4% | 0 points |
| Q1 2025 | 7.8% | -0.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 8.2% | -3 points |
RCMT 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 RCMT on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
RCMT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$4M | -$2.2M |
| Q2 2026 | $10.8M | +$19.1M |
| Q1 2026 | $2.6M | -84% |
| Q4 2025 | $11.2M | +$13.9M |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.8M | +$3.1M |
| Q2 2025 | -$8.4M | -257% |
| Q1 2025 | $16.2M | +182% |
| Q4 2024 | -$2.6M | +$14.5M |
RCMT usually generates cash, though not every quarter: the latest was −$4M, but it generated $21M 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 | — |
RCMT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.6% | +116K shares |
| 1 year | -4.1% | -311K shares |
| 3 years | -11% | -893K shares |
| 5 years | -36% | -4.1M shares |
| Available history | -44% | -5.7M shares |
RCMT has the edge over BA on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $11,000 |
| Q2 2026 | $31,000 |
| Q1 2026 | $6.7M |
| Q4 2025 | $2.2M |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $1.9M |
| Q1 2025 | $3.2M |
| Q4 2024 | $1,000 |
RCMT spent $9M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 75% from 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.
RCMT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 1.0x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 1.2x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 1.2x | Healthy |
RCMT 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).
RCMT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 45.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 30.8 | Neutral |
RCMT's weekly RSI is 46 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 31 (neutral).
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.
RCMT PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | RCMT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 13x | 24x | 45% below |
| PE % | 71 | 58 | 13 pts above |
RCMT has the edge over BA on valuation relative to its sector.
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.
RCMT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $37.1 | 15% below |
| 20 week MA | $35.2 | 11% below |
| 50 week MA | $27.6 | 14% above |
| 100 week MA | $24.6 | 28% above |
| 200 week MA | $22.4 | 41% above |
RCMT 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.
RCMT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $2.87 | $1.67 | -42% |
| 2021 | $1.67 | $7.08 | +324% |
| 2022 | $7.08 | $11.7 | +65% |
| 2023 | $11.7 | $29.0 | +149% |
| 2024 | $29.0 | $23.2 | -20% |
| 2025 | $23.2 | $20.3 | -12% |
| 2026 YTD | $20.3 | $31.5 | +55% |
RCMT has the edge over BA on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.