BA
The Boeing Company
BA has slightly lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
RFIL
RF Industries, Ltd.
RFIL 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.
RFIL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
RFIL'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 RFIL in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
RFIL PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 9.9x | $7.63 | — |
| Cheap | 14x | $2.95 | -61% |
| Fair | 32x | $6.68 | -12% |
| Current | 36x | $7.63 | — |
| Expensive | 109x | $22.86 | +200% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
RFIL's PE is in its fair range at 36x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 9.9x next year's earnings, in its cheap 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.
RFIL Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for RFIL, 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.
RFIL Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.77 | +267% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.21 | +$0.23 |
| Q2 2026 | $0.13 | +$0.26 |
| Q1 2026 | $0.03 | +$0.55 |
| Q4 2025 | $0.01 | +$0.64 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.02 | +$0.68 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.13 | +$0.66 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.52 | -$0.20 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.63 | -$0.33 |
RFIL 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'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.
RFIL Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $24M | +21% |
| Q2 2026 | $20.7M | +9.4% |
| Q1 2026 | $19M | -1.2% |
| Q4 2025 | $22.7M | +23% |
| Q3 2025 | $19.8M | +18% |
| Q2 2025 | $18.9M | +17% |
| Q1 2025 | $19.2M | +43% |
| Q4 2024 | $18.5M | +16% |
RFIL has the edge over BA on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 7.3% | +3.7 points |
| Q2 2026 | 5.3% | +4.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 0.9% | +0.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | 4% | +3.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | 3.6% | +6.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 0.6% | +3.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 0.3% | +16 points |
| Q4 2024 | 0.5% | +7.5 points |
RFIL 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 RFIL on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
RFIL Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.5M | +$1.9M |
| Q2 2026 | -$946K | -144% |
| Q1 2026 | $649K | +13% |
| Q4 2025 | $2M | +$2.5M |
| Q3 2025 | -$419K | -120% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.2M | +7604% |
| Q1 2025 | $574K | -18% |
| Q4 2024 | -$418K | -129% |
RFIL generated $3M in free cash flow over the past year, up 70% from 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 the edge over RFIL on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2019 | — |
RFIL Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.5% | +176K shares |
| 1 year | +7.7% | +826K shares |
| 3 years | +13% | +1.3M shares |
| 5 years | +14% | +1.4M shares |
| Available history | +18% | +1.7M shares |
RFIL has 12M diluted shares, up 7.7% from a year ago.
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.
RFIL Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 1.9x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 3.7x | Elevated |
| Q3 2023 | 27.3x | High |
RFIL 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).
RFIL Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 39.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 11.4 | Oversold |
RFIL's weekly RSI is 39 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 11 (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 RFIL on valuation relative to its sector.
RFIL PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | RFIL | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 36x | 24x | 51% above |
| PE % | 59 | 58 | 1 pt above |
RFIL is trading at 36x earnings, a 51% 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.
RFIL Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $7.61 | 0.3% above |
| 20 week MA | $10.5 | 28% below |
| 50 week MA | $11.4 | 33% below |
| 100 week MA | $8.53 | 11% below |
| 200 week MA | $6.12 | 25% above |
RFIL 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.
RFIL Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $6.71 | $4.95 | -26% |
| 2021 | $4.95 | $7.42 | +50% |
| 2022 | $7.42 | $5.15 | -31% |
| 2023 | $5.15 | $3.04 | -41% |
| 2024 | $3.04 | $3.83 | +26% |
| 2025 | $3.83 | $5.98 | +56% |
| 2026 YTD | $5.98 | $7.63 | +28% |
RFIL has the edge over BA on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.