BA
The Boeing Company
BA has the edge over RHI overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger valuation.
RHI
Robert Half International Inc.
RHI offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
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.
RHI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Strong |
RHI's balance sheet is currently strong, and its revenue, profitability and cash flow are 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 RHI in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
RHI PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 13x | $16.07 | -62% |
| Fair | 19x | $23.38 | -44% |
| Forward | 24x | $41.97 | — |
| Expensive | 26x | $31.30 | -25% |
| Current | 35x | $41.97 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
RHI's PE is in its expensive range at 35x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 24x next year's earnings.
BA Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
BA has the edge over RHI on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
RHI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect RHI's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady.
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 the edge over RHI on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
RHI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.78 | +47% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.21 | -21% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.15 | -34% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.30 | -35% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.33 | -45% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.54 | -44% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.75 | -42% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.00 | -40% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.44 | -37% |
RHI's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $1.21 over the past year, against $6.17 in mid-2022.
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 RHI on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| 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.
RHI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.4B | +0.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.3B | -2.4% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.3B | -3.8% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.3B | -5.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.4B | -7.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.4B | -7% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.4B | -8.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.4B | -6.1% |
RHI's revenue fell from its 2022 peak and has held roughly level since: $1.4B last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 5.5% | +4.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | -4.7% | -4.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 2.8% | 0 points |
| Q4 2025 | 1.7% | -3.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | 1% | -5.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 0.1% | -6.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 2.9% | -2.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 5.1% | -2.7 points |
RHI 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 RHI on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
RHI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $57.7M | -9.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $101.5M | -2.5% |
| Q1 2026 | -$120.8M | -$49.1M |
| Q4 2025 | $170.8M | +22% |
| Q3 2025 | $63.6M | -43% |
| Q2 2025 | $104.2M | -20% |
| Q1 2025 | -$71.7M | -$44M |
| Q4 2024 | $140.5M | +37% |
RHI still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2020 peak: $209M 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 | — |
RHI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.6% | +633K shares |
| 1 year | +0.9% | +899K shares |
| 3 years | -4.6% | -4.9M shares |
| 5 years | -9.5% | -10.6M shares |
| Available history | -13% | -15.5M shares |
RHI has the edge over BA on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $33,000 |
| Q2 2026 | $618,000 |
| Q1 2026 | $6.1M |
| Q4 2025 | $24,000 |
| Q3 2025 | $21.1M |
| Q2 2025 | $21.1M |
| Q1 2025 | $49.9M |
| Q4 2024 | $80.5M |
RHI spent $7M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 96% 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.
RHI Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -2.6x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -5.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -2.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -3.6x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -2.1x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -1.5x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.4x | Net Cash |
RHI 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).
RHI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 57.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 68.9 | Neutral |
RHI's weekly RSI is 57 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 69 (neutral).
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 RHI on valuation relative to its sector.
RHI PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | RHI | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 35x | 24x | 44% above |
| PE % | 98 | 58 | 40 pts above |
RHI is trading at 35x earnings, a 44% 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.
RHI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $39.2 | 7% above |
| 20 week MA | $39.4 | 6.5% above |
| 50 week MA | $32.3 | 30% above |
| 100 week MA | $38.8 | 8.1% above |
| 200 week MA | $56.3 | 25% below |
RHI 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.
RHI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $62.4 | $62.2 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | $62.2 | $109.2 | +76% |
| 2022 | $109.2 | $73.4 | -33% |
| 2023 | $73.4 | $87.9 | +20% |
| 2024 | $87.9 | $71.1 | -19% |
| 2025 | $71.1 | $27.7 | -61% |
| 2026 YTD | $27.7 | $42.0 | +51% |
RHI has the edge over BA on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.