BA
The Boeing Company
BA offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
ROP
Roper Technologies, Inc.
ROP has the edge over BA overall, supported by stronger valuation 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.
ROP Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Stable |
ROP's profitability and cash flow are currently strong, and its revenue and balance sheet 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 ROP in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
ROP PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 17x | $423 | -11% |
| Current | 19x | $478 | — |
| Forward | 20x | $478 | — |
| Fair | 28x | $720 | +51% |
| Expensive | 42x | $1,073 | +124% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
ROP's PE is in its cheap range at 19x, but its recent earnings include one-off gains. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 20x.
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.
ROP Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for ROP, 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.
ROP Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $24.21 | -4.5% |
| Q3 2026 | $25.34 | +75% |
| Q2 2026 | $24.14 | +70% |
| Q1 2026 | $16.01 | +16% |
| Q4 2025 | $14.20 | -1% |
| Q3 2025 | $14.51 | +6.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $14.23 | +5.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $13.86 | +0.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $14.34 | +11% |
ROP 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.
ROP Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.2B | +7.6% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.1B | +8.5% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.1B | +11% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.1B | +9.7% |
| Q3 2025 | $2B | +14% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.9B | +13% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.9B | +12% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.9B | +16% |
ROP's revenue has grown year over year for 14 quarters in a row: $2.2B last quarter, up 7.6% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 29% | +0.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | 28% | -0.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | 27% | -0.8 points |
| Q4 2025 | 29% | +0.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 28% | +0.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 28% | -0.6 points |
| Q1 2025 | 28% | -0.7 points |
| Q4 2024 | 28% | -0.7 points |
ROP 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 ROP on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
ROP Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $820.6M | -5.6% |
| Q2 2026 | $469.5M | +16% |
| Q1 2026 | $592.1M | +12% |
| Q4 2025 | $738M | +2.2% |
| Q3 2025 | $869.5M | +15% |
| Q2 2025 | $404.1M | +5.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $528.7M | -0.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $722.2M | +16% |
ROP generated $2.6B in free cash flow over the past year, up 3.8% 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 793M diluted shares, up 4.3% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2019 | — |
ROP Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.2% | -1.2M shares |
| 1 year | -8.3% | -9M shares |
| 3 years | -7.6% | -8.2M shares |
| 5 years | -6.8% | -7.3M shares |
| Available history | -5.4% | -5.7M shares |
ROP has the edge over BA on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $1.2B |
| Q1 2026 | $1.5B |
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.
ROP Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.9x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 3.2x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 2.9x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 3.0x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 2.9x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 2.5x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | 2.7x | Moderate |
ROP 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).
ROP Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 70.3 | Overbought |
| Stochastic | 86.5 | Overbought |
ROP's weekly RSI is 70 (overbought) and its Stochastic is 87 (overbought).
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 ROP on valuation relative to its sector.
ROP PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | ROP | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 19x | 24x | 22% below |
| PE % | 28 | 58 | 30 pts below |
ROP is trading at 19x earnings, a 22% discount to the Industrials sector's median of 24x, though its recent earnings include one-off gains.
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.
ROP Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $414.9 | 15% above |
| 20 week MA | $398.5 | 20% above |
| 50 week MA | $380.7 | 26% above |
| 100 week MA | $458.4 | 4.2% above |
| 200 week MA | $484.8 | 1.4% below |
ROP 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.
ROP Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $357.3 | $420.1 | +18% |
| 2021 | $420.1 | $478.3 | +14% |
| 2022 | $478.3 | $430.1 | -10% |
| 2023 | $430.1 | $545.2 | +27% |
| 2024 | $545.2 | $523.9 | -3.9% |
| 2025 | $523.9 | $450.8 | -14% |
| 2026 YTD | $450.8 | $477.9 | +6% |
ROP has the edge over BA on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.