BA
The Boeing Company
BA has the edge over RYAAY overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
RYAAY
Ryanair Holdings plc
RYAAY trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
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.
RYAAY Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
RYAAY'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 RYAAY in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
RYAAY PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 6.8x | $50.83 | -12% |
| Current | 7.7x | $57.88 | — |
| Fair | 15x | $109 | +88% |
| Expensive | 23x | $168 | +191% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
RYAAY's PE is 7.7x, but its earnings don't support one, so it isn't a reliable read right now.
BA Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
BA has the edge over RYAAY on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and profitability expectations.
RYAAY Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Decline | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect RYAAY's revenue to grow, but its earnings and profitability to decline. 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.
RYAAY Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $7.48 | +23% |
| Q1 2026 | $9.75 | +226% |
| Q4 2025 | $9.95 | +219% |
| Q3 2023 | $4.62 | +128% |
| Q2 2023 | $3.40 | +819% |
| Q1 2023 | $2.47 | +$2.99 |
| Q4 2022 | $2.62 | +$3.45 |
| Q3 2022 | $2.03 | +$3.30 |
RYAAY 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 RYAAY 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.
RYAAY Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $4.9B | +1.1% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.8B | +11% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.6B | +8.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $6.1B | +8.2% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.8B | +20% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.6B | -2.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.3B | 0% |
| Q3 2024 | $5.6B | +2.8% |
RYAAY's revenue has grown year over year for five quarters in a row: $4.9B last quarter, up 1.1% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 13% | -7.9 points |
| Q1 2026 | -20% | +1.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 0.6% | -0.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | 36% | +3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 21% | +11 points |
| Q1 2025 | -21% | -5.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | 1.1% | 0 points |
| Q3 2024 | 33% | -2.1 points |
RYAAY 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 RYAAY on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
RYAAY Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $809.5M | -13% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.7B | +$2B |
| Q4 2025 | -$436.1M | -$114.2M |
| Q3 2025 | -$188.4M | +$181.6M |
| Q2 2025 | $928M | +34% |
| Q1 2025 | -$321.8M | -120% |
| Q4 2024 | -$321.8M | +$459.5M |
| Q3 2024 | -$370M | -$222.6M |
RYAAY's free cash flow has turned positive after three years mostly in the red: $1.9B 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 | — |
RYAAY Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.6% | +3.1M shares |
| 1 year | -1.9% | -10.3M shares |
| 3 years | +23% | +96.5M shares |
| 5 years | -6.2% | -34.7M shares |
| Available history | -6.5% | -36.4M shares |
RYAAY has the edge over BA on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $170.4M |
| Q1 2026 | $193.4M |
| Q4 2025 | $175.5M |
| Q3 2025 | $159.4M |
| Q2 2025 | $65.7M |
| Q1 2025 | $286.4M |
| Q4 2024 | $286.4M |
| Q3 2024 | $673M |
RYAAY spent $699M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 47% 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.
RYAAY Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.0x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2024 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
RYAAY 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).
RYAAY Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 51.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 54.7 | Neutral |
RYAAY's weekly RSI is 51 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 55 (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.
RYAAY PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | RYAAY | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 7.7x | 24x | 68% below |
| PE % | 24 | 58 | 34 pts below |
RYAAY 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.
RYAAY Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $55.1 | 5.1% above |
| 20 week MA | $57.1 | 1.3% above |
| 50 week MA | $61.1 | 5.2% below |
| 100 week MA | $57.5 | 0.7% above |
| 200 week MA | $51.2 | 13% above |
RYAAY 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 the edge over RYAAY on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
RYAAY Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $34.8 | $43.2 | +24% |
| 2021 | $43.2 | $41.9 | -2.9% |
| 2022 | $41.9 | $30.6 | -27% |
| 2023 | $30.6 | $53.3 | +74% |
| 2024 | $53.3 | $44.1 | -17% |
| 2025 | $44.1 | $73.7 | +67% |
| 2026 YTD | $73.7 | $57.9 | -21% |
RYAAY has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's down 21% so far in 2026.