BA
The Boeing Company
BA offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
SNDR
Schneider National, Inc.
SNDR 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.
SNDR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Strong |
SNDR's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its cash flow 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 SNDR in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
SNDR PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 11x | $8.73 | -70% |
| Forward | 19x | $28.95 | — |
| Fair | 21x | $17.28 | -40% |
| Current | 36x | $28.95 | — |
| Expensive | 42x | $33.96 | +17% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
SNDR's PE is in its expensive range at 36x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 19x 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.
SNDR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for SNDR, with profitability improving. 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 the edge over SNDR on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
SNDR Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.49 | +84% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.81 | +25% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.64 | -9.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.56 | -21% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.59 | -11% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.65 | +3.2% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.71 | +7.6% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.71 | -20% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.66 | -51% |
SNDR's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $0.81 over the past year, against $2.70 in late 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 SNDR 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.
SNDR Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.6B | +9.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.6B | +10% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.4B | -0.2% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.4B | +4.5% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.5B | +10% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.4B | +7.9% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.4B | +6.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.3B | -2.4% |
SNDR's revenue has picked up after two years of holding roughly level: $1.6B last quarter, up 9.2% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.9% | +1.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 4.5% | +0.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 2.4% | -0.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | 2.6% | -0.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 2.4% | -0.8 points |
| Q2 2025 | 3.9% | 0 points |
| Q1 2025 | 3% | +0.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | 3.2% | +0.9 points |
SNDR 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 SNDR on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
SNDR Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.3M | -96% |
| Q2 2026 | $58.6M | -45% |
| Q1 2026 | $52M | +$74.7M |
| Q4 2025 | $145.5M | +28% |
| Q3 2025 | $56.2M | -43% |
| Q2 2025 | $106.4M | +24% |
| Q1 2025 | -$22.7M | +$3M |
| Q4 2024 | $113.6M | +230% |
SNDR still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2025 peak: $258M 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 | — |
SNDR Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.2% | +300K shares |
| 1 year | +0.2% | +400K shares |
| 3 years | -0.8% | -1.4M shares |
| 5 years | -0.9% | -1.6M shares |
| Available history | -0.6% | -1M shares |
SNDR has the edge over BA on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $5.2M |
| Q4 2025 | $6.3M |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | $8.3M |
| Q4 2024 | — |
SNDR spent $12M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 39% 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.
SNDR Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.7x | Very low |
SNDR 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).
SNDR Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 39.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 7.4 | Oversold |
SNDR's weekly RSI is 39 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 7 (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 SNDR on valuation relative to its sector.
SNDR PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | SNDR | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 36x | 24x | 48% above |
| PE % | 77 | 58 | 19 pts above |
SNDR is trading at 36x earnings, a 48% 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.
SNDR Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $30.4 | 4.9% below |
| 20 week MA | $33.6 | 14% below |
| 50 week MA | $31.2 | 7.2% below |
| 100 week MA | $27.9 | 3.8% above |
| 200 week MA | $27.0 | 7.1% above |
SNDR 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.
SNDR Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $21.7 | $20.7 | -4.3% |
| 2021 | $20.7 | $26.2 | +26% |
| 2022 | $26.2 | $24.1 | -7.9% |
| 2023 | $24.1 | $25.5 | +5.6% |
| 2024 | $25.5 | $29.5 | +16% |
| 2025 | $29.5 | $27.3 | -7.6% |
| 2026 YTD | $27.3 | $29.0 | +6.1% |
SNDR has the edge over BA on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.