BA
The Boeing Company
BA offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
SSD
Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.
SSD 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.
SSD Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
SSD'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 SSD in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
SSD PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 17x | $155 | -22% |
| Forward | 21x | $199 | — |
| Fair | 22x | $202 | +1.4% |
| Current | 22x | $199 | — |
| Expensive | 24x | $226 | +14% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
SSD's PE is in its fair range at 22x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 21x.
BA Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
BA has the edge over SSD on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
SSD Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect SSD'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 returned to profit: it earned $9.66 per share over the past year, after losing money the year before.
SSD Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $9.44 | +2.2% |
| Q3 2026 | $9.24 | +13% |
| Q2 2026 | $9.14 | +17% |
| Q1 2026 | $8.52 | +11% |
| Q4 2025 | $8.24 | +8.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $8.21 | +8.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $7.84 | +0.6% |
| Q1 2025 | $7.68 | -3.8% |
| Q4 2024 | $7.60 | -8% |
SSD 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.
SSD Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $638.1M | +2.3% |
| Q2 2026 | $671.1M | +6.3% |
| Q1 2026 | $588M | +9.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $539.3M | +4.2% |
| Q3 2025 | $623.5M | +6.2% |
| Q2 2025 | $631.1M | +5.7% |
| Q1 2025 | $538.9M | +1.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $517.4M | +3.1% |
SSD's revenue has grown year over year for nine quarters in a row: $638M last quarter, up 2.3% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 22% | -0.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 25% | +3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 19% | +0.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 14% | -1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 23% | +1.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 22% | +0.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 19% | +0.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 15% | +0.6 points |
SSD 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's free cash flow has turned positive after six years mostly in the red: $16M over the past year.
SSD Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $161.4M | +21% |
| Q2 2026 | $197.5M | +135% |
| Q1 2026 | $17.9M | +$60.5M |
| Q4 2025 | $119M | +97% |
| Q3 2025 | $133.8M | +130% |
| Q2 2025 | $84.2M | +19% |
| Q1 2025 | -$42.6M | -$11.1M |
| Q4 2024 | $60.3M | +$62.8M |
SSD generated $496M in free cash flow over the past year, up 110% 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 | — |
SSD Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.8% | -333K shares |
| 1 year | -2.3% | -966K shares |
| 3 years | -5% | -2.1M shares |
| 5 years | -6.3% | -2.7M shares |
| Available history | -9.3% | -4.2M shares |
SSD has the edge over BA on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $66.3M |
| Q2 2026 | $48.7M |
| Q1 2026 | $50M |
| Q4 2025 | $30M |
| Q3 2025 | $30M |
| Q2 2025 | $35M |
| Q1 2025 | $25M |
| Q4 2024 | $50M |
SSD spent $195M 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.
SSD Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.3x | Very low |
SSD 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).
SSD Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 59.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 69.0 | Neutral |
SSD's weekly RSI is 59 (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 SSD on valuation relative to its sector.
SSD PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | SSD | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 22x | 24x | 10% below |
| PE % | 45 | 58 | 13 pts below |
SSD is trading at 22x earnings, a 10% discount 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.
SSD Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $183.9 | 8.1% above |
| 20 week MA | $186.0 | 6.9% above |
| 50 week MA | $184.1 | 8% above |
| 100 week MA | $175.4 | 13% above |
| 200 week MA | $167.9 | 18% above |
SSD 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.
SSD Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $80.5 | $92.9 | +15% |
| 2021 | $92.9 | $134.0 | +44% |
| 2022 | $134.0 | $89.2 | -33% |
| 2023 | $89.2 | $198.0 | +122% |
| 2024 | $198.0 | $166.8 | -16% |
| 2025 | $166.8 | $167.2 | +0.2% |
| 2026 YTD | $167.2 | $198.8 | +19% |
SSD has the edge over BA on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.