BA
The Boeing Company
BA has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
SYM
Symbotic Inc.
SYM has the edge over BA overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
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.
SYM Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
SYM's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
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's PE is 18x, but its earnings don't support one, so it isn't a reliable read right now.
SYM PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 82x | $35.44 | — |
| Current | 443x | $35.44 | — |
| Cheap | 477x | $38.19 | +7.8% |
| Fair | 521x | $41.71 | +18% |
| Expensive | 536x | $42.85 | +21% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
SYM's PE is 443x, 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 SYM on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
SYM Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for SYM, with profitability 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.
SYM Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.43 | +438% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.08 | +$0.17 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.06 | +$0.03 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.11 | +$0.03 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.16 | -$0.02 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.09 | +$0.16 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.09 | +$0.18 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.14 | +$0.14 |
| Q3 2024 | -$0.14 | +$0.23 |
SYM 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.
SYM Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $720.8M | +22% |
| Q1 2026 | $676.5M | +23% |
| Q4 2025 | $630M | +29% |
| Q3 2025 | $618.5M | +9.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $592.1M | +26% |
| Q1 2025 | $549.7M | +40% |
| Q4 2024 | $486.7M | +35% |
| Q3 2024 | $564.6M | +44% |
SYM has the edge over BA on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 4.6% | +11 points |
| Q1 2026 | 0.9% | +6.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | 1% | +6.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | -3.5% | -5.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | -6.2% | +1.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | -5.8% | +11 points |
| Q4 2024 | -5.1% | +1.9 points |
| Q3 2024 | 1.9% | +16 points |
SYM 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 SYM on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
SYM Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$147.3M | -$9M |
| Q1 2026 | $261.3M | -3.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $191.5M | -3.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $530.7M | +$650.8M |
| Q2 2025 | -$138.3M | -512% |
| Q1 2025 | $269.6M | +1351% |
| Q4 2024 | $197.7M | +$230M |
| Q3 2024 | -$120.1M | -344% |
SYM usually generates cash, though not every quarter: the latest was −$147M, but it generated $836M 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 the edge over SYM on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2019 | — |
SYM Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.8% | -1.1M shares |
| 1 year | +22% | +24.1M shares |
| 3 years | +116% | +71.5M shares |
SYM has 133M diluted shares, up 22% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2020 | — |
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.
SYM Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -29.4x | Net Cash |
SYM 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).
SYM Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 36.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 19.4 | Oversold |
SYM's weekly RSI is 36 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 19 (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 SYM on valuation relative to its sector.
SYM PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | SYM | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 443x | 24x | 1,744% above |
SYM is trading at 443x earnings, a 1744% premium to the Industrials sector's median of 24x, though its earnings don't support one.
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.
SYM Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $39.7 | 11% below |
| 20 week MA | $41.0 | 14% below |
| 50 week MA | $49.1 | 28% below |
| 100 week MA | $44.4 | 20% below |
| 200 week MA | $39.6 | 11% below |
SYM is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 11% below its 200-week average.
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 SYM on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
SYM Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $10.4 | $9.97 | -4.5% |
| 2022 | $9.97 | $11.0 | +11% |
| 2023 | $11.0 | $51.3 | +366% |
| 2024 | $51.3 | $24.1 | -53% |
| 2025 | $24.1 | $58.0 | +141% |
| 2026 YTD | $58.0 | $35.4 | -39% |
SYM's yearly returns have swung widely, from +366% in 2023 to −53% in 2024. It's down 39% so far in 2026.