BA
The Boeing Company
BA has a slight edge over TIC overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger fundamentals.
TIC
TIC Solutions, Inc.
TIC offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
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.
TIC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Stable | |
| Weak |
TIC's revenue is currently healthy, and its cash flow is stable, but its profitability and balance sheet are under pressure.
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.
TIC PE Valuation
TIC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
BA Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
BA has the edge over TIC on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and profitability expectations.
TIC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Turning to a loss | |
| Growth | |
| Weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect TIC'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 the edge over TIC in the latest year-over-year earnings comparison.
TIC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$0.61 | -$0.19 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.64 | +$0.85 |
TIC is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.61 per share over the past year, against $1.49 at its worst in mid-2025.
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.
TIC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $639.6M | +35% |
| Q2 2026 | $584.3M | +86% |
| Q1 2026 | $488M | +108% |
| Q4 2025 | $508.3M | +94% |
| Q3 2025 | $473.9M | +56% |
TIC has the edge over BA on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.5% | +3.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | 1.9% | -4 points |
| Q1 2026 | -6% | -1.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | -3.8% | -2.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | -1.4% | +24 points |
| Q2 2025 | 5.8% | N/A |
| Q1 2025 | -4% | N/A |
| Q4 2024 | -1.3% | N/A |
TIC 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 TIC on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
TIC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $22.3M | +116% |
| Q2 2026 | -$29.5M | -$14.9M |
| Q1 2026 | $4.2M | -85% |
| Q4 2025 | $37.1M | +242% |
| Q3 2025 | $10.3M | +119% |
| Q2 2025 | -$14.5M | +$20.9M |
| Q1 2025 | $28.3M | +84% |
| Q4 2024 | $10.9M | -80% |
TIC still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2023 peak: $34M 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 | — |
TIC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | +7.8K shares |
| 1 year | -1.1% | -2.3M shares |
TIC has the edge over BA on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $7M |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q2 2023 | — |
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 has the edge over TIC on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
TIC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 6.2x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 6.4x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 6.9x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 7.3x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 9.8x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 7.5x | High |
TIC's net debt is about 6.2 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 9.8 years a year ago.
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).
TIC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 61.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 78.3 | Neutral |
TIC's weekly RSI is 62 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 78 (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.
TIC PE vs Industrials Sector
TIC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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 |
TIC has stronger trend alignment. BA is above 0 of 5 weekly averages versus TIC above 3 of 3.
TIC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $9.43 | 13% above |
| 20 week MA | $8.97 | 19% above |
| 50 week MA | $9.04 | 18% above |
TIC is in an uptrend: it's above all three of its weekly moving averages, and 18% above its 50-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 finished lower in four of the last six years. It's down 21% so far in 2026.
TIC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $12.6 | $10.6 | -16% |
| 2026 YTD | $10.6 | $10.6 | +0.1% |
TIC has the edge over BA on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.