BA
The Boeing Company
BA has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
VSTS
Vestis Corporation
VSTS has a slight edge over BA overall, supported by 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.
VSTS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Weak |
VSTS's revenue, profitability and cash flow are currently stable, but its balance sheet is weak.
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.
VSTS PE Valuation
VSTS 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 VSTS on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
VSTS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect VSTS's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady. 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 VSTS on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
VSTS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.77 | — |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.05 | +$0.18 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.14 | +$0.04 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.37 | -563% |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.31 | -294% |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.23 | -126% |
| Q2 2024 | $0.90 | +291% |
VSTS lost $0.05 per share over the past year, a smaller loss than the year before.
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 VSTS 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.
VSTS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $661.7M | -1.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $659.4M | -0.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $663.4M | -3% |
| Q3 2025 | $712M | +4.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $673.8M | -3.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $665.2M | -5.7% |
| Q4 2024 | $683.8M | -4.8% |
| Q3 2024 | $684.3M | -4.4% |
VSTS's revenue has held roughly level: $662M last quarter, down 1.8% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 5.6% | +1.9 points |
| Q1 2026 | 4.1% | +5.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 2.5% | -2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 2.5% | -1.9 points |
| Q2 2025 | 3.7% | -1.7 points |
| Q1 2025 | -1.3% | -7.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 4.5% | -2.2 points |
| Q3 2024 | 4.3% | -4.1 points |
VSTS 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 VSTS on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
VSTS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $47M | +487% |
| Q1 2026 | $45.6M | +$52.4M |
| Q4 2025 | $28.3M | +$39.3M |
| Q3 2025 | $15.6M | -94% |
| Q2 2025 | $8M | -71% |
| Q1 2025 | -$6.9M | -111% |
| Q4 2024 | -$11M | -132% |
| Q3 2024 | $267.5M | +205% |
VSTS still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2024 peak: $136M 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 | — |
VSTS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1% | +1.3M shares |
| 1 year | +1.9% | +2.5M shares |
| 3 years | +2.7% | +3.5M shares |
VSTS has the edge over BA on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q2 2023 | — |
| Q1 2023 | — |
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | — |
| Q2 2022 | — |
| Q1 2022 | — |
| Q4 2021 | — |
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 VSTS on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
VSTS Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 4.4x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 4.7x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 5.8x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 5.4x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 5.2x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 4.9x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 3.9x | Elevated |
| Q3 2024 | 3.7x | Elevated |
VSTS's net debt is about 4.4 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 5.2 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).
VSTS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 58.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 66.5 | Neutral |
VSTS's weekly RSI is 58 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 67 (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.
VSTS PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | VSTS | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 24x | — |
VSTS 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 |
VSTS has stronger trend alignment. BA is above 0 of 5 weekly averages versus VSTS above 3 of 4.
VSTS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $14.2 | 0.1% below |
| 20 week MA | $14.1 | 0.7% above |
| 50 week MA | $11.0 | 29% above |
| 100 week MA | $9.58 | 48% above |
VSTS's trend is up, with a small recent dip: it's below only its 8-week average, and 48% above its 100-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.
VSTS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $19.3 | $21.1 | +9.5% |
| 2024 | $21.1 | $15.4 | -27% |
| 2025 | $15.4 | $6.55 | -57% |
| 2026 YTD | $6.55 | $14.2 | +117% |
VSTS has the edge over BA on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.