BA
The Boeing Company
BA offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
WAB
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation
WAB 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.
WAB Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Stable |
WAB's revenue, profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, and its balance sheet 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 WAB in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
WAB PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 25x | $301 | — |
| Cheap | 28x | $224 | -25% |
| Fair | 31x | $251 | -16% |
| Expensive | 37x | $302 | +0.4% |
| Current | 37x | $301 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
WAB's PE is in its expensive range at 37x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 25x next year's earnings, in its cheap 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.
WAB Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for WAB, with profitability improving.
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.
WAB Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $11.90 | +48% |
| Q3 2026 | $8.05 | +17% |
| Q2 2026 | $7.44 | +11% |
| Q1 2026 | $7.07 | +11% |
| Q4 2025 | $6.83 | +13% |
| Q3 2025 | $6.89 | +15% |
| Q2 2025 | $6.71 | +18% |
| Q1 2025 | $6.39 | +25% |
| Q4 2024 | $6.04 | +33% |
WAB 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.
WAB Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.1B | +8.1% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.2B | +17% |
| Q1 2026 | $3B | +13% |
| Q4 2025 | $3B | +15% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.9B | +8.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.7B | +2.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.6B | +4.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.6B | +2.3% |
WAB's revenue has grown year over year for 22 quarters in a row: $3.1B last quarter, up 8.1% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 20% | +3 points |
| Q2 2026 | 19% | +1.4 points |
| Q1 2026 | 18% | -0.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | 12% | -0.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | 17% | +0.8 points |
| Q2 2025 | 17% | +1.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 18% | +1.7 points |
| Q4 2024 | 13% | +0.7 points |
WAB 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 WAB on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
WAB Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $381M | +22% |
| Q2 2026 | $379M | +123% |
| Q1 2026 | $153M | +4.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $870M | +36% |
| Q3 2025 | $312M | -37% |
| Q2 2025 | $170M | -10% |
| Q1 2025 | $147M | -51% |
| Q4 2024 | $639M | +4.9% |
WAB generated $1.8B in free cash flow over the past year, up 41% 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 | — |
WAB Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.5% | -800K shares |
| 1 year | -1.3% | -2.3M shares |
| 3 years | -5.8% | -10.4M shares |
| 5 years | -10% | -19.2M shares |
| Available history | -4.8% | -8.5M shares |
WAB has the edge over BA on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $305M |
| Q2 2026 | $215M |
| Q1 2026 | $242M |
| Q4 2025 | $75M |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $50M |
| Q1 2025 | $98M |
| Q4 2024 | $123M |
WAB spent $837M buying back its own shares over the past year, about three times what it spent 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.
WAB Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.2x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 2.4x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 2.6x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | 2.1x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 2.1x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 1.5x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 1.5x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 1.6x | Healthy |
WAB 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).
WAB Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 63.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 47.0 | Neutral |
WAB's weekly RSI is 63 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 47 (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 WAB on valuation relative to its sector.
WAB PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | WAB | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 37x | 24x | 55% above |
| PE % | 81 | 58 | 23 pts above |
WAB is trading at 37x earnings, a 55% 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.
WAB Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $285.5 | 5.3% above |
| 20 week MA | $284.5 | 5.6% above |
| 50 week MA | $262.2 | 15% above |
| 100 week MA | $228.4 | 32% above |
| 200 week MA | $181.6 | 65% above |
WAB 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.
WAB Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $78.6 | $73.3 | -6.7% |
| 2021 | $73.3 | $89.9 | +23% |
| 2022 | $89.9 | $100.5 | +12% |
| 2023 | $100.5 | $126.9 | +26% |
| 2024 | $126.9 | $192.0 | +51% |
| 2025 | $192.0 | $219.3 | +14% |
| 2026 YTD | $219.3 | $300.5 | +37% |
WAB has the edge over BA on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.