BA
The Boeing Company
BA offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
WLDN
Willdan Group, Inc.
WLDN has the edge over BA overall, supported by stronger valuation 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.
WLDN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
WLDN'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 has the edge over WLDN in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
WLDN PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 17x | $69.88 | — |
| Cheap | 23x | $93.57 | +34% |
| Fair | 35x | $144 | +106% |
| Expensive | 113x | $467 | +569% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
WLDN's PE is in its cheap range at 17x.
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.
WLDN Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for WLDN to show an outlook.
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.
WLDN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4.12 | +48% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.26 | +78% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.71 | +120% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.48 | +120% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.78 | +71% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.39 | +94% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.69 | +82% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.58 | +100% |
WLDN 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.
WLDN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $214.5M | +18% |
| Q2 2026 | $231M | +33% |
| Q1 2026 | $155.1M | +1.8% |
| Q4 2025 | $173.7M | +21% |
| Q3 2025 | $182M | +15% |
| Q2 2025 | $173.5M | +23% |
| Q1 2025 | $152.4M | +24% |
| Q4 2024 | $144.1M | -7.5% |
WLDN has the edge over BA on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 7.6% | -0.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | 8.5% | +1.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 4.7% | +0.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 6% | -1.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | 8.2% | +2.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | 6.8% | +2.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 4.6% | +0.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 7.5% | 0 points |
WLDN 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 WLDN on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
WLDN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $11.9M | +22% |
| Q2 2026 | $42.2M | +82% |
| Q1 2026 | -$26.4M | -2736% |
| Q4 2025 | $36.7M | +18% |
| Q3 2025 | $9.8M | +11% |
| Q2 2025 | $23.2M | +$24.5M |
| Q1 2025 | $1M | -96% |
| Q4 2024 | $31.1M | +144% |
WLDN generated $64M in free cash flow over the past year, about the same as 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 | — |
WLDN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.8% | +118K shares |
| 1 year | +2% | +312K shares |
| 3 years | +13% | +1.8M shares |
| 5 years | +18% | +2.4M shares |
| Available history | +30% | +3.6M shares |
WLDN has the edge over BA on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
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.
WLDN Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 1.0x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 0.3x | Very low |
WLDN 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).
WLDN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 40.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 25.3 | Neutral |
WLDN's weekly RSI is 40 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 25 (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.
WLDN PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | WLDN | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 17x | 24x | 30% below |
| PE % | 1 | 58 | 57 pts below |
WLDN has the edge over BA on valuation relative to its sector.
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.
WLDN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $72.8 | 3.9% below |
| 20 week MA | $76.9 | 9.2% below |
| 50 week MA | $89.2 | 22% below |
| 100 week MA | $77.4 | 9.7% below |
| 200 week MA | $51.6 | 36% above |
WLDN 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 the edge over WLDN on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
WLDN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $31.2 | $41.4 | +33% |
| 2021 | $41.4 | $32.1 | -22% |
| 2022 | $32.1 | $17.1 | -47% |
| 2023 | $17.1 | $21.5 | +26% |
| 2024 | $21.5 | $38.4 | +79% |
| 2025 | $38.4 | $111.3 | +190% |
| 2026 YTD | $111.3 | $69.9 | -37% |
WLDN's yearly returns have swung widely, from +190% in 2025 to −47% in 2022. It's down 37% so far in 2026.