BA
The Boeing Company
BA has the edge over ZIM overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger fundamentals.
ZIM
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd.
ZIM trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
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.
ZIM Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable |
ZIM's cash flow is currently healthy, and its profitability and balance sheet are stable, but its revenue is 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 has the edge over ZIM in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
ZIM PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 0.6x | $0.66 | -98% |
| Fair | 1.4x | $1.63 | -94% |
| Expensive | 4.3x | $5.00 | -83% |
| Forward | 8.2x | $29.24 | — |
| Current | 25x | $29.24 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
ZIM's PE is in its expensive range at 25x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 8.2x.
BA Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
BA has the edge over ZIM on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and revenue expectations.
ZIM Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Decline | |
| Stable | |
| Weakening | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect ZIM's earnings and profitability to decline, with its revenue 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.
ZIM Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.58 | +209% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.16 | -93% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.82 | -96% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.98 | -78% |
| Q3 2025 | $8.32 | -30% |
| Q2 2025 | $16.63 | +$32.93 |
| Q1 2025 | $19.52 | +$40.69 |
| Q4 2024 | $17.82 | +$40.22 |
| Q3 2024 | $11.93 | +$29.66 |
ZIM's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $1.16 over the past year, against $51.59 in mid-2022.
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 ZIM 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.
ZIM Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $1.8B | +8.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.4B | -30% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.5B | -32% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.8B | -36% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.6B | -15% |
| Q1 2025 | $2B | +28% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.2B | +80% |
| Q3 2024 | $2.8B | +117% |
ZIM's revenue is recovering but still below its 2022 peak: $1.8B last quarter, up 8.9% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 8.1% | -0.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | -1% | -24 points |
| Q4 2025 | 0.2% | -30 points |
| Q3 2025 | 14% | -30 points |
| Q2 2025 | 8.3% | -15 points |
| Q1 2025 | 23% | +12 points |
| Q4 2024 | 30% | +35 points |
| Q3 2024 | 44% | +62 points |
ZIM 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 ZIM on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
ZIM Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $383M | -8.1% |
| Q1 2026 | $231.4M | -70% |
| Q4 2025 | $246.3M | -77% |
| Q3 2025 | $561.1M | -61% |
| Q2 2025 | $416.9M | -41% |
| Q1 2025 | $776.7M | +157% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.1B | +787% |
| Q3 2024 | $1.4B | +347% |
ZIM's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for seven years: $1.4B over the past year, down 62% 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 | — |
ZIM Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.2% | +181K shares |
| 1 year | +0.1% | +150K shares |
| 3 years | +0.4% | +463K shares |
| 5 years | +0.4% | +524K shares |
| Available history | +21% | +20.7M shares |
ZIM has the edge over BA on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
ZIM hasn't bought back shares in the past year.
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.
ZIM Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 2.2x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 2.3x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | 1.9x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 1.5x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 1.2x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 1.0x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 1.2x | Healthy |
| Q3 2024 | 1.4x | Healthy |
ZIM 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).
ZIM Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 58.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 63.0 | Neutral |
ZIM's weekly RSI is 59 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 63 (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 ZIM on valuation relative to its sector.
ZIM PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | ZIM | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 25x | 24x | 4.7% above |
| PE % | 90 | 58 | 32 pts above |
ZIM is trading at 25x earnings, in line with 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.
ZIM Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $29.1 | 0.4% above |
| 20 week MA | $27.8 | 5.2% above |
| 50 week MA | $25.7 | 14% above |
| 100 week MA | $21.1 | 39% above |
| 200 week MA | $18.5 | 58% above |
ZIM 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.
ZIM Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $12.1 | $53.7 | +345% |
| 2022 | $53.7 | $17.5 | -67% |
| 2023 | $17.5 | $9.87 | -44% |
| 2024 | $9.87 | $21.9 | +122% |
| 2025 | $21.9 | $21.4 | -2.5% |
| 2026 YTD | $21.4 | $29.2 | +37% |
ZIM has the edge over BA on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.