Boeing Co (BA) stock analysis
Boeing Co (BA) clears 2 of this site's 8 mechanical value filters, 2 of 8 Buffett-style checks and 0 of 5 Lynch-style checks. At $187.55 it trades 621.4% above this site's neutral DCF value (a margin of safety of -621.4%). Its earnings quality rates Mixed and it returns −0.1% to shareholders net of dilution. Figures are as of October 23, 2026, from SEC filings and market data refreshed weekly; this is educational analysis, not investment advice.
Data as of October 23, 2026. Refreshed weekly from SEC filings and market data.
What does Boeing do?
Boeing builds commercial jetliners, military aircraft and spacecraft, and sells aviation services. Its big programs are the 737, 777 and 787 airliners and defense work for the US government.
Brands and businesses it owns
- 737
- 777
- 787
- Boeing Defense, Space & Security
- Boeing Global Services
What stands out about Boeing?
- The share price implies more than 40% yearly growth. At $187.55, free cash flow per share would have to grow faster than 40% a year, fading to 2.5% by year 10, for this site's DCF to match the price. Change the assumptions.
- Misses 2 of the 8 value filters. It fails Trailing P/E < 25 (62.48) and Price/Book < 8 (24.94); the other 2 pass and 4 were not evaluated. See every filter.
- Close to its 52-week low. At $187.55, BA is 4.7% above its low of $179.12 and 25.6% below its high of $252.15. See the range.
- Strongest against peers: return on equity. At 133% (peer median 22%) it ranks 1st of 12 among aerospace & defense stocks this site tracks. See the ranking.
- Weakest against peers: net margin. At 2.6% (peer median 8.2%) it ranks 12th of 12 among aerospace & defense stocks this site tracks. See the ranking.
How has Boeing's share price moved?
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Is Boeing undervalued? The value diligence check
Every value-investing signal this site computes for this stock, gathered in one place: the same real numbers from the tools below, not a new score.
- Margin of safety (DCF) -621.4%
- Wall St. analyst rating Buy · 4.26/5 35 analysts this month: 13 strong buy, 18 buy, 4 hold, 0 sell, 0 strong sell (Finnhub). Up from 4.24 last month.
- Altman Z″-Score (bankruptcy risk) 1.33 · Grey zone
- Earnings quality (is the profit real?) Mixed · 1 flag Beneish M-score −2.54 · accruals 0.7% of assets · stock comp 0.5% of revenue · share count +12.2% a year. From the latest 10-K (year to Dec 2025) - see the Earnings Quality Screener for how each check is scored.
- Shareholder yield (cash back to owners) −0.1% net Latest fiscal year (2025): dividends 0.2% + buybacks 0.0% − stock comp 0.3%, as a share of today's market cap. Stock comp outruns what comes back in cash. Over 14 years its split-adjusted share count rose 2%. See Shareholder Yield Leaders.
- Capital needed to grow (See's test) Profit did not grow in 10 years Operating profit $9.6B → −$2.4B, capital needed $24B → $29B, 2016–2025 (3-year averages); return on capital now −8% before tax. Buffett's See's Candies needed $0.42 per $1 of new profit, FlightSafety $3.20, a typical grower about $5. See Capital-Light Compounders.
- PEG (growth at a reasonable price) n/a (no PEG reported)
- Compounder lenses (4) 0 of 4 · misses capital-light, real profit, cash back, price (n/a) Capital-light growth: not cleared (profit grew -0.2×, under 2×); Profit is real: not cleared (1 earnings-quality flag); Cash to owners: not cleared (−0.3% a year net); Fair price (PEG): cannot be measured (no PEG reported). See Compounders at a Fair Price, which also lets you move the PEG bar.
- Value trap check Clear
- Munger's Inversion Check 1 flag
- Standing vs. sector peers 2 of 7 measures above the median Compared with the 11 other aerospace & defense stocks this site tracks: 2 in the top third, 5 in the bottom third.
- Dividend payout sustainability 2/6 flags
How does Boeing compare with its peers?
2 of 7 measures sit above the median of the 11 other aerospace & defense stocks tracked here, 2 in the top third and 5 in the bottom third.
- P/E ratiolower is cheaper · peer median 27.1× 62.5× ✕11th of 12
- Free-cash-flow yieldhigher is cheaper · peer median 4.9% 0.8% ✕11th of 12
- Return on equityhigher is better · peer median 22% 133% ✓1st of 12
- Net marginhigher is better · peer median 8.2% 2.6% ✕12th of 12
- Revenue growthhigher is better, year on year · peer median 12.8% 24.8% ✓2nd of 12
- Debt / equitylower is safer · peer median 0.66 7.52 ✕12th of 12
- Dividend yieldamong dividend payers · peer median 1.73% 0.23% ✕10th of 11
Peers are the stocks this site tracks in the same sector group, not every listed competitor. The bar runs from the weakest peer (left) to the strongest (right); the tick is the middle. Measures that don't apply to a sector (cash-flow yield for banks, debt for financials) are left out.
What would Buffett & Lynch say?
Buffett's checklist is built around durable, profitable businesses bought at sensible prices, and BA doesn't clear enough of it yet. In its favor: BA is currently earning a strong return on shareholders' equity, and and has kept that profitability up over five years, not just this year. Where it comes up short: BA carries more debt relative to equity than he typically tolerates, runs thinner pretax margins than he'd like to see, hasn't grown earnings per share fast enough over five years to impress him, doesn't cover its interest expense as comfortably as he'd want, is trading above what a conservative discounted-cash-flow estimate says it's worth right now, and trades rich relative to owner earnings, the real cash the business could pay out.
- ROE (TTM) > 11% ✓
- ROE (5yr avg) > 11% ✓
- Debt/Equity < 0.5 ✕
- Pretax margin > 15% ✕
- EPS growth (5yr) > 7% ✕
- Interest coverage > 5x ✕
- Trading below intrinsic value (DCF) ✕
- Price vs. owner earnings < 25x ✕
Lynch looked for growth stories that weren't overpriced for that growth, and BA falls short of his bar. Where it comes up short: BA fails his signature PEG test, he'd call this pricey for the growth on offer, is growing earnings outside the 10–25% range he considered the sustainable sweet spot, is leaning on more debt than he liked a growth story to carry, is asking investors to pay a steep multiple for that growth, and isn't generating free cash flow to match the growth story.
- PEG < 1 n/a
- EPS growth 10%-25% ✕
- Debt/Equity < 0.5 ✕
- P/E < 27 ✕
- Price/FCF < 30 ✕
Quantitative approximations of each investor's documented approach, not endorsed by either investor or their estates - commentary, not this site's actual ranking criteria. Buffett never published a numeric checklist: only 2 of his 8 checks here trace to his own documented concepts ("owner earnings," from his 1986 shareholder letter, and "price is what you pay, value is what you get," his case against fixed P/E/P/B ceilings) - the other 6 (ROE, debt, margins, growth, interest coverage) use commonly-cited thresholds that are not numbers he himself published. The 8 hard filters below (plus the Munger check and Graham margin of safety) are this site's real, mechanical screen and are computed completely independently of the checklists above.
Berkshire Hathaway's own filing
Which of the 8 value filters does Boeing pass?
- Market Cap > $25B $152.1B
- Trailing P/E < 25 62.48
- PEG Ratio < 1.5 n/a
- Price/Book < 8 24.94
- Price/Sales < 7 1.62
- EPS Growth YoY > -5% n/a
- vs 50-day MA (±12%) Not evaluated †
- vs 200-day MA (±12%) Not evaluated †
What is Boeing's margin of safety?
-616% on 2026-10-07 → -621% on 2026-10-23 (5 weekly readings).
Where is Boeing in its 52-week range?
What is the short interest in Boeing?
14,788,180 shares short as of 2026-09-30 (FINRA settlement date). Reported twice a month, so this only changes roughly every two weeks, not daily.
What could go wrong with Boeing? Munger's inversion check
"Invert, always invert." Instead of reasons to buy, these are reasons to hesitate, not a verdict, and not everything worth knowing about a business.
- Margin of safety, even in the bull case -326%
- Short interest under 5% of float 1.9%
- Passes most of the 6 fundamental filters 4/6 passed
- Price run-up backed by value, not just momentum +5% off 52wk low
- Debt/equity stable since 2016 12.18 → 9.92
Doesn't cover circle of competence, management quality, or accounting concerns: those need judgment, not data.
How much have Boeing shareholders gained per year?
Not enough clean earnings history to compute this for BA yet - a loss year in the window breaks the growth math rather than faking a number through it.
An earnings-based proxy, not a stock-price total return - it doesn't capture multiple expansion/contraction or reinvested dividends. EPS from BA's own 10-K filings; dividend yield is the current trailing yield on today's price, from the same weekly fetch as the rest of this site.
What do Boeing's 10-year financials show?
From BA's own 10-K filings (SEC EDGAR): up to the last 10 fiscal years. Press any year's bars for the exact figures.
Frequently asked questions about Boeing
What kind of company is Boeing?
Boeing builds commercial jetliners, military aircraft and spacecraft, and sells aviation services. Its big programs are the 737, 777 and 787 airliners and defense work for the US government. Brands and businesses it owns include 737; 777; 787; Boeing Defense, Space & Security; and Boeing Global Services. This site groups it with Aerospace & Defense stocks.
Is Boeing trading above or below its DCF value?
At $187.55, BA trades 621.4% above this site's neutral DCF value of $26.00 per share, a margin of safety of −621.4%. That DCF projects free cash flow for 10 years, with growth starting at 8% and fading to 2.5%, discounted at 10%; it is one set of assumptions, not a forecast. Test your own in the Intrinsic Value Calculator.
How many of this site's 8 value filters does Boeing pass?
BA passes 2 of 8. It passes Market Cap > $25B ($152.1B) and Price/Sales < 7 (1.62). It misses Trailing P/E < 25 (62.48) and Price/Book < 8 (24.94). PEG Ratio < 1.5, EPS Growth YoY > -5%, vs 50-day MA (±12%) and vs 200-day MA (±12%) were not evaluated, because the moving-average checks only run on stocks that clear the fundamentals first. The 8-filter list shows every stock that passes all of them.
Are Boeing's reported earnings reliable?
This site's earnings-quality check rates BA Mixed · 1 flag. Beneish M-score −2.54 · accruals 0.7% of assets · stock comp 0.5% of revenue · share count +12.2% a year. From the latest 10-K (year to Dec 2025). Concerns: share dilution (flagged). The five checks are the Beneish M-score (manipulation risk), accruals, cash conversion, stock-based compensation and share dilution; the Earnings Quality Screener shows how each is graded.
Where is Boeing trading compared with its 52-week range?
At $187.55, BA trades 4.5% above its 52-week low of $179.12 and 25.6% below its 52-week high of $252.15. The Near 52-Week Low list tracks stocks in that position.
When does Boeing report earnings next?
Boeing's next earnings report is expected on October 27, 2026 before the market opens, with analysts expecting earnings of $-0.21 per share. Dates come from the Finnhub earnings calendar and can move. In its last 4 quarters it beat the estimate 1 time, by an average of −75.6%.
Where do these numbers come from?
- Financial statements: Boeing's 10-K annual report for the year ended Dec 31, 2025, filed Jan 30, 2026 (filing index). Every earlier year in the 10-year financials comes from the company's older 10-K filings, all listed on SEC EDGAR.
- Prices and market data: quotes, P/E and analyst ratings from Finnhub; daily price history and the 52-week range from Twelve Data, both refreshed weekly. Short interest comes from FINRA, reported twice a month.
- How to check a figure: click any number in the card above to see its exact source, and read the Editorial Standards for every rule behind the checks.
About this Boeing Co analysis
This page shows every value-investing check the site runs on Boeing Co (BA) in one place: the 8 mechanical filters, the Buffett and Lynch checklists, a margin of safety from a disclosed DCF, earnings quality, shareholder yield and how it ranks against its sector peers. The numbers come from SEC filings and public market data, refreshed weekly, and the same rules apply to every stock on the stock list. See Editorial Standards for the sources and the rules, or run your own filters in the stock screener.