Boeing vs RTX
BA and RTX side by side, both in aircraft and parts. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How BA and RTX compare
RTX is the larger company, worth 2.0 times as much as Boeing ($272B against $138B).
On earnings, Boeing is cheaper: it trades at 18.6× trailing earnings, against 32.7× for RTX.
Boeing grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (17.5% versus 11.6% for RTX).
RTX keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 8.8% compared with 8.1% at Boeing.
RTX pays a dividend yielding 1.4%; Boeing does not pay one.
RTX scores higher on the StockData Score (12 against 10 for Boeing), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | BA | RTX |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $138B | $272B |
| Share price | $174.54 | $201.29 |
| Change, 1 year | −10.4% | 12.4% |
| Change, 5 years | −18.5% | 136% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.26 | 0.62 |
| Employees | 72K | 180K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 10 | 12 (better) |
| Valuation score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Performance score | 3 | 3 |
| Health score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 18.6× (better) | 32.7× |
| P/S | 1.5× (better) | 2.8× |
| P/B | 21.1× | 3.9× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 13.6× (better) | 19.2× |
| P/FCF | 8645× | 28.6× (better) |
| PEG | – | 2.65 |
| FCF yield | 0.01% | 3.5% (better) |
| Fair value | $242.40 | $167.39 |
| Margin of safety | 28.0% (better) | −20.3% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 17.5% (better) | 11.6% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 9.0% | 9.4% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | 27.5% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | 26.5% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 9.4% | – |
| Operating margin | 10.3% | 11.8% (better) |
| Net margin | 8.1% | 8.8% (better) |
| FCF margin | 0.02% | 9.9% (better) |
| Return on equity | – | 12.6% |
| Return on invested capital | 35.3% (better) | 9.5% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 7.01 | 0.54 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.10 | 1.75 (better) |
| Current ratio | 1.13 (better) | 1.05 |
| Altman Z-score | 1.49 | 2.80 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 7 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 1.4% |
| Payout ratio | 4.5% | 45.2% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 4 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 4.3% |
| Buyback yield | – | 0.00% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 1.4% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 75.5% | 80.2% |
| Held by insiders | 0.08% | 0.07% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$2.7M (better) | −$41.4M |
| Superinvestors holding | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.2% | 1.0% |
Go deeper
- BA stock overview
- BA income statement
- BA valuation and score
- RTX stock overview
- RTX income statement
- RTX valuation and score
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