BA vs AER vs CR Stock Comparison

Boeing, AerCap Holdings and Crane Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BA Boeing Co
$188.24 -4.9% 1M -15.0% 1Y
Market cap
$148.78B
P/E
71.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$94.00B
Div. yield
–
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
2 wins
AER AerCap Holdings N.V.
$147.86 -0.9% 1M +21.3% 1Y
Market cap
$24.67B
P/E
7.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.96B
Div. yield
0.99%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
8 wins
CR Crane Co
$190.45 -7.9% 1M -0.7% 1Y
Market cap
$11.01B
P/E
32.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.59B
Div. yield
0.53%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

AerCap Holdings leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (AerCap Holdings 8, Boeing 2, Crane 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBAAERCRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $148.78B $24.67B $11.01B BA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 71.2x 7.5x 32.7x AER
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 8.3x 28.6x AER
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.8% +12.2% +16.3% BA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.2% 37.9% 13.0% AER
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.7% 9.1% 10.7% CR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 4.9x 1.4x CR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.99% 0.53% AER
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -15.0% +21.3% -0.7% AER
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.8%/yr +19.9%/yr — AER
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.5% 26.9% 33.4% AER
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 68/100 65/100 AER

Percentile Scorecard

BAAERCR

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisBAAERCR
Valuation 43 #21 of 36 94 #3 of 36 46 #20 of 36
Growth 88 #5 of 33 72 #10 of 33 81 #7 of 33
Profitability 55 #15 of 32 97 #2 of 32 87 #5 of 32
Financial Health 21 #31 of 39 11 #35 of 39 74 #11 of 39
Shareholder Returns – 67 #7 of 19 39 #12 of 19
Overall 52 68 65
  • BA ranked among 39 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • AER ranked among 39 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • CR ranked among 39 companies in Aerospace and Defense

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodBAAERCRSPY
1 month -4.9%-0.9%-7.9% -0.8%
3 months -11.0%-2.3%-15.9% +3.5%
6 months -18.6%+6.6%+4.1% +7.0%
Year to date -13.3%+2.9%+3.3% +12.2%
1 year -15.0%+21.3%-0.7% +13.0%
3 years +4.8%+148.8%+108.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +1.6%+35.5%+27.8% +23.1%
5 years -8.9%+147.6%— +68.6%
5 years, per year -1.8%+19.9%— +11.0%
10 years +29.3%+259.3%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +2.6%+13.6%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBAAERCRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.5%26.9%33.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.1%25.7%36.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.230.971.44 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.430.79-0.02 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.3%-45.1%-28.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.3%-4.7%-15.9% -1.8%
52-week high $252.15$155.22$226.38 $779.14
52-week low $179.12$121.00$160.86 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleBAAERCR
P/E now vs peer median 71.2xmedian 21.2x 7.5xmedian 21.2x 32.7xmedian 21.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 2.2x 2.8xmedian 2.2x 4.2xmedian 2.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 25.7xmedian 14.6x 7.9xmedian 14.6x 21.6xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -708.5xmedian 18.9x 11.8xmedian 18.9x 28.9xmedian 18.9x
P/B now vs peer median 24.3xmedian 2.1x 1.3xmedian 2.1x 5.0xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 2.15median 1.50 0.21median 1.50 1.62median 1.50

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsBAAERCR
Revenue $94.00B $8.96B $2.59B
Gross profit $4.40B – $1.08B
Operating income $4.60B – $464.60M
Net income $2.43B $3.39B $336.10M
Free cash flow -$210.00M $2.09B $380.30M
R&D $3.69B – –
EPS (diluted) $2.64 $19.26 $5.73
Cash & equivalents $7.24B $1.69B $350.40M
Total debt $45.90B $42.77B $1.10B
Shares (diluted) 790.80M 176.12M 58.70M
Enterprise value $55.48B $18.32B $9.41B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricBAAERCR
P/E 71.2x 7.5x 32.7x
P/FCF -708.5x 11.8x 28.9x
P/Operating cash flow 40.9x 4.4x 25.7x
P/S 1.6x 2.8x 4.2x
P/B 24.3x 1.3x 5.0x
P/Tangible book 32.5x 1.3x 7.2x
EV/EBITDA 25.7x 7.9x 21.6x
EV/EBIT 38.0x 11.8x 25.3x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 7.3x 4.5x
EV/FCF -831.7x 31.5x 30.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 48.0x 11.7x 27.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.15 0.21 1.62

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBAAERCR
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.8% 12.2% 16.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.5% 6.9% 17.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1,902% – 16.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -3.6% – 17.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 149.8% – 19.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 49.8% – 194.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 122.8% 15.1% -4.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 36.4% 22.0% 32.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 118.3% 27.1% -4.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 33.1% 35.5% 20.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 158.8% 5.6% 27.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.6% 2.5% 41.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 97.5% 178.8% 33.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.6% 39.0% 38.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBAAERCR
Gross margin 4.7% – 41.7%
EBITDA margin 7.2% 93.1% 21.0%
Operating margin 4.9% – 17.9%
Pretax margin 3.0% 41.1% 17.1%
Net margin 2.2% 37.9% 13.0%
FCF margin -0.2% 23.3% 14.7%
Operating cash flow margin 3.9% 62.7% 16.5%
Return on equity 40.4% 18.4% 15.7%
Return on assets 1.5% 4.8% 8.3%
Return on invested capital 7.7% 9.1% 10.7%
Return on capital employed 8.2% – 13.2%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.1x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.7x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 1.5% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBAAERCR
Debt / assets 27.7% 60.1% 27.3%
Debt / equity 7.5x 2.3x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 4.9x 1.4x
Debt / FCF -218.6x 20.5x 2.9x
Liabilities / assets 96.3% 74.1% 45.9%
Equity / assets 3.7% 25.9% 54.1%
Interest coverage 1.8x 2.9x 12.9x
Current ratio 1.1x – 2.8x
Quick ratio 0.3x – 1.6x
Cash ratio 0.2x – 0.7x
Altman Z-score 1.47 – 5.45

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBAAERCR
Dividend yield – 1.0% 0.5%
Net buyback yield – 11.8% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 12.8% 0.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 6.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 10.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 15.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusBAAERCR
Forward P/E – 8.3xFY2026 28.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.02FY2026 $17.88FY2026 $6.66FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -185.7%FY2026 +16.3%FY2026 +10.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +4.4% +21.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $91.44BFY2026 $9.13BFY2026 $2.96BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.2%FY2026 +7.2%FY2026 +28.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.1% -1.1% -2.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBAAERCR
Held by institutions 75.6% 78.7% 78.3%
Institutions holding 2,626 689 598
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3% -5.5% +5.6%
Institutions buying 1,327 360 314
Institutions selling 843 237 187
Buyers to sellers 1.57 1.52 1.68

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

BAAERCR
BA 1.00 0.32 0.38
AER 0.32 1.00 0.50
CR 0.38 0.50 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BA, AER and CR?

Boeing (BA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Boeing (BA) $148.78B, AerCap Holdings (AER) $24.67B, Crane (CR) $11.01B.

Which stock is cheaper, BA, AER and CR?

AerCap Holdings (AER) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Boeing (BA) 71.2x, AerCap Holdings (AER) 7.5x, Crane (CR) 32.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, AerCap Holdings (AER) is cheapest (AerCap Holdings (AER) 8.3x, Crane (CR) 28.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Boeing (BA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Boeing (BA) +24.8%, AerCap Holdings (AER) +12.2%, Crane (CR) +16.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

AerCap Holdings (AER) has the highest net margin (Boeing (BA) 2.2%, AerCap Holdings (AER) 37.9%, Crane (CR) 13.0%). On return on invested capital, Crane (CR) leads (Boeing (BA) 7.7%, AerCap Holdings (AER) 9.1%, Crane (CR) 10.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year AerCap Holdings (AER) returned the most: Boeing (BA) -15.0%, AerCap Holdings (AER) +21.3%, Crane (CR) -0.7%. Over five years, AerCap Holdings (AER) compounded fastest (Boeing (BA) -1.8%/yr, AerCap Holdings (AER) +19.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

AerCap Holdings (AER) has the highest dividend yield: Boeing (BA) 0.00%, AerCap Holdings (AER) 0.99%, Crane (CR) 0.53%. Boeing (BA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, AerCap Holdings (AER) has been the steadiest (Boeing (BA) 34.5%, AerCap Holdings (AER) 26.9%, Crane (CR) 33.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BA, AER and CR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, AerCap Holdings (AER) leads on 8. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.