BA vs CMT vs TS Stock Comparison

Boeing, Core Molding Technologies and Tenaris Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BA Boeing Co
$188.24 -4.9% 1M -15.0% 1Y
Market cap
$145.77B
P/E
69.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$94.00B
Div. yield
–
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
2 wins
TS Tenaris Sa
$59.32 +6.9% 1M +65.7% 1Y
Market cap
$63.11B
P/E
33.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.04B
Div. yield
–
Metal Fabrication Industrials
8 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Tenaris leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Tenaris 8, Boeing 2, Core Molding Technologies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBACMTTSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $145.77B $192.21M $63.11B BA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 69.7x 26.2x 33.0x CMT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 48.1x 15.0x TS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.8% -7.9% +2.3% BA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.2% 2.9% 15.9% TS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.7% 4.2% 12.7% TS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.8x — -3.1x TS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -15.0% +18.3% +65.7% TS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.8%/yr +14.7%/yr +21.5%/yr TS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.5% 42.2% 29.0% TS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 53/100 58/100 TS

Percentile Scorecard

BACMTTS

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

AxisBACMTTS
Valuation 44 #56 of 100 81 #40 of 203 41 #120 of 203
Growth 81 #19 of 97 7 #174 of 187 18 #154 of 187
Profitability 54 #45 of 96 36 #119 of 185 80 #37 of 185
Financial Health 12 #93 of 105 69 #68 of 219 99 #4 of 219
Shareholder Returns – 72 #43 of 153 52 #74 of 153
Overall 48 53 58
  • BA ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • CMT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • TS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBACMTTSSPY
1 month -4.9%-2.4%+6.9% -0.8%
3 months -11.0%-7.8%+5.2% +3.5%
6 months -18.6%-18.5%-6.1% +7.0%
Year to date -13.3%+12.8%+54.3% +12.2%
1 year -15.0%+18.3%+65.7% +13.0%
3 years +4.8%-12.2%+88.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +1.6%-4.3%+23.6% +23.1%
5 years -8.9%+98.9%+164.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year -1.8%+14.7%+21.5% +11.0%
10 years +29.3%+26.7%+108.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year +2.6%+2.4%+7.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBACMTTSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.5%42.2%29.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.1%41.6%29.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.230.590.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.430.432.27 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.3%-56.0%-33.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.3%-20.2%-7.3% -1.8%
52-week high $252.15$28.35$64.02 $779.14
52-week low $179.12$17.56$37.11 $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.

MultipleBACMTTS
P/E now vs peer median 71.2xmedian 26.8x 26.4xmedian 26.0x 32.8xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 2.9x 0.8xmedian 1.9x 5.3xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 25.7xmedian 15.2x 8.5xmedian 14.0x 19.2xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -708.5xmedian 25.5x -23.3xmedian 21.4x 22.8xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 24.3xmedian 2.5x 1.2xmedian 2.2x 3.7xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.15median 0.94 -0.93median 1.26 —median 1.26

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 monthsBACMTTS
Revenue $94.00B $254.42M $12.04B
Gross profit $4.40B $46.19M $4.08B
Operating income $4.60B $9.22M $2.23B
Net income $2.43B $7.35M $1.97B
Free cash flow -$210.00M -$8.30M $2.78B
R&D $3.69B – –
EPS (diluted) $2.64 $0.84 –
Cash & equivalents $7.24B $12.13M $9.02B
Total debt $45.90B – $1.27B
Shares (diluted) 790.80M 8.71M –
Enterprise value $52.46B $76.12M $34.15B

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
MetricBACMTTS
P/E 71.2x 26.4x 32.8x
P/FCF -708.5x -23.3x 22.8x
P/Operating cash flow 40.9x 11.6x 28.4x
P/S 1.6x 0.8x 5.3x
P/B 24.3x 1.2x 3.7x
P/Tangible book 32.5x 1.2x 3.7x
EV/EBITDA 25.7x 8.5x 19.2x
EV/EBIT 38.0x 19.7x 24.6x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 0.7x 4.6x
EV/FCF -831.7x -21.9x 19.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 48.0x 10.9x 24.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.15 -0.93 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBACMTTS
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.8% -7.9% 2.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.5% -12.9% -6.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1,902% -4.4% 2.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -3.6% -9.9% -13.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 149.8% -26.4% 0.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 49.8% -29.0% -20.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 122.8% -21.5% -3.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 36.4% -28.3% -18.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 118.3% -22.3% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 33.1% -28.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 158.8% -30.0% -11.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.6% -21.9% -9.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 97.5% -165.4% -13.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.6% -33.3% -7.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBACMTTS
Gross margin 4.7% 18.2% 33.9%
EBITDA margin 7.2% 8.4% 23.7%
Operating margin 4.9% 3.6% 18.5%
Pretax margin 3.0% 3.7% 20.5%
Net margin 2.2% 2.9% 15.9%
FCF margin -0.2% -3.3% 23.1%
Operating cash flow margin 3.9% 6.5% 18.6%
Return on equity 40.4% 4.6% 11.4%
Return on assets 1.5% 3.1% 9.7%
Return on invested capital 7.7% 4.2% 12.7%
Return on capital employed 8.2% 4.9% 11.0%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.1x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 2.3x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBACMTTS
Debt / assets 27.7% – 1.5%
Debt / equity 7.5x – 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.8x – -3.1x
Debt / FCF -218.6x – 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 96.3% 29.2% 15.2%
Equity / assets 3.7% 70.8% 84.8%
Interest coverage 1.8x 56.6x 45.4x
Current ratio 1.1x 2.0x –
Quick ratio 0.3x 1.0x 70.8x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.3x 58.2x
Altman Z-score 1.47 4.17 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBACMTTS
Dividend yield – – 3.0%
Net buyback yield – 1.6% -1.5%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 1.6% 1.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
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.

ConsensusBACMTTS
Forward P/E – 48.1xFY2026 15.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.02FY2026 $0.47FY2026 $3.96FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -185.7%FY2026 -69.1%FY2026 +8.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +314.9% +2.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $91.44BFY2026 $283.16MFY2026 $12.99BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.2%FY2026 +3.4%FY2026 +8.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.1% +2.1% -6.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBACMTTS
Held by institutions 75.6% 75.1% 3.6%
Institutions holding 2,626 92 283
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3% +2.5% -2.4%
Institutions buying 1,327 44 154
Institutions selling 843 26 78
Buyers to sellers 1.57 1.69 1.97

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.

BACMTTS
BA 1.00 0.03 -0.05
CMT 0.03 1.00 0.09
TS -0.05 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BA, CMT and TS?

Boeing (BA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Boeing (BA) $145.77B, Core Molding Technologies (CMT) $192.21M, Tenaris (TS) $63.11B.

Which stock is cheaper, BA, CMT and TS?

Core Molding Technologies (CMT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Boeing (BA) 69.7x, Core Molding Technologies (CMT) 26.2x, Tenaris (TS) 33.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Tenaris (TS) is cheapest (Core Molding Technologies (CMT) 48.1x, Tenaris (TS) 15.0x). 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%, Core Molding Technologies (CMT) -7.9%, Tenaris (TS) +2.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tenaris (TS) has the highest net margin (Boeing (BA) 2.2%, Core Molding Technologies (CMT) 2.9%, Tenaris (TS) 15.9%). On return on invested capital, Tenaris (TS) leads (Boeing (BA) 7.7%, Core Molding Technologies (CMT) 4.2%, Tenaris (TS) 12.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tenaris (TS) returned the most: Boeing (BA) -15.0%, Core Molding Technologies (CMT) +18.3%, Tenaris (TS) +65.7%. Over five years, Tenaris (TS) compounded fastest (Boeing (BA) -1.8%/yr, Core Molding Technologies (CMT) +14.7%/yr, Tenaris (TS) +21.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Tenaris (TS) has been the steadiest (Boeing (BA) 34.5%, Core Molding Technologies (CMT) 42.2%, Tenaris (TS) 29.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BA, CMT and TS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Tenaris (TS) 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.