BA vs CR vs FLS Stock Comparison

Boeing, Crane and Flowserve Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BA Boeing Co
$188.24 -4.9% 1M -15.0% 1Y
Market cap
$132.91B
P/E
63.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$94.00B
Div. yield
–
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
2 wins
CR Crane Co
$190.45 -7.9% 1M -0.7% 1Y
Market cap
$11.14B
P/E
33.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.59B
Div. yield
–
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
5 wins
FLS Flowserve Corp
$69.54 -5.8% 1M +30.2% 1Y
Market cap
$9.05B
P/E
24.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.63B
Div. yield
–
Pumps and Valves Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Crane leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Crane 5, Flowserve 4, Boeing 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBACRFLSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $132.91B $11.14B $9.05B BA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 63.6x 33.1x 24.4x FLS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 28.6x 16.0x FLS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.8% +16.3% -0.3% BA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.2% 13.0% 8.0% CR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.7% 10.7% 6.6% CR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 1.4x 2.9x CR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -15.0% -0.7% +30.2% FLS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.8%/yr — +14.1%/yr FLS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.5% 33.4% 48.9% CR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 66/100 58/100 CR

Percentile Scorecard

BACRFLS

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

AxisBACRFLS
Valuation 44 #56 of 100 53 #48 of 100 50 #102 of 203
Growth 81 #19 of 97 74 #26 of 97 69 #58 of 187
Profitability 54 #45 of 96 87 #13 of 96 54 #86 of 185
Financial Health 12 #93 of 105 64 #38 of 105 34 #146 of 219
Shareholder Returns – 54 #30 of 64 85 #24 of 153
Overall 48 66 58
  • BA ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • CR ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • FLS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBACRFLSSPY
1 month -4.9%-7.9%-5.8% -0.8%
3 months -11.0%-15.9%-4.3% +3.5%
6 months -18.6%+4.1%-20.9% +7.0%
Year to date -13.3%+3.3%+0.2% +12.2%
1 year -15.0%-0.7%+30.2% +13.0%
3 years +4.8%+108.7%+94.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year +1.6%+27.8%+24.7% +23.1%
5 years -8.9%—+93.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year -1.8%—+14.1% +11.0%
10 years +29.3%—+58.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year +2.6%—+4.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBACRFLSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.5%33.4%48.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.1%36.9%42.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.231.441.76 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.43-0.020.62 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.3%-28.2%-39.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.3%-15.9%-24.4% -1.8%
52-week high $252.15$226.38$92.04 $779.14
52-week low $179.12$160.86$52.66 $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.

MultipleBACRFLS
P/E now vs peer median 71.2xmedian 26.8x 32.7xmedian 26.8x 23.9xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 2.9x 4.2xmedian 2.9x 1.9xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 25.7xmedian 15.2x 21.6xmedian 15.2x 21.0xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -708.5xmedian 25.5x 28.9xmedian 25.5x 21.5xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 24.3xmedian 2.5x 5.0xmedian 2.5x 3.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.15median 0.94 1.62median 0.94 1.40median 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 monthsBACRFLS
Revenue $94.00B $2.59B $4.63B
Gross profit $4.40B $1.08B $1.57B
Operating income $4.60B $464.60M $392.30M
Net income $2.43B $336.10M $390.08M
Free cash flow -$210.00M $380.30M $411.44M
R&D $3.69B – –
EPS (diluted) $2.64 $5.73 $2.89
Cash & equivalents $7.24B $350.40M $731.01M
Total debt $45.90B $1.10B $2.14B
Shares (diluted) 790.80M 58.70M 128.36M
Enterprise value $39.60B $9.53B $5.93B

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
MetricBACRFLS
P/E 71.2x 32.7x 23.9x
P/FCF -708.5x 28.9x 21.5x
P/Operating cash flow 40.9x 25.7x 18.1x
P/S 1.6x 4.2x 1.9x
P/B 24.3x 5.0x 3.8x
P/Tangible book 32.5x 7.2x 4.5x
EV/EBITDA 25.7x 21.6x 21.0x
EV/EBIT 38.0x 25.3x 26.1x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 4.5x 2.2x
EV/FCF -831.7x 30.9x 24.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 48.0x 27.4x 21.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.15 1.62 1.40

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBACRFLS
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.8% 16.3% -0.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.5% 17.2% 5.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1,902% 16.4% 4.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -3.6% 17.4% 10.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 149.8% 19.4% -22.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 49.8% 194.4% 11.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 122.8% -4.5% 24.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 36.4% 32.3% 15.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 118.3% -4.8% 30.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 33.1% 20.2% 17.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 158.8% 27.5% 1.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.6% 41.3% 81.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 97.5% 33.9% 3.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.6% 38.9% 348.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBACRFLS
Gross margin 4.7% 41.7% 33.9%
EBITDA margin 7.2% 21.0% 10.5%
Operating margin 4.9% 17.9% 8.5%
Pretax margin 3.0% 17.1% 11.9%
Net margin 2.2% 13.0% 8.0%
FCF margin -0.2% 14.7% 8.9%
Operating cash flow margin 3.9% 16.5% 10.5%
Return on equity 40.4% 15.7% 16.9%
Return on assets 1.5% 8.3% 6.5%
Return on invested capital 7.7% 10.7% 6.6%
Return on capital employed 8.2% 13.2% 8.6%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.6x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.3x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.8% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBACRFLS
Debt / assets 27.7% 27.3% 33.8%
Debt / equity 7.5x 0.5x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 1.4x 2.9x
Debt / FCF -218.6x 2.9x 5.2x
Liabilities / assets 96.3% 45.9% 63.2%
Equity / assets 3.7% 54.1% 36.8%
Interest coverage 1.8x 12.9x 4.6x
Current ratio 1.1x 2.8x 2.2x
Quick ratio 0.3x 1.6x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.7x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 1.47 5.45 3.55

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBACRFLS
Dividend yield – 0.5% 1.3%
Net buyback yield – 0.0% 2.6%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.6% 3.8%
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.

ConsensusBACRFLS
Forward P/E – 28.6xFY2026 16.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.99FY2026 $6.66FY2026 $4.34FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -183.2%FY2026 +10.1%FY2026 +19.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +21.8% +12.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $91.05BFY2026 $2.96BFY2026 $4.72BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.8%FY2026 +28.1%FY2026 -0.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.5% -2.8% +5.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBACRFLS
Held by institutions 75.6% 78.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding 2,626 598 584
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3% +5.6% +14.6%
Institutions buying 1,327 314 299
Institutions selling 843 187 201
Buyers to sellers 1.57 1.68 1.49

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.

BACRFLS
BA 1.00 0.38 0.16
CR 0.38 1.00 0.50
FLS 0.16 0.50 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BA, CR and FLS?

Boeing (BA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Boeing (BA) $132.91B, Crane (CR) $11.14B, Flowserve (FLS) $9.05B.

Which stock is cheaper, BA, CR and FLS?

Flowserve (FLS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Boeing (BA) 63.6x, Crane (CR) 33.1x, Flowserve (FLS) 24.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Flowserve (FLS) is cheapest (Crane (CR) 28.6x, Flowserve (FLS) 16.0x). 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%, Crane (CR) +16.3%, Flowserve (FLS) -0.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Crane (CR) has the highest net margin (Boeing (BA) 2.2%, Crane (CR) 13.0%, Flowserve (FLS) 8.0%). On return on invested capital, Crane (CR) leads (Boeing (BA) 7.7%, Crane (CR) 10.7%, Flowserve (FLS) 6.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Flowserve (FLS) returned the most: Boeing (BA) -15.0%, Crane (CR) -0.7%, Flowserve (FLS) +30.2%. Over five years, Flowserve (FLS) compounded fastest (Boeing (BA) -1.8%/yr, Flowserve (FLS) +14.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Crane (CR) has been the steadiest (Boeing (BA) 34.5%, Crane (CR) 33.4%, Flowserve (FLS) 48.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Crane (CR) leads on 5. 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.