BA vs CR vs GGG Stock Comparison

Boeing, Crane and Graco Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BA Boeing Co
$172.72 -8.0% 1M -19.1% 1Y
Market cap
$135.47B
P/E
18.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$94.91B
Div. yield
–
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
2 wins
CR Crane Co
$205.74 -1.3% 1M +6.5% 1Y
Market cap
$11.45B
P/E
33.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.76B
Div. yield
–
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
2 wins
GGG Graco Inc
$68.74 -12.0% 1M -14.9% 1Y
Market cap
$10.84B
P/E
20.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.31B
Div. yield
–
Pumps and Valves Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Graco leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Graco 7, Boeing 2, Crane 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBACRGGGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $135.47B $11.45B $10.84B BA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.5x 33.5x 20.9x BA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 30.9x 20.5x GGG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.5% +21.5% +5.4% CR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.7% 12.4% 22.4% GGG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 18.2% 11.5% 19.5% GGG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.1x 1.1x 0.0x GGG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -19.1% +6.5% -14.9% CR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.6%/yr — -1.8%/yr GGG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.1% 33.7% 26.4% GGG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 66/100 72/100 GGG

Percentile Scorecard

BACRGGG

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

AxisBACRGGG
Valuation 64 #37 of 100 49 #52 of 100 49 #105 of 203
Growth 83 #17 of 96 71 #29 of 96 37 #119 of 188
Profitability 64 #35 of 95 88 #12 of 95 98 #4 of 183
Financial Health 12 #93 of 105 66 #36 of 105 85 #34 of 216
Shareholder Returns – 56 #29 of 65 93 #11 of 152
Overall 56 66 72
  • BA ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • CR ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • GGG ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBACRGGGSPY
1 month -8.0%-1.3%-12.0% +0.7%
3 months -21.8%-4.0%-14.0% +3.7%
6 months -24.6%+15.8%-14.4% +7.1%
Year to date -20.4%+11.6%-16.1% +12.8%
1 year -19.1%+6.5%-14.9% +11.9%
3 years -5.3%+119.0%-7.6% +85.2%
3 years, per year -1.8%+29.9%-2.6% +22.8%
5 years -16.6%—-8.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year -3.6%—-1.8% +10.9%
10 years +20.8%—+176.4% +262.0%
10 years, per year +1.9%—+10.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBACRGGGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.1%33.7%26.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.0%36.9%31.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.171.440.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.530.19-0.57 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.3%-28.2%-30.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.5%-9.1%-27.5% -1.2%
52-week high $252.15$226.38$94.82 $779.14
52-week low $167.12$160.86$66.08 $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.

MultipleBACRGGG
P/E now vs peer median 18.7xmedian 26.9x 34.8xmedian 26.9x 21.4xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 3.0x 4.3xmedian 3.0x 4.8xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.5xmedian 15.0x 21.5xmedian 15.0x 15.1xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8,554xmedian 27.2x 31.3xmedian 27.2x 18.4xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 20.9xmedian 2.5x 5.2xmedian 2.5x 4.5xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.32median 0.93 10.65median 0.93 13.26median 1.45

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 monthsBACRGGG
Revenue $94.91B $2.76B $2.31B
Gross profit $8.94B $1.15B $1.20B
Operating income $9.74B $486.80M $619.56M
Net income $7.66B $342.00M $517.48M
Free cash flow $16.00M $379.80M $600.10M
R&D $3.62B – $82.33M
EPS (diluted) $9.22 $5.82 $3.17
Cash & equivalents $9.50B $315.70M $139.82M
Total debt $45.92B $928.50M $215.70M
Shares (diluted) 792.90M 58.80M 163.02M
Enterprise value $44.43B $9.92B $8.85B

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
MetricBACRGGG
P/E 18.7x 34.8x 21.4x
P/FCF 8,554x 31.3x 18.4x
P/Operating cash flow 34.1x 27.9x 16.7x
P/S 1.4x 4.3x 4.8x
P/B 20.9x 5.2x 4.5x
P/Tangible book 25.9x 7.3x 5.4x
EV/EBITDA 13.5x 21.5x 15.1x
EV/EBIT 16.6x 25.7x 17.8x
EV/Revenue 1.7x 4.5x 4.8x
EV/FCF 10,130x 32.9x 18.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 40.4x 29.3x 16.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.32 10.65 13.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBACRGGG
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.5% 21.5% 5.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.8% 19.7% 1.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 906.6% 20.1% 4.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.1% 18.4% 1.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 217.8% 19.1% 3.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 107.6% 33.6% -0.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 177.7% -6.5% 3.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 67.1% 9.6% -0.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 168.9% -6.8% 7.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 58.4% 3.3% 1.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 208.0% 9.2% -1.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -12.7% 43.8% 3.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 100.3% 13.9% -4.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -84.9% 53.5% 14.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBACRGGG
Gross margin 9.4% 41.5% 52.0%
EBITDA margin 12.7% 21.1% 31.6%
Operating margin 10.3% 17.7% 26.8%
Pretax margin 8.3% 16.3% 27.6%
Net margin 7.7% 12.4% 22.4%
FCF margin 0.0% 13.8% 26.0%
Operating cash flow margin 4.2% 15.5% 28.6%
Return on equity 121.0% 15.4% 20.7%
Return on assets 4.6% 8.5% 16.2%
Return on invested capital 18.2% 11.5% 19.5%
Return on capital employed 17.9% 14.1% 23.2%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x 1.2x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.7% 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBACRGGG
Debt / assets 26.9% 23.2% 4.1%
Debt / equity 7.0x 0.4x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.1x 1.1x 0.0x
Debt / FCF 2,870x 2.4x 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 96.2% 43.2% 24.3%
Equity / assets 3.8% 56.8% 75.7%
Interest coverage 4.0x 10.0x 189.0x
Current ratio 1.1x 2.6x 2.1x
Quick ratio 0.3x 1.5x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.6x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 1.49 6.11 10.44

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBACRGGG
Dividend yield – 0.5% 1.7%
Net buyback yield – 0.0% 4.2%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.5% 5.9%
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.

ConsensusBACRGGG
Forward P/E – 30.9xFY2026 20.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.99FY2026 $6.66FY2026 $3.36FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -183.2%FY2026 +10.1%FY2026 +13.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +21.8% +7.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $91.05BFY2026 $2.96BFY2026 $2.20BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.8%FY2026 +28.1%FY2026 -1.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.5% -2.8% +12.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBACRGGG
Held by institutions 75.6% 78.3% 91.0%
Institutions holding 2,628 599 731
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3% +5.6% +0.8%
Institutions buying 1,328 314 337
Institutions selling 844 187 280
Buyers to sellers 1.57 1.68 1.20

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.

BACRGGG
BA 1.00 0.36 0.23
CR 0.36 1.00 0.46
GGG 0.23 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BA, CR and GGG?

Boeing (BA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Boeing (BA) $135.47B, Crane (CR) $11.45B, Graco (GGG) $10.84B.

Which stock is cheaper, BA, CR and GGG?

Boeing (BA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Boeing (BA) 18.5x, Crane (CR) 33.5x, Graco (GGG) 20.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Graco (GGG) is cheapest (Crane (CR) 30.9x, Graco (GGG) 20.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Crane (CR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Boeing (BA) +17.5%, Crane (CR) +21.5%, Graco (GGG) +5.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Graco (GGG) has the highest net margin (Boeing (BA) 7.7%, Crane (CR) 12.4%, Graco (GGG) 22.4%). On return on invested capital, Graco (GGG) leads (Boeing (BA) 18.2%, Crane (CR) 11.5%, Graco (GGG) 19.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Crane (CR) returned the most: Boeing (BA) -19.1%, Crane (CR) +6.5%, Graco (GGG) -14.9%. Over five years, Graco (GGG) compounded fastest (Boeing (BA) -3.6%/yr, Graco (GGG) -1.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Graco (GGG) has been the steadiest (Boeing (BA) 36.1%, Crane (CR) 33.7%, Graco (GGG) 26.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Graco (GGG) leads on 7. 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.