BA vs LUNR vs FTAI Stock Comparison

Boeing, Intuitive Machines and FTAI Aviation Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BA Boeing Co
$167.12 -9.4% 1M -25.2% 1Y
Market cap
$136.89B
P/E
18.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$94.91B
Div. yield
–
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
5 wins
FTAI FTAI Aviation Ltd.
$167.14 +0.0% 1M -6.8% 1Y
Market cap
$19.94B
P/E
41.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.11B
Div. yield
0.01%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Boeing leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Boeing 5, FTAI Aviation 3, Intuitive Machines 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBALUNRFTAILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $136.89B $1.89B $19.94B BA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.7x -14.4x 41.7x BA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 29.3x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.5% +116.9% +45.3% LUNR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.7% -26.8% 15.3% FTAI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 18.2% -560.6% -12.0% BA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.1x 0.3x -10.3x FTAI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -25.2% -6.2% -6.8% LUNR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.2%/yr — +45.0%/yr FTAI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.2% 110.2% 64.1% BA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 24/100 44/100 BA

Percentile Scorecard

BALUNRFTAI

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

AxisBALUNRFTAI
Valuation 65 #36 of 100 22 #78 of 100 26 #74 of 100
Growth 87 #14 of 97 26 #72 of 97 54 #45 of 97
Profitability 65 #34 of 96 26 #71 of 96 51 #48 of 96
Financial Health 13 #92 of 105 22 #82 of 105 21 #83 of 105
Shareholder Returns – – 66 #23 of 65
Overall 57 24 44
  • BA ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • LUNR ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • FTAI ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBALUNRFTAISPY
1 month -9.4%-23.7%+0.0% +0.9%
3 months -21.9%+1.8%-15.3% +5.9%
6 months -25.4%-53.2%-21.6% +8.5%
Year to date -23.0%-28.6%-15.1% +13.3%
1 year -25.2%-6.2%-6.8% +12.4%
3 years -7.0%+334.1%+362.1% +88.1%
3 years, per year -2.4%+63.2%+66.6% +23.5%
5 years -19.3%—+540.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year -4.2%—+45.0% +11.0%
10 years +16.9%—+1,296.3% +263.4%
10 years, per year +1.6%—+30.2% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureBALUNRFTAISPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.2%110.2%64.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.4%100.7%58.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.183.772.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.70-0.06-0.11 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.3%-97.4%-52.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.7%-74.6%-46.1% -0.9%
52-week high $252.15$45.70$310.04 $779.14
52-week low $167.12$8.05$152.80 $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.

MultipleBALUNRFTAI
P/E now vs peer median 18.1xmedian 26.4x -14.3xmedian 26.4x 35.9xmedian 26.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 3.0x 5.3xmedian 3.0x 5.5xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.1xmedian 14.5x -25.1xmedian 14.5x -66.7xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8,277xmedian 26.1x -13.9xmedian 26.1x -19.3xmedian 26.1x
P/B now vs peer median 20.2xmedian 2.5x -9.0xmedian 2.5x 42.5xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.31median 0.90 0.35median 0.90 0.39median 0.90

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 monthsBALUNRFTAI
Revenue $94.91B $490.12M $3.11B
Gross profit $8.94B $83.23M $1.22B
Operating income $9.74B -$134.85M -$561.09M
Net income $7.66B -$184.98M $496.27M
Free cash flow $16.00M -$187.75M -$890.12M
R&D $3.62B $14.69M –
EPS (diluted) $9.22 $-0.81 $4.59
Cash & equivalents $9.50B $367.40M $337.20M
Total debt $45.92B $336.35M $3.45B
Shares (diluted) 792.90M 162.17M 104.04M
Enterprise value $45.85B $85.68M $18.38B

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
MetricBALUNRFTAI
P/E 18.1x -14.3x 35.9x
P/FCF 8,277x -13.9x -19.3x
P/Operating cash flow 33.0x -20.7x -39.0x
P/S 1.4x 5.3x 5.5x
P/B 20.2x -9.0x 42.5x
P/Tangible book 25.1x -4.4x 43.9x
EV/EBITDA 13.1x -25.1x -66.7x
EV/EBIT 16.2x -19.1x -36.1x
EV/Revenue 1.7x 5.3x 6.5x
EV/FCF 9,853x -13.7x -22.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 39.3x -20.4x -46.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.31 0.35 0.39

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBALUNRFTAI
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.5% 116.9% 45.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.8% 78.9% 42.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 906.6% 22,840% 16.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.1% 250.3% 26.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 217.8% -104.8% -31.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 107.6% -65.7% -63.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 177.7% 37.3% 8.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 67.1% -267.7% 75.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 168.9% 60.7% 13.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 58.4% -41.3% 91.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 208.0% -540.4% -221.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -12.7% -220.2% -87.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 100.3% -366.8% 30.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -84.9% -75.0% -15.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBALUNRFTAI
Gross margin 9.4% 17.0% 39.2%
EBITDA margin 12.7% -21.0% -9.8%
Operating margin 10.3% -27.5% -18.0%
Pretax margin 8.3% -36.9% 19.2%
Net margin 7.7% -26.8% 15.3%
FCF margin 0.0% -38.3% -28.6%
Operating cash flow margin 4.2% -25.8% -14.1%
Return on equity 121.0% – 118.8%
Return on assets 4.6% -10.3% 11.0%
Return on invested capital 18.2% -560.6% -12.0%
Return on capital employed 17.9% -9.6% -13.9%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.3x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x 0.7x -0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 4.6% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBALUNRFTAI
Debt / assets 26.9% 17.8% 76.9%
Debt / equity 7.0x -1.2x 8.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.1x 0.3x -10.3x
Debt / FCF 2,870x -1.8x -3.9x
Liabilities / assets 96.2% 115.4% 91.0%
Equity / assets 3.8% -15.4% 9.0%
Interest coverage 4.0x -10.0x -2.3x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.7x 5.3x
Quick ratio 0.3x 1.3x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.9x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 1.47 0.72 3.48

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBALUNRFTAI
Dividend yield – – 1.0%
Net buyback yield – – 0.6%
Shareholder yield 0.0% – 1.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 31.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – -17.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 25.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 7.9%

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.

ConsensusBALUNRFTAI
Forward P/E – – 29.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.99FY2026 $-0.63FY2026 $5.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -183.2%FY2026 – +24.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +113.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $91.05BFY2026 $951.52MFY2026 $4.09BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.8%FY2026 +353.0%FY2026 +63.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.5% +11.8% +49.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBALUNRFTAI
Held by institutions 75.6% 63.2% 96.0%
Institutions holding 2,627 328 677
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3% +34.5% +2.6%
Institutions buying 1,328 223 394
Institutions selling 843 71 200
Buyers to sellers 1.58 3.14 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.

BALUNRFTAI
BA 1.00 0.23 0.34
LUNR 0.23 1.00 0.33
FTAI 0.34 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BA, LUNR and FTAI?

Boeing (BA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Boeing (BA) $136.89B, Intuitive Machines (LUNR) $1.89B, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) $19.94B.

Which stock is cheaper, BA, LUNR and FTAI?

Boeing (BA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Boeing (BA) 18.7x, Intuitive Machines (LUNR) -14.4x, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) 41.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Intuitive Machines (LUNR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Boeing (BA) +17.5%, Intuitive Machines (LUNR) +116.9%, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) +45.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

FTAI Aviation (FTAI) has the highest net margin (Boeing (BA) 7.7%, Intuitive Machines (LUNR) -26.8%, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) 15.3%). On return on invested capital, Boeing (BA) leads (Boeing (BA) 18.2%, Intuitive Machines (LUNR) -560.6%, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) -12.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Intuitive Machines (LUNR) returned the most: Boeing (BA) -25.2%, Intuitive Machines (LUNR) -6.2%, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) -6.8%. Over five years, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) compounded fastest (Boeing (BA) -4.2%/yr, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) +45.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Boeing (BA) 0.00%, Intuitive Machines (LUNR) 0.00%, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) 0.01%. Boeing (BA) and Intuitive Machines (LUNR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Boeing (BA) has been the steadiest (Boeing (BA) 36.2%, Intuitive Machines (LUNR) 110.2%, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) 64.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BA, LUNR and FTAI?

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