BA vs RDW vs SPCE Stock Comparison

Boeing, Redwire and Virgin Galactic Holdings 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
$136.87B
P/E
18.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$94.91B
Div. yield
–
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
6 wins
RDW Redwire Corp
$9.15 -14.7% 1M +16.6% 1Y
Market cap
$2.28B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$426.27M
Div. yield
–
Space Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Boeing leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Boeing 6, Redwire 2, Virgin Galactic Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBARDWSPCELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $136.87B $2.28B $302.37M BA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.7x -7.8x -1.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.5% +63.1% -28.3% RDW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.7% -60.7% -20,567.7% BA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 18.2% -15.1% -43.2% BA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.1x 3.1x 0.1x SPCE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -19.1% +16.6% -32.1% RDW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.6%/yr -5.1%/yr -62.7%/yr BA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.1% 112.1% 111.0% BA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 40/100 22/100 BA

Percentile Scorecard

BARDWSPCE

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

AxisBARDWSPCE
Valuation 64 #37 of 100 36 #64 of 100 19 #81 of 100
Growth 83 #17 of 96 43 #55 of 96 34 #64 of 96
Profitability 64 #35 of 95 26 #71 of 95 1 #94 of 95
Financial Health 12 #93 of 105 83 #19 of 105 33 #71 of 105
Shareholder Returns – 13 #57 of 65 –
Overall 56 40 22
  • BA ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • RDW ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • SPCE 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

PeriodBARDWSPCESPY
1 month -8.0%-14.7%-10.2% +0.7%
3 months -21.8%+8.0%+7.1% +3.7%
6 months -24.6%-0.4%+14.7% +7.1%
Year to date -20.4%+20.4%-15.0% +12.8%
1 year -19.1%+16.6%-32.1% +11.9%
3 years -5.3%+244.0%-90.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year -1.8%+51.0%-54.4% +22.8%
5 years -16.6%-23.0%-99.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year -3.6%-5.1%-62.7% +10.9%
10 years +20.8%—— +262.0%
10 years, per year +1.9%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBARDWSPCESPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.1%112.1%111.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.0%102.4%110.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.174.052.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.530.15-0.29 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.3%-87.1%-99.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.5%-64.7%-63.7% -1.2%
52-week high $252.15$25.90$7.52 $779.14
52-week low $167.12$5.06$2.17 $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.

MultipleBARDWSPCE
P/E now vs peer median 18.7xmedian 26.9x -7.8xmedian 26.9x -1.2xmedian 26.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 3.0x 5.3xmedian 3.0x 248.5xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.5xmedian 15.0x -10.7xmedian 15.0x -1.1xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8,554xmedian 27.2x -23.2xmedian 27.2x —median 27.2x
P/B now vs peer median 20.9xmedian 2.5x 1.4xmedian 2.5x 0.8xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.32median 0.93 0.97median 0.93 -0.02median 0.93

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 monthsBARDWSPCE
Revenue $94.91B $426.27M $1.22M
Gross profit $8.94B $85.66M -$78.91M
Operating income $9.74B -$215.26M -$261.82M
Net income $7.66B -$244.10M -$250.31M
Free cash flow $16.00M -$98.20M –
R&D $3.62B $42.36M $51.50M
EPS (diluted) $9.22 $-1.17 $-2.26
Cash & equivalents $9.50B $557.72M $187.34M
Total debt $45.92B $48.06M $219.04M
Shares (diluted) 792.90M 220.47M 110.76M
Enterprise value $45.85B $1.43B -$1.12B

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
MetricBARDWSPCE
P/E 18.7x -7.8x -1.2x
P/FCF 8,554x -23.2x –
P/Operating cash flow 34.1x -29.9x –
P/S 1.4x 5.3x 248.5x
P/B 20.9x 1.4x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 25.9x 1.7x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA 13.5x -10.7x -1.1x
EV/EBIT 16.6x -8.2x -1.0x
EV/Revenue 1.7x 4.2x 218.9x
EV/FCF 10,130x -18.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow 40.4x -23.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.32 0.97 -0.02

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBARDWSPCE
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.5% 63.1% -28.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.8% 26.9% -32.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 906.6% 1,193% -7.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.1% 22.4% -272.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 217.8% -56.3% 18.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 107.6% -72.2% 24.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 177.7% -29.8% 17.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 67.1% -70.8% 24.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 168.9% 57.9% 65.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 58.4% -8.0% 61.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 208.0% 46.9% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -12.7% -40.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 100.3% 35.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -84.9% -46.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBARDWSPCE
Gross margin 9.4% 20.1% -6,484%
EBITDA margin 12.7% -38.9% -20,037%
Operating margin 10.3% -50.5% -21,514%
Pretax margin 8.3% -54.9% -20,565%
Net margin 7.7% -60.7% -20,568%
FCF margin 0.0% -23.0% –
Operating cash flow margin 4.2% -17.9% –
Return on equity 121.0% -18.0% -74.7%
Return on assets 4.6% -14.1% -30.9%
Return on invested capital 18.2% -15.1% -43.2%
Return on capital employed 17.9% -14.0% -42.4%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.2x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x 0.3x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 17.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBARDWSPCE
Debt / assets 26.9% 2.5% 26.8%
Debt / equity 7.0x 0.0x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.1x 3.1x 0.1x
Debt / FCF 2,870x -0.5x –
Liabilities / assets 96.2% 16.1% 51.5%
Equity / assets 3.8% 83.9% 48.5%
Interest coverage 4.0x – -22.7x
Current ratio 1.1x 3.9x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.3x 3.4x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.2x 2.9x 1.3x
Altman Z-score 1.49 4.04 -5.38

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBARDWSPCE
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – -33.2% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% -33.2% –
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.

ConsensusBARDWSPCE
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.99FY2026 $-0.77FY2026 $-2.15FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -183.2%FY2026 – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $91.05BFY2026 $463.08MFY2026 $2.15MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.8%FY2026 +38.1%FY2026 +39.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.5% +25.7% +11,899.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBARDWSPCE
Held by institutions 75.6% 64.7% 51.5%
Institutions holding 2,628 325 193
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3% +15.8% +238.1%
Institutions buying 1,328 254 131
Institutions selling 844 57 21
Buyers to sellers 1.57 4.46 6.24

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.

BARDWSPCE
BA 1.00 0.20 0.20
RDW 0.20 1.00 0.41
SPCE 0.20 0.41 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BA, RDW and SPCE?

Boeing (BA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Boeing (BA) $136.87B, Redwire (RDW) $2.28B, Virgin Galactic Holdings (SPCE) $302.37M.

Which company is growing faster?

Redwire (RDW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Boeing (BA) +17.5%, Redwire (RDW) +63.1%, Virgin Galactic Holdings (SPCE) -28.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Boeing (BA) has the highest net margin (Boeing (BA) 7.7%, Redwire (RDW) -60.7%, Virgin Galactic Holdings (SPCE) -20,567.7%). On return on invested capital, Boeing (BA) leads (Boeing (BA) 18.2%, Redwire (RDW) -15.1%, Virgin Galactic Holdings (SPCE) -43.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Redwire (RDW) returned the most: Boeing (BA) -19.1%, Redwire (RDW) +16.6%, Virgin Galactic Holdings (SPCE) -32.1%. Over five years, Boeing (BA) compounded fastest (Boeing (BA) -3.6%/yr, Redwire (RDW) -5.1%/yr, Virgin Galactic Holdings (SPCE) -62.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Boeing (BA) has been the steadiest (Boeing (BA) 36.1%, Redwire (RDW) 112.1%, Virgin Galactic Holdings (SPCE) 111.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BA, RDW and SPCE?

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 6. 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.