BA vs RKLB vs SPCE Stock Comparison

Boeing, Rocket Lab and Virgin Galactic Holdings Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BA Boeing Co
$176.97 -8.2% 1M -10.6% 1Y
Market cap
$140.24B
P/E
19.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$94.91B
Div. yield
–
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
5 wins
RKLB Rocket Lab Corp
$52.37 -28.3% 1M -7.4% 1Y
Market cap
$31.33B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$769.15M
Div. yield
–
Space Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Boeing leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Boeing 5, Rocket Lab 3, Virgin Galactic Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBARKLBSPCELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $140.24B $31.33B $278.00M BA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.2x -199.3x -1.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.5% +52.5% -38.9% RKLB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.7% -21.5% -23,867.4% BA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 18.2% -6.7% -44.4% BA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.1x 14.4x 0.2x SPCE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.6% -7.4% -28.3% RKLB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.6%/yr +27.6%/yr -63.6%/yr RKLB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.5% 92.7% 110.8% BA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 42/100 19/100 BA

Percentile Scorecard

BARKLBSPCE

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

AxisBARKLBSPCE
Valuation 65 #36 of 101 17 #84 of 101 3 #98 of 101
Growth 84 #17 of 98 52 #48 of 98 44 #55 of 98
Profitability 68 #32 of 97 31 #67 of 97 1 #96 of 97
Financial Health 12 #94 of 107 89 #13 of 107 34 #71 of 107
Shareholder Returns – 23 #51 of 66 14 #57 of 66
Overall 57 42 19
  • BA ranked among 108 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • RKLB ranked among 108 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • SPCE ranked among 108 companies in Aerospace and Defense

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBARKLBSPCESPY
1 month -8.2%-28.3%-18.0% -1.0%
3 months -26.3%-30.0%-13.4% -0.4%
6 months -23.0%-38.1%-5.6% +4.5%
Year to date -18.5%-24.9%-21.8% +12.4%
1 year -10.6%-7.4%-28.3% +13.6%
3 years -9.3%+1,036.0%-93.2% +76.4%
3 years, per year -3.2%+124.9%-59.2% +20.8%
5 years -21.2%+237.7%-99.4% +63.7%
5 years, per year -4.6%+27.6%-63.6% +10.4%
10 years +26.8%—— +267.7%
10 years, per year +2.4%—— +13.9%

Risk

MeasureBARKLBSPCESPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.5%92.7%110.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.6%90.0%110.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.103.782.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.30-0.08-0.26 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.3%-78.3%-99.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.8%-65.1%-66.6% -1.6%
52-week high $252.15$150.23$7.52 $779.14
52-week low $167.12$39.48$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.

MultipleBARKLBSPCE
P/E now vs peer median 19.2xmedian 25.9x -199.3xmedian 25.9x -1.1xmedian 25.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.8x 40.7xmedian 2.8x 267.8xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 14.7x -182.0xmedian 14.7x -1.0xmedian 14.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8,765xmedian 26.9x -84.4xmedian 26.9x -0.7xmedian 26.9x
P/B now vs peer median 21.4xmedian 2.5x 9.0xmedian 2.5x 0.7xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.33median 0.94 -24.10median 0.94 -0.02median 0.94

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 monthsBARKLBSPCE
Revenue $94.91B $769.15M $1.04M
Gross profit $8.94B $286.62M -$94.52M
Operating income $9.74B -$223.49M -$257.47M
Net income $7.66B -$165.46M -$247.74M
Free cash flow $16.00M -$371.14M -$386.46M
R&D $3.62B $312.42M $38.09M
EPS (diluted) $9.22 $-0.26 $-2.24
Cash & equivalents $9.50B $2.13B $187.34M
Total debt $45.92B $1.72M $219.04M
Shares (diluted) 792.90M 629.68M 110.76M
Enterprise value $49.21B $25.65B -$897.55M

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
MetricBARKLBSPCE
P/E 19.2x -199.3x -1.1x
P/FCF 8,765x -84.4x -0.7x
P/Operating cash flow 35.0x -140.8x -1.3x
P/S 1.5x 40.7x 267.8x
P/B 21.4x 9.0x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 26.5x 9.9x 0.7x
EV/EBITDA 13.8x -182.0x -1.0x
EV/EBIT 17.0x -129.9x -0.9x
EV/Revenue 1.7x 37.7x 233.1x
EV/FCF 10,340x -78.2x -0.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 41.2x -130.5x -1.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.33 -24.10 -0.02

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBARKLBSPCE
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.5% 52.5% -38.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.8% 49.2% -35.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 906.6% 95.7% -28.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.1% 109.3% -294.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 217.8% -0.5% 20.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 107.6% -11.7% 24.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 177.7% 28.5% 18.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 67.1% -0.4% 25.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 168.9% 41.5% 66.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 58.4% 8.3% 61.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 208.0% -100.8% 27.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -12.7% -44.7% 24.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 100.3% -81.9% 17.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -84.9% -45.7% 8.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBARKLBSPCE
Gross margin 9.4% 37.3% -9,106%
EBITDA margin 12.7% -20.7% -23,065%
Operating margin 10.3% -29.1% -24,805%
Pretax margin 8.3% -24.9% -23,858%
Net margin 7.7% -21.5% -23,867%
FCF margin 0.0% -48.3% -37,231%
Operating cash flow margin 4.2% -28.9% -20,467%
Return on equity 121.0% -5.7% -79.9%
Return on assets 4.6% -4.7% -31.6%
Return on invested capital 18.2% -6.7% -44.4%
Return on capital employed 17.9% -7.5% -43.6%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.2x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x 1.3x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 10.6% 1,931%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBARKLBSPCE
Debt / assets 26.9% 0.0% 26.8%
Debt / equity 7.0x 0.0x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.1x 14.4x 0.2x
Debt / FCF 2,870x 0.0x -0.6x
Liabilities / assets 96.2% 16.6% 51.5%
Equity / assets 3.8% 83.4% 48.5%
Interest coverage 4.0x -13.9x -25.4x
Current ratio 1.1x 5.5x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.3x 4.8x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.2x 4.4x 1.3x
Altman Z-score 1.50 27.35 -5.39

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBARKLBSPCE
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – -7.3% -22.8%
Shareholder yield 0.0% -7.3% -22.8%
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.

ConsensusBARKLBSPCE
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.99FY2026 $-0.28FY2026 $-2.15FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -183.2%FY2026 – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $91.05BFY2026 $918.00MFY2026 $2.15MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.8%FY2026 +52.5%FY2026 +39.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.5% +51.6% +11,899.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBARKLBSPCE
Held by institutions 75.6% 51.2% 51.5%
Institutions holding 2,632 1,131 193
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3% +10.9% +238.1%
Institutions buying 1,330 811 131
Institutions selling 846 240 21
Buyers to sellers 1.57 3.38 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.

BARKLBSPCE
BA 1.00 0.26 0.20
RKLB 0.26 1.00 0.37
SPCE 0.20 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BA, RKLB and SPCE?

Boeing (BA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Boeing (BA) $140.24B, Rocket Lab (RKLB) $31.33B, Virgin Galactic Holdings (SPCE) $278.00M.

Which company is growing faster?

Rocket Lab (RKLB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Boeing (BA) +17.5%, Rocket Lab (RKLB) +52.5%, Virgin Galactic Holdings (SPCE) -38.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Boeing (BA) has the highest net margin (Boeing (BA) 7.7%, Rocket Lab (RKLB) -21.5%, Virgin Galactic Holdings (SPCE) -23,867.4%). On return on invested capital, Boeing (BA) leads (Boeing (BA) 18.2%, Rocket Lab (RKLB) -6.7%, Virgin Galactic Holdings (SPCE) -44.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Rocket Lab (RKLB) returned the most: Boeing (BA) -10.6%, Rocket Lab (RKLB) -7.4%, Virgin Galactic Holdings (SPCE) -28.3%. Over five years, Rocket Lab (RKLB) compounded fastest (Boeing (BA) -4.6%/yr, Rocket Lab (RKLB) +27.6%/yr, Virgin Galactic Holdings (SPCE) -63.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Boeing (BA) has been the steadiest (Boeing (BA) 35.5%, Rocket Lab (RKLB) 92.7%, Virgin Galactic Holdings (SPCE) 110.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BA, RKLB 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 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.