BA vs TDG vs TS Stock Comparison

Boeing, TransDigm and Tenaris 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
$136.74B
P/E
18.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$94.91B
Div. yield
–
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
4 wins
TDG TransDigm Group INC
$1,217.33 +11.3% 1M -5.8% 1Y
Market cap
$68.29B
P/E
35.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.01B
Div. yield
–
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
3 wins
TS Tenaris Sa
$55.96 -4.3% 1M +40.6% 1Y
Market cap
$59.79B
P/E
31.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.04B
Div. yield
–
Metal Fabrication Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Boeing leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Boeing 4, Tenaris 4, TransDigm 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBATDGTSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $136.74B $68.29B $59.79B BA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.7x 35.7x 31.3x BA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 27.7x 14.1x TS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.5% +16.6% +2.3% BA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.7% 19.1% 15.9% TDG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 18.2% 15.5% 12.7% BA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.1x 6.1x -3.1x TS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.6% -5.8% +40.6% TS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.6%/yr +12.9%/yr +17.8%/yr TS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.5% 28.0% 28.9% TDG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 65/100 59/100 TDG

Percentile Scorecard

BATDGTS

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

AxisBATDGTS
Valuation 65 #36 of 101 52 #49 of 101 45 #112 of 204
Growth 84 #17 of 98 66 #34 of 98 16 #161 of 191
Profitability 68 #32 of 97 96 #5 of 97 79 #40 of 189
Financial Health 12 #94 of 107 19 #87 of 107 99 #4 of 221
Shareholder Returns – 94 #5 of 66 55 #72 of 159
Overall 57 65 59
  • BA ranked among 108 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • TDG ranked among 108 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • TS ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBATDGTSSPY
1 month -8.2%+11.3%-4.3% -1.0%
3 months -26.3%-3.0%-1.9% -0.4%
6 months -23.0%-1.3%-10.4% +4.5%
Year to date -18.5%-8.5%+45.5% +12.4%
1 year -10.6%-5.8%+40.6% +13.6%
3 years -9.3%+38.0%+60.7% +76.4%
3 years, per year -3.2%+11.3%+17.1% +20.8%
5 years -21.2%+83.0%+126.5% +63.7%
5 years, per year -4.6%+12.9%+17.8% +10.4%
10 years +26.8%+355.2%+96.1% +267.7%
10 years, per year +2.4%+16.4%+7.0% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureBATDGTSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.5%28.0%28.9% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.6%29.4%30.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.100.730.33 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.30-0.211.40 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.3%-33.6%-33.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.8%-16.0%-12.6% -1.6%
52-week high $252.15$1,450.00$64.02 $779.14
52-week low $167.12$1,076.01$37.76 $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.

MultipleBATDGTS
P/E now vs peer median 19.2xmedian 25.9x 36.6xmedian 25.9x 30.9xmedian 25.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.8x 6.7xmedian 2.8x 5.0xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 14.7x 19.3xmedian 14.7x 18.0xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8,765xmedian 26.9x 34.9xmedian 26.9x 21.5xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 21.4xmedian 2.5x -6.9xmedian 2.5x 3.5xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.33median 0.94 1.73median 0.94 —median 1.16

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 monthsBATDGTS
Revenue $94.91B $10.01B $12.04B
Gross profit $8.94B $5.96B $4.08B
Operating income $9.74B $4.61B $2.23B
Net income $7.66B $2.13B $1.97B
Free cash flow $16.00M $1.93B $2.78B
R&D $3.62B – –
EPS (diluted) $9.22 $33.29 –
Cash & equivalents $9.50B $2.77B $9.02B
Total debt $45.92B $33.49B $301.89M
Shares (diluted) 792.90M 57.40M –
Enterprise value $45.70B $56.30B $31.24B

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
MetricBATDGTS
P/E 19.2x 36.6x 30.9x
P/FCF 8,765x 34.9x 21.5x
P/Operating cash flow 35.0x 30.6x 26.8x
P/S 1.5x 6.7x 5.0x
P/B 21.4x -6.9x 3.5x
P/Tangible book 26.5x -4.6x 3.5x
EV/EBITDA 13.8x 19.3x 18.0x
EV/EBIT 17.0x 21.3x 23.0x
EV/Revenue 1.7x 9.8x 4.3x
EV/FCF 10,340x 50.9x 18.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 41.2x 44.6x 22.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.33 1.73 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBATDGTS
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.5% 16.6% 2.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.8% 17.0% -6.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 906.6% 16.9% 2.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.1% 17.9% -13.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 217.8% 16.7% 0.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 107.6% 19.4% -20.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 177.7% 10.2% -3.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 67.1% 22.8% -18.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 168.9% 10.5% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 58.4% 21.1% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 208.0% 4.5% -11.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -12.7% 22.8% -9.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 100.3% 1.1% -13.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -84.9% 22.4% -7.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBATDGTS
Gross margin 9.4% 59.6% 33.9%
EBITDA margin 12.7% 50.7% 23.7%
Operating margin 10.3% 46.0% 18.5%
Pretax margin 8.3% 27.4% 20.5%
Net margin 7.7% 19.1% 15.9%
FCF margin 0.0% 19.3% 23.1%
Operating cash flow margin 4.2% 22.0% 18.6%
Return on equity 121.0% – 11.4%
Return on assets 4.6% 8.2% 9.7%
Return on invested capital 18.2% 15.5% 12.7%
Return on capital employed 17.9% 19.6% 11.0%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.4x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x 1.0x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 1.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBATDGTS
Debt / assets 26.9% 125.2% 1.5%
Debt / equity 7.0x -3.4x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.1x 6.1x -3.1x
Debt / FCF 2,870x 17.4x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 96.2% 136.7% 15.2%
Equity / assets 3.8% -36.7% 84.8%
Interest coverage 4.0x 2.5x 45.4x
Current ratio 1.1x 3.0x –
Quick ratio 0.3x 1.9x 70.8x
Cash ratio 0.2x 1.1x 58.2x
Altman Z-score 1.50 1.80 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBATDGTS
Dividend yield – – 3.2%
Net buyback yield – 2.5% -1.6%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 2.5% 1.6%
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.

ConsensusBATDGTS
Forward P/E – 27.7xFY2026 14.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.99FY2026 $44.01FY2026 $3.97FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -183.2%FY2026 +17.9%FY2026 +8.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +7.9% +1.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $91.05BFY2026 $10.01BFY2026 $12.99BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.8%FY2026 +13.4%FY2026 +8.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.5% +24.4% -6.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBATDGTS
Held by institutions 75.6% 93.2% 3.6%
Institutions holding 2,632 1,142 285
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3% +1.2% -2.4%
Institutions buying 1,330 585 154
Institutions selling 846 368 80
Buyers to sellers 1.57 1.59 1.93

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.

BATDGTS
BA 1.00 0.37 -0.05
TDG 0.37 1.00 -0.17
TS -0.05 -0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BA, TDG and TS?

Boeing (BA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Boeing (BA) $136.74B, TransDigm (TDG) $68.29B, Tenaris (TS) $59.79B.

Which stock is cheaper, BA, TDG and TS?

Boeing (BA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Boeing (BA) 18.7x, TransDigm (TDG) 35.7x, Tenaris (TS) 31.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Tenaris (TS) is cheapest (TransDigm (TDG) 27.7x, Tenaris (TS) 14.1x). 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) +17.5%, TransDigm (TDG) +16.6%, Tenaris (TS) +2.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

TransDigm (TDG) has the highest net margin (Boeing (BA) 7.7%, TransDigm (TDG) 19.1%, Tenaris (TS) 15.9%). On return on invested capital, Boeing (BA) leads (Boeing (BA) 18.2%, TransDigm (TDG) 15.5%, Tenaris (TS) 12.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tenaris (TS) returned the most: Boeing (BA) -10.6%, TransDigm (TDG) -5.8%, Tenaris (TS) +40.6%. Over five years, Tenaris (TS) compounded fastest (Boeing (BA) -4.6%/yr, TransDigm (TDG) +12.9%/yr, Tenaris (TS) +17.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, TransDigm (TDG) has been the steadiest (Boeing (BA) 35.5%, TransDigm (TDG) 28.0%, Tenaris (TS) 28.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BA, TDG and TS?

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 4. 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.