BA vs WWD vs FTAI Stock Comparison

Boeing, Woodward and FTAI Aviation 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
$135.84B
P/E
18.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$94.91B
Div. yield
–
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
4 wins
WWD Woodward, Inc.
$314.92 -4.5% 1M +17.8% 1Y
Market cap
$18.07B
P/E
32.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.19B
Div. yield
0.00%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
5 wins
FTAI FTAI Aviation Ltd.
$196.01 +16.0% 1M +12.6% 1Y
Market cap
$19.02B
P/E
37.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.42B
Div. yield
–
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Woodward leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Woodward 5, Boeing 4, FTAI Aviation 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBAWWDFTAILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $135.84B $18.07B $19.02B BA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.6x 32.7x 37.1x BA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 32.4x 34.3x WWD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.5% +22.3% +46.0% FTAI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.7% 13.2% — WWD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 18.2% 14.1% — BA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.1x 1.1x — WWD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -19.1% +17.8% +12.6% WWD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.6%/yr +22.8%/yr +49.7%/yr FTAI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.1% 38.4% 66.0% BA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 71/100 57/100 WWD

Percentile Scorecard

BAWWDFTAI

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

AxisBAWWDFTAI
Valuation 64 #37 of 100 48 #53 of 100 22 #78 of 100
Growth 83 #17 of 96 87 #13 of 96 85 #15 of 96
Profitability 64 #35 of 95 85 #15 of 95 100 #1 of 95
Financial Health 12 #93 of 105 55 #48 of 105 18 #86 of 105
Shareholder Returns – 80 #14 of 65 58 #28 of 65
Overall 56 71 57
  • BA ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • WWD 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

PeriodBAWWDFTAISPY
1 month -8.0%-4.5%+16.0% +0.7%
3 months -21.8%-11.6%-0.8% +3.7%
6 months -24.6%-13.2%-21.5% +7.1%
Year to date -20.4%+4.2%-0.4% +12.8%
1 year -19.1%+17.8%+12.6% +11.9%
3 years -5.3%+160.6%+431.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year -1.8%+37.6%+74.6% +22.8%
5 years -16.6%+178.8%+650.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year -3.6%+22.8%+49.7% +10.9%
10 years +20.8%+438.0%+1,537.5% +262.0%
10 years, per year +1.9%+18.3%+32.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBAWWDFTAISPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.1%38.4%66.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.0%34.1%58.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.171.272.41 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.530.460.19 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.3%-37.5%-52.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.5%-27.8%-36.8% -1.2%
52-week high $252.15$436.44$310.04 $779.14
52-week low $167.12$257.64$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.

MultipleBAWWDFTAI
P/E now vs peer median 18.7xmedian 26.9x 33.9xmedian 26.9x 39.2xmedian 26.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 3.0x 4.4xmedian 3.0x 5.9xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.5xmedian 15.0x 25.1xmedian 15.0x —median 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8,554xmedian 27.2x 49.4xmedian 27.2x -19.5xmedian 27.2x
P/B now vs peer median 20.9xmedian 2.5x 7.5xmedian 2.5x 46.4xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.32median 0.93 0.85median 0.93 0.66median 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 monthsBAWWDFTAI
Revenue $94.91B $4.19B $3.42B
Gross profit $8.94B $1.24B –
Operating income $9.74B $655.75M –
Net income $7.66B $552.03M –
Free cash flow $16.00M $376.53M –
R&D $3.62B $172.23M –
EPS (diluted) $9.22 $9.05 $4.93
Cash & equivalents $9.50B $474.85M $385.62M
Total debt $45.92B $1.34B –
Shares (diluted) 792.90M 61.02M 104.04M
Enterprise value $44.80B $16.32B $19.02B

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
MetricBAWWDFTAI
P/E 18.7x 33.9x 39.2x
P/FCF 8,554x 49.4x -19.5x
P/Operating cash flow 34.1x 31.8x –
P/S 1.4x 4.4x 5.9x
P/B 20.9x 7.5x 46.4x
P/Tangible book 25.9x 9.2x 47.8x
EV/EBITDA 13.5x 25.1x –
EV/EBIT 16.6x 29.7x –
EV/Revenue 1.7x 4.6x 5.9x
EV/FCF 10,130x 51.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow 40.4x 33.3x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.32 0.85 0.66

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBAWWDFTAI
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.5% 22.3% 46.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.8% 14.7% 44.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 906.6% 39.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.1% 25.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 217.8% 54.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 107.6% 40.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) 177.7% 42.4% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 67.1% 39.4% –
EPS growth (1Y) 168.9% 43.5% 13.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 58.4% 39.8% 59.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 208.0% 54.1% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -12.7% 30.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 100.3% 35.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -84.9% 25.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBAWWDFTAI
Gross margin 9.4% 29.5% –
EBITDA margin 12.7% 18.5% –
Operating margin 10.3% 15.6% –
Pretax margin 8.3% 16.5% –
Net margin 7.7% 13.2% –
FCF margin 0.0% 9.0% –
Operating cash flow margin 4.2% 14.0% –
Return on equity 121.0% 22.1% 126.4%
Return on assets 4.6% 10.9% 11.4%
Return on invested capital 18.2% 14.1% –
Return on capital employed 17.9% 17.9% –
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.8x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x 1.1x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 1.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBAWWDFTAI
Debt / assets 26.9% 25.8% –
Debt / equity 7.0x 0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.1x 1.1x –
Debt / FCF 2,870x 3.6x –
Liabilities / assets 96.2% 52.4% 91.0%
Equity / assets 3.8% 47.6% 9.0%
Interest coverage 4.0x 13.8x –
Current ratio 1.1x 1.6x 3.8x
Quick ratio 0.3x 1.3x –
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.3x –
Altman Z-score 1.49 6.60 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBAWWDFTAI
Dividend yield – 0.4% 0.9%
Net buyback yield – 2.9% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 3.3% 0.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 13.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 19.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 13.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 13.4% –

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.

ConsensusBAWWDFTAI
Forward P/E – 32.4xFY2026 34.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.99FY2026 $9.72FY2026 $5.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -183.2%FY2026 +41.1%FY2026 +24.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +15.8% +113.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $91.05BFY2026 $4.04BFY2026 $4.09BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.8%FY2026 +13.3%FY2026 +63.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.5% +13.7% +49.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBAWWDFTAI
Held by institutions 75.6% 90.3% 96.0%
Institutions holding 2,628 759 678
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3% +3.3% +2.6%
Institutions buying 1,328 387 395
Institutions selling 844 256 200
Buyers to sellers 1.57 1.51 1.98

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.

BAWWDFTAI
BA 1.00 0.36 0.35
WWD 0.36 1.00 0.50
FTAI 0.35 0.50 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BA, WWD and FTAI?

Boeing (BA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Boeing (BA) $135.84B, Woodward (WWD) $18.07B, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) $19.02B.

Which stock is cheaper, BA, WWD and FTAI?

Boeing (BA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Boeing (BA) 18.6x, Woodward (WWD) 32.7x, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) 37.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Woodward (WWD) is cheapest (Woodward (WWD) 32.4x, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) 34.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

FTAI Aviation (FTAI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Boeing (BA) +17.5%, Woodward (WWD) +22.3%, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) +46.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Woodward (WWD) has the highest net margin (Boeing (BA) 7.7%, Woodward (WWD) 13.2%). On return on invested capital, Boeing (BA) leads (Boeing (BA) 18.2%, Woodward (WWD) 14.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Woodward (WWD) returned the most: Boeing (BA) -19.1%, Woodward (WWD) +17.8%, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) +12.6%. Over five years, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) compounded fastest (Boeing (BA) -3.6%/yr, Woodward (WWD) +22.8%/yr, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) +49.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Boeing (BA) 0.00%, Woodward (WWD) 0.00%, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) 0.00%. Boeing (BA) and FTAI Aviation (FTAI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Boeing (BA) has been the steadiest (Boeing (BA) 36.1%, Woodward (WWD) 38.4%, FTAI Aviation (FTAI) 66.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BA, WWD 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, Woodward (WWD) 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.