RDW vs BA vs FLY Stock Comparison

Redwire, Boeing and Firefly Aerospace Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RDW Redwire Corp
$8.33 -28.3% 1M +4.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.97B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$426.27M
Div. yield
–
Space Industrials
1 win
BA Boeing Co
$188.24 -4.9% 1M -15.0% 1Y
Market cap
$132.91B
P/E
63.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$94.00B
Div. yield
–
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
6 wins
FLY Firefly Aerospace Inc.
$18.25 -25.1% 1M -32.2% 1Y
Market cap
$3.22B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$287.01M
Div. yield
–
Space Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionRDWBAFLYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.97B $132.91B $3.22B BA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -7.6x 63.6x -8.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +63.1% +24.8% +179.2% FLY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -60.7% 2.2% -129.1% BA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -15.1% 7.7% -25.8% BA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.1x 3.8x 2.1x FLY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +4.1% -15.0% -32.2% RDW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.5%/yr -1.8%/yr — BA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 112.2% 34.5% 106.9% BA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 48/100 35/100 BA

Percentile Scorecard

RDWBAFLY

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

AxisRDWBAFLY
Valuation 34 #66 of 100 44 #56 of 100 15 #85 of 100
Growth 42 #57 of 97 81 #19 of 97 60 #39 of 97
Profitability 25 #72 of 96 54 #45 of 96 22 #75 of 96
Financial Health 83 #19 of 105 12 #93 of 105 69 #33 of 105
Shareholder Returns 11 #57 of 64 – 8 #59 of 64
Overall 39 48 35
  • RDW ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • BA ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • FLY 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

PeriodRDWBAFLYSPY
1 month -28.3%-4.9%-25.1% -0.8%
3 months -5.4%-11.0%-8.2% +3.5%
6 months -10.7%-18.6%-47.1% +7.0%
Year to date +9.6%-13.3%-18.4% +12.2%
1 year +4.1%-15.0%-32.2% +13.0%
3 years +217.9%+4.8%— +86.3%
3 years, per year +47.1%+1.6%— +23.1%
5 years -35.7%-8.9%— +68.6%
5 years, per year -8.5%-1.8%— +11.0%
10 years —+29.3%— +258.0%
10 years, per year —+2.6%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureRDWBAFLYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 112.2%34.5%106.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 102.3%33.1%99.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 4.031.233.43 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.04-0.43-0.30 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -87.1%-50.3%-73.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -67.8%-25.3%-69.0% -1.8%
52-week high $25.90$252.15$58.81 $779.14
52-week low $5.06$179.12$16.31 $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.

MultipleRDWBAFLY
P/E now vs peer median -7.1xmedian 26.8x 71.2xmedian 26.8x -8.0xmedian 26.8x
P/S now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 2.9x 1.6xmedian 2.9x 10.6xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -9.5xmedian 15.2x 25.7xmedian 15.2x -8.3xmedian 15.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -21.1xmedian 25.5x -708.5xmedian 25.5x -9.3xmedian 25.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 2.5x 24.3xmedian 2.5x 2.5xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.89median 0.94 2.15median 0.94 —median 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 monthsRDWBAFLY
Revenue $426.27M $94.00B $287.01M
Gross profit $85.66M $4.40B $65.79M
Operating income -$215.26M $4.60B -$338.66M
Net income -$244.10M $2.43B -$363.46M
Free cash flow -$98.20M -$210.00M -$326.49M
R&D $42.36M $3.69B $245.37M
EPS (diluted) $-1.17 $2.64 $-2.29
Cash & equivalents $557.72M $7.24B $459.82M
Total debt $48.06M $45.90B $27.00M
Shares (diluted) 220.47M 790.80M 161.78M
Enterprise value $1.12B $39.60B $143.67M

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
MetricRDWBAFLY
P/E -7.1x 71.2x -8.0x
P/FCF -21.1x -708.5x -9.3x
P/Operating cash flow -27.2x 40.9x -11.5x
P/S 4.9x 1.6x 10.6x
P/B 1.3x 24.3x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 32.5x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA -9.5x 25.7x -8.3x
EV/EBIT -7.3x 38.0x -7.2x
EV/Revenue 3.7x 1.9x 8.4x
EV/FCF -16.0x -831.7x -7.4x
EV/Operating cash flow -20.6x 48.0x -9.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.89 2.15 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRDWBAFLY
Revenue growth (1Y) 63.1% 24.8% 179.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 26.9% 8.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1,193% 1,902% 1,165%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 22.4% -3.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -56.3% 149.8% -51.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -72.2% 49.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) -29.8% 122.8% -46.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -70.8% 36.4% –
EPS growth (1Y) 57.9% 118.3% 89.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -8.0% 33.1% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 46.9% 158.8% -63.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -40.8% -26.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 35.4% 97.5% -77.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -46.5% -26.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRDWBAFLY
Gross margin 20.1% 4.7% 22.9%
EBITDA margin -38.9% 7.2% -102.3%
Operating margin -50.5% 4.9% -118.0%
Pretax margin -54.9% 3.0% -139.6%
Net margin -60.7% 2.2% -129.1%
FCF margin -23.0% -0.2% -113.8%
Operating cash flow margin -17.9% 3.9% -92.1%
Return on equity -18.0% 40.4% -31.2%
Return on assets -14.1% 1.5% -23.2%
Return on invested capital -15.1% 7.7% -25.8%
Return on capital employed -14.0% 8.2% -26.6%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.6x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x 1.5x 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 17.4% 0.5% 16.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRDWBAFLY
Debt / assets 2.5% 27.7% 1.6%
Debt / equity 0.0x 7.5x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.1x 3.8x 2.1x
Debt / FCF -0.5x -218.6x -0.1x
Liabilities / assets 16.1% 96.3% 25.4%
Equity / assets 83.9% 3.7% 74.6%
Interest coverage – 1.8x -18.2x
Current ratio 3.9x 1.1x 2.7x
Quick ratio 3.4x 0.3x 2.4x
Cash ratio 2.9x 0.2x 2.2x
Altman Z-score 3.64 1.47 3.20

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRDWBAFLY
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -36.5% – -39.2%
Shareholder yield -36.5% 0.0% -39.2%
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.

ConsensusRDWBAFLY
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.77FY2026 $-0.99FY2026 $-1.90FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -183.2%FY2026 –
Revenue, next fiscal year $463.08MFY2026 $91.05BFY2026 $464.32MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +38.1%FY2026 +1.8%FY2026 +190.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +25.7% +18.5% +41.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRDWBAFLY
Held by institutions 64.7% 75.6% 57.0%
Institutions holding 324 2,626 267
Change in shares held, QoQ +15.8% +2.3% +46.3%
Institutions buying 253 1,327 211
Institutions selling 57 843 34
Buyers to sellers 4.44 1.57 6.21

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.

RDWBAFLY
RDW 1.00 0.23 0.71
BA 0.23 1.00 0.26
FLY 0.71 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RDW, BA and FLY?

Boeing (BA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Redwire (RDW) $1.97B, Boeing (BA) $132.91B, Firefly Aerospace (FLY) $3.22B.

Which company is growing faster?

Firefly Aerospace (FLY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Redwire (RDW) +63.1%, Boeing (BA) +24.8%, Firefly Aerospace (FLY) +179.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Boeing (BA) has the highest net margin (Redwire (RDW) -60.7%, Boeing (BA) 2.2%, Firefly Aerospace (FLY) -129.1%). On return on invested capital, Boeing (BA) leads (Redwire (RDW) -15.1%, Boeing (BA) 7.7%, Firefly Aerospace (FLY) -25.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Redwire (RDW) returned the most: Redwire (RDW) +4.1%, Boeing (BA) -15.0%, Firefly Aerospace (FLY) -32.2%. Over five years, Boeing (BA) compounded fastest (Redwire (RDW) -8.5%/yr, Boeing (BA) -1.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Boeing (BA) has been the steadiest (Redwire (RDW) 112.2%, Boeing (BA) 34.5%, Firefly Aerospace (FLY) 106.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.