Boeing (BA) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Boeing (BA) reported Free Cash Flow of -$1.5 billion for Q1 2026, up 36.51% year-over-year from -$1.1 billion in Q1 2025, and down 487.73% quarter-over-quarter from $375.0 million in Q4 2025.
Boeing (BA) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Boeing (BA) has 18 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at -$1.5 billion in Q1 2026.
- Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at -$1.5 billion, up 36.51% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$1.0 billion (up 91.78% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$1.9 billion, up 86.88% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow fell to -$1.5 billion in Q1 2026 per BA's latest filing, from $375.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $3.1 billion in Q4 2022 and troughed at -$4.3 billion in Q2 2024.
- A 5-year average of -$642.2 million and a median of -$310.0 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Free Cash Flow soared 1517.03% in 2023, then tumbled 530.97% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $3.1 billion in 2022, then declined by 5.78% to $3.0 billion in 2023, then plunged by 238.92% to -$4.1 billion in 2024, then soared by 109.15% to $375.0 million in 2025, then slumped by 487.73% to -$1.5 billion in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows BA's Free Cash Flow at -$1.5 billion in Q1 2026, $375.0 million in Q4 2025, and $238.0 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Free Cash Flow (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEFSEC Technologies | 5,720.56 Bn | 5,720.56 Bn | 456,459.43 | -1.24 Mn |
| 2 | General Electric | 359.38 Bn | 348.64 Bn | 9.11 Bn | 1.49 Bn |
| 3 | Rtx | 248.80 Bn | 243.70 Bn | 9.08 Bn | 1.31 Bn |
| 4 | Boeing | 180.64 Bn | 159.74 Bn | 2.55 Bn | -1.45 Bn |
| 5 | Lockheed Martin | 121.64 Bn | 119.74 Bn | 2.08 Bn | -291.00 Mn |
| 6 | Howmet Aerospace | 108.46 Bn | 106.03 Bn | 854.00 Mn | 359.00 Mn |
| 7 | General Dynamics | 96.96 Bn | 93.31 Bn | 9.09 Bn | 1.95 Bn |
| 8 | Embraer | 95.73 Bn | 93.11 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Northrop Grumman | 77.30 Bn | 75.21 Bn | 3.45 Bn | -1.82 Bn |
| 10 | TransDigm | 74.20 Bn | 70.32 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 64.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -1.45 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -1.45 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 375.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 375.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 238.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 238.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -200.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -200.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -2.29 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -2.29 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -4.10 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -4.10 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -1.96 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -1.96 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -4.33 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -4.33 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -3.93 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -3.93 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.95 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.95 Bn |