Boeing (BA) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Boeing's (BA) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 2.02% in Q1 2026, down 35.0% year-on-year from 3.1% in Q1 2025, and down 94.5% on a QoQ basis from 36.65% in Q4 2025.
Boeing (BA) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Boeing (BA) has 18 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 2.02% in Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin fell 35.0% year-over-year to 2.02% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 4.63%, a 1926.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 4.79%, up 2088.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 2.02%, down from 36.65% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Operating Margin for BA reached as high as 36.65% in Q4 2025 and fell as low as 32.29% in Q3 2024.
- Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 4.22% across 5 years, with a median of 0.83% in 2023.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Margin slumped 2783 bps in 2024 and soared 6138 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Operating Margin stood at 1.73% in 2022, then jumped by 174 bps to 1.29% in 2023, then plunged by 2024 bps to 24.73% in 2024, then soared by 248 bps to 36.65% in 2025, then sank by 94 bps to 2.02% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Operating Margin figures were 2.02% in Q1 2026, 36.65% in Q4 2025, and 20.55% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 374.98 Bn | 365.64 Bn | -3.10 Bn | -1,952.73% |
| 2 | Rtx | 293.65 Bn | 285.34 Bn | 9.91 Bn | 11.38% |
| 3 | Boeing | 169.05 Bn | 148.15 Bn | 2.55 Bn | 2.02% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 133.36 Bn | 129.57 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 12.36% |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 115.34 Bn | 112.90 Bn | 854.00 Mn | 32.56% |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 105.35 Bn | 101.65 Bn | 9.09 Bn | 10.53% |
| 7 | Northrop Grumman | 77.80 Bn | 75.49 Bn | 3.72 Bn | 10.08% |
| 8 | TransDigm | 74.45 Bn | 70.56 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 46.31% |
| 9 | L3Harris Technologies | 56.98 Bn | 56.39 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 11.35% |
| 10 | Heico | 50.04 Bn | 49.83 Bn | 569.53 Mn | 25.47% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.02% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 36.65% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -20.55% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -0.77% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.36% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -24.73% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -32.29% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -6.46% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -0.52% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.29% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -4.46% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -0.50% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -0.83% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -1.73% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -17.50% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.68% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -8.31% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -27.98% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.15% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 6.02% |