COMPARE · Data as of August 21, 2026
BA vs CAAP
Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. BA scored 26.9, CAAP scored 68.6 — CAAP leads.
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Different reporting periods. BA's fundamentals are as of June 2026, but CAAP's are as of March 2026 — a 3-month gap. Growth, margin and valuation figures below therefore describe different windows and aren't strictly like-for-like.
BA
The Boeing Company
26.9
$214.20 · $169.3B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
41.7
CAAP leads
CAAP
Corporación América Airports S.A.
68.6
$23.46 · $3.8B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
- Fastest growthBA+24.8%
- Strongest balance sheetCAAP0.56
- Highest qualityCAAP71 / 100
- Largest discount to fair valueCAAP-70%
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
BA
stronger →← stronger
CAAP
44
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
71
88
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
50
3
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
91
CAAP is stronger on 2 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
BA
CAAP
-$210mF
FCF
$468mC
+24.8%A-
Rev
+6.4%C+
7.91D
D/E
0.56B
1.8xB+
P/S
—
89.29D
PEG
0.71A-
—
P/E
13.3xA-
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
BA
CAAP
—
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
70% below
—
Growth the price implies10-yr FCF · lower = less priced in
~-16%/yr
—
1-yr DCF upside
+170%
—
5-yr DCF upside
+230%
—
10-yr DCF upside
+347%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
BA
Why this score
- Diluting shareholders
CAAP
Why this score
- Cyclical growth
The companies
BAThe Boeing Company
Why now
Aerospace & Defense · market cap $169.3b. 16% off the 52-week high of $254.35. Revenue growing +25%, comfortably above the S&P median. 26 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $274.85 (implying +28% upside).
Moat
ROE 40% — top-decile capital efficiency. Either pricing leverage, low capital intensity, or aggressive buybacks; the durability story depends on which. $169.3b market cap gives the company enough scale to absorb fixed costs that subscale competitors can't, without yet being so large that growth has to come from acquisition.
Risk
D/E 7.91 is elevated — limits strategic flexibility and raises refinancing exposure if rates stay higher for longer. Free cash flow is negative (-$210m) — capital raises or debt issuance likely required; dilution / leverage risk. Trailing P/E 77.1x prices in sustained high growth — any quarter that disappoints triggers sharp re-rating.
CAAPCorporación América Airports S.A.
Why now
Airports & Air Services · market cap $3.8b. Down 23% from 52-week high of $30.50 — deep drawdown territory. PEG 0.71 — paying under fair value for the growth rate. 7 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $32.29 (implying +38% upside).
Moat
Net margin 14% beats the market median by a meaningful margin — the company is keeping more of every revenue dollar than the average S&P constituent. ROE 17% sits above Buffett's preferred 15% threshold — the equity base is compounding at a rate the market struggles to discount accurately. FCF converts 162% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash, a sign that working capital and capex are well-disciplined.
Risk
Value re-rating depends on a catalyst. Without one — analyst day, divestiture, margin recovery, capital return — the stock can stay cheap on these multiples for years.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
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Where BA and CAAP diverge
On the headline score the gap is 41.7 points in favor of CAAP. They get there differently, though — each leads on a different pillar, so the better pick depends on which you weight.
- ValueBA 3.4 · CAAP 91.4CAAP +88.0
- GrowthBA 87.8 · CAAP 50.0BA +37.8
- QualityBA 44.4 · CAAP 70.5CAAP +26.1
Pillars run 0–100 against sector peers, so a score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.