COMPARE · Data as of August 21, 2026
BA vs HWM
Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. BA scored 26.9, HWM scored 66.8 — HWM leads.
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BA
The Boeing Company
26.9
$214.20 · $169.3B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
39.9
HWM leads
HWM
Howmet Aerospace Inc.
66.8
$271.68 · $108.3B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
- Fastest growthBA+24.8%
- Strongest balance sheetHWM0.81
- Highest qualityHWM85 / 100
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
BA
stronger →← stronger
HWM
44
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
85
88
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
86
3
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
41
HWM is stronger on 2 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
BA
HWM
-$210mF
FCF
$1.8bC+
+24.8%A-
Rev
+18.1%B+
7.91D
D/E
0.81B
1.8xB+
P/S
—
89.29D
PEG
0.80A-
—
P/E
58.4xD
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
HWM
—
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
233% above
—
Growth the price implies10-yr FCF · lower = less priced in
~45%/yr
—
1-yr DCF upside
-76%
—
5-yr DCF upside
-70%
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10-yr DCF upside
-59%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
BA
Why this score
- Diluting shareholders
HWM
Why this score
- Durable high returns
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.
HWMHowmet Aerospace Inc.
Why now
Aerospace & Defense · market cap $108.3b. 12% off the 52-week high of $310.00. Revenue growing +18%, comfortably above the S&P median. PEG 0.80 — paying under fair value for the growth rate. 20 sell-side analysts rate this a Strong Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $336.63 (implying +24% upside).
Moat
Net margin 21% sits well above the S&P median (~11%) — suggests structural pricing advantage or cost discipline competitors can't quickly close. ROE 33% — top-decile capital efficiency. Either pricing leverage, low capital intensity, or aggressive buybacks; the durability story depends on which. FCF converts 96% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash, a sign that working capital and capex are well-disciplined.
Risk
Trailing P/E 58.4x prices in sustained high growth — any quarter that disappoints triggers sharp re-rating. P/S 11.9x embeds aggressive forward growth — disappointing top-line guidance would compress the multiple hard.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
Generating verdict… typically 5–10 seconds
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Where BA and HWM diverge
On the headline score the gap is 39.9 points in favor of HWM. The widest single difference is Quality, where HWM leads by 40.2 points.
- QualityBA 44.4 · HWM 84.6HWM +40.2
- ValueBA 3.4 · HWM 40.7HWM +37.3
- GrowthBA 87.8 · HWM 86.4level
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.