Winston
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The Boeing Company

BA
29
Aerospace & Defense · Industrials
Price
$220.25
+3.54 (+1.63%)
Market Cap
$173.62B
Winston Score
29
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Winston is worried
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.

Winston Score below 40. The stock fails on most of our quality checks.

Boeing builds large commercial airplanes, military aircraft, and spacecraft. Its best-known products are passenger jets like the 737 and 787, which it sells to airlines around the world. It also makes fighter jets, helicopters, and satellites for governments and defense agencies, making it one of the two dominant commercial airplane manufacturers globally alongside Airbus.

Boeing earns money by selling aircraft and then providing years of maintenance, parts, and upgrades to the same customers. It operates worldwide but is headquartered in the United States, generating over $70 billion in annual revenue. The company has a strong competitive moat because building commercial jets requires enormous capital, decades of expertise, and strict safety certifications that are very hard to replicate — however, Boeing has faced serious financial and reputational damage from the 737 MAX crashes, ongoing production quality issues, and a costly strike in 2024, and returning to consistent profitability remains its biggest near-term challenge.

Winston Score History

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+14.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+31.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$3.6B/ year

Declining (-5% vs prior year)

4.0% of revenue

In line with sector average (4%)

R&D spend declining — could signal cost-cutting or efficiency

Insider Activity

4.0%ownership

Relatively low insider ownership

Cash Runway

~19 months

$9.4B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Adequate runway but may need to raise capital within 2 years

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Growth context

The Boeing Company is growing revenue at 14% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

Share count rising — dilution

+29.6% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 588.0M (2021) → 762.3M (2025)

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Quality

Gross Margin
11.5%
Thin — 11.5% gross margin
Operating Margin
2.0%
Thin — 2.0% operating margin
ROCE
0.8%
Weak — 0.8% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales YoY
+32.7%
Fast-growing sales (32.7% YoY)
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
EPS Consistency
2/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
110%
Turns 110% of profit into real cash
FCF Margin
-2.6%
Burning cash (-2.6%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

Debt / Equity
7.89
Heavy debt load (7.89)
Interest Cover
N/A
Data not available

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
91.0x
Expensive — P/E 91.0

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

P/E vs Forward
+64.1
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (91.0 → 26.9)

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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