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Boeing scores weak on business quality (3.7 of 10). Here is why, in plain words, and what our sealed record shows.
Why it matters
- What Boeing does
Boeing designs and builds commercial jetliners, defense aircraft, and space systems, collecting revenue from airlines and governments worldwide.
- What it does best
Boeing holds an effective duopoly in commercial aerospace, securing massive multi-decade airline commitments. Its top-decile revenue growth of 34.5% reflects unmatched demand, though its gross margin of 4.7% trails peers like GE at 33.6%.
- The main risk
With an interest coverage ratio of -2.0x, operating losses make debt servicing a heavy burden. Total debt sits at $54.1 billion against net debt of $24.7 billion, leaving zero margin for operational missteps.
Quality, check by check
Scored against its own industry, from company filings.
Operating margin sits at -5.4% while FCF margin is negative 5%, dragging profitability down into the bottom quartile of its sector and showing losses on every dollar of core sales.
Scale and high customer switching costs create a duopoly moat, reflected in top-decile revenue growth of 34.5%. However, a 4.7% gross margin shows current pricing power is severely constrained.
Revenue growth surges at 34.5%, placing it in the top decile of its sector at the 97th percentile and accelerating sharply compared to prior years.
With negative free cash flow of -$219 million and debt-to-equity at 9.9x, the balance sheet remains deeply stressed and reliant on cash reserves of $29.4 billion.
Insiders
Executives and directors, from SEC Form 4 filings we read ourselves. Open market trades only; grants, option exercises and pre-planned sales left out.
No open market buys or unplanned sales by executives or directors.
Our sealed record on BA
Verdicts appear here 30 days after we publish them; members see today's. Each one is in the nightly ledger, fingerprinted the night it was made.
The first sealed verdicts appear here on Oct 11, 2026.
Questions
Boeing scores weak on the Cluenex quality check (3.7 of 10), measured against its own industry. Profitability is weak, moat weak, growth fast and financial health weak.
In the last 90 days of SEC Form 4 filings: No open market buys or unplanned sales by executives or directors.
Oct 27, 2026, before the open.
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Cite this page: Cluenex, “Boeing (BA)”, https://cluenex.com/stocks/ba/, data as of Oct 10, 2026.