THE BOEING COMPANY vs NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP /DE/, two Aerospace & Defense stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where BA and NOC diverge most: on net margin, BA reads -7.6% and NOC reads 10.5%; on return on equity, BA reads -117.3% and NOC reads 25.1%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What BA's price implies is a somewhat stretched bet versus history (whole-company basis). What NOC's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | BA | NOC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $216.20 | $542.47 |
| Market cap | $170.9B | $77.2B |
| Sector | Aerospace & Defense | Aerospace & Defense |
| Stage | Growth | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | +0.5% |
| P/E | 77.8 | 17.3 |
| P/B | 27.95 | 4.32 |
| P/S | 1.82 | 1.80 |
| EV/EBITDA | 31.5 | 14.7 |
| Revenue growth | +27.4% | +5.8% |
| Gross margin | 9.8% | — |
| Operating margin | 0.6% | 10.1% |
| Net margin | -7.6% | 10.5% |
| Return on equity | -117.3% | 25.1% |
| Return on assets | -4.3% | 8.9% |
| Return on invested capital | 6.5% | 13.0% |
| FCF yield | -0.1% | 4.7% |
| Dividend yield | 3.8% | 1.7% |
| Debt / equity | 8.20 | 0.85 |
| Current ratio | 1.14 | 1.17 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 1.46 | 2.87 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 5 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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