⚡ Asset Showdown Engine

BA vs LMT

Head-to-head financial comparison for Boeing Co (BA) and Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT).

🏆 Showdown Verdict

LMT leads BA in 14 of 17 key financial metrics.

BA: 3 wins · LMT: 14 wins
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, INC. · Aerospace & Defense

BA

Boeing Co
$192.27
+1.02%
After hours
52-Week Range 20.0% of High
Low: $176.77 High: $254.35
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Scale Leader Larger Market Cap
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, INC. · Aerospace & Defense

LMT

Lockheed Martin Corp
$192.27
+1.02%
🌆 After hours
🌆 After-Hours: $191.85 (-0.22%)
52-Week Range 20.0% of High
Low: $176.77 High: $254.35
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Scale Leader Larger Market Cap
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, INC. · Aerospace & Defense

LMT

Lockheed Martin Corp
$551.97
+0.59%
🌆 After hours
🌆 After-Hours: $552.00 (+0.09%)
52-Week Range 45.0% of High
Low: $437.25 High: $692.00
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Valuation Winner Lower P/E & Multiples
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Profitability Winner Higher Operating & Net Margins
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Income Winner Higher Dividend Yield
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Performance Winner Higher Historical Returns

Normalized % Return Comparison

Both assets indexed to 0.0% at the period start: ((Price_t - Price_0) / Price_0 * 100)

Benchmark:
BA (Boeing Co) -9.29%
LMT (Lockheed Martin Corp) +14.77%
LMT leads by +24.06%
-23.7%-6.0%+11.7%+29.4%+47.1% Oct '25Jan '26Apr '26Jul '26Oct '26

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Direct quantitative comparison across valuation, margins, growth, and returns.

Financial Metric BA LMT Showdown Advantage
Valuation & Multiples
Price Current market price per share / unit $192.27 $551.97 —
Market Capitalization Total aggregate market value of equity $150.54B $127.05B 👑 BA Larger
P/E Ratio (Trailing TTM) Price-to-earnings multiple (lower positive is cheaper) 61.91x 20.11x 👑 LMT Cheaper
Forward P/E Price-to-projected next year earnings multiple — 16.25x 👑 LMT Lower
PEG Ratio P/E divided by earnings growth rate (<1.0 considered undervalued) — 1.12 👑 LMT Lower
Price to Sales (P/S) Price relative to trailing revenue 1.60x 1.64x 👑 BA Lower
Price to Book (P/B) Stock price relative to book equity per share 27.97x 13.20x 👑 LMT Lower
Profitability & Margins
Gross Profit Margin Gross revenue retained after cost of goods sold 4.68% 11.80% 👑 LMT Higher
Operating Margin Operating income generated per dollar of revenue 4.89% 11.88% 👑 LMT Higher
Net Profit Margin Net bottom-line profit generated per dollar of revenue 2.59% 8.16% 👑 LMT Higher
Return on Equity (ROE) Net income earned per dollar of shareholders' equity 132.92% 86.24% 👑 BA Higher
Historical Performance & Growth
Revenue Growth (YoY) Year-over-year top-line revenue expansion rate +7.96% +10.51% 👑 LMT Higher
1-Month % Return Historical total price return over the past 30 days -4.82% +2.73% 👑 LMT Higher
6-Month % Return Historical total price return over the past 180 days -12.62% -10.41% 👑 LMT Higher
1-Year % Return Historical total price return over the past 52 weeks -9.29% +14.77% 👑 LMT Higher
5-Year % Return Historical total price return over 5 years -9.74% +68.36% 👑 LMT Higher
Dividends & Risk
Dividend Yield Annual dividend distributions relative to current price — 2.79% 👑 LMT Higher
Beta (Volatility vs S&P 500) Market sensitivity (1.0 = equal to market, <1.0 = lower volatility) 1.34 0.13 —
52-Week High & Low Extreme trading boundaries over trailing year $176.77 – $254.35 $437.25 – $692.00 —