Boeingvs.Textron
BA vs TXT · both in Military platforms, part of the Defense, security & space value chain: Aircraft, ships and vehicles, the physical platforms defense systems are built on.
Boeing is about 12× larger than Textron by market cap; Textron trades at the lower P/E (16.2 vs 75.3).
Side by side
| BA | TXT | |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $183B | $15.2B |
| Price | $211.08 | $81.80 |
| Today | +0.3% | −0.4% |
| Return YTD | −3.1% | −5.8% |
| Return 1Y | −8.5% | +0.7% |
| P/E | 75.3 | 16.2 |
| P/S | 1.9 | 1.0 |
| P/B | 30.0 | 1.9 |
Data as of 2026-08-26 · updates daily after U.S. close
The two companies
BoeingBA
Passenger jets are the public face of Boeing. Behind them sits a large military business: combat aircraft and helicopters, plus satellites and other space hardware.
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Bell helicopters, Cessna and Beechcraft aircraft, plus military vehicles and drones.
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