BA vs TSLA
Boeing Co. and Tesla, Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | BA | TSLA |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $89.5B | $94.8B |
| Net income | $2.2B | $3.8B |
| Gross margin | 4.8% | 18.0% |
| Net margin | 2.5% | 4.1% |
| Return on equity | · | 4.9% |
| Diluted EPS | $2.48 | $1.08 |
| Dividend / share | · | · |
| Payout ratio | 14.8% | · |
| Free cash flow | $-1.9B | $6.2B |
| Equity | $5.5B | $82.1B |
| Net debt / equity | 9.42× | −0.10× |
| Current ratio | 1.19× | 2.16× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 9.0% | 24.6% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | 39.4% |
BA and TSLA book revenue within 15% of each other, and TSLA keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (4.1% against 2.5%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | BA | TSLA |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $89.5B | $94.8B |
| FY2024 | $66.5B | $97.7B |
| FY2023 | $77.8B | $96.8B |
| FY2022 | $66.6B | $81.5B |
| FY2021 | $62.3B | $53.8B |
| FY2020 | $58.2B | $31.5B |
| FY2019 | $76.6B | $24.6B |
| FY2018 | $101.1B | $21.5B |
| FY2017 | $94.0B | $11.8B |
| FY2016 | $93.5B | $7.0B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | BA | TSLA |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $2.2B | $3.8B |
| FY2024 | $-11.8B | $7.1B |
| FY2023 | $-2.2B | $15.0B |
| FY2022 | $-4.9B | $12.6B |
| FY2021 | $-4.2B | $5.5B |
| FY2020 | $-11.9B | $721.0M |
| FY2019 | $-636.0M | $-862.0M |
| FY2018 | $10.5B | $-976.0M |
| FY2017 | $8.5B | $-2.0B |
| FY2016 | $5.0B | $-674.9M |
17 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$5,364,000,000 | TSLA |
| FY2024 | −$31,173,000,000 | TSLA |
| FY2023 | −$18,979,000,000 | TSLA |
| FY2022 | −$14,854,000,000 | TSLA |
| FY2021 | +$8,463,000,000 | BA |
| FY2020 | +$26,622,000,000 | BA |
| FY2019 | +$51,981,000,000 | BA |
| FY2018 | +$79,666,000,000 | BA |
| FY2017 | +$82,246,000,000 | BA |
| FY2016 | +$86,495,868,000 | BA |
| FY2015 | +$92,067,975,000 | BA |
| FY2014 | +$87,563,644,000 | BA |
| FY2013 | +$84,609,504,000 | BA |
| FY2012 | +$81,284,744,000 | BA |
| FY2011 | +$68,530,758,000 | BA |
| FY2010 | +$64,189,256,000 | BA |
| FY2009 | +$68,169,057,000 | BA |
The higher-revenue side has changed between BA and TSLA over this period. The gap has narrowed since the earliest year compared.
17 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
17 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −1.6 pp | TSLA |
| FY2024 | −25.1 pp | TSLA |
| FY2023 | −18.4 pp | TSLA |
| FY2022 | −23.0 pp | TSLA |
| FY2021 | −17.4 pp | TSLA |
| FY2020 | −23.3 pp | TSLA |
| FY2019 | +2.3 pp | BA |
| FY2018 | +15.3 pp | BA |
| FY2017 | +28.1 pp | BA |
| FY2016 | +16.4 pp | BA |
| FY2015 | +27.3 pp | BA |
| FY2014 | +15.2 pp | BA |
| FY2013 | +9.0 pp | BA |
| FY2012 | +100.7 pp | BA |
| FY2011 | +130.4 pp | BA |
| FY2010 | +137.3 pp | BA |
| FY2009 | +51.7 pp | BA |
The higher net margin has changed hands between BA and TSLA over this period.
17 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
TSLA's net margin has been more volatile than BA's over the 17 comparable fiscal years — 46.1 percentage points of standard deviation against 8.6.
17 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between BA and TSLA over these 17 fiscal years — BA led in 11 and TSLA in 6.
17 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
BA's return on equity has been more volatile than TSLA's over the 7 comparable fiscal years — 212.4 percentage points of standard deviation against 69.0.
7 of 16 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
BA led in return on equity in every one of the 7 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
7 of 16 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.