Boeing Co vs Lockheed Martin Corp

Boeing Co (BA) is overvalued and Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT) is overvalued.

Both trade above our estimate of their intrinsic value. LMT is the closer of the two: -47%, against -295% for BA.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

Boeing Co (BA)

Discounting its cash flows at 10.2% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $50.02; the price of $197.72 is 295% above that value, and 72% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 29/100 on 9 of 12 signals

Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT)

Discounting its cash flows at 14.7% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $355.67; the price of $522.34 is 47% above that value, and 59% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 51/100 on 10 of 12 signals

MetricBALMT
VerdictOvervaluedOvervalued
Price$197.72$522.34
Intrinsic value$50.02$355.67
Margin of safety-295%-47%
Leak Score29/100 (9/12)51/100 (10/12)
Market cap$156.3B$120.6B
Revenue growth, 5 years9.0%2.8%
Operating margin-5.4%11.8%
Net margin2.2%8.2%
Return on equity173.6%89.2%
Debt to equity7.522.34
P/E90.0x19.3x
Forward P/E50.0x16.0x
P/B25.6x13.7x
Dividend yield0.0%2.7%

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