Boeing Q3 FY2026: revenue up 4.0%, EPS miss, free cash flow positive
Boeing's third quarter was a step forward, not a clean win: revenue rose 4.0% to $24.19 billion and free cash flow was positive at $464 million, but a $116 million net loss and a core loss of $0.34 per share came in worse than the $0.21 loss analysts expected. Read it as a manufacturer still fixing its factories while its largest segment loses money.
1 · Expected vs. Actual
Free preview belowGAAP loss per share was $0.26 against a $7.14 loss a year ago, and the core (non-GAAP) loss was $0.34. Consensus was a $0.21 loss, so the core number missed by roughly $0.13 a share. Preferred dividends of $87 million sit ahead of common holders, which pushes the loss attributable to common shareholders to $203 million.
Revenue rose 4.0% to $24.19 billion, with defense up 15.0% to $7.94 billion and services up 4.0% to $5.57 billion. Commercial airplanes fell 3.0% to $10.72 billion even though Boeing delivered 161 jets, one more than a year earlier, because the mix of planes was less favorable. That mix point is the whole story: Boeing got paid less per delivery.
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Figures on this page come from the company's original SEC filings. The analysis is generated automatically and checked against validation rules, but may still contain errors or omissions. Not investment advice. · Generated 2026-11-03
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