What is Boeing's operating cash flow?

Boeing (BA) reported operating cash flow of -$179M in Q1 2026.

How has Boeing's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?

Boeing's operating cash flow increased by 88.9% year-over-year, from -$1.62B to -$179M.

What is the long-term trend for Boeing's operating cash flow?

Over 2 years (2022 to 2024), Boeing's operating cash flow has grown at a 85.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $3.51B to -$12.08B.

What does operating cash flow mean?

Total cash generated by or used in core business operations — the single most important cash flow metric for assessing business health.

Boeing BA Operating Cash Flow

Operating Cash Flow at other companies

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$74.7M+499%

AstronicsATRO

$10.61M-48.6%

DucommunDCO

$11.24M+1,358%

Frequency ElectronicsFEIM

-$1.42M+60.9%

General DynamicsGD

$2.16B+1,556%

Raytheon TechnologiesRTX

$1.86B+42.1%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$22.2B+14.0%

Gross profit$2.5B+5.3%

Operating income$448.0M-2.8%

Net income-$4.0M+89.2%

EPS (diluted)-$0.11+31.3%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$9.4B-6.9%

Total debt$56.6B+0.7%

Total equity$6.0B+280%

Total assets$164.79B+5.3%

Cash flow

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CapEx$1.3B+89.2%

Free cash flow-$1.5B+36.5%

Valuation

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Market cap$171.94B+14.7%

P/E75.8×—

P/S1.9×-0.3×

Profitability

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Gross margin4.8%+3.7pp

Operating margin4.6%+2.6pp

Net margin2.5%+1.3pp

FCF margin-11.3%+15.2pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity1,504.4%—

Debt / equity10.4×—

Current ratio1.2×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Boeing in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities.

The official record: Boeing’s 10-Q, filed April 22, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Boeing's operating cash flow?: Boeing (BA) reported operating cash flow of -$179M in Q1 2026.
How has Boeing's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?: Boeing's operating cash flow increased by 88.9% year-over-year, from -$1.62B to -$179M.
What is the long-term trend for Boeing's operating cash flow?: Over 2 years (2022 to 2024), Boeing's operating cash flow has grown at a 85.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $3.51B to -$12.08B.
What does operating cash flow mean?: Total cash generated by or used in core business operations — the single most important cash flow metric for assessing business health.