Boeing (BA) Q1 2026 earnings
Boeing’s It reported a smaller-than-expected loss in the first quarter as the manufacturer tried to stem years of losses, with improvements across all business lines including its main commercial aircraft unit.
Here’s Boeing’s performance in the first quarter compared to analyst estimates compiled by LSEG:
- Loss per share: Adjusted 20 cents versus expected loss of 83 cents
- Revenues: $22.22 billion etc. 21.78 billion dollars is expected
In the first three months of the year, sales increased 14% to $22.22 billion. The company narrowed its net loss to $7 million, or 11 cents per share, in the first quarter, from a loss of $31 million, or 16 cents per share, a year earlier. Adjusting for one-time items, Boeing reported a loss of 20 cents per share.
“While we have faced some challenges, I am proud of how our team came together and overcame them to ensure we stuck to our plan for this year,” CEO Kelly Ortberg said in a memo to employees Wednesday. “It’s amazing what we can do as a company when we work as a team.”
Ortberg took the reins in August 2024 with a mission to correct course for Boeing after years of safety and production crises that cost the company billions of dollars.
Boeing said it expects certification of the long-delayed 737 Max 7 and the Max 10, the smallest and largest of the best-selling Max family planes, later this year, with deliveries to begin in 2027.
Boeing’s commercial aircraft unit delivered 143 planes in the first quarter, up 10% from a year earlier. The unit, Boeing’s largest, had revenue of $9.2 billion, up 13%, although it still reported a loss from operations.
Boeing is increasing production of its planes, with 737 Maxes coming to market at about 42 units per month. Any further increases would require approval from the Federal Aviation Administration after the near-catastrophic explosion of the fuselage door spigot in January 2024.
The company’s defense business revenue increased 21% to $7.6 billion in the first quarter, and services business revenue increased 6% to $5.37 billion in 2025.
