Boeing
Boeing
• Total company backlog grew to $521 billion, including over 5,500 commercial airplanes
ARLINGTON, Va., January 28, 2025 – The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] recorded fourth quarter revenue
of $15.2 billion, GAAP loss per share of ($5.46) and core loss per share (non-GAAP)* of ($5.90) (Table 1) primarily
reflecting previously announced impacts of the IAM work stoppage and agreement, charges for certain defense
programs, and costs associated with workforce reductions announced last year. Boeing reported operating cash
flow of ($3.5) billion and free cash flow of ($4.1) billion (non-GAAP)*.
“We made progress on key areas to stabilize our operations during the quarter and continued to strengthen
important aspects of our safety and quality plan,” said Kelly Ortberg, Boeing president and chief executive officer.
"My team and I are focused on making the fundamental changes needed to fully recover our company's
performance and restore trust with our customers, employees, suppliers, investors, regulators and all others who
are counting on us."
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Table 2. Cash Flow Fourth Quarter Full Year
(Millions) 2024 2023 2024 2023
Operating cash flow ($3,450) $3,381 ($12,080) $5,960
Less additions to property, plant & equipment ($648) ($431) ($2,230) ($1,527)
Free cash flow* ($4,098) $2,950 ($14,310) $4,433
*Non-GAAP measure; complete definitions of Boeing’s non-GAAP measures are on page 5, “Non-GAAP Measures Disclosures."
Operating cash flow was ($3.5) billion in the quarter reflecting lower commercial deliveries, as well as
unfavorable working capital timing, primarily driven by the IAM work stoppage (Table 2).
Cash and investments in marketable securities totaled $26.3 billion, compared to $10.5 billion at the
beginning of the quarter, primarily driven by a $24 billion capital raise partially offset by free cash flow usage and
debt repayment in the quarter (Table 3). Debt was $53.9 billion, down from $57.7 billion at the beginning of the
quarter, driven by the early repayment of a $3.5 billion bond originally maturing in 2025. The company maintains
access to credit facilities of $10.0 billion, which remain undrawn.
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Segment Results
Commercial Airplanes
Commercial Airplanes fourth quarter revenue of $4.8 billion and operating margin of (43.9) percent reflect
the previously announced impacts associated with the IAM work stoppage and agreement including lower deliveries
and pre-tax charges of $1.1 billion on the 777X and 767 programs (Table 4).
The 737 program resumed production in the quarter and plans to gradually increase production rate. The
787 program exited the year at a production rate of five per month and recently announced plans to expand South
Carolina operations. In January, the 777X program resumed FAA certification flight testing, and the company still
anticipates first delivery of the 777-9 in 2026.
Commercial Airplanes booked 204 net orders in the quarter, including 100 737-10 airplanes for Pegasus
Airlines and 30 787-9 airplanes for flydubai. Commercial Airplanes delivered 57 airplanes during the quarter and
backlog included over 5,500 airplanes valued at $435 billion.
Defense, Space & Security fourth quarter revenue of $5.4 billion and operating margin of (41.9) percent
reflect the previously announced pre-tax charges of $1.7 billion on the KC-46A, T-7A, Commercial Crew, VC-25B
and MQ-25 programs.
In January, the U.S. Air Force announced an updated acquisition approach for the T-7A Red Hawk that
allows the company to provide a production-ready configuration to the customer prior to low-rate initial production,
which better supports the operational needs of the customer and reduces future production risk.
During the quarter, Defense, Space & Security captured an award from the U.S. Air Force for 15 KC-46A
Tankers, secured an order for seven P-8A Poseidon aircraft from the U.S. Navy, and delivered the final T-7A Red
Hawk engineering and manufacturing development aircraft to the U.S. Air Force. Backlog at Defense, Space &
Security was $64 billion, of which 29 percent represents orders from customers outside the U.S.
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Global Services
Global Services fourth quarter revenue of $5.1 billion and operating margin of 19.5 percent reflect higher
commercial volume and mix.
During the quarter, Global Services secured awards for C-17 sustainment and a contract for F-15 Japan
Super Interceptor upgrade services from the U.S. Air Force.
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Non-GAAP Measures Disclosures
We supplement the reporting of our financial information determined under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in
the United States of America (GAAP) with certain non-GAAP financial information. The non-GAAP financial information
presented excludes certain significant items that may not be indicative of, or are unrelated to, results from our ongoing business
operations. We believe that these non-GAAP measures provide investors with additional insight into the company’s ongoing
business performance. These non-GAAP measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the related GAAP
measures, and other companies may define such measures differently. We encourage investors to review our financial
statements and publicly-filed reports in their entirety and not to rely on any single financial measure. The following definitions are
provided:
Core Operating Earnings/(Loss), Core Operating Margin and Core Earnings/(Loss) Per Share
Core operating earnings/(loss) is defined as GAAP Earnings/(loss) from operations excluding the FAS/CAS service cost
adjustment. The FAS/CAS service cost adjustment represents the difference between the Financial Accounting Standards (FAS)
pension and postretirement service costs calculated under GAAP and costs allocated to the business segments. Core operating
margin is defined as Core operating earnings/(loss) expressed as a percentage of revenue. Core earnings/(loss) per share is
defined as GAAP Diluted earnings/(loss) per share excluding the net earnings/(loss) per share impact of the FAS/CAS service
cost adjustment and Non-operating pension and postretirement expenses. Non-operating pension and postretirement expenses
represent the components of net periodic benefit costs other than service cost. Pension costs allocated to BDS and BGS
businesses supporting government customers are computed in accordance with U.S. Government Cost Accounting Standards
(CAS), which employ different actuarial assumptions and accounting conventions than GAAP. CAS costs are allocable to
government contracts. Other postretirement benefit costs are allocated to all business segments based on CAS, which is
generally based on benefits paid. Management uses core operating earnings/(loss), core operating margin and core earnings/
(loss) per share for purposes of evaluating and forecasting underlying business performance. Management believes these core
measures provide investors additional insights into operational performance as they exclude non-service pension and post-
retirement costs, which primarily represent costs driven by market factors and costs not allocable to government contracts. A
reconciliation of these non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measure is provided on page 12 and 13.
Free Cash Flow
Free cash flow is GAAP operating cash flow reduced by capital expenditures for property, plant and equipment.
Management believes free cash flow provides investors with an important perspective on the cash available for shareholders,
debt repayment, and acquisitions after making the capital investments required to support ongoing business operations and long
term value creation. Free cash flow does not represent the residual cash flow available for discretionary expenditures as it
excludes certain mandatory expenditures such as repayment of maturing debt. Management uses free cash flow as a measure
to assess both business performance and overall liquidity. See Table 2 on page 2 for a reconciliation of free cash flow to the most
directly comparable GAAP measure, operating cash flow.
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Caution Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. Words such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expects,” “intends,” “projects,” “plans,” “believes,”
“estimates,” “targets,” “anticipates,” and other similar words or expressions, or the negative thereof, generally can
be used to help identify these forward-looking statements. Examples of forward-looking statements include
statements relating to our future financial condition and operating results, as well as any other statement that does
not directly relate to any historical or current fact. Forward-looking statements are based on expectations and
assumptions that we believe to be reasonable when made, but that may not prove to be accurate.
Forward-looking statements are not guarantees and are subject to risks, uncertainties, and changes in
circumstances that are difficult to predict. Many factors could cause actual results to differ materially and adversely
from these forward-looking statements. Among these factors are risks related to: (1) general conditions in the
economy and our industry, including those due to regulatory changes; (2) our reliance on our commercial airline
customers; (3) the overall health of our aircraft production system, production quality issues, commercial airplane
production rates, our ability to successfully develop and certify new aircraft or new derivative aircraft, and the ability
of our aircraft to meet stringent performance and reliability standards; (4) changing budget and appropriation levels
and acquisition priorities of the U.S. government, as well as significant delays in U.S. government appropriations;
(5) our dependence on our subcontractors and suppliers, as well as the availability of highly skilled labor and raw
materials; (6) work stoppages or other labor disruptions; (7) competition within our markets; (8) our non-U.S.
operations and sales to non-U.S. customers; (9) changes in accounting estimates; (10) our pending acquisition of
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. (Spirit), including the satisfaction of closing conditions in the expected timeframe
or at all; (11) realizing the anticipated benefits of mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures/strategic alliances or
divestitures, including anticipated synergies and quality improvements related to our pending acquisition of Spirit;
(12) our dependence on U.S. government contracts; (13) our reliance on fixed-price contracts; (14) our reliance on
cost-type contracts; (15) contracts that include in-orbit incentive payments; (16) management of a complex, global
IT infrastructure; (17) compromise or unauthorized access to our, our customers’ and/or our suppliers' information
and systems; (18) potential business disruptions, including threats to physical security or our information technology
systems, extreme weather (including effects of climate change) or other acts of nature, and pandemics or other
public health crises; (19) potential adverse developments in new or pending litigation and/or government inquiries or
investigations; (20) potential environmental liabilities; (21) effects of climate change and legal, regulatory or market
responses to such change; (22) credit rating agency actions and our ability to effectively manage our liquidity; (23)
substantial pension and other postretirement benefit obligations; (24) the adequacy of our insurance coverage; and
(25) customer and aircraft concentration in our customer financing portfolio.
Additional information concerning these and other factors can be found in our filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, including our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q
and Current Reports on Form 8-K. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made,
and we assume no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new
information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by law.
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The Boeing Company and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
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Twelve months ended Three months ended
December 31 December 31
(Dollars in millions, except per share data) 2024 2023 2024 2023
Sales of products $53,227 $65,581 $11,901 $18,920
Sales of services 13,290 12,213 3,341 3,098
Total revenues 66,517 77,794 15,242 22,018
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The Boeing Company and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Financial Position
(Unaudited)
December 31 December 31
(Dollars in millions, except per share data) 2024 2023
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents $13,801 $12,691
Short-term and other investments 12,481 3,274
Accounts receivable, net 2,631 2,649
Unbilled receivables, net 8,363 8,317
Current portion of financing receivables, net 207 99
Inventories 87,550 79,741
Other current assets, net 2,965 2,504
Total current assets 127,998 109,275
Financing receivables and operating lease equipment, net 314 860
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $22,925 and
$22,245 11,412 10,661
Goodwill 8,084 8,093
Acquired intangible assets, net 1,957 2,094
Deferred income taxes 185 59
Investments 999 1,035
Other assets, net of accumulated amortization of $1,085 and $1,046 5,414 4,935
Total assets $156,363 $137,012
Liabilities and equity
Accounts payable $11,364 $11,964
Accrued liabilities 24,103 22,331
Advances and progress billings 60,333 56,328
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt 1,278 5,204
Total current liabilities 97,078 95,827
Deferred income taxes 122 229
Accrued retiree health care 2,176 2,233
Accrued pension plan liability, net 5,997 6,516
Other long-term liabilities 2,318 2,332
Long-term debt 52,586 47,103
Total liabilities 160,277 154,240
Shareholders’ equity:
Mandatory convertible preferred stock, 6% Series A, par value $1.00 -
20,000,000 shares authorized; 5,750,000 shares issued; aggregate
liquidation preference $5,750 6
Common stock, par value $5.00 – 1,200,000,000 shares authorized;
1,012,261,159 shares issued 5,061 5,061
Additional paid-in capital 18,964 10,309
Treasury stock, at cost - 263,044,841 and 402,746,136 shares (32,386) (49,549)
Retained earnings 15,362 27,251
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (10,915) (10,305)
Total shareholders’ deficit (3,908) (17,233)
Noncontrolling interests (6) 5
Total equity (3,914) (17,228)
Total liabilities and equity $156,363 $137,012
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The Boeing Company and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
Twelve months ended
December 31
(Dollars in millions) 2024 2023
Cash flows – operating activities:
Net loss ($11,829) ($2,242)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash (used)/provided by operating activities:
Non-cash items –
Share-based plans expense 407 690
Treasury shares issued for 401(k) contribution 1,601 1,515
Depreciation and amortization 1,836 1,861
Investment/asset impairment charges, net 112 46
Gain on dispositions, net (46) (2)
777X and 767 reach-forward losses 4,079
Other charges and credits, net 528 3
Changes in assets and liabilities –
Accounts receivable (37) (128)
Unbilled receivables (60) 321
Advances and progress billings 4,069 3,365
Inventories (12,353) (1,681)
Other current assets (16) 389
Accounts payable (793) 1,672
Accrued liabilities 1,563 779
Income taxes receivable, payable and deferred (567) 44
Other long-term liabilities (329) (313)
Pension and other postretirement plans (959) (1,049)
Financing receivables and operating lease equipment, net 512 571
Other 202 119
Net cash (used)/provided by operating activities (12,080) 5,960
Cash flows – investing activities:
Payments to acquire property, plant and equipment (2,230) (1,527)
Proceeds from disposals of property, plant and equipment 49 27
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired (50) (70)
Proceeds from dispositions 124
Contributions to investments (13,856) (16,448)
Proceeds from investments 4,743 15,739
Supplier notes receivable (694) (162)
Repayments on supplier notes receivable 40
Purchase of distribution rights (88)
Other (11) 4
Net cash used by investing activities (11,973) (2,437)
Cash flows – financing activities:
New borrowings 10,161 75
Debt repayments (8,673) (5,216)
Common stock issuance, net of issuance costs 18,200
Mandatory convertible preferred stock issuance, net of issuance costs 5,657
Stock options exercised 45
Employee taxes on certain share-based payment arrangements (83) (408)
Other (53) 17
Net cash provided/(used) by financing activities 25,209 (5,487)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents (47) 30
Net increase/(decrease) in cash & cash equivalents, including restricted 1,109 (1,934)
Cash & cash equivalents, including restricted, at beginning of year 12,713 14,647
Cash & cash equivalents, including restricted, at end of period 13,822 12,713
Less restricted cash & cash equivalents, included in Investments 21 22
Cash & cash equivalents at end of year $13,801 $12,691
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The Boeing Company and Subsidiaries
Summary of Business Segment Data
(Unaudited)
Twelve months ended Three months ended
December 31 December 31
(Dollars in millions) 2024 2023 2024 2023
Revenues:
Commercial Airplanes $22,861 $33,901 $4,762 $10,481
Defense, Space & Security 23,918 24,933 5,411 6,746
Global Services 19,954 19,127 5,119 4,849
Unallocated items, eliminations and other (216) (167) (50) (58)
Total revenues $66,517 $77,794 $15,242 $22,018
(Loss)/earnings from operations:
Commercial Airplanes ($7,969) ($1,635) ($2,090) $41
Defense, Space & Security (5,413) (1,764) (2,267) (101)
Global Services 3,618 3,329 998 842
Segment operating (loss)/earnings (9,764) (70) (3,359) 782
Unallocated items, eliminations and other (2,047) (1,759) (683) (692)
FAS/CAS service cost adjustment 1,104 1,056 272 193
(Loss)/earnings from operations (10,707) (773) (3,770) 283
Other income, net 1,222 1,227 432 308
Interest and debt expense (2,725) (2,459) (755) (600)
Loss before income taxes (12,210) (2,005) (4,093) (9)
Income tax benefit/(expense) 381 (237) 232 (21)
Net loss (11,829) (2,242) (3,861) (30)
Less: net (loss)/earnings attributable to noncontrolling
interest (12) (20) 4 (7)
Net loss attributable to Boeing shareholders ($11,817) ($2,222) ($3,865) ($23)
Less: Mandatory convertible preferred stock dividends
accumulated during the period 58 58
Net loss attributable to Boeing common shareholders (11,875) (2,222) (3,923) (23)
Research and development expense, net:
Commercial Airplanes $2,386 $2,036 $534 $498
Defense, Space & Security 917 919 189 267
Global Services 132 107 29 23
Other 377 315 84 93
Total research and development expense, net $3,812 $3,377 $836 $881
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The Boeing Company and Subsidiaries
Operating and Financial Data
(Unaudited)
December 31 December 31
Total backlog (Dollars in millions) 2024 2023
Commercial Airplanes $435,175 $440,507
Defense, Space & Security 64,023 59,012
Global Services 21,403 19,869
Unallocated items, eliminations and other 735 807
Total backlog $521,336 $520,195
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The Boeing Company and Subsidiaries
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures
(Unaudited)
The tables provided below reconcile the non-GAAP financial measures core operating loss, core operating margin,
and core loss per share with the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures of loss from operations,
operating margin, and diluted loss per share. See page 5 of this release for additional information on the use of
these non-GAAP financial measures.
(Dollars in millions, except per share data) Fourth Quarter 2024 Fourth Quarter 2023
$ millions Per Share $ millions Per Share
Revenues $15,242 $22,018
(Loss)/earnings from operations (GAAP) (3,770) 283
Operating margins (GAAP) (24.7)% 1.3 %
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The Boeing Company and Subsidiaries
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures
(Unaudited)
The tables provided below reconcile the non-GAAP financial measures core operating loss, core operating margin,
and core loss per share with the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures of loss from operations,
operating margin, and diluted loss per share. See page 5 of this release for additional information on the use of
these non-GAAP financial measures.
(Dollars in millions, except per share data) Full Year 2024 Full Year 2023
$ millions Per Share $ millions Per Share
Revenues $66,517 $77,794
Loss from operations (GAAP) (10,707) (773)
Operating margins (GAAP) (16.1)% (1.0)%
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