Should Boeing Stock Investors Worry About Its Money-Losing Jet Business?

Image from Pixabay If you own Boeing (BA), the worry is whether its commercial airplane business can earn money on the jets it sells. In the second quarter of fiscal 2026, that business lost money. Its operating margin was negative 2.7%, meaning costs ran above sales. The jet business brought in nearly half of Boeing's revenue for the quarter. That makes its margin the number that matters most for Boeing's profits. Boeing Has Explained Why Its Jet Margins Are So Low The loss is getting smaller. Management said the margin improved from a year earlier because Boeing delivered more planes and sold a better mix of them. It delivered 171 airplanes in the quarter. That was its highest quarterly total since 2018.