On the Record · Boeing
Boeing competitors, on the record
The companies Boeing names as competitors in its annual reports, 2022 to 2025, and the companies that name Boeing, each with the sentence and the filing.
Who Boeing names
| Company | Named in |
|---|---|
| Airbus Group | 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| BAE Systems | 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| General Dynamics Corporation | 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| Lockheed Martin Corporation | 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| Northrop Grumman Corporation | 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| SpaceX | 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| Airbus | 2022, 2024, 2025 |
| Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. (COMAC) | 2022, 2023 |
| Raytheon Technologies Corporation | 2022, 2023 |
| RTX Corporation | 2024, 2025 |
In its own words
Airbus Group, BAE Systems
Word for word“Non-U.S. companies such as BAE Systems and Airbus Group continue to build a strategic presence in the U.S. market by strengthening their North American operations and partnering with U.S. defense companies.” 10-K for 2025
General Dynamics Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Northrop Grumman Corporation, SpaceX, RTX Corporation
Word for word“BDS faces strong competition primarily from General Dynamics Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Northrop Grumman Corporation, RTX Corporation and SpaceX.” 10-K for 2025
Airbus
Word for word“BCA faces aggressive international competitors who are intent on increasing their market share, such as Airbus and entrants from China.” 10-K for 2025
Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. (COMAC)
Word for word“Other competitors are also in different phases of developing commercial jet aircraft, including Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. (COMAC), which delivered its first C919 aircraft in 2022.” 10-K for 2023
Raytheon Technologies Corporation
Word for word“BDS faces strong competition primarily from Lockheed Martin Corporation, Northrop Grumman Corporation, Raytheon Technologies Corporation, General Dynamics Corporation and SpaceX.” 10-K for 2023
Who names Boeing
Companies whose own annual reports name Boeing as a competitor.
Word for word“Our current principal competitors include Elbit Systems Ltd., Quantum-Systems, Inc., Redwire Corporation, Teledyne Technologies, Inc., Sierra Nevada Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corporation, The Boeing Company, Textron, Inc., Shield AI, Inc., Northrop Grumman Corporation, Griffon Aerospace, Inc., L3Harris Technologies, Inc., Anduril Industries, Inc., Airbus SE and Israeli Aircraft Industries.” 10-K for 2026
Word for word“Our domestic competition also includes large defense contractors such as Boeing Co., BAE Systems plc, General Dynamics Corporation, L3Harris Technologies Inc., Lockheed Martin Corporation, Northrop Grumman Corporation and RTX Corporation.” 10-K for 2025
Word for word“Some of the large defense contractors we regularly compete with include Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, Boeing and General Dynamics.” 10-K for 2017
Word for word“CMPS competes with large companies, including Boeing, General Dynamics, L3Harris, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and Saab Training Systems, as well as numerous smaller companies.” 10-K for 2020
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
Word for word“Competition in the KGS and US segments include tier one, large U.S. Government contractors, newer defense technology companies including Anduril, XBow, Shield AI, Castelion, Ursa Major, Bee Hive, and others, and system integrators such as Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics, Raytheon Technologies, BAE Systems, L3Harris, General Atomics, and Boeing.” 10-K for 2025
Word for word“We compete domestically and internationally against large defense companies; principally BAE Systems, Boeing, General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, RTX, Thales and non-traditional defense contractors, such as Anduril, Ursa Major and Silvus Technologies.” 10-K for 2026
Word for word“The Boeing Company, General Dynamics, L3Harris Technologies, Northrop Grumman, and RTX Corporation are some of our primary competitors.” 10-K for 2025
Word for word“Our primary competitors for satellite manufacturing contracts are: The Boeing Company, Lockheed Martin Corporation and Northrop Grumman Corporation in the United States; Thales S.A. and Airbus Defence and Space, a subsidiary of the Airbus Group, in Europe; and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation in Japan.” 10-K for 2022
Word for word“We compete with many companies in the defense, intelligence and federal civil markets, including The Boeing Company, General Dynamics Corporation, L3Harris Technologies, Inc., Lockheed Martin Corporation, and RTX Corporation, as well as, increasingly, new entrants and startups.” 10-K for 2025
Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems
Word for word“Space Systems Group : Airbus Defense and Space; Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp.; Lockheed Martin Corporation; Maxar Technologies; Millenium Space Systems; Sierra Nevada Corporation; Space Exploration Technologies Corporation; Thales Alenia Space; and The Boeing Company.” 10-K for 2017
Word for word“Some of the large defense contractors we regularly compete with include Lockheed Martin Corporation, Northrop Grumman Corporation, General Dynamics, Raytheon Company, and The Boeing Company.” 10-K for 2020
Word for word“Principal competitors include BAE Systems Aerospace, Inc.; CAE Inc.; Diehl Aerosystems Holding GmBH; Elbit Systems Ltd.; Esterline Technologies Corp.; FlightSafety International; Garmin International Inc.; General Dynamics Corporation; General Electric Co.; Harris Corp.; Honeywell International, Inc.; Jamco America, Inc.; L3 Communications, Inc.; Northrop Grumman Corp.; Raytheon Co.; Recaro Aircraft Seating GmbH & Co. KG; Safran; Satcom Direct, Inc.; SITA; Thales S.A.; The Boeing Company; and Thompson Aero Seating Ltd.” 10-K for 2018
Word for word“In commercial aerostructures, our principal competitors among OEMs include Boeing and Airbus (including its wholly-owned subsidiaries Airbus Atlantic and Premium Aerotec GmbH).” 10-K for 2024
Word for word“We may also compete directly with the largest defense prime contractors, including Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and Raytheon Technologies Corporation.” 10-K for 2026
Read from Boeing’s annual reports (10-K for 2025, 10-K for 2024, 10-K for 2023, 10-K for 2022) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2026-01-30. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.