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Share-Based Compensation and Other Compensation Arrangements
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Share-Based Compensation and Other Compensation Arrangements Share-Based Compensation and Other Compensation Arrangements
Share-Based Compensation
Our 2023 Incentive Stock Plan, permits awards of incentive and non-qualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock or units, performance restricted stock or units, and other stock and cash-based awards to our employees, officers, directors, consultants, and independent contractors. The aggregate number of shares of our common stock authorized for issuance under the plan is 12,900,000, plus shares that remained or became available under our 2003 Incentive Stock Plan, as amended and restated. Following approval of our 2023 Incentive Stock Plan in 2023, no further awards have been or may be granted under our 2003 Incentive Stock Plan.
Shares issued under the 2023 Incentive Stock Plan will be funded out of treasury shares, except to the extent there are insufficient treasury shares, in which case new shares will be issued. We believe we currently have adequate treasury shares to satisfy these issuances during 2026.
Share-based plans expense is primarily included in Total costs and expenses and General and administrative expense, as well as a portion allocated to production as inventoried costs. The share-based plans expense and related income tax benefit were as follows:
Years ended December 31,202520242023
Restricted stock units and other awards$427$409$697
Income tax benefit (before consideration of valuation allowance)$92$107$157
Stock Options
Options have been granted to our executive officers that are generally scheduled to vest and become exercisable three years after the grant date and expire ten years after the grant date. If an executive terminates employment because of retirement, layoff, disability, or death, the executive (or beneficiary) may remain eligible to exercise some or all of their stock options depending on certain age and service conditions. The fair values of the stock options granted were estimated using a Monte-Carlo simulation model using the assumptions presented below. The model includes no expected dividend yield.
In 2025, we granted premium-priced stock options to our executive officers as part of our long-term incentive program. These stock options have an exercise price equal to 120% of the fair market value of our stock on the date of grant.
Grant Date
Options Granted
Expected LifeExpected VolatilityRisk Free Interest RateGrant Date Fair Value Per Option
2/19/2025366,869 7.0 years39.0 %4.5 %$79.53 
2/24/202517,785 7.0 years39.0 %4.4 %$77.31 
8/15/202544,321 7.0 years39.3 %4.3 %$101.53 
Stock options granted during 2024 and 2023 were not material.
Stock option activity for the year ended December 31, 2025 was as follows:
SharesWeighted Average Exercise Price Per OptionWeighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years)Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Number of shares under option:
Outstanding at beginning of year903,999$245.76 
Granted428,975227.33 
Expired(18,729)246.56 
Forfeited(15,150)260.98 
Outstanding at end of year1,299,095$239.49 7.0$2 
Exercisable at end of year721,844$254.33 5.4$0 
Options exercised during 2025 and 2024 were not material. The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the year ended December 31, 2023 was $80, with a related tax benefit of $18. At
December 31, 2025, there was $22 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to options which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.3 years. The fair value of options vested during the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 was $26 and $32. No options vested during the year ended December 31, 2023.
Restricted Stock Units
In February 2025, 2024 and 2023, we granted to our executives 2,244,444, 2,008,499 and 327,523 restricted stock units (RSUs) as part of our long-term incentive program with grant date fair values of $184.53, $204.15 and $214.35 per unit, respectively. In March 2024, we granted to our executive officers 125,432 RSUs with a grant date fair value of $192.94 per unit as part of our long-term incentive program. If an executive terminates employment because of retirement, layoff, disability, or death, the executive (or beneficiary) may receive some or all of their stock units depending on certain age and service conditions. In all other cases, the RSUs will not vest and all rights to the stock units will terminate. These RSUs are included in Long-Term Incentive Program in the table below.
In addition to RSUs awarded under our long-term incentive programs, we granted RSUs to certain executives and employees. As a result of the Spirit Acquisition in December 2025, we exchanged Spirit share-based compensation awards for 164,806 Boeing RSUs, of which 2,682 units are payable in cash. The fair value of these RSUs is $204.71 per unit, of which $16 will be recognized as compensation expense over the remaining service period. These RSUs are included in Other in the table below.
The fair values of all RSUs, except RSUs exchanged for Spirit share-based compensation awards, are estimated using the average of the high and low stock prices on the date of grant.
RSU activity for the year ended December 31, 2025 was as follows:
Long-Term Incentive Program Other
Shares
Weighted Average Fair Value per Unit
Shares
Weighted Average Fair Value per Unit
Number of units:
Outstanding at beginning of year6,340,571 $190.23 565,430 $177.20 
Granted(1)
2,319,823 184.79 380,049 196.76 
Forfeited(368,748)191.71 (58,327)191.53 
Distributed(3,843,304)181.19 (338,633)170.78 
Outstanding at end of year4,448,342 $195.14 548,519 $192.97 
Undistributed vested units523,670 69,191 
Unrecognized compensation cost$361$45
Weighted average remaining amortization period (years)
1.81.8
(1)    Includes 164,806 awards issued in exchange for Spirit share-based compensation awards as a result of the Spirit Acquisition.
Performance Restricted Stock Units
In March 2024 and February 2023, we granted 153,306 and 199,899 performance restricted stock units (PRSUs) to our executive officers as part of our long-term incentive program that will result in that number of PRSUs being paid out if the target performance metric is achieved. The PRSUs granted under this program have grant date fair values of $192.94 and $214.35 per unit. The award payout can range from 0% to 200% of the initial PRSU grant based on cumulative free cash flow achievement over a three-year period from January 1 of the grant year as compared to the target set at the start of the performance period. The PRSUs granted in 2024 also include a product safety downward modifier pursuant to which the payout following the end of the three-year performance period may be reduced by 25% or down to 0% if two specified product safety operational goals are not timely completed. The PRSUs granted under this program will vest at the payout amount determined on the third anniversary of the grant date and settle in common stock (on a one-for-one basis). If an executive terminates employment because of retirement, layoff, disability, or death, the executive (or beneficiary) remains eligible under the award and, if the award is earned, may receive some or all of their stock units depending on certain age and service conditions. In all other cases, the PRSUs will not vest and all rights to the stock units will terminate. During the year ended December 31, 2025, there were 20,571 forfeitures and no distributions. At December 31, 2025, there was no unrecognized compensation cost.
Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units
Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units (PBRSUs) are stock units that pay out based on the Company’s total shareholder return (TSR) as compared to a group of peer companies over a three-year period. The award payout can range from 0% to 200% of the initial PBRSU grant. During 2023, these performance awards expired with a payout of 0%. No units were outstanding during 2025.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
The Company has an employee stock purchase plan which permits eligible employees to purchase Boeing common stock at 95% of the fair market value on the last trading day of each three-month period using payroll deduction. The aggregate number of shares of our common stock authorized for issuance under the plan is 12,000,000. During 2025, approximately 336,831 shares were purchased at an average price of $182.28 per share.
Deferred Compensation
The Company has deferred compensation plans which permit certain employees and executives to defer a portion of their salary, bonus, certain other incentive awards and retirement contributions. Participants can diversify these amounts among 23 investment funds including a Boeing stock unit account.
Total expense/(income) related to deferred compensation was $182, $114 and $188 in 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the deferred compensation liability which is being marked to market was $1,685 and $1,675.