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"Will Boeing Split Its Stock in 2018?"

"Demand for commercial airliners has never been higher, and Boeing (NYSE: BA) has claimed its fair share of orders from airlines and other purchasers flush with cash from the industry's success. Just in 2017 alone, Boeing's share price has soared by 70%, and with a single share fetching more than $260 at this writing, the stock has more influence within the price-weighted Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) than any of the other 29 components in the Dow"

"Beginning early in its history, Boeing has shown no reluctance to split its stock when it served the company's purposes. A healthy average annual return of 14% over the past 45 years has caused Boeing's stock to enjoy extensive share-price gains, and rather than letting the stock climb unchecked, the aerospace giant instead employed the then-common tactic of splitting its shares on a fairly regular basis.

Split Date Ratio 100 Shares in 1950
Became...
May 9, 1952 3 for 2 150 shares
May 7, 1954 2 for 1 300 shares
July 13, 1956 2 for 1 600 shares
May 3, 1966 2 for 1 1,200 shares
Aug. 11, 1977 2 for 1 2,400 shares
March 12, 1979 3 for 2 3,600 shares
March 14, 1980 3 for 2 5,400 shares
May 10, 1985 3 for 2 8,100 shares
May 12, 1989 3 for 2 12,150 shares
May 18, 1990 3 for 2 18,225 shares
May 16, 1997 2 for 1 36,450 shares

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/boeing-split-stock-2018-133200256.html