# Applied Aerospace & Defense Inc. (AADX) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Industrials / Aerospace & Defense. Price $12.93, market value $2.2 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): n/a** (negative earnings). Applied Aerospace & Defense Inc. reported negative earnings over the last twelve months, so the P/E is not meaningful; use price-to-sales, EV/EBITDA and free-cash-flow yield instead.
- **Price / sales: 3.7×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 3.7×.
- **Price / book: 2.7×**. The shares trade at 2.7× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 29.0×**. Enterprise value is 29.0× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; above 20× is demanding.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: -2.1%**. Free cash flow is negative: the business is consuming cash, which is normal for heavy investment phases but a warning otherwise.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 27.2%**. Applied Aerospace & Defense Inc. keeps 27.2% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 9.4%**. 9.4% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: -8.1%**. The company reported a net loss over the last twelve months.
- **Return on equity: -30.7%**. Return on equity is negative because earnings are negative.
- **Return on invested capital: 7.0%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 7.0%.
- **Return on assets: -4.9%**. Each dollar of assets produces -4.9% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 51.2%**. Revenue grew 51.2% over the last year.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -41.0%**. Earnings per share fell 41.0%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 4.20**. Debt is 4.20 times equity, a leveraged balance sheet that needs steady cash flow to service.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 6.6×**. It would take 6.6 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, above the 3× level most lenders treat as comfortable.
- **Interest coverage: 0.5×**. Operating profit covers interest only 0.5×: fragile.
- **Current ratio: 3.09** (quick 2.48). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 3.09 times.
- **Altman Z-score: 2.85**. A Z-score of 2.85 is in the grey zone; not distressed, not clearly safe.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. Applied Aerospace & Defense Inc. does not currently pay a dividend.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: strong_buy** (7 analysts). 7 analysts cover Applied Aerospace & Defense Inc.; the consensus is strong_buy, with an average price target of $25.14 (+94% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **From 52-week high: -46.7%** (9.9% above the low). Trading 47% below its 52-week high, deep in a drawdown.
- **RSI (14-day): 30**. An RSI of 30 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 2.46** (volatility 92%). Beta of 2.46 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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