# BWX Technologies Inc. (BWXT) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Industrials / Aerospace & Defense. Price $157.59, market value $14.4 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 40.8×** (5-yr avg 29.6×, 3-yr avg 37.4×). BWX Technologies Inc. trades at 40.8× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 29.6×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Industrials median in the September 2026 study was 25.7×. Forward P/E is 29.9×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 1.80**. A PEG of 1.80 is in the range usually read as fairly priced for its growth.
- **Price / sales: 4.1×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 4.1×.
- **Price / book: 10.8×**. The shares trade at 10.8× book value; most of the value is in earnings power and intangibles rather than the balance sheet.
- **EV / EBITDA: 29.3×**. Enterprise value is 29.3× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; above 20× is demanding.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 2.2%** (5-yr avg 2.0%). Free cash flow equals 2.2% of the market value, in line with its five-year average of 2.0%.
- **Earnings yield: 2.4%**. The inverse of the P/E: 2.4% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 12.1%**. 12.1% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 10.3%**. 10.3% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 26.7%**. 26.7% on shareholders' equity is excellent if it is not driven by leverage; sustained above 20% usually signals a competitive advantage.
- **Return on invested capital: 12.3%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 12.3%.
- **Return on assets: 8.3%**. Each dollar of assets produces 8.3% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 18.3%** (3-yr 12.7%/yr, 5-yr 8.5%/yr). Revenue grew 18.3% over the last year, against 8.5% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 16.6%** (3-yr 11.3%/yr, 5-yr 4.2%/yr). Earnings per share rose 16.6%, roughly in step with revenue.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 85.3%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 85.3% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 1.64**. Debt is 1.64 times equity, a leveraged balance sheet that needs steady cash flow to service.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 2.8×**. It would take 2.8 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Altman Z-score: 4.32**. A Z-score of 4.32 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 4/9**. 4 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 0.67%** ($1.04 per share, trailing). BWX Technologies Inc. yields 0.67%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 28%** (30% of free cash flow). 28% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 10**. 10 straight years of increases, a record that survived at least one recession.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 5.6%/yr** (1-yr 4.2%). The dividend has grown 5.6% a year over five years.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (14 analysts). 14 analysts cover BWX Technologies Inc.; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $234.45 (+49% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -3.4%** (YTD -8.6%, 3-mo -15.3%). The shares are down 3.4% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -34.8%** (6.7% above the low). Trading 35% below its 52-week high, deep in a drawdown.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 45**. An RSI of 45 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.84** (volatility 45%). Beta of 1.84 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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