HII Industrials

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

$316.93+1.03%

Price as of close on Nov 3, 2026 · Financials updated Oct 9, 2026

Basics

Sector: Industrials
Industry: Aerospace & Defense
Country: United States
Market cap: 12.5B USD
Enterprise value: 13.4B USD
Full-time employees: 45,000

Overall health

Drawback: less short-term liquidity (current ratio 1.23 vs a peer median of 1.62)less liquidity (current ratio 1.23 vs peers 1.62)
About average: profitability, valuation and risk (debt, liquidity and share-price swings)profitability, valuation and risk

Ranks #913 of 2,308 industrials companies (top 40%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Profitable, but burning cash. Reports a profit, but free cash flow is negative.
Huntington Ingalls Industries reports a profit but its free cash flow is negative: it spent more on investment and running the business than it brought in. That's common for companies building capacity, but it means the profit isn't yet turning into cash.
Valuation signals disagree. Cheaper than 65% of peers on earnings, but only 0% on free cash flow.
Relative to its earnings, Huntington Ingalls Industries looks cheaper than 65% of peers; relative to its free cash flow, cheaper than only 0%. The valuation score blends the two, so look at which measure fits this business best.
Annual revenue rose 5 years in a row. Fiscal-year revenue rose from $9.4B in 2020 to $12.5B in 2025.
Huntington Ingalls Industries's fiscal-year revenue rose in each of the five years to 2025, from $9.4B to $12.5B.
Steadier share price. Beta 0.21: tends to move less than the market.
Huntington Ingalls Industries's shares have swung less with the market than most peers' (beta 0.21, below the market's 1.0).

StockQuotient Score

56/ 100▼ 1 since Oct 27 close

Oct 5 58 → Nov 4 56 (-2)

Valuation

Is the price right?

45/100

Moderate▼ 5 since Oct 27 close

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major changeValuation also moves with the share price every day.

Why it changed since the Oct 27, 2026 close: Score 50 → 45

Share price +12.7%-5

Each step re-scores the company against its peers as they were on Oct 28, 2026; the parts add up to the change. Price effects on EBITDA yield are approximate.

Why

Mixed versus peers:

▲ Earnings yield
▼ FCF yield

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Sector-normalized EBITDA, earnings, and free cash flow yields.

Earnings yield5.3%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value30% base weight · Z-score 0.52Sector median: 0.0377 · MAD: 0.0294

EBITDA yield6.7%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value50% base weight · Z-score -0.05Sector median: 0.0695 · MAD: 0.0425

Free cash flow yield-0.7%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026 · operating cash flow − capital spendingNegative (a loss or cash outflow), so it counts as zero whatever the share price20% base weight · Z-score -1.00Sector median: 0.0370 · MAD: 0.0370

Other data (not scored)

Book yield42.5%

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.5027 · MAD: 0.2823

Growth

Is it growing?

71/100

Moderate

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: ▲ Stronger

12-month revenue up 2.6%

Why

Stronger than most peers on:

▲ Revenue growth
▲ EPS growth

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Revenue and earnings-per-share growth over one year, and revenue growth over three years.

Earnings per share growth25.4%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.74Sector median: 0.0709 · MAD: 0.2481

3-year revenue growth6.6%

SEC filings · 3 years to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.37Sector median: 0.0421 · MAD: 0.0625

Revenue growth14.0%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 1.25Sector median: 0.0439 · MAD: 0.0766

Profitability

Does it earn well?

49/100

Moderate

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: ▼ Weaker

Free cash flow turned negative over the last 12 months

Why

Mixed versus peers:

▲ ROA
▼ Operating margin

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Return on invested capital, operating margin, and return on assets.

Operating margin5.3%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.48Sector median: 0.0773 · MAD: 0.0507

Return on assets5.2%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.88Sector median: 0.0311 · MAD: 0.0241

Return on invested capital6.9%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.05Sector median: 0.0715 · MAD: 0.0558

Other data (not scored)

Gross margin12.4%

Yahoo Finance fallback · SEC figure unavailable or out of date · trailing 12 monthsReported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.2573 · MAD: 0.1038

Return on equity12.4%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.0802 · MAD: 0.0639

Risk

Debt, liquidity, price swings

Moderate

Moderate relative risk

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major change

Why

Mixed versus peers:

▲ Beta
▼ Current ratio

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Relative to sector peers: 0 = lower relative risk · 1 = moderate · 2 = higher. Based on leverage, beta and liquidity.

Beta0.21

Yahoo Finance · 5-year monthly beta vs the marketReported value33% base weight · Z-score 1.58Sector median: 0.6440 · MAD: 0.2745

Current ratio1.23×

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.72Sector median: 1.6180 · MAD: 0.5360

Debt / equity0.51×

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.32Sector median: 0.4019 · MAD: 0.3378

Valuation, growth and profitability scores: higher is better. Risk: 0 is lower, 2 is higher. Risk is a relative proxy, not a bankruptcy probability. Scores depend on available sector peers.

Questions investors ask about Huntington Ingalls Industries

Is Huntington Ingalls Industries getting weaker?: Its latest SEC filing (Jul 30, 2026) got weaker in some ways: free cash flow turned negative over the last 12 months. Its overall score is 56/100, down 1 since Oct 28, 2026.
How is Huntington Ingalls Industries valued vs its peers?: Priced about in line with its peers. Valuation scores 45/100 against 2,459 industrials peers. Earnings yield 5.3% vs a peer median of 3.8% (stronger than 65% of peers).Earnings yield 5.3% vs peers 3.8% (stronger than 65% of peers). Free cash flow yield -0.7% vs a peer median of 3.7% (weaker than 100% of peers).Free cash flow yield -0.7% vs peers 3.7% (weaker than 100% of peers).
Is Huntington Ingalls Industries growing?: Yes, faster than most of its peers. Growth scores 71/100 against 2,459 industrials peers. Revenue growth 14.0% vs a peer median of 4.4% (stronger than 78% of peers).Revenue growth 14.0% vs peers 4.4% (stronger than 78% of peers).
How profitable is Huntington Ingalls Industries?: About as profitable as its peers. Profitability scores 49/100 against 2,459 industrials peers. Return on assets 5.2% vs a peer median of 3.1% (stronger than 71% of peers).Return on assets 5.2% vs peers 3.1% (stronger than 71% of peers). Operating margin 5.3% vs a peer median of 7.7% (weaker than 64% of peers).Operating margin 5.3% vs peers 7.7% (weaker than 64% of peers).
How risky is Huntington Ingalls Industries?: Moderate risk relative to 2,459 industrials peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Beta 0.21 vs a peer median of 0.64 (stronger than 94% of peers).Beta 0.21 vs peers 0.64 (stronger than 94% of peers). Current ratio 1.23× vs a peer median of 1.62× (weaker than 72% of peers).Current ratio 1.23× vs peers 1.62× (weaker than 72% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Latest filing: what changed

Quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 · filed Jul 30, 2026 · compared with the quarter ended Mar 31, 2026

Got weaker

Free cash flow turned negative over the last 12 months

	Previous quarter	Latest quarter	Change
Revenue (12 months)	12.8B USD	13.2B USD	+2.6%
Net income (12 months)	605.0M USD	661.0M USD	+9.3%
Operating margin	5.1%	5.3%	+0.2 pts
Free cash flow (12 months)	792.0M USD	−85.0M USD	turned negative
Debt	2.7B USD	2.7B USD	+0.0%
Cash	216.0M USD	12.0M USD	−94.4%
Shares outstanding	39.4M	39.4M	+0.0%

From the company’s own SEC filings, as filed. Twelve-month figures roll forward one quarter at a time.

Industry valuation context

Industry: Aerospace & Defense · 48 companies

Valuations in Aerospace & Defense are near the top of their range since 2016.

88% of months since 2016 were valued lower than now.
50% of companies are in the most expensive fifth of their own price-to-sales history.
Over 24 months, company values +71% and earnings +71% (medians): prices and earnings moved broadly together.
Median price-to-sales is +41% vs the whole market, against a usual −16%.

2016Shaded: most expensive fifth of its range2026

Financials

Fiscal years from SEC annual filings · change vs the prior year

Key ratios	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	Change
Operating margin	5.4%	5.3%	6.8%	4.6%	5.3%	▲ 0.6 pts
Net margin	5.7%	5.4%	5.9%	4.8%	4.8%	▲ 0.1 pts
Return on assets (ROA)	5.1%	5.3%	6.1%	4.5%	4.7%	▲ 0.2 pts
Return on equity (ROE)	19.4%	16.6%	16.6%	11.8%	11.9%	▲ 0.1 pts
Free cash flow margin	4.5%	4.5%	5.9%	0.2%	6.4%	▲ 6.1 pts
Current ratio	1.15×	0.95×	0.95×	1.08×	1.13×	▲ 5.0%
Debt to equity	1.17×	0.83×	0.60×	0.69×	0.53×	▼ 22%
Interest coverage	5.76×	5.54×	8.22×	5.63×	6.26×	▲ 11%

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Bringing the fundamentals into focus…

Overall health

Drawback: less short-term liquidity (current ratio 1.23 vs a peer median of 1.62)less liquidity (current ratio 1.23 vs peers 1.62)

About average: profitability, valuation and risk (debt, liquidity and share-price swings)profitability, valuation and risk

Ranks #913 of 2,308 industrials companies (top 40%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Profitable, but burning cash. Reports a profit, but free cash flow is negative.

Huntington Ingalls Industries reports a profit but its free cash flow is negative: it spent more on investment and running the business than it brought in. That's common for companies building capacity, but it means the profit isn't yet turning into cash.

Valuation signals disagree. Cheaper than 65% of peers on earnings, but only 0% on free cash flow.

Relative to its earnings, Huntington Ingalls Industries looks cheaper than 65% of peers; relative to its free cash flow, cheaper than only 0%. The valuation score blends the two, so look at which measure fits this business best.

Annual revenue rose 5 years in a row. Fiscal-year revenue rose from $9.4B in 2020 to $12.5B in 2025.

Huntington Ingalls Industries's fiscal-year revenue rose in each of the five years to 2025, from $9.4B to $12.5B.

Steadier share price. Beta 0.21: tends to move less than the market.

Huntington Ingalls Industries's shares have swung less with the market than most peers' (beta 0.21, below the market's 1.0).

Questions investors ask about Huntington Ingalls Industries

Is Huntington Ingalls Industries getting weaker?

Its latest SEC filing (Jul 30, 2026) got weaker in some ways: free cash flow turned negative over the last 12 months. Its overall score is 56/100, down 1 since Oct 28, 2026.

How is Huntington Ingalls Industries valued vs its peers?

Priced about in line with its peers. Valuation scores 45/100 against 2,459 industrials peers. Earnings yield 5.3% vs a peer median of 3.8% (stronger than 65% of peers).Earnings yield 5.3% vs peers 3.8% (stronger than 65% of peers). Free cash flow yield -0.7% vs a peer median of 3.7% (weaker than 100% of peers).Free cash flow yield -0.7% vs peers 3.7% (weaker than 100% of peers).

Is Huntington Ingalls Industries growing?

Yes, faster than most of its peers. Growth scores 71/100 against 2,459 industrials peers. Revenue growth 14.0% vs a peer median of 4.4% (stronger than 78% of peers).Revenue growth 14.0% vs peers 4.4% (stronger than 78% of peers).

How profitable is Huntington Ingalls Industries?

About as profitable as its peers. Profitability scores 49/100 against 2,459 industrials peers. Return on assets 5.2% vs a peer median of 3.1% (stronger than 71% of peers).Return on assets 5.2% vs peers 3.1% (stronger than 71% of peers). Operating margin 5.3% vs a peer median of 7.7% (weaker than 64% of peers).Operating margin 5.3% vs peers 7.7% (weaker than 64% of peers).

How risky is Huntington Ingalls Industries?

Moderate risk relative to 2,459 industrials peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Beta 0.21 vs a peer median of 0.64 (stronger than 94% of peers).Beta 0.21 vs peers 0.64 (stronger than 94% of peers). Current ratio 1.23× vs a peer median of 1.62× (weaker than 72% of peers).Current ratio 1.23× vs peers 1.62× (weaker than 72% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Previous quarter

Latest quarter

Change

Revenue (12 months)

12.8B USD

13.2B USD

+2.6%

Net income (12 months)

605.0M USD

661.0M USD

+9.3%

Operating margin

5.1%

5.3%

+0.2 pts

Free cash flow (12 months)

792.0M USD

−85.0M USD

turned negative

Debt

2.7B USD

2.7B USD

+0.0%

Cash

216.0M USD

12.0M USD

−94.4%

Shares outstanding

39.4M

39.4M

+0.0%

Key ratios

FY 2021

FY 2022

FY 2023

FY 2024

FY 2025

Change

Operating margin

5.4%

5.3%

6.8%

4.6%

5.3%

▲ 0.6 pts

Net margin

5.7%

5.4%

5.9%

4.8%

▲ 0.1 pts

Return on assets (ROA)

5.1%

5.3%

6.1%

4.5%

4.7%

▲ 0.2 pts

Return on equity (ROE)

19.4%

16.6%

11.8%

11.9%

▲ 0.1 pts

Free cash flow margin

4.5%

5.9%

0.2%

6.4%

▲ 6.1 pts

Current ratio

1.15×

0.95×

1.08×

1.13×

▲ 5.0%

Debt to equity

1.17×

0.83×

0.60×

0.69×

0.53×

▼ 22%

Interest coverage

5.76×

5.54×

8.22×

5.63×

6.26×

▲ 11%