Stocks · Industrials · Aerospace & Defense
Aevex Corp. AVEX
$14.48 +2.48% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NYSE · Market cap $817.7M
Inexpensive vs sector
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Three things to know
- The stock is 64% below its highest close of the past year.
- The company holds net cash of $107.1M (cash above total debt).
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Industrials sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalTop 34%
- Gross marginBottom 38%
- Operating marginTop 34%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 8%
- Interest coverBottom 44%
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- EBITDA / enterprise valueTop 9%
- Sales / enterprise valueTop 21%
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersBottom 23%
- Consecutive EPS beatsBottom 16%
- Upside to consensus price targetTop 9%
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Bottom 14%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsBottom 26%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 8%
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 24.2% | — | Bottom 38% | |
| Operating margin | 11.1% | — | Top 34% | |
| Net margin | 6.5% | — | — | |
| Return on invested capital | 8.4% | — | Top 34% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- -1.21×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 2.8×
Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 12, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 0
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 1 of 2
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- -13.1%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- +1.2%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 0 of 2
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $32.71
- Target vs current price
- +125.9%
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 2026 | -85.7% | +2.7% | -10.1% | -26.1% | — |
| May 20, 2026 | +59.5% | -0.2% | +17.2% | -24.7% | -18.2% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 2026 | $0.01 | $0.07 | -85.7% | $201.8M |
| May 20, 2026 | $0.25 | $0.16 | +59.5% | $216.7M |
| Feb 25, 2026 | $0.14 | — | — | $157.3M |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (forward) | 31.7× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 8.0× | — | — | Top 9% |
| EV / Sales | 1.02× | — | — | Top 21% |
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✗ Price above 20-day average
- ✗ Price above 50-day average
- ✗ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 0
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- -2.1%
- Distance from 50-day average
- -17.0%
- RSI (14)
- 36.2
- Relative volume
- 1.50×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 77.9%
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -64.2%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -67.1%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 2026 | Jul 20, 2026 | -67.1% | 35 days | Not yet recovered |
| Apr 21, 2026 | May 7, 2026 | -33.8% | 12 days | 14 days (May 28, 2026) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $817.7M
- Revenue (TTM)
- $697.0M
| FY 2025 | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $432.9M |
| Gross profit | $94.3M |
| Operating income | $4.3M |
| Net income | -$847,000 |
| EPS (diluted) | -$0.20 |
| Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $101.1M | $121.2M | $157.3M | $216.7M | $201.8M |
| Net income | -$11.8M | $9.9M | $12.4M | $20.9M | $2.3M |
| EPS (diluted) | — | — | — | $0.39 | $0.04 |
| FY 2025 | |
|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | -$97.6M |
| Capital expenditure | -$8.5M |
| Free cash flow | -$106.1M |
| Dividends paid | -$5.0M |
| Net share buybacks | $0 |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $215.2M
- Total assets
- $948.1M
- Total liabilities
- $274.6M
- Total debt
- $108.1M
- Net debt
- -$107.1M
- Shareholders’ equity
- -$533.7M
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 12, 2026).
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 3,519,054
- Days to cover
- 2.66
- Change vs previous report
- -6.8%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.