Stocks · Industrials · Aerospace & Defense
Loar Holdings Inc. LOAR
$61.72 -0.32% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NYSE · Market cap $5.78B
Strong growth
Next earnings report: Nov 11, 2026
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Three things to know
- Diluted EPS over the last four quarters was $0.72, up 55.3% year over year.
- The shares trade at 85.7× trailing earnings, lower than 90% of the company's own readings over the past five years.
- Earnings beat analyst estimates in each of the last 6 quarters (average surprise over the last four: +58.6%).
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.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Top 14%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Top 19%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Top 34%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRTop 10%
- Revenue growth accelerationTop 30%
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalBottom 48%
- Gross marginTop 10%
- Operating marginTop 6%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Top 38%
- Accruals (lower is better)Bottom 31%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 19%
- Interest coverBottom 44%
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldBottom 39%
- Free-cash-flow yieldBottom 37%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueBottom 25%
- Sales / enterprise valueBottom 6%
- P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Top 16%
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthBottom 26%
- 6-month returnTop 43%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Bottom 23%
- Distance from 52-week highBottom 48%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Bottom 40%
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersTop 11%
- Consecutive EPS beatsTop 20%
- Share of analysts rating BuyTop 36%
- Upside to consensus price targetTop 45%
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Top 32%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsTop 40%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Top 43%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 19%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 26.3% | 29.8% | ↑ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | 87.2% | 55.3% | ↓ |
| Gross margin | 49.9% | 52.2% | ↑ |
| Operating margin | 22.4% | 23.7% | ↑ |
| FCF margin | 17.7% | 18.1% | ↑ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | 29.8% | 26.3% | ↑ | Top 14% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | 55.3% | 87.2% | ↓ | Top 19% |
| Gross margin | 52.2% | 49.9% | ↑ | Top 10% |
| Operating margin | 23.7% | 22.4% | ↑ | Top 6% |
| Net margin | 11.6% | 9.8% | ↑ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 18.1% | 17.7% | ↑ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 5.5% | — | Bottom 48% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | 27.5% | — | Top 10% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- 1.78×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -2.3%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 2.9%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- +25.5 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- 4.37×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 2.7×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 0.00%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- -0.03%
- Shareholder yield
- -0.03%
- Share count change, 1 year
- -0.6%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- +2.8%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 6, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 6
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 7 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +58.6%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- -2.7%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 3 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $83.33
- Target vs current price
- +35.0%
- Analysts with a rating
- 3
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 67%
- Consensus rating
- Buy
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2026 | +22.3% | -4.1% | -2.8% | -10.5% | — |
| May 7, 2026 | +126.7% | -2.8% | -0.8% | +4.8% | +16.4% |
| Feb 26, 2026 | +23.8% | +1.1% | +10.6% | -12.8% | -8.3% |
| Nov 12, 2025 | +61.5% | -2.6% | -10.8% | -6.7% | -10.7% |
| Aug 13, 2025 | +21.1% | -2.2% | +2.4% | +13.7% | +7.9% |
| May 13, 2025 | +17.7% | -6.4% | -14.6% | -16.7% | -28.5% |
| Mar 5, 2025 | -43.7% | +3.6% | -7.0% | +3.0% | +24.7% |
| Nov 13, 2024 | +15.6% | -8.1% | -0.4% | -4.3% | -14.1% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2026 | $0.38 | $0.31 | +22.3% | $171.6M |
| May 7, 2026 | $0.34 | $0.15 | +126.7% | $156.1M |
| Feb 26, 2026 | $0.26 | $0.21 | +23.8% | $131.8M |
| Nov 12, 2025 | $0.35 | $0.22 | +61.5% | $126.8M |
| Aug 13, 2025 | $0.23 | $0.19 | +21.1% | $123.1M |
| May 13, 2025 | $0.20 | $0.17 | +17.7% | $114.7M |
| Mar 5, 2025 | $0.04 | $0.07 | -43.7% | $110.4M |
| Nov 13, 2024 | $0.15 | $0.13 | +15.6% | $103.5M |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 85.7× | 196.3× | 10th | Bottom 39% |
| P/E (forward) | 45.0× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 34.3× | — | — | Bottom 25% |
| EV / Sales | 11.30× | — | — | Bottom 6% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 1.84% | — | — | Bottom 37% |
| Earnings yield | 1.17% | — | — | Bottom 39% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 84.7× – 406.9× since Sep 30, 2024. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.
What moved the stock over the past year
- Price return, 1 year
- -22.2%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- +55.3%
- Change in P/E multiple
- -31.5%
Most of the move came from earnings growth.
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✗ Price above 20-day average
- ✗ Price above 50-day average
- ✗ Price above 200-day average
- ✓ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✗ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 0
- Days above the 200-day average
- 0
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- -5.5%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- -0.4%
- Distance from 50-day average
- -10.9%
- Distance from 200-day average
- -8.3%
- RSI (14)
- 33.8
- Relative volume
- 0.68×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 34.6%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 25th percentile · Normal for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 1.00
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.32
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -24.6%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -46.0%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 2025 | Apr 29, 2026 | -46.0% | 242 days | Not yet recovered |
| Nov 22, 2024 | Mar 13, 2025 | -32.7% | 73 days | 30 days (Apr 25, 2025) |
| Jun 12, 2024 | Jul 3, 2024 | -17.0% | 14 days | 28 days (Aug 13, 2024) |
| May 22, 2024 | May 28, 2024 | -13.8% | 3 days | 9 days (Jun 10, 2024) |
| Apr 30, 2024 | May 10, 2024 | -12.1% | 8 days | 7 days (May 21, 2024) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $5.78B
- P/E (TTM)
- 85.7
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $0.72
- Revenue (TTM)
- $586.2M
- 52-week range
- $53.15 – $83.43
| FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $239.4M | $317.5M | $402.8M | $496.3M |
| Gross profit | $111.5M | $154.3M | $198.8M | $261.3M |
| Operating income | $39.5M | $69.5M | $87.6M | $119.3M |
| Net income | -$2.5M | -$4.6M | $22.2M | $72.1M |
| EPS (diluted) | -$0.03 | -$0.05 | $0.24 | $0.75 |
| Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $103.5M | $110.4M | $114.7M | $123.1M | $126.8M | $131.8M | $156.1M | $171.6M |
| Net income | $8.7M | $3.7M | $15.3M | $16.7M | $27.6M | $12.5M | $11.1M | $16.7M |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.09 | $0.04 | $0.16 | $0.17 | $0.29 | $0.13 | $0.12 | $0.18 |
| FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $13.3M | $12.8M | $55.0M | $112.3M |
| Capital expenditure | -$7.9M | -$12.1M | -$8.9M | -$13.0M |
| Free cash flow | $5.3M | $679,000 | $46.1M | $99.3M |
| Dividends paid | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Net share buybacks | $0 | $0 | $637.0M | $1.9M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $122.4M
- Total assets
- $2.33B
- Total liabilities
- $1.13B
- Total debt
- $964.8M
- Net debt
- $842.4M
- Shareholders’ equity
- $1.20B
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 6, 2026).
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 6,544,047
- Days to cover
- 10.42
- Change vs previous report
- +7.0%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.