Stocks · Industrials · Aerospace & Defense
York Space Systems, Inc. YSS
$8.98 +4.30% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NYSE · Market cap $1.18B
Expensive vs sectorHigh risk
Next earnings report: Dec 2, 2026
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Three things to know
- The diluted share count rose 34.6% in a year.
- The stock is 79% below its highest close of the past year.
- The company holds net cash of $356.7M (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 capitalBottom 13%
- Gross marginBottom 32%
- Operating marginBottom 8%
- Accruals (lower is better)Bottom 24%
- Interest coverBottom 10%
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldBottom 11%
- Free-cash-flow yieldBottom 11%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueBottom 6%
- Sales / enterprise valueTop 49%
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 6-month returnBottom 1%
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersBottom 6%
- Consecutive EPS beatsBottom 16%
- Share of analysts rating BuyBottom 28%
- Upside to consensus price targetTop 13%
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Bottom 6%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsBottom 10%
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 21.2% | — | Bottom 32% | |
| Operating margin | -43.6% | — | Bottom 8% | |
| Net margin | -50.1% | — | — | |
| Free-cash-flow margin | -44.8% | — | — | |
| Return on invested capital | -8.9% | — | Bottom 13% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -1.3%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 0.3%
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- Net cash
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- -9.7×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 0.00%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- -52.09%
- Shareholder yield
- -52.09%
- Share count change, 1 year
- +34.6%
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 14, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 0
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 0 of 3
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- -100.0%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- +1.3%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 2 of 3
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $18.17
- Target vs current price
- +102.3%
- Analysts with a rating
- 9
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 44%
- Consensus rating
- Hold
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2026 | -86.4% | +4.3% | -7.8% | -32.5% | — |
| May 14, 2026 | -790.6% | +2.5% | -8.5% | +19.4% | -62.9% |
| Mar 19, 2026 | -55.6% | -2.9% | +23.6% | +110.5% | +52.1% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2026 | -$0.31 | -$0.17 | -86.4% | $92.5M |
| May 14, 2026 | -$0.99 | -$0.11 | -790.6% | $116.3M |
| Mar 19, 2026 | -$0.28 | -$0.18 | -55.6% | $105.3M |
| Dec 3, 2025 | -$0.19 | — | — | $90.8M |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EV / Sales | 2.03× | — | — | Top 49% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | -15.38% | — | — | Bottom 11% |
| Earnings yield | -23.50% | — | — | Bottom 11% |
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)
- -32.1%
- Distance from 50-day average
- -14.4%
- RSI (14)
- 44.8
- Relative volume
- 0.48×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 96.3%
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -79.3%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -82.9%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 2026 | Sep 10, 2026 | -82.8% | 97 days | Not yet recovered |
| Jan 30, 2026 | Mar 19, 2026 | -47.9% | 33 days | 14 days (Apr 9, 2026) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $1.18B
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- -$2.11
- Revenue (TTM)
- $405.0M
| FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $238.1M | $253.5M | $386.2M |
| Gross profit | $54.9M | $32.4M | $75.5M |
| Operating income | -$46.1M | -$92.0M | -$58.6M |
| Net income | -$29.7M | -$98.9M | -$84.5M |
| EPS (diluted) | -$0.28 | -$0.84 | -$0.67 |
| Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $76.6M | $106.3M | $90.8M | $105.3M | $116.3M | $92.5M |
| Net income | -$25.3M | -$11.7M | -$20.1M | -$28.5M | -$114.8M | -$39.3M |
| EPS (diluted) | -$0.21 | -$0.12 | -$0.25 | -$0.17 | -$1.38 | -$0.31 |
| FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $15.7M | $31.6M | -$121.3M |
| Capital expenditure | -$18.5M | -$18.0M | -$8.9M |
| Free cash flow | -$2.8M | $13.6M | -$130.2M |
| Dividends paid | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Net share buybacks | $46.6M | $10.0M | $260.7M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $534.0M
- Total assets
- $2.07B
- Total liabilities
- $324.4M
- Total debt
- $177.3M
- Net debt
- -$356.7M
- Shareholders’ equity
- $1.75B
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 14, 2026).
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 7,384,125
- Days to cover
- 2.57
- Change vs previous report
- -5.8%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.