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Firefly Aerospace

NMQ:FLY · US31816X1063
Aerospace & DefenseSmall

360

5
Profit price81
Owner Earnings Yield1
Dividend Yield1
Price/Sales7
EV / Gross Profit6
Price/Book26
Return on Capital5
Cash Return on Capital6
Return on Equity1
EBIT Margin4
Gross Profitability7
Accruals5
Owner Earnings Margin4
Sales growth94
Profit Growth4
Long-Term EPS Growth1
Reinvestment88
Price momentum13
Debt load90
Refinancing11
Debt Payback1
Liquidity19
Analyst ratings34
Opinion Changes90
Price Target Upside57
Market mood74
Value Creation8/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Firefly Aerospace clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryAerospace & Defense
SizeSmall
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNASDAQGM
Founded2017
Employees811
ISINUS31816X1063
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Themes
Detectors, Sensors and MemsDefenseTechSpaceTech

Description

Firefly Aerospace Inc. (Firefly), a space and defense technology company, provides comprehensive mission solutions to national security, government, and commercial customers. The company has designed, developed, and deployed its class-leading launch…

Analysis

Weak and unloved

Firefly Aerospace Inc. is weak and unloved: below-average business metrics and a price that reflects that disappointment.

Valuation data is not available for this company.

The trajectory is tepid and the balance sheet is adequate. The company scores 8/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value.

Nothing is flagged here: no red or amber gates, no divergence between profits and cash. That is itself information: the numbers are straightforward. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
12
2026

All-time high

12

Jun 2026

All-time low

4

Mar 2026

Average rank

8

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
7
Price/Earnings
89
Price/Book
26
Dividend Yield
1
Value (overall)
24

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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