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Huntington Ingalls IndustriesHII

Aerospace & Defense · Newport News, Virginia · In the S&P 500
Cheaper than peers
$316.88+0.21%After hours: $316.88 (0.00%)At the close, 30 Oct · Prices from CNBC, may be delayed
▲ 6.2% over 1 year
Huntington Ingalls Industries over 1 yearDaily close, $, to 30 Oct 2026
$300$400Nov2026MarMayJulSep$316.88$400NovMarJul$316.88
Source: Nasdaq daily closes
Market value$12.49B
Price to earnings17.1x
Forward P/E16.3x
Dividend yield1.78%
Year to date−6.8%
One year+6.2%
Next earningsNot scheduled
SectorIndustrials
52-week range (closes)
$257.05$453.73

Quality and valuation

How Huntington Ingalls Industries compares with other industrials stocks. A description, not a recommendation.

Huntington Ingalls Industries and 7 aerospace & defense peers. Across: valuation (P/E) against the sector. Up: business quality against the sector. Hover or tap a logo for its numbers.

Business quality: weaker than mostValuation: cheaper than most

A weaker business than most industrials companies, priced below most of them.

Huntington Ingalls Industries trades at 16.3 times the next 12 months of expected earnings, against a median of 21.4x for the 89 industrials stocks we cover. The quality score blends where it ranks on revenue growth, gross margin, operating margin and free-cash-flow margin (net margin for banks and insurers) over the last 12 months, from SEC filings.

  • Revenue grew faster than the sector median: +12.6% vs +8.2%
  • Less profitable (operating margin): 5.8% vs 17.5%
  • Turns less of its sales into cash: 2.4% vs 13.1%
HII trades at 16.3x forward earnings, below the sector medianForward p/e, Aerospace & Defense peers
HII16.3xNOC19.3xLMT20.6xGD21.3xRTX26.8xHWM33.6xGE35.7xSector median 21.4xHII16.3xNOC19.3xLMT20.6xGD21.3xRTX26.8xHWM33.6xGE35.7xSector median 21.4x
Source: CNBC quotes; Mostly Markets
At 17.0x earnings, HII is cheaper than its average since Oct 2024Price over the last 12 months of reported (GAAP) diluted EPS
P/EUsual range (±1 s.d.)
10x20x30xAverage 18.7x2025202617.0x10x20x30xAverage 18.7x2025202617.0x
Source: Nasdaq prices; SEC filings

Financials

From Huntington Ingalls Industries's SEC filings, through the quarter ending 30 Sep 2026. Hover or tap a bar for its value.

Revenue grew 10.8% from a year earlierQuarterly revenue, $bn, latest Q3 ’26
$0bn$1bn$2bn$3bnQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$3.5bnQ3 ’26$0bn$2bnQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$3.5bnQ3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Growth slowed to +10.8% last quarterRevenue growth, year on year, %
0%10%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’2510.8%Q3 ’260%10%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’2510.8%Q3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Operating margin was 7.0% last quarterOperating income as a share of revenue, %
0%2%4%6%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’257.0%Q3 ’260%2%5%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’257.0%Q3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Free cash flow was $327 million over 12 monthsQuarterly free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex), $m
$0m$500mQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$425mQ3 ’26$0m$500mQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$425mQ3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Last 12 monthsHIISector median
Revenue growth+12.6%+8.2%
Operating margin5.8%17.5%
Free cash flow margin2.4%13.1%
Price to earnings17.1x25.8x

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