BWXT
BWX Technologies, Inc.
BWXT has a slight edge over RDW overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger modeled upside.
RDW
Redwire Corporation
RDW's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
BWXT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Stable |
BWXT's revenue and profitability are currently healthy, and its cash flow and balance sheet are stable.
RDW Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Unavailable |
RDW's revenue is currently healthy, but its profitability and cash flow are under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
BWXT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 18x | $73.64 | -41% |
| Forward | 25x | $124 | — |
| Fair | 28x | $115 | -7.4% |
| Current | 30x | $124 | — |
| Expensive | 44x | $178 | +44% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
BWXT's PE is in its fair range at 30x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 25x next year's earnings.
RDW PE Valuation
RDW has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
BWXT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for BWXT, with profitability improving.
RDW Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect RDW's losses to shrink, with revenue growing.
BWXT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $5.01 | +23% |
| Q3 2026 | $4.08 | +23% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.86 | +21% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.74 | +19% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.57 | +16% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.33 | +10% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.20 | +9.6% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.14 | +13% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.07 | +14% |
BWXT has the edge over RDW on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
RDW Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$1.17 | +$2.01 |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.37 | +$1.89 |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.59 | -$0.32 |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.28 | +$0.07 |
| Q3 2025 | -$3.18 | -$1.97 |
| Q2 2025 | -$3.26 | -$2.28 |
| Q1 2025 | -$2.27 | -$1.55 |
| Q4 2024 | -$2.35 | -$1.62 |
RDW is still losing money, but far less than before: $1.17 per share over the past year, against $3.26 at its worst in mid-2025.
BWXT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $953M | +10% |
| Q2 2026 | $901.6M | +18% |
| Q1 2026 | $860.2M | +26% |
| Q4 2025 | $885.8M | +19% |
| Q3 2025 | $866.3M | +29% |
| Q2 2025 | $764M | +12% |
| Q1 2025 | $682.3M | +13% |
| Q4 2024 | $746.3M | +2.9% |
BWXT's revenue has grown year over year for 20 quarters in a row: $953M last quarter, up 10% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 14% | +0.8 points |
| Q2 2026 | 13% | -0.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 12% | -1.8 points |
| Q4 2025 | 10% | -2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 13% | -1.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 13% | -1.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 14% | -1.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 12% | -4.6 points |
BWXT has the edge over RDW on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
RDW Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $109M | +5.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $117.1M | +90% |
| Q1 2026 | $97M | +58% |
| Q4 2025 | $108.8M | +56% |
| Q3 2025 | $103.4M | +51% |
| Q2 2025 | $61.8M | -21% |
| Q1 2025 | $61.4M | -30% |
| Q4 2024 | $69.6M | +9.6% |
RDW's revenue has grown year over year for five quarters in a row: $109M last quarter, up 5.4% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -24% | +16 points |
| Q2 2026 | -19% | +130 points |
| Q1 2026 | -72% | -49 points |
| Q4 2025 | -75% | -48 points |
| Q3 2025 | -40% | -22 points |
| Q2 2025 | -149% | -140 points |
| Q1 2025 | -23% | -19 points |
| Q4 2024 | -27% | -17 points |
RDW's operating margin was −24% last quarter, up 16 points from the same quarter a year ago.
BWXT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $150.5M | +59% |
| Q2 2026 | $115M | -9% |
| Q1 2026 | $50.1M | +190% |
| Q4 2025 | $56.8M | -75% |
| Q3 2025 | $94.9M | +$102.6M |
| Q2 2025 | $126.3M | +256% |
| Q1 2025 | $17.3M | +564% |
| Q4 2024 | $224.4M | +31% |
BWXT has the edge over RDW on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
RDW Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$65.3M | -$38.5M |
| Q2 2026 | -$33.5M | +$57.2M |
| Q1 2026 | -$11.4M | +$35.5M |
| Q4 2025 | -$26.5M | -659% |
| Q3 2025 | -$26.9M | -$7.6M |
| Q2 2025 | -$90.6M | -$80.2M |
| Q1 2025 | -$46.9M | -3996% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.7M | -65% |
RDW has burned cash in most quarters: −$137M over the past year, against −$160M the year before.
BWXT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -15.5K shares |
| 1 year | +0.2% | +204K shares |
| 3 years | +0.1% | +96.3K shares |
| 5 years | -2.6% | -2.5M shares |
| Available history | -4% | -3.8M shares |
BWXT has the edge over RDW on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | $30M |
| Q4 2024 | — |
BWXT hasn't bought back shares in the past year.
RDW Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +13% | +29.6M shares |
| 1 year | +179% | +160M shares |
| 3 years | +289% | +186M shares |
| 5 years | +319% | +190M shares |
RDW has 250M diluted shares, up 179% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 2020 | — |
BWXT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.6x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 2.6x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 2.9x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | 3.0x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 2.8x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 3.1x | Elevated |
| Q1 2025 | 2.4x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | 2.1x | Moderate |
BWXT's net debt is about 2.6 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 2.8 years a year ago.
RDW Net Leverage
RDW's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
BWXT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 31.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 14.0 | Oversold |
BWXT's weekly RSI is 32 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 14 (oversold).
RDW Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 42.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 16.1 | Oversold |
RDW's weekly RSI is 42 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 16 (oversold).
BWXT PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | BWXT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 30x | 24x | 26% above |
| PE % | 54 | 58 | 4 pts below |
BWXT is trading at 30x earnings, a 26% premium to the Industrials sector's median of 24x.
RDW PE vs Industrials Sector
RDW has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
BWXT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $132.0 | 6% below |
| 20 week MA | $152.8 | 19% below |
| 50 week MA | $181.8 | 32% below |
| 100 week MA | $160.6 | 23% below |
| 200 week MA | $122.8 | 0.9% above |
BWXT has the edge over RDW on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
RDW Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $9.06 | 11% below |
| 20 week MA | $10.1 | 20% below |
| 50 week MA | $10.6 | 24% below |
| 100 week MA | $11.6 | 31% below |
| 200 week MA | $8.07 | 0.5% below |
RDW is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 0.5% below its 200-week average.
BWXT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $62.8 | $60.1 | -4.2% |
| 2021 | $60.1 | $47.9 | -20% |
| 2022 | $47.9 | $58.2 | +22% |
| 2023 | $58.2 | $76.7 | +32% |
| 2024 | $76.7 | $112.5 | +47% |
| 2025 | $112.5 | $175.9 | +56% |
| 2026 YTD | $175.9 | $124.0 | -30% |
BWXT has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's down 30% so far in 2026.
RDW Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $10.2 | $7.34 | -28% |
| 2022 | $7.34 | $1.92 | -74% |
| 2023 | $1.92 | $2.85 | +48% |
| 2024 | $2.85 | $17.1 | +501% |
| 2025 | $17.1 | $7.15 | -58% |
| 2026 YTD | $7.15 | $8.03 | +12% |
RDW has the edge over BWXT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.