CVU
CPI Aerostructures, Inc.
CVU's fundamentals are mixed, but it looks expensive: trading at 17x earnings, about three times its usual 5.1x. Analysts expect strong earnings growth.
CVU Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy |
CVU's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, but its cash flow is under pressure.
CVU PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 2.6x | $0.69 | -85% |
| Fair | 4.9x | $1.33 | -71% |
| Forward | 14x | $4.61 | — |
| Current | 17x | $4.61 | — |
| Expensive | 20x | $5.47 | +19% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
CVU's PE is in its expensive range at 17x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 14x next year's earnings, in its fair range.
CVU Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for CVU, with profitability improving.
CVU Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.34 | +24% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.27 | +$0.33 |
| Q1 2026 | $0.12 | -20% |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.07 | -127% |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.03 | -102% |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.06 | -105% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.15 | -89% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.26 | -81% |
| Q3 2024 | $1.37 | +85% |
CVU has returned to profit: it earned $0.27 per share over the past year, after losing money the year before.
CVU Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $17.6M | +16% |
| Q1 2026 | $17.4M | +13% |
| Q4 2025 | $19.4M | -11% |
| Q3 2025 | $19.3M | -0.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $15.2M | -27% |
| Q1 2025 | $15.4M | -19% |
| Q4 2024 | $21.8M | -7.4% |
| Q3 2024 | $19.4M | -4.8% |
CVU's revenue is recovering but still below its 2021 peak: $18M last quarter, up 16% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 6.8% | +20 points |
| Q1 2026 | 11% | +18 points |
| Q4 2025 | 6.4% | -3.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 9.1% | +1.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | -13% | -24 points |
| Q1 2025 | -7.7% | -12 points |
| Q4 2024 | 9.5% | +3 points |
| Q3 2024 | 7.6% | +1.9 points |
CVU's operating margin was 6.8% last quarter, up 20 points from the same quarter a year ago.
CVU Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$8.5K | +$591.3K |
| Q1 2026 | -$477.8K | +$2.3M |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.1M | -148% |
| Q3 2025 | $211.1K | -64% |
| Q2 2025 | -$599.8K | +$147.1K |
| Q1 2025 | -$2.8M | -$1.8M |
| Q4 2024 | $4.3M | +42% |
| Q3 2024 | $586.9K | +$655.6K |
CVU's free cash flow was −$2M over the past year, against $2M the year before.
CVU Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | +1.6K shares |
| 1 year | +2.3% | +294K shares |
| 3 years | +3.3% | +417K shares |
| 5 years | +6.4% | +787K shares |
| Available history | +10% | +1.2M shares |
CVU has 13M diluted shares, up 2.3% from a year ago.
CVU Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 2.6x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | -3.7x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | 14.7x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 19.6x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 2.9x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2024 | 2.5x | Moderate |
CVU's net debt is about 1.3 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 20 years a year ago.
CVU Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 45.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 17.2 | Oversold |
CVU's weekly RSI is 46 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 17 (oversold).
CVU PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | CVU | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 17x | 24x | 29% below |
| PE % | 69 | 58 | 11 pts above |
CVU is trading at 17x earnings, a 29% discount to the Industrials sector's median of 24x.
CVU Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $4.90 | 5.9% below |
| 20 week MA | $5.06 | 8.9% below |
| 50 week MA | $4.47 | 3.1% above |
| 100 week MA | $3.89 | 19% above |
| 200 week MA | $3.50 | 32% above |
CVU has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8- and 20-week averages, but 32% above its 200-week average.
CVU Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $6.59 | $3.90 | -41% |
| 2021 | $3.90 | $2.28 | -42% |
| 2022 | $2.28 | $3.25 | +43% |
| 2023 | $3.25 | $2.73 | -16% |
| 2024 | $2.73 | $3.93 | +44% |
| 2025 | $3.93 | $3.75 | -4.6% |
| 2026 YTD | $3.75 | $4.61 | +23% |
CVU has finished lower in four of the last six years. It's up 23% so far in 2026.