HII
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.
HII's fundamentals are strong: revenue grew 13% and earnings per share grew 28%, though free cash flow fell 42%. At 17x earnings, it's trading in line with its usual 15x. Analysts expect that strong growth to continue, though they disagree widely on how much.
HII Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Stable |
HII's revenue and profitability are currently healthy, and its balance sheet is stable, but its cash flow is under pressure.
HII PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 12x | $215 | -30% |
| Fair | 15x | $285 | -7.6% |
| Forward | 15x | $308 | — |
| Current | 17x | $308 | — |
| Expensive | 19x | $346 | +12% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
HII's PE is in its expensive range at 17x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 15x next year's earnings, in its fair range.
HII Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for HII, with profitability holding steady. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
HII Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $20.05 | +7.8% |
| Q3 2026 | $18.60 | +28% |
| Q2 2026 | $16.80 | +26% |
| Q1 2026 | $15.39 | +11% |
| Q4 2025 | $15.39 | +10% |
| Q3 2025 | $14.48 | -18% |
| Q2 2025 | $13.36 | -29% |
| Q1 2025 | $13.88 | -22% |
| Q4 2024 | $13.96 | -18% |
HII earned $18.60 per share over the past year, up 28% from the year before.
HII Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.5B | +11% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.4B | +11% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.1B | +13% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.5B | +16% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.2B | +16% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.1B | +3.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.7B | -2.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $3B | -5.4% |
HII's revenue has grown year over year for six quarters in a row: $3.5B last quarter, up 11% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 7% | +1.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | 6.1% | +0.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 5% | -0.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | 5% | +1.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 5% | +2.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 5.3% | -1.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 5.9% | +0.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 3.7% | -6.2 points |
HII's operating margin was 7% last quarter, up 1.9 points from the same quarter a year ago.
HII Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $425M | +2556% |
| Q2 2026 | -$150M | -121% |
| Q1 2026 | -$464M | -$2M |
| Q4 2025 | $516M | +86% |
| Q3 2025 | $16M | -87% |
| Q2 2025 | $730M | +$829M |
| Q1 2025 | -$462M | -$185M |
| Q4 2024 | $277M | -36% |
HII generated $327M in free cash flow over the past year, down 42% from the year before.
HII Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.3% | +100K shares |
| 1 year | +0.5% | +200K shares |
| 3 years | -1% | -400K shares |
| 5 years | -1.7% | -700K shares |
| Available history | -4.3% | -1.8M shares |
HII has 40M diluted shares, up 0.5% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | $35M |
| Q2 2024 | $65M |
| Q1 2024 | $62M |
| Q4 2023 | $38M |
| Q3 2023 | $21M |
| Q2 2023 | $7M |
| Q1 2023 | $9M |
HII Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.1x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 2.6x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 2.5x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | 2.0x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 2.6x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 2.8x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 2.9x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | 2.8x | Moderate |
HII's net debt is about 2.1 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 2.6 years a year ago.
HII Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 52.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 62.3 | Neutral |
HII's weekly RSI is 52 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 62 (neutral).
HII PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | HII | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 17x | 24x | 31% below |
| PE % | 69 | 58 | 11 pts above |
HII is trading at 17x earnings, a 31% discount to the Industrials sector's median of 24x.
HII Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $282.2 | 9.3% above |
| 20 week MA | $290.1 | 6.3% above |
| 50 week MA | $335.8 | 8.2% below |
| 100 week MA | $287.3 | 7.3% above |
| 200 week MA | $262.5 | 17% above |
HII's trend is mixed: it's above four of its five weekly moving averages, and 17% above its 200-week average.
HII Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $251.1 | $165.4 | -34% |
| 2021 | $165.4 | $182.2 | +10% |
| 2022 | $182.2 | $230.1 | +26% |
| 2023 | $230.1 | $259.6 | +13% |
| 2024 | $259.6 | $190.4 | -27% |
| 2025 | $190.4 | $351.1 | +84% |
| 2026 YTD | $351.1 | $308.3 | -12% |
HII has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's down 12% so far in 2026.