Applied Aerospace & Defense, Inc. (AADX)Industrials | Aerospace & Defense | Huntsville, United States | NYSE
14.42 USD
+0.12
(0.839%)
⇧
(Aug. 27, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 14.62 +0.20 (1.387%) ⇧ (Aug. 27, 2026, 7:52 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 2:50 a.m. EDT
The investment case for Applied Aerospace & Defense is currently broken by a severe fundamental disconnect. Despite a 47% revenue surge and a 'strong buy' analyst consensus, the company is hemorrhaging cash with operating margins of -57.5% and negative free cash flow. The market has rightly punished this reality, driving the stock down significantly from its IPO highs. While the long-term vision of supplying SpaceX is compelling, the immediate financial execution is failing, making this a dangerous hold for now. On the short end, the heavy put flow suggests traders are betting on further volatility or a failure to turn the corner in the upcoming earnings report, keeping the near-term outlook bearish despite the hype. |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Industrials |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 52.126 |
| Revenue per Share | 3.341 |
| Market Cap | 2,485,914,624 |
| Forward P/E | 36.05 |
| Profit Margins | -30.24% |
| Website | https://applied-ad.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 2:50 a.m. EDT: Speculators are aggressively positioning for downside protection with heavy put volume and open interest, particularly at strikes below the current price. Call activity is sparse and dominated by out-of-the-money speculative bets, while the bulk of call volume is concentrated in the money at the ATM strike, suggesting a hedging bias rather than a strong directional bullish thesis.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.24145186 |
| Address1 | 335 Quality Circle NW |
| All Time High | 24.24 |
| All Time Low | 14.02 |
| Ask | 14.71 |
| Ask Size | 1,000 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.4 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 1,469,360 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 1,649,650 |
| Average Volume | 1,649,650 |
| Average Volume10Days | 1,469,360 |
| Bid | 14.25 |
| Bid Size | 200 |
| Book Value | 4.802 |
| City | Huntsville |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 14.42 |
| Current Ratio | 2.509 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 14.72 |
| Day Low | 14.14 |
| Debt To Equity | 52.126 |
| Display Name | Applied Aerospace & Defense |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,786,537,800 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,786,537,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,786,537,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,794,400,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,794,400,200 |
| Ebitda | -18,325,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | -0.03182 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -158.218 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 5.034 |
| Enterprise Value | 2,899,346,432 |
| Eps Current Year | -1.02 |
| Eps Forward | 0.4 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -1.2 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 18.9294 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -4.5093994 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.238222 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -24.145185 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 24.24 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -9.82 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.40511551 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 14.02 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.39999962 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.028530642 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 14.02 - 24.24 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,780,493,400,000 |
| Float Shares | 45,539,472 |
| Forward Eps | 0.4 |
| Forward P E | 36.05 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 1,542 |
| Fullday Change | 0.12 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 0.83916 |
| Fullday Price | 14.62 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.25565 |
| Gross Profits | 147,232,992 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.00039 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.97972 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 172,393,518 |
| Industry | Aerospace & Defense |
| Industry Disp | Aerospace & Defense |
| Industry Key | aerospace-defense |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Applied Aerospace & Defense, Inc. designs, engineers, and manufactures integrated aerospace and defense subsystems for space and defense applications. The company provides Space and launch Systems, which include propellant tanks and engine nozzles; nose cones, fairings, and payload adapters; solar arrays and deployable systems; satellite bus and payload assemblies; Spinnaker® de-orbit systems; antennas and precision platforms; and landing legs, tubes, and booms; Defense Aviation and Airborne Systems, which support airborne mission platforms for air dominance, ground attack, electronic warfare, air-to-air refueling, transport, and autonomous collaborative combat, and include wings and control surfaces, landing gear and arresters, engine shafts, gears, and transmissions; fuel tanks and refueling booms; and fuselage structures; C5ISR and Precision Strike Systems, which support land and maritime based integrated defense systems for intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, forward presence, and stand-off missions, and include radar and communications antennas; missile bodies and launchers; directed energy systems; and electronic enclosures; detection and tracking platforms; and maritime sensors and propulsion. It also provides design, prototyping and manufacturing of hardware and assemblies using composite, metallic, and polymer manufacturing. The company uses IP-enabled processes and production supported by specialized equipment and experience. It offers in-house testing and inspection along with materials and testing services to support performance and verification requirements. The company also provides Spinnaker® Deorbit Systems with configurations for satellites and launch vehicle components to support de-orbit applications. The company was formerly known as GB Eagle Topco, Inc. and changed its name to Applied Aerospace & Defense, Inc. in November 2025. Applied Aerospace & Defense, Inc. was incorporated in 2022 and is headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama. Applied Aerospace & Defense, Inc. is a subsidiary of AA&D Holdings, LP. |
| Long Name | Applied Aerospace & Defense, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 2,485,914,624 |
| Market State | POSTPOST |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_24943 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | -174,139,008 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 2,465,227,307 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 7 |
| Open | 14.56 |
| Operating Cashflow | -94,366,000 |
| Operating Margins | -0.57514 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 202 983 3291 |
| Post Market Change | 0.19999981 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 1.3869612 |
| Post Market Price | 14.62 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,874,757 |
| Previous Close | 14.3 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -14.137256 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 3.0029154 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 4.316506 |
| Profit Margins | -0.30236998 |
| Quick Ratio | 2.017 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | strong_buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.42857 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.12 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.83916 |
| Regular Market Day High | 14.72 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 14.14 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 14.14 - 14.72 |
| Regular Market Open | 14.56 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 14.3 |
| Regular Market Price | 14.42 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,860,802 |
| Regular Market Volume | 987,395 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.474 |
| Revenue Per Share | 3.341 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.1890428 |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Sector Disp | Industrials |
| Sector Key | industrials |
| Shares Outstanding | 172,393,518 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0094 |
| Shares Short | 1,626,788 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 1,570,969 |
| Short Name | Applied Aerospace & Defense, In |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0476 |
| Short Ratio | 1.58 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | AL |
| Symbol | AADX |
| Target High Price | 30.0 |
| Target Low Price | 23.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 25.14286 |
| Target Median Price | 24.0 |
| Total Cash | 18,108,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.105 |
| Total Debt | 431,540,000 |
| Total Revenue | 575,908,992 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -1.2 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 19.046667 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -4.626667 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.24291216 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 987,395 |
| Website | https://applied-ad.com |
| Zip | 35,806 |