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BWX Technologies, Inc. (BWXT)

Industrials | Aerospace & Defense | Lynchburg, United States | NYSE
177.14 USD -8.86 (-4.763%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 178.00 +0.86 (0.485%) ⇧ (July 13, 2026, 7:56 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★★⯪Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 5:39 a.m. EDT

BWX Technologies presents a compelling long-term case driven by robust fundamentals and a clear strategic pivot toward nuclear energy. The company boasts exceptional profitability with a 29% return on equity and double-digit revenue growth of 26%, supported by a nine-year cumulative price appreciation of nearly 283%. Despite the stock trading below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, which creates short-term technical headwinds, the underlying business quality remains elite. The recent price dip appears to be a consolidation phase rather than a structural breakdown, especially given the bullish positioning in the options chain targeting higher levels. For investors seeking exposure to the nuclear expansion thesis, the current valuation offers a strategic entry point, though the low dividend yield reflects its growth-oriented nature rather than income focus.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.076976
AutoETS0.084435
MSTL0.099876
AutoTheta0.129868

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 44%
H-stat 4.38
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.381
Excess Kurtosis -0.97
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-05-18
Last Dividend Date 2026-05-18
Debt to Equity Ratio 157.623
Revenue per Share 36.867
Market Cap 16,228,618,240
Trailing P/E 47.11
Forward P/E 34.12
Beta 0.74
Profit Margins 10.21%
Website https://www.bwxt.com

As of July 11, 2026, 5:39 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a rebound to the $210-$230 range, evidenced by heavy open interest in out-of-the-money calls at those strikes for July and August expirations. While put volume concentrates near current levels ($175-$180) providing a floor, the call skew suggests a bullish bias for the near-to-intermediate term.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.14% 0.56% 0.86% 1.14%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-05-19 0.270000 0.136827
2026-03-11 0.270000 0.137769
2025-11-19 0.250000 0.139036
2025-08-18 0.250000 0.146250
2025-05-19 0.250000 0.227293
2025-03-11 0.250000 0.257998
2024-11-19 0.240000 0.184148
2024-08-16 0.240000 0.244349
2024-05-16 0.240000 0.270758
2024-03-08 0.240000 0.232581
2023-11-20 0.230000 0.293967
2023-08-16 0.230000 0.318207
2023-05-18 0.230000 0.345657
2023-03-09 0.230000 0.363751
2022-11-18 0.220000 0.372881
2022-08-18 0.220000 0.405082
2022-05-19 0.220000 0.438947
2022-03-09 0.220000 0.415722
2021-11-18 0.210000 0.408005
2021-08-18 0.210000 0.382653
2021-05-18 0.210000 0.336161
2021-03-09 0.210000 0.352172
2020-11-19 0.190000 0.333275
2020-08-18 0.190000 0.326404
2020-05-15 0.190000 0.345455
2020-03-06 0.190000 0.367789
2019-11-19 0.170000 0.279651
2019-08-15 0.170000 0.308474
2019-05-16 0.170000 0.347222
2019-03-08 0.170000 0.349004
2018-11-19 0.160000 0.369430
2018-08-17 0.160000 0.254049
2018-05-17 0.160000 0.234021
2018-03-09 0.160000 0.243865
2017-11-17 0.110000 0.183578
2017-08-17 0.110000 0.205071
2017-05-12 0.110000 0.222492
2017-03-08 0.090000 0.195567
2016-11-15 0.090000 0.222938
2016-08-18 0.090000 0.228891
2016-05-12 0.090000 0.261172
2016-03-03 0.090000 0.277179
2015-11-18 0.060000 0.204290
2015-05-12 0.071531 0.301115
2015-02-26 0.071531 0.314863
2014-11-18 0.071531 0.333557
2014-08-18 0.071531 0.344710
2014-05-21 0.071531 0.312794
2014-02-26 0.071531 0.284658
2013-11-21 0.071531 0.312599
2013-08-16 0.057225 0.266402
2013-05-15 0.057225 0.283489
2013-02-14 0.057225 0.302117
2012-11-15 0.057225 0.339129
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.04
dividendYield 0.56
exDividendDate 2026-05-19
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.02
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.005483871
lastDividendValue 0.27
lastDividendDate 2026-05-19
dividendDate 2026-06-05

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.34150743
Address1 800 Main Street
Address2 4th Floor
All Time High 241.82
All Time Low 12.911302
Ask 179.41
Ask Size 100
Audit Risk 5
Average Analyst Rating 1.8 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 990,680
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,002,755
Average Volume 1,002,755
Average Volume10Days 990,680
Beta 0.737
Bid 177.0
Bid Size 200
Board Risk 2
Book Value 13.976
City Lynchburg
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 3
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 177.14
Current Ratio 2.397
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 184.56
Day Low 176.0295
Debt To Equity 157.623
Display Name BWX
Dividend Date 1,780,617,600
Dividend Rate 1.04
Dividend Yield 0.56
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,785,787,200
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,785,787,200
Earnings Growth 0.207
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.207
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,787,200
Earnings Timestamp End 1,785,787,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,785,787,200
Ebitda 464,580,992
Ebitda Margins 0.1376
Enterprise To Ebitda 38.172
Enterprise To Revenue 5.252
Enterprise Value 17,734,017,024
Eps Current Year 4.71343
Eps Forward 5.19142
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 3.76
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,779,148,800
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 434 522 6909
Fifty Day Average 199.1692
Fifty Day Average Change -22.029205
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.11060548
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 34.15074
Fifty Two Week High 241.82
Fifty Two Week High Change -64.68001
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.2674717
Fifty Two Week Low 136.18
Fifty Two Week Low Change 40.960007
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.30077845
Fifty Two Week Range 136.18 - 241.82
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,280,755,800,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.13
Float Shares 91,205,132
Forward Eps 5.19142
Forward P E 34.121685
Free Cashflow 165,500,992
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 10,400
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,782,864,000
Gross Margins 0.22658001
Gross Profits 765,033,984
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0036199999
Held Percent Institutions 0.95134
Implied Shares Outstanding 91,614,649
Industry Aerospace & Defense
Industry Disp Aerospace & Defense
Industry Key aerospace-defense
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,779,148,800
Last Dividend Value 0.27
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,435,708,800
Last Split Factor 1,398:1000
Long Business Summary BWX Technologies, Inc. manufactures and sells nuclear components in the United States, Canada, and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Government Operations and Commercial Operations. It manufactures precision naval nuclear components, reactors, and nuclear fuel; close-tolerance and high-quality equipment for nuclear applications; critical nuclear components, fuels and assemblies for government and limited other uses; down blend government stockpiles of uranium; and fabricate fuel-bearing precision components. The company also supplies proprietary and sole-source valves, manifolds, and fittings to naval and commercial shipping customers; research reactor fuel elements for colleges, universities, and national laboratories; and components for defense applications. In addition, it manufactures commercial nuclear steam generators, nuclear fuel, fuel handling systems, pressure vessels, reactor components, heat exchangers, tooling delivery systems; and containers for the storage of nuclear fuel and other high-level nuclear waste. Further, the company supplies nuclear fuel, fuel handling systems, tooling delivery systems, nuclear-grade materials and precisely machined components; and manufactures medical radioisotopes, radiopharmaceuticals, and medical devices. Additionally, it provides specialized engineering services that include structural component design, 3-D thermal-hydraulic engineering analysis, weld and robotic process development, electrical and controls engineering and metallurgy and materials engineering; in-plant inspection, maintenance and modification services; and non-destructive examination and tooling/repair solutions. It also offers nuclear power plant lifecycle support and management services. The company was formerly known as The Babcock & Wilcox Company and changed its name to BWX Technologies, Inc. in June 2015. BWX Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1867 and is headquartered in Lynchburg, Virginia.
Long Name BWX Technologies, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 16,228,618,240
Market State POSTPOST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_33424519
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,915,200
Net Income To Common 344,551,008
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 17,040,324,714
Number Of Analyst Opinions 13
Open 183.76
Operating Cashflow 521,798,016
Operating Margins 0.1038
Overall Risk 2
Payout Ratio 0.272
Peg Ratio 1.67
Phone 434 522 3800
Post Market Change 0.8600006
Post Market Change Percent 0.48549205
Post Market Price 178.0
Post Market Time 1,783,987,005
Previous Close 186.0
Price Eps Current Year 37.581974
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 12.674585
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 4.8065085
Profit Margins 0.10205
Quick Ratio 2.241
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 1.8
Region US
Regular Market Change -8.86
Regular Market Change Percent -4.76344
Regular Market Day High 184.56
Regular Market Day Low 176.0295
Regular Market Day Range 176.0295 - 184.56
Regular Market Open 183.76
Regular Market Previous Close 186.0
Regular Market Price 177.14
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,802
Regular Market Volume 1,186,666
Return On Assets 0.05959
Return On Equity 0.29032
Revenue Growth 0.261
Revenue Per Share 36.867
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20847368
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Share Holder Rights Risk 4
Shares Outstanding 91,614,649
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.032
Shares Short 2,930,204
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 2,691,891
Short Name BWX Technologies, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0403
Short Ratio 2.6
Source Interval 15
State VA
Symbol BWXT
Target High Price 290.0
Target Low Price 200.0
Target Mean Price 238.79
Target Median Price 235.0
Total Cash 512,356,992
Total Cash Per Share 5.593
Total Debt 2,017,945,984
Total Revenue 3,376,384,000
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.02
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.005483871
Trailing Eps 3.76
Trailing P E 47.111702
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 198.52106
Two Hundred Day Average Change -21.381058
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.10770171
Type Disp Equity
Volume 1,186,666
Website https://www.bwxt.com
Zip 24,504