Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII)
NYSEIndustrialsAerospace & DefenseSnapshot 2026-09-04
$285.93-1.65%
Close 2026-09-04 · 1-day change
NYSEIndustrialsAerospace & DefenseSnapshot 2026-09-04
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
A booming industry is a tailwind for the names in it; a contracting one is a headwind. Companies in the same industry tend to rise and fall together with the cycle, the way a tide lifts and lowers every boat in the harbor at once, so a large part of a stock’s swing can come from where its industry sits rather than from the company itself. It’s context for reading the company’s results, not a buy/sell call. Full explanation →
Aerospace & Defense is in expansion. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
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The reason to own it still holds.
View ThesisRevenue growth is accelerating — up about 14% over the past year.
View GrowthMiddle-of-the-pack quality for its industry.
View QualityManagement screens strong on capital allocation, earnings delivery, margins, the balance sheet.
View ManagementExpectations look reasonable — what the market is pricing in sits in line with or below what analysts forecast.
View ValuationModerate volatility — typically moves about 1% a day.
View RiskHealthy across the board
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has to maintain strong shipbuilding throughput growth to justify the price. Revenue grew 10.9% year over year, and the last quarter beat expectations by 39%. HII trades at 17× P/E versus a peer median of 30×, indicating the price reflects less growth than forecasted. If HII cuts guidance on the next call, that would be a meaningful negative. Peer multiples imply a price about 23% above where it trades. This read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-09-04. HII is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 12 analysts currently covering HII (as of Sep 2026).
Analyst ratings and price targets are third-party Wall Street estimates, not QuarterlyIQ’s view. Not investment advice.
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A consensus fair price across 10 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-09-04. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Aerospace & Defense — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
Our valuation methods disagree too much on this name right now. Rather than print a number we don't believe, we're holding it back until they converge.
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Advances: Increase shipbuilding throughput by ~15% in 2026
New contract supports shipbuilding throughput growth objective.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-09-04. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Above average on quality vs scored peers
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Advances: Increase shipbuilding throughput by ~15% in 2026
Advanced welding system enhances shipbuilding throughput capabilities.
Advances: Increase shipbuilding throughput by ~15% in 2026
New contracts support increased shipbuilding throughput objective.
Advances: Increase shipbuilding throughput by ~15% in 2026
Shipbuilding throughput increase supports growth objective.
Upgrade suggests improved market confidence in margins.
Limited growth impacts shipbuilding throughput objective.
Advances: Increase shipbuilding throughput by ~15% in 2026
Q2 results support increased shipbuilding throughput objective.
Advances: Increase shipbuilding throughput by ~15% in 2026
Earnings beat indicates positive shipbuilding outlook.
