FTAI Aviation

FTAI

Rental & Leasing Services · Industrials

Price

$207.46

+3.76 (+1.85%)

Market Cap

$21.28B

Exchange

NASDAQ

Winston Score

Winston is serious

Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Share count rising — dilution

+15.5% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 89.9M (2021) → 103.8M (2025)

FTAI Aviation Ltd. owns and acquires aviation and offshore energy equipment for the transportation of goods and people worldwide. It operates through two segments, Aviation Leasing and Aerospace Products. The Aviation Leasing segment owns and manages aviation assets, including aircraft and aircraft engines, which it leases and sells to customers. As of December 31, 2023, this segment owned and managed 363 aviation assets consisting of 96 commercial aircraft and 267 engines, including eight aircr

Winston Score History

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+65.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

+48.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

1.2%ownership

→ Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$412M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Revenue accelerating

FTAI Aviation grew revenue 65% year-over-year and the growth rate is speeding up. That's the kind of momentum growth investors look for — the question is whether margins can follow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Gross Margin

22.8%

Thin — 22.8% gross margin

Operating Margin

22.5%

Excellent — 22.5% operating margin

ROCE

4.8%

Weak — 4.8% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales YoY

+47.6%

Fast-growing sales (47.6% YoY)

EPS YoY

+1541.9%

Earnings growing fast (1541.9% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

EPS Consistency

8/8 quarters

Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

-53%

Weak — only -53% of profit becomes cash

FCF Margin

-43.1%

Burning cash (-43.1%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

Debt / Equity

7.99

Heavy debt load (7.99)

Interest Cover

3.23x

Tight — interest eats into profit (3.2x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

40.8x

Pricey — P/E 40.8

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

P/E vs Forward

+26.1

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (40.8 → 14.7)

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Dividends

Dividend Yield

0.60%

Small dividend — 0.60% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend Growth

+25.0%

Dividend growing fast (25.0% YoY)

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