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Moog

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55
Aerospace & Defense · Industrials
Price
$403.11
-8.02 (-1.95%)
Market Cap
$12.77B
Exchange
NASDAQ
Winston Score
55
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.
Data as of Aug 9, 2026 · filings through Jun 27, 2026

Moog Inc. makes precision motion control systems — basically the parts that control how aircraft, missiles, satellites, and industrial machines move. Its customers include the U.S. military, major defense contractors like Lockheed Martin and Raytheon, and commercial aerospace companies like Boeing and Airbus. Moog is known for making highly specialized components that go into fighter jets, space launch vehicles, and guided weapons.

Moog earns money by selling hardware, spare parts, and long-term service contracts across three main segments: Aircraft Controls, Space and Defense, and Industrial Systems. The company operates globally, with significant business in the U.S., Europe, and Asia, and generates roughly $3.5 billion in annual revenue. Its main competitive advantage is deep engineering expertise in niche, high-precision systems that are difficult for competitors to replicate and are often designed directly into specific platforms for decades. The key growth driver is rising global defense spending, though supply chain constraints and program delays remain ongoing risks.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+14.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+154.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$94M/ year

Declining (-17% vs prior year)

2.4% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

R&D spend declining — could signal cost-cutting or efficiency

Insider Activity

9.8%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$68M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Growth + cash flow

Moog is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 15%. The Winston Score doesn't fully credit this transition from "burner" to "earner."

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.

Share count broadly stable

0.7% over 4y

The share count has stayed roughly flat over this period — little dilution or buyback activity.

Diluted shares outstanding: 32.3M (2021) → 32.1M (2025)

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Quality

Gross Margin
31.1%
Modest — 31.1% gross margin
Operating Margin
14.6%
Healthy — 14.6% operating margin
ROCE
5.2%
Weak — 5.2% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales YoY
+15.6%
Fast-growing sales (+15.6% YoY)
EPS YoY
+78.6%
Earnings growing fast (+78.6% YoY)

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

EPS Consistency
7/8 quarters
Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
98%
Turns 98% of profit into real cash
FCF Margin
5.6%
Thin free cash flow (5.6%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

Debt / Equity
0.43
Conservative — low debt load (0.43)
Interest Cover
7.67x
Adequate interest coverage (7.7x)

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

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
33.8x
Pricey — P/E 33.8

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

P/E vs Forward
-2.8
SLOWING
Earnings expected to fall — forward P/E higher than today

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Dividends

Dividend Yield
0.30%
Small dividend — 0.30% yield

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

Dividend Growth
+3.5%
Dividend growing modestly (3.5% YoY)

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