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Moog

MOG-B
57
Aerospace & Defense · Industrials
Price
$395.72
+0.00 (+0.00%)
Market Cap
$12.75B
Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
Winston Score
57
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.

Moog Inc. makes precision motion control systems — essentially the parts that control how things move in very exact ways. Its products include actuators, flight control systems, and electronic controllers used in military jets, missiles, satellites, and commercial aircraft. Moog also serves industrial customers in markets like medical devices, energy, and factory automation.

The company earns revenue through long-term contracts with governments and defense agencies, as well as direct sales to aerospace manufacturers like Boeing and Lockheed Martin. Moog operates globally, with significant business in the United States, Europe, and Asia, and generates roughly $3 billion in annual revenue. Its moat comes from deep engineering expertise and the high cost of switching suppliers on certified aerospace programs, where components must meet strict safety standards. The key growth driver is rising global defense spending, though the company faces risk from U.S. government budget delays and potential cuts to defense procurement programs.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+12.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+45.8% 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

9.7%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$308M 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 13%. 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
26.1%
Modest — 26.1% gross margin
Operating Margin
10.5%
Modest — 10.5% operating margin
ROCE
4.0%
Weak — 4.0% 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
+13.1%
Fast-growing sales (13.1% YoY)
EPS YoY
+33.0%
Earnings growing fast (33.0% 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
118%
Turns 118% of profit into real cash
FCF Margin
4.9%
Thin free cash flow (4.9%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity
0.31
Conservative — low debt load (0.31)
Interest Cover
6.60x
Adequate interest coverage (6.6x)

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

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
44.0x
Pricey — P/E 44.0

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

P/E vs Forward
+4.3
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (44.0 → 39.7)

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Dividends

Dividend Yield
0.28%
Small dividend — 0.28% 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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