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Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc's Competitiveness

A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc (HII) against its publicly traded competitors: sales growth, net income, profitability, valuation and market share, plus each peer's market capitalization, revenue, income and employees. Free below: the top 5 peers. Subscriber access adds the full competitor list and CSV downloads.

Peer Data As of Q2 2026
Competitors Tracked
8
Publicly traded peers
Peer Group Market Share
8.69 %
vs 8.44 % a year ago
Revenue Growth Y/Y
10.90 %
Peers: 7.48 %
Net Margin
6.09 %
Peers: 8.62 %

Key Findings: Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc vs Its Competitors

  • TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 13,185M vs 140,135M combined for tracked competitors (8.6% combined share).
  • Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+3.7% annualized vs trailing 12 months), vs accelerating (+2.6%) for its tracked peer group.
  • Growth: Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc generated 10.9% revenue growth year over year in Q2 2026, vs 7.5% for its tracked competitors combined.
  • Profitability: Its 6.1% net margin compares with 8.6% for the peer group.
  • Scale: Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc ranks #2 of 6 companies by market capitalization in the Ship & Boat Building industry, holding 10.0% of industry market cap.
  • Peer revenue share: Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc accounted for 8.7% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group, up from 8.4% a year earlier.
  • Peer differentiation: Revenue per employee of $0.30M compares with $0.63M for the peer group (0.5x).

Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).

HII Sales vs. its Competitors, Q2 2026

Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc reported revenue growth of 10.90 % year on year in Q2 2026, above its competitors' combined revenue growth of 7.48 %.

With a net margin of 6.09 %, Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc reported lower profitability than its competitors (8.62 %).

Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc generated 8.69 % of the combined sales of its peer group, up from 8.44 % a year earlier.

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Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc vs. its Competitors, Q2 2026

Revenue growth, year on year

Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc +10.9 %
Competitors combined +7.5 %

Net income growth, year on year

Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc +36.8 %
Competitors combined +97.2 %

Net margin

Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc +6.1 %
Competitors combined +8.6 %

Revenue run-rate vs trailing 12 months

Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc +3.7 %
Competitors combined +2.6 %

TTM net margin

Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc +5.0 %
Competitors combined +8.1 %

TTM = trailing twelve months. Run-rate annualizes the latest quarter (×4) and compares it to TTM. In millions of $. High-Confidence Competitors are named as a competitor directly in an SEC filing; Similar-Size Competitors are the closest peers by market-cap rank within the same industry; Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors are the closest peers by combined revenue growth, operating margin and ROIC, all independent of the competitor list.

Competitor Financial Benchmarking - TTM Commercial

TTM revenue, latest-quarter run-rate and net income/margin benchmarked across Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc and its 4 competitor groupings. Available under Commercial License.

Entity TTM Revenue Latest Q ×4 Rev Run-rate vs TTM TTM Net Income TTM Net Margin
Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc $12,345M $12,345M +12.3% · Accelerating $1,234M 12.3%
Competitors combined $12,345M $12,345M +12.3% · Accelerating $1,234M 12.3%
High-Confidence Competitors (2) $12,345M $12,345M +12.3% · Accelerating $1,234M 12.3%
Similar-Size Competitors (3) $12,345M $12,345M +12.3% · Accelerating $1,234M 12.3%
Similar Growth & Profitability (6) $12,345M $12,345M +12.3% · Accelerating $1,234M 12.3%
Competitor Financial Benchmarking

TTM revenue, run-rate and net margin benchmarking across Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc's competitor groups requires a Commercial License.

For context: the Ship & Boat Building industry grew revenue 11.5% year over year, combined, vs 10.9% for Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc. Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc's share of combined industry revenue moved from 19.68% to 19.57%, a loss of 0.11 percentage points.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc's Competitor Quality Breadth

Share of each group, trailing 12 months: profitable (net margin > 0), expanding (revenue growth > 0), growing faster than the industry's own median, and financially distressed (Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below).

Entity Profitable Expanding Above Industry Growth Distressed
Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc Yes Yes Yes No
Competitors combined (8) 88% 88% 0% 0%
High-Confidence Competitors (2) 100% 100% 50% 0%
Similar-Size Competitors (5) 40% 100% 40% 40%
Similar Growth & Profitability (8) 87.50 % (7 of 8) 100.00 % (8 of 8) 12.50 % (1 of 8) 25.00 % (2 of 8)

Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Altman Z-Score is not shown here: it is not populated in the underlying data for any company. Percentages are of companies in each group that report the relevant metric, not of the full group size.

Market Share of the Peer Group, Q2 2026

8.7%market share
  • Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc8.7%
  • Competitors combined91.3%

Share of combined quarterly revenue of Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc and its 8 tracked competitors.

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HII Stock Performance relative to its Competitors

HII Competitors (weighted) Percent change over the selected range

Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc's Share Price Performance vs Peer Groups

Trailing 12-month total share price return, and the share of each group that outperformed the U.S.A. 500 over the same period. Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors are the closest peers by combined revenue growth, operating margin and ROIC.
28.6%beat U.S.A. 500
Competitors Combined
(2 of 7)
0%beat U.S.A. 500
High-Confidence
(0 of 2)
0%beat U.S.A. 500
Similar-Size
(0 of 5)
12.5%beat U.S.A. 500
Similar Growth & Profitability
(1 of 8)
Entity TTM Share Price Return
(group: median)
vs U.S.A. 500
Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc -3.90 % Underperformed
Competitors combined (7) 40.4% 63.2%
High-Confidence Competitors (2) 40.4% 63.2%
Similar-Size Competitors (5) 40.4% 63.2%
Similar Growth & Profitability (8) 40.4% 63.2%
Peer Group Share Price Returns

TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc's competitor groups requires a Commercial License.

Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation). Outperformance is trailing-12-month total return vs the U.S.A. 500 over the same window, not risk-adjusted.

HII Stock Performance relative to High-Confidence Competitors

HII High-Confidence Competitors (equal-weighted, 2) Percent change over the selected range

HII Stock Performance relative to Similar-Size Competitors

HII Similar-Size Competitors (equal-weighted, 5) Percent change over the selected range

HII Stock Performance relative to Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors

HII Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors (equal-weighted, 8) Percent change over the selected range

5 Best-Performing Tracked Competitors, Trailing 12 Months

#CompetitorTTM Share Price Returnvs U.S.A. 500
1 The Manitowoc Company Inc 282.9% Outperformed
2 Gulf Island Fabrication Inc 282.9% Outperformed
3 Lockheed Martin Corporation 282.9% Outperformed
4 General Dynamics Corporation 282.9% Outperformed
5 Northrop Grumman Corp 282.9% Outperformed
Best-Performing Competitor Returns

TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc's best-performing tracked competitors requires a Commercial License.

Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc's Comment on Competition and Industry Peers

In our primary business of designing, building, overhauling, and repairing military ships, we primarily compete with General Dynamics and, to a lesser extent, smaller shipyards, one or more of which could team with a large defense contractor. Intense competition related to programs, resources and funding, and long operating cycles are key characteristics of both our business and the shipbuilding defense industry in general. It is common industry practice to share work on major programs among a number of companies. A company competing to be a prime contractor may, upon ultimate award of the contract to another party, become a subcontractor for the prime contracting party. It is not uncommon to compete for a contract award with a peer company and, simultaneously, perform as a supplier to or a customer of such competitor on other contracts. The nature of major defense programs, conducted under binding contracts, allows companies that perform well to benefit from a level of program continuity not common in many industries.

We believe we are well-positioned in the market. Because we are the only company currently capable of building, refueling and defueling the U.S. Navys nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, we believe we are in a strong competitive position to be awarded each contract to perform such activities. Even so, the government periodically revisits whether refueling of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers should be performed in private or public facilities. In this regard, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 ("2012 Act") required DoD to develop a core depot level maintenance capability to refuel nuclear aircraft carriers. The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 ("2013 Act") modified the 2012 Act by restoring an exception for the nuclear refueling of an aircraft level maintenance. The 2013 Act also amended and clarified the exception to cover the concurrent refueling and overhaul of an aircraft carrier, as well as the defueling of an aircraft carrier. Similarly, the 2013 Act restored an exclusion for nuclear aircraft carrier programs from the definition of core logistics capabilities that was found in previous law.

We are currently the only builder of large deck amphibious assault and expeditionary warfare ships for the U.S. Navy, including LHAs and LPDs, and are positioned to be awarded future contracts for these types of vessels. We are also the sole supplier of NSCs for the U.S. Coast Guard, and are positioned to be awarded future contracts for these types of vessels. We are one of only two companies currently designing and building nuclear-powered submarines for the U.S. Navy, and we are party to a long-term teaming agreement with the other company for the production of such vessels. We are one of only two companies that builds the U.S. Navys current fleet of DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class destroyers and are positioned to be awarded future contracts for these types of ships as well.

Our success in the shipbuilding defense industry depends upon our ability to develop, market and produce our products and services at a cost consistent with the U.S. Navys budget, as well as our ability to provide the workforce, technologies, facilities, equipment and financial capacity needed to deliver those products and services with maximum efficiency.

We compete with a variety of companies in the provision of engineering services in the energy and oil and gas markets.

Publicly Traded Peers of Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc

Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees
Company Market Cap Revenues Income Employees
Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc 10,153.48 13,185.00 661.00 44,000
Lockheed Martin Corporation 119,732.91 77,014.00 6,287.00 123,000
General Dynamics Corporation 91,602.95 53,808.00 4,341.00 117,000
Northrop Grumman Corp 72,025.92 42,892.00 4,496.00 7,500
Leonardo Drs Inc 9,860.56 3,779.00 322.00 7,300
Amentum Holdings Inc 4,530.05 14,130.00 201.00 50,000
SUBTOTAL 308,909.50 207,296.73 16,337.22 354,340
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Sources: Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc's official press releases and regulatory filings; CSIMarket.com's market research; and the financial filings and press releases of the other companies cited.
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Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc's Competitors Named by the Company

Competitive relationships identified from SEC filings and corroborating sources, each with a basis and confidence.
Competitor Basis Confidence Active Sources
Amentum Holdings Inc Named by the company 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Bwx Technologies Inc Named by the company 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Mission Technologies Named by the company 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Our Mission Technologies Named by the company 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Northrop Grumman Corp Named by the company 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Lockheed Martin Corporation Named by the company 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Raytheon Company Named by the company 85% 2022 to 2026 3
General Dynamics Corporation Named by the company 85% 2022 to 2026 3
Competitor Evidence Detail

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Methodology: relationships are extracted from SEC filings (named-competitor disclosures) and corroborating sources. Named by the company = explicitly disclosed as a competitor; Inferred = derived from corroborating signals. Confidence reflects evidence strength.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc's Business Segment Mix vs Peers

Revenue by operating segment or division, as named and reported by each company. Segment names are the filer's own and are not standardized across companies. Do not assume a same-named or similarly-named segment is defined identically between two companies. Shares are of each company's own total revenue and are not required to sum to 100% (intersegment revenue, unallocated items).
Company Largest Segment 2nd Segment 3rd Segment
Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc Newport News Shipbuilding 53.73 % Mission Technologies 24.14 % Ingalls 23.39 %
Lockheed Martin Corporation Aeronautics 40.43 % Rotary and Mission Systems 21.70 % Missiles and Fire Control 20.44 %
General Dynamics Corporation Marine Systems 32.36 % Technologies 26.65 % Aerospace 23.48 %
Northrop Grumman Corp Aeronautics Systems 32.36 % Mission Systems 29.88 % Space Systems 25.31 %
Leonardo Drs Inc Advanced Sensing and Computing 66.08 % Integrated Mission Systems 34.87 % -
Amentum Holdings Inc Global Engineering Solutions 57.79 % Digital Solutions 42.21 % -

Source: operating segment revenue as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API, leaf-level reportable segments only (parent roll-up segments are excluded where sub-segments are separately disclosed).

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Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc's Productivity vs Peers Comparison

Revenue and income per employee, trailing 12 months, in $; market cap in millions of $
CompanyMarket CapRevenue / EmployeeIncome / Employee
Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc 10,153 299,659 15,023
Lockheed Martin Corporation 119,733 626,130 51,114
General Dynamics Corporation 91,603 459,897 37,103
Northrop Grumman Corp 72,026 5,718,933 599,467
Leonardo Drs Inc 9,861 517,671 44,110
Amentum Holdings Inc 4,530 282,600 4,020
PEERS TOTAL 298,756 625,481 50,513
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Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc's Geographic Revenue Exposure vs Peers

Revenue by country/region as reported in each company's most recent filing. Disclosure granularity varies by filer (some report by country, others by broad region) and is shown as disclosed.
Company Largest Market 2nd Market 3rd Market
Lockheed Martin Corporation United States 70.72 % Europe 13.97 % Asia Pacific 9.88 %
Northrop Grumman Corp United States 85.81 % Europe 7.61 % Asia Pacific 4.93 %
Amentum Holdings Inc United States 77.86 % Non-US 22.14 % -
The Manitowoc Company Inc Americas Segment 50.75 % Europe and Africa Segment 33.15 % Middle East and Asia Pacific Segment 16.10 %

Source: revenue geography as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API. Percentages are of that company's own total consolidated revenue for its most recent reported period.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc's Position in Industry Market Structure

Market-capitalization share and concentration across all 6 companies in Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc's industry classification, broader than the peer set above. Market cap in millions of $.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc ranks #2 of 6 companies by market capitalization in its industry, holding 9.99 % of total industry market cap. The industry's Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) is 8,061, indicating a highly concentrated market structure (U.S. antitrust guidance: below 1,500 unconcentrated, 1,500 to 2,500 moderately concentrated, above 2,500 highly concentrated).

Rank Company Market Cap Industry Share
1 General Dynamics Corporation 91,984 89.23 %
2 Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc 10,298 9.99 %
3 Malibu Boats Inc 1,234 5.2%
4 Mastercraft Boat Holdings Inc 1,234 5.2%
5 Twin Vee Powercats Co 1,234 5.2%
6 Vision Marine Technologies inc 1,234 5.2%
Full Industry Market Structure

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Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation) across CSIMarket's industry classification, market capitalization as of 2026-09-28.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc's Same-Size Peers & Stock Performance

Peers chosen by closeness in market-cap rank within the same industry classification (not the named-competitor list above). Trailing 12-month total return, 3-month price momentum, beta and Sharpe ratio vs the broad U.S. market.
Rank Company Market Cap TTM Return 3M Momentum Beta Sharpe (1Y)
1 General Dynamics Corporation 91,984 3.43 % -10.17 % 0.49 0.05
2 Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc 10,298 -3.89 % -10.57 % 0.68 -0.06
3 Malibu Boats Inc 1,234 12.3% 4.5% 1.10 0.80
4 Mastercraft Boat Holdings Inc 1,234 12.3% 4.5% 1.10 0.80
5 Twin Vee Powercats Co 1,234 12.3% 4.5% 1.10 0.80
6 Vision Marine Technologies inc 1,234 12.3% 4.5% 1.10 0.80
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Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation); returns and risk metrics as of 2026-09-28. Beta and Sharpe ratio are versus the broad U.S. equity market, not this industry.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc's Profitability & Cost Structure

Trailing 12-month margins from SEC-filed financials. Operating margin is compared to the Ship & Boat Building industry median; gross margin, EBITDA margin and capital intensity are compared to the live industry average (7 companies).
Metric Company Industry Difference
Gross Margin - 14.03 % (avg) -
Operating Margin 5.29 % industry median +5.6 pp
EBITDA Margin 9.50 % -2.55 % (avg) +12.0 pp
Capital Intensity (Capex / Revenue) 3.28 % 2.69 % (avg) +0.6 pp

Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. SG&A and R&D as a share of revenue have limited coverage as this data is backfilled and appear only where reported. Higher capital intensity is not inherently negative; it reflects the industry's asset requirements.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc's Valuation vs Competitive Position

Valuation multiples vs the Ship & Boat Building industry average (7 companies, excluding loss-making/negative-equity outliers), alongside returns on capital for context on whether a premium or discount lines up with measurably stronger or weaker returns.
Metric Company Industry Average Difference
P/E 17.9x 30.7x -12.8x
EV / EBITDA 11.6x 15.0x -3.4x
P/B 2.3x 2.3x 0.0x
Return on Equity 12.89 % industry aggregate 1.86 %
Return on Invested Capital 4.61 % -8.03 % (avg) 12.64 %

Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. A valuation premium or discount is not, by itself, a judgment of over- or under-valuation. Compare it against the return and growth context shown elsewhere on this page.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc's Multi-Year Financial Trajectory

Fiscal-year revenue growth, operating margin, return on invested capital and P/E, as reported in SEC filings.
Metric 20182019202020212022202320242025
Revenue Growth 9.88 %8.84 %5.19 %1.74 %12.10 %7.29 %0.71 %8.23 %
Operating Margin 11.63 %8.27 %8.54 %5.39 %5.29 %6.82 %4.79 %5.26 %
Return on Invested Capital 14.83 %10.81 %10.34 %5.50 %5.05 %6.53 %4.46 %4.49 %
P/E 10.6x19.4x9.7x14.0x15.9x14.5x14.0x22.6x

Source: CSIMarket API, fiscal-year figures. P/E is this company's own historical ratio at each fiscal year end and can swing sharply around an earnings trough: that is real, not a data error.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc's Strategic Group Map

Every company in Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc's industry and named-competitor list, plotted by trailing 12-month revenue growth and operating margin. Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc is shown in red; its closest peers by combined growth, margin and ROIC (the Similar Growth & Profitability group above) are labeled.

Revenue Growth (TTM, %)Operating Margin (%)NOCDRSGDHuntington Ingalls Industries IncMPXMTWAMTMMBUUMCFT

Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Extreme outlier values (from near-zero-revenue companies) are excluded from the plotted cloud but never from the highlighted company or its labeled peers.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc's BCG Growth-Share Matrix

Relative market share (vs Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc's largest competitor by market cap) against industry revenue growth, using the standard textbook thresholds (1.0x share, 10% growth) a common framework, not a precision instrument.

Question Mark Star Dog Cash Cow Relative Market Share (vs largest competitor) Industry Revenue Growth (%) Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc

Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc falls in the Question Mark quadrant: relative market share of 0.11x vs its largest competitor, in an industry growing revenue 13.5% (median, trailing 12 months).

Source: CSIMarket API (market-cap share and industry revenue growth). The 10% growth and 1.0x share lines are standard textbook thresholds, not derived from this industry's own distribution. A caveat worth reading alongside this chart: General Dynamics Corporation alone holds 89% of this industry's market cap. In an industry this dominated by one leader, the framework will place nearly every OTHER company in "Dog" or "Question Mark" purely because relative share is measured against that leader, regardless of how strong those other companies actually are on their own fundamentals. Check the Profitability, Valuation and Financial Strength sections above before treating this quadrant label as a verdict.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc's Competitive Forces (Porter's Five Forces)

Only the forces this data can support honestly are shown; the other three are marked as such rather than guessed.
Force Assessment Basis
Competitive Rivalry Low Industry HHI of 8,061 (see Industry Market Structure & Concentration above)
Barriers to Entry High (capital intensive) Capital intensity (capex / revenue) of 3.28 % vs industry average 2.69 % (see Profitability & Cost Structure above)
Supplier Power Not covered on this page See Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc's dedicated suppliers page for concentration and dependency data
Buyer Power Not covered on this page See Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc's dedicated customers page for concentration and dependency data
Threat of Substitutes - No systematic data source for cross-product substitution exists in this system; not estimated

Note: this is a partial, data-grounded application of the framework, not a complete strategic assessment. Rivalry and barriers-to-entry readings are mechanical translations of the HHI and capital-intensity figures shown elsewhere on this page, not independent judgments.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc's Industry Attractiveness & Competitive Strength

A CSIMarket composite, not a standard field: each axis is an equal-weighted average of three factors already shown elsewhere on this page (industry growth, industry profitability and rivalry for attractiveness; relative market share, profitability and growth vs industry for strength). Disclosed as a designed methodology, not a precision measurement.

High Strength
Medium Strength
Low Strength
High Attractiveness
Invest / Grow
Invest / Grow
Selective
Medium Attractiveness
Invest / Grow
Selective Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc
Harvest
Low Attractiveness
Selective
Harvest
Harvest / Divest

Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc falls in the Medium attractiveness / Medium strength cell: Selective.

Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Each axis score is a simple 1(low)/2(medium)/3(high) average across its three inputs -- a transparent, disclosed simplification, not a validated academic scoring model.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc's SWOT

Every point below is a fixed rule applied to a metric already shown elsewhere on this page (Market Structure, Profitability, Valuation, Run-Rate, Stock Performance, Quality Breadth) not an independent strategic assessment. A blank quadrant means no rule was met, not that none apply.

Strengths

  • Operating margin 5.6 points above the industry median.
  • Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+3.7% annualized vs trailing 12 months).

Weaknesses

  • Underperforming the U.S.A. 500 over the trailing 12 months.
  • Low relative market share vs the industry leader (0.11x).

Opportunities

  • Industry revenue growing at a healthy 13.5% median pace.
  • Trades at a lower P/E than the industry average (17.9x vs 30.7x) despite a higher return on invested capital -- a possible re-rating opportunity.

Threats

  • Industry dominated by General Dynamics Corporation, holding 89.23 % of industry market cap.
  • High capital intensity requires continuous reinvestment just to keep pace with the industry.

Methodology: mechanical, rule-based SWOT. Each bullet reuses a figure already sourced and cited elsewhere on this page; nothing here is generated narrative or independent analyst judgment.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc's Financial Strength vs Peers Comparison

Quick ratio, working capital, debt to equity and asset turnover, trailing 12 months
CompanyQuick RatioWorking CapitalDebt / EquityAsset Turnover
Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc 0.00 1.17 0.53 1.05
Lockheed Martin Corporation 0.14 1.14 2.92 1.27
General Dynamics Corporation 0.14 1.40 0.33 0.93
Northrop Grumman Corp 0.20 1.13 0.89 0.85
Leonardo Drs Inc 0.35 1.92 0.10 0.88
Amentum Holdings Inc 0.20 1.41 0.84 1.25
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Quick ratio = cash / current liabilities; working capital ratio = current assets / current liabilities; asset turnover = revenue / total assets. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc's Revenue and Income Growth vs Peers

Quarterly revenue and net income growth, year over year and quarter over quarter
CompanyPeriodRevenue Y/YRevenue Q/QIncome Y/YIncome Q/Q
Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc Q2 2026+10.9 %+10.3 %+36.8 %+39.6 %
Lockheed Martin CorporationQ2 2026+10.5 %+11.3 %+436.8 %+23.4 %
General Dynamics CorporationQ1 2026+10.3 %-6.2 %+13.2 %-1.6 %
Northrop Grumman CorpQ2 2026+5.1 %+10.1 %-6.8 %+25.0 %
Leonardo Drs Inc Q2 2026+10.1 %+7.9 %+59.3 %+38.7 %
Amentum Holdings Inc Q2 2026-2.0 %+0.3 %-+22.2 %
PEERS TOTAL+8.4 %+5.3 %+63.0 %+17.7 %
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Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc's Peers' Costs of Sales and Capital Expenditures

Context for revenue growth: peer costs and capex, year over year and quarter over quarter
CompanyPeriodCosts Y/YCosts Q/QCapex Y/YCapex Q/Q
Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc Q2 2026--+24.0 %+60.8 %
Lockheed Martin CorporationQ2 2026+1.1 %+10.5 %-9.4 %-37.8 %
General Dynamics CorporationQ1 2026+13.1 %-15.5 %+43.0 %-66.7 %
Northrop Grumman CorpQ2 2026+34.2 %+36.1 %+30.7 %+80.8 %
Leonardo Drs Inc Q2 2026+7.0 %+6.6 %+3.6 %-3.3 %
Amentum Holdings Inc Q2 2026-2.0 %-0.1 %+83.3 %-
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Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc's Returns and Turnover vs Peers

ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover
CompanyROAROIROEReceivables TurnoverInventory Turnover
Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc 5.26%6.56%12.89%33.5725.06
Lockheed Martin Corporation10.40%14.74%86.24%22.9517.05
General Dynamics Corporation7.52%13.52%17.41%18.593.02
Northrop Grumman Corp8.93%11.14%26.58%22.9520.44
Leonardo Drs Inc 7.52%10.50%11.76%11.597.52
Amentum Holdings Inc 1.78%2.09%4.29%5.65-
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ROA = net income / total assets; ROI = net income / investments; ROE = net income / equity; turnover ratios use trailing 12 month revenue (receivables) and cost of sales (inventory).

Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc's Valuation vs Peers

P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book
CompanyP/EPrice / SalesPEGP/CFPrice / Book
Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc 15.310.770.72-1.91
Lockheed Martin Corporation19.131.551.1247.9313.66
General Dynamics Corporation20.991.702.0037.983.51
Northrop Grumman Corp16.101.680.66176.534.03
Leonardo Drs Inc 30.822.610.84-3.52
Amentum Holdings Inc 22.280.32--0.95
PEERS AVERAGE18.911.4964.844.65
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P/E = price / diluted EPS (trailing 12 months); PEG = P/E divided by EPS growth; the average row divides the peers' combined market cap by their combined income, sales, cash flow and equity.