Intuitive Machines, Inc. (LUNR) vs V2X, Inc. (VVX)

Intuitive Machines, Inc. and V2X, Inc. are both Aerospace & Defense companies. Intuitive Machines, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $2.7B against $2.2B — 1.2× the size. Intuitive Machines, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; V2X, Inc. trades at 23.9×. Intuitive Machines, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 116.9% against 13.0%. V2X, Inc. has the higher net margin (1.88% vs −26.8%) and the higher return on invested capital (6.51% vs 0.00%). Across the 16 metrics below, V2X, Inc. leads on 11 and Intuitive Machines, Inc. on 5.

Valuation

Metric LUNR VVX Aerospace & Defense median
P/E n/m 23.94 31.81
P/S 3.55 0.45 3.55
P/B n/m 1.94 2.59
Price to free cash flow n/m 15.68 31.99
EV/EBITDA n/m 9.34 18.08
EV/Sales 3.47 0.62 3.37
Earnings yield (8.85%) 4.18% 1.38%
Free cash flow yield (10.78%) 6.38% 0.21%

Profitability

Metric LUNR VVX Aerospace & Defense median
Gross margin 16.35% 8.47% 25.48%
Operating margin (27.51%) 4.19% 4.54%
Net margin (26.77%) 1.88% 2.22%
Free cash flow margin (38.31%) 2.86% 1.43%
Return on equity 39.21% 8.35% 6.43%
Return on assets (11.10%) 2.90% 2.70%
Return on invested capital 0.00% 6.51% 1.56%

Growth

Metric LUNR VVX Aerospace & Defense median
Revenue growth (TTM) 116.89% 12.99% 18.43%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 84.23% 126.85% 24.27%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR — 26.27% 9.73%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR — 16.08% 0.00%

Health

Metric LUNR VVX Aerospace & Defense median
Debt to equity (1.16) 0.92 0.24
Current ratio 1.66 1.32 2.72
Net debt to EBITDA 3.02 2.28 1.12

Dividend

Metric LUNR VVX Aerospace & Defense median
Dividend yield — — 0.90%
Payout ratio — — 0.32

Size

Metric LUNR VVX Aerospace & Defense median
Market cap 2.65b 2.15b 2.19b

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