Firefly Aerospace vs Redwire
FLY and RDW side by side, both in transportation equipment. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How FLY and RDW compare
Firefly Aerospace is the larger company, worth 2.1 times as much as Redwire ($4.5B against $2.1B).
Firefly Aerospace grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (230% versus 45.8% for Redwire).
Redwire keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of −52.4% compared with −88.4% at Firefly Aerospace.
Redwire scores higher on the StockData Score (9 against 4 for Firefly Aerospace), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | FLY | RDW |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $4.5B | $2.1B |
| Share price | $26.61 | $8.40 |
| Change, 1 year | 38.3% | 36.1% |
| Change, 5 years | 99.9% | −15.4% |
| Beta (5Y) | 3.67 | 2.26 |
| Employees | 1,409 | 1,410 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 4 | 9 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Health score | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 12.1× | 4.9× (better) |
| P/B | – | 1.3× |
| FCF yield | −7.9% | −6.5% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 230% (better) | 45.8% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 22.5% | 24.1% (better) |
| Operating margin | −103% | −46.2% (better) |
| Net margin | −88.4% | −52.4% (better) |
| FCF margin | −95.3% | −31.6% (better) |
| Return on equity | – | −17.8% |
| Return on invested capital | – | −14.1% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 0.03 |
| Interest coverage | −65.1× | – |
| Current ratio | 2.29 | 4.20 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 4.69 (better) | 4.02 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 (better) | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | – | −35.6% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% (better) | −35.6% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 56.7% | 57.1% |
| Held by insiders | 87.7% | 95.4% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$384M (better) | −$1.2B |
| Short interest, % of float | 62.7% | 432% |
Go deeper
- FLY stock overview
- FLY income statement
- FLY valuation and score
- RDW stock overview
- RDW income statement
- RDW valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.