VSE Corp (VSEC) stock

VSECNasdaqServices-Engineering ServicesFiscal year ends December 31Also trades as VSECU

Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 5, 2026Score 16/301% above fair value

$183.62−8.32 (-4.33%)

Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $5.15BP/E 45.5Yield 0.22%

VSE statistics

104 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.

Important dates

Next earnings: Feb 25, 2027 (estimated, during market hours)
Last ex-dividend date: Jan 15, 2027
Fundamentals through: Sep 30, 2026
Share price as of: Nov 12, 2026

Valuation ratiosIndustry

Market Cap: $5.15B; $323.32M
Enterprise Value: $6.05B; $344.68M
PE Ratio: 45.45; 26.04
PS Ratio: 3.19; 1.75
PB Ratio: 1.73; 2.68
P/TBV Ratio: 28.84; 5.78
P/FCF Ratio: 187.67; 19.10
P/OCF Ratio: 87.45; 15.92

Enterprise valuationIndustry

EV / Sales: 3.74; 1.66
EV / EBITDA: 22.51; 15.67
EV / EBIT: 31.55; 19.65
EV / FCF: 220.24; 22.22

Share statisticsIndustry

Shares Outstanding: 28M; 30M
Shares Change (YoY): 37.9%; 1.02%
Shares Change (QoQ): 0.03%; 0.00%
Float: 27M; 29M
Shares Held by Insiders: 5.44%; 4.27%
Shares Held by Institutions: 119.6%; 67.7%

Short sellingIndustry

Short Interest: 2M; –
Short Interest Change: -27.6%; -4.60%
Days to Cover: 4.09; 4.22

Stock price statisticsIndustry

52-Week High: $247.85; –
52-Week Low: $138.85; –
20-Day Moving Average: $162.22; –
50-Day Moving Average: $171.69; –
200-Day Moving Average: $194.22; –
Average True Range (14): $11.10; –
Price Change (1 Week): 11.5%; 0.30%
Price Change (1 Month): 15.7%; -2.01%
Price Change (3 Months): -24.1%; -4.18%
Price Change (6 Months): 2.52%; 0.09%
Price Change (YTD): 6.28%; -0.82%
Price Change (1 Year): 4.91%; -4.63%
Price Change (3 Years): 211.7%; -10.3%
Price Change (5 Years): 188.5%; -36.8%
Price Change (10 Years): 373.0%; 85.6%
Average Volume (10 Days): 578,746; –
Average Volume (20 Days): 564,465; –
Average Volume (90 Days): 446,697; –
Relative Volume: 1.01; 0.68
Relative Strength Index (14): 59.9; 45.5
Volatility (1 Year): 60.7%; 62.9%
Beta (5 Years): 1.41; 0.83

MarginsIndustry

Operating Margin: 11.9%; 1.24%
Pretax Margin: 10.4%; 2.70%
Profit Margin: 7.33%; 0.84%
EBITDA Margin: 16.6%; 3.79%
FCF Margin: 1.70%; 5.92%

Returns on capitalIndustry

Return on Equity (ROE): 5.97%; 1.76%
Return on Assets (ROA): 3.92%; -2.60%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC): 5.59%; 5.25%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE): 4.67%; 3.71%

Financial positionIndustry

Current Ratio: 3.63; 1.36
Quick Ratio: 0.94; 0.75
Debt / Equity: 0.32; 0.45
Debt / EBITDA: 3.57; 2.28
Debt / FCF: 34.96; 4.31
Net Debt / EBITDA: 3.33; 1.90

GrowthIndustry

Revenue Growth (YoY): 55.6%; 5.34%
Net Income Growth (YoY): 957.4%; -2.26%
EPS Growth (YoY): 634.5%; 10.6%
FCF Growth (YoY): 1.91%; -6.06%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR): 18.4%; 5.14%
Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR): 10.9%; 7.65%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR): -36.9%; 4.38%

EfficiencyIndustry

Asset Turnover: 0.54; 0.82
Revenue Per Employee: $1.01M; $215.67K
Profits Per Employee: $74.01K; -$534
Employee Count: 1,600; 99
WACC: 10.9%; 8.25%

Income statement (TTM)Industry

Revenue: $1.62B; $23.50M
Operating Income: $191.65M; -$48.83K
Pretax Income: $167.42M; -$31.25K
Net Income: $118.41M; -$62.45K
EBITDA: $268.69M; -$25.17K
EPS (Diluted): $4.04; $0.00

Balance sheetIndustry

Cash & Short-Term Investments: $65.79M; $5.19M
Total Debt: $959.94M; $138.33M
Net Cash (Debt): -$894.15M; $10.79K
Net Cash Per Share: -$31.86; $0.00
Equity (Book Value): $2.98B; $12.47M
Book Value Per Share: $106.28; $0.73
Tangible Book Value: $178.69M; $13.82K
Working Capital: $982.71M; $4.10M

Cash flow (TTM)Industry

Operating Cash Flow: $58.93M; $41.37K
Capital Expenditures: -$31.47M; -$6.55M
Free Cash Flow: $27.46M; $6.94M
FCF Per Share: $0.98; $0.47

Dividends and yieldsIndustry

Earnings Yield: 2.30%; 0.80%
FCF Yield: 0.53%; 2.65%
Dividend Yield: 0.22%; 1.58%
Buyback Yield: -24.7%; 2.33%
Shareholder Yield: -24.5%; 2.60%
Dividend Per Share: $0.40; $0.52
Dividend Growth (YoY): 0.00%; 7.42%
Years of Dividend Growth: 0; 1
Payout Ratio: 8.46%; 44.1%
FCF Payout Ratio: 36.5%; 35.6%

Taxes and interestIndustry

Income Tax: $40.28M; $1.16M
Effective Tax Rate: 24.1%; 24.1%

Scores and fair valueIndustry

Graham Number: $98.29; $19.24
Graham Upside: -46.5%; -52.9%
Altman Z-Score: 2.98; 2.98
Piotroski F-Score: 6; 5

Total return vs. the S&P 500

Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.

Period	VSEC	S&P 500	Difference	VSEC per year	S&P 500 per year
1 month	+9.7%	-2.7%	+12.4 pts
3 months	-24.3%	-1.7%	−22.5 pts
Year to date	+6.5%	+11.9%	−5.4 pts
1 year	+7.0%	+12.0%	−5.0 pts
3 years	+212.3%	+78.2%	+134.1 pts	+46.2%	+21.2%
5 years	+196.6%	+73.2%	+123.3 pts	+24.3%	+11.6%
10 years	+408.5%	+309.6%	+98.9 pts	+17.7%	+15.1%

Short interest

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.

2M VSEC shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 27.6% from the previous report. At recent volumes it would take 4.1 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 51.5% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.

Settlement date	Shares short	Change	Avg. daily volume	Days to cover
Oct 30, 2026	2,151,120	-27.6%	525,306	4.1
Oct 15, 2026	2,971,302	+29.6%	547,650	5.4
Sep 30, 2026	2,292,938	+0.8%	433,656	5.3
Sep 15, 2026	2,275,521	+9.8%	314,881	7.2
Aug 31, 2026	2,072,198	-1.9%	289,579	7.2
Aug 14, 2026	2,111,690	-4.3%	473,961	4.5
Jul 31, 2026	2,206,875	-27.4%	380,038	5.8
Jul 15, 2026	3,039,398	+27.1%	496,802	6.1
Jun 30, 2026	2,391,934	+3.9%	617,834	3.9
Jun 15, 2026	2,301,386	+1.4%	437,867	5.3
May 29, 2026	2,269,717	-9.1%	464,010	4.9
May 15, 2026	2,496,331	+3.3%	479,662	5.2