DCO vs HII vs NGTF Stock Comparison

Ducommun, Huntington Ingalls Industries and NightFood Holdings Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DCO Ducommun Inc /De/
$167.44 -2.2% 1M +79.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.48B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$861.87M
Div. yield
–
Defense Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Huntington Ingalls Industries leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Huntington Ingalls Industries 5, NightFood Holdings 4, Ducommun 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDCOHIINGTFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.48B $12.35B $1.27B HII
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -93.1x 16.9x -15.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 37.3x 16.5x — HII
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.8% +12.6% +1,462.5% NGTF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.1% 5.4% -1,039.0% HII
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.7% 7.7% — HII
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 11.9x 2.1x -0.4x NGTF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +79.2% +6.1% +5,088.9% NGTF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +28.2%/yr +9.3%/yr +86.0%/yr NGTF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.2% 40.5% 527.1% DCO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 34/100 52/100 30/100 HII

Percentile Scorecard

DCOHIINGTF

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisDCOHIINGTF
Valuation 38 #62 of 100 88 #13 of 100 58 #6 of 13
Growth 5 #91 of 96 35 #63 of 96 0 #12 of 12
Profitability 39 #58 of 95 62 #37 of 95 46 #7 of 12
Financial Health 52 #51 of 105 34 #70 of 105 17 #11 of 13
Shareholder Returns – 42 #38 of 65 –
Overall 34 52 30
  • DCO ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • HII ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • NGTF ranked among 14 companies in Robotics and Automation

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodDCOHIINGTFSPY
1 month -2.2%+21.9%+15,466.7% +0.7%
3 months -9.0%-1.1%+23,250.0% +3.7%
6 months +18.0%-13.1%+15,466.7% +7.1%
Year to date +76.0%-6.9%+9,240.0% +12.8%
1 year +79.2%+6.1%+5,088.9% +11.9%
3 years +256.3%+45.7%+23,250.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +52.8%+13.4%+516.6% +22.8%
5 years +246.0%+56.2%+2,123.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year +28.2%+9.3%+86.0% +10.9%
10 years +776.2%+97.8%+1,930.4% +262.0%
10 years, per year +24.2%+7.1%+35.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDCOHIINGTFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.2%40.5%527.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.6%37.9%443.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.410.681.89 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.020.159.65 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.7%-46.1%-95.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.1%-30.2%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $206.98$453.73$4.67 $779.14
52-week low $86.41$257.01$0.02 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleDCOHIINGTF
P/E now vs peer median -95.0xmedian 26.9x 17.1xmedian 26.9x -15.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 3.0x 0.9xmedian 3.0x 155.6xmedian 17.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 139.4xmedian 15.0x 13.4xmedian 15.0x -17.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -103.3xmedian 27.2x 38.1xmedian 27.2x -148.1xmedian 16.7x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 2.5x 2.3xmedian 2.5x 107.5xmedian 1.0x
PEG now vs peer median 2.17median 0.93 1.45median 0.93 0.23

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsDCOHIINGTF
Revenue $861.87M $13.53B $8.15M
Gross profit $235.41M $5.59B $5.34M
Operating income -$22.00M $783.00M -$77.62M
Net income -$26.69M $733.00M -$84.65M
Free cash flow -$24.47M $327.00M -$8.56M
EPS (diluted) $-1.72 $18.51 $-0.31
Cash & equivalents $39.80M $387.00M $865.89K
Total debt $276.43M $2.70B $136.49M
Shares (diluted) 15.56M 39.60M 271.53M
Enterprise value $2.31B $10.97B $1.26B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricDCOHIINGTF
P/E -95.0x 17.1x -15.0x
P/FCF -103.3x 38.1x -148.1x
P/Operating cash flow -214.3x 16.7x -157.5x
P/S 2.9x 0.9x 155.6x
P/B 3.7x 2.3x 107.5x
P/Tangible book 4.5x 2.6x 217.5x
EV/EBITDA 139.4x 13.4x -17.6x
EV/EBIT -125.7x 18.9x -16.7x
EV/Revenue 3.2x 1.1x 159.1x
EV/FCF -113.0x 45.2x -151.4x
EV/Operating cash flow -234.3x 19.7x -161.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.17 1.45 0.23

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDCOHIINGTF
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.8% 12.6% 1,463%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.1% 6.9% 293.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 16.2% 6.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.2% 7.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -145.5% 31.6% -1,607%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -38.2% 10.9% -234.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -185.9% 28.8% -1,032%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -45.9% 11.4% -140.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -184.0% 28.2% -398.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -43.7% 11.8% -65.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -121.2% -20.1% -786.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -39.3% -9.5% -88.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -160.2% -41.1% -808.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -73.0% -23.8% -92.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDCOHIINGTF
Gross margin 27.3% 41.3% 65.5%
EBITDA margin 2.3% 8.1% -901.7%
Operating margin -2.6% 5.8% -952.6%
Pretax margin -4.2% 6.8% -1,039%
Net margin -3.1% 5.4% -1,039%
FCF margin -2.8% 2.4% -105.1%
Operating cash flow margin -1.4% 5.5% -98.8%
Return on equity -3.9% 13.6% -179.3%
Return on assets -2.2% 5.7% -87.5%
Return on invested capital -1.7% 7.7% –
Return on capital employed -2.2% 7.8% -119.7%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x 1.0x 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 2.4% 0.4% 24.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDCOHIINGTF
Debt / assets 22.6% 20.8% 45.3%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.5x 2.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 11.9x 2.1x -0.4x
Debt / FCF -11.3x 8.3x -3.4x
Liabilities / assets 43.6% 57.7% 81.7%
Equity / assets 56.4% 42.3% 18.3%
Interest coverage – 7.8x -12.3x
Current ratio 3.4x 1.3x 0.1x
Quick ratio 2.3x 0.3x 0.0x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 4.44 2.94 7.17

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDCOHIINGTF
Dividend yield – 1.7% –
Net buyback yield – – 0.0%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 1.7% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 29.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 66.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 2.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 2.9% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusDCOHIINGTF
Forward P/E 37.3xFY2026 16.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $4.49FY2026 $19.23FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +19.7%FY2026 +25.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +25.2% +16.1% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $848.72MFY2026 $13.12BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +2.9%FY2026 +5.2%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +18.5% +1.3% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDCOHIINGTF
Held by institutions 95.8% 88.5% –
Institutions holding 267 807 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.2% -1.2% –
Institutions buying 156 354 –
Institutions selling 83 301 –
Buyers to sellers 1.88 1.18 –

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

DCOHIINGTF
DCO 1.00 0.39 -0.04
HII 0.39 1.00 0.03
NGTF -0.04 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DCO, HII and NGTF?

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ducommun (DCO) $2.48B, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) $12.35B, NightFood Holdings (NGTF) $1.27B.

Which company is growing faster?

NightFood Holdings (NGTF) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ducommun (DCO) +8.8%, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) +12.6%, NightFood Holdings (NGTF) +1,462.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has the highest net margin (Ducommun (DCO) -3.1%, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 5.4%, NightFood Holdings (NGTF) -1,039.0%). On return on invested capital, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) leads (Ducommun (DCO) -1.7%, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 7.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year NightFood Holdings (NGTF) returned the most: Ducommun (DCO) +79.2%, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) +6.1%, NightFood Holdings (NGTF) +5,088.9%. Over five years, NightFood Holdings (NGTF) compounded fastest (Ducommun (DCO) +28.2%/yr, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) +9.3%/yr, NightFood Holdings (NGTF) +86.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Ducommun (DCO) 0.00%, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 0.02%. Ducommun (DCO) and NightFood Holdings (NGTF) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ducommun (DCO) has been the steadiest (Ducommun (DCO) 39.2%, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 40.5%, NightFood Holdings (NGTF) 527.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DCO, HII and NGTF?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.