DCO vs MSI vs TDY Stock Comparison

Ducommun, Motorola Solutions and Teledyne Technologies Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DCO Ducommun Inc /De/
$164.62 -4.4% 1M +76.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.49B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$861.87M
Div. yield
–
Defense Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Teledyne Technologies leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Teledyne Technologies 5, Motorola Solutions 4, Ducommun 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDCOMSITDYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.49B $80.06B $30.28B MSI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -93.4x 37.6x 29.5x TDY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 36.7x 26.3x 25.1x TDY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.8% +10.3% +8.6% MSI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.1% 17.4% 15.8% MSI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.7% 20.3% 8.1% MSI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 11.9x 2.3x 0.9x TDY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 1.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +76.9% +9.0% +24.0% DCO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +28.2%/yr +14.3%/yr +8.0%/yr DCO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.2% 26.1% 25.6% TDY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 34/100 55/100 70/100 TDY

Percentile Scorecard

DCOMSITDY

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

AxisDCOMSITDY
Valuation 39 #61 of 100 48 #53 of 100 66 #35 of 100
Growth 4 #93 of 97 48 #51 of 97 39 #60 of 97
Profitability 40 #58 of 96 99 #2 of 96 83 #17 of 96
Financial Health 52 #51 of 105 19 #85 of 105 73 #29 of 105
Shareholder Returns – 63 #25 of 65 91 #7 of 65
Overall 34 55 70
  • DCO ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • MSI ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • TDY ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDCOMSITDYSPY
1 month -4.4%+5.9%+6.7% -0.2%
3 months -7.2%+9.9%+0.8% +3.9%
6 months +15.0%+11.3%+2.1% +8.2%
Year to date +73.0%+26.2%+28.3% +12.9%
1 year +76.9%+9.0%+24.0% +12.3%
3 years +251.7%+77.6%+76.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year +52.1%+21.1%+20.9% +23.3%
5 years +246.0%+95.0%+46.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +28.2%+14.3%+8.0% +10.9%
10 years +747.7%+558.4%+518.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year +23.8%+20.7%+20.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDCOMSITDYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.2%26.1%25.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.7%27.0%24.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.420.121.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.960.340.93 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.7%-27.9%-32.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.5%-1.5%-5.2% -1.2%
52-week high $206.98$491.32$691.24 $779.14
52-week low $86.41$363.83$484.47 $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.

MultipleDCOMSITDY
P/E now vs peer median -93.4xmedian 26.5x 37.6xmedian 26.5x 29.5xmedian 26.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 3.0x 6.5xmedian 3.0x 4.6xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 137.3xmedian 14.6x 24.6xmedian 14.6x 19.3xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -101.6xmedian 26.4x 29.9xmedian 26.4x 26.4xmedian 26.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 2.5x 29.8xmedian 2.5x 2.7xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 2.14median 0.90 2.84median 0.90 -49.75median 0.90

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 monthsDCOMSITDY
Revenue $861.87M $12.24B $6.52B
Gross profit $235.41M $6.36B $2.84B
Operating income -$22.00M $3.05B $1.30B
Net income -$26.69M $2.14B $1.03B
Free cash flow -$24.47M $2.68B $1.15B
R&D – $1.02B $330.60M
EPS (diluted) $-1.72 $12.76 $21.90
Cash & equivalents $39.80M $710.00M $562.40M
Total debt $276.43M $9.03B $2.03B
Shares (diluted) 15.56M 167.20M 46.90M
Enterprise value $2.31B $76.42B $28.50B

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
MetricDCOMSITDY
P/E -93.4x 37.6x 29.5x
P/FCF -101.6x 29.9x 26.4x
P/Operating cash flow -210.6x 26.9x 23.6x
P/S 2.9x 6.5x 4.6x
P/B 3.6x 29.8x 2.7x
P/Tangible book 4.4x -304.4x 3.3x
EV/EBITDA 137.3x 24.6x 19.3x
EV/EBIT -123.7x 29.0x 24.3x
EV/Revenue 3.2x 7.2x 4.9x
EV/FCF -111.2x 33.0x 27.7x
EV/Operating cash flow -230.7x 29.7x 24.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.14 2.84 -49.75

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDCOMSITDY
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.8% 10.3% 8.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.1% 8.2% 0.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 16.2% 11.7% 10.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.2% 11.3% -0.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -145.5% 8.9% 23.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -38.2% 15.4% 0.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -185.9% 0.8% 25.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -45.9% 12.0% -1.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -184.0% 1.8% 27.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -43.7% 13.2% -0.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -121.2% 13.9% 11.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -39.3% 19.4% 26.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -160.2% 12.3% 10.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -73.0% 21.4% 29.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDCOMSITDY
Gross margin 27.3% 52.0% 43.6%
EBITDA margin 2.3% 29.4% 25.3%
Operating margin -2.6% 24.9% 20.0%
Pretax margin -4.2% 22.6% 19.4%
Net margin -3.1% 17.4% 15.8%
FCF margin -2.8% 21.9% 17.6%
Operating cash flow margin -1.4% 24.3% 19.6%
Return on equity -3.9% 81.5% 9.3%
Return on assets -2.2% 11.2% 6.7%
Return on invested capital -1.7% 20.3% 8.1%
Return on capital employed -2.2% 22.4% 9.4%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.6x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x 1.4x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 2.4% 2.9% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDCOMSITDY
Debt / assets 22.6% 46.9% 13.0%
Debt / equity 0.4x 3.4x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 11.9x 2.3x 0.9x
Debt / FCF -11.3x 3.4x 1.8x
Liabilities / assets 43.6% 86.0% 28.5%
Equity / assets 56.4% 14.0% 71.5%
Interest coverage – 6.9x 26.9x
Current ratio 3.4x 1.1x 2.3x
Quick ratio 2.3x 0.8x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 4.39 4.29 5.66

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDCOMSITDY
Dividend yield – 1.0% –
Net buyback yield – 1.3% 1.5%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 2.3% 1.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 35.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 28.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 10.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 11.0% –

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.

ConsensusDCOMSITDY
Forward P/E 36.7xFY2026 26.3xFY2026 25.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.49FY2026 $18.41FY2026 $26.05FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +19.7%FY2026 +19.7%FY2026 +18.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +25.2% +10.4% +13.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $848.72MFY2026 $12.12BFY2026 $6.20BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.9%FY2026 +3.8%FY2026 +1.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.5% +8.2% +5.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDCOMSITDY
Held by institutions 95.8% 88.3% 97.2%
Institutions holding 267 1,466 886
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.2% +3.4% +2.7%
Institutions buying 156 639 399
Institutions selling 83 596 327
Buyers to sellers 1.88 1.07 1.22

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.

DCOMSITDY
DCO 1.00 0.19 0.56
MSI 0.19 1.00 0.22
TDY 0.56 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DCO, MSI and TDY?

Motorola Solutions (MSI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ducommun (DCO) $2.49B, Motorola Solutions (MSI) $80.06B, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) $30.28B.

Which stock is cheaper, DCO, MSI and TDY?

Teledyne Technologies (TDY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ducommun (DCO) -93.4x, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 37.6x, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) 29.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) is cheapest (Ducommun (DCO) 36.7x, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 26.3x, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) 25.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Motorola Solutions (MSI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ducommun (DCO) +8.8%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) +10.3%, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) +8.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Motorola Solutions (MSI) has the highest net margin (Ducommun (DCO) -3.1%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 17.4%, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) 15.8%). On return on invested capital, Motorola Solutions (MSI) leads (Ducommun (DCO) -1.7%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 20.3%, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) 8.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ducommun (DCO) returned the most: Ducommun (DCO) +76.9%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) +9.0%, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) +24.0%. Over five years, Ducommun (DCO) compounded fastest (Ducommun (DCO) +28.2%/yr, Motorola Solutions (MSI) +14.3%/yr, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) +8.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Ducommun (DCO) 0.00%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 1.00%. Ducommun (DCO) and Teledyne Technologies (TDY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) has been the steadiest (Ducommun (DCO) 39.2%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 26.1%, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) 25.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DCO, MSI and TDY?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) 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.