DUCOMMUN INC (DCO) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

NYSE:DCO • US2641471097

128.91 USD
-1.28 (-0.98%)
At close: Mar 6, 2026
128.91 USD
0 (0%)
After Hours: 3/6/2026, 8:11:14 PM
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This DCO fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.

Fundamental Rating

4

We assign a fundamental rating of 4 out of 10 to DCO. DCO was compared to 78 industry peers in the Aerospace & Defense industry. The financial health of DCO is average, but there are quite some concerns on its profitability. DCO is quite expensive at the moment. It does show a decent growth rate.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. DCO Profitability Analysis

1.1 Basic Checks

  • In the past year DCO was profitable.
  • In the past year DCO has reported a negative cash flow from operations.
  • Of the past 5 years DCO 4 years were profitable.
  • In multiple years DCO reported negative operating cash flow during the last 5 years.
DCO Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFDCO Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 50M -50M 100M -100M

1.2 Ratios

  • With a Return On Assets value of -2.86%, DCO is not doing good in the industry: 65.38% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
  • Looking at the Return On Equity, with a value of -5.13%, DCO is doing worse than 64.10% of the companies in the same industry.
  • With a Return On Invested Capital value of 6.54%, DCO perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 52.56% of the companies in the same industry.
  • Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for DCO is below the industry average of 9.14%.
  • The last Return On Invested Capital (6.54%) for DCO is above the 3 year average (5.30%), which is a sign of increasing profitability.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -2.86%
ROE -5.13%
ROIC 6.54%
ROA(3y)0.45%
ROA(5y)3.6%
ROE(3y)0.66%
ROE(5y)7.2%
ROIC(3y)5.3%
ROIC(5y)5.19%
DCO Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICDCO Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 10 20

1.3 Margins

  • The Operating Margin of DCO (9.37%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of DCO has grown nicely.
  • The Gross Margin of DCO (26.87%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of DCO has grown nicely.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 9.37%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 26.87%
OM growth 3Y12.82%
OM growth 5Y3.88%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y9.75%
GM growth 5Y4.18%
DCO Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsDCO Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 10 20

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2. DCO Health Analysis

2.1 Basic Checks

  • With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) below the Cost of Capital (WACC), DCO is destroying value.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, DCO has more shares outstanding
  • Compared to 5 years ago, DCO has more shares outstanding
  • Compared to 1 year ago, DCO has a worse debt to assets ratio.
DCO Yearly Shares OutstandingDCO Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 5M 10M
DCO Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsDCO Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 200M 400M 600M 800M 1B

2.2 Solvency

  • DCO has an Altman-Z score of 4.09. This indicates that DCO is financially healthy and has little risk of bankruptcy at the moment.
  • DCO's Altman-Z score of 4.09 is in line compared to the rest of the industry. DCO outperforms 55.13% of its industry peers.
  • DCO has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.45. This is a healthy value indicating a solid balance between debt and equity.
  • DCO has a Debt to Equity ratio (0.45) which is in line with its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.45
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z 4.09
ROIC/WACC0.7
WACC9.39%
DCO Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFDCO Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 200M 400M 600M

2.3 Liquidity

  • A Current Ratio of 3.50 indicates that DCO has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.
  • DCO has a Current ratio of 3.50. This is in the better half of the industry: DCO outperforms 64.10% of its industry peers.
  • A Quick Ratio of 2.47 indicates that DCO has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.
  • DCO's Quick ratio of 2.47 is fine compared to the rest of the industry. DCO outperforms 67.95% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 3.5
Quick Ratio 2.47
DCO Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesDCO Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 200M 400M 600M

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3. DCO Growth Analysis

3.1 Past

  • The Earnings Per Share has grown by an nice 14.68% over the past year.
  • Measured over the past years, DCO shows a quite strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS has been growing by 8.27% on average per year.
  • The Revenue has been growing slightly by 4.85% in the past year.
  • Measured over the past years, DCO shows a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 5.57% on average per year.
EPS 1Y (TTM)14.68%
EPS 3Y4.99%
EPS 5Y8.27%
EPS Q2Q%40%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)4.85%
Revenue growth 3Y4.99%
Revenue growth 5Y5.57%
Sales Q2Q%9.38%

3.2 Future

  • Based on estimates for the next years, DCO will show a quite strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 17.48% on average per year.
  • The Revenue is expected to grow by 7.44% on average over the next years.
EPS Next Y16.56%
EPS Next 2Y19.31%
EPS Next 3Y17.48%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year6.12%
Revenue Next 2Y7.34%
Revenue Next 3Y7.44%
Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

  • The EPS growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
  • The Revenue growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
DCO Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesDCO Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 200M 400M 600M 800M 1B
DCO Yearly EPS VS EstimatesDCO Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 0 2 4 6

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4. DCO Valuation Analysis

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • With a Price/Earnings ratio of 34.38, DCO can be considered very expensive at the moment.
  • Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, DCO is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 71.79% of the companies are valued more expensively.
  • The average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio is at 26.29. DCO is valued slightly more expensive when compared to this.
  • Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 29.49, the valuation of DCO can be described as expensive.
  • 74.36% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than DCO, based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio.
  • DCO's Price/Forward Earnings ratio indicates a valuation a bit more expensive than the S&P500 average which is at 24.57.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 34.38
Fwd PE 29.49
DCO Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsDCO Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 20 40 60

4.2 Price Multiples

  • Compared to the rest of the industry, the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio of DCO indicates a somewhat cheap valuation: DCO is cheaper than 74.36% of the companies listed in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA 19.93
DCO Per share dataDCO EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 10 20 30 40 50

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • The high PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates an expensive valuation of the company.
  • A more expensive valuation may be justified as DCO's earnings are expected to grow with 17.48% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)2.08
PEG (5Y)4.15
EPS Next 2Y19.31%
EPS Next 3Y17.48%

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5. DCO Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

  • DCO does not give a dividend.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

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DCO Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

DUCOMMUN INC

NYSE:DCO (3/6/2026, 8:11:14 PM)

After market: 128.91 0 (0%)

128.91

-1.28 (-0.98%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryGroupCapital Goods
GICS IndustryAerospace & Defense
Earnings (Last)02-26
Earnings (Next)05-04
Inst Owners93.75%
Inst Owner Change0.89%
Ins Owners8.08%
Ins Owner Change-0.59%
Market Cap1.93B
Revenue(TTM)824.73M
Net Income(TTM)-33.94M
Analysts82.22
Price Target132.6 (2.86%)
Short Float %2.88%
Short Ratio2.64
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)2
Avg EPS beat(2)5.34%
Min EPS beat(2)2.91%
Max EPS beat(2)7.78%
EPS beat(4)4
Avg EPS beat(4)8.39%
Min EPS beat(4)2.91%
Max EPS beat(4)16.96%
EPS beat(8)7
Avg EPS beat(8)14.51%
EPS beat(12)10
Avg EPS beat(12)11.58%
EPS beat(16)12
Avg EPS beat(16)10.41%
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-1.99%
Min Revenue beat(2)-3.32%
Max Revenue beat(2)-0.66%
Revenue beat(4)1
Avg Revenue beat(4)-0.92%
Min Revenue beat(4)-3.32%
Max Revenue beat(4)0.35%
Revenue beat(8)3
Avg Revenue beat(8)-0.12%
Revenue beat(12)4
Avg Revenue beat(12)-0.38%
Revenue beat(16)7
Avg Revenue beat(16)-0.15%
PT rev (1m)16.28%
PT rev (3m)20.37%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-0.21%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-2.07%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)-0.41%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-0.05%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-0.41%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-0.08%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 34.38
Fwd PE 29.49
P/S 2.34
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF N/A
P/B 2.92
P/tB 6.79
EV/EBITDA 19.93
EPS(TTM)3.75
EY2.91%
EPS(NY)4.37
Fwd EY3.39%
FCF(TTM)-3.25
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)-2.23
OCFYN/A
SpS55.02
BVpS44.17
TBVpS18.99
PEG (NY)2.08
PEG (5Y)4.15
Graham Number61.05
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -2.86%
ROE -5.13%
ROCE 7.67%
ROIC 6.54%
ROICexc 6.85%
ROICexgc 11.28%
OM 9.37%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 26.87%
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)0.45%
ROA(5y)3.6%
ROE(3y)0.66%
ROE(5y)7.2%
ROIC(3y)5.3%
ROIC(5y)5.19%
ROICexc(3y)5.54%
ROICexc(5y)5.5%
ROICexgc(3y)9.61%
ROICexgc(5y)9.7%
ROCE(3y)6.21%
ROCE(5y)6.08%
ROICexgc growth 3Y8.18%
ROICexgc growth 5Y-1.46%
ROICexc growth 3Y10.26%
ROICexc growth 5Y1.02%
OM growth 3Y12.82%
OM growth 5Y3.88%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y9.75%
GM growth 5Y4.18%
F-Score4
Asset Turnover0.7
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.45
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA 2.69
Cap/Depr 45.27%
Cap/Sales 1.85%
Interest Coverage 6.98
Cash Conversion N/A
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 3.5
Quick Ratio 2.47
Altman-Z 4.09
F-Score4
WACC9.39%
ROIC/WACC0.7
Cap/Depr(3y)166.21%
Cap/Depr(5y)173.09%
Cap/Sales(3y)7.11%
Cap/Sales(5y)7.49%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)14.68%
EPS 3Y4.99%
EPS 5Y8.27%
EPS Q2Q%40%
EPS Next Y16.56%
EPS Next 2Y19.31%
EPS Next 3Y17.48%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)4.85%
Revenue growth 3Y4.99%
Revenue growth 5Y5.57%
Sales Q2Q%9.38%
Revenue Next Year6.12%
Revenue Next 2Y7.34%
Revenue Next 3Y7.44%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y29.02%
EBIT growth 3Y18.45%
EBIT growth 5Y9.66%
EBIT Next Year84.16%
EBIT Next 3Y32.46%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y-342.6%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y-197.73%
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5YN/A

DUCOMMUN INC / DCO FAQ

What is the ChartMill fundamental rating of DUCOMMUN INC (DCO) stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 4 / 10 to DCO.


What is the valuation status for DCO stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 2 / 10 to DUCOMMUN INC (DCO). This can be considered as Overvalued.


What is the profitability of DCO stock?

DUCOMMUN INC (DCO) has a profitability rating of 3 / 10.


What is the valuation of DUCOMMUN INC based on its PE and PB ratios?

The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for DUCOMMUN INC (DCO) is 34.38 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 2.92.


What is the financial health of DUCOMMUN INC (DCO) stock?

The financial health rating of DUCOMMUN INC (DCO) is 5 / 10.