DUCOMMUN INC (DCO) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

NYSE:DCO • US2641471097

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138 USD
+1.39 (+1.02%)
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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.

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1. DCO Profitability Analysis

1.1 Basic Checks

  • DCO had positive earnings in the past year.
  • DCO had a negative operating cash flow in the past year.
  • 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

  • Looking at the Return On Assets, with a value of -2.86%, DCO is doing worse than 67.50% of the companies in the same industry.
  • DCO has a Return On Equity of -5.13%. This is in the lower half of the industry: DCO underperforms 63.75% of its industry peers.
  • The Return On Invested Capital of DCO (6.54%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for DCO is below the industry average of 9.30%.
  • The 3 year average ROIC (5.30%) for DCO is below the current ROIC(6.54%), indicating increased profibility in the last year.
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

  • DCO has a Operating Margin (9.37%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • DCO's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
  • DCO's Gross Margin of 26.87% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. DCO outperforms 56.25% of its industry peers.
  • DCO's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
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.
  • DCO has more shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
  • Compared to 5 years ago, DCO has more shares outstanding
  • DCO has a worse debt/assets ratio than last year.
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

  • An Altman-Z score of 4.23 indicates that DCO is not in any danger for bankruptcy at the moment.
  • With a Altman-Z score value of 4.23, DCO perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 53.75% of the companies in the same industry.
  • A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.45 indicates that DCO is not too dependend on debt financing.
  • DCO has a Debt to Equity ratio (0.45) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.45
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z 4.23
ROIC/WACC0.66
WACC9.96%
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.
  • The Current ratio of DCO (3.50) is better than 62.50% of its industry peers.
  • A Quick Ratio of 2.47 indicates that DCO has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.
  • DCO has a Quick ratio of 2.47. This is in the better half of the industry: DCO outperforms 70.00% 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.
  • Looking at the last year, DCO shows a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 4.85% in the last year.
  • The Revenue has been growing slightly by 5.57% on average over the past years.
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 17.06% on average per year.
  • DCO is expected to show a small growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 7.44% yearly.
EPS Next Y15.27%
EPS Next 2Y18.68%
EPS Next 3Y17.06%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year6.14%
Revenue Next 2Y7.36%
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

  • DCO is valuated quite expensively with a Price/Earnings ratio of 36.80.
  • 65.00% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than DCO, based on the Price/Earnings ratio.
  • DCO's Price/Earnings ratio indicates a valuation a bit more expensive than the S&P500 average which is at 27.89.
  • DCO is valuated quite expensively with a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 31.92.
  • Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of DCO indicates a somewhat cheap valuation: DCO is cheaper than 70.00% of the companies listed in the same industry.
  • Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 38.50, DCO is valued at the same level.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 36.8
Fwd PE 31.92
DCO Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsDCO Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 50 100 150

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 71.25% of the companies listed in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA 20.98
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 17.06% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)2.41
PEG (5Y)4.45
EPS Next 2Y18.68%
EPS Next 3Y17.06%

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5. DCO Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

  • No dividends for DCO!.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

DCO Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

DUCOMMUN INC

NYSE:DCO (4/17/2026, 8:05:22 PM)

After market: 138.036 +0.04 (+0.03%)

138

+1.39 (+1.02%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryGroupCapital Goods
GICS IndustryAerospace & Defense
Earnings (Last)02-26
Earnings (Next)04-30
Inst Owners93.09%
Inst Owner Change0.16%
Ins Owners4.73%
Ins Owner Change1.97%
Market Cap2.07B
Revenue(TTM)824.73M
Net Income(TTM)-33.94M
Analysts82.22
Price Target146.06 (5.84%)
Short Float %2.95%
Short Ratio2.27
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)10.15%
PT rev (3m)28.09%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-3.2%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-9.62%
EPS NY rev (1m)-1.1%
EPS NY rev (3m)-3.46%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0.08%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-5.84%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0.02%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-1.75%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 36.8
Fwd PE 31.92
P/S 2.51
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF N/A
P/B 3.12
P/tB 7.27
EV/EBITDA 20.98
EPS(TTM)3.75
EY2.72%
EPS(NY)4.32
Fwd EY3.13%
FCF(TTM)-3.25
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)-2.23
OCFYN/A
SpS55.02
BVpS44.17
TBVpS18.99
PEG (NY)2.41
PEG (5Y)4.45
Graham Number61.048 (-55.76%)
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 4.23
F-Score4
WACC9.96%
ROIC/WACC0.66
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 Y15.27%
EPS Next 2Y18.68%
EPS Next 3Y17.06%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)4.85%
Revenue growth 3Y4.99%
Revenue growth 5Y5.57%
Sales Q2Q%9.38%
Revenue Next Year6.14%
Revenue Next 2Y7.36%
Revenue Next 3Y7.44%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y29.02%
EBIT growth 3Y18.45%
EBIT growth 5Y9.66%
EBIT Next Year84.81%
EBIT Next 3Y32.65%
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 Fundamental Analysis 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.


How profitable is DUCOMMUN INC (DCO) stock?

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


Can you provide the expected EPS growth for DCO stock?

The Earnings per Share (EPS) of DUCOMMUN INC (DCO) is expected to grow by 15.27% in the next year.