Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (HII) Stock

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (HII) is a Industrials stock trading at $301.39 (as of 2026-08-20), with a market capitalization of $11.88B and a trailing P/E of 18.0. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.

Huntington Ingalls Industries designs, builds, overhauls, and repairs military ships, including non-nuclear vessels and nuclear-powered platforms. It operates through Ingalls Shipbuilding, Newport News Shipbuilding, and Technical Solutions, serving the U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard and providing related sustainment, nuclear support, and mission-focused IT solutions to DoD and other government customers.

Understand Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.: how it makes money

Huntington Ingalls Industries designs, builds, overhauls, and repairs military ships for the U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard, and it also provides technical solutions related to ship and defense programs. It makes money primarily through shipbuilding and service contract revenue, plus technical solutions revenue.

The profit engine is converting defense contract activity into funded work that gets executed as revenue, indicated by contract awards and book-to-bill ratios (Mission Technologies Book-to-Bill Ratio 1.25, Funded Book-to-Bill Ratio 2.2), supported by a large Mission Technologies Opportunity Pipeline (83.0 USD_B).

Revenue by segment (latest quarter)
Ingalls$0.7B
Newport News$1.9B
Technical Solutions$0.4B

Business quality (Mixed): Demand indicators (contract awards, book-to-bill, and a sizable opportunity pipeline) point to an active pipeline, but results are heavily tied to shipbuilding (Shipbuilding Revenue 2.4 USD_B) and execution of awarded and funded work.

Valuation: At 19× earnings, HII trades in line with the Shipbuilding & Railroad Equipment average (19×). Note: one-time items can distort reported P/E.

Bull case

  • Active contracting supports future workload: Contract Awards are 4.0 USD_B, and Mission Technologies shows a Funded Book-to-Bill Ratio of 2.2.
  • Pipeline suggests continued opportunity: Mission Technologies Opportunity Pipeline is 83.0 USD_B, which can help replenish future contract activity.

Bear case

  • Revenue is concentrated in shipbuilding: Shipbuilding Revenue is 2.4 USD_B versus Technical Solutions Revenue of 0.39 USD_B, so performance shifts can have outsized impact.
  • Conversion from opportunities to funded work matters: Large Mission Technologies Opportunity Pipeline (83.0 USD_B) still depends on turning proposals and evaluations into contract awards and funded backlog, tracked by book-to-bill measures.
Valuation — source: SEC EDGAR (first-party)
Price$301.39
Market Cap$11.88B
P/E Ratio18.0
EV / EBITDA14.3
Price / Book2.24
Price / Sales0.90
FCF Yield-0.7%
DCF Value (model)$227.12
DCF Upside vs Price-24.6%
Profitability & Growth — source: SEC EDGAR
Revenue (TTM)$12.48B
Net Margin4.8%
Revenue Growth (YoY)10.9%
EPS Growth (YoY)36.5%
FCF Growth (YoY)-120.5%
Financial Health — source: SEC EDGAR
Altman Z-Score2.71 (grey)
Valuation vs Sector & Industry
Stock P/E18.0
Sector P/E (Industrials)25.9
Industry P/E (Shipbuilding & Railroad Equipment)21.0
vs Sector-30.6%
vs Industry-14.4%
Smart-Money Activity — SEC Form 4 / 13F / Congressional disclosures
Top Institutional HolderVANGUARD GROUP INC ($1.65B)
Institutional Holders Tracked10
Congressional Trades (recent)2
Company
SectorIndustrials
IndustryShipbuilding & Railroad Equipment
CEOChristopher Douglas Kastner
Employees44,000
CountryUS
IPO Date2011-03-22

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Data as of 2026-08-20.

Figures sourced from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) filings and market data. Not personalized investment advice.