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MRCY

Mercury Systems, Inc.

MRCY

NASDAQ·Industrials·Aerospace & Defense·Mkt cap $7.4B

$126.21

+2.57%

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Our plain-language verdict, the thesis, risk factors, and what is changing about the business.

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52-Week Range

$49.86 - $127.83

P/E

-111.69

Fwd P/E

81.97

Beta

0.95

Div Yield

0.00%

Avg Vol

651.0K

Shares Out

60.0M

Mkt Cap

$7.4B

Price action

Price chart

Up 143.7% over the trailing year

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Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

Bull Case

5 reasons

  • Specialized expertise in high-reliability aerospace and defense electronics with 40+ year track record
  • Established relationships with 25 major defense contractors providing sticky, long-term revenue streams
  • Broad product portfolio across critical defense supply chain reduces customer concentration risk
  • High barriers to entry due to stringent military certifications, security clearances, and qualification requirements
  • Recurring revenue from 300+ deployed programs creates predictable cash flows

Bear Case

2 risks

  • Average volatility.
  • High premium - requires strong execution

Growth

Turning profitable

Increased U.S. and allied defense spending on military modernization and next-generation platforms

Value

High premium - requires strong execution

Momentum

Hot

+65.8% over 3m

Quality

Stable

Strong fundamentals

Dividend

None

No dividend

Earnings track record

Latest print - beat on both lines

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: May 4, 2026

Q2 26 RECAP

MAY 5, 2026

Reported EPS of $0.27 vs $0.06 consensus (+350.0% surprise). Revenue of $235.8M vs $208.6M expected (+13.0%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.

EPS beat +350.0%
Rev beat +13.0%
Double beat

EPS surprise · last 4Q

1 of 1 beats

Q2 26

+350.0%

Next: May 4, 2026

Revenue trend · last 8Q

-10%

+3%

-15%

+10%

+4%

Q3 24

Q4 24

Q1 24

Q2 24

Q3 25

Q4 25

Q1 25

Q2 25

$204.4M

$248.6M

$204.4M

$223.1M

$211.4M

$273.1M

$225.2M

$232.9M

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

26.0%

Operating

-4.6%

Profit

-6.5%

Wall Street consensus

4 analysts · 50% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

2

50%

Hold

1

25%

Sell

1

25%

Median Price Target

$95.00

-24.7% vs $126.21

Low $68.00
Median $95.00
High $106.00

Latest: Goldman Sachs · $68.00 · May 11, 2026

3 analysts covering

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How MRCY stacks vs Aerospace & Defense

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

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