AIR PEER ANALYSIS

AAR Corp — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

AIRAAR Corp

🇺🇸 USA · NYSE · Industrials · Aerospace & Defense

Value it Duel

Overall Profile & Returns

· Aerospace & Defense

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile

AIRIndustry median

Scores normalize each metric against industry quartiles (p25–p75); direction is inverted for lower-is-better metrics.

Return Comparison

1-Year

Split-adjusted

Year-to-Date (YTD)

Key Metric Comparison

P/E

Lower is better

ROE

Higher is better

Net Margin

Higher is better

Revenue Growth

Higher is better

All Metrics

Valuation
Metric	AIR	CAE	DRO	BBD-B	RR	EOS	Ind. Median
P/E	31.14	37.74	721.08	24.58	21.64●	105.23	40.52
P/B	3.24	2.23	7.54	-25.10●	46.36	8.02	5.09
EV/EBITDA	16.53	14.30●	436.36	16.16	21.73	—	25.18
P/S	1.70●	2.40	11.71	2.40	5.96	15.25	4.19

Financial Health
Metric	AIR	CAE	DRO	BBD-B	RR	EOS	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	2.70	0.96	5.78●	1.16	1.11	2.34	1.75
Debt/Equity	59.6%	61.0%	4.2%	-528.1%●	156.7%	7.0%	48.4%
NetDebt/EBITDA	2.34	2.64	-36.35●	1.96	-0.39	3.03	0.88

Profitability
Metric	AIR	CAE	DRO	BBD-B	RR	EOS	Ind. Median
Net Margin	5.5%	6.4%	1.6%	9.7%	27.5%●	14.5%	6.6%
ROE	12.1%●	6.1%	1.1%	—	—	7.9%	11.3%
ROA	5.5%	2.8%	0.9%	7.1%	15.8%●	4.8%	4.5%
EBITDA Margin	12.0%	20.6%	2.5%	16.9%	26.9%●	-23.1%	13.1%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	AIR	CAE	DRO	BBD-B	RR	EOS	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	16.8%	4.4%	272.4%●	7.8%	12.2%	-27.2%	12.2%
NI Growth	—	-22.7%	—	207.9%●	131.7%	—	27.7%
Div. Yield	—	—	—	0.1%	0.6%●	—	0.7%
Payout	—	—	—	2.5%	23.8%	—	16.4%

Valuation
Metric	AIR	VSEC	ACHR	MRCY	HXL	AVAV	Ind. Median
P/E	31.14●	102.93	—	—	64.72	—	40.52
P/B	3.24	2.43	1.84●	5.07	6.02	2.12	5.09
EV/EBITDA	16.53●	39.83	—	88.47	27.80	—	25.18
P/S	1.70●	5.48	2,009.95	7.75	3.94	4.71	4.19

Financial Health
Metric	AIR	VSEC	ACHR	MRCY	HXL	AVAV	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	2.70	8.78	18.06●	3.19	2.45	4.30	1.75
Debt/Equity	59.6%	15.1%	5.9%●	44.3%	78.8%	19.0%	48.4%
NetDebt/EBITDA	2.34	-5.92	2.48	3.65	3.07	-33.52●	0.88

Profitability
Metric	AIR	VSEC	ACHR	MRCY	HXL	AVAV	Ind. Median
Net Margin	5.5%	5.3%	-39,078.9%	-1.5%	6.1%●	-13.4%	6.6%
ROE	12.1%●	3.5%	-48.0%	-1.0%	8.4%	-10.0%	11.3%
ROA	5.5%●	2.5%	-42.0%	-0.6%	4.3%	-7.8%	4.5%
EBITDA Margin	12.0%	12.0%	-35,115.8%	9.1%	15.9%●	-0.3%	13.1%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	AIR	VSEC	ACHR	MRCY	HXL	AVAV	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	16.8%	24.1%	-79.8%	9.0%	2.4%	140.9%●	12.2%
NI Growth	—	311.9%●	—	—	-5.5%	—	27.7%
Div. Yield	—	0.2%	—	—	0.7%●	—	0.7%
Payout	—	13.6%	—	—	45.7%	—	16.4%

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