VSEC PEER ANALYSIS

VSE Corporation — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

VSECVSE Corporation

🇺🇸 USA · NASDAQ · Industrials · Aerospace & Defense

Value it Duel

Overall Profile & Returns

· Aerospace & Defense

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile

VSECIndustry 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	VSEC	CAE	BBD-B	MTX	DRO	RR	Ind. Median
P/E	102.93	37.74	24.58	14.30●	721.08	21.64	40.52
P/B	2.43	2.23	-25.10●	4.75	7.54	46.36	5.09
EV/EBITDA	39.83	14.30	16.16	10.36●	436.36	21.73	25.18
P/S	5.48	2.40	2.40	1.89●	11.71	5.96	4.19

Financial Health
Metric	VSEC	CAE	BBD-B	MTX	DRO	RR	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	8.78●	0.96	1.16	1.44	5.78	1.11	1.75
Debt/Equity	15.1%	61.0%	-528.1%●	56.3%	4.2%	156.7%	48.4%
NetDebt/EBITDA	-5.92	2.64	1.96	0.04	-36.35●	-0.39	0.88

Profitability
Metric	VSEC	CAE	BBD-B	MTX	DRO	RR	Ind. Median
Net Margin	5.3%	6.4%	9.7%	13.7%	1.6%	27.5%●	6.6%
ROE	3.5%	6.1%	—	38.8%●	1.1%	—	11.3%
ROA	2.5%	2.8%	7.1%	11.6%	0.9%	15.8%●	4.5%
EBITDA Margin	12.0%	20.6%	16.9%	18.3%	2.5%	26.9%●	13.1%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	VSEC	CAE	BBD-B	MTX	DRO	RR	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	24.1%	4.4%	7.8%	-1.0%	272.4%●	12.2%	12.2%
NI Growth	311.9%●	-22.7%	207.9%	52.7%	—	131.7%	27.7%
Div. Yield	0.2%	—	0.1%	0.1%	—	0.6%●	0.7%
Payout	13.6%	—	2.5%	0.9%	—	23.8%	16.4%

Valuation
Metric	VSEC	MRCY	HXL	AIR	AVAV	KTOS	Ind. Median
P/E	102.93	—	64.72	31.14●	—	337.75	40.52
P/B	2.43	5.07	6.02	3.24	2.12●	2.91	5.09
EV/EBITDA	39.83	88.47	27.80	16.53●	—	79.37	25.18
P/S	5.48	7.75	3.94	1.70●	4.71	7.02	4.19

Financial Health
Metric	VSEC	MRCY	HXL	AIR	AVAV	KTOS	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	8.78●	3.19	2.45	2.70	4.30	5.63	1.75
Debt/Equity	15.1%	44.3%	78.8%	59.6%	19.0%	5.4%●	48.4%
NetDebt/EBITDA	-5.92	3.65	3.07	2.34	-33.52●	-11.73	0.88

Profitability
Metric	VSEC	MRCY	HXL	AIR	AVAV	KTOS	Ind. Median
Net Margin	5.3%	-1.5%	6.1%●	5.5%	-13.4%	2.1%	6.6%
ROE	3.5%	-1.0%	8.4%	12.1%●	-10.0%	1.2%	11.3%
ROA	2.5%	-0.6%	4.3%	5.5%●	-7.8%	1.0%	4.5%
EBITDA Margin	12.0%	9.1%	15.9%●	12.0%	-0.3%	7.7%	13.1%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	VSEC	MRCY	HXL	AIR	AVAV	KTOS	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	24.1%	9.0%	2.4%	16.8%	140.9%●	21.8%	12.2%
NI Growth	311.9%●	—	-5.5%	—	—	50.8%	27.7%
Div. Yield	0.2%	—	0.7%●	—	—	—	0.7%
Payout	13.6%	—	45.7%	—	—	—	16.4%

The green dot marks the best value in the group given the metric direction (higher/lower is better). All metrics use trailing-twelve-month (TTM) data.

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