Innovative Solutions and Support Inc ISSC DEFENCE
Company Overview
Innovative Aerosystems, Inc., engages in the engineering, manufacturing, and supply of advanced avionic solutions. The company provides autothrottles; LPV Navigators; standby displays; COM/NAV/surveillance radio management systems; air data solutions; inertial reference systems; utilities management systems; and air data, attitude and heading reference systems. It also offers flat panel display systems, inertial reference systems, integrated global navigation systems, global positioning systems, c-130 engine instrument display systems, liberty flight deck, and communications/navigation products. The company serves business aircrafts, commercial airlines, military, virtual cp-pilots, and turbo prop. The company was formerly known as Innovative Solutions and Support, Inc. and changed its name to Innovative Aerosystems, Inc. in October 2025. Innovative Aerosystems, Inc. was incorporated in 1988 and is based in Exton, Pennsylvania.
Why Investors Should Care
Generates a return on equity of 28.5%, reflecting efficient use of shareholder capital.
Return on capital employed stands at 23.2%.
Trades at a P/E of 18.4, below the sector median of 26.0.
Maintains a net profit margin of 20.5%.
Generates positive free cash flow, funding growth and shareholder returns internally.
Recent Developments
- Sep 2025 Revenue of $84.30M (+78.6% YoY); net profit $15.63M.
- Trailing 12 Months Year-on-year growth — revenue +10.7%, earnings +80.1%.
- 5-Year Trend Long-term compounding — revenue CAGR 5.3%, profit CAGR 7.4%.
Growth & Price Performance
Compounded Sales Growth
| 5 Years: | 5.33% |
| 1 Year: | 10.70% |
Compounded Profit Growth
| 5 Years: | 7.37% |
| 1 Year: | 80.10% |
Stock Price Performance
| 1 Year: | +6.18% |
| 6 Months: | -11.08% |
| 3 Months: | +27.67% |
| 1 Month: | +9.46% |
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- RSI (14)51.65 · Neutral
P/E of 18.38 is below the sector median of 26.00 — relatively cheaper than peers.
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PROS
- Strong return on equity of 28.5%.
- Healthy ROCE of 23.2%.
- Excellent profit margin of 20.5%.
- Generates positive free cash flow.
- In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).
CONS
- Trading 31.4% below its 52-week high.
* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.
Valuation
Growth (CAGR)
Profitability & Returns
Balance Sheet & Liquidity
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Financial Snapshot
Peer comparison
Peer companies in the same sector (Industrials).
| # | Name | CMP $ | P/E | Mkt Cap | Div Yld % | ROCE % | ROE % | Rev CAGR 5Y % | Profit CAGR 5Y % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ISSC Innovative Solutions and Support Inc DEFENCE | 20.95 | 18.38 | $374.99M | 0.00% | 23.15% | 28.50% | 5.33% | 7.37% |
| 2 | SPCX Space Exploration Technologies Corp. R3KAIDEFENCE | 153.47 | -139.52 | $1.16T | 0.00% | -3.22% | -11.95% | 34.08% | -3.34% |
| 3 | CAT Caterpillar Inc. SPXR3K | 822.48 | 35.47 | $378.07B | 0.79% | 17.98% | 56.97% | 2.29% | 5.24% |
| 4 | GE GE Aerospace SPXR3KDEFENCE | 334.91 | 39.40 | $347.49B | 0.60% | 9.52% | 48.23% | -7.42% | -5.36% |
| 5 | RTX RTX Corporation SPXR3KDEFENCE | 198.81 | 35.06 | $267.95B | 1.51% | 8.28% | 12.27% | 2.61% | 2.62% |
| 6 | GEV GE Vernova Inc. SPXR3KAI | 971.31 | 27.86 | $258.69B | 0.22% | 6.30% | 82.58% | 8.68% | - |
| 7 | DE Deere & Company SPXR3K | 680.73 | 37.88 | $183.54B | 0.95% | 12.53% | 18.24% | 3.43% | 5.10% |
| 8 | UNP Union Pacific Corporation SPXR3K | 288.45 | 23.38 | $171.36B | 2.01% | 15.22% | 39.70% | 2.30% | 7.77% |
| 9 | BA The Boeing Company SPXR3KDEFENCE | 210.73 | 75.80 | $166.43B | 0.00% | -9.01% | - | 1.67% | -3.28% |
Financial Statements Quarterly Results · Profit & Loss · Balance Sheet · Cash Flows · Ratios
Quarterly Results
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Mar 2015 | Jun 2015 | Sep 2015 | Dec 2015 | Mar 2016 | Jun 2016 | Sep 2016 | Dec 2016 | Mar 2017 | Jun 2017 | Sep 2017 | Dec 2017 | Mar 2018 | Jun 2018 | Sep 2018 | Dec 2018 | Mar 2019 | Jun 2019 | Sep 2019 | Dec 2019 | Mar 2020 | Jun 2020 | Sep 2020 | Dec 2020 | Mar 2021 | Jun 2021 | Dec 2021 | Mar 2022 | Jun 2022 | Dec 2022 | Mar 2023 | Jun 2023 | Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.09M | 3.73M | 3.39M | - | 3.98M | 4.20M | 4.59M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gross Profit | 1.58M | 1.93M | 654.89K | 3.32M | 5.90M | 3.88M | 3.38M | 1.54M | 2.35M | 2.38M | 1.85M | 1.49M | 1.64M | 1.58M | 1.82M | 2.17M | 2.35M | 2.53M | 2.86M | 2.60M | 2.30M | 3.39M | 3.51M | 2.57M | 2.90M | 3.35M | 3.97M | 4.18M | 4.06M | 3.72M | 4.74M | 4.73M | 5.52M | 5.58M | 6.28M | 6.61M | 11.27M | 8.58M | 11.88M | 11.43M |
| Operating Income | -637.97K | -264.86K | -2.88M | -308.73K | 1.97M | 232.34K | 546.46K | -1.60M | 2.99M | -541.19K | -927.00K | -1.05M | -1.14M | -1.07M | -444.24K | 96.02K | 173.07K | 386.63K | 873.03K | 231.76K | 51.76K | 1.24M | 1.22M | 232.37K | 611.22K | 1.20M | 1.42M | 1.81M | 1.69M | 791.50K | 1.43M | 1.49M | 1.62M | 1.64M | 2.04M | 1.34M | 6.98M | 3.51M | 6.29M | 4.94M |
| Net Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.13M | 1.43M | 1.36M | 698.65K | 1.27M | 1.42M | 1.06M | 1.21M | 1.55M | 736.19K | 5.34M | 2.44M | 4.06M | 3.43M |
| Diluted EPS | -0.02 | -0.21 | -0.15 | -0.01 | 0.09 | 0.01 | 0.02 | -0.07 | 0.35 | 0.00 | -0.01 | -0.05 | -0.08 | -0.06 | -0.03 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.16 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.09 | 0.04 | 0.30 | 0.14 | 0.22 | 0.19 |
| R&D Expense | 647.47K | 799.34K | - | 931.60K | 1.34M | 1.41M | - | 1.09M | 1.07M | 1.24M | - | 923.72K | 1.03M | 1.03M | - | 596.37K | 648.48K | 722.52K | - | 666.62K | 712.02K | 870.80K | - | 600.30K | 689.65K | 646.79K | 736.52K | 650.03K | 676.38K | 670.45K | 866.20K | 851.30K | 901.14K | 1.03M | 1.10M | 1.11M | 867.23K | 916.83K | 1.33M | 1.79M |
Profit & Loss (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Sep 2009 | Sep 2010 | Sep 2011 | Sep 2012 | Sep 2013 | Sep 2014 | Sep 2015 | Sep 2016 | Sep 2017 | Sep 2018 | Sep 2019 | Sep 2020 | Sep 2021 | Sep 2022 | Sep 2023 | Sep 2024 | Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 36.73M | 25.26M | 25.74M | 24.58M | 31.57M | 44.10M | 20.07M | 27.97M | 16.79M | 13.85M | 17.57M | 21.60M | 23.04M | 27.74M | 34.81M | 47.20M | 84.30M |
| Gross Profit | 18.84M | 13.74M | 13.79M | 10.51M | 12.62M | 13.59M | 6.93M | 16.49M | 8.12M | 6.54M | 9.90M | 11.80M | 12.78M | 16.67M | 21.31M | 25.91M | 40.51M |
| Operating Income | 4.88M | 403.47K | 607.91K | 416.51K | 1.93M | -142.87K | -3.62M | 2.44M | -77.56K | -3.71M | 1.53M | 2.75M | 3.90M | 7.22M | 7.36M | 9.66M | 20.07M |
| Net Income | 5.01M | 748.38K | 716.59K | 2.98M | 1.89M | 200.27K | -5.87M | 1.99M | 4.57M | -3.65M | 1.85M | 3.27M | 5.06M | 5.52M | 6.03M | 7.00M | 15.63M |
| Diluted EPS | 0.30 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.18 | 0.11 | 0.01 | -0.35 | 0.12 | 0.27 | -0.22 | 0.11 | 0.19 | 0.29 | 0.32 | 0.35 | 0.40 | 0.88 |
| R&D Expense | 5.31M | 5.23M | 5.50M | 2.69M | 2.58M | 2.62M | 2.71M | 4.87M | 4.46M | 3.58M | 2.49M | 2.96M | 2.62M | 2.71M | 3.13M | 4.14M | 3.99M |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Sep 2008 | Sep 2009 | Sep 2010 | Sep 2011 | Sep 2012 | Sep 2013 | Sep 2014 | Sep 2015 | Sep 2016 | Sep 2017 | Sep 2018 | Sep 2019 | Oct 2019 | Sep 2020 | Sep 2021 | Sep 2022 | Sep 2023 | Sep 2024 | Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | - | - | 57.59M | 58.26M | 62.60M | 42.63M | 44.16M | 36.11M | 36.49M | 41.04M | 37.63M | 38.56M | 38.69M | 41.55M | 27.09M | 34.71M | 62.96M | 82.38M | 103.36M |
| Total Equity | 46.80M | 52.40M | 53.47M | 54.26M | 57.08M | 35.99M | 37.01M | 31.34M | 32.85M | 37.61M | 34.15M | 36.21M | - | 27.77M | 24.59M | 30.75M | 38.64M | 46.64M | 64.60M |
| Cash & Equivalents | 35.03M | 35.57M | 40.92M | 42.63M | 42.98M | 16.39M | 15.21M | 16.28M | 18.77M | 24.68M | 20.39M | 22.42M | - | 12.60M | 8.27M | 17.25M | 3.10M | 538.98K | 2.69M |
| Long Term Debt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17.50M | 28.03M | 21.70M |
| Total Liabilities | - | - | 4.12M | 4.00M | 5.52M | 6.64M | 7.15M | 4.76M | 3.64M | 3.43M | 3.48M | 2.35M | 2.39M | 13.78M | 2.50M | 3.96M | 24.32M | 35.74M | 38.76M |
| Current Liabilities | - | - | 3.30M | 3.24M | 5.29M | 6.49M | 7.01M | 4.76M | 3.57M | 3.36M | 3.35M | 2.22M | 2.30M | 13.65M | 2.47M | 3.94M | 6.40M | 7.27M | 16.66M |
Cash Flows (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Sep 2009 | Sep 2010 | Sep 2011 | Sep 2012 | Sep 2013 | Sep 2014 | Sep 2015 | Sep 2016 | Sep 2017 | Sep 2018 | Sep 2019 | Sep 2020 | Sep 2021 | Sep 2022 | Sep 2023 | Sep 2024 | Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.40M | 3.56M | 6.07M | -1.74M | 2.11M | 4.59M | - | 6.09M | 2.10M | 5.80M | 13.30M |
| Investing Cash Flow | - | - | - | - | - | - | -118.96K | -351.65K | -153.04K | -2.55M | -81.28K | -340.68K | - | 2.59M | -36.16M | -16.88M | -6.51M |
| Financing Cash Flow | - | - | - | - | - | - | -215.17K | -724.78K | - | - | - | -19.77M | - | 301.15K | 19.91M | 8.53M | -4.64M |
| Capital Expenditure | -332.51K | -189.79K | -255.45K | -217.53K | -605.30K | -719.52K | -188.51K | -352.76K | -153.04K | -2.55M | -81.28K | -340.68K | - | -161.23K | -298.37K | -657.79K | -6.51M |
| Free Cash Flow | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.21M | 3.21M | 5.91M | -4.29M | 2.03M | 4.25M | - | 5.93M | 1.80M | 5.14M | 6.79M |
| Net Change in Cash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.98M | -14.15M | -2.56M | 2.15M |
| Share Buybacks | 108.25K | 48.63K | 298.93K | 798.46K | 696 | - | 254.17K | 724.78K | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dividends Paid | - | - | - | - | 25.01M | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19.79M | 19.79M | - | - | - | - |
Ratios (Annual)
Figures in %.
| Metric | Sep 2009 | Sep 2010 | Sep 2011 | Sep 2012 | Sep 2013 | Sep 2014 | Sep 2015 | Sep 2016 | Sep 2017 | Sep 2018 | Sep 2019 | Sep 2020 | Sep 2021 | Sep 2022 | Sep 2023 | Sep 2024 | Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin % | 51.3% | 54.4% | 53.6% | 42.8% | 40.0% | 30.8% | 34.5% | 58.9% | 48.4% | 47.2% | 56.3% | 54.7% | 55.5% | 60.1% | 61.2% | 54.9% | 48.1% |
| Operating Margin % | 13.3% | 1.6% | 2.4% | 1.7% | 6.1% | -0.3% | -18.0% | 8.7% | -0.5% | -26.8% | 8.7% | 12.7% | 16.9% | 26.0% | 21.1% | 20.5% | 23.8% |
| Net Margin % | 13.6% | 3.0% | 2.8% | 12.1% | 6.0% | 0.5% | -29.2% | 7.1% | 27.2% | -26.4% | 10.5% | 15.1% | 22.0% | 19.9% | 17.3% | 14.8% | 18.5% |
| ROE % | 9.6% | 1.4% | 1.3% | 5.2% | 5.2% | 0.5% | -18.7% | 6.0% | 12.1% | -10.7% | 5.1% | 11.8% | 20.6% | 18.0% | 15.6% | 15.0% | 24.2% |
| ROCE % | - | 0.7% | 1.1% | 0.7% | 5.3% | -0.4% | -11.6% | 7.4% | -0.2% | -10.8% | 4.2% | 9.8% | 15.8% | 23.5% | 13.0% | 12.9% | 23.2% |
Shareholding Pattern
Top Institutional Holders
| # | Holder | % Held | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackrock Inc. | 5.96% | 1.07M | $26.44M |
| 2 | Marshall Wace LLP | 3.87% | 691.80K | $17.14M |
| 3 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 3.52% | 629.42K | $15.60M |
| 4 | Punch & Associates Investment Management, Inc. | 3.19% | 569.96K | $14.12M |
| 5 | Morgan Stanley | 2.81% | 503.37K | $12.47M |
| 6 | Renaissance Technologies, LLC | 2.74% | 490.15K | $12.15M |
| 7 | Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 2.30% | 411.43K | $10.20M |
| 8 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 1.98% | 354.08K | $8.77M |
| 9 | Citadel Advisors Llc | 1.67% | 299.28K | $7.42M |
| 10 | CenterBook Partners LP | 1.48% | 264.95K | $6.57M |
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ISSC — Frequently Asked Questions
What is the current share price of Innovative Solutions and Support Inc (ISSC)?
As of 2026-09-19 21:16 PDT, Innovative Solutions and Support Inc (ISSC) trades at $20.95 on NasdaqGS. Its 52-week range is $8.32 to $30.56.
What is the market capitalisation of ISSC?
Innovative Solutions and Support Inc (ISSC) has a market capitalisation of $374.99M on NasdaqGS.
What is the P/E ratio of ISSC?
ISSC trades at a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 18.38. The industry average P/E is 26.00. Its price-to-book (P/B) ratio is 5.75.
What is the return on equity (ROE) of ISSC?
ISSC has a return on equity (ROE) of 28.50%. Its return on capital employed (ROCE) is 23.15%.
Is ISSC a good stock to buy?
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